Improvement in or relating to Boxes for the Storage or Transport of Perishable Produce.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Aug., 1898-Accepted, 1st Oct., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in or relating to Boxes for the Storage or Transport
of Perishable Produce.
I, GEORGE TRACY HENRY, of Warrnambool, in the Colony of Victoria, Engineer,
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:
The object of this invention is essentially to provide an improvement in or
relating to boxes containing perishable produce (such as butter for example)
whereby same may be stacked or stored with a free space on all sides for the
circulation of air. My invention is devised to obtain this result economically and
without necessitating the special grooving or cuting of the sides of boxes.
In order to make my invention clear I will describe same with reference to the
accompanying sheet of drawings in which--
Figure 1 shews the corner of a box provided with the improvement.
Figure 2 shews a number of boxes provided with the improvement as packed or
stored.
Figure 3 is a plan shewing the outer face of triangular band detached from box.
Figure 4 a similar plan but shewing the inside face.
Figure 5 a section on line of Figure 3.
"A, A" represents boxes which have triangular shaped bands or open plates
These bands are
(preferably constructed of metal) secured to their bottom corners.
constructed as follows Their inside faces "B" are flat (or may be slightly
hollowed out as shewn by dotted lines Fig. 5) and inclined towards each other so
as to rest closely against the boxes when in position. The outer faces "C" are
rounded or formed into any pattern that may be desired, but sufficient body "D"
is provided to separate the boxes one from another and allow of the required
amount of free passage way. A band is secured to each bottom corner of a box by
any suitable means such as nails "E" (Fig. 1) the heads of which will hold the
band in position, or spikes formed on the band.
The bands may if desired be secured upon the top corners of the boxes in place of
or in addition to those on the bottom corners.
When a number of boxes provided with the improvement are stacked or stored
for transport the bottom side of each triangular band will form a foot piece which
will rest upon
the box beneath it whilst the other two sides of the bands
will tend to keep the sides of adjacent boxes apart so that a free passage completely
encircling the box will thus be obtained.
The employment of the bands in this manner will serve also to strengthen the
boxes which may thus be formed lighter than would otherwise be permitted whilst
the very small area of the box which is covered by the triangular bands allows
practically the whole surface of each box to be subjected to the air circulating
around it. Further the stacking of the boxes is more readily performed owing to
the flat surface of the boxes obtained when the bands are secured on the bottom
CornerS

page_text: 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 improvement in boxes for storage and transport of perishable produce
which consists in the employment of a triangular band or open plate secured to
each bottom corner of the box (or top corner or both) said bands being arranged to
lie close against three sides of box and being formed with sufficient body of material
to cause a free space around adjacent boxes when packed substantially as and for
the purposes set forth..
2. In improvement in boxes for storage and transport of perishable produce the
employment of a triangular band substantially as illustrated on the accompanying
sheet of drawings and for the purposes herein described.
Dated this 10th day of August 1898.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.