Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Mar., 1886.
Complete Left, 4th Dec., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 5th Jan., 1887.
I HENRY DAVID BIRDS WALL, of the Firm of Goodlass Wall and Company of 42 Seel
Street, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, Paint, Oil and Colour Manufacturer do
hereby declare the nature of the said invention to be as follows:-
The object of my Invention is to provide a means for connecting, or securing lids of
metal boxes, or cases for holding alimentary and other substances, so that such lids
can be easily removed and at the same time offer no extraneous projections to endanger
the lids being removed by accident.
Boxes of the class to which my Invention relates have hitherto mainly been
constructed with their lids soldered to their body. This practice however although
inexpensive necessitates the use of a cutting instrument to open the box. Boxes have
also been made with a groove in their cover and a projecting rim over which ships a
dished lid, the lid being removed by applying leverage between the rim of the box and
the lid which is provided with a projecting Hange for a lever to act against. This
latter form of box is however expensive and is objectionable on the ground of not being
sufficiently secure.
According to my Invention I construct the cover of the box, as follows. Within
the upper rim of the box I provide a ring which is attached to the rim of the box in
any suitable manner, soldered, or otherwise. The inner periphery of this ring is turned
lown. The lid consists of a dished piece of metal corresponding in size with the inner
diameter of the ring and fits therein. Round the edge of the lid there is a narrow
flange, which when the lid is in position, lays closely over the upper surface of the
ring. Across and connected to the lid, I provide a metal bar the ends of which project
slightly over the lid and rest on the ring to which they may be attached by solder.
The lid is removed by first disturbing the soldered connections of the bar (which can
be done by any pointed instrument) and then using the bar as a handle by which the
lid can be withdrawn.
A lid constructed according to my Invention is very inexpensive and affords no
extraneous projection beyond the rim of the box, and enables the whole of the contents
of the box to be casily removed.
HENRY DAVID BIRDS WALL.
By Cheesbrough & Royston,
Agents.

page_text: Improvements in Metal Boxes or Cases for Holding Alimentary
and other Substances.
I, HENRY DAVID BIRDS WALL, of the firm of Goodlass Wall and Company of 42 Seel
Street, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, Paint, Oil and Colour Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of my said 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 my Invention is to provide a means for connecting, or securing lids
of metal boxes, or cases for holding alimentary and other substances so that such lids
can be easily removed and at the same time offer no extraneous projections to endanger
the lids being removed by accident.
Boxes of the class to which my Invention relates have hitherto mainly been
constructed with their lids soldered to their body. This practice however although
inexpensive necessitates the use of a cutting instrument to open the box.
Boxes have
also been made with a groove in their cover and a projecting rim over which ships a
dished lid, the lid being removed by applying leverage between the rim of the box and
the lid, which is provided with a projecting flange for a lever to act against. This
latter form of box is however expensive and is objectionable on the ground of not
being sufficiently secure.
According to my Invention I construct the cover of the box as follows. Within
the upper rim of the box 1 provide a ring which is attached to the rim of the box
in any suitable manner soldered, or otherwise. The inner edge of this ring is turned
down. The lid or bung consists of a dished piece of metal corresponding in size with
the inner diameter of the ring and fits therein. Round the edge of the lid there is a
narrow flango which when the lid is in position lays closely over the upper surface of
the ring. Across and connected to the lid I provide a metal bar, the ends of which
project slightly over the lid and rest on the ring to which they may be attached by
solder. The lid is removed by first disturbing the soldered connections of the bar and
then using the bar as a handle by which the lid can be withdrawn.
That my Invention may be clearly understood I have hereunto attached a sheet of
Drawings illustrative thereof. The Drawings are marked with letters and figures of
reference corresponding with those used in the following explanation, and like letters
are used to denote the same, or corresponding parts throughout the various figures.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a metal box with the improvements according to
my Invention applied thereto.
Figure 2 is a plan of the box shown at Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a sectional elevation of a metal box shown with a modification of the
improvements according to my Invention applied thereto.
Figure 4 is a plan of the box shown at Figure 3.
Figure 5 is a sectional elevation of a metal box shown with another modification of
my Invention applied thereto.

page_text: Figure 6 is a plan of the box shown at Figure 5.
a is the box within the upper rim of which there is provided a dished ring which
is soldered or otherwise attached to the said upper rim in any suitable manner. The
inner edge of this ring is turned down. is the lid or bung of the box a It
consists of a dished piece of metal corresponding in size with the inner diameter of the
ring b. Round the edge of the lid d there is a narrow flange e which when the lid dis
in position lays closely over and in contact with the upper surface of the ring. Across
and connected to the lid d I provide a metal bar 4, the ends of this bar h project over
the lid d and rest on the ring preferably on the bevel rim of the ring as shown in
the Drawings. This metal bar is attached to the lid preferably by being cranked
down at and fastened to the lid d by soldering. The ends of the bar being
fastened to the hevel rim of the ring by solder as shown at Figures 1 and 2 of the
Drawings. Instead of fastening the bar h to the lid d as shown at Figure 1, it may be
fastened by being bent round at h¹ and soldered to the centre of the lid d in the manner
shown at Figures 3 and 4, or the bar / may be fastened by simply soldering it to the
flange e at in the manner shown at Figures 5 and 6. The bar h serves as a handle
for removing the lid d and it also serves when soldered to the ring to keep the lid in
position. To remove the lid d from the box a the soldered connections between the
bar and the ring bare first broken or disturbed. The lid d can then be removed by
using the bar has a landle.
A box and lid constructed as above described is inexpensive and has no objectionable
projections beyond the rim of the box. The bar provides for the sealing of the box
and enables the lid to be easily removed and the contents of the box got at.
The form of the ring is such that the whole contents of the box can be taken out
without waste.
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 :
First In boxes of the class herein described a cover consisting of a dished ring.
such ring having a turned down inner edge c and a dished lid or bung & substantially
as set forth.
Second In boxes of the class herein described the combined handle and fastening
herein set forth.
Third In boxes of the class herein described securing the lid, or bung of such
boxes by a fastening consisting essentially of a lar, or equivalent piece of metal
soldered to the bung and the cover in such a manner that the fastening can be readily
disturbed, or broken by knocking, or equivalent means.
HENDY DAVID Brong WATT
HENDY DAVID BIRDS WALL
By Cheesbrough & Royston,
Agents.