US1132925A - Blade-box. - Google Patents

Description

K'. C. GILLETTE.

BLADE BOX.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. ze, 190s.

1,132,925. `JPausenwi Mar. 23,1915` i .'KNG CAMP GILLETTE, GI? EROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS.

BLADE-B OX.

Specification of Letters Paten-t.'

Pateiatei 25,

l Application led October 28, 1908. Serial No. 459,885.

mire to be Securely ind iig iij* packed in a nummer to pmtect them ture. I'iiiis pzu'ticu-.iriy fue CAS@ bimixls whish kacg in better Condition if SMM/Creil 'r'roiu atmosphere und othar moisture. W'heii these are shipped to or used in tropicai countries it is desir bie to :so protoct tiren is also fie-similia te prevent them from coming in Contact with moisture und dumpness Such for instance xii n. lying in at bath room or Curl-ieri iii :t pmi ne preant invennd crimp. re-

biimes :imi miitiurm and iiither (iampuefs.

The principal @bjc Si" The nvn ii emimdis menne for securing t ewig-,r p rtion upon the limiy )ortiol of the boi; in suii .1 Hmm-rer that its nwisturc proof' Character Wii be 'in'ipuirQcL in the drawings accmnpnnj/ing ind form-- u part of ting speiiicatipii u practicum@ embodiment of a form of n y invention is iiiustrzited wherein:

Figure l represents n. Side elevation ot the nevica @r rceptzwi@ constructed iu 'neuorduns@ with this invcntimi. Fig. is n. i0ngi- 'ui section of the receptacle or has; im ated in Fig.

v n i rig. o is L Elzinsuction taken onu.

transverse :Mien mi a pinne. :it about the iin@ 'ai- @if "i Fig. is rr fr-.xgmuritury cnzargwl w,- i ai Section tnkfm mi :t :it nimmt righi angie# to the lime i.;

u sid@ eicz'ution of time cover; and Fig. '7 is a. side elevation of the 50 uprpver portifon 0f the box Gr receptacle.

in@ body portion l0 of they bei; or receptficie is illustrated( of rectangular cross section 0f imiter Width thzm this less. The dimeimioris, imiter/er xviii, in przwice, b e- 55 teriuined by the Shape and character-o the artid@ or articles which the ,il is designed in :my particuiar case 'to mutui@ The iioriv. portion l0 0i" the box as *vv-ii as its coif'cr portion il be und@ out o G0 r@ring met if e iii-rfi brass. 1 Hwrtmnand i ci inw viii ir. prnrtlc A nrt the @over and the major p11 rt of iicriy pui-tion to be Srbstniitiziiiy tzish when im @over is iii poSitier. upon M3 fha @over Wii prefertiiiy i thev body psrtian'o th@ bnr: 1 afford a wwf 010s ire.

with the rQduct-t i'izmge Dif the. @ove with :idmntmo Y siioilider which Y-.ii m miga liti ff cover is in the, ciosure.

The 'friction between thQbGdy martinm anti tire correr portfm at the 'on iai overiap- 'plug mii temi to bei@ pm'ts togri er, but` 'Yer the prrpose'o securey imhiiugi:

@Saune aguil ice' mti( Limia .mt or Wider Siren' of the bod# pob ticiii, at tl .t part which is @variati Hinge of thev Gerer portion, will have ktruck up *from vit fastening members Thr-se 95' fnstiiiiijg mambcrs :sra so 'construct am @uti-zinc@ for iiioistura to tim rr' xiii not atorfici there The fu i ment member is shown connected on all sides with the surrounding metal of the side of the box. Each of the fastening members is shown so struck up from the side of the box that there will be a solid and unbroken connection between all the edges othe fastening device and the adjacent box side. This continuous attachment is for presenting a moisture proof fastening. On. the other hand, were an opening present in the side of the boX at this point atmospheric or other moisture could easily lind access to the interior of the box.

