An Improved Tray, Box, or Drawer for use on Shelves and like purposes.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tray, Box, or Drawer for use on Shelves and like
purposes.
I, JOSEPH SAMUEL BENNETT, of 332, Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Dominion of Canada, Ironmonger, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
This invention consists of a drawer, tray or box of peculiar construction. It
may be open or furnished with a cover as preferred.
I take two pieces of hard wood of equal or nearly equal size, to form the two
ends of the drawer. On the edges of three sides of these pieces I cut with a
saw or other suitable tool a fine groove or slit to engage with the edges of a piece
of thin sheet metal which forms the body of the drawer. These metal edges
are turned up at right angles to the plate, and may be nicked or cut at the bend
where the side meets the bottom. If the bottom of the wood end is rounded off
and not left cngular, this nicking is not necessary. The edges of the sheet of metal
being driven tightly into the groove, can be secured there by glue or cement or
by wedges or pins or in any suitable way.
If a cover is desired, the ends of the metal sheet which forms the sides of the
drawer are turned over also at right angles and a metal plate can be slid under-
neath them, or if preferred a cover can be hinged to one of the sides of the drawer
or box or a flange cover to drop over can be employed.
The front wood end can be furnished with a suitable handle, and with a small
frame to receive a card showing contents of drawer.
Dated this 14th day of September 1898
S. S. BROMHEAD,
Agent for Applicant, 171, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tray, Box, or Drawer for use on Shelves and like
purposes.
I, JOSEPH SAMUEL BENNETT, of 332. Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Dominion of Canada, Ironmonger. do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention consists of a drawer, tray or box of peculiar construction. It
may be open or furnished with a cover as preferred.

page_text: I take two pieces of hard wood of equal or nearly equal size, to form the two
ends of the drawer. On the edges of three sides of these pieces, I cut with a
saw or other suitable tool a fine groove or slit to engage with the edges of a piece
of thin sheet metal which forms the body of the drawer. These metal edges
are turned up at right angles to the plate and may be nicked or cut at the bend
where the side meets the bottom. If the bottom of the wood end is rounded off
and not left angular, this nicking is not necessary. The edges of the sheet of metal
being driven tightly into the groove can be secured there by glue, cement,
wedges pins or in any suitable way.
If a cover is desired, the ends of the metal sheet which forms the sides of the
drawer, are turned over also at right angles, and a metal plate can be slid under-
neath them, or if preferred a cover can be hinged to one of the sides of the drawer
or box or a flange cover to drop over can be employed.
The front wood end can be furnished with a suitable handle, and with a small
frame to receive a card shewing contents of drawer.
I will now describe my invention with reference to the accompanying drawing,
which shews a perspective view of the improved box or drawer.
a a are the respective ends of the box, and are both preferably made of hard-
wood.
b is a sheet of metal to form the body of the box and to secure it to the
ends a a¹, the edges of the sheet are bent at right angles to engage with slots
formed round three sides of the ends and secured in any simple way.
c is a small frame secured on the front end a in which may be placed a ticket
or label to indicate the goods contained in the drawer.
d is a handle. If preferred, any suitable lid may be used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. The improved tray, box or drawer, substantially as shewn and described.
2. An improved tray, box or drawer, constructed by making the ends of wood
and the body of sheet metal, with edges bent over at a right angle, to engage
slots formed in the sides and bottom of the wooden ends, substantially as shewn
and described.
Data 1: 1CL 1
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1000
S. S. BROMHEAD,
Agent for Applicant, 171, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.