Improvements in and relating to Boxes or Holders for Cartridges.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Sept., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 15th June, 1891-Accepted, 22nd Aug., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Boxes or Holders for Cartridges.
I, EUGEN RITTER, of Cologne-Ehrenfeld, in the Empire of Germany, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a metallic box or holder of cylindrical or prismatic form
for cartridges. This box or holder may be covered with a casing of wood for
protecting it. In its interior is arranged a device for the reception of cartridges,
whilst a lid of suitable construction hermetically closes the box or holder and
carries a piece of elastic material whereby the cartridges are securely held in their
position. The said lid may be fixed by means of a number of screws or it may be
made of two discs which are connected by a bolt and of which the upper one is
provided with a screw thread and screwed into the box or holder, thereby pressing
the lower disc upon its seat.
I will proceed to explain the nature of my said invention by describing the
arrangement of a square box or holder made of sheet metal and provided with a
wooden casing, and that of a cylindrical box or holder likewise made of sheet metal
but without a protecting casing.
The square sheet-metal box or holder possesses above an exterior flange upon
which an india-rubber frame is laid which fits accurately around the upper extremity
of the box or holder, and upon which a metallic lid is placed. When this lid is fixed
to the box or holder by means of screws or in any other suitable manner the india-
rubber frame is compressed, in consequence of which the interior of the box or
holder is completely closed against the access of air. The joints of the box or
holder are made air-tight by soldering. This box or holder is provided with a
protecting casing of wood in such a manner that the above-mentioned flange will be
located in a recess in the upper edge of the protecting casing. Nuts are let into
this upper edge and fixed therein in order to serve for the reception of fastening
screws. On the metallic cover is moreover arranged a wooden plate wherein the
said screws have a secure hold. By tightening the screws the metallic lid is caused
to bear firmly against the aforesaid india-rubber frame.
The said screws are provided with counter-sunk heads. In order that these
heads shall not penetrate deeply into the lid the holes for the heads are provided
with a conical bush of metal. Furthermore a ring which is cut on one side, is
driven like a wedge into the periphery of the hole to prevent the screws falling from
the lid during the removal of the latter. In order to obtain this object the screws
are provided with a recessed or contracted part around which the said ring fits
closely in such a manner that they will have sufficient play in the holes formed in
the lid, but cannot fall out. Owing to its wedge-shaped form the above-mentioned
ring can be easily inserted into the hole whilst the backward movement of the same
is rendered difficult.
In the metallic box or holder are arranged at certain distances from each other
two or more horizontal partitions provided with a number of round holes
corresponding to the number of cartridges to be taken up. These holes are exactly
one above the other, so that the cartridges passed through them will be held in a
proper position. To obviate the shaking of the cartridges in the vertical direction
the length of the box or holder must be made exactly according to the length of the
cartridges to be received therein. Slight inaccuracies in the length of the cartridges
and box or holder are compensated for by a piece of india-rubber, felt or other
elastic material fixed to the under side of the lid, the soft material acting gently
against the base of the cartridge case when the lid is tightened.

page_text: The above-mentioned partitions may consist either of metal, in which case they
are preferably soldered to the inner periphery of the box or holder, or of wood, or
of pasteboard strengthened by a wooden plate. In the latter two cases the partitions
are preferably fixed by thin angle-irons soldered to two opposite sides of the box or
holder. The bottom of the box or holder is provided with a plate of wood, upon
which a metal plate may be arranged. In the bottom are formed the same number
of holes as in the partitions but the holes are of a smaller diameter and are adapted
to the size of the point of the cartridge which is supported in them.
The cylindrical box or holder has at the upper and lower end of its wall
strengthening rings made of sheet metal. The arrangement of the intermediate
partitions and bottom is substantially the same as that of the partitions used in the
square box or holder above described. When partitions of wood, pasteboard or
similar material are employed they are fixed by rings made of thin angle iron. At
the upper end of the metallic box or holder is fixed a ring which may carry the
upper partition. Upon a projecting edge of this ring rests a packing ring secured
to the periphery of the lid. The latter is covered on its under side with an elastic
plate whilst it carries above at the centre a journal. Upon this journal a disc is
adapted to be turned. This disc is provided at its edge with a screw thread, and
can be screwed into a corresponding screw thread formed in the aforesaid ring.
