AN IMPROVED MODE OF AND APPARATUS FOR FIXING THE LID AND THE BOTTOM OF TIN CANISTERS, PRESERVE OR OTHER BOXES, TO THE BODY OF THEM
Year: 1869

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Pierre Stanislas Regnauld, of Paris, France,
Gentleman, for the Invention of "AN IMPROVED MODE OF AND
APPARATUS FOR FIXING THE LID AND THE BOTTOM OF TIN CANISTERS,
PRESERVE OR OTHER BOXES, TO THE BODY OF THEM
"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Pierre Stanislas
Regnauld at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his
Petition, on the 1st March 1869.
I, PIERRE STANISLAS REGNAULD, of Paris, France, Gentleman, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED MODE
OF AND APPARATUS FOR FIXING THE LID AND THE BOTTOM OF TIN CANISTERS,
PRESERVE OR OTHER BOXES, TO THE BODY OF THEM," to be as follows:-
The object of the improvement is to do away with soldering for
affixing the top or lid and the bottom of canisters, preserve or other tin
boxes, to the body of them, and the improvement consists in giving a
suitable shape to the rims of the said parts for causing them suitably
to overlap and allow of their being hermetically fixed together by mere
[Price 8d.]

page_text: pressure, and the previous interposing between the said overlapping parts
of a strip of calico, linen, paper, or other suitable thin material in com-
bination or not with any suitable cement.
The shape to be given by punching and stamping or other suitable
well-known means to the rims or overlapping parts is represented in
sectional view in Fig. 1 of the annexed Drawings, in which a red line
shows the strip of calico or other suitable thin material to be put
between the said overlapping parts previously to their being pressed
together.
The Figs. 2 and 3 respectively show a front and a side elevation view of
the apparatus to be made use of for pressing together the said overlapping
parts.
The apparatus consists of a strong frame A provided with a rest B
and a plunger C, and which may be caused to revolve in combination
and with equal velocity by means of a vertical arbor E and gearings
D, D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, the entire being worked by means of a
winch handle F whilst the plunger is pressed down by a lever H and
counterweight H¹. The body of the box is put on the rest B, a strip of
calico or other suitable thin material laid all round over its rim, and the
top or bottom applied over this latter, and then these parts kept together
by means of the plunger C, after which a rapid revolving motion is
imparted to the rest and plunger C and consequently to the box and lid,
the rims of overlapping parts of which are then firmly pressed together
by means of a milling roller G worked by a lever J and counter-
weight J¹.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Pierre Stanislas Regnauld in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 1st September 1869.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, PIERRE
STANISLAS REGNAULD, of Paris, France, Gentleman, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the First day of March, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, in the thirty-
second year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors,

page_text: give and grant unto me, the said Pierre Stanislas Regnauld, Her special
licence that I, the said Pierre Stanislas Regnauld, my executors, admi-
nistrators, and assigns, or such others as the said Pierre Stanislas
Regnauld, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any time
agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter
during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make,
use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for
"AN IMPROVED MODE OF AND APPARATUS FOR FIXING THE LID AND THE BOTTOM
OF TIN CANISTERS, PRESERVE OR OTHER BOXES, TO THE BODY OF THEM," upon
the condition (amongst others) that I, the said Pierre Stanislas
Regnauld, my executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing
under my, or their, or one of their hands and seals, should particularly
describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what
manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same to be
filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next and
immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Pierre Stanislas Regnauld, 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 the Invention is to do away with soldering for affixing
the top or lid and the bottom of canisters, preserve or other tin boxes, to
the body of them, and the Invention consists in giving a suitable shape
to the rims of the said parts for causing them suitably to overlap and
allow of their being hermetically fixed together by mere pressure, and
the previous interposing all round between the said overlapping parts of a
strip of calico, linen, paper, or other suitable thin material in combination
or not with any suitable cement.
In the annexed Drawings Fig. 1 shows a longitudinal sectional view of
the body a and lid or bottom 6 of a tin box of a cylindrical shape, to the
rims of which body and lid or bottom has been given the angular shape
shown in the said Figure, whilst a narrow strip of calico, linen, paper,
or other suitable thin material, shown by the red line c, is interposed
between the said overlapping parts in order that when in that state they
be submitted to suitable pressure either by hand or by means of the
apparatus to be hereafter described in reference to the Figures 1 and 2
of the Drawing, the said overlapping parts will become intimately

