AN IMPROVED BIN CASE
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Alfred James Avenell, of Mansell Street, in the County of
Middlesex, Trunk and Packing Case Manufacturer, for the Invention of "AN
IMPROVED BIN CASE."
Sealed the 22nd February 1878, and dated the 29th August 1877.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Alfred James Avenell at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 29th August 1877.
ALFRED JAMES AVENELL, of Mansell Street, in the County of Middlesex, Trunk
and Packing, Case Manufacturer. "AN IMPROVED BIN CASE."
This Invention consists in an improved construction of bin case for packing and
carrying bottles without the employment of straw, hay, or other packing, the object
of the improvements being to render such cases stronger and to avoid the breakage
of the bottles in transit, which so frequently occurs in bin cases as at present
constructed.
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In carrying out my Invention I make use of the ordinary box or case with hinged
lid or otherwise, but I make the frame for carrying and holding the bottles of a
number of longitudinal divisions fixed by ledges or otherwise to the inside of the
ends of the box. In these longitudinal divisions, and at proper distances apart,
are formed a number of circular holes, through which I pass pieces of cane or round
wood, or wire for forming the cross divisions, the ends of these cross divisions
passing into fillets of wood fixed to the side of the case.
The shoulders of the bottles are supported on transverse bars placed at suitable
distances apart, and firmly fixed to the herein-before described longitudinal divisions;
and these bars are kept at the required height from the bottom of the case by a
longitudinal support passing the whole length of the case.
In a bin case of this construction, the bottles to be packed or carried are placed
neck downwards, the necks passing into the spaces between the herein-before
described transverse bars, the shoulders resting on the said bars while the bodies of
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page_text: the bottles will be supported and held securely between the longitudinal and cross
divisions; the lid of the case being now closed, the bottles will be securely packed
for transit, and no packing will be required.
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SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Alfred James Avenell in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 28th:
February 1878.
ALFRED JAMES AVENELL, of Mansell Street, in the County of Middlesex, Trunk
and Packing Case Manufacturer. "AN IMPROVED BIN CASE."
This Invention consists in an improved construction of bin case for packing and
carrying bottles without the employment of straw, hay, or other packing, the object
of the improvements being to render such cases stronger, and to avoid the breakage
of the bottles in transit, which so frequently occurs in bin cases as at present
constructed.
In carrying out my Invention I make use of the ordinary box or case with hinged
lid or otherwise, but I make the frame for carrying and holding the bottles of a
number of longitudinal divisions fixed by ledges to the inside of the ends of the
box. In these longitudinal divisions, and at proper distances apart, are formed a
number of circular holes, through which I pass pieces of cane (or wood or wire) for
forming the cross divisions, the ends of these cross divisions passing into fillets of
wood fixed to the sides of the case.
By the employment of cane and the methods of fixing the same, as herein-before
described, I obtain strength and elasticity for the bearing of the bottles, and avoid
thereby the breakage of the bottles, which is so frequently the result in cases as
hitherto constructed, and in which the cross divisions were easily broken.
The shoulders of the bottles are supported on transverse bars as usual, placed at 1
suitable distances apart, and firmly fixed to the herein-before described longitudinal
divisions, and these bars are kept at the required height from the bottom of the case
by a longitudinal support passing the whole length of the case (in addition to the
usual ledges) whereby great strength is obtained.
. But in order to make my Invention better understood I will proceed to describe
the same by reference to the accompanying Drawing, in which;-
Figure 1 is a plan of a bin case for holding two dozen bottles constructed
according to my Invention, the lid of the case being removed; Figures 2 and 3,
longitudinal and transverse sections respectively on the lines A, B, and C, D, of
Figure 1.
Similar letters in all the figures represent similar parts.
a, a, is the box or case of the ordinary construction with hinged lid or otherwise,
the lid however not being shewn in the Drawing; a¹, a¹, hooping of the case;
b, b, are the longitudinal divisions of the frame for carrying and holding the bottles ;
c, c, c¹, c¹, are the ledges nailed to the inside of the ends of the box a for fixing and
supporting the divisions b, b; d, d, are the pieces of cane passing through circular
holes in the divisions b, b, such pieces of cane d, d, forming the cross divisions, and
the ends thereof pass into the fillets e, e, fixed to the sides of the case (instead of
cane, wood or wire may be used); f, f, are the transverse bars for supporting the
shoulders of the bottles.

page_text: In the Drawing one bottle A is shewn to illustrate the manner in which the
bottles are supported.
The transverse bars f, f, are firmly fixed to the longitudinal divisions b, b, and
their ends are supported on the usual ledges g, g; but I employ an additional
support h passing the whole length of the case as shewn, whereby great strength is
obtained.
In a bin case of this construction, the bottles to be packed or carried are placed
neck downwards, as shewn, the necks passing into the spaces i between the herein-
before described transverse bars f, f, the shoulders of the bottles resting on the said
bars while the bodies of the bottles will be supported and held securely between the
longitudinal and cross divisions b, b, d, d; the lid of the case being now closed, the
bottles will be securely packed for transit and no packing will be required.
Having thus described my said Invention and the manner of performing the same,.
what I claim is, the improved construction of bin case, substantially as herein-before
described and represented in the accompanying Drawing.
In witness whereof, I, the said Alfred James Avenell, have hereto set my
hand and seal, this Twenty-eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight.
Witness,
G. F. REDFERN,
Patent Agent,
4, South St.,
Finsbury,
London.
A. JAS. AVENELL. (L.S.)