Improvements in Boxes or Cases for. Containing Printing-stamps and for other Purposes.
Year: 1888

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION..
Improvements in Boxes or Cases for. Containing Printing-stamps and
for other Purposes.
I, EDWIN REYNOLDS, of.3 Wey bosset Street Providence Rhode Island United
States of America, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention.for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN BOXES OR CASES FOR CONTAINING 'PRINTING-STAMPS. AND. FOR
OTHER PURPOSES," and in. what manner the same is to be performed; to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
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My invention consists in the combination with a horizontally arranged box or
receptacle for holding any desired article or material, of a case made in two
vertically arranged parts, which are hinged to each other, whereby upon the opening
of the said case the box or receptacle will be presented at a foward position in front
of the case, as hereinafter fully set forth.
Fig. 1, is a perspective view showing a case and box adapted for the purpose of
holding an ink-pad and the printing stamps to be used with the same, and illustrating
my invention, one of the shelves of the case being broken away.
Fig. 2, shows a horizontal section of the case in its open condition, taken in the
plane, of Fig. 1, with the ink-pad box removed in order to show the means
for holding the ink-pad box in proper line with the opened case.
Fig. 3, is a similar section showing the case in its closed condition.
Fig. 4, represents a vertical section taken in the line c, of Fig. 2, showing also
a section of the ink-pad without a cover.
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In the accompanying drawings, A, A, are the two parts of the case, which are
joined to each other by means of suitable hinges a, and are each provided interiorly
with the shelves b, b. The ink-pad or receptacle B, has a hinged cover c, which is
caused to open by means of the torsion spring d, and is fastened to the thin sheet
metal platform, in any suitable manner, the said platform being pivoted to the
case A, A, in line with the axis of the hinge joint, a, between the two parts,
so that upon closing the case A, A, the platform to which the box B is attached,
will be carried within the case as shown in Fig. 3.
In order that the platform and the attached box may be. held" centrally of the
case during the opening or closing movement of the same, the platform C is provided
with a slot e which is adapted to receive the stud.D having a head of which enters
the enlarged opening el in the slot e, so that the shank of the stud will upon
forward movement be embraced by the edges of the said slot.
The thin sheet metal links E, E, are pivoted to each other at their outer ends by
means of the stud D, and are also pivoted to the case at a point near the rearward
corner of the parts A, A, thus constituting a parallel movement for keeping the

page_text: platform C, and the-attached box B in proper line with the opening and closing parts
of the case.
The links E, E, and the platform C, may be supported by means of the thin
sheet metal bottom plates F, F, having a projecting semi-circular front j, and which are
attached to the parts A, A, by means of the upwardly turned flanges 9, 9, and
arranged so that when closing the case one of the said projecting bottom plates F,
will pass over the other.
When the case is being closed, the shelves b, b, will press against the back of
the cover c, and will cause the said cover to be closed upon the ink-pad box B, in
opposition to the opening action of the spring d; and upon opening the case A, A,
the cover c will be thrown back to the position shown in Fig. 1, by means of the
torsion spring. The portion of the case A, A, above the shelves b, b, shown in the
drawing may be used for the reception of the stamps which are to be employed with
the ink-pad or for other desirable articles.
Instead of the ink-pad box B, having a hinged cover c, a box without a cover may
be employed, as shown in Fig. 4, the platform C forming the bottom of the box,
and any desirable article for use may be kept in said box instead of the ink-pad i
shown in the drawing.
The box B with its cover c may also extend upward to the full height of the
interior chamber of a case made without the shelves b, b; so that the top of the
case will serve to act upon the spring operated cover c to close the same.
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 ;
1. The combination with the case made in two parts hinged to cach other; of the
box provided with a slotted bottom or platform, and pivoted to the case at the line
of the hinge joint, and the links pivoted at their outer ends to each of the two parts,
and to each other with a stud which moves in the slot of the bottom of the box,
or platform, to hold the box in proper line with the case in the opening and closing
movement, substantially as described.
2. The combination with the case made in two parts hinged to each other, of
the box provided with a spring operated cover and with a slotted bottom or
or platform,
and pivoted to the caso at the line of the hinge joint, and the links pivoted at
their outer ends to each of the two parts, and to each other with a stud which
moves in the slot of the bottom of the box, or platform, substantially as described.
3. The combination with the case made in two parts hinged to each other and
provided with the shelves as described, of the box provided with a slotted bottom
or platform and a spring operated cover, and pivoted to the case at the line of the
hinge joint, and the links pivoted at their outer ends to each of the two parts, and
to each other with a stud which moves in the slot of the bottom of the box, or
platform, substantially as described.
4. The combination with the case made in two parts hinged to each other and
each provided with a protuberant bottom plate, of the box provided with a slotted
bottom or platform and pivoted to the case at the line of the hinge joint, and the
links pivoted at their outer ends to each of the two parts, and to each other with
a stud which moves in the slot of the bottom of the box, or platform, substantially
as described..