Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 29th Dec., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 29th Dec, 1994-Accepted, 13th Apr., 1895
I, MORLAND Micholl Dessau, of 32 Hawley Street, Boston, Massachusetts,
United States of America 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 for containing pills and the like, and I will,
describe it as a pill box. The box is preferably made in the form of a life buoy
or life saver, and its construction will be best understood by reference to the
accompanying drawings in which
Figure 1 is a plan partly in section,
Figure 2 an edge view and
Figure 3 a cross section of a box constructed according to this invention
Figure 4 is a side view, and
Figure 5 a cross section showing the box open.
Figure 6 is a cross section showing other means of fastening the two parts
together.
Like letters represent like parts throughout the diawings.
The box is made substantially in two halves A and B adapted to rotate one upon
the other, entirely 1ound if necessary, but preferably within fixed limits; the
centre C of the box is entirely open like a life saver and the pills are contained in
the annular space D formed by the junction of the two halves in each of which is
an annular channel forming half of the complete annular space D The two
halves A and B may be held together by any convenient means say as indicated in
Figures 3 and 5 by screwing the two parts together at E the inne edges F being
half-checked into each other as shown. In putting this box together the two
halves are screwed together and then the pins or projections G and H in the one
half are inserted and engage with the pin oi projection of the other half so that
the amount of 10tation one upon the other of the halves is limited and the parts.
cannot be unscrewed and separated but can only be turned a slight distance.
The object of turning the parts this slight distance is to cover or uncover the
opening J in the one part whereby the pills may be extracted from the annular
space Ď within the box. When the opening J is in the position shown in Figure 4
it is uncovered and a pill can be extracted, but when it is turned round so as to be
under the lip or over-lapping edge K of the other part of the box, the hole is
covered and the box is closed. The lip K may be arranged in any convenient
manner but in order to carry out the idea of the life buoy it is formed with the
cord L festooned as shown and apparently bound to the body of the life saver by
the fine lapping M, and this also affords a convenient grip by which to turn it;
however so long as the proper cover is provided for the opening J it is immaterial

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how this is at ranged It will be understood that the box can be charged with pills
through the opening J as well as the pills extracted by the same means.
Another way of connecting the two parts instead of screwing them as previously
described would be to make them as shown in Fig. 6 where an eyelet or ring N is
placed in the inner opening and curved over so as to take a beaning upon the
two parts A and B and thus prevent them separating. In this case, instead of the
three pins G H and 1 oue of them G working in a slot N' u the ring is sufficient,
a supplementary pu O or equivalent being employed to secure the ring to the
part A of the box the pin G being secured in the part B of the box. In Fig. 6
as also in Figs. 1 and 3 it will be observed that the opening J is completely closed
up by the lip K which is over it, while in Fige. 4 and 5 the parts are so turned
that the opening J is uncovered by the lip K being turned to one side so as to
clear it.
It will be readily appreciated that other means may be employed for connecting
the two parts; for example instead of the central portion C being entirely open
each part A and B may be provided with a web or disc fitting against each other
and connected by a rivet, eyelet or the like or instead of complete discs bars
crossing and connected together as above described could be employed.
Ilaving now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. A pill or similar box in the form of a life saver or life buoy.
2. A pill or similar box comprising two parts or halves each having half of an
annular space or channel formed in it the parts being rotatably secured together as
set forth.
3. In a pill or similar box the combination of two parts rotatably connected
together and one of them having an opening for the admission or extraction of the
contents of the box and the other one a lip or overlapping edge which in one
position closes and in another position uncloses the said opening.
4. A pill or similar box comprising two parts screwed together and adapted to
rotate one upon the other for the purpose of closing and unclosing the opening by
which access is had to the interior
5. A pill or similar box in the form of a life saver or life buoy comprising two
parts connected together by ang o eyelet and adapted to rotate one upon the
other for the purpose of closing and unclosing the opening by which access is had
to the interior as set forth.
6. A pill or similar box in the form of a life buoy or life saver comprising two
co-operating parts adapted to rotate oue upon the other within fixed limits for the
purpose of closing and unclosing the opening by which access is had to the
interior.
Dated thus 29th day of December 1894.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.