When this is done the lid with its packing ring is pressed firmly against the edge
of the said ring so that the box or holder will be hermetically closed. The lid and
the disc which is similar in form to a driving pulley whose crown and nave are
connected by arms; are connected through the medium of the said journal and a
suitable fastening device so that the said disc can be turned, which is effected by
acting upon its arms. By virtue of this arrangement the disc can be screwed down
without causing the lid to turn, which therefore does not slide upon the base of the
cartridges contained in the box or holder.
Dated this 25th day of September 1890.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Boxes or Holders for Cartridges.
I, EUGEN RITTER, of Ehrenfeld, near Cologne on the Rhine in the Empire of
Germany 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:-
My invention relates to a metallic cartridge box or holder of cylindrical or
prismatic form. This box or holder may be covered with a protecting casing of
wood and provided in its interior with a device for the reception of cartridges, and
at the top with a lid or cover of suitable construction which hermetically closes the
said box or holder the said lid is provided on the inside with a packing of elastic
material whereby the cartridges are securely held in their proper position in the
box or holder. The said lid may be fixed by means of a number of screws, or it
may be made of two discs which are connected by a bolt and of which the upper
one is screw threaded to adapt it to be screwed into the box or holder so as to
press the lower disc upon its seat.
In the accompanying drawing I have shown how my said invention may be
conveniently and advantageously carried into practice.
Figure 1 is a vertical section on the line VI VII of Figure 2 showing a box or
holder constructed according to my said invention.
Figure 2 is a plan of the same.

page_text: Figure 3 is a vertical section on the line III IV V of Figure 4 showing a
modified form of my improved box or holder.
Figure 4 is a horizontal section on the line I II of Figure 3.
Figure 5 is a detail view drawn to an enlarged scale illustrating the arrange-
ment of the fastening screws for the lid of the receptacle.
Referring to Figures 1 and 2 a is a square sheet-metal box or holder which is
provided at its upper end with a flange 6 upon which an india rubber washer or
packing piece c is laid which fits accurately around the upper extremity of the
box or holder and upon which a metallic lid is placed. When this lid is fixed to
the box or holder a by means of screws or in any other suitable manner the india-
rubber washer or packing piece is compressed, in consequence of which the
interior of the box or holder is completely closed against the access of air. The
joints of the box or holder are made air tight by soldering. This said box or
holder is provided with a protecting casing g of wood in such a manner that the
above-mentioned flange will be located in a recess in the upper edge of the said
protecting casing. Nuts are inserted into the said upper edge of the protecting
casing g and fixed therein in order to serve for the reception of fastening screws i.
Upon the metallic cover f is also arranged a protecting cap or cover of wood
wherein the said screws have a secure hold. By tightening the screws the
metallic lid is caused to bear firmly against the aforesaid india-rubber washer or
packing c.
The said screws are provided with countersunk heads. In order that these
heads shall not penetrate deeply into the lid the holes for the same are provided
with a conical bush of metal as shown in Figure 5. Moreover a ring V which is
cut on one side, is driven like a wedge into the periphery of the said hole to prevent
the screws falling from the lid during the removal of the latter. In order to attain
this object the screws i are provided with a recessed or contracted part around
which the said ring fits closely in such a manner that they will have sufficient play
in the holes formed in the lid, but cannot fall out. Owing to its wedge-shaped
form the above-mentioned ring V can be easily inserted into the hole whilst the
backward movement or falling out of the same is rendered difficult.
In the metallic box or holder a are arranged at certain distances from each other
two or more horizontal partitions provided with a number of holes corresponding
to the number of cartridges to be taken up. These holes in the several partitions
are arranged exactly one above the other, so that when the cartridges P are passed
through them they will be held in their proper positions. In order to obviate the
endwise movement or shaking of the cartridges the length of the box or holder
must be made exactly to suit the length of the cartridges to be received therein.
Any slight inaccuracies in the length of the cartridges and box or holder are
compensated for by a packing piece z of india-rubber, felt or other elastic material
fixed to the under side of the lid, the soft material acting gently against the base of
the cartridge case when the lid is tightened.
in
The above mentioned partitions may consist either of metal as shown at n,
which case they are preferably soldered to the inner periphery of the box or holder,
or the said partitions may be of wood as shown at o, or of pasteboard strengthened
by a piece of wood p inserted between the said pasteboard as shown in Figure 1.
