IMPROVED FASTENINGS FOR TRUNKS OR BOXES
Year: 1885

page_text: WILLIAM HIGHFIELD JONES and BENJAMIN JONES, trading as Jones Brothers
and Co, of Ablow Street, Wolverhampton in the County of Stafford, Manufacturers,
do hereby declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVED FASTENINGS FOR
TRUNKS OR BOXES, to be as follows:-
The improvement consists of a Fastening for a Trunk or Box, which is made to
open and shut, with the pressure of the thumb, in this way:-
A hasp fixed to the lid of the Trunk or Box is shut down into a case with a
spring bolt, this secures the lid of the Trunk or Box. At the same time the Trunk
or Box is easily opened by the thumb pressing on a projecting knob or thumb bit,
at the end of the spring case, or the knob may be constructed, so that it may be
drawn out a little distance from the spring case, in either event the bolt will be
released and the hasp will spring open.
Further particulars are described as follows:-
When the hasp is brought down on the face of the spring case, and pressed down
on it with the finger, the staple will force back the bolt inside the spring case.
The moment this is done a spiral or other spring which is fixed at the back of the
bolt, will shoot the bolt in the staple and secure the hasp, further at the back of
the bolt is fixed a pin with a knob or thumb bit at the end. The knob or thumb
bit comes through and outside the spring case, upon the knob or thumb bit being
pressed or drawn out the bolt before referred to, will instantly be drawn back, and
the staple being thus released the hasp flies up, because of another spring fixed
inside the case under the hasp.
It is proposed to fix these fastenings on to the Trunk or Box, with screws, rivets,
or a similar contrivance at each end of the Box or Trunk to prevent the ends of
the Box being forced up when full. The spring fixed inside the case under the
hasp for the purpose of making the hasp spring open, may be varied by the spring
being rivetted or otherwise fixed to the Box or Trunk under the hasp, or the spring
may be rivetted or otherwise fixed on the under side of the hasp so as to press
against the Box or Trunk, either of these arrangements would answer.

page_text: We WILLIAM HIGHFIELD JONES, and BENJAMIN JONES, trading as Jones
Brothers and Co, of Ablow Street Wolverhampton, in the County of Stafford
Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVED
FASTENINGS FOR TRUNKS OR BOXES and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement
The Improvement consists of a Fastening for a Trunk or Box, which is made to
open and shut, with the pressure of the thumb in this way:-A hasp fixed to the
lid of the Trunk or Box is shut down into a case with a spring bolt, this secures
the lid of the Trunk or Box. At the same time the Trunk or Box is easily opened
by the thumb, pressing on a projecting knob, or thumb bit, at the end of the spring
case, or the knob may be constructed, so that it may be drawn out a little distance
from the spring case, in either event the bolt will be released, and the hasp will
spring open.
Further particulars are described as follows:-
When the hasp is brought down on the face of the spring case, and pressed down
on it with the finger, the staple will force back the bolt, inside the spring case.
The moment this is done a spiral or other spring, which is fixed at the back of the
bolt, will shoot the bolt in the staple, and secure the hasp, further at the back of
the bolt is fixed a pin, with a knob or thumb bit at the end. The knob or thumb
bit comes through and outside the spring case, upon the knob or thumb bit being
pressed or drawn out, the bolt before referred to, will instantly be drawn back, and
the staple being thus released, the hasp flies up because of another spring fixed
inside the case under the hasp.
It is proposed to fix these Fastenings on the Trunk or Box, with screws, rivets,
or a similar contrivance, at each end of the Box or. Trunk to prevent the ends of
the Box being forced up when full. The spring fixed inside the case under the
hasp, for the purpose of making the hasp spring open, may be varied by the spring
being rivetted or otherwise fixed to the Box or Trunk under the hasp, or the
spring may be rivetted or otherwise fixed on the underside of the hasp, so as to
press against the Box or Trunk, either of these arrangements would answer.
Referring to the accompanying drawings the hasp "A" is brought down on the
face of the spring case "B" and the staple "C" (as shewn on the drawing of under-
side of hasp) is pressed down into the spring case with the finger or thumb. The
staple "C" will force back the bolt "KK K." The moment this is done a spiral
spring "DD" fixed at the back of the bolt "KK K" shoots the bolt into the
staple "C" and thus secures the hasp "A.". At the back of the bolt there is a
small tooth "R R" which slides backwards and forwards into a slot, as shewn on
the back of the spring case "E" and as shewn on section "F" marked "R" The
one end of the bolt marked "Push Push Push" comes through the side of the
spring case. To release the hasp, the part of the bolt marked "Push Push Push"
should be pressed inwards with the finger or thumb, into the spring case, and then
the staple "C" will be released, and the hasp "A" will fly up.
GGG" shews

page_text: a steel spring fixed with a rivet to the back of the spring case, and the other end
is free as shewn in section "J." This spring causes the hasp to fly up the moment
the bolt "K K K" is released.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is
First. The bolt "K K K" being pushed inward to release the hasp "A."
Second. The spiral spring marked "DD" to force back the bolt "K K K" and
so secure the staple "C."
Third. The spring marked "GGG" and section "J" fixed inside the spring case
to make the hasp "A" fly up when released.