Improvements in Mineral-water Boxes and similar Boxes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 12th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 17th Seot., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mineral-water Boxes and similar Boxes.
I RUPERT ROBINSON, of Broomfield House, Dore, in the County of Derby,
Manager, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the method of strengthening boxes,
and refers particularly to the boxes that are made for carrying bottles of mineral
water and the like, but the said improvements may also be applied to other boxes if**
desirable.
It consists in the novel arrangement of strips or lengths of hoop iron or steel,
which bind the various parts of the box together, and thus render it exceedingly
strong and durable.
In mineral-water boxes as is well known, the sides do not reach down to the
bottom by an inch and a half or thereabouts, and in carrying out my invention I'
take a strip of sheet steel or iron, or hoop iron, of sufficient width to make into an.
angle plate when bent longitudinally down the centre, and of sufficient length to
reach from the top edge of the box and to pass for some distance underneath the
bottom. And as the angular portion is only required to reach to the bottom edge
of the two short sides before mentioned, I cut away half the width of the remaining.
portion, leaving it in the form of a flat. strip attached to an angle piece.
I may if advisable to save waste, cut up strips of the material of suitable width,
by means of a cutter or pair of blades constructed to divide the strips by a
longitudinal cut, and a transverse cut at each end, one transverse cut being in the
opposite direction.to the other, by this arrangement there would be no scrap.
The angular portion is fitted into the inside corners of the box. reaching down to
the bottom edge of. the short sides, and is secured to the side and end. by nailing or
screwing in the usual manner; the extension strip is carried down and passed under.
the end of box, then returned round the edge of the box-bottom, preferably inta
groove made to receive it, and is then secured to the underside of the bottom,
passing along it to any desired length or distance.
I propose to strengthen the bottom by a strip of metal at each end; in alignment
with the ends of the box, and nailed or screwed thereto, and for further security,
I pass the beforementioned extension strips over each end of the bottom strips, and
thus bind the whole of the parts of the box together, and without danger to the
hands of those using them..
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ROBT. F. DRURY, Fel. Inst. P.A., C.P.A.,
Bank Buildings, George Street, Sheffield, Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mineral-water Boxes and similar Boxes.
I, RUPERT ROBINSON, of Broomfield House, Dore, in the County of Derby,
Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what inanner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :―
This invention relates to improvements in the method of strengthening boxes,
and refers particularly to the boxes that are used for carrying bottles of mineral
water and the like, but the said improvements may also be applied to other boxes if
desirable

page_text: It consists in the novel arrangement of strips or lengths of hoop iron or steel,
which bind the various parts of the box together, and thus render it exceedingly
strong and durable.
The invention as applied to a mineral-water box is illustrated in the accompanying
sheet of drawings, in which similar letters of reference indicate similar parts in any
of the figures.
Fig. 1, is the end of box.
Fig. 2, side view of same, part being removed.
Fig. 3, perspective view of the angle iron.
In mineral water boxes as is well known, the sides A, do not reach down to the
bottom by an inch and a half or thereabouts, leaving an opening B, and in carrying
out my invention I take a strip of sheet steel or iron, or hoop iron, of sufficient
width to make into an angle plate C, which is bent longitudinally down the centre,
and of sufficient length to reach from the top edge of the box and to pass for some
distance underneath the bottom D. And as the angular portion is only required to
reach to the bottom edge of the two short sides A before mentioned, I cut away
half the width of the remaining portion, leaving it in the form of a flat strip E,
attached to an angle piece.
I may if advisable to save waste, cut up strips of the material of suitable width,
by means of a cutter or pair of blades constructed to divide the strips by a
longitudinal cut, and a transverse cut at each end, one transverse cut being in the
opposite direction to the other, by this arrangement there would be no scrap. The
angular portion C, is fitted into the inside corners of the box reaching down to the
bottom edge of the short sides A, and is secured to the side and end by nailing or
screwing in the usual manner; the extension strip E, is carried down and passed
under the end of box F, then returned round the edge of the box bottom D,
preferably in a groove made to receive it, and is then secured to the underside of
the bottom D, passing along it to any desired length or distance.
I propose to strengthen the bottom by a strip of metal G, at each end, in
alignment with the ends F of the box, and nailed or screwed thereto, and for
further security, I pass the beforementioned extension strips E, over each end of
the bottom plate G, which may be let into the wood if desired and thus bind the
whole of the parts of the box together, and without danger to the hands of those
using them, H, H, are wood runners.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
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Strengthening mineral-water boxes, and other similar boxes, by means of angle
irons placed in each internal corner having a continuous extension strip from one
side of the angle iron passing under the end of the box and returned on the outside
under the bottom of the box, substantially as hereinbefore described and shown in
the drawings.
the 11th day of Augu
ROBT. F. DRURY, C.P.A.,
Bank Buildings, George Street, Sheffield, Agent for Applicant.