Improvements in or relating to Collapsable Boxes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Mar., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 7th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 26th Sept. 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Collapsable Boxes.
I, HARRY NORMAN, of the Firm T. Norman and Son, Falcon Works, Well
Street, Falcon Square, City of London, Plain and Fancy Box Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to certain improvements in collapsable boxes.
For the purpose of my said invention, I employ say two squares or sheets of
material, and by suitable bead rolling I form hollows and ribs on opposite faces for
folding and for strength.
The ends of the two sheets are overlapped and connected by fasteners or rivets
preferably along the vertical central line of the box being made, the top and
bottom corners of each sheet are cut away, and the extensions left thereby are
folded inwardly, the edges almost meeting, these I lace or connect loosely in any
desired manner so that there is a certain amount of play in the joints when the
sides are folded in from the central vertical line, the extensions then assuming a
vertical position when the collapsing takes place. On expanding the box the
extensions reassume their inwardly horizontal positions. This lacing or loose
connection of the cut away corners may be at one end only if desired.
I employ separate end sheets as bottoms and covers, or a separate bottom sheet
only and employ a fillet edged cover or lid.
I purpose providing the bottom sheet with tying tapes for securing the box with
its contents and also for securing the box when collapsed in which condition it
occupies a space-equal to about one eighth its expanded bulk in one direction.
Dated this 7th day of March 1896.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Harry Norman.
ie Boxes.
1, HARRY NORMAN, of the Firm T. Norman and Son, Falcon Works, Well
Street, Falcon Square, City of London, Plain and Fancy 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:
This invention relates to certain improvements in collapsable boxes.
For the purpose of my said invention, I employ say two squares or sheets of
material, and by suitable bead rolling I form hollows and ribs on opposite faces for
folding and for strength. The ends of the two sheets are overlapped and connected
by fasteners or rivets preferably along the vertical central line of the box being
made, the top and bottom corners of each sheet are cut away, and the extensions
lelt thereby are folded inwardly, the edges almost meeting, these I lace or connect
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page_text: loosely in any desired manner, so that there is a certain amount of play in the joints.
when the sides are folded in from the central vertical line, the extensions then
assuming a vertical position when the collapsing takes place.
On expanding the box, the extensions reassume their inwardly horizontal
positions.
This lacing or loose connection of the cut away corners may be at one end only
if desired.
I employ separate end sheets as bottoms and covers, or a separate bottom sheet
only and employ a fillet edged cover or lid.
I purpose providing the bottom sheet with tying tapes for securing the box with
its contents and also for securing the box when collapsed in which condition it
occupies a space equal to about one eighth its expanded bulk in one direction.
My invention is shown on the annexed drawings.
Figure 1 elevation of the four sides constituting the body of the collapsable box
in a closed up condition.
Figure 2 perspective elevation of the box body in an extended condition, the.
removable bottom being within the body.
Figure 3 detached view of the bottom.
Figure 4 plan of box body in a nearly collapsed condition and with the flaps
nearly vertical.
Figure 5 saune box body somewhat more open with the flaps approaching a
vertical position.
Figure 6 plan showing the box body fully open and the flaps assumed their
horizontal positions.
A, A', are two squares or sheets of stout paper with ribs and hollows on opposite
faces, at a, a¹, for corner foldings, at b, b¹ for mid-side folding, and at c, c', for top
and bottom edge folding, the two sheets being connected by an overlap and by
rivet studs d, d².
B, B', are top and bottom flaps formed from the box body, the corners being cut
away at an angle of 45% to enable the end edges of said flaps to meet when the
flaps are folded inwardly.
The corner edges of the bottom flaps are loosely connected by lacing wires, or
by threads C, C, which allow a yielding property to exist between the flaps and
the wires to such an extent that when the box body is extended the flaps fall
inwardly and serve as a support for the loose bottom Ď when inserted from the top
open end but which flaps open outwardly when the bottom D is removed and the
two sides, as at Figure 1, are pushed in, said flaps then gradually and nearly
assuming a vertical position as to correspond with the sides, two only of which fold
inwardly with the central parts of the two folding sides overlapping as indicated
at the lower central part in Figure 1.
The upper flaps do not require lacing wires or threads but they assume approxi-
mately flat and vertical positions when the box is being expanded or when being
closed.
Any ordinary lid or cover can be used with my collapsable box, and if such lid
bas depending sides the folded body can be lodged inside it and then the bottom
can be put on, the strings E, E, with which the bottom is provided being employed
for. wrapping and tying the parts into small compass.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
1. Constructing the body A, A', of a collapsable box with beaded foldings
at a, a', also central beaded foldings at b, b', near overlapping parts rivetted
together, bottom flap corners being loosely wire or thread laced for yielding and
assuming horizontal and vertical positions respectively during the expanding or
closing up operations, as set forth.
2. Providing the bottom flap of a collapsable box body with corner wire or

page_text: thread lacings which permit of said flaps assuming a horizontal or a vertical
position to the sides in the process of expanding and of collapsing the body, as
described.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Harry Norman.