Improvements in Boxes for Surgical and Medical Plasters.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Mar., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 9th Sept., 1895-Accepted, 12th Oct., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boxes for Surgical and Medical Plasters.
I CLEMENS BREUL of Barmen Germany, Heidterstrasse 12 Manufacturer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to new and useful improvements in plaster boxes which
are constructed for being able to take up a number of plasters especially court
plasters of any form and size so that the same are always ready for use in the
desired form and size.
It is easy to understand that such a box in its handy and convenient form gives
much satisfaction to anyone having wounded parts and being else troubled with
cutting off the necessary plasters from a large piece.
The manner in which I carry my invention into effect is follows.
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The plaster box having such a form and size that it may conveniently placed
into a waistcoat pocket or a money case consists of two plates which are flanged
together so that the plate forming the lid can be shifted for- and backwards so as to
open the box from both sides.
Into the other plate are pressed, stamped or otherwise made recesses of any
form or size so for instance of cylindrical, oval, annular, rectangular quadratic etcr.
form. Into this recesses are placed a number of plasters especially court plasters
having the corresponding form and size of the recesses and being prevented from
falling out of them by means of a paper piece which is pasted to the middle of
the plate and covers with its free ends the plasters.
The lid which as stated above may be shifted forwards and backwards is limited
in this movement by means of little projections that are fitted to the inper face of
the lid. Corresponding to them the other plate is provided with narrow recesses
being in contact with the projections so that the lid cannot be taken,off from the
box and the same may only be partly opened from both sides.
The back side of the plaster box may be provided with a mirror so as to allow
conveniently apply a plaster in the face at the proper place.
Dated this 22nd day of March A.D. 1895.
I CLEMENS BREUL of Barmen, Germany Heidterstrasse 12 Manufacturer 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:-
My invention relates to new and useful improvements in boxes for surgical and
medical plasters which are constructed for being able to take up a number of
plasters of any form and size especially court plasters so that the same are always
ready for use in the desired form.aud size.

page_text: It is easy to understand that such a box in its handy and convenient form gives
much satisfaction to any one having wounded parts and thus safes the trouble of
cutting off the necessary plasters from a large piece.
The manner in which I carry my invention into effect is shown on the accom-
panying drawings of which
Figure 1 shows a number of plasters in different forms and sizes as they may be
preferably used ;
Figure 2 shows the box without lid
Figures 3, 4 and 5 are cross sections of the box ;
Figure 6 is a perspective view of the opened box;
Figures 7, 8 and 9 are a modified construction of the same;
Figures 10, 11 and 12 show another modification of my invention.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.
My new plaster box consists of two parts a plate A and a cover or lid B. In
the first are stamped pressed or otherwise made recesses C of cylindrical, annular,
oval rectangular, square or any other convenient form and size so as to correspon I
to the different plasters shown in Figure 1 which are placed into said recesses.
To the middle of the plate A is pasted a piece of paper D of same size as the
plate so that its ends being left free may cover the plasters and prevent them from
falling out of the recesses when the box is opened.
The cover or lid B consists of a flat plate which is provided with U shaped
flanges that surround the edges of the plate A so that the lid may be shifted on
said plate forwards and backwards so as to open the box from both sides.
Now for limiting the opening of the box in the plate A are stamped or pressed
narrow recesses E and the lid B is provided at its inner face with little projections F
which are in contact with the recesses E and only allow the box to be opened
partly from both sides and prevent the lid to be taken off the plate A.
A modified construction of my invention is shewn in Figures 7, 8 and 9.
G represents the box consisting of a circular plate which is provided with radially
arranged recesses H for taking up the plasters. The lid I corresponding in form
with the plate G is flanged at its periphery in U form so that it may be turned on
said plate.
Anywhere in the lid is cut a hole L which allows to take out a plaster of any
recess.
The back side of the box may be provided with a mirror by means of which a
plaster may be applied to the face in the proper place.
In Figures 10-12 is shown another modification of my invention which
preferably may be used by cycling people.
Here the box is made in book-form; it consists of two plates M of paste-board
or other suitable material which are combined by bands N in such a way that
the box may be opened from both sides as is shown in Figure 10. The inner face
of one plate is provided with recesses as before but of larger size for larger
pieces of plasters and the other plate has only one recess P into which some layers
of wadding may be placed.
The bands are so arranged that they at the same time prevent the falling out of
the plasters but allow to take them out conveniently.
To hold the two plates together a suitable lock as it is used for purses for instance
may be provided or a band of india rubber may serve for the same purpose.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. A plaster box of rectangular, circular or any other convenient form consisting
of two plates (A) and (B), the one of which being provided with recesses of
any form and size into which are placed a number of likewise shaped plasters
which are prevented from falling out of the recesses by a piece of paper pasted to
said plate, both plates being flanged or otherwise joined together and fitted with

page_text: recesses and projections for limiting the for and backwards shifting of the lid and
allowing only to open the box partly from both sides.
2. A plaster box consisting of two plates (M) that are linked together by band;
so as to open them from both sides, the one of the plates being provided with
different recesses for plasters, the other with only one recess for layers of wadding
for the purpose as described.
Dated this 5th day of September 1895
CLEMENS BREUL,
By A. Daumas,
Agent for Applicant.