An Improved Box or Receptacle for Light Goods.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 6th July, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Dec., 1889-Accepted, 11th Jan., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Box or Receptacle for Light Goods.
I EDWARD HOWARD HALE of 16 Cullum Street, in the City of London, Manu-
facturing Stationer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to an improved construction of "knock down" box, receptacle
or envelope for the reception of light goods such as fruit, flowers, &c., for conveyance
by post or otherwise.
The invention consists in a construction of box which whilst simple and cheap is
strong enough to afford the necessary protection to the goods, and which while capable
of being easily set up for use may be quickly developed or spread out in the flat for
storage or conveyance when empty and which has no loose parts liable to become
mislaid.
The box or envelope is constructed of two sheets or strips of straw, board or the
like, or of thin wood such as is used for band boxes, the said strips being creased
transversely at the proper places so as to be readily bent up or folded to the form of a
box and they are permanently connected together by a rivet or equivalent pin at a
point where the strips when built up into the form of a box, cross each other, so that
the one strip may be laid fairly along the other when in the flat, or the one strip may
be readily turned at right angles to the other for the purpose of building them up into
the form of a box. At the side of the box opposite to that at which the said pin is
situated, the one strip is slitted to admit of the other strip being threaded through it
so that the strips mutually retain each other in place, and the ends of the strips are
adapted to be tucked into or be interlocked with each other in such a way that the
strips will be retained in the box like form.
Dated this 6th day of July 1889.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Box or Receptacle for Light Goods.
I, EDWARD HOWARD HALE, of 16, Cullum Street, in the City of London, Manu-
facturing 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 an improved construction of "knock down" box or receptacle
for light goods, such as fruit, flowers, etc., for conveyance by post or otherwise.
The Invention consists in a construction of box which, whilst simple and cheap, is
strong enough to afford the necessary protection to the goods and which, while capable
of being easily set up for use, may be quickly developed or spread out in the flat (so
that a large number may be packed away in a very small space) and which has no loose
parts liable to become mislaid. The box consists of two strips of (by preference) thin
wood such as is used for the manufacture of match boxes and known as scale board,
creased transversely so that they may be folded up at right angles to one another and
secured so as to form the six sides of a box.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification;
wherein figure 1 is an isometrical perspective view of the box closed. Figure 2 is a
similar view shewing the box with the lid partly open. Figure 3 shews the two strips
of which the box is composed in the flat.

page_text: Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the box is constructed of two straight
strips A B, the one strip A being slightly broader than the other strip B and the two
strips being creased transversely, as at a, a¹, a³, a³, b, b1, b2; b³, at the proper places so
as to be readily bent up or folded at a right angle at each of such creases to bring the
said strips to the form of a box. The strips are permanently connected together by an
eyelet or equivalent pivotal connection at a point c where the strips, when built up into the
form of a box, cross each other so that the one strip may be laid fairly along the other
when in the flat, as shewn in full lines in figure 3, and a large number packed away in
a small space.
At the side of the box when built up opposite to that at which the
said pivotal connection is situated, the one strip B is slitted, as at d' d' leaving an
intermediate band d beneath which the other strip A may be passed, as shewn in
figure 1, so that the strips mutually retain each other in place when built up into the
form of a box. The one end e of the strip B is in the form of a tapered tab and the
other end has a cross-slit f in which the tab end is slipped (as shewn in figures 1 and 2)
and in which it is engaged by means of an inwardly projecting tongue g partially cut
out of the tabe which interlocks with one edge of the slit f.
In erecting the box for use, the strip B is turned on the pivot c until it is at right
angles to the strip A, as represented in dotted lines in figure 3, and the strip B is then
bent up or folded at a right angle at each of the creases b 61 62 63 and the tab e is then
slipped into the slit until the tongue g engages with the edge of said slit, the strip B
thus forming the four sides of the box. The tapered end tab A¹ of the strip A is then
passed through the slits d¹ and beneath the band until the part of strip A comprised
between the creases a¹ a² lies under the band, as shewn in figure 1, the strip A thus
closing the bottom of the box which is now ready to be filled, as shewn in figure 2.
After being filled, the end tab A¹ is tucked in between the end A* of the strip A and
the part B of the strip B (see figure 2) and the box is thus closed. If necessary,
can be tied with string or receive an outer wrapper of paper for transmission by post
.or otherwise.
it
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is ;-
.
1st. A "knock down" box for light articles, consisting of strips of thin wood, such
as is known as scale board or equivalent material pivoted together and creased trans-
versely so that they may be bent at right angles to one another to form a box,
substantially as specified.
2nd. A knock down" box for light articles, constructed of a transversely-creased
strip A in combination with a strip B also transversely creased and provided with a tab
and slit for uniting its opposite ends, and with slits d' forming a band d for embracing
the strip A, the strips being folded in directions at right angles to one another and
when so folded forming the six sides of a box, substantially as specified.
3rd. A "knock down" box constructed of two transversely-creased strips A B,
permanently pivoted together, as at c, the one strip B having its ends adapted for
interlocking together, as described, and having a band d for embracing the strip A, the
strips together forming the six sides of a box when folded in directions at right angles
to one another and engaged together, substantially as specified.
Dated this 2nd day of November 1990.
E. H. HALE.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Patent Agents.