IMPROVEMENTS IN CASES OR RECEPTACLES FOR THE PROTECTION OF GOODS IN TRANSIT AND OTHERWISE
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION,
I FRANCIS MARSDEN of Pond Hill Sheffield in the County of York Merchant
and Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said Invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN CASES OR RECEPTACLES FOR THE PROTECTION OF GOODS IN
TRANSIT AND OTHERWISE to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to improvements in Cases or receptacles for the conveyance
of goods, the object being to combine lightness with strength.
In carrying out my invention I prefer to make my improved cases of sheet metal
but other suitable material such as paper or wood pulp may be used if preferred. I
make the case cylindrical or nearly so, and it may either be parallel or tapered;
and 1 corrugate it circumferentially by aid of suitable machinery, forming the
corrugations either equidistant throughout, or in series with plain spaces intervening
and by this operation a cylindrical case of very thin sheet metal becomes very rigid
and capable of resisting great pressure. The bottom of the case may be made of
any suitable material, and provided with a corrugated surface or not, and secured
to the body by any suitable means.
The removeable lid or cover I prefer to be metallic and dished, with the convex
side outwards; it is made to correspond to the internal diameter of the end of the
case and to rest on the first ring of the corrugation, or upon a rubber ring placed
between them. I secure the lid or cover in the following manner; I form four
gaps in the inner circumference of the first ring upon which the cover rests, not by
cutting the material away but by " setting" it back, so that the four arms of a
strong metallic cross may be passed down and turned round until they enter four
recesses formed in the underside of the first ring. A screw bolt in the centre of the
cross is passed through a corresponding hole in the centre of the lid or cover, and
the nut being screwed tightly down the lid or cover is securely held against the
top ring. A hole through the projecting end of the screw bolt is provided to
admit the catch of a padlock, or a wire or cord which may be sealed, to prevent
tampering. The interior may be provided with a plain tubular lining, or the
hollows of the corrugations may be filled up with suitable material so as to leave a
plain interior.
TAL: OAK
of Ty 1981

page_text: and Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN CASES OR RECEPTACLES FOR THE PROTECTION OF GOODS IN TRANSIT AND
OTHERWISE and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement that is to say:
My invention relates to the construction of cases for the conveyance of goods the
object being to combine lightness with strength.
I accomplish this by making the body of the case cylindrical in shape, preferably
of thin sheet metal, or other suitable material, and corrugating it so as to give the
requisite rigidity and strength.
I annex a sheet of drawings to illustrate my invention, in which the same letters
of reference indicate the same parts in any of the figures.
Fig. 1. is a scetional elevation of a case, according to my invention.
Fig. 2. is a plan of the top of same.
Fig. 3, shows a simple method of elongating the arms of the cross.
Fig. 4, is the bolt to secure the lid.
In carrying out my invention, I prefer to make my improved cases of thin sheet
metal, but other suitable material such as paper or wood pulp inay be used when
.desirable..
I make the case cylindrical, or nearly so, as shown in the drawing; and it may
be parallel, or tapered, or bollied like a cask, and I corrugate it circumferentially by
means of suitable machinery, forming such corrugations either equidistant and
regular, or in intermittant clusters or series with spaces between; this operation
rendering a thin metallic cylindrical case very rigid, and capable of resisting
pressure; A is the case, B, B, are the corrugations.
The bottom of the case C, may be of sheet metal as shown, either plain or
corrugated in rings, or of wood, or other suitable materials, and secured to the body
by screws, or equivalent means.
The removable lid D, or cover, I prefer to be metallic and dished, with the
convex side outwards; it is made to fit inside the end of the case, and to rest upon
the first ring of the corrugation E or upon an intermediate ring or washer of
rubber or packing F.
I secure the lid or cover D, in the following manner, I make a strong metallic
stay G, preferably cross shaped, or four armed, and pass it into the groove H
between the first and second corrugations, this may be accomplished by making
four gaps by "setting bake" the edge of the first corrugation so as to allow the
ends of the four arms to enter; one of the gaps is shown in Fig 2, and I
The stay may then be turned round in the groove, until the arins enter certain
recesses formed in the underside of the first ring.
Instead of making the gaps I-I may use a simple method of elongating the
arms such as shown in Fig 3-so that when the stay is to be removed it is only
Decessary to draw back the sliding bit J on two or more of the arms which sets the
stay at liberty from the groove.
A screw bolt K (or a bolt and cotter) is passed through, or attached to the centre
of the stay G and passes through a hole in the centre of the lid D, by means of
which the lid is held securely and firmly against the top ring. A hole is made
through the end of the bolt or cotter to admit the clasp of a Padlock, or a wire or
cord which may be sealed.

page_text: The interior of the case may have a plain tubular lining or the hollows of the
grooves may be filled up level with suitable material:
Having now particularly acertained and described the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same may be performed I declare that what
I claim is,
1. In Cases or receptacles for the transit or storage of goods, the circumferential
corrugation of the body for the purpose of giving strength and rigidity, either
continuously as shown in the drawing, or intermittant as herein before described.
2 The manufacture and use of Cases for transit or storage of goods made from
any suitable material, substantially as herein described and illustrated.