IMPROVEMENTS IN BOXES, CASES, WRAPPERS OR RECEPTACLES FOR PROTECTING ARTICLES IN TRANSMIS SION THROUGH THE POST, OR OTHERWISE
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Alfred George Speight, of Hoxton, in the County of
Middlesex, Manufacturer for an Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN BOXES,
CASES, WRAPPERS OR RECEPTACLES FOR PROTECTING ARTICLES IN TRANSMIS
SION THROUGH THE POST, OR OTHERWISE,
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Alfred George Speight at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 17th April 1883.
ALFRED GEORGE SPEIGHT, of Hoxton, in the County of Middlesex, Manu-
facturer, IMPROVEMENTS IN BOXES CASES, WRAPPERS OR RECEPTACLES
PROTECTING ARTICLES IN TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE POST, OR OTHERWISE,
FOR
My Invention has for its object the construction of boxes, cases, wrappers or like
receptacles for containing or holding bottles, eggs and other fragile articles for
transmission through the post, or for conveyance otherwise, in order to prevent such
articles being broken or otherwise injured.
For the purpose of my Invention I take plaited, goffered, crimped or fluted
paper, or other fabric, or I plait crimp, goffor or flute paper or other fabric, and
secure the same by any adhesive medium to blanks of cardboard, pasteboard,
millboard, strawboard, wood-veneer, or the like, in such a manner that when such
blanks are folded or put together to form the body of the box or case, the plaits,
crimps, goffers flutings constitute a lining or padding in the interior of such box
case or receptacle. I treat the bottom and lid or cover of the box or like receptacle,
in the same manner and for the same purpose.
Over the plaitings crimpings flutings or gofferings, I cement a sheet of cardboard,
or other fabric, and I fill the plaitings, crimpings, flutings or gofferings with saw
dust, or with saw-dust combined or incorporated with pitch, dextrine, glue, tar,
rosin, paste or other adhesive material, and either in a pulverized or pasty con-
dition, or combined with a fibrous material. But the sheet of cardboard may be
dispensed with, and in such case every alternate plait, crimp, goffer, tube or fluting
is filled with the saw-dast, or the like. The object in thus filling the flutings

page_text: crimpings, gofferings or plaitings is to create a padding lining, cushion or buffer,
which will present an elastic or resilient surface to the bottle, or other article
contained in the box, case or receptacle and prevent such bottle or other fragile
article from injury or breakage, by reason of sudden shocks or blows.
In order to protect the shoulders of bottles, the top or uppermost portion of the
case, box or like receptacle is provided with a cap or cover which is moulded or
formed dome-shaped, and in sections, so as to fit over the shoulder of such bottles,
and the interior of this dome-shaped cap or cover is also provided or furnished
with the goffered crimped, plaited or fluted fabric and filled with sawdust or the
like. Its outer surface is preferably covered with a textile fabric for the purpose
of strengthening the structure.
This construction of dome-shaped cap or cover for boxes for holding bottles may
be advantageously used as cases or receptacles for holding eggs, and by constructing
the mould in sections, the case or receptacle can be made to any size and shape
required.
In some instances the interior padding or lining does not extend to the edge of
the mouth of the box, case or receptacle, but terminates a little below the same, in
order to form a ledge or rim on which the lid or cover may rest and lie flush with
the top of the box, case or receptacle.
To retain the lid or cover in place on the box or receptacle, a strip of paper or
cloth is cemented or gummed around the edge of the lid or cover and the upper
portion of the box or like receptacle.
The plaited, crimped, goffered or fluted fabric filled with the saw dust or like
material, as above described, instead of being secured to blanks to form a box or
case, can be used in sheet form as a cover, wrapper or envelope.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Alfred George Speight in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
17th October 1883.
ALFRED GEORGE SPEIGHT, of Hoxton, in the County of Middlesex, Manu-
facturer IMPROVEMENTS IN BOXES, CASES, WRAPPERS OR RECEPTACLES
PROTECTING ARTICLES IN TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE POST, OR OTHERWISE
FOR
My Invention has for its object the construction of boxes, cases, wrappers,
envelopes or like receptacles for containing or holding bottles, eggs, and other
fragile articles, for transmission through the post, or for conveyance otherwise, in
order to prevent such articles being broken or otherwise injured.
