A New or Improved Case or Receptacle for the Reception, Delivery, and Storage of Reels of Cotton, Silk, or other Material, or of Balls of Wool, String, or the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Mar., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 30th Sept., 1891-Accepted, 31st Oct., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Case or Receptacle for the Reception, Delivery,
and Storage of Reels of Cotton, Silk, or other Material, or of
Balls of Wool, String, or the like.
We, EDWARD VEEPON BILTON, and ARTHUR GREGSON, both of 11, Richmond
Road, Bradford in the County of York, Drapers, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to construct a case or receptacle having divisions
or partitions for containing reels of cotton or the like, or balls of wools, or of other
material, in such a manner that when one article has been withdrawn therefrom
another shall take up the position of the subtracted article, and so on in succession
until each of the divisions of the receptacle has become emptied of its contents, at
the same time allowing of the easy refilling of any one of the divisions when
desired.
The receptacle according to our invention consists in a box or case open at one
end only and provided with a series of superimposed trays or drawers capable of
sliding in and out of the receptacle. Supports are attached to the sides of the box
or case to carry the drawers, the said supports being fixed in a slanting direction
lengthwise with their highest parts at the closed end of the receptacle.
The drawers are divided lengthwise by one or more partitions the partitions and
the sides of the drawers being partly cut away at the open end of the box to
facilitate withdrawal of the articles from each partition.
The visible end of each tray or drawer may be marked or labelled at each
division with the number of the reel and the colour of the material or with other
information relative to the goods contained therein.
The whole of the receptacle may conveniently be made of wood or any other
suitable material and, if desired, the open end may be provided with a door or
cover to keep out dust.
The receptacle is suitable for containing goods put up in such a shape or on a
holder of such a form as to be capable of easy rolling action, the articles being
arranged in rows of say a dozen in each division of each drawer.
The slanting position of the drawers causes the reels, balls or other similarly
shaped articles to take a downward motion towards the open end of the receptacle
leaving one article in each division always ready for withdrawal and on the
subtraction of the one the remainder follows on in a train and fills up the gap.
When a division has become empty it may be refilled at once by drawing out the
tray containing that division.
By our invention we obviate the loss of time at present experienced in searching
for a particular number or colour of goods in the usual boxes or drawers, and
produce a convenient handy case or receptacle for their reception and delivery, at
the same time preventing all possibility of articles stored therein becoming soiled
from too frequent handling.
Dated this 20th day of March 1891.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Case or Receptacle for the Reception, Delivery,
and Storage of Reels of Cotton, Silk, or other Material, or of
Balls of Wool, String, or the like.
We, EDWARD VEEPON BILTON, and ARTHUR GREGSON, both of 11, Richmond
Road, Bradford, in the County of York, Drapers, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to construct a case or receptacle having divisions
or partitions for containing reels of cotton or the like, or balls of wool, or of other
material, in such a manner that when one article has been withdrawn therefrom
another shall take up the position of the subtracted article, and so on, in succession,
until each of the divisions of the receptacle has become emptied of its contents, at
the same time allowing of the easy refilling of any one of the divisions when
desired.
The receptacle, according to our invention, consists in a box provided with a
series of superimposed trays or drawers, capable of sliding in and out of the
receptacle. Supports are attached to the sides of the box or case to carry the
drawers, the said supports being fixed in a slanting direction lengthwise, with their
highest parts at the closed end of the receptacle. The drawers are divided length-
wise by one or more partitions, the partitions and the sides of the drawers being
partly cut away, at the open end of the box, to facilitate withdrawal of the articles
from each partition. The visible end of each tray or drawer may be marked or
labelled, at each division, with the number of the reel and the colour of the
material, or with other information relative to the goods contained therein.
Referring to the drawings,-
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a case or receptacle constructed according to our
invention:
Fig. 2 is a side sectional elevation of same taken through the line x, x, Fig. 1:
Fig. 3 is a plan of one of the trays or drawers.
Fig. 4 shows, in perspective, a case or receptacle having only one tray or drawer,
and with a fall-over cover in front.
Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are perspective views showing a modified form of arrangement
to be employed in conjunction with, or instead of, the partitions shown in the other
views.
