Improvements in Boxes or Receptacles for Containing and Delivering Measured Quantities of Cocoa or other Substances.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Dec., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 16th Oct., 1897-Accepted, 4th Dec., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boxes or Receptacles for Containing and Delivering
Measured Quantities of Cocoa or other Substances.
I, WALTER JOHN HUBERT JONES, of 21, New King Street, Deptford, in the County of
Kent, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention has reference to a cheap and simple construction of box or receptacle
in which substances may be kept and sold and from which the contents may be with-
drawn in measured or definite quantities.
The box or receptacle may be of any convenient form according to requirement;
one form which may be conveniently adopted, for example, in the manufacture of
cocoa tins according to my invention is approximately wedge-shape with a rounded
corner. In the bottom of the box or receptacle there is an opening near one side of
which there is hinged or pivoted a measuring device of L shape in section which by
a spring is retained normally with one of its sides inside the box or receptacle and
with the other side over the opening in the bottom of the box in such-wise as to
constitute a cover thereto, a portion of the edge of the outside part of the measuring
device being arranged to project slightly beyond the lateral wall of the box or
receptacle to facilitate the turning of the measuring device about its hinge pin or
pivot in opposition to the spring when it is desired to withdraw a measured or definite
quantity of any substance from the box or receptacle.
With this arrangement the space between the two angularly arranged sides of the
measuring device being open to the interior of the box or receptacle will when the
latter contains any substance in a granular or more or less finely divided condition be
filled with such substance so that if then the measuring device be turned about its
hinge pin or pivot the substance contained between its two sides will be withdrawn
from the box or receptacle and if the measuring device be then released it will by
the spring be returned to its closed attitude.
As will be evident this measuring device might in some cases have additional sides
at or approximately at right angles to one another connecting those arranged as afore-
said, thus converting it into a four-sided wedge shaped or hopper-like receptacle
hinged or pivoted at its bottom to one side of the opening in the box or receptacle
to which it is applied. Where needful more than one spring might be employed.
Dated this 16th day of Dec 1896.

page_text: Improvements in Boxes or Receptacles for Containing and Delivering
Measured Quantities of Cocoa or other Substances.
I, WALTER JOHN HUBERT JONES, formerly of 21 New King Street, Deptford, in the
County of Kent, but now of 134 Gladstone Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick, 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:-
.. My invention has reference to a cheap and simple construction of box or receptacle
in which substances may be kept and sold and from which the contents may be with-
drawn in measured or definite quantities, as I shall now describe with reference to the
accompanying illustrative drawings wherein Fig. 1 is a perspective view, Fig. 2 a
vertical section and Fig. 3 a plan partly in horizontal section showing one construction
of box or receptacle according to this invention.
The box or receptacle 1 may be of any convenient form according to requirement;
the form shown, which may conveniently be adopted, for example, in the manufacture
of cocoa tins according to my invention, is approximately wedge shape with a rounded
corner 1 and having a removable cover or lid 1b. In the bottoin 1° of the box or
receptacle there is an opening 2 near one side of which there is hinged or pivoted a
measuring device 3, 3 of shape in section which by a suitable spring 4 of metal,
india rubber or equivalent material is retained normally with one of its sides
viz. 3 inside the box or receptacle and with the other side 3ª over the opening in
the bottom of the box in such wise as to constitute a cover thereto, a portion 3b of
the edge of the outside part of the measuring device being arranged to project
slightly beyond the lateral wall of the box or receptacle to facilitate the turning
of the measuring device about its hinge pin or pivot 5 in opposition to the
spring 4 when it is desired to withdraw a measured or definite quantity of any
substance from the box or receptacle..
With this arrangement the space 6 between the two angularly arranged
sides 3, 3 of the measuring device being open to the interior of the box or
receptacle will when the latter contains any substance in a granular or more or less
finely divided condition be filled with such substance so that if then the measuring
device be turned about its hinge pin or pivot 5 into the position shown by dotted
lines in Fig. 2, the substance contained between its two sides 3, 3 will be with-
drawn from the box or receptacle, the side 3 then closing the hole 2, and if the
measuring device be then released, the box or receptacle being preferably inverted
at this time, it will by the spring be returned to its closed attitude.
As will be evident the measuring device might in some cases and as shown in
side elevation and plan in Figs. 4 and 5 respectively have additional sides 3° 3d at
or approximately at right angles to and connecting those (3 3a) arranged as afore-
said, thus converting the device into a four-sided wedge shaped or hopper-like
receptacle that is hinged or pivoted at its bottom to one side of the opening 2 in
the box or receptacle 1 to which it is applied. Where needful more than one
spring 4 might be employed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. A box or receptacle constructed with a discharge opening controlled by a
hinged or pivoted measuring device of angular shape in section and normally held
by a spring with one of its sides within the box or receptacle and with the other

page_text: over the opening in suchwise as to constitute a cover thereto, the arrangement
being such that upon turning the said measuring device outward about its hinge
pin or pivot a measured or definite quantity of granular or like material can be
withdrawn from the box or receptacle and upon releasing the said device it will be
returned by the spring to its normal and closed attitude, substantially as described.
2. The improved box or receptacle with measuring device constructed arranged
and operating substantially as herein before described with reference to and shown
in Figs. 1 2 and 3, or modified according to Figs. 4 and 5, of the accompanying
drawings for the purpose specified.