An Improved Ventilated Box for the Carriage and Storage of Articles of a Perishable Nature, or Requiring a Current of Air or Air Space around them.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Sept., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 15th June, 1892-Accepted 3rd Sept., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Ventilated Box for the Carriage and Storage of
Articles of a Perishable Nature, or Requiring a Current of Air
or Air Space around them.
I, FREDERICK WILLIE BROCK of Albert Road, St. Philips, Bristol, Box
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Boxes, either in wood, metal paper or other material are made with the sides,
ends, bottom and cover or any of them, grooved, notched fluted or corrugated
(shaped square, angular, circular or other convenient form) and put together in
such a manner that the grooves, notches flutes, or corrugations are open, allowing
free access of air.
Dated this 21st day of September 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Ventilated Box for the Carriage and Storage of
Articles of a Perishable Nature, or Requiring a Current of Air
or Air Space around them.
I, FREDERICK WILLIE BROCK of Albert Road, St. Philips, Bristol 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:-
My invention relates to boxes or cases for the carriage and storeage of perishable
articles and the object of the invention is to so construct the box that a free and
ready access of air is afforded to the contents thereof.
To attain this object I construct the box of wood, paper, metal or other materials
and form longitudinal grooves in the sides cover and bottom as indicated by the
letters A. A. on the attached drawing marked transverse section No. 1 and longi-
tudinal section No. 1 which grooves are left open at the ends thereof. The shape
of these grooves is not material and in the case of paper or metal being used it
might be preferable to corrugate the surface thereof which would answer the object
of this invention by allowing ready and free admission of air and also reduce the
weight and cost.
Boxes constructed according to my improvement herein described allow a current
of air to enter at the ends of the boxes where the groove has been cut out of the
side, and passing along the groove penetrate throughout the box, preventing the
contents from decomposition or, if the current of air is cold, cooling them :
the entrances to the grooves being protected by the ends of the box in the manner
shown at A A they are not so liable to be covered or obstructed by the contents
of the box as in the case with simple holes or perforations formed in the box.
Refering to section No. 2 this shows a modified form of attaining the same object
and is accomplished by cutting out notches or pieces B. B from the ends of the box
allowing a current of air to enter the box at these points.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
(1). Constructing boxes having grooves in the sides cover and bottom, open at
the ends for ventilation.

page_text: (2). Constructing boxes having corrugated sides cover and bottom, open at the
ends for ventilation.
(3). Constructing boxes having notches in the ends for ventilation.
Dated this 14th day of June 1892.
FREDERICK WILLIE BROCK.