Improvements in Folding Boxes of Cardboard and other Material.
Year: 1897

page_text: .Date of Application, 24th Mar., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Folding Boxes of Cardboard and other Material.
We, JOSEPH ALBERT HOVELL and SAMUEL WIMMELBACHER, both of 21 and
23, Lambs Conduct Street, in the County of London, Manufacturing Confec-
tioners, and Box Makers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
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Our invention relates to an improved construction of folding boxes of card-
board and other material whereby the sides of the box and lid are all perfectly
jointed together with flexible joints so arranged that the box can be folded
together quite flat when not in use.
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For this purpose we construct a rectangular box, the back and front and two
sides of which are connected to the bottom by folding joints, while the back and
front are connected to the sides by means of triangular jointing pieces that lie
flat against the upper corners of the sides when the box is opened out, but
which fold down away from such corners when, the box is folded flat. The
cover is jointed to the back of the box and fits with side pieces over the top of
the latter when opened out, the said side pieces being also connected by folding
joints, so that they will fold down flat.
According to another modification, instead of connecting the front and back
of 'the box to the 'sides by folding triangular jointing pieces as described, we
connect them directly to the sides by a flexible joint, and we form the sides
with two folding joints extending diagonally from the bottom corners to points
near the middle of the top edge, thus constituting triangular jointing pieces
similar to those first described.
The sides may in this case either consist solely of the jointed parts above
described, or by preference we fix to the outer surface of the middle part a
rectangular piece forming the side proper.
In all the above arrangements the lid may either be jointed to the box, or it
may be separate therefrom if desired.
Improvements in Folding Boxes of Cardboard and other Material.
JOSEPH ALBERT HOVELL and SAMUEL WIMMELBACHER, both of 21 and
23, Lambs Conduit Street, in the County of London, Manufacturing Confec-
tioners and Box Makers; do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
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page_text: manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement: —
For this purpose we construct a rectangular box the back and front and two
sides of which are connected to the bottom by folding joints, (A) while the
back and front are connected to the sides by means of triangular jointing
pieces (B) connected by similar joints A and which lie flat against the upper
corners of the sides when the box is opened out, but which fold down away
from such corners when the box is folded flat, the cover is jointed to the back
of the box and fits with side (C) pieces over the top of the latter when opened
out, the said pieces being connected by the folding joints A so that they will
fold down flat.
According to another modification instead of connecting the front and back
of the box to the sides by folding triangular jointing pieces as described we
connect them directly to the sides by a flexible joint and we form the sides
with two folding joints extending diagonally from the bottom corners to points
near the middle of the top edge thus constituting triangular jointing pieces
similar to those first described. The sides may in this case either consists solely
of the jointed parts above described or by preference we fix to the outer-surface
of the middle part a rectangular (C) piece forming the sides proper.
In all the above arrangements the lid may either be jointed to the box, or may
be separate therefrom if desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said in-
vention and in what manner the same is. to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
An improved construction of folding boxes of card board and other material
whereby the sides of the box and lid are perfectly jointed together with flexible
joints so arranged that the box can be folded together quite flat when not in
use, substantially as described.
Dated this 14th day of December 1897