Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Feb., 1888
Complete Left, 22nd Feb., 1888
Complete Accepted, 11th May, 1888
CHARLES HUDSON and JOSEPH SPOOR HUDSON 3 Langdale Terrace Stockton-on-
Tees Commission Agents do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The cardboard or other similar substance used for forming the body of box to be
5 lined with paper or other flexible material which shall slightly protrude over top or top
and bottom of cardboard to fold over on to lid and bottom of the box thus strengthening
⚫ the same.
The margin at the top to be cut or nicked obliquely, vertically or both.
Dated this 13th day of February 1000

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and in Connection with Cardboard and the like
Boxes.
CHARLES HUDSON and JOSEPH SPOOR HUDSON 3 Langdale Terrace Stockton-on-
Tees Commission Agents 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 :—
Our invention consists in uniting and strengthening all the angular joints of card-
board or similar substance boxes, by means of a paper, parchment, or other flexible
material lining, which protrudes slightly over the edges of the cardboard, to
be used for forming the body of the box, at the angular joints. The marginal lining
at the side intended for the top of the box is cut or nicked vertically, obliquely or
both, as most suited for circular, oval, square or other shape boxes, so as best to permit
it to bend on to the edge of the cardboard when pressed against the edge of ridge of
the block as hereafter described.
Each cardboard used for the body of box is cut the size required and lined separately
(and not as is usual, lined in large sheets and then cut to size required).
The lined cardboard with nicked margin downwards is then wrapped round a block,
made the same shape and internal circumference of box required, and united at the
angle (if angular box) with margin lining. Upon the top of which block, has previously
been laid a peice of cardboard, exact shape and size for the bottom of box, and which
is embraced by the cardboard when wrapped round the block.
At the same distance from the top of the block as is required for the depth of box
is a fixed ridge round the block, about the thickness of the cardboard used for the
body of the box, against which the nicked margin lining in being folded round the
block is pressed on to the edge of the cardboard, thus forming a covered ridge or
kind of shelf for the box lid to lay on. The continuation of the said nicked margin is
then pressed on to the outside of the ridge of the block, which forms a level substance
for the wrapper to fold round, which wrapper shall cover, and adhere to, part or whole
of the said nicked lining.
The wrapper, which continues above the top of block in unison with the margin is
then folded over at the top of the block, and adheres to the bottom of box as laid on
block, thus uniting and increasing by the marginal lining the strength at the angular
joints, without the addition of special strips etc., and when parchment or other
impervious linings are used, the box is rendered impervious to dampness and atmosphĕre
both in the body of the box and at the joints.
The box when taken off the block and dried, is filled with the contents required.
The lid, which is simply a peice of cardboard cut the proper size and shape, is laid on
to the lining covered ridge or shelf, formed as before described, and the wrapper and
margin lining, in unison, is folded on to the lid and adheres in the same manner as at
the bottom of the box, when it is on the block.

page_text: The object of this invention is to provide a more convenient and effective package
for vending powders, farinaceous foods, mustard, cocoa, tea, coffee, etc., and when
lined with parchment or other impervious material for lard, jams, soft soap or similar
articles.
When rectangular boxes are formed the lid may be attached to the box on making
by having the ridge only on three sides of the block, and laying the lid on the other
side, before the wrapper is put round the box, so that it embraces part of the lid, and
thus in unison with the margin lining forms an hingo for the box lid.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is,
1st. The cardboard or other substance used for forming the body of the box to be
lined with paper, parchment, or other flexiblo material, which shall slightly protrude
over the sides of the cardboard intended for the angular joints of the box.
2nd. The marginal lining at the side of the cardboard intended for the top of the
box, to be cut or nicked vertically, obliquely or both as herein before described.
3rd. The said nicked margin to fold on to the edge of the cardboard, and then adhere
to the wrapper used for covering the box, as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 21st day of February 1888.
CHARLES HUDSON.
JOSEPH SPOOR HUDSON