Improvements in Shipping Boxes for Animals.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 13th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 14th Mar., 1896
VISIONAL SP
TON.
Improvements in Shipping Boxes for Animals.
I, GEORGE BELL, of 26, York Street, in the City of Toronto, in the County of
York, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, Hairdresser, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in shipping hoxes for animals and the
object of the invention is to design a simple form of box or case in which the
animal to be placed therein may receive perfect ventilation under all conditions
and it consists essentially in forming the box with the sides tapering inwardly from
bottom to top and in providing ventilating slots of peculiar form in the sides of the
box and corner posts extending upwardly beyond the top of the box, the lid being
preferably hinged to two of the posts and designed to rest on the top of the posts,
so as to also provide a ventilating opening around the top underneath the lid."
The bottom of the box is provided with a number of drain holes and the ends of
the sides are secured to the corner posts in any suitable manner.
The ventilating slots in the sides of the box are inclined and extend upwardly
from the exterior to the interior. They are situated preferably towards the top of
the sides.
The box is provided with an ordinary hasp, which, when the box is closed,
extends over staples fastened to the side in which the hasp may be secured by
supplemental staples connected by a chain to the staple in the side of the box.
Corner straps are employed which extend over the corners of the ventilating
slots and are designed to prevent such corners being broken. Extra straps are
also provided at the corners.
The boxes as heretofore constructed have been made with vertical sides. The
consequence was that when the animals were shipped, especially dogs for dog shows,
and the boxes placed together side by side or end to end, the ventilating openings
no matter of what form in the sides would be completely closed and the animal
would suffer and probably be suffocated. This has been only too frequently the
case.
Frequently also the dogs would catch cold on account of the ventilating openings
being holes extending directly into the side. By my inclined openings any direct
draught on the dog is entirely avoided.
It is with the object of remedying these evils and providing a box in which dogs
may be shipped without any fear of them suffering in such shipment that my
invention is chiefly designed.
Dated the 10th day of February 1896.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Shipping Boxes for Animals.
I, GEORGE BELL, of 26 York Street, in the City of Toronto, in the County of
York, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, Hairdresser, 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in shipping boxes for animals and the
object of the invention is to design a simple form of box or case in which the
animal to be placed therein may receive perfect ventilation under all conditions
and it consists essentially in forming the box with the sides tapering inwardly
from bottom to top and in providing ventilating slots of peculiar form in the
sides of the box and corner posts extending upwardly beyond the top of the
box, the lid being preferably hinged to two of the posts and designed to rest
on the top of the posts, so as to also provide a ventilating opening around the
top underneath the lid as hereinafter more particularly explained.
Fig. 1, is a perspective view of a box constructed in accordance with my invention
showing the lid open.
Fig. 2, is a cross section of the box.
In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each
figure.
A A' are the sides of the box, which are tapered from the bottom to the top
inwardly. B is the bottom, which is provided with a number of drain holes 6.
Care the corner posts to which the ends of the sides are secured in any suitable
manner. The tops of the posts C extend upwardly beyond the top of the sides of
the box. D is the top, which is connected by hinges d to the top of two of the
pusts C at one side.
a a' are inclined slots made in the sides A A¹, the said slots extending upwardly
from the exterior to the interior. The slots a a' are situated preferably towards
the top of the sides.
E is the ordinary hasp, which when the box is closed as shown in Fig. 2 extends
over the staples e fastened to the side in which the hasp may be secured by
supplemental staples et connected by a chain to the staple in the side of the box.
Fare corner straps, which extend over the corners of the slots a a¹ and are
designed to prevent such corners being broken. Extra straps are also provided at
the corners as indicated in the drawings.
The boxes as heretofore constructed have been made with vertical sides. The
consequence was that when the animals were shipped, especially dogs for dog
shows, and the boxes placed together side by side or end to end, the ventilating
openings no matter of what form in the sides would be completely closed and the
animal would suffer and probably be suffocated. This has been only too frequently
the case.
Frequently also the dogs would catch cold on account of the ventilating openings
being holes extending directly into the side. By my inclined openings any direct
draft on the dog is entirely avoided.
It is with the object of remedying these evils and providing a box in which dogs
may be shipped without any fear of them suffering in such shipment that my
invention is chiefly designed.
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:
1. A box for shipping animals comprising an enlarged bottom and sides tapering

page_text: inwardly from bottom to top, a lid for such box and suitable openings as and for
the purpose specified.
2. A box for shipping animals comprising an enlarged bottom, and sides tapering
inwardly from bottom to top, a lid for such box and slots situated towards the tops
of the sides and inclined upwardly from the exterior to the interior of box as and
for the purpose specified.
3. A box for shipping animals comprising an enlarged bottom and sides tapering
inwardly from bottom to top, a lid for such box, slots situated towards the tops of
the sides and inclined upwardly from the exterior to the interior of the box and
projecting corner straps extending over the corners of the slots as and for the
purpose specified.
4. A box for shipping animals comprising an enlarged bottom, and sides tapering
inwardly from bottom to top, posts in the corners of the box having their upper
ends extending beyond the top of the sides and a top or lid hinged to two of
such posts and designed to rest upon the top of the posts and form an opening
underneath the lid all around the top of the sides as and for the purpose
specified.
5. A box for shipping animals comprising an enlarged bottom, and sides tapering
inwardly from bottom to top, projections at the top of the box and a lid supported
on such projections, so as to form ventilating openings underneath such lid as and
for the purpose specified.
Deted this 12th dor of D
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.