page_text: connected together: If required some putty or other suitable cement
may be interposed between the overlapping parts either. instead of or in
combination with the strip of calico or other thin material, or a strip of
thin sheet lead or other suitable thin metal be made use of instead of the
calico.
The apparatus I prefer to make use of for pressing together the above-
mentioned overlapping parts is shown in the Figs. 2 & 3, respectively
in front and in side elevation views, some parts being represented in
sectional view, others partly cut away, and some only shown in one of the
Figures,
The apparatus consists of a strong cast-iron or other frame set on four
feet A' and provided with a table A which serves as a bed plate for
various bearings and other fixed parts; B is a rest, and C a plunger
between which is to be held the body a and lid or bottom b of the box
of which the overlapping parts or rims are to be pressed together by the
effect of a milling ruller; in the top of the rest B is provided a depression
or cavity v corresponding in circumferential shape with that of the
body a of the box, whilst the shape of the plunger C is such that when
lowered down on the top of the lid 6 the said plunger will keep this lid
tightly pressed on the body a of the box. B' and C¹ represent the arbors,
respectively of the rest B and plunger C, which arbors are allowed to
revolve and glide up and down in bearings B2 & B3, and C2 & C³. The
rest B and plunger C revolve in combination with each other and with
the same velocity by means of a vertical arbor E which carries two
pinions D & D in gear with the wheels D2 & D³ fixed respectively on the
arbors B¹ & C¹ in order to transmit the revolving motion of the arbor E
immediately to the rest B and plunger C. The required revolving
motion is imparted to the arbor E by means of a winch handle F,
the horizontal arbor F¹ turns in bearings H, H, and carries a wheel G
driving a similar wheel G' (the said wheels shown by red lines in the
Fig. 3), the arbor F2 of which revolves in bearings H' and carries a bevil
wheel I in gear with a pinion I fixed on the arbor E. Kound the top
of the arbor C¹ of the plunger Ca ring d fits loosely and is by means of
a double link d connected to an arm j provided at one end with a
counterweight J and connected at the opposite end to a spindle
turning in the forked top k of a screw bolt. L working in the bracket L',
and which by means of the nuts & may be set at the required height.
In the forked top k is also situated an elbow lever m, m³, m², turning on

page_text: a spindle or pivot m' and arranged in such manner that in depressing
the arm m² the opposite arm m of the lever acting from underneath
against the arm; causes the counterweight J to be lifted so as no longer
to press on the top of the plunger rod C'. 'A' is a moveable rest working
in a groove provided in the part A2 of the frame, and which by means of a
screw T may be set more or less in height. In this rest A³ is provided
a dovetail groove in which works a corresponding slide bar N, against one
end of which a counterweight O acts by means of the bell-crank lever
O, O, P, the arm P of which is connected by a link p to the head of a
screw ? provided in the end of the slide bar N, and which arm P carries
a friction roller q acting against the head of the screw p. At the
opposite end of the slide bar N a milling roller R revolves on a spindle r
in the forked end of the bar N; the outer shape or configuration of this
milling roller is to correspond with the shape which by its pressure is to
be given to the overlapping parts for keeping firmly and permanently
together. A lever Q turning on a pivot q' serves for holding the slide
bar N in the retracted position when for the purpose of 'removing the box
and replacing it by another the milling roller is to be kept out of contact
with the box.
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The mode of working of the apparatus is as follows:-The con-
figuration or shape shown in Fig. 1 having been given to the rim of
the body a and to that of the lid 6 by punching, stamping, or other
suitable means the counterweight J is lifted by means of the elbow
lever m, m, m2, and the body a of a box placed on the rest B causing
the lower rim of the said body to enter vertically into the cavity v of the
rest B. A narrow strip of calico c or other suitable thin material or
any suitable cement is laid round the rim of the body a and the lid
placed thereon, the counterweight J is then set free by the elbow.
lever m, m', m³, and in pressing on the top of the arbor C of the
plunger C will keep the lid b in position on the body a of the box; by
means of the winch handle F a suitable revolving motion is now
imparted to the rest B and plunger C and consequently, to the body a
and lid 6 of the tin box kept imprisoned between the said rest and
plunger The slide bar N being now set free by means of the lever Q
the counterweight will cause the slide bar to advance and thereby
keep the milling roller R in close contact with the overlapping parts
to be pressed together, the said roller R having been set at the required
height by the screw T so as to act on the said overlapping parts. As
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page_text: soon as by the revolving of the box and the pressure of the roller R the
overlapping parts have in this manner been forcibly pressed together the
counterweights J & O are lifted by means of the levers m, m³, m³, & Q
which allows of removing the box and repeating the same operation on
another body a and lid b.
Having thus described and particularly ascertained the nature of my
Invention, and the manner in which the same is or may be put into effect,
I wish it to be understood that I do not intend to restrict myself to the
precise details of what has been above described, as many variations may
be made therein without departing from the main features of the Inven-
tion; but what I consider to be novel and original, and consequently claim
as the Invention secured to me by the herein-before in part recited Letters
Patent is,―
1ly. Affixing the lid or bottom of tin canisters, preserve or other boxes,
to the body of the same by giving the required angular shape to the rims of
these parts and then forcibly pressing them together either by hand or by
suitable machinery, interposing previously all round between those parts
which are to overlap a narrow thin strip of calico, paper, or other suitable
material, or a thin strip of sheet lead or other suitable metal in combination
or not with any suitable cement.
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2ly. The general arrangement and combination of parts of the machine
above described for pressing together the overlapping parts of the lid or.
bottom and the body of tin boxes or canisters, substantially as described and
for the purposes set down.
In witness whereof, I, the said Pierre Stanislas Regnauld, have
bereunto set my hand and seal, this Twenty-fourth day of August,
in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-
nine.
Witness,
A. G. BRADE.
P. S. REGNAULD. (L.S.)