Improvements in Folding or Collapsible Boxes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Dec., 1895
Complete Specification Loft 22nd Sent 1896 Accented 24th Oct
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Date of Application, 24th Dec., 1895
Complete Specification Left 22nd Sent 1896 Accented 24th Oct
1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Folding or Collapsible Boxes.
A communication by WILLIAM A. COOKE, Jr., of Brooklyn, in the County of Kings
and State of New York, United States of America.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON F.C.S., M.I.M.E., of The Agency for Foreign
Patent Solicitors, 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, and 6, Bank Street, Manchester, both in
the County of Lancaster, 118 New Street, Birmingham in the County of Warwick,
and 31 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to folding boxes made of paper or other flexible materials,
and it has for its object to provide a box which can be collapsed for storage, trans-
portation, &c., but when needed for use can be instantly expanded and the component
parts secured so as to form a "solid" or permanently made up box.
To this end the invention consists in a box constructed with flexible creased ends
and bottom and lined with stiff material at the front and back, and having the lining
formed with integral foldable extensions which are adapted to be adhesively secured
to the ends and bottom of the box when expanded and thereby form a
solid" or
permanently made up box.
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This box has a back, ends, bottom and a closing Hap which may, however, be
omitted and the box left open at one end, as for some purposes, for example when the
box is to form a case for the reception of another article, a flap is unnecessary.
The ends and bottom are preferably integral, and at their longitudinal middle line
are creased so that they will form gusset folds to facilitate the collapsing of the box.
The bottom and ends are provided with edge flaps in the usual manner, which are
turned in and the front and back glued thereto, thus forming the box so far as its
exterior walls are concerned. These parts of the box may be made of comparatively
light material capable of receiving any suitable ornamentation. Inside, the box
linings are glued to the front and back of the box. These linings are of a heavier
and less flexible material, and they are provided with integral extensions which are
not attached to the box, but by means of creased lines they are adapted to be turned
flat against the linings of which they form part, or extended out at right angles
thereto, and thereby made to form the bottom and end linings of the box. In one
form of the box the extension is integral with the back lining, and with the front
lining. The surfaces of the extensions which when extended, come in contact with
the ends and bottom of the box, are preferably coated so far as necessary, with a
soluble adhesive.
The box being constructed as above described, it is adapted to be collapsed and take
a flat form, when it can be packed into very little space, or expanded and made
practically into a "solid" box. When the box is collapsed the bottom extension is
turned up against the back lining, the end extensions are folded against the front lining
and the gusset folds of the ends and bottom are pressed in, whereupon the front and
back of the box can be pressed close together and the closing flap folded. To
"set up
the box, the gusset folds are first pressed out flat, then the bottom
extension lining, first being properly moistened, is turned down flat and pressed
against the bottom of the box so as to make it adhere thereto. Then the end
extension linings, also properly moistened, which are of the thickness of the material
less in depth and width than the box, are turned out against the ends of the box

page_text: and pressed in contact with the same until they adhere. The box is now
"set up'
and it is as firm and rigid as any "solid" box."
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Another construction differs from that above described in having all the extension
parts which make the bottom and end linings when the box is "set up" made
integral with the front lining, the back lining being merely a flat plate. The process
of converting the box is substantially the same, but the end and bottom extension
linings are all folded against the front lining when the box is collapsed.
Dated this 23rd day of December 1895.
A communication by WILLIAM A. COOKE, Jr., of Brooklyn, in the County of Kings
and State of New York, United States of America.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, F.C.S., M.I.M.E., of The Agency for Foreign
Patent Solicitors, 6, Lord Street, Liverpool and 6 Bank Street, Manchester, both in
the County of Lancaster, 118 New Street, Birmingham in the County of Warwick,
and 322 late 31, High Holborn in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, 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 folding boxes made of paper or other flexible materials,
and it has for its object to provide a box which can be collapsed for storage, trans-
portation, &c., but when needed for use can be instantly expanded and the component
parts secured so as to form a
"solid
or permanently made up box.
