Improved Divisional Trays for Containing Bottles for Soaking and Storing.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Aug., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 14th May, 1895-Accepted, 6th July, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Divisional Trays for Containing Bottles for Soaking and
Storing.
THOMAS HILL and 9 Ocean Place Anlaby Road Kingston upon Hull do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My improved divisional trays for containing bottles for soaking and storing,
consists of two or more longitudinal parrellel metal plates turned at right angles
at the ends and rivetted together, long holes are pierced through the edges to
correspond, transverse narrower plates, being suitably pierced, are fitted into the
longitudinal pierced plates both top, and bottom, so that the outer edges comes
nearly equal, but allows of the longitudinal plate edges to be rivetted, so as to
secure the transverse plates.
The outer sides of trays are secured by bending about half the transverse plate
ends at right angles, the bottoms are formed of metal plates turned at right angles
at the ends, and rivetted, to the bottom edges of the longitudinal plates, and when
galvanized or tinned form more rigid and compact trays than what has hitherto
been made.
001
THOMAS HILL.
mproved Donal Trays for
Contatung DUIS POT
Storing.
I THOMAS HILL of 8 and 9 Ocean Place, Anlaby Road, Kingston upon Hull,
in the County of York, Mineral Water Engineer, 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 divisional trays for containing bottles for soaking in
bottle-washing machines or for storing in storage bins or frames. The object of this
invention is to construct divisional trays of the kind before referred to in such
manner that a comparatively light tray is produced, which is strong and durable,
economical in cost, and easy to clean and manipulate.
The invention will be well understood with the aid of the accompanying drawings,
wherein
Figure 1 shews a perspective view of part of a divisional tray made according
to this invention; Figure 2 is a perspective view of part of the outer frame thereof.
Figure 3 is a detached view of one of the transverse partitions or strips and
Figure 4 shews part of a longitudinal partition;
Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the bottom pieces.
The same letters of reference, where they occur, are used to indicate the same or
corresponding parts in the various figures.
The divisional tray is made entirely of metal and consists of an outer frame, and
a number of longitudinal and transverse partitions, and bottom pieces. The outer
frame is preferably made from two side pieces A whose ends A' are turned over at
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page_text: right angles and rivetted together as shewn at as thus forming a frame having two
sides A and two ends A¹. But if desired the frame could be made from one piece
of metal bent to a four sided shape, the ends being brought together and secured
by rivets or other suitable means. Each of the sides A and ends A¹ is furnished
at top and bottom with a number of equidistant vertical cuts or slits a and a¹
respectively. The longitudinal partitions B are furnished at top and bottom with
vertical cuts or slits 6 corresponding to the cuts or slits a on the sides A of the
outer frame, and at all four corners with tongue pieces 61 (see Figure 4) which are
made so as to fit into the cuts or slits a' in the ends A' of the outer frame. The
transverse partitions or strips C are each provided with vertical cuts or slits c on
one edge only and with a tongue piece c¹ at each end of the other edge, as shewn
in Figure 3.
The divisional trays are made in the following manner-The transverse partitions
or strips C are fixed in position in the top and bottom of the longitudinal
partitions B, by engaging the cuts or slits c of the former in the cuts or slits. b of
the latter. The tongue pieces c¹ and 6' of the skeleton tray so made are then fixed
in the vertical cuts or slits a and a¹ in the side A and ends A' respectively of the
outer frame; the tongue pieces projecting outside the frame are then knocked over
by a hammer or other tool until they lie flat on the sides and ends of the outer
frame. The bottom of the tray is formed by the bottom pieces D, one of which
is shewn in Figure 5, which have their ends d turned up at right angles and by
which ends d they are rivetted at d¹ to the sides A of the outer frame, one end
piece D being placed midway between every two transverse partitions or strips C
and between the last partition or strip C and the ends A' of the outer frame (see
Figure 1).
The vertical cuts or slits in the several pieces are made slightly more than half
the width of the transverse partitions or strips C so that when the parts are fitted
together they may be prevented from becoming accidentally separated, by knocking
down the metal of the adjacent parts.
I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to the number of
longitudinal or transverse partitions which I may use in the construction of my
divisional trays. All the parts are preferably made of wrought iron or steel and
galvanized or tinned after construction.
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 that what I
claim is-
an
1. A divisional tray for containing bottles for soaking and storing consisting of
outer frame having vertical cuts or slits at top and bottom, a number of
longitudinal partitions having vertical cuts at top and bottom and a tongue piece
at each of its four corners, a number of transverse partitions or strips having
vertical cuts or slits on one edge only and a tongue piece at each end of the other
edge, the transverse partitions or strips being secured to the top and bottom of the
longitudinal partitions by engaging the vertical cuts or slits therein and the
partitions being secured to the outer frame by the tongues thereon engaging in
the slits therein, the bottom of the tray being formed of pieces rivetted to the
sides of the outer frame substantially as described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
2. A. divisional tray for containing bottles for soaking and storing consisting of
an outer frame, longitudinal and transverse partitions and bottom pieces the parts
being constructed and fitted together substantially in the manner herein described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
F. W. GOLBY,
36 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agent for the Applicant.