Improvements in Packing Cases and Boxes.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification, Left, 23rd Aug., 1889-Accepted, 24th Oct., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Packing Cases and Boxes.
I DAN RYLANDS, of Hope Glass Works and Imperial Box Factory, Stairfoot, near
Barnsley, in the County of York, Glass Bottle and Wooden Box Manufacturer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My present improvements relate to the making of Packing Cases and Boxes in
such a way that the lids are held securely down without nails, and so that there is
good protection against the contents of the cases being tampered with or stolen.
In order to accomplish this I attach or fasten to the underside of the lid of the
Case or Box one or more shoes or catches. Where hinges are used one of these
shoes or catches may be sufficient, but where it is preferred not to use hinges it will
be necessary to have two or more of these shoes or catches, one on each side of
the lid.
Each shoe or catch fitted into the lid is so arranged that it drops upon a latch or
spring detent which is fitted vertically inside the case; and the shoe or catch attached
to the lid is securely held by the vertical latch or spring detent, by which means the
Case is closed. The latch or spring detent is well fastened on the inside of the Box or
Case, so that it will stand any strain from the Box or Case being rolled over when
full of heavy goods.
The knob by which the latch or spring detent is released or pushed off the shoe or
catch, works in a hole in the side of the Case. This hole is formed with a ledge
around it in such a manner as to allow a small piece of wood or other suitable material
to be placed therein in such a position that it protects the latch or spring detent from
being released or pushed off during transit; and by placing sealing wax or other
suitable substance (impressed with a seal) over this small piece of wood or other
material, the contents of the Box or Case are thereby protected. The hole through
which the Box or Case is opened, and the piece of wood or other substance placed in
such hole may also be covered or hid by an adhesive label or in other suitable ways,
and the contents of the Box or Case thus prevented from being tampered with.
My present improvements are applicable to Boxes and Cases having, internal
partitions for the reception of Mineral Water and other Bottles, and to Boxes and
Cases for other purposes.
The Boxes or Cases to which my present improvements are applied are also by
preference bound with strengthening wire in the ways described and illustrated in
the specifications of former patents granted to me and numbered 4897 of October 15th,
1883; 11,514 of September 10th 1886; and 9338 of July 1st 1887.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Packing Cases and Boxes.
I DAN RYLANDS, of Hope Glass Works and Imperial Box Factory, Stairfoot,
near Barnsley, in the County of York, Glass Bottle and Wooden Box Manufacturer,
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:
My present improvements relate to the making of Packing Cases and Boxes in
such a way that the lids are held securely down without nails, and so that there is
good protection against the contents of the cases being tampered with or stolen.
In order to accomplish this 1 attach or fasten to the underside of the lid of the Case

page_text: or Box one or more shoes or catches. Where hinges are used one of these shoes or
catches is sufficient, but where it is preferred not to use hinges it will be necessary to
have two of these shoes or catches, one on each side of the lid.
This shoe or catch fitted into the lid is so arranged that it drops upon a latch or
spring detent which is fitted vertically inside the case; and the shoe or catch attached
to the lid is securely held by the vertical latch or spring detent, by which means the
Case is closed. The latch or spring detent is well fastened on the inside of the Box or
Case, so that it will stand any strain from the Box or Case-being rolled over when full
of heavy goods.
The knob by which the latch or spring detent is released or pushed off the shoe or
catch, works in a hole in the side of the Case. This hole is formed with a ledge
around it in such a manner as to allow a small piece of wood or other suitable material
to be placed therein in such a position that it protects the latch or spring detent from
being released or pushed off during transit; and by placing sealing wax or other
suitable substance (impressed with a seal) upon this small piece of wood or other
material, the contents of the Box or Case are additionally protected. The hole
through which the Box or Case is opened, and the piece of wood or other substance
placed in such hole may also be covered or hid by an adhesive label or in other
suitable ways and the contents of the Box or Case thus prevented from being
tampered with.
My present improvements are applicable to Boxes and Cases having internal
partitions for the reception of Mineral Water and other Bottles, and to Boxes and
Cases for other purposes.
The Boxes or Cases to which my present improvements are applied may also be
bound with strengthening wire in the ways described and illustrated in the specifications
of former Patents granted to me and numbered 4897 of October 15th 1883; 11514 of
September 10th, 1886; and 9338 of July 1st 1887.
Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figs. 1 and 2 are sections showing the
application of the shoe or catch and the spring detent to a mineral water van box.
Fig. 3 is an elevation showing the position of the shoe and spring detent, also the
manner of binding and supporting the box by the encircling binding wires in the
ways described and illustrated in the specifications of the aforesaid former Patents
granted to me.
Figs. 4 and 5 are plan views of the shoe and spring detent respectively.
Fig. 6 is a detailed view showing the shoe and spring detent in the locked position.
Similar figures of reference indicate similar parts in the various figures.
In figures 1 and 3. a, a, are the shoes or catches; b, b, the latches or spring detents;
c, c, the knobs operating the spring detents b, b; d, d¹, holes formed through the sides
of the box and bored to two diameters; e, e, are wood discs fitting the enlarged
portion of the holes d'; and f, f, thin layers of sealing wax or other suitable substance
preventing the displacement of the wooden discs and ensuring that the spring detents
and contents of case shall be untampered with during transit. Fig. 2 shows a section
of hinged box, one shoe and spring detent being in this case sufficient to protect
the box.
The act of closing and locking a box in accordance with this invention is performed
in the following manner: The lid being pressed down on to the body of the box, the
spring detents (or in the case of Fig. 2 the detent) will enter into and become engaged
with the shoes or latches carried by the top of the box; the wooden discs being now
placed in position in the seating prepared for them, d, d, are secured and held there
by sealing wax, cement, or other suitable material. In some cases it may be preferable
to use adhesive labels.
To open the box the protecting label or layer of sealing wax and the wooden discs
being removed, it is only necessary to press on the knobs c, c, pushing back the spring
detents and causing them to become disengaged with the shoes a, a.
It will he evident that the holes giving admittance to the spring detents can be
situated on the lid or other portions of the box, and that the invention is applicable to
other descriptions of boxes or receptacles than the one illustrated.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
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1. The application to a packing case or box of the shoes a, a, the spring detents b, b,
the holes formed to two diameters d, and d' and the wood discs e, e, substantially as
described and illustrated.
2. The combination of the above claimed arrangements with wire bound boxes
substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.
Dated this 22nd day of August 1889
DAN RYLANDS.