Year: 1899

page_text: I, MAX BÖTTGER, of Tauentzienstrasse 30, Breslau, in the German Empire,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved fastening device for boxes such as
hat boxes, bonnet boxes and the like.
In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 illustrates the fastening device in its
closed position and applied to a round box, and Figure 2 shows the fastener in
its open or free position and applied to a square box.
Upon the lid of the box a a wire or rod is mounted in such a manner that
it is capable of rotary motion. Both ends of the rod are bent downwards to form
arms which embrace the upper part of the body of the box and the extreme ends
of these arms are again bent to form the hooks which are capable of engaging
with the eyes or ferrules e.
By turning the rod in one direction or the other the hooks are either passed
within the ferrules e so as to fasten the lid upon the box as shown in Figure 1, or
are withdrawn from the ferrules so that the lid may be removed, as represented
in Figure 2.
A handle which may be formed by twisting the wire or rod is provided so
that the turning may be easily effected. This handle will lie flat on the top of
the lid when the fastener is closed.
fis a handle which is linked or attached to eyes formed in the rod or wire c.
This handle is attached in such a manner that the weight of the box tends to
maintain the fastener in its closed position and thus prevent accidental opening
during carriage.
The fastener may be secured by a padlock or the like or a cord may be passed
through the end of a hook and be sealed.
I, Max Börtger, of Tauentzienstrasse 30, Breslau, in the German Empire,
Merchant, 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 a new or improved fastening device for hat boxes,
bonnet boxes and the like, made from cardboard or other like material,

page_text: Various modifications of such boxes are represented in perspective views in
Figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 of the accompanying drawings, to which reference is
hereinafter made, and in which Figures 5, 6, and 8 illustrate details.
A rod or wire is mounted upon the lid of the box in such a manner as to be
capable of angular displacement. Both ends of the rod or wire are bent down-
wards to form arms which embrace the upper part of the body of the box, and
the extreme ends of these arms are again bent to form hooks which are capable
of engaging in eyes fixed upon the body of the box.
Figures 1 and 2, shew two similar boxes, one of which is round and the other
square, each provided with the improved fastening device, secured upon the lids b,
on the boxes a a. The wire ć, is twice bent at each end, as already described, so
as to form hooks dd, capable of being engaged with the eyes ee, as shewn by
Figure 1. Loops gg may be formed by twisting the wire c, and may serve as
handles whereby the wire may be moved as required. A carrying handle f, may
be attached to the wire c by the eyes hh, formed by twisting the wire c.
eyes-hh also serve to limit the motion of the wire c, when turned to the open
position, as shewn by Figure 2. The fastener is maintained in its closed posi-
tion by the weight of the box and the manner of attaching the handle f, thus pre-
venting accidental opening of the box while it is carried.
These
The
In the modification of the fastening shewn by Figures 3, 4, 5, and 6, the lid b
is provided with two of the wires c, the hooks dd of which engage with eyes e e,
fixed to the body of the box (Figure 4). These eyes ee, project through perfora-
tions ele in the closed lid, and may be of any suitable construction.
handle may have returned projections which enter openings f¹ f¹, formed in
the box, so that the weight is not carried by-the-lid alone. This arrangement
is shewn in section by Figure 6.
A further modification is shewn by Figures 7 and 8. In this case also the box
is provided with two wires cc, which engage with the eyes ee. The handle g, for
moving the wire is extended over the edge of the box and bent downwards, where
engages with an eye e', when the fastener is closed. The fastener may then be
secured by a cord and sealed, or a padlock may be used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. Fasteners for card-board and similar boxes, constructed arranged and operated
substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying draw-
ings.
2. In fasteners for cardboard and similar boxes of the type set forth, the com-
bination and arrangement of the eyes hh and of the carrying handle f attached
thereto, the eyes being so constructed as to form stops limiting the angular
motion of the wire, substantially as set forth and as illustrated by the accompany-
ing drawings.
3. In fasteners for cardboard and similar boxes of the type set forth, handles f,
for carrying, having their ends returned to engage with openings formed in the
box, substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
4. In fasteners for cardboard and similar boxes, a wire turning handle 9,
extended over the edge of the box and bent downwards so as to engage with an
eye g fixed to the body of the box, substantially as hereinbefore described and
as illustrated by Figure 7 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 11th day of June A D 1900