IMPROVEMENTS IN CYLINDRICAL AND OTHER BOXES, CASES, CANS, AND SIMILAR VESSELS, AND IN APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF THE SAME
Year: 1873

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to George Haseltine, of the "International Patent
Office," Southampton Buildings, London, Doctor of Laws, for
the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN CYLINDRICAL AND OTHER BOXES, CASES,
CANS, AND SIMILAR VESSELS, AND IN APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF
THE SAME."-A communication from abroad by Timothy J. Powers,
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION filed by the said George Haseltine at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition and
Declaration, on the 3rd November 1873, pursuant to the 9th Section
of the Patent Law Amendment Act, 1852.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, GEORGE
the
HASELTINE, of
" *International Patent Office," Southampton
Buildings, London, Doctor of Laws, send greeting.
WHEREAS I am in possession of an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN CYLINDRICAL AND OTHER BOXES, CASES, CANS, AND SIMILAR VESSELS, AND IN
APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF THE SAME," and have petitioned Her.

page_text: Figures 17 and 18 are a section and elevation of a box completed.
Figure 19 represents a central vertical section of a box, the end of one
section of which is upset or reduced by compression to receive the cover
or other section thereof, forming a complete box.
Figure 20 represents a section of a die and elevation of a supporting 5
punch and heading tool by which this upsetting or reducing of one end
of a part of a box is effected.
Figures 21 and 22 are central vertical sections of a male and female
die by which a neck is formed by folding or crimping instead of up-
setting the material; by this method of folding or crimping a bottle 1
shaped case is readily produced.
Figure 23 represents a bottle-shaped box or vessel complete.
Figure 24 is a section of a double-walled case in the chamber of which
is placed a spiral rib to support these walls.
Figure 25 is a section of a spiral rib detached, to be placed in the 1
chamber of a double-walled case or bottle.
Figures 26 and 27 represent sections of a cylinder with the trimming
thereon at the proper distances apart to embellish the box or bottle,
Figure 26 being a section of a box detached from the roll or tube,
Figure 27 composing a number of sections.
Figure 28 represents a plan of part of a cylindrical box previous to its
receiving the square shape shown in dotted lines beneath.
Figure 29 is a side elevation of a cylinder of which a square is to be
formed.
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Figure 30 illustrates a plan of Figures 28 and 29 after having been a
formed into a square.
Figure 31 is a plan of a square box formed from a cylinder, showing
portions of the sides and ends folded down to form the bottom thereof.
Figure 32 is a top view of a part of a cylinder previous to its being
partially crimped into an oval-shaped box, and to form the bottom;
thereof.
Figure 33 is also a top view of Figure 32 representing the partially
crimped bottom in its first stage.

page_text: Figure 34 is a plan of Figure 33 representing the partially crimped
bottom completed by being headed or set down flat, the same operation
forming a flange or rim thereon which retains the box in a perfect
oval.

page_text: fitting its interior closely is then brought beneath a concave ribbed or
corrugated crimping punch G, which crimps or partially folds its pro-
jecting end, as shown in Figures 10 and 11, being the first stage in
the process of forming the bottom of a part of a box, the ribs c on the
end of the crimping punch G directing the fold d toward a common
centre in order to produce in the following operation a perfect rim or
flange, and to lay that part of the box forming the bottom evenly.
Figure 12 represents a central longitudinal section of the corrugated
or ribbed punch G, and supporting punch D, with a part of a box C in
section, also after having undergone the first process of partially
crimping or folding.
The next step in the manufacture of this box is to carry the partially
crimped or folded section C still resting upon the supporting punch D
beneath the heading punch H, and into the clasping die I, Figure 15, by
which the partially crimped portion is finally set flat down, and at the
same operation the flange e is formed thereon, as shown in Figure 16.
The top of the box may be convex instead of flat, if preferred.
Figures 17 and 18 represent the box completed with interior and
exterior linings 6 and flange e.
In order to form a shoulder upon which the edge of the lid of a box
may rest, and by which the lid or cover is retained in position a sleeve f
is inserted in the usual manner, one end projecting above the body of
the box and entering into the cover as in Figure 17. Instead of the
projecting sleeve f to hold the cover in position over the body of the box
as in Figure 17 a portion of the open end of one section may be upset or
compressed, so as to receive the corresponding section or cover, as shown
in vertical section, Figure 19, thus dispensing with the extra interior
sleeve projecting above the edge to retain the cover or body of the box
in position. By this method of compressing the end of one side of a
box to receive a cover or corresponding side, the box when completed
presents a smooth even surface, as in Figure 19.
To upset or compress one side of a box so as to receive a cover or
corresponding side, I use a supporting punch D upon which a section of a
box is placed in an inverted position or bottom up, a follower or the usual
heading punch H is then brought down upon the bottom, when the
whole descend, the supporting punch and box into the die J, and the

