An Improved Means of Seouring Lids or Covers of Packing Cases, Boxes, and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Dec., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Sept., 1899—Accepted, 4th Nov., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Means of Seouring Lids or Covers of Packing Cases,
Boxes, and the like.
JOSEPH FULLBROOK, Engineer, High Street, Slough, Bucks, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to the securing of the lids or covers of boxes, cases, and
the like. Instead of (as is now the custom) using, nails, screws, or cords, my
object is to provide an inexpensive, and effective means, of fastening, that can
be operated by any person in a simple manner, and, at the same time giving a
secure fastening that cannot be tampered with, without immediate detection.
My invention will be readily understood by reference to the accompanying
drawing.
A, A, are metal (or other material) bolts working in sockets B, B, B, B, which
sockets are secured to inside of the lid or cover. The number of these sockets
and projections is determined by the size of the case being fitted, in some instances
I use four, or six to enable me to securely fix the cover, without the assistance
of other means. D, D, D, D, D, D are connecting rods, jointed @ C, C, C, C,
C, C, C, C, and secured to the lid by the stud E. is a projection from A with
a stud G, fixed @ the point marked, and carried through an oblong hole in the
cover.
It will be readily seen that a pull (either by the finger, or by means of a
rotary cam) at the stud G, causes the bolts to be withdrawn from their sockets, &
thus releases the lid.
As the stud G is left flush with the top of the lid, it can be covered with a
seal, which must be broken to open the box, & thus it can be seen @ a glance
if the box has been tampered with.
His a spring for recovery of the fastening.
An Improved Means of Securing Lids or Covers of Packing Cases,
Boxes, and the like.
JOSEPH FULLBROOK, Engineer, 29, High Street, Slough, Bucks, 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 means for securing the lids of boxes or

page_text: the like and has for its object to provide a means whereby the use of nails screws
or their equivalents may be dispensed with, and further to provide a simple and
inexpensive form of fastening operated in a simple manner and which at the
same time will indicate any unlawful tampering therewith.
And in order 'that the invention may be the better understood drawings are
hereto appended in which Fig. 1 is a plan of a lid or cover of a box to which
the invention has been applied, and;
Fig. 2 is a section upon the line ab Fig. 1.
Referring to the drawings Fig. 1 A A are bolts of metal or other suitable
material preferably of the form shown in the drawings, that is approximately
U shaped the limbs working in the guides B which are attached in any suitable
manner to the underside of the cover.. D are connecting rods which are pivotally
attached at their ends to the short links D¹ the opposite ends of which links are
attached to the ends of the bolts A.
The rods D are provided at the centre of their length with holes through
which passes the stud E which is tapped or otherwise attached to the underside of
the cover.
Attached in any suitable manner to the transverse bar of the bolt A
or it may be formed integral therewith is a projection F to the upper side of
which is attached a stud G which passes through the cover and by pushing same
either directly with the finger or any other means the bars D are caused to diverge
at their ends advancing the bolts until they engage with suitable recesses formed
in the sides of the box, case or the like. To prevent tampering therewith a seal
or the like can be placed over the top of the stud E (shown dotted Fig. 2).
As an alternative arrangement I may continue the stud E through the lid and
attach thereto upon its lower end a short arm or lever E¹ which is pivotally
attached to one end of the connecting rod or bar E2 attached at E3 to the transverse
portion of the bolt A this latter arrangement is indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1.
The upper end of the stud E would in this case be provided with a suitable means
for turning the stud which might consist of a simple ring E4 passing through a
hole formed in the upper end of the stud E, a suitable recess being formed in
the lid in which the said ring would lay and over which, as in the preceding
case, a seal or the like could be placed to prevent any illegal tampering therewith.
Although I have only shown two bolts with their attendant operative mechanism
it is obvious that I may increase either the number of the said bolts or the
number of projections thereon as may be found under various circumstances to
be advisable or convenient.
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:—
The improved means of securing the lids of boxes cases or the like substantially
as herein described and illustrated by the appended drawings.
Dated this the 2nd day of September 1899.
JOSEPH FULLBROOK.