Improvements connected with Millinery and like Boxes and their Lids, also in Means for Securing one to the other.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 10.h Apr., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 12th July, 1895-Accepted, 17th Aug., 1895
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Improvements connected with Millinery and like Boxes and their
Lids, also in Means for Securing one to the other.
I, HARRY NORMAN, of the Firm T. Norman & Son, Falcon Works, Well
Street, Falcon Square, City of London, Plain and Fancy Box Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:—
This invention relates to improvements connected with millinery and like boxes
and their lids, also in means for securing one to the other.
For the purpose of my invention, I score, press, or roll a groove on one side and
a rib on the other where the creasing or folding has to take place the corner gluts
being cut away to allow the edges to be folded in and be secured by staples, pins,
or other fasteners, or by a cement.
The top inner edges or rim has a beading of wood to which the material of the
box is secured, the lid being similarly provided with a beading of wood to fit
easily within the box beading.
I fit say, two pegs in one part of the lid beading and make say two holes in
some other part of the box beading to correspond and for the reception of the pegs
of the lid beading.
A separate hole is made in both beadings to correspond to each other for a
skewer like stick, or other kind of appliance as a further means of fastening the
lid to the box, which appliance can be covered by the address label, or otherwise,
as desired.
The invention is specially adapted for boxes to contain ladies garments, head
gear, or light goods generally to be sent by carrier or by messenger, the box being
of strawboard, or its equivalent with strips of wood beading giving sufficient
rigidity and compactness as to be transported or handled without fear of collapse,
or damage.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Harry Norman.
Improvements connected with Millinery and like Boxes and their
Lids, also in Means for Securing one to the other.
I HARRY NORMAN of the Firm T. Norman & Son, Falcon Works, Well
Street, Falcon Square, City of London, Plain and Fancy Box Manufacturer 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 improvements connected with millinery and like boxes
and their lids, also in means for securing one to the other.
For the purpose of my invention 1 score, press or roll a groove on one side and
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page_text: a rib on the other where the creasing or folding has to take place the corner glats
being cut away to allow the edges to be folded in and be secured by staples, pins
or other fasteners, or by a cement.
The top inner edges or rim has a beading of wood to which the material of the
box is secured the lid being similarly provided with a beading of wood to fit easily
within the box beading.
1 fit say, two pegs in one-part of the lid beading and make say two holes in
some other part of the box beading to correspond and for the reception of the pegs
of the lid beading.
A separate hole is made in both beadings to correspond to each other for a
skewer like stick or other kind of appliance as a further means of fastening - the
lid to the box, which appliance, can be covered by the address label or otherwise
as desired.
The invention is specially adapted for boxes to contain ladies garments, head
gear or light-goods-generally to be sent by carrier or by messenger, the box being
of strawboard or its equivalent with strips of wood beading giving sufficient
nigidity and compactness, as to bertransported-orchandled without fear of collapse
or damage.
My invention will be clearly understood by reference, to the annexed drawings.
Figure Irindicates a portion of say the bottom and side wall of a box of the kind
mentioned with, a groove on one face and, angled aided rib on the other.
Figure 2 represents said portion when folded at right angles to constitute the
.bottom, and one side of such; a box, the material (strawboard, millboard or the like)
being crowded cuprint the folding operation, giving a neat outside edge and a strong
inside edge which is very pronounced and visible.
fFigure 3, perspective elevation of the inside of a box as herein set forth with the
lid removed.
Figure 4, perspective elevation of inner side of lid.
Figure 5, sectional elevation of box with lid in position.
Figure 6, perspective elevation of box with lid on, to show business label over
fastening peg to secure the contents.
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A, Figure 1, represents the material of the box. B groove in the outside
folding edge. Crib onginside of, folding portion, this rib by the peculiar formation
of thei Vrgroove B and angled, sides, D. E. enables. the folding to appear as, at
Figure 2; the angled sided rib, on the interior not only adding to the strength but
permits of the walls of the V groove being set square or slightly rounded, without
a sharp, a jagged or roughened edge as with the ordinary system of grooving only
by means of a V shaped cutter which removes, a portion of the material; from the
inside or from the outside according to the desired finish. In my invention I do
not remove material at the folding lines, but heat roll to the form shown, whereby
I preserve, intact,, the substance of the material.
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My method of constructing a millinery box is to form a bottom and two side
walls from one piece of material and to make the other two sides or ends F, G, of
separate pieces of the same or equivalent material which I groove near the bottom
and side edges only. I removes the corner gluts, and fold the flaps H. J. K
inwardly by an overlap which considerably strengthens the corners and gives
resistance to ajerush. This overlap fastens together by staples L,LL, inserted at
intervals,and pressed home, to fix them. The boxnin skeleton form is now ready to
receive a top edging of wood M which I nail to the inside. This wood edging has
one of its strips ibored with two holes N. P. two of auchholest being for the
reception of pegs Q. R. projecting from one of the faces Sof the wooden
strip T of the lid U, the top being of straw or milli board or of equivalent
¡material.
The opposite wooden strips V W of box and lid respectively are each bored
with a hole, into, which, when the lid is on a loose fitting yet;.headed peg X can be
pushed so that the head projects slightly beyond the outside for ease of removal
when the box has to be opened.

page_text: This head can be covered by a trade label, an address label, or the like to secure
the contents during transport by hand or by public conveyance, the box although
made of light weight material being sufficiently strong to resist rough usage and
carriage.
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. The improvements in millinery and like boxes and their lids as herein set
forth and substantially as represented on the drawings annexed.
2. The manufacture of millinery and like boxes from straw, mill and like boards
as a body frame having grooved and oppositely ribbed creasing folding surfaces in
the manner described and the joining of such body frames by staples and
strengthening their top edges by strips of wood also the holes in said strips for the
reception of fixed pegs and of a loose peg in the lid frame all as and for the
purposes and manner set forth and shown.
The 12th day of T..L.. 1005
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said H. Norman.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said H. Norman.