Improvements in Cardboard, Strawboard, and other similar Boxes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Oct., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 18th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 19th Oct., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cardboard, Strawboard, and other similar Boxes.
I, JAMES JOWETT, of Howard Street, Bradford, in the County of York, Box
Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in collapsable cardboard, strawboard and
other similar boxes and particularly to that type of collapsable box in which two
opposite sides are vertically divided and the divided portions connected by a folding
joint to the vertical edges of the other sides which latter sides are similarly
connected to the bottom of the box, and when the box is extended the divided side
pieces of each side are stayed by and connected to a side flap attached by a folding
joint to the bottom of the box. The primary object of this invention is to provide
ready means of connecting the divided sides to the said side flaps.
For this purpose I form a number of lace holes both in the divided sides and in
the said side flaps and I interlace cords therewith in such a manner that the act of
drawing said cords tight brings the divided sides and said flaps into the position
they occupy when the box is extended and secures them firmly together.
After the cords are tightened the ends may be used to tie up the box as well as
to form a carrier.
Other forms of collapsable boxes may be laced up with a cord or cords adapted.
to bring them to and hold them in the extended position.
Dated this 18th day of October 1893.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cardboard, Strawboard, and other similar Boxes.
I, JAMES JOWETT, of 51, Franklin Road, Harrogate, in the County of York,
Box Maker, late of Howard Street, Bradford, in the aforesaid county, 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 improvements in collapsable cardboard, strawboard and
other similar boxes and particularly that type of collapsable box in which two
opposite sides are vertically divided and the divided portions connected by a folding
joint to the vertical edges of the other sides which latter sides are similarly
connected to the bottom of the box, and when the box is extended the divided side
pieces of each side are stayed by and connected to a side flap attached by a folding
joint to the bottom of the box. The primary object of this invention is to provide
ready means of connecting the divided sides to the said side flaps.
For this purpose I form a number of lace holes both in the divided sides and in
the said side flaps and 1 interlace cords therewith in such a manner that the act of
drawing said cords tight brings the divided sides and said flaps into the position
they occupy when the box is extended and secures them firmly together.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying sheet of drawings forming a part of
this Specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts
in each of the figures.

page_text: Figure 1, is a perspective view of my improved box with the lid complete.
Figure 2, is a side view of the box alone illustrating the method of extending or
opening it out.
Figure 3, is a view of the box collapsed and packed in the lid.
Figure 4, represents an edge view of the collapsed box alone.
Figure 5, represents a plan view of the collapsed and partly folded box.
Figure 6, represents a sheet of strawboard illustrating the method of cutting and
folding it to form the box.
A sheet of strawboard (Figure 6) is cut through at the four places marked A
and is creased or scored along each of the lines B so as to be pliable or foldable
along those lines. A double row of perforations or lace holes C, C are made
through the flaps D and a single row of perforations E along the edge of each of
the flaps F. Two perforations G of oblong form, hereinafter referred to, are also
made through the flap F. The laces or cords H, H are then interlaced with the
perforations in the manner_clearly shown in Figures 2 and 5 and the flaps first
folded as shown by e, e, e, Figure 5, over the portion forming the bottom J and
ends K, K and the ends are then doubled under as shown in Figure 4 to enable it
to be placed within the lid.
To open out the box it is simply necessary to unfold it and draw the laces tight.
The holes G are provided to more or less hold or create a little friction upon the
laces and tend to prevent them slipping. When the box is extended the
spare ends
of the laces may be wrapped once or more around the box to secure the lid L and
form a carrier.
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. A collapsable box having perforated flaps D, D and F, F arranged and
adapted to be laced together, substantially as herein shown and described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. In a collapsable box adapted to be laced up, the combination with the lace
holes of the holes G, G, substantially as herein shown and described and for the
purpose specified.
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Dated this 16th day of August 1894.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.