An Improved Packing Case for the Transport of Syphons and Bottles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Oct., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Packing Case for the Transport of Syphons and
Bottles.
I, FRANCIS FREDERICK SHELVEY of German Place, Brighton, in the County of
Sussex, Managing Director of Shelvey & Co., Ltd.; do hereby declare the nature
of this Invention to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to an improved packing case for the transport of bottles
and particularly of syphons containing aerated waters. The object of the improve-
ment is to afford greater security against breakage by rough usage in transport,
to avoid injury to the labels on the bottles, and damage to the internal fittings of
the cases which as now constructed require frequent repairs and where a large
number of cases are constantly in circulation form a standing item of expense.
Heretofore the cases have usually been divided internally into pigeon-hole like
receptacles of square form by crossed laths fixed to the sides and ends of the case,
but these whilst affording insufficient protection to the syphons have the
disadvantage of supporting them locally at certain points only in the
circumference and this not in such a way as to prevent them becoming displaced
and injured or broken by contact with one another or with the divisions of the
case.
The improved construction of case is adapted to afford an all-round support for
the syphon both near the top and bottom thereof so as not only to prevent excessive
local pressure by affording a large area of surface contact and avoid all contact with
the labelled portion of the bottle but also to render impossible the tilting and
falling about of the syphons in their receptacles which is a fruitful cause of break-
age. With this object the case is fitted with a pair of horizontal division plates
provided with apertures of circular form and of a diameter just large enough to
receive the syphon bottles, one of said plates being fixed at a short distance from
the bottom of the case and the other at such a height as to come just below the
shoulder of the bottle which being received in, and closely embraced by, both
plates is effectually prevented from tilting or becoming displaced or falling about
loosely when the case is subjected to rough usage. These apertured plates are of
wood, each being formed by as many juxtaposed strips as may be necessary, each
strip having a row of apertures cut therein. Or the apertures might be cut in
the adjacent edges of juxtaposed strips one half or portion of the aperture in each.
These strips or plates are supported in position by being clamped at their edges
between pairs of cross bars fixed to the sides of the case and by intermediate
supports forming vertical cross divisions fixed between the bottom of the case and
the lower plate and also between the plates themselves.
Dated this 2nd day of October 1896.
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.

page_text: An Improved Packing Case for the Transport of Syphons and
Bottles.
I, FRANCIS FREDERICK SHELVEY of German Place, Brighton, in the County of
Sussex, Managing Director of Shelvey & Company, Limited; 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:-
My Invention relates to an improved packing case for the transport of syphons
containing aerated waters, and other similar bottle. The object of the improve-
ment is to prevent breakage of the bottles and injury to the labels by rough usage
in transport and to avoid damage to the internal fittings of the cases which as now
constructed require frequent, repairs, and where a large number of cases are con-
stantly in circulation form a very considerable standing item of expense.
Heretofore the cases have usually been divided internally into pigeon-hole like
receptacles of square form by crossed laths set edgewise and fixed to the sides and
ends of the case, but these are inherently weak so that they afford no internal
support to assist the case in withstanding rough usage and they do not possess
the strength necessary to support the weight of the siphons when the case is placed
side upwards, 'as may happen in transport. Moreover these cross laths whilst
affording insufficient protection to the syphons have the disadvantage of supporting
them locally at certain points only in the circumference and this not in such a way
as to prevent them becoming displaced and injured or broken by contact with one
another or with the divisions of the case.
In the improved construction of case of this Invention the internal fittings are
so constructed that they brace the body of the case internally and so greatly increase
its rigidity as to enable a lighter case to be used whilst they afford all-round sup-
port for the syphons both near the top and bottom thereof so as not only to prevent
excessive local pressure by affording a large area of surface contact and avoid all
contact with the labelled portion of the bottle but also to render impossible the
tilting and falling about of the syphons in their receptacles which is a fruitful
cause of breakage.
With this object the case is constructed as illustrated in perspective view in
the accompanying drawing forming part of this Specification from which it will be
seen that the ordinary wooden case A is fitted with a pair of horizontal division
plates B B each provided with apertures C of circular form and of a diameter just
large enough to receive the syphon bottles one of said plates B being fixed at a
short distance from the bottom of the case and the other at such a height as to
come just below the shoulder of the bottle which being received in, and closely
embraced by, both plates is effectually prevented from tilting or becoming displaced
or falling about loosely when the case is subjected to rough usage. These aper-
tured plates B B are made of wood each being formed by as many juxtaposed
strips bas may be necessary, each strip having a row of apertures cut therein. Or
the apertures might be cut in the adjacent edges of the juxtaposed strips 6 one
half or portion of the aperture in each. The strips forming the plates are
supported in position by being clamped at their end edges between pairs of cross
bars or battens d d nailed to the ends of the case A and by intermediate supports
formed of cross strips set edgewise and forming vertical cross divisions E fixed
between the bottom of the case and the lower plate B and also between the plate B
and the plate B' themselves, the ends.of the strips E being fitted between pairs of
vertical battens e nailed to the sides of the box. The body of the case is bound

page_text: with hoop iron in the usual way, the cover F is loosely hinged to the body portion
and provided with the usual means of tying and sealing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:-
The herein described cellular packing case for the transport of syphon bottles
and the like, consisting of a box fitted with a pair of internal horizontal division
plates formed of juxtaposed boards circularly apertured and secured by battens
and vertical division plates substantially as and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 2nd day of July 1897.
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53 Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.