page_text: heading punch H nearly or quite to the surface thereof. The interior of
the die J is of the proper form of two diameters, so that when the
section of a box is forced into it that part which enters the smaller
diameter x is upset or compressed equally or nearly so to the sides or walls
of the box, as shown in Figure 19, the inverted box previous to being
upset or compressed to receive its cover or corresponding side is shown.
in dotted lines, Figure 20, resting upon the punch D.
In order to produce a bottle-shaped box K, the male and female
corrugated dies M and L are formed so that the ribs c of the female die
L receive corresponding ribs i on the male die M, the male die being
elongated or necked so as to enter the recess O in the female die L,
carrying a portion of the cylinder of which the box is being formed with
it, thus folding one end of this cylinder into and forming a neck or
bottle-shape, as shown in Figures 23 and 24; the bottom of this bottle-
shaped vessel is formed in the same manner as that in Figure 17.
A double sided or chambered case R may be made by inserting one.
case within another, as shown in Figure 24, leaving a chamber or space
This
Q in which space may be placed a corrugated support P.
chambered case R is adapted to the packing of perishable articles for
transportation, the chamber serving to keep the articles placed in the
inner cases apart from the outer case. The outside of the case might
be corrugated perpendicularly or concentrically so as to serve the same
purpose, if preferred; of embellishing boxes, one practical and expeditious
method is to roll the trimming for several boxes at once upon a
cylinder B at the proper distance apart, and subsequently dividing the
cylinder at w into sections, each forming part of a box.
To form a square box from a cylinder U as shown in Figures 28, 29,
If
30, and 31, an expanding mandril or roller may be employed.
the expanding mandril be used it is first inserted, closed into the
cylinder U, and then expanded to an oblong square, as shown in Figure
28, by dotted lines v, and completed in Figure 30, or the cylinder may be
placed upon a square or many sided solid die and thereby given the
required form.
An oval box may be formed by placing a cylinder u upon a oval die
partially folding one end, as shown in Figure 33, in the same manner as
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page_text: crown-shaped this crimped end d, and if desired at the same operation
form a flange e thereon, as shown in the edge view 35.
Figure 34 represents a plan of one side of a box showing the folds or
crimps as radiating from a common centre, the same as in the round
box. A box w suitable to contain explosive substances for blasting pur-
poses such as powder, dualing, &c., &c., may be made in the same
manner as the smaller flat box, with the addition of providing in one of
the covers 9, as shown in section Figure 38, an opening in which is
secured a tube m to contain the ignition powder or fulminate. To retain
this tube m firmly in position a portion of the bottom of the cover g is
turned inward and gathered or folded to the required diameter, Figures
38 and 39, at to which this tube m is secured by pasting or otherwise.
To retain the exploding material within this tube m and preserve it
from moisture, a prepared waterproof cloth or paper tube m¹ is secured
thereto, and when prepared for use is gathered and tied around an 1
electro-wire p, as exhibited in Figure 39, by which electro-wire the
explosion of the charge is excited.
Having thus fully described the said Invention as communicated to
me by my foreign correspondent, and the manner of performing the
same, I wish it understood that I claim,-
First. A box of suitable material made by crimping or folding a
portion of a previously prepared tube or hollow cylinder in such a
manner as to form the closed end thereof, substantially as herein
specified.
Second. A box, a portion of which is upset, to form a flange or rim, 2
substantially as herein specified.
Third. A box, a portion of one end of which is reduced in size by com-
pression, substantially as herein specified.
Fourth. A box or other vessel, one end of the body of which is reduced
in size or formed into a neck by folding the material thereof, sub- 3
stantially as herein specified.
Fifth. A many sided box formed from a tube or hollow cylinder, when
the bottom of the same is made by folding in a portion of the body
thereof, substantially as herein specified.

page_text: Sixth. An oval box formed from a tube or hollow cylinder, when the
bottom of the same is made by folding or crimping in a portion of the
body thereof, substantially as herein specified.
Seventh. A box or other vessel of any suitable material when con-
structed by folding, crimping, swaging, or compressing, substantially as
herein specified.
In witness whereof, I, the said George Haseltine, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this Third day of November, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-
three.
Witness,
H. J. NOONE,
8, Southampton Buildings,
'London.
GEORGE HASELTINE. (L.S.)