An Improved Box or Case for Holding Needles, Pins, Haberdashery and similar Articles.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Dec., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 28th Aug., 1900-Accepted, 24th Nov., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Box or Case for Holding Needles, Pins, Haberdashery
and similar Articles.
RICHARD WHEATLEY, Jun., 30, Hockley Street, Birmingham, Fancy Leather
Goods Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The nature of my invention is such that several trays or boxes for holding goods
forming one complete article can be so fixed together one above the other that
each upper box or tray forms the lid or cover for the lower one and any one
particular tray can be opened without opening the whole. To effect this pur-
pose I take as many trays or boxes as required but for a simple example say two
both of equal size preferably long & narrow through these boxes when placed
directly one above the other I fix a vertical pivot which is held in position with
blocks secured to each box or tray. In this way the upper box forms the lid of
the lower one when both are in same position. But the upper one can be pulled
round sideways forming a cross with the lower one which will expose to view
the lower tray or box in this way any number of boxes can be held together by
one pivot and each upper one forms the lid of the lower one.
December 5th 1899
RICHARD WHEATLEY, Jun.,
Fancy Leather Goods Manufacturer, 30, Hockley Street, Birmingham.
An Improved Box or Case for Holding Needles, Pins, Haberdashery
and similar Articles.
RICHARD WHEATLEY, Jun., 30, Hockley Street and 93, Spencer Street, Bir-
mingham, Fancy Leather Goods Manufacturer, 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 nature of my invention is such that several trays or boxes for holding
goods forming one complete article can be so fixed together one above the other
that each upper box or tray forms the lid for the lower one and any particular
tray can be opened without opening the whole.
To effect this purpose I take as many boxes or trays as required for example
say two both of equal size preferably long and narrow through the center of
these boxes when placed directly one above the other I fix a vertical pivot being
held in position with blocks secured to each box or tray. Another way of effecting
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page_text: the same purpose is to fix to the bottom of the upper box and to the top of the
lower box a piece of thin metal having in the center of each a round hole through
these holes I fix an ordinary metal eyelet which allows the upper one to revolve
upon the lower.
In either of the forgoing methods the upper box forms the lid of. the lower
one when both are in the same position. But the upper one can be pulled round
sideways forming a cross with the lower one which will expose to view the lower
box or tray so that any number of boxes can be held together one above the other
and cach upper one forms the lid of the lower one the top box or tray being
covered by an ordinary lid, accompanying drawings will better explain."
Fig. 1 represents 2 trays or boxes in perspective.
A, A, being the trays or boxes.
B, being the block holding vertical pivot in position.
C, being the vertical pivot.
1), D, being ordinary lids for top box or tray.
Fig. 2, is plan of Fig. 1 showing A, box or tray B block and C vertical pivot.
Fig. 3, is Fig. 1 opened crossway showing all trays opened for exposing goods
contained therein, B block, and C vertical pivot.
Fig. 4 is section of Fig. 1 showing A, A, trays, B block, and C vertical pivot.
Fig. 5, represents plan of thin metal strips placed crossway, E metal strip,
F hole and metal eyelet.
Fig. 6, is section of Fig. 5 when the two metal strips are placed in same
position, E metal strip F hole and eyelet.
Fig. 7, is section of Fig. 1 showing attachment with eyelet instead of pivot.
A, A, being boxes or trays.
B, being blocks.
E, being metal strips.
F, being metal eyelet.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is: -
That I construct a box or case which will at once expose all the articles con-
tained in its several trays revolving on a central axis and each upper box forms
the lid of each lower box.
Dated this Twenty seventh day of August 1900.
Twenty seventh day of August 1900.
RICHARD WHEATLEY, Jun.,
Fancy Leather Goods Manufacturer,
30, Hockley Street, and 93, Spencer Street, Birmingham.