Biscuits, Bon Bons, and such like Articles.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Apr., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 12th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 9th Mar.. 1889
Biscuits, Bon Bons, and such like Articles.
We, JAMES WILLIS DIXON of Hillsborough Hall Sheffield, silver plate manufac-
turer & WILLIAM CRESWICK of Spring Vale Road Upperthorpe Sheffield Silversmith
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Improvement in the construction of Metallic Boxes, whereby by the application
of two strong discs, with circular recesses contained in them (corresponding in
number to the sections or compartments of Box) and one connected with the
handle shaft of Frame Work-the other connected with the base or foot of stand-
and both of which dises have slots provided in the sides corresponding to the
sections or compartments of the Box.
Each section of the Box has attached to it at the lower end a shoulder, which
fits into the slots at the sides of the discs before named and which has at the termina-
tion of each shoulder a circular Ball secured.
The Ball of such section of Box being placed between the two strong dises before
named, and pressure being exercised upon the discs either from the upper portion
of the Frame, or from below the base section of Disc such pressure acting upon
the Ball secured to the shoulder of each section or compartment of Box causes the
motion of each to be so controlled and regulated as that the movement of the sections
in opening or closing can be arrested at any angle or point desired.
Dated this 10th dor of April 1888
JAMES WILLIS DIXON.
WILLIAM CRESWICK.

page_text: DISCUTUS, Bon Bons, and such like Articles.
We JAMES WILLIS DIXON of Hillsborough Hall, Silver Plate Manufacturer, and
WILLIAM CRESWICK of Spring Vale Road Silversmith both of Sheffield in the
County of York do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
This invention has for its object improvements in the construction of Metallic
Boxes to contain biscuits and like articles, in two three or more compartments.
The improved Box which is of an ornamental character has a frame consisting of
three uprights connected together at the top, where a handle is provided, and is
also connected to a disc at the bottom of the frame, the stand is supported by an
ornamental foot or feet.
To this frame, three sections of a box are jointed, which when closed together form
the case in which the biscuits or other articles are contained.
Each part has a seperate cover usually perforated, which is jointed to it at the
bottom.
When the box is closed the three parts of the case come together with their
covers upright, and in contact the one with the other.
The three sections of the box are connected to the frame by a bearing having a
ball fixed to it, and an arm of round wire at each side, which are fitted into the disc
at the bottom of frame.
When either section of Box is opened the parts fall outward from the frame and
from one another to an horizontal position.
The part of joint attached to each of the sections of Box, which has to be fitted into
the disc secured to the bottom of frame is constructed in each case in the following
manner, a bearing is fixed to the bottom of section, which is the lower edge when the
box is closed-to each of these bearings is attached a ball having a solid piece of round
wire at each side, these balls with the round wires are made to fit into the under
part of the disc attached to the frame, a slot is also cut on the edge of disc, to
receive each of the bearings of the section with the ball and round wires before
described.
The cover is fitted to each section of the box by a joint of three parts-two parts
being fixed to the inside low edge of section, the third part which is attached to
bottom of cover passing between these two, a flat circular steel slit spring is placed
between these joints, which bearing upon the centre part of joint on cover, causes the
cover to be held in position at any angle desired.
The three parts of the box with their covers and joints connecting them are
simelar the one with the other in all respects, and the parts for the compound ball
joint are simelar,

page_text: G. is the flat slit spring introduced between the joints of section of box and cover
to bear upon the joint of cover.
Having now particularly described and ascertained our said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is
.
1st. A metallic box consisting of a frame with uprights connected at the top,
and a case in three parts, each with a cover, all jointed together substantially as
described.
2nd. The structure of the compound joint connecting the frame with the sections of
the box, the jointed covers, the divided sections of box working independently of
each other, the grooves in the two discs which enclose the balls with wire arms fixed
to each section of box the particulars of which are as substantially described.
ord. A Box as substantially represented by the annexed drawings.
Dated this 11th day of January 1889.
JAMES WILLIS DIXON.
WILLIAM CRESWICK.