The body of the box is in its preferred form herein lillustrated a single, uninterruptcd, seamless, integral structure, and, with the exception, of course, ofthe open end, without openings. The cover of the box is also in its preferred form herein illustrated similarly constructed. rfhe coverl is, however, provided with openings 16 located in position to register with the fastening embers l5. The upper portion of the fastoning member is shown of sloping formation. The lower' portion of the fastening member is shown presenting a square shoulder or abutment 1:30 facing downwardly or toward the shoulder 120 for engaging or abutting a shoulder lli() presented by the edge of the metal formed by the opening 1G. The outlines of the catch opening in the sides of the cover portion when made to conform in configuration with the fastening members and of proper size relative to such members, will all'oi'd a close and practically moisture, proof lit between the parts. By this construction the efiicient length of the overlap between the cover and the box will not be shortened as it would were an entrance for moisture afforded at this point.

F or the purpose of more securely sealing the opening of the body portion the cover may be expanded or interiorly enlarged as by mean.c of a bead at 2U which will receive some sealing or packing material, such as a thin lag-'er of cori; 2l 'which will fit into said bead. The edges of' the sealing member will, by means of the extension provided by the bead, be carried beyond the zone of box edge engagement. l'Vhen the cover is in place a portion of the sealing member inwardly of its edge will be forced tightly` against the 'edge of the body portion and the fastening device will securely hold these .parts together. y

If desired the lower portion of the recepn tacle may be roughcned. It is shown roughened at to provide a surface on which to strike matches, which is useful in casethe .box is employed asa match box.

When the cover is placed on the body portion the edge 110 ofthe cover fiange will ride up the sloping upper part of the fastening members, the elasticity of the parts permitting this. at its proper position and registry between the openings and the fastening members the elasticity of the parts will cause the fastening members to become seated in the open-4 ings and thecover to be securely held in place. Then it isdesired to remove the cover, pressure is applied by means of the thumb and foreinger against the opposite sides of the body portion l0, and pressure is simultaneously applied by means of thev thumb and forefinger of the other' hand against the narrow ends of the cover 11. The direct-ion of pressure against the sides of the body portion 10 and the ends of the cover 1l, is clearly indicated by the arrows in F ig. et. The pressure thus applied to the body portion l0 serves to compress the sides thereof and the result is that the locking means of the body portion l0 and cover ll becomes disengaged and the cover can be removed.

What is claimed is:

l. .A box substantially rectangular in cross section formed of resilient sheet metal comprising a container and a closure therefor, the walls of the container being con- Upon the arrival of the co'vierf's tractcd adjacent to the upper end thereof to provide a shoulder adapted to be engaged by the edge of the closure, the contracted portion i telescoping into said closure and means carried by said closure and said container to lock the same in engagement and form a hermetic joint between said shoul,

der and the edge of the closure in engagement therewith, said locking means embodying a projection pressed from the con tracted portion of said container and inclined inwardly lfrom its lowerto its upper end and a cutout portion in the Wall of said closure adapted to slide over and register with said projection, Said locking means-being adapted to be released by the application of pressure to said container in a transverse direction and simultaneously to the closure in a longitudinal direction, whereby said projection will be forced out of engagement with said out out portion to permit the withdrawal of the closure from the container.

2. A box formed of resilient sheet metal, comprising a body portion, having a shoulder and a contracted portion at its upper end, said box having flat sides formed with outstanding projections inclined inwardly from their lower to their upper ends, and a cover adapted to t the contracted upper end of said body portion, said cover having the projections .of

portion and having its upper end1 by the application of linger pressure to the 'my hand in the presence 'of 'two' sbscr'ibing body ina lateral direction to compress the witnesses. 1

A sides thereof and lsimultaneously to the Y. KING cover in alongitudinaljdirection to expand l 5 the sides thereofto force the perforations Witnesses:

opt of engagement with said projections. FRANK J. FARM,- v I testimony whereof I have hereunto eet q Taoms'W. PELmM.

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