New or Improved Hamper or Receptacle for Bottles containing Acids, Essences, and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Hamper or Receptacle for Bottles containing
Acids, Essences, and the like.
I, MRS. CHARLES DELECROIX, born Henriette Ovelacg, of Forges d'Uzemain,
Departinent of Vosges, France, House-wife, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The inconvenience with hampers employed till now for enclosing bottles for the
transport of acids, essences, varnishes and the like is that they do not efficaciously
protect the bottles from the shock caused by the bumping of the waggons during
the shunting.
The result of this is the destruction of the bottle and the loss of liquid; moreover
the railway and navigation companies impose high rates on account of the consequent
indemnities and the deterioration of their materials.
Besides these accidents which happen during the transport, these hamper bottles
are liable to breakage at the manufactory and warehouse the result of which is the
exposure of the workmen to personal injuries and the consequent suspension from
work at the expense of the employers.
The hamper which forms the subject of the present invention is constructed so as
to absolutely avoid these serious inconveniences.
Its principal features are: its great resistance its solidity and long duration and the
cheapness of its manufacture.
It is composed of:
1. The upper hoop, 2 the lower hoop, 3 the bottom and 4 the body..
The upper hoop is formed of a round piece of iron upon which before being
soldered two small tubes are fixed to serve as handles.
The lower hoop is also made of a round bar of iron curved and soldered but with-
It is composed of
out any accessories. Upon this hoop the bottom is hooked.
several iron rods joined at their middle by a metallic band and whose extremities
are twisted round the lower hoop at equal intervals.
The body of the hamper is composed of a metal sheet in soft steel in which
openings are made, to form lozenges and known as expanded metal.
When the desired dimensions have been given to the sheet, the extremities of the
upper and lower meshes are detached to be afterwards bent, and to prepare them for
being fastened to the hoops.
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Afterwards the cylindrical form is given to the sheet and the lower hoop is fastened
to it by closing the hooks. When the lower hoop is attached the sides of the sheet
are hooked after which, each row of meshes is progressively widened to give the
hamper a suitable regular convex shape. The hamper is completed by hooking the
top hoop in the same way as the bottom one leaving an opening to fix the two tubes
which serve as handles.

page_text: The hamper rests upon a flat-iron hoop placed edgeways and joined to the lower
hoop by means of metallic bands.
L. DUVINAGE,
Agent for Applicant.
New or Improved Hamper or Receptacle for Bottles containing
Acids, Essences, and the like.
I, MADAME CHARLES DELECROIX, of Forges d'Uzemain, Department of Vosges,
France, Gentlewoman, 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:-
The defects of the baskets employed up to the present day for protecting stone-
ware carboys or bottles intended for the transport of acids, essences, varnishes, and
the like, are that they do not effectually protect the said carboys or bottles against
the shocks due to cannoning together during the manipulation of the waggons
during the course of the journey.
The result of this fact is the loss of the carboy and of the liquid, besides, the rail-
way and steam ship companies by reason of this fact fix the price of transport at a
high rate, on account of the indemnities which follow, and also on account of the
deterioration which is caused to their material.
Besides these accidents in the course of the journey, the manipulation at the works
where the liquid is produced, and at the consumers, is productive of other accidents,
which sometimes do not limit themselves to the destruction of materials, but occasion
wounds, and burns, causing stoppages of work very injurious to those interested.
The basket which forms the subject of the present application for letters patent, is
so constructed as to absolutely avoid these serious drawbacks. It is characterized by
its special lightness, its great power of resistance, its strength which is capable of
withstanding all trials, its lasting powers, and by its cheapness of manufacture.
It is composed of:
1. The upper circle or ring A. 2. The lower circle or ring B. 3. The bottom.
4. The body.
The upper circle or ring A is formed of a piece of round iron upon which before
welding two small tubes a intended to serve as handles have been passed.
The lower circle or ring B is also composed of a length of round iron, formed into
a ring and welded without any accessory.
Upon this circle or ring is hooked the bottom C. This latter is composed of several
rods or radial pieces of iron C (eight in the drawing) connected at their centres by a
metallic clip piece C¹ and the extremities of which are turned round on the lower ring
at equal intervals apart.
The body D of the basket consists of a sheet of metal preferably soft steel, which
has had lozenge shaped portions cut out as shown in the drawing.
After having
formed the sheet to the desired size the ends of the upper and lower meshes are cut,
and afterwards turned over and prepared to hook upon the circles or rings. The
sheet has then a cylindrical form imparted to it and it is attached to the lower circle
or ring by closing the hooks prepared. When the lower circle or ring is attached
the sides of the sheet are next hooked together and after the union, each row of
meshes are progressively enlarged or distended horizontally so as to impart to the
basket the regular convescity indicated on the drawings. The basket is completed
by hooking on the upper circle or ring, in a similar manner to that mentioned with

page_text: respect to the lower one, reserving, however, au opening for fixing each of the two
tubes forming the handles.
The basket rests upon a circle or ring E of flat iron placed horizontally and con-
nected to the lower circle or ring by metal clips or ties F.
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. A new basket for carboys or receptacles for acids, essences, etc., characterized by
a spread metal body, the meshes of which are progressively enlarged in rows to ob-
tain the desired shape and which is hooked at the top and bottom to a circle or ring
of iron and by a bottom composed of metal rods connected at their centre and the
ends of which are hooked on the lower circle or ring at equal intervals.
2. In a basket for carboys or receptacles for acids, essences, etc., such as claimed in
the first claim, the arrangement upon the upper circle or ring of little tubes serving
as handles and maintained in position by the hooks of the body of the basket.
3. In a basket for carboys or receptacles for acids, essences, etc., such as claimed in
the first claim, the arrangement for a circle or ring of flat iron placed horizontally,
upon which rests the basket, and connected to the lower circle or ring of this
latter.
Dated this 4th day of Anant 1800
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, London, W., Agent for the Applicant.