Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 26th June, 1886.
Complete Left, 10th Mar., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 15th Apr., 1887.
NATHANIEL BOTT CHADWICK of 3 St. Anns Placo St. Anns Road Stamford Hill
in the County of Middlesex Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This Invention consists of a new kind of fastener to the ordinary Folding Box which
is easier fastened by an unskilled hand than any now in use and more secure when
fastened.
The method of fastening consists in cutting four holes in the broad ends of the flap
as at aa. bb (as in Fig. 1) these holes to be cut in such a position that when the
box is folded the two holes a. a shall be exactly under those marked bb. or vice versa
and also two tongues d d are cut in the narrow ends c. c. the root or broad end of the
tongue reaching to the scone e in closing the box the narrow sides c. c. are first
closed in leaving the tongues d. d. standing up, then the broad flaps are closed on
the top of c. c. then the tongues d d. thrust through the holes in both flaps and so form
a secure fastening (as shewn in fig. 2) which will resist any strain until the tongues
are pulled out of the holes.
The advantage of this fastener is that besides being secure the tongues commencing
at the outside edge of the box and being tucked in the middle of the broad flap
running at right angles to them keep the ends of the boxes from raising up just in
the place, where with the boxes now in use they are most apt to rise and give an
unsightly appearance and so form a much neater as well as stronger box than any
heretofore made.
T: 0fth day of T 1986

page_text: I NATHANIEL BOTT CHADWICK late of 3 St. Anne's place, St. Anne's Road, Stamford
Hill, in the County of Middlesex but now of 29 Lealand Road, Stamford Hill afore-
said Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :-
My invention consists of a new method of fastening ordinary folding boxes con-
structed of any suitable material, whereby such boxes may be fastened by unskilled
hands with greater case than those now in use, and rendered more secure when
fastened.
And in order that my said invention may be clearly described and ascertained,
reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is a plan, shewing the form in which the material is cut and prepared for
making the box, and Fig. 2 shews the same folded into and forming a complete box,
fastened together.
a. a. b. b. are slots cut in the sides of the material, dd are tongues cut out of the
ends cc as shewn. (These tongues may be of any other convenient form.) ff are
slots or cuts made to permit the folding of the various parts, and g.g are grooves,
indentations, or other provisions for ensuring the correct folding of the material.
In forming the box the flap e is glued to the flap 7, the broad ends of the flaps c. c,
are bent inwards, leaving the tongues d. d projecting. The sides ff are then bent
inwards the grooves g. 9. forming the angles of the bends; the slots a. a and b. b are
then brought over or in line with each other; and the tongues d. d, are thrust
through the slots a. a. b. b. in the flaps, and the fastenings are then secure, and capable
of resisting any reasonable strain, until the tongues are drawn out of the slots.
My invention is applicable to boxes of various forms and proportions, suitable
modifications being made to adapt the same to such varied forms.
The advantage of this method of fastening is that besides being secure, the
arrangement of the tongues, at the outside edges of the box, being placed in the
middle of the sides, keep the ends of the boxes from rising up and becoming dis-
torted, as with ordinary boxes; my improved boxes being both neat in appearance
and strong.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I claim is :--
The manufacture and use of boxes, and the preparation of materials for making
boxes, having slots a a and b. b. formed in the sides or ends, and fasteners or
tongues d. d. for entering the slots a. a and b. b, and thereby effectually securing the
boxes, when folded, substantially as herein before described and shewn on the
drawings.
Datod 9th March 1887
GEO. DOWNING,
Agent for Applicant.