Improvements in Biscuit and like Tins.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, ouiduly, 1899,
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Mar, 1900-Accepted, 7th Apr., 1800
Date of Application, JL;DUTY, 1899,
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Mar., 1900-Accepted, 7th Apr., 1800
Improvements in Biscuit and like Tins.
I, JAMES PAUL, of 262, Morrison Street, Edinburgh,, in the County of Mid-
lothian, North Britain, Tinsmith, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to that class of biscuit and like tins which have the one
side or front of glass through which the contents can be seen, and the object of
the present improvements is to enable the glass to be readily replaced if acci-
dentally broken; also so that the box maker can despatch the tins without the
glass front so as to prevent breakage; the glass being readily put in by the box
filler.
In the carrying out of my invention, the aperture for the reception of the
glass is provided with a rim against which the glass bears; and to keep the
glass in, the bottom of the box is provided with a keeper which may be a strip
of bent tin, or its equivalent, which is soldered or otherwise attached to the
bottom of the tin, the bottom of the glass being retained between the keeper
and the rim of the tin. The keeper at the top of the front of the tin consists
of one, two or more pliable fingers or catches, soldered or otherwise attached
to the box, the top of the glass being retained by simply bending down the
catch pieces so that the top of the glass is between the said catches and the rim
of the tin. I may employ any equivalent of the said top catches such that the
glass can be readily inserted and held within the front of the tin or readily
removed therefrom.
Improvements in Biscuit and like Tins.
I, JAMES PAUL, of 262, Morrison Street, Edinburgh, in the County of Mid-
lothian, North Britain, Tinsmith, 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 that class of biscuit and like tins which have the one
side or front of glass through which the contents can be seen, and the object of
the present improvements is to enable the glass to be readily replaced if acci-
dentally broken; also so that the box maker can despatch the tins without -the
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page_text: glass front so as to prevent breakage: the glass being readily put in by the box
tiller.
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is an elevation partly in section of a
biscuit tin in which the glass is retained in accordance with my improvements;
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of such box.
The
Referring to the said figures, the aperture for the reception of the glass A is
provided with a rim a against which the glass bears; and to keep the glass in,
the bottom of the box is provided with a keeper B which may be a strip of bent
tin or its equivalent, soldered or otherwise attached to the bottom of the tin, the
bottom of the glass being retained between the said keeper and the rini a.
keeper at the top of the front of the tin consists of one, or in some cases two or
more, fingers or clips Cattached to the top of the front side of the box; or
hinged, as shewn in the drawings, to the strengthing wire at the top of the tin,
the top of the glass being retained by simply bending down the finger or fingers
so that the top of the glass is between the said fingers and the rim of the tin,
or, as shewn in the drawings, by engaging the clip with a projecting piece or
bead D carried by the strip d which embraces the glass.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view, showing a glass faced box or case inside a biscuit
box for the reception of articles to be displayed, and the method of securing same
within said tins.
The case for containing the biscuits, or other samples to be displayed, consists
of a tin case E fitted with a lid e and having a flanged front against which
the glass f, inserted by the side slot f', abuts. The said case is retained within
the tin box by a keeper at the bottom, not shewn, similar to that described
with reference to Figs. 1 and 2 and at the top by the catch G also similar to
that first described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
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1. Retaining the glass in the front of biscuit and like tins, in a removable
manner, by means substantially as and for the purpose herein before described
and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
2. In biscuit and like tins, one or more fingers or clips attached to the top of
the front side of the tin and arranged to engage with the glass front; or to
engage with a bead carried by the glass front; substantially as and for the
purpose herein before described and shewn in Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying
drawings.
3. Retaining a glass fronted sample-containing case within a biscuit or like
tin by a clip hinged or otherwise attached to the top of the front side of the
tin, substantially in the manner as herein before described and shewn in Fig. 3
of the accompanying drawings.