An Improvement in Sheet Metal Boxes.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd July, 1897
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41th Mov 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Sheet Metal Boxes.
We, Tiro LIVIO CARBONE, Engineer, of No. 343, Calle Sarandi, Monte Video,
Republic of Uruguay, and EDWARD COOPER, Merchant, of No. 53, Calle Zabala,
Monte Video, Republic of Uruguay, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to the construction of sheet metal boxes, such as are
employed for holding matches, lozenges or other small articles, by stamping one
piece of metal to form the body of the box and another piece to form the lid,
closing in the sides and ends of the box, and attaching the lid in such a manner
that the attachment operates as a spring hinge. The accompanying drawings
illustrate the construction of a box according to this invention.
Figure 1 is a plan of the piece of sheet which forms the body of the box.
Figure 2 is a plan of the lid looking at its underside.
Figure 3 is a plan and Figure 4 is a front view of the completed box with the
lid closed.
Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Figure 3 shewing the lid open.
Figure 6 is a side view shewing the lid closed.
Figure 7 is a perspective of the box open.
Referring to Figure 1 the front A and the two sides CC are bent up along
the dotted lines so as to stand at right angles to the middle part or bottom, also
the two wings c¹c of the sides are bent inwards along the dotted lines so as to be
parallel to the bottom, the back part B beyond the dotted line has part b bent
in semicircular form beyond that a flat part 61 parallel to the bottom and beyond
that a groove b³, the parts bb being overlapped by the side wings c¹¹. The
ends a a and cc of the parts A and C are so rounded that when these are bent
up to meet, the ends of somewhat overlap the ends cc and the corners formed
by them are not sharp but rounded, and in like manner the other ends of CC
The lid L Figure 2
which slightly overlap the ends of B form rounded corners.
is somewhat dished so as to present a lip all round. It has at its back margin
on each side a tongue separated by a notch from the side.
applied to the body of the box the dished marginal part / lies in the groove 63 of
the back, its tongues being engaged under the overlapping parts c¹ c of the
sides, so that these parts operate as a double acting spring hinge causing the lid
to stand closed or open, so that it requires some effort to overcome the elasticity
of the parts in order to displace the lid from either of those positions.
When the lid is
The lid, sides and ends may obviously be stamped with any suitable patterns,
and for a match box, the front, as shewn in Figure 4 may be serrated to adapt
it for striking a match.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Sheet Metal Boxes.
We, TITO LIVIO CARBONE, Engineer, of No. 343, Calle Sarandi, Monte Video,
Republic of Uruguay, and EDWARD COOPER, Merchant, of No. 53, Calle Zabala,
Monte Video, Republic of Uruguay, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion, 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 the construction of sheet metal boxes, such as are
employed for holding matches, lozenges or other small articles, by stamping one
piece of metal to form the body of the box and another piece to form the lid,
closing in the sides and ends of the box, and attaching the lid in such a manner
that the attachment operates as a spring hinge. The drawings accompanying
our Provisional Specification illustrate the construction of a box according to
this invention..
Figure 1 is a plan of the piece of sheet which forms the body of the box.
Figure 2 is a plan of the lid looking at its underside.
Figure 3 is a plan and Figure 4 is a front view of the completed box with the
lid closed.
Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Figure 3 shewing the lid open.
Figure 6 is a side view shewing the lid closed.
Figure 7 is a perspective of the box open.
Referring to Figure 1 the front A. and the two sides CC are bent up along
the dotted lines so as to stand at right angles to the middle part or bottom, also
the two wings c¹c of the sides are bent inwards along the dotted lines so as to be
parallel to the bottom, the back part B beyond the dotted line has part 6 bent
in semicircular form beyond that a flat part b¹ parallel to the bottom and beyond
that a groove 63, the parts bb being overlapped by the side wings c¹¹. The
ends a a and cc of the parts A and C are so rounded that when these are bent
up to meet, the ends of somewhat overlap the ends cc and the corners formed
by them are not sharp but rounded, and in like manner the other ends c² c² of CC
which slightly overlap the ends of B form rounded corners. The lid L Figure 2
is somewhat dished so as to present a lip all round. It has at its back margin
on each side a tongue separated by a notch from the side. When the lid is
applied to the body of the box the dished marginal part lies in the groove
the back, its tongues being engaged under the overlapping parts el c¹ of the
sides, so that these parts operate as a double acting spring hinge causing the lid
to stand closed or open, so that it requires some effort to overcome the elasticity
of the parts in order to displace the lid from either of those positions.
of
The lid, sides and ends may obviously be stamped with any suitable patterns,
and for a match box, the front, as shewn in Figure 4 may be serrated to adapt
it for striking a match.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
A sheet metal box consisting of two pieces, one piece having sides and ends
bent up from the bottom to form the body of the box and another piece forming
the lid, connected to the body by its curved rear edge lying in a groove formed in

page_text: the front margin of the back and its two tongues being engaged between this groove
and the overlapping wings of the sides, substantially as described.
Dated this 22nd day of March 1898.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicants.