Improved Cardboard or like Collapsible Box.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Aug., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 26th June, 1900-Accepted, 28th July, 1900
Improved Cardboard or like Collapsible Box.
I, GEORGE ROWLAND TAYLOR, of 1, Cawdor Road, Fallowfield, Manchester,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of a collapsible cardboard or like box in which the
locking of the sides and ends in a rigid position when the box is required for
use is effected by abutment of two overlapping portions of the box material.
The box blank is creased and scored in the usual way to produce the sides and
ends, and the parts at the corners usually cut away are left attached to the sides,
but cut away from and hinged to the ends. Such corner parts are each formed
with one of the abutting portions aforesaid, whilst the other abutting portions
are on the ends of the box.
In lieu of being left attached to the sides and hinged to the ends, the corner
portions may be left attached to the ends and hinged to the sides.
As a further modification I may provide the top edge of each end or side of
the box with a flap and effect the locking by one of the abutting portions being
formed in such flap.
Dated this 25th day of August 1899
GEORGE ROWLAND TAYLOR.
By John G. Wilson & Co.,
Agents.
Improved Cardboard or like Collapsible Box.
I, GEORGE ROWLAND TAYLOR, formerly of 1, Cawdor Road, Fallowfield, Man-
chester, in the County of Lancaster, but now of 33, Albany Road, Chorlton-cum-
Hardy, Manchester, aforesaid, Gentleman, 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:-
This invention consists of a collapsible cardboard or like box in which the
locking of the sides and ends in a rigid position when the box is required for
use is effected by abutment of two overlapping portions of the box material.
The box blank is creased and scored in the usual way to produce the sides and
ends and the parts at the corners usually cut away are left attached to the sides,
but cut away from, and hinged to the ends. Such corner parts are each formed
with one of the abutting portions aforesaid whilst the other abutting portions
are on the ends of the box.

page_text: In the accompanying sheet of drawings-
Figure 1 is a plan of the cardboard or similar blank cut and scored to form
my improved collapsible box.
Figures 2, 3, 4 and 5 are also part plan views, Fig. 2 showing part of one side
turned up, Fig. 3 showing the side turned up and the overlapping portion turned
in, Fig. 4 showing the side turned up, the overlapping portion turned in and the
end turned up and Fig. 5 showing the end and overlapping portions rigidly
interlocked.
Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation of Fig. 4.
Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation of Fig. 5.
In these views,-The blank or sheet of cardboard or other material is shown
creased, grooved or scored along the lines 1-1 and 2-2 to form the body 3,
sides 4 and ends 5 of a collapsible box. The corner part of the material usually
cut away at each end of each side is only partially removed and the remainder
is left attached but is creased or scored diagonally along the lines 6--6 and is
completely cut through along the lines 6-7 to sever the same from the ends 5.
On each of these corner parts is formed a tongue or abutting portion 8 whilst
the corresponding abutting portions 9 are formed on the ends 5.
The sides 4 are first turned up (see Fig. 2) then each corner part is turned in
(see Fig. 3) the ends are turned up (see Fig. 4) and the corner parts secured thereto
by wire staples 10 or equivalent fastenings (see Fig. 4ª) and finally each part 9
is interlocked with its corresponding tongue 8 (see Figs. 5 and 5) to retain the
ends and sides in a rigid position.
By releasing the parts 9 from the tongues 8 the box can be collapsed and
packed flat.
It will be readily understood that the box lid can also be made collapsible on
the same principle.
In lieu of being left attached to the sides 4 and hinged to the ends by means
of the diagonal creases or scores 6-6 and the fastenings 10 the corner portions
may be left attached to the ends and be hinged to the sides.
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 improved collapsible box having the usually cut away corner parts left
attached to the sides (or ends) and diagonally creased or scored and secured to
the ends (or sides) said corner parts being formed with tongues or abutting por-
tions 8 adapted to interlock with corresponding portions 9 and so retain the sides
and ends in a rigid position substantially as herein set forth.
1000
VAXAD
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicant, 17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.