Improved Construction of Box.
Year: 1897

page_text: We, JOHN TREVITHICK HARVEY, of 1s, Victoria Road, Surbiton, Surrey, Fish
Buyer, and WILLIAM KEMBER, of 57, Goswell Road, London, Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A box according to this invention may be made of any suitable material, the
invention having special reference to the mode of securing the lid or cover to the
body. According to this invention the body of the box near the top is made with
or has attached to it grooved projections, and similar projections are formed on the
edge of the cover, a spring clip of any suitable material is provided to be slipped
over the projections thereby securing the cover to the body.
Dated this 10th day of September 1897.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
Agent for Applicants.
Improved Construction of Box.
We, JOHN TREVITHICK HARVEY, now of Penzance, Cornwall, formerly of Surbiton,
Surrey, Fish Buyer, and WILLIAM KEMBER, of 57, Goswell Road, London,
Engineer, 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 refers to an improved construction of box or case as hereafter
described, which is or may be employed for containing any desired article or
substance, and is particularly applicable for holding alimentary substances or
compounds, in that its construction allows it to be conveniently manufactured of
glass, glazed earthen ware or other like material, while the said box is readily.
closed by the means provided, so that it is air tight or is when so closed practically
hermetically sealed, the invention having special reference to the mode of securing
the lid or cover to the body.
Our invention will be readily understood by describing same with reference to
the accompanying drawings, whereon Fig. 1, shews a side elevation an example of
construction of our improved box, with the lid closed and secured, Figure 2, is a
sectional end elevation, and Fig. 3, is a half plan view of same.
Similar letters of reference refer to like parts in all the figures of the
drawings.
A, is the body of the box or case, formned or moulded of glass or other suitable
material, the upper edge being made with a rebate, produced, say by the rising

page_text: edge or bead A, and such edge or bead is continuous around the box edge. At
opposite side of the box we form projecting parts B, B, the lower surfaces B,-
Fig. 2-being inclined, while the lower edges B,-Fig 1,-of such surfaces are
inclined also in the opposite plane that is the surface of the projections Fig. 1, are
somewhat wedge shaped. The lid C, is formed of any suitable shape with an edge
to fit exteriorally around the bead A, of the box, a ring of packing material D,
such for example asbestos being provided between the lid C, and the box A on
each side of the lid C there are projecting parts C'C' which come opposite to the
like parts B, B, on the box, but having the sloping surfaces and edges inclined in
opposite directions to those of the parts B, B, of the box. When the lid is to be
secured upon the body of the box and has been placed in position, a metal or
other clip or shoe F', having bent over edges F1, F1, of somewhat wedge form is
passed over the projecting parts B, B, and C C₁ of the box and lid respectively
and so that by forcing the clips on to same the box and the lid are drawn and
forced together and held, the packing being thereby compressed.
Although such clamping devices are shewn, one upon each side of the box,
yet it is obvious a greater number may be employed, according to the
purposes of the uses to which the boxes may be put, and according to the size of
the box.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
In adjusting and securing the lids to the bodies of boxes, the combination with
a body having a rebated edge, formed by an upwardly projecting bead thereon
and lateral projections with inclined edges on the box, of a lid to fit the rebated
box edge, lateral projections with obviously inclined edges on the lid opposite to the
lateral projections on the box, and metal or other clips or shoes of wedge formation
to draw and hold the projections together when forced over same, substantially as
described.
Dated this 9th day of June 1898
FREDERIC PRINCE,
37, Cursitor Street, Chancery Lane, Agent for Applicants.