In the two latter cases the partitions are preferably fixed by small angle irons w
soldered to the two opposite sides of the box or holder. The bottom of the box or
holder is provided with a piece of wood 7, upon which a metal plate or covering r
may be arranged as in the arrangement shown in Figure 3. In the said bottom q
are formed the same number of holes as in the partitions but the holes are of a
smaller diameter and are adapted to the size of the point or projectile and of the
cartridge which is supported in them. In Fig. 3 these holes are provided with
bushes as shown.
The cylindrical box or holder represented in Figures 3 and 4 is not provided
with a protecting case of wood as described with reference to Figures 1 and 2,

page_text: The said box or holder is however provided at its upper and lower ends with
strengthening rings made of sheet metal. The arrangement of the intermediate
partitions and the bottom is substantially the same as in the square box or
holder above described. When the partitions o are made of wood, pasteboard or
similar material they are fixed to the inner circumference of the box or holder by
rings W¹ made of angle iron. For securing the lid to the box or holder the latter
is provided at its upper end with a rings which is preferably adapted to carry the
upper partition a¹. The said ring is provided with an annular shoulder or projecting
edge upon which rests a packing ring e' secured to the periphery of the lid f. The
said lid is covered on its under side with an elastic packing piece and at the
centre, on the outside of the lid is secured a journal upon which a disc k¹ is
adapted to turn. This disc is provided on its periphery with a screw thread, which
fits into a corresponding screw thread formed in the aforesaid ring s. When this is
done the lid with its packing ring is pressed firmly against the edge of the
said ring s so that the box or holder will be hermetically closed. The lid f' and
the disc which is similar in form to a driving pulley having the crown and nave
connected by arms, are connected through the medium of the said journal f" and a
suitable fastening device so that the said disc ¹ can be turned, which is effected by
means of the arms. By means of this arrangement the disc can be screwed down
without causing the lid to turn, which therefore does not slide upon the base of
the cartridges contained in the box or holder.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
First. An hermetically closed cartridge box or holder of cylindrical or
prismatical form, with or without an exterior protecting casing of wood, and in
which means are provided for retaining the cartridges in position, consisting of a
umber of partitions having holes in them and made of metal, wood or pasteboard,
or a combination of these substances and a bottom of wood, with or without a
cover of metal, the said bottom being provided with openings for the reception of
the points of the cartridges, as hereinbefore described and represented in the
drawing.
Second. In a metallic cartridge box or holder provided with a number of
partitions with openings for the reception of the said cartridges, the combination
of the same with a wooden protecting case, the metallic lid f together with the
cap or cover of wood placed thereon, the said lid being pressed against a packing
ring by means of screws let into the said cover, this packing ring being arranged
upon the flange of the metallic box or holder so that the interior of the said holder
is hermetically closed as herein before described and represented in the drawing.
Third. In a metallic cartridge box or holder of any suitable form having a
device for retaining the said cartridges in position, in combination with the
hermetically closed lid f, the employment of an elastic packing piece of india-
rubber, felt or similar material fixed to the under side of the lid, in order to prevent
the endwise movenient or shaking of the cartridges in the vertical direction as
above described and represented in the drawing.
Fourth. In combination with a metallic cartridge box or holder of any desired
shape, which is provided with a device for retaining the said cartridges in position,
the arrangement of the rings V, wedge-shaped in transverse section, forced into the
holes for the screws in the wooden cover, the said ring being arranged on a
recessed part of the screw, as represented in the drawing and for the purpose above
specified.
Fifth. The combination of a metallic cartridge box or holder of the kind
described in the first claiming clause with a lid f¹ having a washer or packing
ring fitting upon the annular shoulder or edge of the ring s, the said lid being
provided with a journal f¹, for carrying the disc which is screw-threaded at its

page_text: periphery to adapt it to be screwed into the said ring s, which screwing is effected
by turning the said disc upon the journal of the lid substantially as shown in
the drawing and for the purpose above specified.
Dated this 15th day of June 1891.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.