Year: 1886

page_text: It will be seen that the sides A, the ends B and the bottom D are secured by screws
or nails passing through the corner fillets F F, the sides A being further secured by
screws or nails passing through fillets screwed or nailed to the central partition E.
The Case being filled, the cover C is simply pressed down until the clips G pass on to
the catches H; the Case is then securely closed without any means of fasteningbeing
apparent on the outside; the screws or uails not passing through the thickness of the
sides, ends, and bottom, and the top being held by the clips from the inside, as shown
Fig. 1. The Case may be made of any size, the sides, bottom, top, and ends, in one
piece for small sizes and in as many pieces as may be required or convenient for larger
sizes, and with or without partitions or divisions.
As regards stout Cases the usual iron hoops and scal may be used if desired.
Dated this Thirteenth day of Anonst. 1886

page_text: I, ALFRED WALLACE ROOKE of No. 118 Cannon Street in the City of London
Merchant 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 an improved safety case or box from which nothing once
secured within it can be abstracted without such injury to the Case as will shew that
it has been tampered with, and it consists in a particular construction and mode of
securing the sides bottom and ends of the Case by nails or screws inserted from
within the Case and not appearing on the outside; also in a top or cover provided
with spring clips which, when the top or cover is pressed on to the body of the Case,
take on to catches fixed within it.
Referring to the sheet of drawing left with the Provisional Specification
Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through an improved Case or box of this
Invention.
Figure 2 being a plan of same with top or cover removed.
Figure 3 an end elevation and
Figure 4 a transverse section thereof.
A A indicate the sides of the Case or box. B B the ends. C. the top or cover.
D the bottom. E partition or division. F F internal corner fillets or angle pieces.
GG spring clips. H H catches for spring clips.
It will be seen that the sides A, the ends B and the bottom D are secured by
screws or nails passing through the corner fillets FF the sides A being further
secured by screws or nails passing through fillets screwed or nailed to the central
partition E. The Case being filled, the cover C is simply pressed down until the
clips G pass on to the catches H; the Case is then securely closed without any means
of fastening being apparent on the outside; the screws or nails, not passing through
the thickness of the sides, ends, and bottom, and the top being held by the clips
from the inside, as shown Figure 1. The box may however also be nailed or screwed
from the outside if desired.
The Case may be made of any size; the sides, bottom, top and ends, in one piece
for small sizes and in as many pieces as may be required or convenient for larger
sizes, and with or without partitions or divisions.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
A case or box having the central partition E, the sides A B and bottom D fastened
from the inside, in combination with the cover Chaving the clips G engaging with
the catches H, the whole substantially as hereinbefore described and shown on the
drawings, for the purpose specified.
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