AN IMPROVED SAFETY TRANSPORT CASE FOR PACKING BOTTLES
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Cochrane, of Dublin and Belfast, Ireland, Mineral
and Aërated Water Manufacturer, for the Invention of "AN IMPROVED
SAFETY TRANSPORT CASE FOR PACKING BOTTLES."
Sealed the 16th March 1880, and dated the 18th September 1879.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Cochrane at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 18th September 1879.
"
HENRY COCHRANE, of Dublin and Belfast, Ireland, Mineral and Aerated Water
Manufacturer. AN IMPROVED SAFETY TRANSPORT CASE FOR PACKING BOTTLES."
The object of my Invention is to enable bottles to be packed in cases for carriage
from place to place with greater safety and security than hitherto so far as I am
aware.
For this purpose I construct a box of suitable strength, size, and material, within
which I arrange a series of removeable frames or holders with horizontal dimen-
sions between each in such a manner that when the case is packed with bottles
each bottle will occupy in a longitudinal position a separate cell or compartment.
In order to obviate the usual practice of securing the lid of such case with nails,
thereby injuring the case, I pass a piece of suitable wire through the outer edge of
said lid and through the front board of the case, and I twist the ends of the wire
together until the lid is firmly secured.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Henry Cochrane in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 17th March
1880.
"
HENRY COCHRANE, of Dublin and Belfast, Ireland, Mineral and Aërated Water
Manufacturer. AN IMPROVED SAFETY TRANSPORT CASE FOR PACKING BOTTLES."
The object of my Invention is to enable bottles to be packed in cases for carraige
from place to place with greater safety and security than hitherto so far as I am
aware.
For this purpose I construct a box of suitable size, strength, and material, within
which I arrange a series of removeable frames or holders with horizontal divisions
between each in such a manner that when the case is packed with bottles each
bottle will occupy in a longitudinal position a separate cell or compartment. In
order to obviate the usual practice of securing the lid of such case with nails,
thereby injuring the case, I pass a piece of suitable wire through the outer edge of
said lid, and through the front board of the case, and I twist the ends of the wire
together until the lid is firmly secured.
The accompanying Sheet of Drawings will more clearly illustrate the nature of my
said Invention, in which Fig. 1 represents the case in perspective complete for packing
soda water, lemonade, or other mineral waters; Fig. 2 s a perspective view of a case
suitable for packing wine, brandy, and such other bottles of a like description; Fig. 3
represents the frame which is dropped into the mineral water packing case, and
each cell or compartment is occupied by a bottle. When the layer is thus complete
a light leaf or division of wood or other suitable material is placed over same, and
another frame introduced, and so on until the case is filled.
It will be obvious that as each bottle occupies an independent cell or compart-
ment considerable safety and freedom from breakage is obtained. Also the method
will afford unusual facility in counting, and will effect a considerable saving by
obviating the necessity of using straw in packing; Figs. 4 and 5 show the division
pieces, with the method of attaching same to form the frame.
In the case for packing brandy and wine bottles, instead of dropping in frames,
as shown at Fig. 3, I make the central division f, f, fixed, and form vertical grooves,
in which are inserted the vertical divisions, as shown in detail in Fig. 6. By this
means the said vertical divisions are held secure, and cannot leave their position,
except when drawn up by the hand.
Through the apertures b, b, is passed the wires for the purpose of securing the lid
in the manner herein before described.
Having thus described the nature of my said Invention, I would have it under-
stood that what I consider novel and useful is, the method of packing bottles for
transport from place to place substantially as herein described and set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said Henry Cochrane, have hereunto this my
Specification set my hand and seal, this Fifteenth day of March, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighty.
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