Improvements in or connected with Boxes or Cases for Containing Cigars or other articles.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Sept., 1892-Accepted, 29th Oct., 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Boxes or Cases for Containing
Cigars or other articles.
I, OSKAR KÜNZELL, of 102 Carlsstrasse, Dusseldorf, in the Empire of Germany
Engineer, 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 boxes or cases for containing articles, particularly such
as are of similar form or shape for example cigars and the like, all as hereafter
described, whereby any injury or inconvenience from the nails which are commonly
used for closing such boxes is prevented, and an automatic check is provided by
which the withdrawal or removal of separate articles, as well as the number of
articles abstracted may be at once observed, and means may also be provided for
the purpose of taking out samples should such be desired.
A box constructed according to this invention made suitable for containing cigars
is shown in the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 being a front or side view of same, Figure 2 a plan, Figure 3 a cross
section, and Figure 4 a further section showing one of the articles (in this case a
cigar) in the course of being removed.
According to this invention and as shown at Figs. 1 to 4 the arrangement of chest,
box, or case, is composed of four wooden walls say a top, bottom, and two ends
joined together by means of metal clamps or nails m, m, to form a frame r r which
is divided interiorly into separate cardboard compartments a, a of a number
equal to that of the objects to be packed. In order to be able to conveniently take
out samples, a wall is provided forming a separate compartment which wall may
be made of sheet metal (Fig. 1).
Each of the open sides of the box or case is closed by a paper wall w, w (after
the filling of the box or case is effected) and these paper membranes, by means of
suitable fastening medium, are firmly united both to the edges of the framer r,
and also with the edges of the separate compartments a, a. These paper walls w, w
are provided with printed numbers corresponding with the separate compartments,
and opposite each compartment the membrane w may be perforated crossways
to facilitate the extraction of the articles by the breaking of the paper as at
Fig. 4.
As the membranes w, w closing the compartments are preferably made of soft
paper, the latter for the sake of protection from accidental damage are, or may be,
covered over with thin boards, or slips of strong paper s, s, which as a matter of
course must be removed from the chest or box before the articles are taken out.
For this purpose the thin boards s, s, may be fastened with bands or nails, and the
strong paper protecting slipss, s are stuck or glued to the edge of the frame rr,
and for easier removal may be provided with small tags of linen fitted to
the perforations p, p, running along the inside edges of the frame rr Figs. 1, 2
and 3.
In order to readily withdraw a sample, a side wall d may be made, opening flap-
wise by means of a hinge at c and for security when closed fastened say at c¹ by
means of clasps or nails.
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. Boxes or cases for containing cigars or other articles, composed of walls
forming
frame inside which are arranged generate compartments corresponding

page_text: with the number of the articles to be packed, and having two easily break-
able membranes closing the compartments on both sides after filling, which
membranes upon the withdrawal of the contained articles must be broken through
and figures printed upon the said membranes for the purpose of checking the
contents of the compartments are also torn through, all constructed substantially as
and for the purposes herein set forth.
2. The combination with such boxes or cases as are claimed by Claim 1, of
readily removable protecting strips or pieces of wood or paper such as that
markedss, for protecting the easily breakable membranes w, w from injury sub-
stantially as set forth.
3. The combination with such boxes or cases as are claimed by Claim 1, of the
means described for extracting samples of the articles contained, providing therefor
a separate compartment or compartments, and providing convenient and ready
access thereto all substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 14th day of Sentember 1802
BREWER & SON,
Agents.