"
To this end the invention consists in a box constructed with flexible creased ends
and bottom, and lined with stiff material at the front and back, and having the lining
formed with integral foldable extensions which are adapted to be adhesively secured
to the ends and bottom of the box when expanded and thereby form a
"solid
permanently made up box.
In the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 represents the box folded or collapsed.
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Fig. 2 a perspective view of the box partly expanded showing the inside thereof.
Fig. 3 a longitudinal horizontal sectional view of the box when made up.
Figs. 4 to 8 the component parts of the box illustrated by Figs. 1 to 3.
or
Fig. 9 represents in perspective another construction of the expansible parts of the
box.
Fig. 10 the stiff front plate or lining, and
Fig. 11 the stiff back ends and bottom.
Referring to the drawings, A designates the front of the box, B the back, CC the
ends, D the bottom and E the closing flap which may, however, be omitted and
the box left open as for some purposes; for example, when the box is to form a case
for the reception of another article, a flap is unnecessary.
The ends and bottom are perfectly integral and at their longitudinal middle line
are creased as at 1, so that they will form gusset folds as in Fig. 2 (the ends only
being visible) to facilitate the collapsing of the box. The bottom and ends are
provided with edge flaps bb, &c., in the usual manner, which are turned in and the
front and back glued thereto, thus forming the box so far as its exterior walls are
concerned. These parts of the box may be made of comparatively light material,
capable of receiving any suitable ornamentation.
respectively glued to the front and back of the box.
and less flexible material and they are provided with
Inside the box linings h h are
These linings are of a heavier
integral extensions i¹³ which

page_text: are not attached to the box, but by means of creased lines they are adapted to be
turned down flat against the linings of which they form part, or extended out at right
angles thereto, and thereby made to form the bottom and end linings of the box. In
the box and its component part illustrated in Figs. 1 to 8 inclusive, the extension i is
integral with the back lining h, and with the front lining h. The surfaces of
the extensions which when extended come in contact with the ends and bottom of the
box, are preferably coated so far as necessary with a soluble adhesive indicated on
the front lining and one of the end extensions (Fig. 4) only by stipplings, but it is
to be understood that it is applied in the same manner to the other end extension and
bottom extension in the same manner and for the same purpose.
The box being constructed as above described, it is adapted to be collapsed and
take the flat form represented in Fig. 1, when it can be packed into very little space,
or expanded and made practically into a "solid" box as represented in section
Fig. 3.
When the box is collapsed, the bottom extension is turned up against the back
lining ', the end extensions are folded against the front lining, and the gusset
folds of the ends and bottom are pressed in as indicated in Fig. 2, whereupon the
front and back of the box can be pressed close together and the closing flap folded as
in Fig. 1. To "set up" the box, the gusset folds are first pressed out flat, then the
bottom extension lining, first being properly moistened, is turned down flat and
pressed against the bottom of the box so as to make it adhere thereto. Then the end
extension linings 12, also properly moistened, which are of the thickness of the
material less in depth and width than the box, are turned out against the ends of the
box and pressed in contact with the same until they adhere. The box is now set
up" and it is as firm and rigid as any "solid" box.
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The construction represented by Figs. 9, 10, 11, differs from that above described
in having all the extension parts which make the bottom and end linings when
the box is set up" made integral with the front lining has shown in Fig. 11,
the back lining being merely a flat plate. The process of converting the box is
substantially the same, but the end and bottom extension linings are all fokled against
the front lining when the box is collapsed as shown in Fig. 9 and indicated by
broken lines in Fig. 11.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me
by my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. The combination in a paper box of creased ends and bottom, front and back
linings of stiff material, and detached extension end and bottom linings connected
respectively with the front and back linings, and having their exterior surfaces coated
with an adhesive substance whereby when the box is folded the extension linings are
folded against the front and back respectively, but when the box is "set up the
said extension linings are turned out against the ends and bottom of the box and
adhesively secured thereto, thereby forming a solid box, substantially as specified.
Dated this 21st day of September 1896.