IMPROVEMENTS IN CLAMPS FOR FASTENING TOGETHER THE SIDES OF BOXES, CASES, AND THE LIKE
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Sept., 1886.
Complete Left, 24th June, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 26th Aug., 1887.
Сартр, аци
I EDWARD PICK of 28 Queen's Road, Saint John's Wood, Gentleman do hereby
declare the nature of the said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN CLAMPS FOR FASTENING
TOGETHER THE SIDES OF BOXES, CASES, AND THE LIKE to be as follows:-
The improved clamp the subject of the present invention is intended for use in
clamping boxes, cases, and so forth, and is simple in construction and economical in
manufacture.
It consists of a strip of metal, the two ends of which are each provided with four
projections, in form of conical teeth, these are cut, snipped, nicked or stamped as may
be most convenient.
Or the plate with the incisions for the teeth can be all stamped at one and the same
time, it may also be furnished with other sharp projections or teeth at some convenient
part of the clamp if necessary.
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At the two extreme ends these teeth are formed by the removal of the metal between
them, the others are formed by snipping, nicking, cutting, or stamping the plate
little below the first named teeth, and when so formed they are bent up at right angles,
so as to present so many sharp projections or teeth, which when the clamp is fixed to
the box, case or otherwise, are driven by the hammer into the wood, the clamp being
bent angularly as desired, it is then firmly secured to the box or case by nails driven
through holes made for the purpose at the ends or other parts of the clamps.
Dated 95th September 1886.
A. C. HENDERSON,
46, Southampton Buildings, Holborn,
Agent for Edward Pick.

page_text: Improvements in Olamps for Fastening together the Sides of Boxes,
Cases, and the like.
I EDWARD PICK of 28, Queen's Road, Saint John's Wood, Gentleman, do hereby
declare the nature of the said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN CLAMPS FOR FASTENING
TOGETHER THE SIDES OF BOXES, OASES, AND THE LIKE, and in what manner the same is
to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
The object of this invention is the greater security and strengthening of boxes, cases
and so forth by an improved construction of clamp which can be removed from the
box, case or otherwise without injury thereto so frequent by the methods of clamping
at present in use whilst its simplicity and cheapness in manufacture together with its
effectiveness in adaptation render it of considerable commercial importance.
It consists of a strip of metal of any length or width its ends are provided with
four projections (more or less) in form of conical teeth these are or may be cut,
snipped, nicked or stamped as may be most convenient. Or rings or hoops of metal
may be used nicked in a similar manner where desired these would be bent angularly
in fixing to the boxes &c.
The plates or hoops with the incisions for forming the teeth can be all stamped
at one and the same time they may also be furnished with other sharp projections or
teeth at some convenient part of the clamp when required.
At the two extreme ends in the case of a strip of metal being used these are or may
be formed by the removal of the metal between them, the others are formed by
snipping, nicking, cutting or stamping the plate a little below the first named teeth
and thus formed they are bent up at right angles, so as to present so many pointed
projections or teeth, which in fixing the clamp to the box, case or whatnot are driven
by the hammer into the wood, the clamp being bent angularly as desired, it is then or
may be firmly secured to the box or case by one or two nails driven through holes
made for the purpose, at the ends of or along the clamps.
Fig. 1 represents a side view of a clamp of the description embodying my
invention.
Fig. 2 being a plan of the same.
The same letters of reference indicate like parts shown in the respective
Figures a, a, a, a are the nicks, or other cuts b, b, b, b, are the teeth formed by
these cuts when bent up at right angles c, c, c, c are holes for the reception of nails
or screws.

page_text: 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 :-
The construction of clamps either of strips or rings of metal having projecting
teeth at their ends, sides or where desired formed by cutting, snipping or stamping the
metal of which the clamp is formed at such parts where the teeth are required, having
holes also punched in the clamp at any part by which they may be additionally secured
by nails or screws to the box or case in the manner by the means and for the purposes
hereinbefore described.