A Self-closing Box or Receptacle for Bread or other Articles.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 21st June, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 21st Mar., 1894-Accepted, 28th Apr., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Self-closing Box or Receptacle for Bread or other Articles.
I CHARLES CHIDLEY MALLETT of 22 Elder Street Norton Folgate London E.
Traveller do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved box, or receptacle, in which articles that
quickly perish if not kept in closed receptacles, can be stored-such as bread,
cheese et cetera.
My invention is carried into effect by means of an apparatus formed of two
boxes, preferably cylindrical, of different sizes, one partially revolving within the
other, on two pivots.
arrange an opening in the outer box in a suitable position and a corresponding
opening in the inner box-the opening of the inner box being in a line with, or
opposite to, that of the outer box when the apparatus is open.
My apparatus is made self-closing by means of a suitable weight attached to the
inner box which causes it, when the force used to keep it open is released, to
revolve until a projecting piece connected to the base of the opening of the inner
box is brought flush up to the top of the opening of the outer box, when the
apparatus is closed by the opening of the inner box being turned inside, or away,
from the opening of the outer.
The apparatus is fitted with a suitable pedestal for keeping it in position.
The apparatus can be made of any suitable material, such as wood, galvanized
iron, zinc et cetera.
Dated this 20th day of June 1893
A Self-closing Box or Receptacle for Bread or other Articles.
I, CHARLES CHIDLEY MALLETT of 22 Elder Street Norton Folgate London E.
Traveller 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 :-
My invention relates to an improved box bin or receptacle in which articles
which quickly spoil or perish if exposed to the atmosphere such as bread biscuits
cheese &c. can be stored and preserved from deterioration.
My invention is carried into effect by means of an apparatus formed of two
boxes preferably cylindrical of different sizes and made of any suitable material
such as tin zinc electroplate wood &c. the smaller one partially revolving within
the larger on pivots attached to the outer box working in sockets attached to the
outer ends of the inner box generally as shewn by the accompanying drawings on
which
Fig. 1 shews the apparatus closed and Fig. 3 shews it open Fig. 2 shews the
section through line A. B of Fig. 1.
I arrange an opening (a) in the outer box and a corresponding opening (b) in
the inner box the opening in the inner box being in a line with or opposite to that
in the outer box when the apparatus is open.
My apparatus is made self-closing by means of a suitable weight (c) attached to
the inner box which causes it when the force employed to open it released to
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page_text: revolve until a projecting piece or stop (d) connected to the base of its opening is
brought flush up against the top of the opening of the outer box the opening of
the inner box then being turned inside or away from the opening of the outer
box (as in Fig. 2) in such a position that sufficient fresh air circulates around the
contents to prevent their becoming musty or sour.
The apparatus is supported on suitable legs or pedestals one form of which is
shewn on the drawings at f Figs. 1 2 and 3.
It must be understood that the forms or dimensions and the constituent
materials of the different parts of the apparatus may be varied without limit
without altering the principle of it as also the details of construction and of
arrangement of the divers parts.
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. An automatically or self-closing receptacle for preserving the contents from
the deteriorating effects of the atmosphere.
2. The arrangement by means of which the apparatus is closed.
3. The arrangement for allowing sufficient air space when closed to prevent the
contents becoming musty or sour.
Dated this Twentieth day of March 1894.
CHARLES CHIDLEY MALLETT.