Improvements in Coal Boxes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Apr., 1891
Complete Specification Left. 14th Jan., 1892-Accepted, 20th Feb., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coal Boxes.
1, CHRISTOPHER LONGBOTTOM, of 27, Kirkgate, Bradford in the County of
York, Estate Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in that form of coal box for domestic
purposes in which a lid is provided to cover the front of the box and the object of
the invention is to reduce the size of the are described by the motion of said lid or,
in other words, to practically confine the sweep of the lid, as it is opened or closed,
within the area covered by the base of the box and thus avoid striking or interfering
with surrounding objects as well as to generally enable the lid to be more conveniently
opened.
The said improvements consist in dividing the coal box lid longitudinally or
parallel to the hinges and in hinging the two halves together so that when the lid
is opened the loose or lower half folds against the other. The handle for raising
the lid is preferably fixed to the upper half of the lid and for greater convenience
may be arranged to project on either side.
Dated this 13th day of April 1891.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coal Boxes.
I, CHRISTOPHER LONG BOTTOM, of 27, Kirkgate, Bradford in the County of
York, Estate Agent, 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 improvements in that form of coal box for domestic
purposes in which a lid is provided to cover the front of the box and the object of
the invention is to reduce the size of the are described by the motion of said lid or,
in other words, to practically confine the sweep of the lid, as it is opened or closed,
within the area covered by the base of the box and thus avoid striking or interfering
with surrounding objects as well as to generally enable the lid to be more conveniently
opened.
The said improvements consist in dividing the coal box lid horizontally or
parallel to the hinges and in hinging the two halves together so that when the lid
is opened the loose or lower half folds against the other.
In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1, represents a cross section of a coal box fitted with my improved
lid and
Figure 2 is a front elevation of the same in which the broken line a, b shows the
Ectional line of the former figure.
The upper half A of the lid is hinged in the usual manner to the top B of the
coal box and the lower half D of such lid is hinged to the lower edge of A.
Slips E are secured down each side F of the box to form a rest or shoulder for the
had to bear against. The broken lines a' in Figure 1 show the lid half open and the
lines a represent it in the open position. A knob G is fixed to the lower half D to
facilitate opening and closing the lid.

page_text: 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 what I
claim is:
In a coal box, forming the lid with a horizontal division or in two parts and the
lower purt hinged to the upper part, substantially as herein shown and described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 12th day of January 1892.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.