Improvements in Boxes for Holding Millinery and other Light Goods.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Apr., 1896-Accepted, 30th May, 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boxes for Holding Millinery and other
Light Goods.
I, JOSEPH BENNETT, of Counterslip, Bristol, Manufacturing Stationer 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:
My invention relates to improvements in boxes for holding millinery and other
light goods, and has for its object to produce collapsible boxes that can be stored
in a considerably reduced space, (thereby saving carriage and warehouse room,)
and at the same time may be readily expanded to their full capacity, and be firm
as if made by any of the present ordinary methods.
My invention and the means proposed for carrying the same into effect, will be
readily understood by reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings, in
which
Figure 1 is a piece of millboard or similar sheet material, cut to the required
size to form the sides and ends of a box; Fig. 2 shows the same sheet with the
ends fastened together and folded at opposite angles; Fig. 3 is a similar sketch
with the sides partially cut down the middle, so that they can be folded and laid
between the ends as shown;
Fig. 4 is a plan of the bottom of the box, ploughed or grooved ready to be
turned up and flanged over;
Fig. 5 is a section, and Fig. 6 a general view of the loose bottom ready for
insertion in the box, which will keep the sides and ends fully extended;
Fig. 7 is a section of the box expanded, with the bottom inserted and held in
position by the turned up rim of the sides and ends; and Fig. 8 is a general view
of the expanded box complete.
The same letters indicate the same parts in all the figures.
A is a piece of millboard or the like, cut the length and width required for
making the sides and ends of the box, with a small piece left at one end for making
a secure attachment; V pieces of suitable sizes are cut out from the bottom,
leaving pieces B, a thin groove or plough is made in the piece A at a, which allows
the pieces B to be turned up inside the box, as shown by dotted lines b; similar
transverse grooves are made, as indicated by double dotted lines C, which enable the
corners to be formed when the ends are fastened together, and also allow the box
to be folded at opposite corners, as in Fig. 2; if it is desired to make the boxes
still more collapsible, additional grooves D are made in the sides, these enable the
sides to be folded within the ends, as in Fig. 3, and the box can be placed within
the bottom and covered by the lid, thus occupying but a very small space: E is a
piece of millboard shaped to form a separate and loose bottom, grooved or ploughed
as shown by dotted lines f and g, these allow the sides F to be turned up and the
upper parts G to be turned over to form a flange, as shown by the Figures 5 and 7,
the corners being held together by any metallic or other suitable fastening; the
flange G engages with the turned up pieces b on the inside of the box, which
have been shaped so that they can be more readily inserted. To strengthen the
flange G, studs or eyelets may be inserted, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. A lid is
made in the usual manner to fit over the box when extended, as shown in Fig. 8.
The various parts being provided and fastened together as described, the sides
of the boxes are folded as shown in Fig. 2, or in Fig. 3, in the latter case the

page_text: folded sides and ends are placed in the loose bottom and covered by the lid, ready
for packing or storage until required for use; then the sides and ends are extended
and the bottom fitted within the box, which will keep it fully expanded and ready
for use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In the construction of collapsible boxes, making the bottoms separately to
form a tray and support for keeping the sides and ends in position, substantially as
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. In the construction of collapsible boxes, making the bottom edges of the
sides and ends to be folded and turned up in shaped sections to fit in and engage
with flanges made for the purpose in the sides and ends of the loose bottoms E,
thereby supporting the bottoms and keeping the sides and ends of the boxes when
extended, in a rigid condition, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth
and described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated shin 27th day of Anil 1906
J. G. WESTLAKE,
2, John Street, Bristol, Applicant's Agent.
J. G. WESTLAKE,
2, John Street, Bristol, Applicant's Agent.