Improvements in Boxes or Receptacles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 11th May, 1895-Accepted, 22nd June, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boxes or Receptacles.
We, BEWLAY & COMPANY, LD. of 49, Strand, London W.C. Cigar
Merchants, ARTHUR NEEDHAM Gentleman and WALTER NEEDHAM Gentleman
both of 6, Hammersmith Terrace, London W., do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to the boxes made of metal or other suitable
It is devised with a
material, serving as the receptacles for a variety of articles.
view to allow of the facile removal of the contents of boxes or receptacles as
required, and to permit likewise of the effectual closing of the receptacle after the
extraction of the contents. The device in accordance with these improvements
consists of two main parts or elements, namely, the usual sliding top plate or cover,
and the container or holder. It is in connection with the latter that these
improvements have reference. They consist in hinging to the back of the holder
a drop-lid, so disposed that simultaneously with the top cover plate being slid back,
the hinged member or drop-lid aforesaid falls; thereby allowing ready and
unimpeded access to the contents of the box; and, vice versa, simultaneously with
the action of sliding the top cover forward, the hinged member or drop-lid
aforesaid of the holder or receptacle is brought upwards, and coming in.contact
with the end of the sliding top cover, an effectual closure is thereby secured.
Said hinged member may also be conveniently utilised to serve as a stay or support
for the box when stood up end wise on any surface and allowed to remain open for
removal of the contents; say, for instance, where our improved device is used as
a holder for wax vestas and placed on the table at smoking concerts etc.
Announcements for advertising purposes may, if desired, be displayed on the
back or other portions of the improved box according to this invention.
Dated this 16th day of October 1894.
V. LAZARUS,
1, Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C., Agent for Applicants.
GUMI LEID
Improvements in Boxes or Receptacles.
We BEWLAY AND COMPANY LIMITED, of 49 Strand, London W.C. Cigar
Merchants, ARTHUR NEEDHAM, Gentleman, and WALTER NEEDHAM, Gentleman,
both of 6 Hammersmith Terrace, London, W. 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 has reference to boxes made of metal or other suitable material,
serving as receptacles for a variety of articles.
Our improvements are devised with a view to allow of the facile removal of the
contents of such boxes or receptacles, as required, and to permit likewise of
the effectual closing of the box after the extraction of the articles forming the
contents.

page_text: In order that our invention may the better be understood, we have appended the
accompanying sheet of drawings in which Figures 1, 2 and 3, represent a front,
back and edge view respectively of the improved box when closed; and,
Figures, 4, 5 and 6, corresponding views to those above when the box is opened
for the extraction of the articles.
The device in accordance with these improvements consists of two main portions
or elements, namely the sliding top or cover a, and the container or holder b which
latter is hinged at c so as to form a drop lid d. The sliding top or cover is
formed on each side with a longitudinal fillet e which takes into corresponding
grooves or guides formed on each side of the container or holder band drop lid d.
Now, in order to allow of the removal of the contents, it is only necessary to slide
back the cover a, whereupon the hinged member or drop lid d falls, thereby
allowing free and unimpeded access to the articles. In order to close the box, the
drop lid d is brought up until and so as to be, in line with, the container or
holder b; a continuous groove or channel ƒ is thus presented on each side of the
container within which the cover a may be slid forward until it comes in contact
with the head g of the container b, whereupon an effectual closure is thereby
Becured.
The drop lid d may also be conveniently and advantageously utilised to serve as
a stay or support when the box is stood up end wise and allowed to remain open,
for removal of contents; say for instance in cases where our improved box is used
as a holder for cigarettes, wax vestas &c. and placed on tables at smoking concerts
and so forth. The cover a might also be provided as shewn at h with a slight
protuberance so as to give a thumb grip or purchase in the act of sliding the cover
backwards and forwards.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
In what are known as slide boxes the means we adopt to allow of the removal, as
required, of the contents of box and for the subsequent closing of same, as herein
described and shewn.
Dah Truth
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