Improvements relating to Box and Case Fittings.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 19th July, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 9th Sept., 1897-Accepted, 13th Nov., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Box and Case Fittings.
I, MARIE MAUDE PORTER c/o Messrs. Holt, 17, Whitehall Place, S.W. do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
light, firm, open, metal flat bar frame, to fit inside to exact measure of cases &
boxes, such as Lovelaces Overland tin lined cases, & ordinary cases & the like, to
hold adjustable trays & divisions without interfering with the metal or other lining.
The metal frame is formed by light firm bars running perpendicularly up each corner
& banding the middle, & horizontally across the length & breadth of tin box above &
below, being fastened to corner & middle bars. The corner & middle perpendicular.
bars & also the lower horizontal bars are of triangular shaped metal the angles fitting
against the corners, the straight piece inside the box, while those at the top & inside
&middle of the box are flat, each corner bar, & the middle perpendicular bars having
double hinged (inwards & outwards) strong spikes, about 3 inches long, which when
not in use fold flatly against corner & middle bars, the object of the spikes being to
enable the trays to be adjustable at any heights desired by packer, the intermediate
spikes folding flat when not required-the spikes should fit exactly through holes at
the corners & middle of trays, doubling downwards firmly along them, to keep all
firm. The frames of the trays which are particularly light & strong, are of firm flat
Divisions
metal bars, the floor of each being of fine meshed gaivanized wire netting.
in each box can be made on the same principle of jointed spikes, by adding extra
bands & spikes as desired. For extra strength the hasp of each box should have a
lengthened continuation through which a slit is made & through which a strong
metal loop passes & is secured by a strong padlock.
Improvements relating to Box and Case Fittings.
MARIE MAUDE PORTER, c/o Messrs. Holt 17 Whitehall Place London, S.W.
Independent Lady, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :-
The novel arrangement of double jointed spikes, which is the principal feature of
this Invention, & which this invention covers, can either be used in connection with
a complete openwork frame, & trays fitted to the measure of the cases, & the like for
which it is used, or the spikes can be fitted to perpendicular or horizontal bars which
screw into the metal lining of the cases, or the cases themselves, or they can
themselves be separately screwed into the box, or metal, or other lining, or in rows,

page_text: or used separately for other purposes as desired. For the complete openwork frame
the metal bars run perpendicularly up each corner, & also band the middle, & li
horizontally across lengthways & breadthways at the inside upper & lower part o
box, fitting to the exact inside measure of the lining. The corner perpendicular bars
& also the lower horizontal bars along & across are of triangular shaped metal, the
angle fitting into the corner, while those at the top edge of the box are flat. Each
corner perpendicular bar, & also the middle perpendicular bars (more bars & of
different shape can be added if additional strength for more than ordinary weight i
required) have strong double (or more or less) hinged spikes (working, unless
otherwise preferred, inwards upwards,& outwards downwards to a horizontal possition]
about three inches, (or more or less) long, which when not in use fold flatly up
against the corner & middle bars. The special object of the spikes as adjusted to
the frame is to enable airtight metal lined & other boxes & cases, portmanteaus etc
to have several trays & partitions, easily adjustable to any height or width desired
by the packer the spikes fitting exactly through holes at the slightly groved corners
& middle of sides of each tray & doubling downwards & outwards horizontally or
obliquely along them to keep them firmly in the desired place, the extra or between
spikes folding flatly against the sides of the perpendicular bars when not required for
use. The plate of the spike should join the bar, the first joint coming just above it,
the outer one being just so much above again as to allow for the thickness of the tray or
partition through which it passes before doubling down. The frame of the trays
which are particularly lightly & yet solidly made, & weigh very little are of firm
thin flat metal bars, the floor of each being of fine meshed, or trellised galvanized
zine wire netting or crossed hair (such as sieves are made of, or other material.
Divisions in each tray, or in the frame itself can be made by adding extra spiked
bands as required, either along or up the tray or frame. Also light airtight boxes
either with or without locks, for gloves, jewelry, cash etc., can be adjusted to each
tray on the same principle, & to different possitions or shapes as most convenient, the
spikes passing through metal loops at the corners of each small partition box. For
extra strength the small jewelry, cash, manuscript boxes etc., & also the outer case
can have a lengthened continuation of the hasp with a second loop added to the
extension beneath the usual loop, which can have a second & entirely separate or
patent lock, worked by a little tiny almost imperceptable watchkey shaped opening
& key, which in locking shoots a bar (inside the box) through the second loop of the
hasp & adds greatly to the security. The spiked frame herein described may be of
all shapes & sizes exactly following the shape of the outside tox for which trays are
required & may be fitted also to the casks in which china etc. ispacked for shipment
abroad, & the frame may equally well be made roughly in wood or other material, with
adjustible pegs, or methods answering the same purpose for adjusting simple light.
suitable trays of any sort or shape either to crates, hampers, & such like articles, for
easy conveyance of fruit flowers etc. by train or ship. The annexed drawings show a
spiked frame, tray, separate spikes, hasp & bar, as applicable to an ordinary case, but
the shape, make, & joints of either. may be, varied as shown in the above specification
to suit any other case or article & for separate use for other suitable purposes. Fig. 1.
is a perspective view of the frame showing the frame itself A.. The perpendicular
bars A¹, with the spike a, the downward horizontal joints a¹, the second joints inward
upward a², & the fixture to the bar a³. Fig. 2. shows the tray B, the holes 61, through
which the spikes a pass & double down, one corner being cut away to show the position
the holes should take. Fig. 3 is a section of a corner perpendicular bar showing the
spike a in its position when securing the tray at the desired height, with dotted
lines showing its proper position when not required for use.
with plate suitable for adjustment with the screws.
Fig. 4 shows the spike
Fig. 5 shows the spike as a
complete separate fixture. Fig. 5^, shows the same spike differently connected at a²
for the middle or horizontal bands if a spike across the tray or frame at the middle.
bar or bars is preferred to one jointing sideways. Fig. 6 is a section of the inside of
the fitted jewelry boxes etc., or outside case showing the inside of the hasp extension.
D. being the box itself e the ordinary hasp, with the usual loop e¹ & the extension e?;