Improvements in Cases for Thermometers and other Fragile Instruments.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 8th May, 1890-Accepted, 2nd Aug., 1890
Improvements in Cases for Thermometers and other Fragile
Instruments.
[ HERBERT JOHN HADDAN of the firm of Herbert & Co. Patent Agents of
18 Buckingham Street, Strand W.C. in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention a communication to me from abroad by
Charles Joseph Tagliabue of Brooklyn, State of New York, United States of America,
Manufacturer 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 an improvement in cases for delicate instruments such as
thermometers hydrometers and other fragile apparatus and the invention consists in
providing the case with elastic pads which can be readily applied and will be held
securely in place and which will resist pressure and protect the contents of the
case against breakage as set forth in the following specification and claims and
illustrated in the accompanying drawing which shows a longitudinal section of a
therinometer case.
case.
The case is shown made in two parts or sections A. A one of which serves as a cover
for the other. By separating the sections A access is obtained to the contents of the
The case is provided at each of its ends with a flange B. and an elastic pad
having a shouldered recess is placed onto each case end, so that the flange B engaging
the shouldered recess of the pad will prevent the pad from coming off the case. This
elastic pad is shown as consisting of a portion Cextending beyond the case, a portion D
extonding into the case and a flange or portion E projecting laterally from the case.
When the case falls on its end the portions CD break the full so that the instrument. F
is not injured. If the case falls on its side the flanges E break the fall so as to prevent
injury to the instrument F.
It is obvious that the elastic pads are capable of resisting the effect of blows or
pressure and will protect the incased instrument from breakage should the case be
dropped.
As will be readily seen, it is merely necessary to slip the pads CE D into place
when the flange B will engage and hold said pads. No cementing or other incans of
fastening the pads in place are thus required and the application of the pads can be
readily and cheaply accomplished and when in place the flanges B. secure the pads
against displacement or removal.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. A case for thermometers and other fragile instruments having at each of its ends
a flange and provided at each end with and elastic pressure resisting pad having a
shouldered recess engaging said flange substantially as described.
2. A case for thermometers and other fragile instruments provided at each of its
ends with a flange, and an elastic pad having a shouldered recess engaging said flange
said pad having a portion extending beyond the case, a portion extending
into the case and a portion extending laterally from the case substantially as
described.
3. A case for thermometers, and other fragile instruments provided at each of its
ends with a flange and an elastic pad having a shouldered recess engaging said flange
said pad having a portion extending beyond the case a portion extending into the case,
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page_text: and a portion extending laterally from the case, said laterally extending portion being
of such width as to form a rest when the case falls on its side substantially us
described.
Dated this 8th day of May 1890.
HERBERT&Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicant.