A NEW, OR IMPROVED, PORTABLE CASE OR RECEPTACLE FOR HOLDING DISINFECTANTS, ANTISEPTICS, PERFUMES, OR THE LIKE
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Nicholas Mac Ivor Rapp, (Manager) and Henry William
Herbst, (Engineer) both in the employ of Ernst August Jahncke, of Canonbury
Works, Dorset Street, Essex Road, in the County of Middlesex, for an
Invention of A NEW, OR IMPROVED, PORTABLE CASE OR RECEPTACLE FOR
HOLDING DISINFECTANTS, ANTISEPTICS, PERFUMES, OR THE LIKE,
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Nicholas Mac Ivor Rapp
and Henry William Herbst at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on
the 8th September 1882.
NICHOLAS MAC IVOR RAPP, (Manager) and HENRY WILLIAM HERBST, (Engineer)
both in the employ of Ernst August Jahncke, of Canonbury Works, Dorset Street,
Essex Road, in the County of Middlesex, A NEW, OR IMPROVED, PORTABLE CASE
OR RECEPTACLE FOR HOLDING DISINFECTANTS, ANTISEPTICS, PERFUMES, OR THE LIKE,
The object of our Invention is to construct a case or receptacle for holding
disinfectants, antiseptics, perfumes or the like, in such a manner that the said case
or receptacle may be carried in the pocket, or worn on the watch chain, or on a
necklet, in manner similar to a locket or charm.
The case or receptacle consists of two portions or halves, each of which forms a
shallow tray or dish, and these portions when combined, as hereinafter described,
constitute the case or receptacle for holding the disinfectant, antiseptic, perfume
or the like.
The halves or portions are made from metal blanks, which may be dished by
stamping or punching, or by drawing. One of these dished portions is formed.
with a shoulder, over which the other dished portion is made to fit snugly by
means of projections on its rim springing or taking into depressions on the shoulder
of the other portion, or vice versa.

page_text: Either or both of these dished portions, halves, or trays is, or are perforated, so
that the disinfectant, antiseptic, perfume or the like, which is contained in the
case or receptacle can be inhaled through the perforations.
A metal ring or loop may be fixed to one of the halves of the case or receptacle
in order that the said case or receptacle may be suspended from the watch chain
or necklet.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Nicholas Mac Ivor Rapp and Henry William Herbst in the Great Seal
Patent Office on the 8th March 1883.
NICHOLAS MAC IVOR RAPP, (Manager) and HENRY WILLIAM HERBST, (Engineer)
both in the employ of Ernst August Jahncke, of Canonbury Works, Dorset Street,
Essex Road, in the County of Middlesex, A NEW OR IMPROVED PORTABLE CASE OR
RECEPTACLE FOR HOLDING DISINFECTANTS ANTISEPTICS PERFUMES OR THE LIKE,
The object of our invention is to construct a case or receptacle for holding
disinfectants, antiseptics, perfumes, or the like, in such a manner that the said case
or receptacle may be carried in the pocket, or worn on the watch chain, or on a
necklet, or otherwise, in manner similar to a locket or charm.
And in order that our Invention may be readily understood, we proceed to
describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which, fig: 1,
represents a metal blank A, from which one of the portions, halves, or trays is
made; fig. 2 is a back view of the case or receptacle constructed in accordance
with our invention. Fig: 3, is a longitudinal view, in section, taken on the line
x, x, of fig. 2, and fig: 4, a cross section taken on the line y, y, of fig: 2. Fig: 5,
shews the halves or portions of the case detached.
The case
or receptacle consists of two portions or halves a, a', each of which
forms a shallow tray or dish, and these portions, when combined, as shewn in
figs. 2, 3 and 4, and as hereinafter described, constitute the case or receptacle for
holding the disinfectant, antiseptic, perfume, or the like.
The halves or portions are made from metal blanks, which may be dished by
stamping or punching, or by drawing, in any suitable manner, and by any
appropriate machinery or tool. The portion a, is formed out of one blank with a
rebate or shoulder b, over which the other dished portion a', is made to fit tight
and snugly, by means of projections c, c, on the rebate b, springing or taking into
depressions d, d, on the rim of the portion a³, or vicè versa.
Either, or both of these dished portions, halves, or trays is, or are, provided
with a number of holes or perforations e, so that the disinfectant, antiseptic,
perfume, or the like, which is contained in the case or receptacle, can be inhaled
through the perforations, or may be allowed to evaporate or escape through the

page_text: same. But if desired, and when the case or receptacle made according to our
invention is only intended to be used as an ornament, the holes or perforations
may be omitted, although we prefer to construct the case or receptacle with such
holes or perforations.
A metal ring or loop f, may be fixed to one of the halves of the case or receptacle,
in order that the said case or receptacle, may be suspended from the watch chain,
necklet, or otherwise, and this ring or loop is secured to an eye g, which is, by
preference, formed in a piece with one of the portions, halves, or trays, as shewn in
fig: 1, prior to being turned down, whilst in figs 2, 3 and 5, it is shewn in its
turned down position and holding the loop or ring f.
Having now described the nature of the said Invention and in what manner the
same may be performed, we declare that we claim,
As a new article of manufacture, the improved portable case or receptacle herein
described and shewn in the drawings.
In witness whereof I the said Nicholas Mac Ivor Rapp, on behalf of myself
and Henry William Herbst, have hereunto set my hand and seal this
Seventh day of March in the year 1883.
N. MIVOR RAPP (L.S.)