A Box for the Better and Safer Packing of Fruit, Flowers, Vegetables, Eggs, and other Perishable or Fragile Articles of a like nature, for the purpose of Transmission.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 27th May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 24th Sept., 1892-Accepted, 29th Oct., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Box for the Better and Safer Packing of Fruit, Flowers, Vegetables,
Eggs, and other Perishable or Fragile Articles of a like nature,
for the purpose of Transmission.
I WILLIAM TURNBULL of Kilburn Câtel Guernsey, Fruit Grower do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A box for the better and safer packing of fruit flowers vegetables eggs and other
articles of a like perishable or fragile nature for the purpose of transmission. For
this purpose I make a rectangular box of any size and of any material whether
wood metal cardboard or other suitable substance or any two or more of them
fitted with shelves of any of the before mentioned materials any required distance
apart. To the shelves I attach raised flanges or grooves the whole width of the
shelf from front to back placed at right angles to the line forming the front of the
shelf. The section of any one of the flanges being of a T-shape. There may be
any number of flanges at any required distance from each other but all must be
placed parallel with one another and with the sides or ends of the shelf.
I next construct boxes or drawers of any of the materials aforesaid either with
or without divisions. These boxes or drawers I make with flanged or projecting
bottoms which exactly fit into and slide along the before mentioned raised flanges or
grooves fastened to the shelves as aforesaid and being thus held fast prevent shaking
bruising or crushing of any of the aforesaid articles which are packed in the before
mentioned boxes or drawers.
Dated shi 97th day of May 1909
PETER DE LLONG.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Box for the Better and Safer Packing of Fruit, Flowers, Vegetables,
Eggs, and other Perishable or Fragile Articles of a like nature,
for the purpose of Transmission.
1, WILLIAM TURNBULL, of Kilburn, Câtel, Guernsey, Fruit Grower, 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,
reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters and figures
marked thereon, that is to say:-
This invention relates to a box for the better and safer packing of fruit, flowers,
vegetables, eggs, and other perishable or fragile.articles of a like.nature, for the
purpose of transmission.
According to my invention I construct a rectangular box, or case, of any suitable
material, and of any required size, with shelves arranged at any desired distance
apart, and I provide each of these shelves with raised flanges, or grooves, extending
from front to back, and lying parallel with each other. The cross section of these
raised flanges is preferably that of a T.
The articles to be packed are placed into boxes, drawers, or receptacles, which
are of such a size as to fit and slide between any two of the before mentioned raised
flanges or grooves, and these receptacles are provided with correspondingly flanged
or projecting bottoms adapted to enter between the raised flanges, or grooves,
whereby each box, drawer, or receptacle, is securely held in place, and the contents
effectually prevented from becoming bruised, crushed, or injured by shaking, or
otherwise.

page_text: And in order that my said invention may be clearly understood and readily
carried into effect, I will describe the same fully with reference to the drawings
hereunto annexed, in which,
Fig. 1 is a front elevation, and Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of a box, or case,
constructed in accordance with my invention.;, the. box being shown open in the
former figure, and closed in the latter.
Fig. 3 is a detailed view, showing in section, and on an enlarged scale, the manner
in which the receptacles are held in place.
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the receptacles removed from the box.
a is the box, or case, within which three, or other required number, of shelves b,
are arranged. Each of these shelves is furnished with raised flanges constituting
guides, and consisting, in the construction shown, of wooden bars c, superposed by
metallic strips c', both of which are secured to the shelves by nails or screws. The
metallic strips are somewhat wider than the wooden bars, so that when the parts
are in position on the shelves a groove or recess is formed on each side of the
wooden bars.
d, d, are the boxes, drawers, or receptacles for containing the articles to be packed,
and these receptacles are each provided with flanges, or projecting portions, d',
adapted to enter the grooves or recesses formed by the before mentioned raised
flanges, as clearly shown by Fig. 3.
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There may be any desired number of these receptacles, each of which may be
of such a size as to only contain a single article; and it will be readily understood
that the receptacles can be easily and quickly inserted into or removed from the
box, or case, by sliding them between any two of the raised flanges. When the
receptacles are small, and somewhat difficult to withdraw from the box, or case,
by reason of the rows being too close together to admit the hand, I may employ
thin metallic rod or wire e, having a bent or hooked end e¹, as seen at Fig. 5, for
enabling those receptacles at the back to be reached and readily withdrawn
thereby.
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If preferred, the receptacles may be provided with covers for more securely
retaining the articles therein, and, in some cases, it may be found advantageous
to furnish them with handles d, as at Fig. 4, so that they can be conveniently
lifted. Instead of making the receptacles with vertical ends, as shown, I may, if
preferred, make them with sloping or inclined ends so as to render them more
suitable for packing grapes.
When the box, or case, has been completely filled with the receptacles, and the
door a¹ thereof is closed, they will be effectually prevented from shifting longi-
tudinally, by reason of their ends abutting one against the other, the ends of the
front row of receptacles coming against the door, which is of such a size and so
hinged that it will fit into the box or case, as shown at Fig. 2; and, furthermore,
any tendency of the receptacles to move laterally, or vertically, will be prevented
by the raised flanges or grooves. In this manner the articles can be safely packed
and be transmitted without any fear of their becoming damaged in transit.
The box or case can be strengthened with strips or bands of metal a²; and
rings a³ may be provided for enabling it to be suspended. a is a hasp, and aº a
staple, for enabling the box or case, when closed, to be locked with a padlock.
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 improved construction of box, or case, for the transmission of articles of
a perishable or fragile nature, in which is arranged any suitable number of shelves
provided with grooves, or raised flanges, between which can be slidden boxes,
drawers, or receptacles furnished with correspondingly flanged bottoms, or projecting
portions, substantially as set forth.
2. The combination with a box or case, as above claimed, of detachable

page_text: receptacles formed with flanges or projecting portions, together with means for
retaining said receptacles in place in the box or case, substantially as described.
3. My improved box, or case, for the better and safer packing of fruit, flowers,
vegetables, eggs, and other perishable or fragile articles of a like nature, for the
purpose of transmission, substantially as herein before described and as illustrated in
the annexed drawings.
D11
ERNEST DE PASS,
Chartered Patent Agent,
78, Fleet Street, London, E.C., and 6, Victoria Street, Nottingham,
Agent for the Applicant.