Improvements in the Manufacture of Boxes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd May, 1896
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Boxes.
I, RICHARD RIPLEY of Blandford Works, Kempston Street, Liverpool in the
County of Lancaster, Blue and Blacklead Manufacturer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object a box which can be manufactured out of one
piece of cardboard or other material and which will be strong, rigid and capable
of resisting any pressure likely to be brought upon it.
In carrying out my invention as applied to boxes made of cardboard, I form
the box with a bottom having rigid sides in one piece therewith, the said sides
being scored and folded in a peculiar manner as hereafter described. In making
the box, a blank of the proper shape and size is cut out of cardboard and the
projecting flaps at each side, which are to form the sides of the box, are each then
scored at five different places to enable these flaps to be easily bent or folded.
This being done, each flap is bent at the scorings in such a manner that the first
section of each flap shall stand upright at right angles to the bottom, the second
lie diagonally, and the third stand upright in a parallel plane with the first. The
fourth section is folded flat on the inside face of the third section, and extends
down to the box bottom, while the fifth is bent so as to lie flat on the box bottom
and is glued or otherwise fixed thereto. The fourth and fifth sections of each
side are cut slightly narrower than the others, so that the latter shall project
slightly and abut against the corresponding sections of the adjacent sides: By
this arrangement of forming the sides of the box great strength is secured both
vertically and laterally, there is no danger of the ends being crushed and they will
resist any pressure likely to be brought upon them. Moreover the sides provide
in proportion to their depth, a larger surface for advertising on than a box of the
ordinary kind. In thus describing my invention, I have set forth the arrangement
adopted in my first sample or experimental box, but it must be understood that
having unfolded the general idea, I do not confine myself to the exact details, as
the same may be altered considerably without departing from the principle of the
invention.
Dated this 20th day of May 1896
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Boxes.
I, RICHARD RIPLEY of Blandford Works, Kempston Street, Liverpool in the
County of Lancaster, Blue and Blacklead 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 has for its object a box which can be manufactured out of one
piece of cardboard or other suitable material which will be strong, rigid, and
capable of resisting any reasonable pressure likely to be brought upon it.

page_text: The invention is best described by aid of the accompanying drawings, in
which
Figure 1 illustrates a blank cut out ready to be folded up, the parts shaded in
full lines being glued on their upper face, and the parts shaded in dotted lines
being glued. on their under face;
Figure 2, the same box partly folded; and
Figure 3, the box completely folded.
Referring to these figures, I form the box with a bottom A having sides in one
piece therewith, the said sides being scored and folded in a peculiar manner as
hereafter described. In making the box, a blank of the proper size and shape,
such as depicted in Figure 1, is cut out of cardboard and the projecting flaps at
each side, which are to form the sides of the box, are each then scored at five
different places to enable these flaps to be easily bent or folded. This being done,
each flap is bent at the scorings in such a manner that the first section B of each
flap shall stand upright at right angles to the bottom A, the second Clie
diagonally, and the third D stand upright in a parallel plane with B. The fourth
section E is folded flat on the inside face of the third- section D and extends down
to the box bottom A, while the fifth F is bent so as to lie flat on the box bottom A
and is glued or otherwise fixed thereto and the sections D and E are likewise
glued together. The sections E and F of each side may be cut slightly narrower
than the others, so that the latter shall project slightly and abut against the
corresponding sections of the adjacent sides. When the sides are thus folded up,
there is a hollow space G left in the sides of the box which is a non-conductor of
heat, the top part D E which alone is not hollow being composed of two thick-
nesses and also having the thickness of the lid flanges H over it. The sides and
lid of the box can be ornamented in any convenient manner or supplied with
advertisement matter or labels. By this arrangement of forming the sides of the
box, great strength is secured both vertically and laterally, there is no danger of
the ends being crushed and they will resist any pressure likely to be brought upon
them. Moreover the sides provide in proportion to their depth, a larger surface
for advertising on than a box of the ordinary kind.
In thus describing my invention, I have set forth the best arrangement known
to me, but it must be understood that having unfolded the general idea, I do not
confine myself to the exact details, as the same may be altered without departing
from the principle of the invention.
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 :-
The various improvements in the manufacture of boxes which consist,
First, in forming the box in one piece cut and scored out substantially as
described,
Second, in so making the sides that when folded they shall be in two thicknesses
of material enclosing a hollow space, forming a considerable resistance to external
and internal pressure substantially as described,
Third, the general arrangement and construction of box substantially as herein
described and shown, whereby greater strength is secured, the contents are to a
great extent shielded from sudden changes of temperature through the non-
conducting arrangement of the sides, and a larger space than usual is allowed for
advertisement matter..
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WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and London, Patent Agents.