An Improved Box of Card-board or similar Material for the Packing of Large Articles...
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Jan., 1898-Accepted, 29th Feb., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Box of Card-board or similar Material for the Packing
of Large Articles...
I, HEINRICH WOLLHEIM, of Villa Simmig, No. 344 Wilhelminenstrasse,
Loschwitz near Dresden, in the Kingdom of Saxony and German Empire,
Gentleman 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 consists of a box of card-board or similar material of exceptionally
large dimensions, which is suitable for packing. large articles which are not of great
weight, and it is designed to take the place of crates, straw envelopes, and similar
packing devices.
In order that my invention may be the better understond I now proceed to
describe the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to 'the
letters and figures marked thereon....
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete 'box with the article packed inside.
shown in dotted lines.
Figure 2 is a view of an end piece of the box before attachment.
Figure 3 ista view of such end piece prepared for fixing to the box.
Figure 4 is an end view of the body of the box or mantle when folded.
As shown in the drawings this box consists of a mantle or envelope M which
forms the two sides, the bottom and the top of the box; and of the two boards S
which serve to form the two ends of the box..
The mantle is constructed so that it can be bent sufficiently at the corners in
order to allow it to be folded flat when not in use, see Figure 4 of the drawings.
This is rendered possible by making incisions or grooves along the lines of the
card board where the edges or corners will be formed, or by setting up or troughing
the material along such lines. Or, for the same purpose, four boards may be
connected together by strips of linen or other flexible material, or in any similar
Inanner.
The corners of the boards, which serve to form the ends of the box, are stamped
out, or shaped by any other means, as shown in Figure 2, thus forming flaps s
which can be bent over along the dotted lines. In order to facilitate the bending
over of these flaps, the boards may be treated in the same manner as those of which
the mantles are formed, i.e. a board may be set up or troughed along the lines,
which are to form the bending edges or corners of the flaps; or incisions or grooves
may be formed along such lines. Or the end piece or board may be formed of
five picces, one centre piece S and four side pieces ss, which are connected
together by strips of linep or other flexible material, or in any similar manner.
the bending lines of the flaps may be formed lugs o or similar devices which assist
to prevent the end pieces being pushed too far into the box. In the centre piece
of the end board, sce Figure 2, there are incisions e e through which straps are
drawn.
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In order to finish the box, the end pieces or boards S are bent over along the
dotted lines at right augles, thus forming flat troughs, see Figure 3. These are
inserted into the open ends of the mantle M so that the lugs o or similar devices
engage over the ends of the mantle. The end troughs or pieces S are then connected
to the mantle by the straps g and buckles provided on the mantle.

page_text: In a modified manner the lugs o may be made somewhat larger and formed into
cramps, by being stiffened with: sheet metal, which engage over eyes projecting
from the mantle through which pins are passed to connect the ends to the box.
The article to be packed in the box is placed into the mantle before the ends are
formed, and is fixed therein, if desired, in any convenient manner. Or, one end
may be connected to the mantle, thus forming a box open at one end; which is
closed, after insertion of the article to be packed, by the fixing of the second end
piece.
This box is advantageous, for instance, for the reception of cycles either for
transit, or for storage to protect them against dust.
Figure 1 shows in dotted lines a bicycle packed in this manner.
A great advantage of this box is that it may be used many times-and may be
transported when empty in a folded condition, and that a number of these boxes
thus folded may be packed into a small space.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in wliat manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim. is :-
1st. A box of card board or similar material for packing large articles, consisting
of a folding mantle or chief envelope M, which is closed at the ends by the insertion
and attachment of end pieces S with cut out and bent flaps slaving lugs o
or similar devices to prevent the end pieces from being pushed too far into the box.
2nd. In a box of card board or similar material, the coinbination with the
detached end boards of straps passing through slits pierced in said ends so as to
engage in buckles on outside of main mantle of box to affix the ends thereto.
Dated this 27th day of Januaryi 1896.