Improvements in Boxes for Containing and Shewing Umbrellas, Walking Sticks, and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Aug., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 6th May, 1897-Accepted, 12th June, 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boxes for Containing and Shewing Umbrellas,
Walking Sticks, and the like.
1, CHARLES CLIFFORD, Fancy Box Manufacturer, of 27 to 30 Great Arthur
Street, Golden Lane, in the City and County of London, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in boxes of that
class used for containing and shewing umbrellas, walking sticks and the like.
The object of the invention is to provide the boxes with means whereby, when
the box is opened, the articles contained therein are projected forwardly so as to be
better seen.
My invention is applicable to boxes of various shapes, but more especially to
the ordinary rectangular "umbrella box."
In carrying out my invention I provide four strips of wood cardboard or other
suitable material of convenient width and length to fit the interior of each half of
the box. Two of these strips have apertures sufficiently large to permit the
passage therethough of the umbrellas or the like, and the other two with smaller
apertures to receive the lower ends of the umbrellas. For walking sticks, the
smaller apertures may be dispensed with and a rib on the edge of the strips
provided.
The strips having the larger apertures are fitted in the box near its upper end,
and the other strips near the lower end.
Each pair of strips are suitably hinged, at the centre of the box, to each other,
and the upper corners of their other extremities to the respective sides of the box.
The strips are not quite horizontal, when the box is placed on end, but incline
somewhat upwardly towards the centre of the box, so that the weight of the
articles resting upon them will not cause them to sag.
By this arrangement, when the box is opened, the middle part of each pair of
strips are projected forwardly, but when the box is closed they recede into the
respective halves of the box.
Dated this 6th day of August 1896.
PERCY R. J. WILLIS,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boxes for Containing and Shewing Umbrellas,
Walking Sticks, and the like.
I, CHARLES CLIFFORD, Fancy Box Manufacturer, of 27 to 30 Great Arthur
Street, Golden Lane, and. also of 2 and 4 Old Street, iu the City and County of
London, 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:―
This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in boxes of that
class used for containing and shewing umbrellas, walking sticks and the like.

page_text: The object of the invention is to provide the boxes with means whereby, when
the box is opened, the articles contained therein are projected forwardly so as to
be better seen, and enable the umbrellas or the like to be rea lily withdrawn.
My invention is applicable to boxes of various shapes, but more especially to the
ordinary rectangular umbrella box.
Reference being had to the drawings hereunto annexed,
Fig. 1 is a front view of an open b ix comprising my invention;
Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line of Fig. 1 of the box.
Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line y y of Fig. 1, shewing the box close.l;
Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views.
In carrying out my invention I provide four strips of wood cardboard or other
suitable material A, B, C, D, of convenient width and length to fit the interior of
each half E, F of the box. The strips A, B, have apertures G sufficiently large
to permit the passage therethrough of the umbrellas or the like, and the other two
strips C, D, have smaller apertures H to receive the lower ends of the umbrellas.
For walking sticks and other articles, the smaller apertures H may be dispensed
with, and a preferably ornamental ridge on the edge of the strips provided.
Although I have shewn and described the strips as consisting of pieces of wood,
card or the like, yet other devices, such as wire, bent and twisted substantially as
shewn in Fig. 4, may be employed without departing from the nature of my
invention. Moreover the edges of all of the strips may be rendered more sightly
by the formation thereon or attachment 'thereto of an ornamental ridge or border,
as will be understood.
Each pair of strips are suitably hinged at J, to each other, and the upper
corners of their other extremities are hinged to the respective sides of the box
at K. The strips C, D, are preferably not quite horizontal, when the box is
placed on end (see Fig. 5), but incline somewhat upwardly towards the centre of
the box so that the weight of the articles resting upon them will not cause them
to sag.
An alternative method of preventing the strips from sagging consists in the
provision of a small chain tape or the like L, which is conveniently fastened to the
strips at 'M' and to the box at N.
By this arrangement, when the box is opened, the middle part of each pair of
strips is projected forwardly as shewn in Fig. 2;' but when the box is closed, they
recede into the respective halves of the box as shewn in Fig. 3.
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.) In a box for containing and shewing umbrellas, walking sticks and the
like,strips of wood cardboard, or the like, or wire, adapted to support the articles
contained in the..box, arranged within the box in such manner as to be projected
forwardly when the box is opened, and to fold within the box when closed,
substantially as and for the purposes herein before set forth and illustrated in the
drawings hereunto annexed.
(2.) In a box for containing umbrellas, walking sticks and the like and com-
prising two folding halves, strips of. wood-or other..material or substance or wire
arranged to fold- within each half of the box, hinged at their inner ends to each
other, and at their outer ends to the sides-of-the-box in such manner as to be
projected forwardly when the box is opened substantially..as. and for. the purposes
herein before set forth, and' illustrated. in the drawings hereunto annexed.
"Dated this 6th dow of M.. 1005
"
P. R. J. WILLIS,
.Agent.for. Applicant.