US1548346A - Box-holding device - Google Patents

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Aug-4, 1925. 1,548,346

J. L. A. Bxzn-:R

BOX HOLDING DEVICE Filed May 14i 1924 dim/4, 40.4., @JAW @yb/v @JMW Patented ug. 4, 1925.

UNITED STATES JOSEPH L. A. BIZIEB, OF MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS.

BOX-HOLDING DEVICE.

Application led May 14, 1924. Serial No. 713,340.

To all whom if may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH LOUIS ARTHUR Brzmn, a citizen of the United States, residing in Medford, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Box-Holding Devices, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is a speciiication, like characters on the drawing representing like parts.

This invention relates vto a box-holding` device particularly adapted to be employed for holding tlie usual form of metal box containing paste used for polishing shoes.

The invention has for an object to provide a novel and highly efficient box-holding device, which has provision for securely holding the box therein, and forv permitting the box to be conveniently removed'therefrom. A further object of thevinvention is to provide a box-holding device of a simple and practical construction, which may be economically manufactured, and by which the operator may conveniently hold the box when using the contents thereof.

To these ends the improved box-holding device is provided with a plurality of 1nembers for engaging the sides of the box and one of which is movably secured in its boxengaging position to be capable of being moved into an open position when it is desired to remove the box from the holder or to insert the box into the'liolder, The improved box-holding device is preferably provided with `a handle for permitting the operator to hold the device and box without liability of soiling the hands, and mechanism is also preferably provided for mechanically opening the cover of the box held by the holding device.

These and other features of the invention will be hereinafter described and particu-- larly defined in the claims at the end of this specification.

In the drawing illustrating the preferredv section on lines 5-5 respectively.

Referring to the drawing the box-hold ing device illustrated therein is particularly designed for holding a metal box containing paste used in polishing shoes and which has a general shape illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and t, and is provided with a removable cover having a flange 12 near its lower edge. The cover 10 is adapted to iit over the lip 13 of the body portion of the box above the usual flange 14 thereon. In general the improved box-holding device comprises a supporting member 15 upon which the bottom of the box rests and which is provided with two sets of box holding members 16, 17, adapted to engage the sides of the box, to clamp the same securely in position upon the supporting member 15. One box-holding member 17 is movably connected with the supporting member 15 to be capable of movement from its closed or box-holding position into its open position in which latter it permits the box to be removed from and to be inserted into the boxholding device. The supporting member 15 is also provided. with a handle 18 integral therewith, and in practice the supporting member 15, handle 18, and the stationary box-engaging members 16 are preferably formed of sheet metal stamped from a single piece thereof. As herein shown, the stationary box-engaging member 16 comprises two arms spaced apart and upstanding from the supporting member 15 and the upper ends of which are bent inwardly to form hooks 20 adapted to extend over the iiangc 1% upon the body portion of the box. The movable box-holding member 17 preferably comprises a sheet metal arm pivotally secured to the supporting member 15 to he capable of movement from the box-holding position illustrated in Fig. 1 to that illustrated in Fig. 4. The upper end of the arm 17 is bent inwardly to form a hook 22 adapted to extend over the flange 14 of the box, Provision is made for drawing the arm 17 inwardly when it is moved from its open position shown in Fig. 4 into its closed position shown in Fig. 1, in order to clamp the box 10 between the arm 17 and the two stationary members 16. For this purpose the arm 17 is provided with a slot 24 through which the pivot extends, and the inner ,end of the ei-H1 17 is PlOVidefl and 6-6 of Fig. 1

with a finger 27 vbent upwardly and ex tended througlr a curved slotI 28intl1.e supporting member The slot 28 is eccentrically arranged with respect to the pivot of the arm 17, so that when the arm 17 is rotatively moved from its open position shown in Fig. 1 into its closed; position' shown in Fig. 1, the inner wall 29 of the slot28 co-operates with the upwardly"ex'- tended linger 27 to form inV effect a cam, which operates tobodily: move the armi17 inwardly and draw it into its closed positionl and Jorcelthe box against the' members 16; The slot 24'; through which the' pivot 25'extends permits this inward bodilymo'vement of' the arm. Provisioni's made for removably locking the movable arm 17 in itsl closed position, and forr'this purpose as herein shown, thesupporting*y member' 15 is slit to'provide a yielding stop orlatch 31, which in* its raised position normally preventspivot'al movement of tliea'rm 17 from its closedt position illustrated in Figi 1. The operator depresses the yielding' latch- 3.1 when it is desired to swing the arm into its open or closed position;

In order tomechanically open the cover of the box' held by the improved holdingdevice, the latter is provided with an arm 82 having a finger 33 adapted: to be positioned between the flanges' lf2', 14k upon the cover andthe body portion4 of the box respectively, when' the box? is inserted into the holder.

The" arm 32' is extended through' an opening in the handle 18 and is"` connected at its lower end by a spring arm 34 to the outer end of the handle so'- as to permit tfhe operator to push the spring arm 34C toward the handle from" the position' shown' in' Fig. 2 to thatV shown in Fig.v 3, and thereby ca'useltlie arm 32 to bodily liit the cover :trom the box` by the co-operation of the finger' 33 witli'the tlange 12 upon' the cover oit the box'. rlhe spring 3d' flexes atV suclr time, and when` the Y tion substantially in alignment with one of the arms of the stationary member 16 tor provide an openingof a width at leastequal to the diameter of the box and through which thefboxmay beslid outwardly tofbe removed from theV holding device.

From the description thus far, it Will be observed that by means ,ofthe present holding device,`a box containing the usual paste employed-vigor` polishing shoes may be held in a convenient manner, eliminating the liability7 oitisoling'i` the hands. The improved boxholding device finds use in the commercial boot-blacking establishments and also by individuals.r p

While in its preferred form the invention is embodieddna device for holdinga box containing polishingpaste, it is not desired to limit thevinventioni in" thisurespect, as' it may be embodied in other forms for holding other bo-xes within'the scope ofthe following claims: y

1. A boxholdingV device comprising a supporting member provided with a. i stationary box-engaging member and*` with a cam slot, and a= box-engaging memben pivotally secured' to saidy supporting member and engaged with saidcamisl'otto be bodily `moved thereby toward* and from. the stationary. box-engaging member when the movable boxengagin-g member is rotated' in opposite directions. Y

2. A box-holding device'comprising a supporting? member provided with a' stationary box-engaging.. member, andv a movable bof".- engaging member, means for eif'ectlingbodily movement of the' `movable. box-,engaging member, saidA movable box-e1igagi1ig member' being pivotalilysecured `to said support ingmember and engaged withsaid means to be bodily moved thereby toward and from the stationary box-engaging memberwhen the movable box-engaging member is rotated .in opposite directions.`

3. A box-holding device' comprising" a handle provided at one end thereof with `box-holding members having provisifm for removably securing a bo'X in an operati've positionV uponthe handle,` and means cerried by the handle for mechanically open ing the cover off a box held by the' boxehold ii'ig'members, com'prising'atinger for'engaging the cover capable oi' being'lifted by the operator and a spring connecting the fin er with the handle" for returning the finge` to normal position after the cover has been opened. i'

In testimony whereof, I" have signed my name to this specification;

JOSEPH' L. A. IIZIER., e

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