Year: 1897

page_text: GEORGE WILLIAM WOODGATE HAYES and FRANCIS ANGELO PILKINGTON, 3, Beech
Street, Cheetham, Manchester, and 239, Moss Lane East, Manchester, Packer and
Draughtsman, respectively, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
And to be adapted to locks or fastens of a keyless type, in which a piece of wood
or iron being inserted will open the same, and the lock will fasten again
automatically by closing the lid of case or hamper to which such lock is attached,
and to detect tampering, we have a seal or other substitute placed in cavity
provided in front of lock herein after described.
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For this purpose we employ, first an eye, which is fixed in the lid and is made
specially long to allow of it passing through the lids of cases, so that the strain will
be carried by the lock and not screws.
Secondly A catch working from a fulcrum at the lower extremity or end of the
said catch and operated by a spring.
This catch is of such a shape that it assists in the eye being inserted and to
detain the same and stands across the hole where the eye is inserted.
This eye has also a slight incline to assist in the locking.
When this eye is being inserted the catch moves back to allow for the passage of
this eye and resumes its former position when the box is closed and so fastens the
box.
This catch complete is carried in a suitable frame of iron or other material.
The catch herein before described may be operated by any piece of wood or iron
and the case opened.
To prevent unauthorized persons from opening the case without detection we
insert a seal or label in the hole or cavity provided in front of the lock, when the
wood or iron is inserted the seal or label is broken and will show that the lock bas
been tampered with.

page_text: Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, 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 relates to fastenings for the lids of boxes or cases such as are
employed for the transmission from the manufacturer to the dealer of bottles
containing aerated beverages or other goods that require to be protected in transit,
but said fasteners are also applicable to any construction of box, case, or the like. The
object of this invention is to enable a box, case; skip, crate or the like to be securely
fastened by the sender, but may be easily opened by the receiver or authorized person
without the necessity of said receiver being provided with any special key. We
attain this object by the means hereinafter described, reference being made to the
accompanying sheet of drawings in which Fig. 1 is an interior view of our improved
fastening with the hasp raised therefrom; Fig. 2 is a like view with the hasp that is
secured to the cover engaged with the fastener attached to the box; Fig. 3 represents
the hasp disengaged from the fastener by the means hereinafter described and the lid
or cover free to be raised; Fig. 4 is a front of part of box or the like with our invention
applied; Fig. 5 is a sectional edge view of said fastener. In these views similar letters
refer to similar parts. In this invention we construct the eye or hasp a that is
secured to the lid, with a stud c that is sufficiently long to pass through: and be
rivetted on the outside of said lid, thereby causing the strain to be on the lid or cover
and not on screws as is usual when said hasp is attached to the cover in the ordinary
manner; the lower or projecting end a¹ of said hasp is rounded in order that when
the lid is being closed and said hasp or eye comes into contact with the upper end d¹
of the fastener d which is also rounded, the lid may be readily closed. We construct
the fastener or catch d with a hook end as d¹, and pivot said fastener at its lower
end d² to a sheet metal case as e that is secured to the box by screws as f. We
form the centre portion of the catch with an inclined plane g and said catch is
kept in position by a spring j. We form a hole 9 in the front of the box n
opposite the inclined portion g of the catch d and preferably recessed for insertion
therein of a seal or a label. In the application of our invention we fit the case e
to the inside of a box and the hasp to the lid thereof; we form the hole q in
the front of the box in the position relatively with the inclined portion of the
catch d as shown. When a box has had the goods intended for transit placed
therein, the lid is closed and is fastened as shown in Figs. 2 and 4; the manufacturer
or wholesale dealer places his seal or label over or in the recess of the hole q and the.
case cannot be opened without destroying said seal or label. In order to open the
box at the place of delivery, a pencil, pen-holder or other equally simple contrivance
'is pushed through the seal or label and coming into contact with the inclined portion g
of the catch d causes said catch to press back the spring j and the hooked end d¹ of
said catch to be withdrawn from the hasp a. If on receipt of the box it is found that.
the seal or label has been pierced, it is obvious that the goods contained therein may'
have been tampered with and may be refused to be received. Instructions for
opening the box may be stencilled or otherwise indicated on the box.
GE
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
olaim is :-
1st. Fastenings for the lids of boxes, cases, skips crates or the like constructed with
a catch as d with an inclined plane as g formed thereon in the manner and for the
purpose substantially as herein before described.
2nd. In boxes, cases, skips, crates and the like the use of a fastener for securing
the lid thereto constructed with a catch as d that is pivotted at one end, with an
inclined plane as g formed on said catch, and in combination therewith a spring as j
and a hasp or eye as a substantially as and for the purpose herein before described.
3rd. In boxes, cases, skips, crates and the like, the use of a fastener for securing
the lid thereto constructed substantially as herein before described and in combination
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page_text: therewith the hole q, the means for detecting tampering in transit, and for opening
said box, case or the like on receipt.
Dated th: both 1000
THOMAS PRESCOTT,
53, Arcade Chambers, St. Mary's Gate, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicants.