Boxes or Receptacles for Various Articles.
Year: 1885

page_text: Boxes or Receptacles for Various Articles.
I WALTER ROBERT JOHNSTON of Sherbrooke in the Province of Quebec and'
Dominion of Canada Land Surveyor do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN "COMBINED BELT BUCKLE DRINKING CUPS AND BOXES OR
RECEPTACLES FOR VARIOUS ARTICLES" to be as follows:-
.
My invention consists principally of a belt buckle and drinking cup combined,
and of the combination therewith of a removable interior box or receptacle
adapted for holding various tools or implements such as comb, compass, needles,:
scissors, or artists supplies so that the same may be conveniently carried upon the
belt and the belt buckle at the same time serve as a drinking cup the whole
making a very compact device convenient for the army and tourists.
.
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The hasp portion of the buckle is made hollow with a tight bottom to constitute
at the same time a drinking cup and it is made of sheet metal. To the back of
this hasp portion or cup is secured a loop to receive one end of a leather belt and
it is also formed with a hook to receive the plate at the other end of the belt..
Within the hollow liasp or cup is placed an inner box or receptacle. This is made
also of metal and of a size to accurately fit within the hollow hasp or cup and in
one side of the inner box is formed an opening which is closed by the door.
the top the box is formed with the flange to overlap the upper edges of the hollow
hasp or cup to prevent entrance of water and dust to the hollow hasp and to
ensure a perfectly water tight joint between the outer cup and inner box when the
latter is in place in the cup. I provide the hollow hasp or cup at its upper edge
with a rubber strip or packing that fits in the angle formed by the flange and the
body of the cup and thus excludes all possible entrance of water or dust. The top
of the inner receptacle or box is provided with the rings to facilitate the removal
of the inner from the outer box or cup and I design the outer cup when the inner
box is removed and the belt removed from the person to be used as a drinking cup
and I design the inner box for holding the paints or colors of an artist, or tools or.
implements such as comb compass, scissors, needles, thread awl knife &c adapting
the belt for soldiers artists and travelers use.
The cup and tool box or receptacle may be made very light and of various sizes
and they may be japanned, nickel plated or finished in any desired manner and
forming a part of the belt, it is not only very convenient but cheap and practical.
Dated this 04th d... TL 1002

page_text: Combined Belt Buckle Drinking Cups and Boxes or Receptacles
for Various Articles.
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I, WALTER ROBERT JOHNSTON of Sherbrooke in the Province of Quebec and
Dominion of Canada Land Surveyor, 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 object of my Invention is to provide for soldiers' and travellers' use a novel
belt buckle; wherein the main frame of the buckle constitutes a drinking cup in
which may be placed a box or receptacle for various small articles or tools such for
example as a compass, comb, needles, scissors, artists' supplies etc.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this
specification in which figure 1 is a perspective view of a belt having my Invention
applied thereto. Figure 2 is a sectional elevation, figure 3 is a plan view taken on
the line y y figure 2. Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in
all the figures.
A represents the main body of the buckle. This may be made of sheet metal in
the form of a flattened cup, and to the back of it near one end is secured a loop B
to receive one end of the belt C. Near the other end, in line with the loop B, is
secured to the back of the cup a hook D to receive the plate E of the belt.
Within the cup A-is placed a box or receptacle F. This may be made of metal,
hard rubber, or similar material and of a size to fit nicely within the cup A and in
one side of the box or receptacle F is formed an opening F1 which is closed by a
small door F2. At the top, the box F is formed with a flange f to overlap the
upper edges of the cup A to prevent the entrance of dust etc, and in order to
ensure a perfectly tight joint between the cup and the box or receptacle when the
latter is in place in the cup, I provide the latter at its upper edge with a packing a
of rubber or similar material which is round in cross section or otherwise shaped
to fit the angle formed by the flange f and the outer surface of the box or
receptacle. A ring g is attached at the top of the receptacle F to facilitate its
removal from the cup A. The door F2 which closes the entrance to the receptacle F
is hinged at d at one side of the receptacle so that when the receptacle is removed
from the cup A the door may be opened and when the receptacle F is removed
from the cup and the belt is removed from the person the cup may be used for
drinking purposes, and I design the box or receptacle F for holding the paint or
colors of an artist, or the small tools or implements such as a compass, scissors,.
needles, an awl, knife etc, thus adapting the belt for the use of artists, soldiers,
and travellers. The cup A and receptacle F may be made of very light material
and of various sizes and may be japanned, silver-plated, or finished in any desired
manner, and being made a part of the belt are always at hand and can be carried
without discomfort to the person and require no extra attention.
Having now particularly described and. ascertained the nature of the said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is;-
1. A belt buckle, the hasp or main frame of which is hollow to serve as a cup,
substantially as shown and described.

page_text: 2. A belt buckle, the hasp or main frame of which is made in the form of a cup
combined with a box or receptacle to be carried within the cup, substantially as
shown and described.
3. The hollow main frame A provided at its back with a loop B and hook D
combined with the belt C and plate E, as set forth.
4. The box or receptacle F having a side door combined with the cup A,
packing a and flange fat the upper end of the receptacle F¹ substantially as shown
and described.