US1591237A - Box, case, and the like - Google Patents

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July 6 1926. v 4 1,591,237

I j .c. F. SAWYER 1' 80):, CASE, AND THE LIKE v Fiied Sept. 11. 1924 [rwen for.

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Patented July 6 CECIL rRAnxsAwxnR, @jmna'iiririfiirhNn ZE ALAivD. i

BoXQoAsnj N E K This invention has been devised primarily with the object of providing improved means whereby the difierent members. used intheiformati'on of a box or'case, maybe bound together in their assembled and .in such a manner that they freed at will and parted from one may be another so that they may be stacked into a comparatively smallcompass as with collapsible;

boxes .or cases." The meansithus. usedare "ofa nature such-that they may be arranged to; hold allthe. box membersiwiththe ex,-., ceptionof the-lid, together inthe assembled"; position, so that the box body may be'used for packing or unpacking in'the usual way,;

- and then whenthe lid is placed on its top,

have such lid firmly 'fastenedfin position.

The invention also provides for the fastoning of the lid ofanordlnary box or case; the means devised n the1r;essent1al features a side elevation the banding' and locking in the unlocked condition."

portion of the closed andlocked box,

Figures a and 5 are enlarged detail views me ns.

of alternative-forms of the":bandlocking V Thus the band may have its upper 'hlnged portion turned sideways toclearthe box lid,

whenintheloose'ned or ;opened out positio'n, I

Figure 6' a 7 box having the means for fastenlngthe lid only, fitted thereon, andishowing an alternative form ateach end.

Figure 'i'is a plan of a further alternative members or which are assembled round the edges of two end proper relation by means of dowel pins proectin from such ed es and assin into. J a

apertures made in the other members to receive them. This arrangement is well known in connection with this class'of articleand needs no special description.

The means: devised for holding the mem bers intheir assembled position consist in metallic bands, made either of hoop iron .or of strong wires, that are constructed to position i made ,to the accompanying. i

. -spectlve ends.

' portions are.

'offa collapsible box in the assembled position and showing V meansat one end inthe loeked condition and at the other end i ure 3 is a cross sectional :elevation -of side elevation of an ordinary pieces and are held in position. vEach band is also; so constructed that the portion thereof extending across I 5 Application filed September-11,1924,Seria1No}73Z,1O5,andiniNeWZe aland octoberimieaal .extend round thecase near each endthereot,

and -are combined with means inireach band wherebyfl th'e ends of the band. maybe ,7 strained togetherand locked in the strained the, top of the. case may be turned outto free e I 1 thelid whenfthe' bandis slackened, and the ends of, the band may then be strained. and

jlockedfso as to hold the other members of.

the case together while the lid is oih,"

' Incarrying ou-tthe invention, each band is made' up of a main portion A, formed. .feither'of hoop'iron as shownin Figures 112:0

5 .offthe drawings, or of strong' wire as vin lligure7 7,5that'is made to extend beneath the bottom and-"upflboth sides of th'e case, 7 to near-the top, combined-{With two; short! portionsB and Gthat are respectively hinge jointed to the top ends ofthe main portion and are made of such a length asto extendin over the top of the case from each side; i and then t'o overlap one another at-their 're j' The inner ends of these two then pivotally; attached to a; y r ets .1,

metal: plate D, of lever form,

dispose'dthat whenthe {plate lever is turned I I tolie continuously with the band, the ends are caused-t0, Overlap as shown by; the left Figure '1,-and when such. is; turned outand round, the two ends: will Qbelpushed apart in ,a direction outwards. "from each other, as shownjby the right.

hand band in handbaii'd in Figure 1.

so that the lid maybe removed 'and re placed. When turned'out, thistop hinged portionmayihave its ends drawntogether andoverlapped so that-the band-is strained I the box tokeep upon the end" upon the bottom and sides of such members firmly bound pieces while the box" is being" filled and emptied. Then, -When' the. lid has been re placed, the top hinged portion is again loosenedyturnedin overfthe'lid, and then strained tight? by theoperationof the lever plate D. j; Q '7 The said, lever plate is kept in the-strained straining it is then necessary to prise the' band up vge'ther and overlapped in the same manner as with the lever. In such a case the disc plate is formed with apertures I therein to receive the prongs of a double pronged handle'tool, by meansof which the plate may be actuated in the required manner. The disc plate is also formed with a turned up catch 6 inits edge for acting in the same 7 manner as-the catch (5 of the lever D.

The lever plate I) may also, if desired be formed with the apertures F to receive theturning tool prongs but such will not be required when the lever is made long enough to obtain the necessary straining leverage.

Then the device is to be usedto fasten on the lid of a box only, the top portion of the straining bands have their ends pivoted to the small metal'plates G let into the box sides at the necessary positions, these parts then acting in the same manner as with the collapsible box previously described. These fastening means may be formed-of hoop iron, as shown at'the right'hand end of Figure 6, or of strong wire, as shown at the left hand end of such figure, as may be deslred in each c rcumstance.

If desired, the corners of the box with which the bands engage, may be protected from wear by metal corner plates I-I (Figure 3) affixed thereto. j

I claim 1. Box and case cover 77 I I fastening means. formed by two metallic straps. disposed to extend continuously across the top of the said cover, at eacliend thereof, such-straps having their respeotiveouter ends pivotally connected to the sides of the box or case, and having their adjacent inner ends pivotally connected'to the' face of a turning plate at points vrelatiyely disposed thereon so that when the plate is turned in one direction the said ends are drawn together and overlapped and when turned in the other direction, are moved apart, substantially as. and for the purposes specified.

2. Inv box and case cover fastening means formed in the manner covered by claim 1, construct ng the said central plate with a projection on its face adapted to engage the edge. of one strap and hold the plate when theplate is turned to the first mentioned position, substantially specified.

3.In boxes, cases and the like, the combination with the cover fastening means set forth in claim 1, of a band of metal adapted to' encircle the two sides and bottom of the box or case and to the respective upper ends of which the corresponding ends of the said.

fastening means are pivotally attached,.substantially as and for the purposes herein specified; 7 1

ti. In a collapsible box or caseformed by loose side, bottom and top members assembled together around end pieces, a clamping band for encircling each end of the assembled box or case, formed by a metallic band extending across the bottom and up each side to near the top and two metallic straps, oneof which has its outer end pivoted to one of the said band ends and; the inner endsof which are pivotally connected to the surface ofa plate at points so disposed that in one direction willdraw the ends together with an overlapping locking'action and its turning in the other direction will open out such ends, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

CECIL FRANK SAl/VYER.

the turning of the plate in its surface plane

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