Improvements in Chests, Boxes and the like, applicable for Tea and other Goods.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Dec., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Sept., 1990-Accepted, 22nd Nov., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Chests, Boxes and the like, applicable for Tea
and other Goods.
We, JOHN CHARLES WILLIAM STANLEY of 5 Dewhurst Road West Kensington
Park Gentleman and LEONARD BUTLER WRIGHTSON of John Street in the City of
London Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of our said invention to be as
follows:-
These improvements refer to chests boxes and the like made of straw board or
equivalent material bound with iron and especially such as are described in the
Specification of our Patent dated 20th June 1888 No. 9022.
We unite the sides by means of angled hoop iron outside at the corners. The
bottom may be united thereto in the manner described in the aforesaid Specification
but by preference by means of angled hoop iron on the outside secured thereto by
rivets. The sides are along the top edges thickened by a strip of straw board
riveted on along the inside and by preference strengthened or protected with a
strip of hoop iron on the inside. The lid has angled hoop iron riveted to it all
round one part of the same fitting down over the sides of the box and capable of
being fixed. thereto by means of screws. These screws may be ordinary wood
screws having countersunk heads and passed through from the outside and screwed
into the side walls of the box which are thickened in this place by the narrow
strip of straw board mentioned above. Or we may use screws with ordinary head
or with outer nut and in such case we cut the holes for the screws through to the
edge of the angled iron to allow for lifting off the lid by merely slightly loosening
the nuts or screws. This form of lid is very strong, and protects the top edges
of the sides also holding the sides well together keeping the wet out and taking
the strain off the screws which fasten the lid. In order to give a better hold to
the screws that enter the straw board we first form the screw thread therein by
means of the wood screws and having removed them temporarily we coat the screw
thread so formed with gum or the like which binds the fibres of the straw board
together and hardens the screw thread.
Chests or boxes made as described may be shipped or otherwise transported in pieces
so as to take up little space and be put together at the place of destination where they
are to be filled with the tea or other goods. And they may be used again after leaving
the retail dealers shop.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Chests, Boxes and the like, applicable for Tea
and other Goods.
We, JOHN CHARLES WILLIAM STANLEY of 5 Dewhurst Road, West Kensington
Park, Gentleman, and LEONARD BUTLER WRIGHTSON of John Street in the City of
London Merchant do hereby declare the nature of the said invention and in what manner
he same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
he following statement :-
These improvements refer to chests boxes and the like made of straw board or
quivalent material bound with iron and especially such as are described in the
Specification of our Patent dated 20th June 1888 No. 9022.

page_text: In the accompanying drawings
Figure 1 is a vertical section through a box constructed according to our
invention and
Figures 2 and 3 are sections through part of one shewing a modified arrangement
of a lid.
We unite the sides A by means of angled hoop iron D₁ outside at the corners.
The bottom D may be united thereto in the manner described in the aforesaid
Specification or as here shewn in Figure 1 in the ordinary manner by means of
angled hoop iron D' on the outside secured thereto by rivets D³. The sides A are
along the top edges thickened by a strip of straw board A' riveted on along the
inside and by preference strengthened or protected with a strip A³ of hoop iron on
the inside as shewn in Figures 1 and 3 or without it as shown in Figure 2. The
lid E has angled hoop iron E' riveted to it all round by rivets E³, one part of the
same fitting down over the sides of the box and capable of being fixed thereto by
means of screws. These screws may be ordinary wood screws F Figure 1 having
countersunk heads, and passed through from the outside and screwed into the side
walls of the box, which are thickened in this place by the narrow strip A¹ of
straw board mentioned above. Or we may as shewn in Figure 2 use screws F
with ordinary head screwed in from the outside or with outer nut (Figure 3) and
in such cases we cut the holes for the screws through to the edge of the angled
iron as shown at Ex to allow for lifting off the lid by merely slightly loosening
the nuts or screws. This form of lid is very strong, and protects the top edges
of the sides and also holds the sides well together keeping the wet out and taking
the strain off the screws which fasten the lid. In order to give a better hold to
the screws that enter the straw board' we first form the screw thread therein
by means of the wood screws, and having removed them temporarily, we coat the
screw thread so formed with gum or the like which binds the fibres of the
straw board together and hardens the screw thread. Figure 4 represents a further
modification in which bolt or screw F only goes through the side A and the
strip A' which is nailed onto said side has a recess cut or stamped to take the head
of the screw and prevent it from turning.
Chests or boxes made as described may be shipped or otherwise transported in pieces
so as to take up little space and be put together at the place of destination where they
are to be filled with the tea or other goods. And they may be used again after leaving
the retail dealer's shop.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
First. A box made of straw board or the like held together by angled hoop iron and
having its top edges strengthened with a thickness of straw board or the like and
provided with a lid with angular metallic strips fitting over the sides of the box
and capable of being secured thereto by screws entering the thickened sides of the
box laterally substantially as set forth.
Second. The constructions of box shown in the drawing.
Dated this and dos of Santamba- 1800
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.