Improvements in Coal Boxes or Coal Vases.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Jan., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Oct., 1892-Accepted. 5th Nov.. 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coal Boxes or Coal Vases.
WILLIAM MOORE Draper 3 Christchurch Gardens Reading do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The prevention of noise in closing the coal box or coal vase by means of a pad
or pads of india rubber, leather sponge, or any suitable cotton, woollen or other
fibrous material being placed either under the lid or attached to the box or vase
or by means of a string or springs so fixed as to prevent "slamming" or noise in
closing the lid.
Dated this 97th day of Janua 1000
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coal Boxes or Coal Vases.
I WILLIAM MOORE Draper & House Furnisher 3 Christchurch Gardens
Reading 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 :-
The object of my invention is to reduce the jarring sounds caused by the use
of coal boxes or 66 vases "made of wood or metal, more particularly the latter which
I propose to do in the following manner :—
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I fix on certain parts of the box or vase & the inner cover hereinafter called the
lining" one or other of the following materials hereinafter called "sound
deadening materials" viz. india rubber, gutta percha linoleum, cork, felt, sponge,
papier maché, leather or any suitable fabric of wool or cotton. For the same
purpose I include coiled or tempered metal springs for the purpose of resisting
slamming.
Reference to the diagrams sent herewith will show how I propose to apply
these.
Fig. 1 represents a coal box or vase-on the underside of the lower part of
the same (A) on which the lid strikes, I fix one or more buffers of one or other of
the aforesaid sound deadening materials in such a position that the lid in falling
strikes against the same.
Such buffer or buffers may also be fixed on the underside of the lid.
The inside of the lid (B) to be lined with one or other of the aforesaid sound
deadening materials.
The whole or part of the inside of the box or vase & the whole or part of
the outside of the "lining" may also be covered with one of the aforesaid
materials.
On the handle (C) I fix one or more buffers for the lid to strike against in
falling back.
I line the receptacle (D) for the small shovel in the same manner as the inside of
the lid.
An alternative method of treating the “lining” or inner case will be to make it
of papier mache, gutta percha or leather & the shovel may be made of papier
nache.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.

page_text: Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. Novelty in the construction of coal boxes or vases securing a greater amount
of quietude in the use of the same than has hitherto been attained.
2. I claim that any coal box or vase on which any portion of my improvements
are used shall be considered an infringement of
Dated this First day of October 1892.
my
Patent.