Improvements in Folding or Collapsible Boxes.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd May, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Feb., 1895-Accepted, 23rd Mar.,
1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Folding or Collapsible Boxes.
•
We, WILLIAM ROBERT CUTTLE, of Eldon Place, Manningham Lane,
Bradford, in the County of York, Box Manufacturer, and HENRY TAYLOR, of
Cottenham Street, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Box Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to boxes for millinery bouquets or other articles and is
designed to provide a folding or collapsible box which can be folded into a "small
space for transit and which when so folded will be rigid, not liable to damage, will
fully support or protect the lid and will be capable of holding or nesting smaller
boxes similarly folded inside it.
It consists essentially in forming a box provided near its bottom with shallow
rigid sides and above them deeper sides attached thereto so that they can be folded
over inside the rigid sides, one pair of the sides being formed with the edges
turned inwards and the other pair provided with grooves to receive the turned
edges and secure them in position a string or cord being passed through holes or
slots formed to correspond in each pair of sides which draws them together and may
also be employed for securing the lid in position.
In carrying out the invention it is preferably cut from a single sheet of card
board cut or scored to the desired size. The lower part of the box to about the
depth of the lid is formed with rigid sides and corners the latter being stiffened
with metal canvas or other suitable material. Above this shallow portion the
sides and ends are scored round in such a manner that they can fold down over or
into it or the upper parts of the sides or ends can be joined onto the lower parts
with a flexible joint. The upper part can thus be opened out to form a full sized
box or folded into the bottom shallow part for transport and packing into small
compass.
On two of the loose sides flaps or flanges are formed by turning over the edges
and on the other two sides pieces of card board are affixed or grooves are otherwise
formed to receive the flaps or flanges.
A cord is attached to the sides with the flanges and passed through grooves or
holes in the other by which the sides are firmly held when in position. These cords
can pass out through holes in both sides and may be employed also to secure the
lids in position.
The sides of the box may if desired be scored in one or more places in addition
that already described so that the box may be opened out to various sizes.
The lid is made in the usual way and fits over the sides either when open or
folded and the boxes when made of various sizes may be folded or nested one inside
the other. .
Dated this 15th day of May 1804.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
6, Bank Street, Manchester, Patent Agents.

page_text: Improvements in Folding or Collapsible Boxes.
We, WILLIAM ROBERT CUTTLE, of Eldon Place, Manningham Lane,
Bradford, in the County of York, Box Manufacturer, and HENRY TAYLOR, of
Cottenham Street, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Box Maker, 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:—
This invention relates to what are known as collapsible boxes for millinery
bouquets or other articles and is designed to provide a box capable of being folded
into a small space for transit and which when so folded will be rigid not liable to
damage will fully support or protect the lid and will be capable of holding or nesting
smaller boxes similarly folded inside it.
It consists essentially in forming a box provided near its bottom with shallow
rigid sides and above them deeper sides attached thereto so that they can be folded
over inside the rigid sides, one pair of the sides being formed with the edges turned
inwards and the other pair provided with grooves or slots to receive the turned in
edges and secure them in position.
The invention will be fully described with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
Fig. 1. Perspective view of box with lid on.
Fig. 2. Perspective view of same with lid removed.
Fig. 3. Perspective view of same partly folded.
Fig. 4. Perspective view when folded."
Fig. 5. Enlarged detail of corner.
Fig. 6. Extended plan of blank from which the box. is constructed.
Fig. 7. Transverse sectional elevation of folded box (enlarged scale) on line x-x.
Fig. 8. Section of same on line y-y.
Fig. 9. Perspective view of modified construction with lid removed.
Fig. 10. Perspective view of same partly folded.
Fig. 11. Enlarged detail of corner.
Fig. 12. Extended blank.
The blank A from which the box is constructed is preferably cut from a single
sheet of material-cardboard or the like--of the desired size. The blank A is cut
and scored to the shape shown so as to be erected into a box the lower part of which
will be stiffened or rigid and the upper part of which will be capable of folding
over upon itself within the lower rigid part.
"
The blank A is stamped or cut out to the shape shown and is scored along
the lines a a¹ so that it may be bent or folded along these lines the lines a show
where the sides B and C are turned up from the bottom at right angles thereto
and the lines a¹ where the sides can be folded down again to lie parallel with the
bottom.
The two sides B are formed with turned in edges or flanges b formed by scoring
the blank on the lines and turning over the part b at right angles thereon. And
to the two sides C strips c of card board (or other stiff material) are affixed to form
grooves or slots c¹ to receive the edges or flanges b.
may
These grooves may be formed in any other suitable manner or the flanges
be connected to the sides C by any suitable device. In Figs. 9 to 12 a modification
is shown in which the grooves are stamped out with tongues c" and slots 611
are cut in the flanges b into which the tongues center.
In constructing the box the sides B and C are turned up upon the lines a and the
corners for the distance between the lines a and a' are securely or rigidly fixed

page_text: and stiffened with metal canvas or other suitable material. Thus the lower part
of the box to about the depth of the lid is formed with stiff rigid sides and corners.
The scoring lines a' come around the upper part of this shallow portion aud the
upper parts of the sides B and C can fold down and lie within the shallow part
first formed. The upper part can thus be opened out to form a full sized box or
folded into the bottom shallow part for transport and packing into small compass.
In erecting the box for use the sides C are first turned up into a vertical
position and then the sides B and the edges or flanges are inserted in the grooves
or slots c. Or the flanges b'may be secured to the sides B as shewn in Figs. 9 to 12
or by any other suitable appliance or in any other suitable way. The flanges b
are secured in position in the slots.e¹ by cords pins or the like passed through
them.
In order to make a box capable of being used or opened out to different sizes the
sides B and C may be scored again at one or more places in addition to that already
described.
The lid D is secured in position when the box is erected and in use by cords d
attached to the sides C. The ends of the cords d are preferably attached to
the flanges and passed through holes in the sides C so that they are the more
securely held and serve the double purpose of holding the flanges 6 in position in
the slots and preventing the sides B falling outwards and also securing the lid D
in position.
The lid is made in the usual way and fits over the sides either when open or
folded and the boxes when made of various sizes may be folded or nested one inside
the other.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tiou and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
:-
1. A folding or collapsible box constructed with shallow rigid sides and
corners at the bottom or lower part and folding sides connected or attached
thereto so that the folding sides can fold down into the shallow rigid portion of the
box or be erected to form a box of full size substantially as and for the purpose
described.
2. A folding or collapsible box constructed and arranged substantially as herein
described and shown.
1005
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Manchester, Liverpool, and London, Patent Agents.