Improvements in the Construction of Boxes or Cases.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 14th June, 1894-Accepted, 14th July, 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Boxes or Cases.
I, ROBERT HALL, of 3 Union Square, Bury, in the County of Lancaster,
Joiner, 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 the construction of boxes such as are employed for
conveying bottles, jars, and the like, the interior of said boxes being preferably
divided into a greater or less number of compartments or spaces.
The object of this invention is to dispense with the hoop iron bands that are
necessary for the purpose of holding or retaining the ends of the boards in boxes
of the ordinary construction, said hoop iron bands causing trouble in transit in
consequence of the inequalities occasioned thereby, being a hindrance in the boxes
being packed, and also when drawn off one from the other.
I attain this object by the means hereinafter described and as shown in the
accompanying sheet of drawings in which Fig. 1 is an end view of a box constructed
according to my invention, Fig. 2 is a side view; Fig. 3 is a plan, and Fig. 4 is a
longitudinal section of the same.
In these views similar letters refer to similar parts.
In this invention I construct a box as a, by halving the ends of the boards
forming the sides and ends of said box as at b. The sides and ends of the box are
held firmly together by tie rods c which I pass through said box from end to end
and from side to side, and rivet the ends of said rods on metal washers d which are
countersunk and let into the wood so as to be flush with the outer surfaces of the
sides and ends of the box a. By these means the side and end joints are drawn
tightly together, but the boards are prevented being drawn away inwards.
In a modification of my invention I make the tie rods c of a U form and insert
the bow of the U in a groove so as to be flush with the outer surface of the box,
and rivet the free ends of the rods in the manner herein before described.
When lids or covers are required for the boxes herein before described, I form
said covers as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 so that they may be separate from the
boxes but may be readily secured to, or removed therefrom. To effect this I place
battens around near the edges of the underside of said cover so as to fit within
the box; I attach battens to the upper side of the cover, and place a grooved
batten g across the centre of the cover and flush with the battens f; I attach
chains and to the inside of the back and front of the box. In order to secure
the lid to the box, the free ends of the aforesaid chains are passed through the
holes i formed near the front and also near the back of the lid which is placed on
the box in the position shown in Fig. 4; the ends of the chains h and h¹ are then
pulled together and are secured by a cord as m, Fig. 3; said cord may be waxed to
prevent tampering.
The chains lie in the groove of the batten g and by these means are protected
from injury.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
1st. Boxes or cases constructed with the ends of the boxes halved as at b, in
combination with rods passing through from end to end and from side to side, with
the ends of said rods rivetted in countersunk metal washers so as to be flush

page_text: with the outer surfaces, in the manner and for the purpose substantially as herein
before described.
2nd. In boxes or cases that have lids, the use of chains for securing said lids,
in combination with a grooved batten for protecting the chains in the manner and
for the purpose substantially as herein before described.
Dated this 13th day of June 1894.
THOMAS PRESCOTT,
53, Arcade Chambers, St. Mary's Gate, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicant.