Improved Means for Fastening Boxes and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Nov., 1897
Complete Specification Left. 10th May, 1898-Accepted. 23rd July. 1898
Improved Means for Fastening Boxes and the like.
I, ARTHUR DAVIES, of 10, New Bridge Street, London, E.C., Printers' Manager,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improved means for fastening boxes, and the like, and
has for its object to provide means whereby the same is effected in a very simple,
inexpensive and efficient manner.
In accordance with my invention I stamp or otherwise form from a sheet of
any suitable metal or material, a piece somewhat resembling the letter L. This
piece of metal, (hereinafter called the clip) is passed through and works in a slot
cut in the topmost wing piece forming the lid of the box, after which the vertical
extension of same is bent over so as to retain same to the lid. A slot is formed
in the second wing piece of the box directly under the horizontal extension of the
clip, so that upon the topmost wing piece being closed down the horizontal exten-
sion passes through said slot and upon the clip being moved say to the right, the
said horizontal extension will pass a short distance underneath the second wing
piece, thereby securely fastening the wing pieces together. Upon moving the clip
to the left, the wing pieces are free and can be opened.
Although I have described the clip as working in a straight direction, still if
desired the same can be worked in a semi circular direction by simply curving
the above referred to slots and instead of bending the vertical portion of the clip
as above stated, the end of same is passed through the wing piece at a given point
and bent over inwardly.
As will be seen by fastening boxes, and the like with the means as above
described, the same will be carried out in a very simple, inexpensive and efficient
manner as also will allow of the boxes being packed together in less room than
heretofore, by reason of my improved clip being nearly flush with the box and not.
projecting as with the clips hitherto adopted.
Dated this 4th day of November 1897
I, ARTHUR DAVIES, of 10, New Bridge Street, London, E.C., Printer's Manager,
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 follow-
ing statement:
My invention relates to improved means for fastening boxes and the like, and

page_text: has for its object to provide means whereby the same is effected in a very simple,
inexpensive and efficient manner.
And in order that my invention may the better be understood, I have appended
the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Figures 1 and 2 are end elevational
views of a box having my improved fastener attached thereto; and Figures 3
and 4 respectively are elevational views of the fastener before same is attached to
the boxes as hereinafter described.
In accordance with my invention I stamp, or otherwise form from a sheet of
any suitable metal or material, a piece somewhat resembling the letter L as shown
in Figure (3). This piece of metal ," hereinafter called the clip, is passed through
66
a,
"
the
a slot "b," cut in the topmost wing piece "e" forming the lid of the box, and is bent
over at the neck or vertical portion "a¹," by any suitable means, so as to clip or
retain same to the lid. A slot d" is formed in the second wing piece of the box
directly underneath the horizontal extension "2 "of the clip "a,"
so that upon
topmost wing piece "c" being closed down, the horizontal extension a²' passes
through said slot "d," and upon the clip "a" being removed, say to the right, the
said horizontal extension "a" will pass a short distance underneath the second
wing piece, thereby securely fastening the wing pieces together. Upon moving
the clip
to the left, the horizontal wing piece "a2" is withdrawn, thus allow-
وو
66
a
ing the box to be open.
Although I have described the clip "a as working a straight direction, still, if
desired, the same can be worked upon a pivot in a semi-circular direction as shown
Figure 2. This is effected by simply curving the above referred to slots "6" "d"
and instead of bending the vertical portion "of the clip as above described in
reference to Figures 1 and 3 the fastening is effected by passing the thin or end
portion of "a" through a hole in the topmost wing piece "at a given point, and
bending the portion passed through said hole upwards so as to form a pivot, which
prevents the clip from falling out, and also allows of same being moved from right
to left as the case may be.
<
C
As will be seen by fastening the ends or side flaps of boxes and the like with the
means as above described, the same will be carried out in a very simple, inexpen-
sive and efficient manner, as also will allow of the boxes being packed in less room
than heretofore, by reason of my improved clip being nearly flush with the box
and not projecting as with the clips hitherto adopted.
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:
The improved means for fastening boxes and the like substantially as herein
described and shown in the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 30th day of April 1898
V. LAZARUS,
1, Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C., Agents for Applicant.