US649222A

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Publication number: US649222A
Application number: US648400A
Authority: US
Inventors: Archibald G Smith
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1900-02-26
Filing date: 1900-02-26
Publication date: 1900-05-08
Anticipated expiration: 1917-05-08

Description

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SPECFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 649,222, dated May 8, 1900.

Application illecl February 26, 1900. Serial No. 6,484. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Beit known that l, ARCHIBALD G. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, (Germantowm) county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in` will be readily adapted to display articles held in or on its side.

To that end my invention, speaking generally, consists in a box the'sides of which are pivotally attached or hinged to the base, so as to swing outward, and thus each side lie in a substantially-recumbent position, enabling the articles held therein to be displayed, but when the cover is in place the box is closed and the side is in an upright position. The number of sides of the box is immaterial to my invention-that is, it may bea triangular or rectangular box or a box with any othernumber of sides. Within this box I place a second box. 'The base of this second box is preferably secured to the baseof the main or outer box., The sides of this bo'x are also hinged or pivotally attached to their base, so as also to be moved outward into a recumbent position; but when the sides of the outer box are ups right they are prevented from moving on their hinges or pivotal connection. Preferably the sides of the inner box are arranged at an ans gle to the sides of the outer box, preferably across the corners. This enables the sides of the inner box when moved outward to assume a position where they will not interfere with the sides of the outer box.

I will now describe the embodiment of my invention shown in the accompanying drawings, in which@ Figure 1 is a perspective view of the box with the cover in place. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the box with the cover removed. Fig. Sis a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. l. Fig. A is a perspective View of the box partially open. Fig. 5 is a similar View with the box fully open with the box E removedo Fig. 6 is a 'outer box.

plan View with the cover removed, showing the inner box on a line with the outer box.

In the drawings I have shown a rectangular box.

A is the base of the main box. d a a2 d3 are the sides, which are disconnected from each other and hinged to the base A, so as to swing outward. (See Figs. 3 and A.) B is the lid of this box, which when in position holds the sides together and in their upward position. (See Fig. l.)

C is the base of the inner box, which, as shown, is secured to the base A, so that both boxes have substantially the same base. c cvl c2 c3 are the sides ot' this inner box and are arranged to cut or be across the corners of the These sides c c c2 c3 are disconnected from one another and pivoted or hinged to their base. The sides a d, dac., and c o',-

' &c., may have pockets CZ, as shown, or any other form of receptacle or attachment for articles-suck for instance, as hair-pins. Within the second box I have shown a small permanent box F..

While I have shown the boxes rectangular, they may be provided with a greater or less number oi sides. It is also true with reference to the position of the sides of the inner and outer box with reference to each other they may be parallel instead of at an angle with each other, as shown in Fig. 6, without departing from my invention. I may also use one base for both boxes or have the base of the second box disconnected with the base of the first box. I may, also of course, have a third box with hinged sides within the second, and so on to any number.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is-

l. A box provided With sides pivoted to the base so as to swing outward, a second box within the iirstunentioned box, having a common base thereto and having its sides hinged to said base so as to swing outward.

2. A box provided with sides pivoted to the base so as to swing outward, a second box within the first-mentioned box, the sides of the inner box being set at an angle with the sides of the outer box and hinged to the base IOO of the outer box and hinged to said base to swing outward;

ln testimony of whieh invention I have hereunto set my hand it Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on this 20th day of February, 1900. l5

ARCHIBALD Cr. SMITH'.

Nitnesses:

M. M. HAMILTON, J. M. SHINDLER, Jr.