Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 25th May, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 19th Feb., 1898-Accepted, 19th Mar., 1898
WILLIAM MAY RICHARDSON, 5, Welham Terrace, Church Hill, Walthamstow,
in the County of Essex, General Agent, and JOHN JOSHUA WARE, 73, Chorley
New Road, Horwich, in the County of Lancaster, Joiner and Builder, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Cases or boxes for the packing of tiles, bottles, or other damageble articles for
or during transit. The said cases or boxes being adjustable to the size and number
of articles placed there in by means of a movable end or buffer, the latter being
in grooves or holes in the sides or bottom (or both) of the said cases or boxes held in
position by metallic pins springs or other equivalents.
The said cases or boxes to have movable packings of a flexable nature attached
to the sides or bottom (or both) of the said cases or boxes by means of wire or
metallic rods or other materials secured in any convenient manner so arranged as
to place a packing between each article.
Dated this Twente fourth day of Nov 1807
WILLIAM MAY RICHARDSON.
JOHN JOSHUA WARE.
We, WILLIAM MAY RICHARDSON, of 5, Welham Terrace, Church Hill, Waltham-
stow, in the County of Essex, and JOHN JOSHUA WARE, of 73, Chorley New Road,
Horwich, near Bolton, in the County of Lancaster, Joiner and Builder, do hereby
declare the nature of our said invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in cases or boxes for packing tiles, bottles,
and other damagable articles for or during transit. The said cases or boxes .to
be adjustable to the sizes and number of articles placed therein by means of a
moveable end or buffer; the latter being in grooves or holes in the sides or bottom
or both of the said cases or boxes held in position by means of pins, plates, springs,
or their equivalents. The said cases or boxes to have moveable packing of a flexible
nature attached to the sides or bottom of the said cases or boxes or both by means
of wire or iron rods or other materials secured in any convenient manner to move
thereon so arranged as to place a packing between each article.

page_text: DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of our improved packing case or box
for packing tiles, bottles, and other damagable articles for or during transit.
Fig. 2 a plan of Fig. 1 with cover removed. Fig. 3 a transverse section through
line A B in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 a transverse section through line C D in Fig. 1. 5
Fig. 5 a part transverse section showing another method of fixing buffer. Fig. 6
a sectional end view of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 a sectional plan of Fig. 5, and Fig. 8 a part
sectional elevation shewing flexible packing for bottles and other damagable
articles.
In all the figures the same letters are employed to indicate corresponding parts. 1
represents a packing case or box; G lid or cover; H longitudinal sides; I ends,
and J the bottom.
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The packing case or box E is composed of wood or other suitable materials or
substances and may be of any desired width, depth, and length, and may be dupli-
cated as often as desired as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The upper edges of 1
the ends I are provided with the slots or recesses K in which are disposed the
On the metallic rods L are
metallic rods L secured in any convenient manner.
mounted the sliding or moveable rods M extending across the width, or nearly so,
of the packing case or box E. To the sliding or moveable rods M are secured-
by stitching or other means, such as split fasteners-the moveable packing O of a 2
flexible nature, such as, felt, carpeting, cloth, or other suitable material or substance,
which may be of any desired or necessary length according to the depth of the
packing case or box E. The sliding or moveable rods M may be slid on the metallic
rods L to any position demanded by the thickness of the tiles, size of the bottles,
or other articles being packed. One end of the packing case or box E is provided
with the moveable end or buffer Q composed of wood or other material or substance,
having a facing P of felt or padding to form a cushion for the articles packed in
the case or box to prevent the contents being damaged or broken. The moveable
end or buffer Q is provided at its upper edge with the metallic clip R and
circular ends S being secured thereto by the nails or screws T. In the circular
ends S are mounted the sliding rods U provided with the projecting ends W to
operate the same. The outer ends of the sliding rods U engage with and fit into the
holes or openings X in the metallic plates Y secured to the longitudinal sides H.
The sliding rods U are held in position in the holes or openings X by the springs Z
secured to the upper end of the moveable and adjustable buffer Q by the screw a.
The bottom end of the moveable or adjustable buffer Q is fitted with the plate b
provided with the spikes c which engage with the holes or openings d in the
metallic plates f secured to the inside of the bottom J; the plates f being secured
by screws or their equivalents. If desired the moveable buffer Q may be placed
vertically as shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7-in the moveable serrated plates Q', the
latter being operated in either direction by the screws Q3. To the moveable
packing may be attached the side pieces O in any convenient manner, so that
the same may be employed for placing between bottles and other articles being
packed as shown in Fig. 8, or, the side pieces 0" may be attached-by nailing or
otherwise to the sides H or the box or packing case, E. To further protect the
contents of the packing case or box from damage during transit the bottom J is
provided with the layers g composed of "listing," felt, or other pliable material
or substance, and the longitudinal sides H are provided with the cushions m padded
with cotton or other soft material or substance 2, the said cushions being secured
to the sides H by nails or tacks r. If desired the lid or cover G of the packing case
or box may be provided with a lock or other means, such as, screws or sliding bolts
for securing the contents during transit or otherwise.
In packing ornamental and other tiles, bottles, and other damagable articles
for and during transit they are placed or packed between the rows or tiers of hang-
ing and moveable or adjustable packing 0 of a flexible nature, after which they are
held together by placing the felted face P of the moveable buffer Q against the
same, this operation being effected by compressing the projecting ends W to

page_text: remove the ends of the sliding rods U from the holes or openings X when it is
desired or necessary to move the said buffer it may be placed in any other position
according to the length of the metallic plates Y. "The tiles or other articles being
packed sit or lay on the layers g and against the side cushions m, by which a yield-
ing action is effected in case the packing box or case is subject to rough usage
during transit.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:
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1. The general arrangement construction and combination of parts composing
our improved packing cases or boxes as hereinbefore described and as illustrated
in the annexed drawings.
2. In a packing case or box for the indicated purposes the use of the adjustable
packing O, disposed on the moveable rods M mounted on the rods L as described
and shown.
3. In a packing case or box for the indicated purposes the use of the adjustable
packing O, cushions m, and yielding layers g, as described and shown.
4. In a packing case or box for the indicated purposes the use of the adjustable
end or buffer Q and the means for regulating and adjusting the position of the same,
substantially as described and as illustrated in the annexed drawings.
Dated the 18th day of February 1898.
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent.