An Improved Composite Material for Boxes and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd May, 1895-Accepted, 10th Aug., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Composite Material for Boxes and the like.
I, HEINRICH WOLLHEIM, of Villa Simmig, No. 344 Wilhelmstrasse, Loschwitz
Dresden, Germany, Gentleman, 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:—
Small receptacles for business household or personal use, such as boxes, tubes
cases etc., are generally made of card board, sometimes of wood, less frequently of
other materials, such as sheet metal, celluloid, etc.
This invention is as follows. The receptacles are made of card-board straw-board
or similar material which has been combined with a veneer of wood covered with a
thin layer of paper, fabric, or other similar material, on that side which is to be
attached to the card board. The veneer thus covered with paper or similar material
is united to the card board by means of paste, glue or other adhesive material.
the receptacle is to be especially strong, the card board is lined on both sides with
the before mentioned veneer of wood.
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In order that my invention may be the better understood I will now proceed to
describe the same, reference being had to the drawings hereunto annexed, and to
the letters and figures marked thereon.
Figure 1 shows a cross section of card board covered, in the manner described, on
one side.
Figure 1 shows a cross section of card board, covered in the manner described,
on both sides.
Figure 2 is an elevation of, and Figure 3 shows a cross section, through, a sliding
box, such as used for matches.
Figure 4 is an elevation of, and Figure 5 shows a cross section through, a cigar
case.
Figure 6 is an elevation of, and Figure 7 shows a cross section through a round
box.
In all figures a is the card board, 6 the veneer of wood and c the paper, fabric, or
similar material on the inner side of the veneer.
The layer of paper fabric or similar material on the veneer of wood has the
advantage that it permits of the use of very thin veneer. Only the use of very
thin veneer is practicable, because it easily adapts itself to the shape of the
receptacle, and is sufficiently flexible to permit of the various operations usual in
the manufacture of card board receptacles, such as embossing, pressing, bending,
stamping etc., without difficulty. Further, without the layer of paper fabric or
similar material the fibres of the thin veneer of wood will not be sufficiently
tenacious and therefore the veneer would crack. The layer of paper fabric or
similar material has also the advantage that the adhesive material used for uniting
the veneer with the card-board is prevented from permeating the veneer, and thus
detracting from the appearance of the receptacle.
Receptacles of card board veneered with wood, made as described, preserve their
shape better than those made only of card board, or of card-board covered with
paper or fabric. They are more durable and tenacious and thus retain their neat
appearance, they also better protect the articles therein against dust, moisture,
and other damage. They are smoother and are therefore easily removed from the
coat pocket (in the case of receptacles for personal use, such as cigar cases) without
carrying with them other light objects, such as papers, &c. In their manufacture
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page_text: the use of card-board of low quality is rendered possible, because the veneer of wood
strengthens it.
Receptacles of card board veneered with wood are lighter and considerably more
elastic than those made of wood, and they are more comfortable than the latter,
because, if for personal use, they adapt themselves better to contour and movements
of the body. The veneer on such receptacles does not easily become cracked
because its tenacity is sufficient to resist the movements of the card board fibres
under the influence of heat and moisture.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
Receptacles for business, household or personal use, manufactured of card-board
straw-board or similar material combined with a veneer of wood, which is covered
on the side adjacent to the card-board with a layer of thin paper, fabric or similar
material, substantially as described.
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FELL & WILDING,
Agents for the Applicant,