Improvements in and relating to Boxes or Cases for Holding Boot Laces and the like..
Year: 1899

page_text: Improvements in and relating to Boxes or Cases for Holding Boot
Laces and the like..
We, WILLIAM PATON, LIMITED, of Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Manufacturers,
and GEORGE CLAZY PATON, Secretary to the said Company, do hereby declare the
nature of our invention to be as follows:-
:
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to boxes or cases
for holding boot laces and the like, and whereby the laces will be protected from
dust and can be removed in individual pairs, or otherwise, without requiring to
remove the lid.
According to our improvements the laces or like goods are packed in pairs or
other packages within the box and the lid is then put on, and the box hung
vertically by an eye on a pin or like device, the laces lying horizontally within
the box. A part is cut out of the bottom rim of lid., and also a central finger
piece out of body at this part, so that the laces or other goods can be removed
from bottom of box through this slitted part without requiring to remove the lid.
A pane of celluloid, glass or like material would or may be inserted in lid
so as to expose part of all the laces within box.
Dated the 10th Luna 1900
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.
Improvements in and relating to Boxes or Cases for Holding Boot
Laces and the like.
We, WILLIAM PATON, LIMITED, of Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Manufacturers,
and GEORGE CLAZY PATON, Secretary to the said Company do hereby declare the
nature of our invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement, that
is to say:
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to boxes or cases
for holding boot laces and the like, and whereby the laces will be protected from
dust and can be removed in individual pairs, or otherwise, without requiring to
remove the lid.
And in order that our said invention and the manner of carrying same into
practice may be properly understood, we have hereunto appended a sheet of
explanatory drawings in which Figures 1 to 4 represent views of modified arrange-
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page_text: ments illustrating the application of our improvements; and Figure 5 is a
transverse section of the delivery roller shown in Figure 4.
Referring to these drawings:-
According to our improvements the laces or like goods are packed in pairs, or
other packages within the box A and the lid A¹ is then put on, and the box
hung vertically by an eye A3 on a pin or like device, the laces lying horizontally
within the box, as shown in Figure 1; a part al is cut out of the bottom rim a and
also a central finger piece a² at this part, so that the laces or other goods can be
removed from bottom of box through this slitted part without requiring to remove
the lid.
In the modification shown in Figure 2 the parts at are cut away at the bottom
ends of box, and the laces removed through either of these parts; and in this
arrangement the body A of box is shown as sliding within the housing part A¹.
In the arrangement shown in Figure 3 the part al cut away extends right across
the face of front of box lid A¹, while Figure 4 shows a similar arrangement
having a roller b₁ fitted therein which on being turned a third of a revolution
delivers a pair of laces.
A pane of celluloid, glass, or like material c would or may be inserted in lid A¹,
so as to expose part of the laces within the box.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
wo claim is :-
First. The method of withdrawing boot laces and the like from boxes or cases
without removing the lids substantially as set forth.
Second. Boxes or cases formed with openings at bottom part for withdrawing
laces and the like without removing the lids, in the manner herein described
in reference to and shown in the accompanying drawings.
Dated the 25th October 1899
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.