Improvements in Appliances for Securing and Strengthening Folding or Collapsible Boxes.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Aug., 1899
Complete Specification Left. 31st May, 1900-Accepted, 14th July, 1900
Improvements in Appliances for Securing and Strengthening Folding
or Collapsible Boxes.
We, ROBERT WILLIAM BRUMBч, of 20, Cranbourne Street, Hull, and SIMPSON
CLARKE, of Summerville, Westwood Road. Beverley, both in the County of York,
Lithographers and Printers, do hereby declare the nature of our said invention
to be as follows:-
Although our invention is applicable to folding or collapsible boxes generally,
espective of the material of which they are constructed, it is more particularly
applicable to those which are made of cardboard, strawboard or similar light
material.
There are numerous devices at present in use for securing the parts of such
boxes together, the most common being ductile metallic clips which are secured
to the ends of sides of the box before it is folded by forming slits in the material,
a sufficient distance from the edge so that one end of such metallic clip can be
passed through one of the slits, then turned back and closed towards the edge
the other end of the said clip projecting beyond the edge so that it can be
easily bent over to secure the flaps or wings together when the box is prepared
for use
Metallic clips such as are here described are however only used for securing the
folding flaps or wings together and in some cases it has been found necessary to
provide additional clips for strengthening the bent on hinged portions of such
boxes
The object of our invention is to effect both these objects, uz, the securing of
the folding parts together and the strengthening of the hinged coiners by
employing one specially formed clip instead of two or more clips at each coinci
The nature of our invention will be better understood on reference to the
accompanying sheet of diawings, in which,
Fig 1 illustrates one form of our improved metallic clip, A, being the portion
which is secured through the slit in the box and B, B, the portions which are
folded over the edges of the folding parts of the box
Fig 2 illustrates a portion of a folding box laid flat with the clip secured in
a slit, C, to one of the folding ends ready for use.
Fig 3 illustrates a box folded ready for use, the improved clip being shewn
in the front coiner ready for bending and at the other corneis the projec
tions, B, B, of the clip aie shewn tuned over and bent so as to secure in post-
tion the folded ends, V, V, and the hinged flaps or wings W, W in position
Fig 418 a modification in the form of the clip which provides for both ends of
the chip being secured through slits, one end, A, being secured as alieady shewn
at, C, in Fig 2 before the box is folded and the other end being secured after
the box has been folded through a second slit formed in the side of the box and
shewn by the dotted lines, C, Fig 2
Fig 5 is a further modification in the form of the clip which provides for both

page_text: ends. A and A', being secured through slits and C, as shewn in Fig 2, one
in the end and one in the side of the box with only one projection, B, foi fold-
ing over to secure the hinged flap or wing, W.
We wish it to be understood that as the diawings fled herewith are only made
to accompany a Provisional Specification we do not confine ourselves to the pre-
cise form of clip illustrated noi to the exact methods of their application, both
of which may be modified in the Complete Specification
Dated this 28th day of August 1899
R HEBER RADFORD,
Agent for the Applicants
Improvements in Appliances for Securing and Strengthening Folding
or Collapsible Boxes.
We, ROBERT WILLIAM BRUMBY, of 20, Chanbourne Street Hull, and SIMPSON
CLARKE, of Summerville, Westwood Road, Beverley, both in the County of York,
Lithographers and Pinters, do hereby declare the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement.-
Although our invention is applicable to folding on collapsible boxes generally,
iriespective of the material of which they are constructed, it is more particularly
applicable to those which are made of cardboard, straw board or similar light
material
There are numerous devices at present in use for securing the parts of such
boxes together, the most common being ductile metallic clips which are secured
to the ends of aides of the box before it is folded by forming slits in the material,
a sufficient distance from the edge so that one end of such metallic chip can be
passed through one of the slits. then turned back and closed towards the edge
the other end of the said clip projecting beyond the edge so that it can be
easily bent over to secure the flaps or wings together when the box is prepared
for use
Metallic clips such as are here descubed are however only used for securing the
folding flaps oi wings together and in some cases it has been found necessary to
provide additional clips for strengthening the bent on hinged portions of such
boxes
The object of our invention is to effect both these objects, uz, the securing of
the folding parts together and the strengthening of the hinged coineis by
employing one specially formed olip instead of two or more clips at each cornei.
The nature of our invention will be better understood on reference to the
diawings left with the Provisional Specification in which.
Fig 1 illustrates one form of out improved metallic clip, A, being the portion
which is secured through the shit in the box and B, B, the portions which are
folded over the edges of the folding parts of the box
Fig. 2 illustrates a portion of a folding box laid flat with the clip secured in
a slit. C, to one of the folding ends ready for use
Fig 3 illustrates a box folded ready for use, the improved clip being shewn
in the front corner ready for bending and at the other coineis the projec-
tions, B, B, of the clip are shewn tuned over and bent so as to secure in posi-
tion the folded ends, V, V, and the hinged flaps or wings W, W in position
Fig. 4 is a modification in the form of the clip which provides for both ends of
the clip being secured through slits, one end, A, being secured as already shewy

page_text: at C, in Fig 2, before the box is folded and the other end A', being secured after
the box has been folded through a second slit C¹ formed in the side of the box and
shewn by the dotted lines, C, Fig. 2
Fig 5 18 a further modification in the form of the clip which provides for both
ends. A and A', being secured through slits C and C', as shewn in Fig. 2, one
in the end and one in the side of the box with only one projection, B, foi fold-
ing over to secure the hinged flap or wing
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. A clip for securing the parts of folding on collapsible boxes together and for
strengthening the hinged coiners thereof specially formed and constructed in
the manner and for the purposes substantially as herein described and illustrated
in Fig. 1 of the drawings
2. In folding or collapsible boxes the method of securing the folding paits
together and of strengthening the hinged coiners by means of specially formed
clips in the manner and for the purposes substantially as herein described and
allustiated in Figs 1, 2, and 3, of the drawings.
3 A clip foi secuing the parts of folding and collapsible boxes together and
for strengthening the hinged corners thereof specially formed and constructed in
the manner illustrated in Fig 4, and for the purposes described and illustrated
in Figs 1, 2, and 3, of the drawings
4. A clip for securing the parts of folding and collapsible boxes together and
for strengthening the hinged corners thereof specially formed and constructed
in the manner illustrated in Fig. 5, and for the purposes described and illus-
trated in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, of the diawings
Dad 107. 1.
R. HEBER RADFORD,
Agent for the Applicants.