Improvements in Boxes known as "Box Piles" to be Employed in the Converting of Iron or Steel Scrap into the Bar or Plate.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 24th June, 1839-Accepted, 27th July, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boxes known as "Box Piles" to be Employed in
the Converting of Iron or Steel Scrap into the Bar or Plate.
I, EDWARD BRITTON of Mangham Street Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, Guido Roller
do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
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I will describe my invention thus :-
I use a strip or bar of iron of the width I require for the outside of the box, and
any suitable thickness, of such a length that when cut or sheared across the centre
at right angles to its length it forms the top and bottom sides of the box. This strip
or har is formed with two grooves or slots on the one side and close to the two edges,
the slots or grooves being formed by rolling or any other suitable means. To form
the other two sides of the box and also the ends, I use another strip or bar of iron
having a flange on each edge, which fits into the groove or slot in the top and bottom
side of the box. This bar or strip may be also of any suitable width and thickness
and is of such a length that when sheared or cut it will form the two sides of the
box, sufficient remaining for the two ends. In order to secure the ends in position I
make a slot or groove crosswise and near to each end of the above mentioned sides
into which the flanged ends of the box can be readily dropped. I thus construct a
"box pile," which is readily taken to pieces and when put together is perfectly secure
without further fastening and that when the "box pile" (that is the box with the
scrap in it) is brought from the furnace the scrap is not taken from the box; both
are passed together between the rolls.
I am aware that boxes known as "box piles" have been previously used for
receiving the scrap of iron or steel and then placed or piled in the fire upon or against
each other for the reducing of the said metals to a partially melted or plastic state
preparatory to the working into the bar; but such boxes have necessitated the arrange-
ment of the scrap with the larger pieces at the ends to prevent the smaller pieces
falling out, there being no ends to the same but as above set forth this difficulty is
obviated.
Dated 8th Ion 1000
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boxes known as "Box Piles" to be Employed in
the Converting of Iron or Steel Scrap into the Bar or Plate.
1 EDWARD BRITTON of Mangham Street Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, Guide Roller,
do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
I will describe my invention thus :
I use a strip or bar of iron of, the width I require for the outside of the box, and
of any suitable thickness of such a length that when cut or sheard across the centre
at right angles to its length it forms the top and bottom sides of the box. This strip
or bar is formed with two grooves or slots on the one side and clóso to the two edges,
the slots or grooves being formed by rolling or any other suitable means. To form
the other two sides of the box and also the ends, I use another strip or bar of iron
having a flange on each side, which fits into the groove or slot in the top and bottom
side of the box.
This bar or, strip may be also of any. suitable width and thickness-and is of such
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page_text: a length that when sheared or cut it will form the two sides of the box. Sufficient
remaining for the two ends. In order to secure the ends in position I make a slot or
groove crosswise and near to each end of the above mentioned sides into which the
flanged ends of the box can be readily dropped. I thus construct a "box pile" which
is readily taken to pieces and when put together is perfectly secure without further
fastening; and that when the box pile" (that is the box with the scrap in it) is
brought from the furnace the scrap is not taken from the box; both are passed
together between the rolls.
I am aware that boxes known as "box piles" have been previously used for
receiving the scrap of iron or steel and then placed or piled in the fire upon or
against each other for the reducing of the said metals to a partially melted or plastic
state preparatory to the working into the bar; but such boxes have necessitated the
arrangement of the scrap with the larger pieces at the ends to prevent the smaller
pieces falling out, there being no ends to the same, but as above set forth this difficulty
is obviated.
And in order that my said invention may be more clearly understood I will now
proceed to describe the same reference being made to the sheet of drawings, and to
the various figures and letters marked thereon (that is to say). Fig. 1 is a strip or
bar of iron or steel.
Fig. 2 is an end view cross section of same. Fig. 3 is also a strip or bar of iron
or steel. Fig. 4 is an end view cross section of same. Fig. 5 is a view in plan of the
"box pile" without the lid.
Fig. 6 is a view of the "box pile" complete.
The same letters of reference upon the several figures indicate the same parts.
a is the strip or bar of iron or steel for constructing the top and bottom of box
pile as shown in Fig. 6. This strip or bar is provided with the grooves or slots bon
the one side and near to the edge. c is the strip or bar of iron or steel for con-
structing the two sides of "box pile" and provided with the flange d on each edge-
In Figs. 5 and 6 it is shown fitted into the grooves or slots b; this bar c is of such
a length that when cut or sheared at e one part will form the end g the other the one
side, and additional strip or bar c being treated in the same manner for the other side
and end is the groove or slot crosswise in c. When one of the strips a is
arranged for the bottom by placing the flange d of c, into bit would necessitate in
filling the same with scrap iron or steel that the larger pieces should be placed at each
end to keep the smaller pieces from falling out and when the top or lid is arranged'in
the same manner.
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This method of filling is costly and never reliable, sometimes coming apart before
it is placed in the furnace and when in the furnace or fire they twist, and so placed
for rolling never make good work-by the application of the ends g into the cross
slots the "box pile can be filled with any small scrap of iron or steel without
placing, as shown in Fig. 5 and when the lid a is arranged the "box pile
is rigid
and maintains its position before firing, when in the fire and when brought out ;-
It is then placed between the rolls, the "box pile" and the scrap in it and rolled, and
better sheet or bar is produced than hitherto and without waste."
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My improved box pile can be made any required size to contain any amount of
scrap and is applicable to the converting of iron or steel scrap into the bar or sheet
either round, flat, square, angle, T, and such other forms as are usually made.
The above being my invention I wish to say that I do not confine myself to the
precise details or arrangement of parts as shown on the accompanying sheet of
drawings but that I hold myself at liberty to alter or modify the same without
departing essentially from my said invention: Neither do I claim the construction of
the several parts as hereinbefore specified taken separately and apart from each other.
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 :-
1. The construction of a "box pile" viz:: the top and bottom à with sides c and

page_text: cross slots b¹ for receiving the flanged ends g for the purposes substantially as herein-
before set forth and described.
2. The construction, combination and arrangement of parts, the whole forming
Improvements in boxes known as "box piles" to be employed in the converting of
iron or steel scrap into the bar.
D
1041 T
1000
THOS. KENDRICK,
Agent for Applicant."