IMPROVEMENTS IN SANDWICH CASES AND SIMILAR ARTICLES
Year: 1862

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to George Hollinshed, of Salford, near Manchester, in
the County of Lancaster, Designer, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said George Hollinshed at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 9th
April 1862.
I, GEORGE HOLLINSHED, of Salford, near Manchester, in the County of Lan-
caster, Designer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN SANDWICH CASES AND SIMILAR ARTICLES," to be as follows:-
The box is composed of two main divisions, viz., the receptacle and the
cover, which are distinct from each other. The receptacle is formed of four
sides, hinged to the bottom and provided with stops, in such manner that when
not required for use the sides can be folded downwards upon the bottom and
then placed within the rim of the cover, so as to occupy but little space and
be convenient for the pocket, travelling bag, or case.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said George Hollinshed in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
9th October 1862.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, GEORGE
HOLLINSHED, of Salford, near Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Designer, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord
Oue thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, in the twenty-fifth year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the
said George Hollinshed; Her special licence that I, the said George Hollinshed,
my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said
George Hollinshed, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any
time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter
during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use,
exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
SANDWICH CASES AND SIMILAR ARTICLES," upon the condition (amongst others)
that I, the said George Hollinshed, my executors or administrators, by an
instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and seals
should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention,
and in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same
to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next
and immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said George Hollinshed, do hereby declare the
nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement (that is to say):-
The box or case is composed of two main divisions distinct from each other,
namely, the receptacle and the cover. The receptacle is formed of four sides,
hinged to the bottom or rim in such manner that they can be raised to a ver-
tical position, and form the box or case when it is required for use, and folded
downwards upon the bottom and then placed within the rim of the cover, so
as to occupy but little space when the box or case is not required for use. The
sides are provided with hooks and eyes or other fastenings, for the purpose of
holding them together when they are placed in a vertical position.
This Invention will be clearly understood by referring to the figures and
letters on the accompanying Sheet of Drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a longitu-

page_text: dinal section of one of my improved cases with folding sides; Fig. 2, a plan
of the same with the cover removed and the two end sides folded down upon
the bottom; Fig. 3, a plan, with all the sides turned down; Fig. 4, a front
view of the case when it is filled for use; and Fig. 5, a front view of the same
when the sides are folded down upon the bottom and enclosed in the cover.
The bottom of the case is shewn at a, it is surrounded with a rim b, to
which or to the bottom are fastened parts of hinges c, the other parts of which
are fastened to the sides d, so as to enable them to be moved up and down.
Two of the sides are provided with hooks e, which can enter the space f
formed in the rim at the top of the sides. The cover is shewn at g, of such
dimensions that the bottom and folded sides can be enclosed within it. The
hooks are of the simplest form, but any suitable fastenings may be employed.
Having now described the nature and particulars of my said Invention, and
the manner in which the same is to be performed, I desire it to be understood
that I claim as my Invention the construction of cases or boxes with hinged
sides, so that they can be folded down or turned up, suitable for holding sand-
wiches or for other purposes, as herein described and illustrated in the accom-
panying Sheet of Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said George Hollinshed, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Eighth day of October, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and sixty-two.
GEORGE HOLLINSHED. (L.S.)
Signed, sealed, and delivered by the
within-named George Hollinshed,
in the presence of
E. J. HUGHES,
Patent Agent,
Manchester.