The receptacle consists of a box or case A, having an opening at one end only,
enclosing one or more trays or drawers B, capable of sliding in and out of the
receptacle. The supports a, attached to the sides of the box or case, carry the
trays or drawers B: and, as will be seen on reference to Figs. 2 and 4, these
supports are fixed in a slanting direction lengthwise, with their highest parts at the
closed end or back of the receptacle. Partitions & divide the trays or drawers B
lengthwise the incisions 2, in the front part of these partitions band in the
sides of the drawers, are for the purpose of facilitating withdrawal of the
articles, from each partition, by the fingers. The front end 63 of each tray or
drawer B bears the labels, or other marks, at each division, indicative of the
number, colour, or size, or of other information relative to the goods contained
therein.
The case or receptacle shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, with superimposed trays or
drawers B, is suitable for disposal upon a shelf or bracket, while the modified form,
shown in Fig. 4, is more especially adapted for the counter of a shop. This latter
style of receptacle has only one tray or drawer B, the portion A¹ being a fall-over
lid or cover joined by hinges or a strip of cloth to the case or receptacle A.
We prefer to manufacture our cases or receptacles of wood, or of wood and mill-
board, or of millboard only with an outer covering of cloth, but any other suitable

page_text: material may be employed; and we may provide them, if desired, with a door or
shutter in front to keep out dust.
In Figs. 5, 6, and 7 we have shown a narrow box or case C, one or more of
which, as a modification, may be employed to contain the rollable articles and be
used in place of or in conjunction with the partitions 6; that is to say, these boxes
or cases may be allowed to occupy the spaces between the partitions 6 (or the
spaces between the partitions and the sides 6) of the drawers B, or the
partitions may be entirely dispensed with and these said narrow boxes or cases C
may be arranged in the trays or drawers B side by side, parallel to the sides /",
and with their delivery ends contiguous to the front ends b³ of the trays or
drawers B. These boxes or cases C (best seen in Fig. 5) may be provided with a
cover D (Fig. 6) or not, and are preferably constructed of millboard covered with
cloth or paper: they would be suitable for putting up rollable articles for sale by
the manufacturer to the retail dealer. The cover D, for this purpose, should be
provided with a lid, such as that shown at D¹ Fig. 6, to prevent the articles
becoming soiled in transmission; and such lid D¹ may be torn or cut off (leaving
the remainder as represented in Fig. 7) before placing the box or case C in the
tray or drawer B.
The receptacle is suitable for containing goods put up in such a shape, or on a
holder of such a form, as to be capable of easy rolling action; the articles being
arranged in rows (as seen best in Figs. 2 and 3) in each division of each drawer.
The slanting position of the supports a, and consequently of the trays or drawers B,
causes the reels, balls, or other rollable articles to take a downward motion towards
the front or delivery end ³, leaving one article in each division always ready for
withdrawal; and, on the subtraction of the one, the remainder follows on in a train
and fills up the gap.
When a division has become empty it may be refilled at once
by drawing out the tray or drawer containing that division.
By our invention we obviate the loss of time at present experienced in searching
for a particular number, size, or colour of goods in the usual boxes, cases, or
drawers, and produce a convenient handy case or receptacle for their reception and
delivery, at the same time preventing all possibility of articles stored therein
becoming soiled from too frequent handling.
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 :-
1. The improved case or receptacle for the purposes specified constructed sub-
stantially as herein described and shown on the drawings.
2. The outer box or case A shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 or that shown in Fig. 4
(or any mere modification of same) having the slanting supports a and provided or
not with a door or shutter in front in combination with the trays or drawers B
resting on and capable of being slidden on said supports a such said trays or
drawers B containing the partitions b, all for the purposes specified.
3. The combination of the narrow boxes or cases with or without covers D or
with or without covers D and lids D' with the trays or drawers B such said trays
or drawers B having partitions & or not the whole used in conjunction with an outer
box or case A. Figs. 1, 2, and 3 or A, A', Fig. 4, for the purposes specified.
Dated this 29th day of September 1891.
CROSSLEY & Co.,
72, New Market Street, Bradford, Yorks., Agents.