Year: 1888

page_text: I, WILLIAM NOAKES of 142 Spa Road Bermondsey, in the County of Surrey,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
I form a rectangular tea chest with four sides, top and bottom of sheet iron conted
with lead. Through the top of the chest I form a large circular opening which I
close with a circular lid. The lid 1 form with a flange around it to rest on the top of
the chest all around the opening whilst the remainder of the lid is dished or sunk
inwards. I secure the lid by means of screws screwed into the top of the chest at
distances apart all around the opening-the heads of the screws I make to overlap
the edge of the lid flange and in order also that the heads of the screws may project
well over the edge of this flange I make semicircular recesses in the edge of the
Hange wherever the screws come.
The whole of the top of the chest may be dished inwards so that the screw heads
may not project above the top of the sides.
handle turning downwards on a joint may also be fixed to the top of the lid sọ,
that when the holding down screws have been unscrewed the lid may readily be raised,
and taken off.
By placing paper or like substance between the top of the chest and the flange of
the lid a perfectly air tight joint may be obtained when the lid is held down by the
screws.

page_text: 1, WILLIAM NOAKES of 142 Spa Road, Bermondsey, in the County of Surrey,
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 :—
I form a rectangular tea chest with four sides, top and bottom of sheet iron coated!
with lead. Through the top of the chest I form a large circular opening which I
close with a circular lid. The lid I form with a flange around it to rest on the top
of the chest all around the opening whilst the remainder of the lid is dished or sunk
inwards. I secure the lid by means of screws screwed into the top of the chest at
distances apart all around the opening-the heads of the scrows I make to overlap the 1
edge of the lid flange and in order also that the heads of the screws may project well
over the edge of this flange I make semicircular recesses in the edge of the flange
wherever the screws come.
The whole of the top of the chest may be dished inwards so that the screw heads
may not project above the top of the sides.
A handle turning downwards on a joint may also be fixed to the top of the lid so
that when the holding down screws have been unscrewed the lid may readily be raised
and taken off.
By placing paper or like substance between the top of the chest and the flange of
the lid a perfectly air tight joint may be obtained when the lid is hold down by the
screws.
In order that my said invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect I will proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed.
Figure 1 is a. plan and Figure 2 is a vertical section of a tea chest constructed in
accordance with my invention. Figure 3 is a section on the line 1-1-Figure 1.
a a is a cubical box of lead coated iron. 6 is the cover, it is stamped to the form
shown in order to stiffen it and that it may fit into the circular opening at the top of
the box. The cover may be provided with a handle .cc are screws; they screw
into metal nuts a¹ a² which are soldered to the top of the box. The heads of the
screws when in place overlap the edge or flange of the cover. If desired the top of

page_text: the box may be stamped and somewhat dished or sunk in the same way as the
cover so that the heads of the screws may not project but usually this will not be
required.
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 :-
1. A tea chest and cover and fastenings for the same substantially as described.
2. The combination of the parts a. a¹. b and c as herein set forth.