Improvements in and relating to Receptacles for Bread and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 9th June, 1899- Accepted, 15th July, 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Receptacles for Bread and the like.
I, HERMANN MAX WINTER, of 17, Maistrasse, Dresden-Blasewitz, in the German
Empire, Managing Director, 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 boxes or receptacles which are especially designed for
use outside houses or hotels for the reception of deliveries of bakery products such
as loaves or rolls, and its object is to so construct and arrange such receptacles that
they will protect their contents against theft or unauthorised handling.
The accompanying drawings illustrate the improved receptacle.
Figure 1 shows it partly in elevation and partly in vertical longitudinal section.
Figure
illustrates it in vertical cross section.
In both these figures the receptacle is shown in its closed and locked state.
Figures 3 and 4 represent corresponding views of the receptacle in its unlocked
or open condition.
The box or receptacle a is provided by means of a partition with a special com-
partment which contains the locking devices. These consist essentially of two
levers c and d each of which is fulcrumed at a point about the middle of its length.
The upper end of the lever c is forced in one direction by the spring e and engages
with a hasp or the like h attached to the lid g when the latter is closed, and thus
locks the lid in place. One end of the lever d is adapted to come into contact with
the lower end of the lever c, and its other end is attached to a hinged flap or part f
mounted at the bottom of the box a. This part may be locked in place by means
of any suitable key, which has to be introduced at the bottom of the box.
unauthorised person would therefore have some difficulty in finding the place in
which to insert the key even if he came into possession of it.
An
To open the box a when the different parts are in the positions shown in
Figures 1 and 2, it is necessary first of all to unlock the flap f. Angular motion
is then given to the flap and this motion is in turn communicated to the levers d
and c.
The upper end of the latter is moved to the right against the spring e and
releases the hasp h whereupon the lid g is forced upwards by the spring i.
The contents of the box, if any, may now be removed.
To put the box in a condition to receive any goods the flap f is closed and is
locked in place. The levers are thereby returned to the positions indicated in
Figures 1 and 2, but the lid g is still in the unlocked position shown in Figures 3
and 4. The baker calling can therefore lift the lid g, place his goods in the
receptacle, and force the lid g downwards, thereby causing the hasp
to engage
with the hooked upper end of the lever c. The box is now securely closed and can
only be opened by first releasing the flap f and then giving it angular motion.
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. A box or receptacle for loaves and the like, formed or provided with locking

page_text: and releasing devices constructed and arranged substantially as and for the pur-
pose herein before described and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
2. Locking and releasing devices for use with a box or receptacle for loaves and
the like, constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purpose herein before
described and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.