Year: 1888

page_text: A communication from abroad by WILLIAM MATTHEW DUCKER, of the City, County,
and State of New York, in the United States of America, Manufacturer.
1, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, F.C.S. M.I.M.E. of the Agency for Foreign
Patent Solicitors, 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, and 6 Bank Street, Manchester, both in
the County of Lancaster, and 323 High Holboru, in the County of Middlesex, Civil
Engineer, 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:-
The object of this invention is to produce a hinge of simple construction, such as
can be very cheaply made and easily applied to boxes and other structures, and in
such a manner that it will hold its place more firmly, and be less likely to work loose
than the ordinary hinges now in use.
In the drawings,
Figure 1 is a view of part of the top and back of a box, partly in section, showing
the improved hinge applied thereto.
Figure 2 is a section of such a box, to illustrate the application of the improved
hinge.
Figure 3 is a view of the hinge to illustrate the position of its parts when about to
be inserted into place.
Figure 4 is a view of a part of the back of a box and lid in which cuts have been
made to receive the hinge, corresponding to its position in Figure 3.
Figure 5 is a view of the hinge to illustrate the position of the parts when the lid
to which it is attached is raised, looking at the back of the box.
Figure 6, is a corresponding view to illustrate the appearance of the parts of
Figure 5, when seen from the side.
Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in all the drawings.
In the illustration of the application of the invention in the drawings, A is the body
of the box, and B is the lid or cover of the same to which the improved hinge is to be
attached, which may be of any desired form.

page_text: The hinge consists of two parts or wings, corresponding to each other, designated
by the letters C, C, in the drawings, and these wings are arranged to be opposite to
each other as shown in Figure 5, and are provided with arms d, d, bent substantially
at right angles to the parts C, C, as clearly shown in Figures 5 and 6.
The arms d, d, may be slightly longer than the width of the material of the box to
which they are to be attached, so that the portion of the arms d, d, in which the
pintle D is inserted, projects slightly beyond the face of the material, which insures
freedom of movement of the parts.
These hinges may be made of any suitable material, according to the use to which
they are to be applied, sheet metal being readily used for the purpose. For general
use sheet iron may bo employed to advantage. The metal is formed into the
desired shape in any convenient manner.
The wings C, C, are provided with suitable holes through which a staple or ordinary
double pointed tack a a may be driven, and the arms d, d, have suitable notches
provided in them across which such a staple or tack may likewise be driven, as shown
in Figures 1 and 2.
When the hinge is to be attached, cuts ee of suitable depths to receive the arms d, d
are to be made in the back of the box A and lid B, as shown in Figure 4, and then
the hinge, in the position shown in Figure is inserted therein. Staples a a are
then driven through the wings C, C, and across the arms d, d, as clearly shown in
Figures 1 and 2, which will secure the hinge firmly in position.
It will be seen that by this arrangement of the parts, screws may be dispensed
with, and the hinge will be firmly secured in place by means of the staples a, a, and the
cuts e, e.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me by my
foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is:-
1. A hinge consisting of wings C, C, adapted to be laid upon or let into the surface
of the structure to which they are to be applied, arms d, d, at right angles thereto, and
adapted to be inserted into cuts in the edges of the said structure, and a pintle D
uniting said arms d, d, substantially as described and shown.
2. A hinge consisting of wings such as C, C, provided with suitable holes to receive
staples a, a, and of arms such as d, d, provided with suitable notches to receive similar
staples a, a, across the same, substantially as described and shown.
Dated this 20th day of July 1888.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.