An Improved Folding Box or Case.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 6th June, 1894-Accepted, 7th July, 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Folding Box or Case.
We, ERNEST SLIGHT, of 30 Church Road, Homerton, Box Maker, and?
CLARKE, NICKOLLS and COOMBS, LIMITED, of Hackney Wick Works, Hackney
Wick, London, Wholesale and Export Confectioners 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, reference being had
to the accompanying sheet of drawings and to the letters and figures marked.
thereon, that is to say :-
This invention relates to that kind of box or packing case which can be
folded or collapsed into a more or less flat shape for convenience of packing or
storing them in a comparatively small space when empty. Heretofore, so far
as we are aware, it has not been practicable to use boxes or cases of this kind.
as show-boxes or in such a way as to display their contents to view, because
in order to do so satisfactorily the opening through which the contents are
made visible has generally to be covered with a sheet of glass to prevent the
entrance of dust, but as such boxes or cases are usually made of more or less.
flexible material, sheets of glass connected thereto would be very liable to get
broken, besides which the glass would add very materially to the weight of the box
or case and increase the bulk when folded or collapsed.
The object of the present invention is to provide means whereby boxes or cases.
of this kind can be used for the display of articles contained in them without the
inconveniences attendant upon the use of glass.
Figure 1 of the annexed drawings illustrates a folding box with our invention.
applied thereto, the box being in its opened condition, that is to say ready to
receive the articles it is to contain, and Figure 2 represents the same box in its
closed-up or folded condition suitable for being packed-up or stored empty.
A is an opening which may be made of any suitable size or shape in one side of
the box, and B is a sheet of gelatine secured by any suitable adhesive material or
other means to the outside or inside of the box so as to cover the said opening A.
This sheet of gelatine, being more or less transparent, enables the articles in the
box to be seen, while being very thin and flexible is not subject to be broken or
injured when the box is folded or collapsed, or when a number of them are packed
tightly together in that condition. The sheet of gelatine may be tinted any
desired colour, and this imparts a more or less pleasing appearance to the articles-
behind it.
It will be understood that any required number of openings covered with
gelatine, as above described, may be made in the side of the box, and that more:
than one side of the box may be provided with such openings.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
A folding box or case having an opening or openings in the side or sides thereof
covered with a sheet or sheets of gelatine substantially as described and for the
purpose specified.
Dated this fith dow of Iron 1001