An Improved Fastening Device for Coffins and other Receptacles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Apr., 1898-Accepted, 11th June, 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Fastening Device for Coffins and other Receptacles.
I, CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH UHLMANN, of Limbach, Vogtl, No. 110, in the Empire
of Germany, Baker, 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:—
The object of the present invention is to provide a new fastener for coffins and
other receptacles so constituted that all projecting parts are avoided and thus on
the one hand accidental opening of the receptacle avoided and on the other hand
the obvious advantages of continuous flat surfaces without projections secured.
The accompanying sheet of drawings illustrate an application of the new fasten-
ing device and its construction as follows..
Figure 1 is a section showing the fastener in place.
Figure 2 is an elevation of the closing plate employed.
Figure 3 is a perspective detail to a smaller scale showing the method of closing.
The device consists of a rotary oval head a attached to the one portion A of the
receptacle to be closed and this head is so shaped that in one position it can pass
through the oval opening of the closing plate 6 attached to the other portion B of
the receptacle so that when the head is turned it holds together the parts A and B.
The rotary head a is preferably attached to the portion A of the receptacle by a
wood screw c passing through it and to secure easy rotation of the said head a plate
or disc d is arranged underneath it as shown. - A number of these fasteners can be
arranged on one plate such as d screwed to the receptacle or a separate plate can
be arranged to every fastener.
The inner end or shank e of the head a is constructed with flats or the like so
that a key can be applied thereto to rotate the head as clearly shown by dotted lines
in Figure 3, and to allow clearance for the movement of this key when being turned
a crevice is cut out and formed between the parts A. and B.
Before closing a receptacle to which these fasteners are applied the oval heads a
are arranged so that they can pass through the corresponding oval holes in the
closing plates b. When the portions A B are brought together a turn with the screw
key to each head a causes the oval portions to overlap and thus securely fasten or
close the receptacle.
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. An improved fastening device for coffins and other receptacles consisting of
elliptical rotary heads attached by suitable screws to the one portion of the receptacle
to be closed and placed opposite similar elliptical holes in plates attached to the
other portion of the receptacle in order to effect the closing when brought together
by rotating the heads with a detachable key substantially for the purposes herein-
before described.

page_text: 2. The improved fastening device for coffins and other receptacles substantially
as herein before described with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 21st day of April 1898.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents.