Improvements in Folding or Collapsible Boxes.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Feb.,
1899
Complete Specification Left, 7th Apr., 1899-Accepted, 13th May,
1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Folding or Collapsible Boxes.
I, JOSEF TEMLER, of Warsaw, in the Empire of Russia, and of 30 to 34,
Tabernacle Street, in the County of London, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to boxes made of pasteboard, millboard, strawboard,
leatherboard, and the like which are so constructed that they may be laid flat for the
purpose of being packed, or for transit, or the like, and may when required for use
be quickly and easily folded and set up so as to form a box which shall be fairly
rigid and stable and fit to contain such articles as are usually packed in such boxes.
In common with most other boxes my improved boxes are made of a rectangular
piece or sheet of material from the corners of which pieces are cut so as to allow
of the ends and sides of the sheet being bent up to form the sides and ends of
the box, but with this difference, viz. that according to my invention the corners
are so cut that an additional piece is left forming a continuation of the side pieces
and so that it may be bent or folded so as to lie in a plane at right angles with
the plane of the side and so as to lie flatly and evenly against the end of the box
when the latter is set up.
The lines along which the material is required to bend or fold may either be
scored, or may be bent on one of the well known machines for that purpose or
otherwise so dealt with as to make a clean sharp and tolerably strong fold.
At the ends of the parts which are to form the ends of the box I attach in any
convenient manner, sav by cement or preferably by wire stitches or clamps or
rivets, slips of the like material, the cement or stitches or other fastenings being
applied only near each end of each slip so that the central and greater part of
its length is left free for the insertion between it and the main piece, of the
additional pieces formed at the ends of the side pieces.
The object of this is that when the box is being set up the said additional piece
at each end of each side may be inserted between the end piece and the slips
fixed thereon in such wise that it may be retained there by the device hereafter
mentioned.
In order that the additional pieces just mentioned may be retained in position
with a greater degree of firmness than they otherwise would be I prefer to double
hack a part of each such piece and preferably fix such part in its folded back
position by a rivet, wire stitch, or otherwise, so that the squarely cut edge of such
folded back portion may form a sufficient stop for the purpose.
Instead of folding back the edges of such piece I may insert one or more rivets
or clamps the heads of which are of such thickness as to accomplish the same
object.
It will be obvious that the various parts described as part of or attached to the
ends and sides respectively may have their position transposed.
In the construction of boxes of considerable depth I prefer to duplicate the
arrangement above described by dividing into two or more the pieces which I
have described as additional," or otherwise duplicating them, and fastening the
slips in three or more places to correspond.
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page_text: The lid for my said boxes may be made in the same manner as the box itself
but of slightly larger size so as to fit over, but I prefer to make the lids according
to one of the well known and commonly used methods of making lids for folding
and collapsible boxes.
Folding boxes made on my system are extremely easy and simple to set up, and
when set up are very rigid and stable and can be made at a lower cost than the
more complicated although inferior descriptions of folding boxes which have
hitherto been in general. use.
Dated the Seventh day of February 1899.
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Improvements in Folding or Collapsible Boxes.
I, JOSEF TEMLER, of Warsaw, in the Empire of Russia, and of 30 to 34,
Tabernacle Street, in the County of London, 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 boxes made of pasteboard, millboard, strawboard,
leatherboard, and 'the like hereinafter described as materials" which are so con-
structed that they may be laid flat for the purpose of being packed, or for transit,"
or the like, and may when required for use be quickly and easily folded and set up
so as to form a box which shall be fairly rigid and stable and fit to contain such
articles as are usually packed in such boxes.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings Fig 1. is a perspective representation
of one such box set up ready for the reception of goods. Fig. 2, is a perspective
representation of a similar box but with a modification of certain details
Fig 3
is a plan of one corner of such a box as Fig. 1, but drawn to a larger scale and
laid open and flat as it is packed and stored Fig. 4 is an elevation of the 'same.
Fig. 5, is a plan of one corner of such a box as Fig. 2, but draw to a larger scale and
laid open and flat Fig. 6, is an elevation of the same Fig 7, is a plan of
a like part of a box showing a modification intended to be used for boxes of greater
depth, and Fig. 8 is a like plan showing another modification.
In common with most other boxes my improved boxes are made of a rectangular
piece or sheet of material from the corners of which pieces are cut so as to allow
of the ends and sides of the sheet being bent up to form the sides and ends of the
box, but with this difference, i. that according to my invention the corners are
sc cut that an additional piece such as a a¹ or a² is left forming a continuation of
the side piece f and so that it may be bent or folded so as to lie in a plane at
right angles with the plane of the sidef and so as to lie flatly and evenly against
the end of the box as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 when the latter is set up
lines along which the material is required to bend or fold such as b'may either
be scored, or may be bent on one of the well known machines for that purpose as
is represented in the drawings, or otherwise so dealt with as to make a clean sharp
and tolerably strong and flexible fold:
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At the ends of the parts which are to form the ends c of the box I attach in
any convenient manner, say by cement or preferably by wire stitches, or as repre-
sented in the drawings by clamps or rivets, slips d of the like material, the cement
or stitches or other fastenings being applied only near each end of each slip ás ate
so that the central and greater part of its length is left free for the insertion,
between it and the main piece c, of the additional piece a or'a¹ formed at the ends
of the side pieces f.

page_text: The object of this is that when the box is being set up the said additional
piece a at each end of each side / may be inserted between the end piece and the
slips fixed thereon, in such wise that it may be retained there by the device here-
after mentioned.
In order that the additional pieces a just mentioned may be retained in positioni
with a greater degree of firmness than they otherwise would be I prefer to double
back a part of each such piece as shown at g in Figs. 1, 3 and 4, and preferably
fix such part in its folded back position by a rivet h, wire stitch, or otherwise, so
that the squarely cut edge ; of such folded back portion may form a sufficient
stop for the purpose.
Instead of folding back the edges of such piece as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4, I
may as shown in Figs. 2, 5 and 6, insert one or more rivets or clamps k the heads
of which are of such thickness as to accomplish the same object or instead of this,
as is shown in Fig. 8, the piece a¹ may be made of the same width as the slip d,
and have fixed on it a tongue m of flexible metal, which may, when the box 18
being set up, be bent back over the slip & so as to prevent the parts separating.
It will be obvious that the various parts described as part of or attached to the
ends and sides respectively may have their position transposed.
In the construction of boxes of considerable depth I prefer to duplicate either of
the said modifications of the arrangement above described, as shown in Fig. 7, by
dividing into two or more the pieces which I have described as additional,"
" and
which so divided are indicated in Fig. 7, by a² a³, and fastening the slips din
three or more places to correspond as indicated at e¹ e¹ e¹.
The lid for my said boxes may be made in the same manner as the box itself
but of slightly larger size so as to fit over, but I prefer to make the lids according
to one of the well known and commonly used methods of making lids for folding
and collapsible boxes.
Folding boxes made on my system are extremely easy and simple to set up, and
when set up are very rigid and stable and can be made at a lower cost than the
more complicated although inferior descriptions of folding boxes which have
hitherto been in general use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1 Folding or collapsible boxes constructed and arranged substantially as herein-
before described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
2. In a folding box the combination of the pieces a, a¹ or a² with pieces d or d¹
arranged to engage with each other in the manner and for the purpose described and
substantially as shown in the drawings.
3. The improved folding boxes herein before described.
Dated the 7th day of April 1800
NEWNHAM BROWNE,
Agent for the Applicaut.