IMPROVEMENTS IN CASES OR RECEPTACLES FOR MUSIC AND OTHER LIKE ÅRTICLES."
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Thomas, of Lavender Hill, in the County of
Surrey, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN CASES OR RECEPTACLES FOR
MUSIC AND OTHER LIKE ÅRTICLES."
HARA
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Thomas at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 10th June 1879.
WILLIAM THOMAS, of Lavender Hill, in the County of Surrey. "IMPROVEMENTS
IN CASES OR RECEPTACLES FOR MUSIC AND OTHER LIKE ARTICLES."
My Invention has for its object the production of a case or receptacle which will
admit of music or any other like article being inserted and enclosed therein without
the necessity for its being folded so as to forin a crease, and also which will facilitate
the removal of the music or other contents from the case or receptacle and effect the
automatic closure of the latter.
In carrying out my Invention in order to effect these objects I make the case or
receptacle of a curved form in cross section, approximating to the shape of an ellipse,
so that the music (for example) may be introduced by only loosely folding the same
to such an extent that on its removal it will readily resume its normal flat con-
dition. One end of this case or receptacle is closed and the other end is open and
fitted with a hinged lid or cover. In the interior of the case at the elosed end
there is provided a hinged flap communicating by a spring cord or other suitable
means with the exterior, by preference at the open end of the case.
When the
music is inserted it bears against the hinged flap so that (the lid or cover being
open) by simply drawing the spring, cord, or its equivalent, the music is withdrawn
from the case, after which the flap returns to its normal position under the action
of the spring. The lid or cover is also fitted with a spring so that immediately the
music is inserted or withdrawn the lid or cover will close automatically.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said William Thomas in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 8th December
1879.
WILLIAM THOMAS, of Lavender Hill, in the County of Surrey.
"IMPROVEMENTS
IN CASES OR RECEPTACLES FOR MUSIC AND OTHER LIKE ARTICLES."
My Invention has for its object the production of a case or receptacle which will
admit of music or any other like article being inserted and enclosed therein without
the necessity for its being folded so as to form a crease, and also which will facilitate
the removal of the music or other contents from the case or receptacle, and effect the
automatic closure of the latter.
In order to effect these objects I construct the case or receptacle in the manner
hereinafter described, reference being had to the Drawings hereunto annexed.
Figure 1 of the Drawings represents a longitudinal section of a case or receptacle
constructed according to my said Invention; Figure 2 is a front end view; and
Figure 3 is a perspective view of the same. The case or receptacle is represented
as closed in Figure 1 and open in Figure 3, the dotted lines in Figure 1 also indicate
the position of the parts when the case or receptacle is open, and the dotted lines at
the end of Figure 3 represent a piece of music in the act of being withdrawn from
the case or receptacle.
A is the case or receptacle which I make of a curved form in cross section, as
shewn, approximating to the shape of an ellipse, so that the music (for example)
may be introduced by only loosely folding the same to such an extent that on its
removal it will readily resume its normal flat condition. One end, viz., that a of
this case or receptacle is closed and the other end b is open and fitted with a hinged
lid or cover B. In the interior of the case at the closed end a there is provided a
hinged flap C cominunicating by a cord c or other suitable means with the exterior
by preference at or near the open end b of the case as shown. When the music is
inserted it bears against the hinged flap C so that (the lid or cover B being open)
by simply drawing the cord c or its equivalent the inusic is withdrawn from the
case, after which the flap C returns to its normal position under the action of the
spring c. The lid or cover is also fitted with a spring d, so that immediately
the music is inserted or withdrawn the lid or cover B will close automatically.
Having now described and particularly ascertained the nature of my said In-
vention, and the manner in which the same is or may be used or carried into
effect, I would observe in conclusion that what I consider to be novel and original,
and therefore claim as the Invention secured to me by the hereinbefore in part
recited Letters Patent is,-
Constructing cases or receptacles for music and other like articles, substantially
in the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore described.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Thomas, have to this my Specification
set my hand and seal, the Eighteenth day of November, One thousand eight
hundred and seventy nine.