Improvements in or in connection with Baskets and similar Wicker Work Articles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Oct., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 16th July, 1898-Accepted, 20th Aug., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or in connection with Baskets and similar Wicker
Work Articles.
I, WILLIAM ADDINELL, of Tadcaster, in the County of York, Basket Manu-
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to render baskets, basket cases, and other wicker
work, (hereinafter for the sake of brevity referred to as baskets), more durable;
and that without impairing the advantages of wicker or willow work for such
articles.
My invention consists in making the bottom or lower part of the basket of
galvanized or other sheet metal, suitably formed or blocked according to the shape
of the basket, and which is attached to the wicker work by suitable connection or
construction.
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I propose to form such connection by attaching strips of metal or wire to the
aforesaid metal bottom; by forming them on, or by rivetting or other means; and
carrying such strips of metal or wire the full height or some considerable portion
of the height in line with the intended sides of the basket; and I work the willow
or wicker work on both sides of, so as to enclose, such strips or wire; and to pre-
vent the strips or wire drawing out, I turn or fold the upper end of the same over
the wickers or willow. Where the basket sides are very much inclined outwards,
the shape will counteract the tendency to draw out; but in the case of rectangular
baskets with vertical sides, such or some other method of preventing the strips or
wires drawing out is required.
The metal bottom may be formed of one thickness of metal, or the bottom may
be doubled, i.e. an inner false bottom provided, and the stakes or spills of the
basket pass well down between the flanges of the two bottoms. Or in place of
a double bottom, an internal or external flange may be provided, and rivetted
or otherwise attached to the flange of the outer bottom; the stakes or spills being
then fitted with their lower ends between the said flanges.
It is evident that baskets constructed according to my invention are not liable
to be worn out or rot at the bottom as baskets constructed throughout of wicker
work; whilst the advantages of wicker work (resilency and convenience of hand-
ling), are retained.
Dated this 14th day of October 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or in connection with Baskets and similar Wicker
Work Articles.
I, WILLIAM ADDINELL, of Tadcaster, in the County of York, Basket Manu-
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
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page_text: same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
The object of my invention is to render baskets, basket cases, and other wicker
work articles, (hereinafter for the sake of brevity referred to as baskets), more
durable; and that without impairing the advantages of wicker or willow work
for such articles.
My invention consists in making the bottom or lower part of the basket of
galvanized or other sheet metal, suitably formed or blocked according to the shape
of the basket, and which is attached to the wicker work by suitable connection or
construction.
I form such connection by attaching strips of metal or wire to the aforesaid
metal bottom, by forming the strips on, or by rivetting, or other attachment secur-
ing the strips to said bottom; and carrying such strips of metal or wire the full
height or some considerable portion of the height in line with the intended sides
of the basket; and then work the willow or wicker work on both sides of, so as to
enclose such strips or wire; and to prevent the strips or wire drawing out, I turn
or fold the upper end of the same over the wickers or willow. Where the basket
sides are very much inclined outwards, the shape will counteract the tendency to
draw out; but in the case of rectangular baskets with vertical sides, such or some
other method of preventing the strips or wires drawing out is required.
The metal bottom may be formed of one thickness of metal, or the bottom may
be doubled, i.e. an inner false bottom provided, and the stakes or spills of the
basket passed well down between the flanges of the two bottoms. Or in place of
a double bottom, an internal or external flauge may be provided, and rivetted
or otherwise attached to the flange of the outer bottom; the stakes or spills being
then fitted with their lower ends between the said flanges.
It is evident that baskets constructed according to my invention are not liable
to be worn out, or rot at the bottom, as baskets constructed throughout of wicker
work; whilst the advantages of wicker work (resilency, convenience of handling,
etc.), are retained.
And in order that my invention and the manner in which the same is to be
performed may be more readily understood, I have annexed hereto the accom-
panying sheet of drawings, illustrating my invention.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a basket upside down constructed in accordance
with my invention.
a indicates the lower part of the basket, made or blocked out in galvanized
sheet iron. are a pair of metal strips, which cross one another at right angles
at the centre of the bottom, where they are rivetted together and to the bottom;
to which they are further secured, and to the inclined sides, by additional rivets c.
Four other strips d, slightly overlapping the bottom and extending up the inclined
sides, are placed midway between the aforesaid strips b. The strips b and d are
all splayed outwards in the line of the surface of the wicker sides of the basket,
and are turned over at their upper ends to pass round and secure the thicker osier
rods, forming the top edge of the basket. This construction of the metal bottom
and metal strips, is shewn without the wicker work in Fig. 2.
Two or more stakes or spills f are placed between each adjoining pair of metal
strips; and the wicker or willows are worked round them in the usual manner.
It is evident that this construction of sheet metal bottom and metal strips, and
the working round the latter of the willows or wicker work, is applicable to other
shapes, of baskets; for example rectangular baskets or hampers; as they require
merely a corresponding shape of the metal bottom, and a corresponding adjust-
ment of the positions of the metal strips, so that no drawing of such is necessary
for the purpose of this specification.
Fig. 3 shews in section the above mentioned arrangement of double bottom, and
Fig. 4 that of the above mentioned internally rivetted flange; in both cases the
bottom ends of the stakes or spills being inserted in the spaces g.

page_text: This construction of the metal bottom obviates the necessity for the use of the
metal side strips, except in such cases where the weight to be carried renders it
inexpedient to depend on the wedging or rivetting of the stakes or spills in the
spaces g.
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. Baskets and similar wicker work articles in which the bottoms of the same
are formed of sheet metal and the sides of willows or wicker work substantially
as set forth and illustrated.
2. The construction of baskets and similar wicker work articles in which the
bottom of the basket is formed of sheet metal to which metal strips or wires
extending upwards in the direction of the sides are attached, the sides being
formed of willow or wicker work worked round said strips or wires substantially
as set forth.
3. The construction of baskets and similar wicker work articles in which the
metal bottom of the basket is formed double with low upwardly extending sides
or with an internal or external metal flange having the bottom ends of the stakes
or spills inserted in the side spaces thus formed and the sides of the basket formed
of willows or wicker work substantially as set forth.
4. Baskets and similar wicker work articles constructed substantially as herein
set forth and illustrated.
Dated this 14th day of July 1898
J. CLARK JEFFERSON,
30, Park Row, Leeds, Agent for Applicant.