Improvements in Boxes for Containing Bottles Filled with Aerated or Mineral Waters.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Oct., 1886.
Complete Left, 18th July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 19th Aug., 1887.
Improvements in Boxes for Containing Bottles Filled with Aerated
or Mineral Waters.
I DAN RYLANDS, of Hope Glass Works and Box Factory, Stairfoot, near
Barnsley in the County of York, Glass Bottle Manufacturer and Van Box
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
BOXES FOR CONTAINING BOTTLES FILLED WITH AERATED OR MINERAL WATERS, to
be as follows:-
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The plan generally in use for distinguishing the varied contents of bottles filled
with aerated or mineral waters is to label the different bottles with the name of the
drinks they contain; and my present invention is to obviate this necessity for labelling
the bottles.
According to my present invention I print, or mark, or label, or brand, or attach
or affix, on the inside, or on the outside, or on both inside or outside of boxes for
containing bottles filled with aerated or mineral waters, the description of the aerated
or mineral waters which the bottles in such boxes contain. Thus on some of the boxes
I print, or mark, or label, or brand, or attach, or affix the word "Lemonade," indicating
that the bottles in such boxes contain Lemonade. On other boxes I print, or mark, or
label, or brand, or attach, or affix the words "Ginger Beer," indicating that the bottles
in such boxes contain Ginger Beer. And thus all the expense and labour of labelling
the bottles are obviated.
Where so preferred a rabbet or groove may be formed on the outside or on the inside
or on both sides of the said boxes, and a small tablet containing the necessary word or
words descriptive of the aerated or mineral waters which the box contains made to fit
such rabbet or groove.
By printing, marking, labelling, or branding the said boxes outside as well as
inside with the name of the beverage or drink which the bottles in such boxes contain,
the bar tenders or waiters can easily see what the description is when the boxes are
placed sideways under the counter or in any other position.
A modification of this would be the fastening, or affixing, or attaching in any suitable
manner of a tablet or ticket (having printed, marked, or impressed on, or otherwise
containing the name of the beverage or drink) to the hand hole, or to any other
suitable part of the box.
1000

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boxes for Containing Bottles Filled with Aerated
or Mineral Waters.
I DAN RYLANDS of Hope Glass Works and Box Factory, Stairfoot near Barnsley
in the County of York Glass Bottle Manufacturer and Van Box Manufacturer 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:
The object of this invention is to obviate the necessity of labelling the bottles with
labels indicating what class or kind of aerated or mineral waters they contain, to
accomplish which I print or mark or brand or attach or affix on the inside or on the
outside or on both inside and outside of boxes for containing bottles filled with aerated
or mineral waters the description of the aerated or mineral waters which the bottles in
such boxes contain.
For instance if a box containing bottles filled with the aerated water known by the
name of "Lemonade," 1 should print, or mark or brand or attach or affix the word
"Lemonade" to the box; or if the box contained bottles filled with "Ginger Beer," I
should in like manner print or mark or brand or attach or affix the words "Ginger
Beer," and so on according to the name of the contents of the bottles which are in the
box; by this means the whole of the expense and labour of having to label the bottles is
saved, while at the same time an easy and effective method is afforded for ascertaining
at a glance the contents of any particular box.
Where preferred a rabbet or groove a as in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 is formed either on the
outside of the box as shown at Fig. 1 (which is a side elevation of a box for containing
bottles filled with aerated or mineral waters), or on the inside as shown at Figs. 2 and 3,
Fig. 2 being a longitudinal elevation of a box and Fig. 3 a plan of part of said box.
A tablet & made of wood or other suitable substance or substances and containing
the necessary word or words descriptive of the aerated or mineral waters which the
bottles in the box contain is made to fit the rabbet or groove a, and when placed on the
outside of the box as shown at Fig. 1 is preferably held up in position by means of a
small hook c and eye d.
Fig. 4 is an end view of a box, which shows the wood or other tablet 6 simply
attached to the hand hole e.
Fig. 5 is an end view of a box branded, printed or marked on the end with the name
of the contents of the bottles in such box.
Fig. 6 is a plan of portion of box showing the name of the contents of the bottles
printed, branded or marked on the top of the sides and ends of the box.
Fig. 7 is a plan of portion of box showing a narrow tablet f secured on the top of
the sides and ends of box by means of screws.

page_text: The tablets as well as the tablets b may be made of wood, zinc, or other suitable
substance or substances, and on all the tablets is printed, marked, impressed, or other-
wise attached the name of the beverage or drink contained in the bottles conveyed in
the boxes to which such tablets are affixed.
It will be well understood that the tablet b attached to the hand hole of the box
shown at Fig. 4 may be similarly attached to the inside or any other suitable part of a
box; and that the printing, marking or branding shown at the end of box (Fig. 5)
and on the top of box (Fig. 6) may be applied to any other suitable part of the
boxes. The tablets b may also be attached to the sides or other suitable parts of
the boxes by screws as well as by the rabbetted groove a, and the rabbetted
groove a may be adapted to the narrow tablets f, or both the narrow tablets fand the
tablets b may be attached to the boxes in any other suitable manner.
The tablets may be permanently fixed to the boxes, or the boxes and tablets may be
so adapted that the tablets may be movable and interchangeable from one box to
another as required when the contents of a box are changed.
By printing, marking, or branding, or attaching or affixing on boxes and cases the
name of the beverage or drink which the bottles in such boxes contain as herein
described the bar tenders or waiters can easily see what the description is when the
boxes are placed sideways under the counter or in any other position.
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. The printing, marking, or branding as herein described and illustrated of
mineral water van boxes and cases with the name or description of the aerated or
mineral waters which the bottles in such boxes and cases contain or are intended to
contain.
2. In combination with mineral water van boxes and cases, the adaptation either
in the manner illustrated in drawings hereto attached or in any suitable way of a
wood or other tablet, printed, marked or impressed with or otherwise bearing the name
of the beverage or drink contained in the bottles which are contained in such boxes
and cases.
3. In mineral water van boxes and cases the combination of the rabbet or groove a
or other equivalent device with a moveable or interchangeable tablet containing the
necessary word or words descriptive of the contents of the bottles which the box or
case contains.