Improvements in Cardboard Boxes.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements in Cardboard Boxes.
I, ARTHUR HICKMAN WINDSOR, of Horley, Surrey, Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in cardboard boxes and my invention
consists in a box made of two strips of cardboard cut and folded substantially as
hereinafter described.
In carrying my invention into practice I employ two oblong strips of card-
board of suitable dimensions. The width of one of the strips is the same as the
height of the box when finished and said strip is folded into three parts the two
outer parts of which form the sides of the box and the centre part forms the
front of the box. Each of the side parts is formed at its free edge with a flap
or equivalent by means of which said free ends may be attached to the back of the
box.
The width of the second strip is equal to the width of the box and said second
strip is also folded into three parts the two outer parts of which form the top
and the bottom of the box, and the centre part forms the back of the box..
The flaps with which the sides of my improved box are provided, are fastened
to the back of the box by means of suitable adhesive and the free end of the part
which serves as the bottom of the box is also provided with a flap which is
similarly fastened on to the front of the box. The free end of the part which
serves as the lid is provided with a comparatively long flap which is tapered off
to a sufficient extent said tapered flap being adapted to be slipped into a slot with
which the top part of the front of the box is provided.
My improved box is especially adapted to contain starch or like material and
the simplicity of its construction renders it comparatively very cheap to manu-
facture.
If desired the side edges of the bottom of the box may be closed up either by
means of a suitable adhesive or otherwise.

page_text: I, ARTIIUR HICKMAN WINDSOR, of Horley, Surrey, Manufacturer, 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 improvements in cardboard boxes and my invention
consists in a box made of two strips of cardboard which are cut and folded sub-
stantially as hereinafter, described..
In order that my invention may be readily understood reference is made to the
accompanying drawings wherein like letters of reference indicate corresponding
parts throughout the several figures and in which-
Fig. 1 is a perspective front view of one of the strips cut and folded or bent to
form one part of my improved box.
Fig. 2 is a perspective front view of the other strip also cut and folded or bent
to form the other part of my improved box, and
Fig. 3, is a perspective back view of my improved box when complete.
In carrying my invention into practice I employ two oblong strips A, B, of
cardboard of suitable dimensions." The width of the strip A is equal to the
intended height of the box, and the width of the strip B is equal to the intended
width of the box when finished. The strip A is of sufficient length to be capable of
being bent or folded about as shown in Fig. 1; the central part a being intended
to form the back of the box and the parts a', a², being intended to form the two
sides of the box. The edge of each of the side parts a¹, a², is bent or folded so
as to form comparatively narrow flaps or equivalents a³, by means of which flaps
the side parts a¹, a², may be attached to the front of the box as will be hereinafter
described.
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The strip B, is of sufficient length to be capable of being bent or folded about
as shown in Fig. 2, the central part being intended to form the front of the box
and the parts b,, being intended to form the top and bottom respectively of
the box. The top part is of sufficient length that a part 63 may be folded
downward for the purpose hereinafter described and the edge portion of the part b²
is folded upward so as to form a flap 64 by means of which the bottom 62 is
fastened to the back of the box. Each of the parts or flaps 63 and 64 having their
corners cut off about as shown.
For the purpose of joining the two parts A and B together so as to form the
complete box I employ some suitable adhesive material which I apply to
the the outer side of the flaps a and that the flaps a³ may be caused to adhere
along the side edges of the front b of the box and the flap b may be caused to
adhere to the bottom edge of the back of the box as will be readily understood on
reference to Fig. 3.
I find in practice that it is not absolutely necessary to cover the whole of the
front of the flaps a³ with the adhesive material it being sufficient to coat only
the end parts of said flaps and in order to close up the interstices between the
parts I employ a suitable label which serves the purpose of closing up the inter-
stices and strengthening the box said label bearing also any printed matter which
may be required.
I prefer, when first packing the goods in my improved box, to close the lid b¹
and to merely place the flap or part against the outside of the back of the box
said flap being secured by the label but for the purpose of more or less securely
keeping the lid closed after the box has been once opened I form or provide the

page_text: back a with a slit a into which the part 63 may be entered as shown in Fig. 3,
said part having its corners cut off about as shown so as to readily permit the
entry of the part into the said slit a*.
The more prominent advantages appertaining to my improved box are that it is
cheap to manufacture and that excepting the corners cut from the part 6-there
is no waste of material.
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. A box made of two strips such as A, B, the part A forming the back and two
sides and the part B forming the front, top and bottom substantially as described
and illustrated.
2. A box consisting of two strips A and B the strip A being folded or bent so
as to form the parts a, a' and a², the parts a¹ and a² being bent or folded at their
edges so as to form flaps or equivalents, a³, and the central part having a slit at
and the strip being folded or bent so as to form the parts b, and the
parts and being folded or bent so as to form flaps or equivalents, and
respectively all for the purposes and substantially as described and illustrated.
3. A box as herein described and illustrated said box being strengthened and
having the interstices between the flaps a³, and the front b closed by means of an
external label or equivalent substantially as set forth.
4. A box consisting of two strips which are cut, bent or folded and joined
substantially as described and illustrated.
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ARTHUR HICKMAN WINDSOR,
By his Agents,
Horn, Son & Co.,
151, Strand (next to Somerset House), London: