An Improved Packing Case for Butter and other Goods.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Packing Case for Butter and other Goods.
We, SAMUEL JONES, Packing Case Maker, Richview House, Donegall Road,
Belfast, and HENRY MULLEN JONES, Packing Case Manufacturer, of 7, Dublin
Road, Belfast, of the Firm of Jones Brothers, Packing Case Manufacturers, 26,
Ormeau Avenue, Belfast, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to packing cases for butter and such like goods.
At present butter when packed tightly into the ordinary packing cases fre-
quently forces the sides of the case apart. The object of this invention is to
provide a packing case the sides of which cannot be forced apart by the internal
pressure of the butter or the like.
In carrying out our invention we make the side pieces or boards with projec-
tions which are adapted to fit into recesses made in corner pieces. The sides
when locked in the recesses of the corner pieces can be held by nails, screws, or
such like.
The corner pieces are frequently made of solid wood checked or recessed at each
side and provided with a curved or bent inner face.
If so desired the sides may be recessed for the reception of projections made
on the corner pieces.
Dated this 8th day of August 1900
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
100, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Packing Case for Butter and other Goods.
We, SAMUEL JONES, Packing Case Maker, Richview House, Donegall Road,
Belfast, and HENRY MULLEN JONES, Packing Case Manufacturer, of 7, Dublin
Road, Belfast, both of the Firm of Jones Brothers, Packing Case Manufacturers, 26,
Ormeau Avenue, Belfast, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to packing cases for butter and such like goods.
At present butter when packed tightly into the ordinary packing cases fre-
quently forces the sides of the case apart. The object of this invention is to provide
a packing case the sides of which cannot be forced apart by the internal pressure
of the butter or the like.

page_text: In order that our said invention may be properly understood we have hereunto
appended an explanatory sheet of drawings, whereon:
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a box made in accordance with our invention.
Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same with the lid removed.
Figs. 3 and 4 are slightly modified forms of corner pieces.
In carrying out our invention as illustrated at Figs. 1 and 2 we make the side
pieces or boards a with projections or feathers which are adapted to fit into
recesses or grooves e made in the corner pieces <. The sides a when locked in the
recesses of the corner pieces d can be neld in place by nails, screws, or such like e.
The corner pieces d are, preferably, made from a solid piece of wood, as shown,
and are checked or recessed for the reception of the side pieces or boards a.
In place of making the corner pieces d grooved they may be made with
tongues as shown at Fig. 3. In this case the side pieces or boards a are
grooved for the reception of the tongues.
Fig. 4 shows a slightly modified arrangement of the corner pieces shown at
Figs. 1 and 2. The side pieces or boards a are made with tongues g which fit
into corresponding grooves made in the corner pieces d.
The corner pieces may be of any desired and suitable shape in cross section and,
if desired, may be provided with a curved inner face.
The box would be provided with the usual lid.
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 consider novel and desire to claim is:-
A case or box made substantially as herein before described with reference to the
drawings annexed and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 8th day of June 1900.
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
100, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.