A Combined Soap Box and Cutting Appliance, applicable also to Butter or the like..
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Nov., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 5th June, 1900-Accepted, 7th July, 1900
A Combined Soap Box and Cutting Appliance, applicable also to
Butter or the like..
I, WILLIAM ALFRED BROWN, of 93, Rochdale Road, Harpurhey, Manchester,
Manufacturer's Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The improvements relate to a combined box and cutting appliance, and have
for object to provide a convenient package for household or other soap, butter,
or other substance of similar consistency, in comparatively large bulk, together
with a ready means for cutting off such substance for convenient sale or immie-
diate use, as required.
To accomplish this and to effect my improvements, I provide a box or casing,
by preference of cardboard, of such shape and size as to compactly enclose a bar
or block of soap, or the like, of large bulk as compared with a conveniently
small quantity to be sold or used at one time.
Near the outer end of this box, or casing, 1 attach, by suitable means, such
as a metal or other eyelet, a length of cord or wire, whose other extremity is
preferably provided with a loop, cross-piece, or other handle, for purposes of
manipulation.
When it is required to cut off a length of soap or the like for use, the bar
or block is drawn out of the box as far as requisite; after which the cord or
wire is passed about the same, and division is effected in manner as will be well
understood.
The bar or block may or may not be marked or recessed at intervals, to indi-
cate the lengths to be cut off, and the form of the box or casing may be varied;
and more than one bar or block of soap, or the like, may be thus packed in one
box, without departing from the peculiar character of the invention.
Dated this Dond day of November 1800
WILLIAM GADD, C.E..
64, Barton Arcade, Manchester, Agent for Applicant.
A Combined Soap Box and Cutting Appliance, applicable also to
Butter or the like.
I, WILLIAM ALFRED BROWN, of 93, Rochdale Road, Harpurhey, Manchester,
Manufacturer's Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement: -
The improvements relate to a combined box and cutting appliance, and have
for object to provide a convenient package for household or other soap, butter,

page_text: or other substance of similar consistency, in comparatively large bulk, together
with a ready means for cutting off smaller quantities of such substance for con-
venient sale or immediate use, as required.
To accomplish this and to effect my improvements, I provide a box or casing,
by preference of cardboard, of such shape and size as to compactly enclose a bar
or block of soap, or the like, of large bulk as compared with a conveniently
small quantity to be sold or used at one time.
Near the outer end of this box, or casing, I attach, by suitable means, such
as a metal or other eyelet, a length of cord or wire, whose other extremity is
preferably provided with a loop, cross-piece, or other handle, for purposes of
manipulation.
When it is required to cut off a length of soap or the like, for use, the bar
or block is drawn out of the box as far as requisite; after which, the cord or
wire is passed about the same, and division is effected in manner as will be well
understood.
The bar or block may or may not be marked or recessed at intervals, to indi-
cate the lengths to be cut off, and the form of the box or casing may be varied:
and more than one bar or block of soap or the like may be thus packed in one
box, without departing from the peculiar character of the invention.
But that the improvements may be better understood, I will proceed, with the
aid of the accompanying drawings, to more fully describe means employed by me.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a side view of one end of a combined box and cutting appliance
provided in accordance with my invention and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of
the same, the cutting cord or wire being shown passed about the soap, or other
material. in readiness for the dividing operation.
The same letters indicate corresponding parts wherever they occur.
a is the box or casing, provided with end covers 6 which are, by preference,
capable of being turned back to permit the cord or wire c to be more freely
passed about the material and to enable the end edges of the said casing to
form a guide for the cord or wire c, whereby cutting may be more neatly effected.
e is an evelet plate or attachment whereby the cord or wire is secured to the
box near the outer end thereof: and f is a cross-piece or handle to facilitate
manipulation of the aforesaid cutting cord or wire.
By means of this invention, household or other soan, or like material, may be
kept neatly and securely packed to the last, and portions may be detached from
the bulk as required, in a much more convenient and cleanly manner than at
present obtains.
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. The combination of a containing box or casing for soap or the like material,
with means, attached thereto, for cutting or dividing the said material, substan-
tially as herein shown and described.
2. In combination, the casing a and the cord or wire c attached thereto, for
the purpose and in manner substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated this 2nd day of June 1900.
WILLIAM GADD, C.E.,
64, Barton Arcade, Manchester, Agent for Applicant.