Year: 1888

page_text: We, WILLIAM HENRY SCOTT, Draftsman, residing at No. 1013 S street N.W.
Washington City, District of Columbia, and SCHUYLER DURYEE, Patent Agent,
residing at No. 622 F street, N.W. Washington City, District of Columbia, United
States of America, do hereby declare the nature of our invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
Our invention relates to boxes, and has for its object the construction of a box with
an interior sliding portion or lining formed integral with the body portion of the box
and adapted to withdraw the contents of the box to render them easy of removal.
The invention will be hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the
claims.
In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification
Figure 1, is a plan of a blank for making our improved box;
Figure 2, a perspective of a blank showing the folds;
Figure 3, a vertical longitudinal section of a closed box;
Figure 4, a perspective of an open box with cigarettes in position for removal;
Figure 5, a vertical longitudinal section of an open box;
Figures 6 and 7, are perspective views of one form of construction of the sliding
portion of the box, and
Figure 8, is a modified form of box in which the slides are pulled out in opposite
directions.
Reference being had to the drawings and the letters marked thereon, Figure 1,
represents a blank for manufacturing our improved box, and consists of a rectangular
portion, a, which is folded on the lines, 1, 2, 3, 4, to form the sides, top and bottom
of the body of the box, and a rectangular strip, b, which projects from one edge of
the body portion at a right angle and is folled on the lines, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10,
to form the sliding lining, the ends of the box, and the flap, c. A small flap, d, is
cut from the upper end or cover, e, and serves as a ready means for drawing the flap, c,
out of the box into the position shown in Figure 5. The portion of the blank marked, 6,
is of a width corresponding to the width of the interior of the box when folded into

page_text: the box, and forms a sliding lining for one side only of the box and both ends thereof®
The lower end of the box is provided with a double fold, one of which extends
across the box laterally, as shown at g, and the other extonds only part way across,
as shown at, h.
When the box is opened by drawing out the lining, b, the lower end assumes two
angular planes and projects the cigarettes or other contents above the upper end of
the box in two tiers, i, j, one extending beyond the other, as shown in figures 4 and 6,
and renders them easy of access for removal.
The lower end of the box (when filled) may be secured by applying the usual
revenue-stamp in the manner shown at, &, in Figures 3, 4, 5, and 6; or said end may
he closed by a separate piece of material being pasted or otherwise secured over it ;
or the blank itself may be provided on the edge opposite to the portion, 6, with a
projection which will fold over and close the rud.
The stamp may or may not be broken before the box is opened.
Instead of forming the blank as shown in Figure 1, the portion, b, may be formed
with one of its edges in line with one edge of the portion, a, of the blank, or the
portion, b, may be set back a distance from the edge of the portion, a, equal to the
width of one of the sides of the box.
The blank may also be formed with projecting sides so as to fold and form closed
ends to the slides as shown at, m, and, », in Figures 6 and 7.
In either construction of the blank the number of folds will be the same, and only
one overlapping seam is required to complete a box with an inner sliding lining to
withdraw the contents.
Both portions of the box being integral, the blanks are cut from sheets of paper,
leather, or other flexible material, and, producing the minium of waste, are folded and
secured by a single overlapping seam, which may be in the center or near the edge on
the bottom of the box, or it may be formed on one side thereof.
The box is not limited in its use to cigarettes, but may be used to pack various
other articles. The flap, r, may be folded over the upper end of the box and secured
on the outside for cigar-cases, if desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is :—
1. A box consisting of a body and a sliding lining folded within the body and
provided with a double fold in one of its ends, substantially as described.
2. A box consisting of a body and a strip forming a sliding lining on one side, and
both ends of the box, one of said enils having a double fold, substantially as
described.
3. A box consisting of a body and a strip forming a sliding lining on one side and
both ends of the box, one of said ends having a double fold and the other a flap,
substantially as described.