For the purpose of my Invention I take plaited, goffered, crimped or fluted paper,
or other fabric, or I plait, crimp, goffer, emboss, or flute paper, or other fabric, and
secure the same by any adhesive medium, to blanks of card-board, paste-board,
mill-board, straw board, wood-veneer, or the like, in such a manner that, when
such blanks are folded or put together, to form the body of the box or case, the
plaits, crimps, goffers or flutings constitute a lining or padding in the interior of
such box, case or receptacle. I treat the bottom and lid or cover of the box or like
receptacle in the same manner and for the same purpose.
Over the plaitings, crimpings, flutings or gofferings I cement a sheet of card-
board, or other fabric, and I fill or ram these plaitings, crimpings, flutings or
gofferings with sawdust, or with sawdust combined or incorporated with pitch,
dextrine, glue, tar, rosin, paste, or other adhesive material, and either in a pul-
verized or pasty condition, or combined with a fibrous material. But the sheet of
cardboard may be dispensed with, and in such case the plaits, crimps, goffers, tubes
or flutings are filled with the sawdust, or the like, in a pasty condition and then
dried in an oven, or at the ordinary temperature. The object in thus filling the
flutings, crimpings, gofferings or plaitings is to create a padding, lining, cushion or
buffer which will present an elastic or resilient surface to the bottle, or other
article, contained in the box, case or receptacle, and prevent such bottle, or other
fragile article, from injury or breakage by reason of sudden shocks or blows.
In order to protect the shoulders of bottles the top or uppermost portion of the
case, box or like receptacle is provided with a cap or cover which is moulded or
formed dome-shaped, and in sections or otherwise, so as to fit over the shoulder of
the bottle, and the interior of this dome-shaped cap or cover is also provided or
furnished with the goffered, crimped, plaited or fluted fabric and filled or rammed
with sawdust or the like. Its outer surface is preferably covered with a textile
fabric for the purpose of strengthening the structure.
This construction of dome-shaped cap or cover for boxes for holding bottles, may
be advantageously used as cases or receptacles for holding eggs, and by constructing
the mould in sections the case or receptacle can be made to any size and shape
required.
In some instances the interior padding or lining does not extend to the edge of
the mouth of the box, case or receptacle, but terminates a little below the same,
in order to form a ledge or rim on which the lid or cover may rest, and lie flush
with the top of the box, case or receptacle.
To retain the lid or cover in place on the box or receptacle a strip of paper or
cloth is cemented or gummed around the edge of the lid or cover and the upper
portion of the box or like receptacle.
The plaited, crimped, goffered, embossed or fluted fabric instead of being secured
to blanks to form a box or case can be used in sheet form as a cover, wrapper or

page_text: envelope, the flutings, crimpings, gofferings, embossings or plaitings being filled or
rammed with the saw-dust or like material, as above mentioned.
In some cases strips or sheets of the plaited, goffered, crimped embossed or fluted
material, filled with the saw dust or the like, are inserted and sewn into bags or
pockets of calico, or other fabric, so as to constitute a case wrapper or envelope
which may be used again and again.
Instead of the plaitings, gofferings, crimpings, embossings or flutings, I some-
times form or provide the sheet or strip of fabric with depressions, hollows or
concavities which I fill with the saw-dust, or the like, and retain this latter in
place by a backing of suitable material affixed thereto by any adhesive medium.
The sheet or strip thus prepared presents on its outer face a studded, or undulated
surface which acts as a padding or buffer to the article to be protected.
Having now described the nature of my Invention, and in what manner the same
may be performed, I wish it to be understood that I do not broadly claim a plaited,
crimped, goffered, embossed or fluted lining or padding for boxes, or as wrappers or
envelopes for fragile articles, but what I do claim and desire to secure by Letters
patent is a lining for boxes, or for wrappers or envelopes, in which the plaits,
crimps, goffers, embossings, flutings or concavities are filled or rammed with saw-
dust, or other like suitable elastic and resilient material as above mentioned, and
with or without a backing, for the purpose of forming a padding, cushion or buffer
to resist injury or breakage by reason of shocks or blows to the article enclosed or
wrapped therein, substantially as herein described.
In witness whereof I the said Alfred George Speight have hereunto set my
hand and seal this Sixteenth day of October in the year 1883.
ALFRED CHORAL SE