similar Receptacles.
Year: 1885

page_text: similar Receptacles.
I, THOMAS HUMPHREYS of 24 Temple Road, Sale, Cheshire Merchant do hereby
declare the nature of said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF
SKIPS, HAMPERS, AND OTHER SIMILAR RECEPTACLES to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in the construction of skips hampers
cases and other similar receptacles, and the chief objects of my improvements are
to simplify and cheapen the construction of such articles.
In performing my invention instead of constructing the bottom of the skip or
other receptacle wholly of wicker work I employ "clogs" or rails, through which
pass (or may pass) canes, willows metal rods, or their equivalents, preferably in
two parallel rows, and to complete the bottoin of the skip I introduce into the
space between these rows boards sheet metal leather or any other suitable material
which may or may not be perforated, the "clogs" or rails being preferably grooved
to receive the boards or other material. The sides and lid of the skip or other
receptacle are or may be constructed in a similar manner, and the four corners of
the skip are preferably finished off with wood or metal strips secured to the rails
at top and bottom and in addition, when a very strong article is required, by a
wire or rod running round all four sides; or the strips may be otherwise secured
to the corners in any convenient manner.

page_text: I THOMAS HUMPHREYS, of 24 Temple Road, Sale, Cheshire, Merchant, do hereby
declare the nature of said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF
SKIPS, HAMPERS, AND OTHER SIMILAR RECEPTACLES, and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
My invention relates to improvements in the construction of skips, hampers,
cases and other similar receptacles, and the chief objects of my improvements are
to simplify and cheapen the construction of such articles.
In performing my Invention, instead of constructing the bottom of the skip or
other receptacle wholly of wicker work I employ "clogs" or rails through which
pass (or may pass) canes, willows, metal rods or their equivalents preferably in two
parallel rows and to complete the bottom of the skip I introduce into the space
between these rows boards, sheet metal, leather, or any other suitable material
which may or may not be perforated the clogs or rails being preferably grooved
to receive the boards or other material. The sides and lid of the skip or other
receptacle are or may be constructed in a similar manner and the four corners of
the skip are preferably finished off with wood or metal strips secured to the rails
at top and bottom and in addition, when a very strong article is required, by a wire
or rod running round all four sides; or the strips may be otherwise secured to the
corners in any convenient manner.
And in order that my Invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect I will describe the accompanying sheet of Drawings, reference being had
to the figures and letters marked thereon.
Figure 1 is a side elevation and Fig. 2 a plan of a skip constructed according
to my Invention. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line A A, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is
a horizontal section on the line B B, Fig. 1 and Fig. 5 is a similar view to Fig. 4
showing an alternative construction of the wooden or metal corner strips which
I employ.
In these views.-a designates the clogs and a¹ the rails which form part of the
frame work of the bottom of the skip and a designates the rails which form part
of the upper frame or top border; through the clogs a are passed in two parallel
rows, as shown, the sticks, canes, or rods 6 and 6¹, those marked b¹ extending also
into and partly through the rails a¹. The bottom rails a¹ are secured to the top
rails a² by the sticks or runners c the ends of which are preferably interwoven, as
shown, so as to rest in a groove in the top rail a² and thus afford a certain amount
of protection to the rail.
The sticks or runners c like the sticks 6 6' are preferably placed in parallel rows
and all or any of the clogs a, rails a¹, or rails a³ are or may be grooved so as to
receive the boards, sheet metal, leather wicker work or other pieces d which are
employed according to my Invention, to complete the bottom and sides of the skip.
All or some of the pieces d may be perforated if required. The four corners of the

page_text: skip are protected by the wood or metal strips e which may be secured to the
rails a¹ a² in any convenient manner, and in addition, if great strength is required,
by one or more canes, wires, or hoop iron f of which three are shown passing.
through the strips e and extending right round all four sides of the skip which
may be further strengthened by employing bolts or rods (not shown) to connect
together the top and bottom rails and the clogs.
It is obvious that skips, hampers, or other receptacles constructed according to
my Invention may be provided with a lid of similar or any suitable construction
and in receptacles of large size, other rails in addition to the rails a¹ a² may be
employed at intermediate points as required.
My Invention may be applied to the bottom only of the skip or other receptacle
and all or any of the sides may be constructed of wicker work in the ordinary
manner; or, vice versa, the bottom may be of wicker work and the sides
constructed according to my Invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is-
1. In a skip, hamper, or other similar receptacle, the combination with clogs
and rails, or rails alone, and sticks, canes, metal rods, or equivalents, of boards,
sheet metal, leather, wicker work, or other pieces d which may or may not be
perforated, substantially as and for the purposes herein described and as illustrated.
by the accompanying Drawings.
2. In a skip, hamper, or other similar receptacle, the combination with the
pieces d, of the corner strips e, substantially as and for the purposes herein set
forth.
3. In a skip, hamper, or other similar receptacle the bottom and sides of which
are constructed wholly or partly of wicker work, the combination with the bottom
and top rails a¹ a respectively, of the corner strips e substantially as described.
4. The construction, combination, and arrangement of parts forming the
improved skip or receptacle, substantially in the manner and for the purposes
described and as shown.