US1019471A - Shipping-case. - Google Patents

Description

K1. HERMAN.

SHIPPING CASE.

PPLIGATION FILED NOV. 16,1911. a Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

:UNITED 'STATES PATENT onirica.'

KARL I. HERMAN, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Patented Mai'. 5, 1912.

clenched against the goods themselves, and this clenching operation is dittieult to effect properly, besides that it is not possible to SHIPPINGTGASE.

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11.019,47] Specification of Letters Patent. 'Sfrl Application fixed November 16, 1911. serial No. 660,660.

l' To 'all whom 'it may concern.' Y l Be it known that I, KARL l. HiiniIAN, a a feit-izen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State fot' Illinois, have invented new and useful l'1Improvements in Shipping-Cases, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and Xaclt description, reference being had to the accompanying d'rawing,'forming a part of l his-specification.

My invention pertains to shipping cases, and particularly teA suchy 'as are made.` of -"-solid liber board, corrugated fiber board, or similar material; y `f"-`-It is a desirable feature in shipping cases itha'titlie case shall be of such a construction that itc'aimot be opened-for instance, in transit without evidence being left that mi "tlie`case has been tampered with.V From ".'time to time various constructions of shipping eases have been devised with this end in view. For instance, it has been proposed Lto thread a cord through a -series ot' aper- 'ltures in the cover oi' the case, passing the 'fcoid`beneath the bottom ot' the case and hringing its ends together under a seal. This construction is not. entirely sate when Iother safeguarding means are not employed; moreover it is subject. to the disadvantage '-that the manner of placing` the cord is such that enough timeinust he 'taken in weaving *itin and out of the various holes7 to cause considerable expense when the cases are be- TFU ing shipped in large quantities. It has also been lfnoposed to .secure the case to tl1e`lid bv means ot rivets` the rivets extending from the inside ot' the case to the outside. 'This construction does not completely fultil :its object` tor the reason that the rivets may' 40 be Lwithdrawn, the case opened and re.-

elosed and the rivet-heads placed'back in Ithe-original rivet holes without leaving any evidence, except such as would require-the determine whether the rivetshave been eliieiently clenched or not. A

lt is the objectof my invent-ion to pr.o-

due-e a shipping case ot' such a construction that. once having been closed, it cannot' be reopened without suoli evidence being left as wouldl be noticeable upon an ordinary examination of the easel i lt a further lobject of niy invention to provide a shippingl case ofthis character which will be of a simple, economical and strong` construction. 1 One embodimentl of my invention, which l have chosen asiepresentative of the forms which the inventionmayr take, is shown in the accompanying.drawings. In this embodiment, the case consists of a body poi'- tioii, which I shall hereafter refer to as the container. and a cover, the container and the cover being provided with external fiaps .extending diagonally outward. These flaps, when riveted through, serve to secure the walls of the case in position, and to secure thecover to the container.

I wish it to be clearly understood that the construction shown is only one of many forms which-my invention may take, and that the invention may be embodied in other constructions of shipping case, Within the scope ot the appended claims.

In the drawings: 'Figure l1 is a partial plan showing a port-ion ot the blank einployed in producing vthe container; Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the container made up and packed with the articles to be t shipped, and the cover in place above the fe 1rmost-careful scrutiny, that thc case had i been tampered with. -The (ainstruction in `which thelid is secured to the body otthe case by rivets extending from the inside of the case to the outside, is open to the fur- 'container ready to be shi-it down thereon and riveted iii place; and Fig. 3 is a per- .speetive view showing the packed sbippinfr case in its completed condition.

.Referring now to F ig. l of the drawings,

10 indicates a blank having formed therein creases 1l 'so placed as to divide the blank i into acentral panel 12 t'irming tliebottom l of the container, two end panels 123i forming ther objection that the rivets must be the ends of the container, and two side anels 14 -orming the sides ofthe container.

tainer. In order to produce the container,`

the panels 13 and 14 arel bent upwardly along the creases 11 until they assume, with the cent-ral panel 12, a box-like form. The flaps 13 and 14 are bent outwardly along the creases 11, so as to extend diagonally outward from the cornersI of the container. In order conveniently to hold the ends 13 of the container to the sides 14 during the packing operation, the flaps 13 and'14 may be secured together by means of rivets 15 (Fig. 2). By this means, a container is produced of box-like form, the upper end being open ready to receive the goods which the completed shipping case is to contain.

' The shipping ease which I have shown 'is particularly adapted for the shipping of ei ar boxes or the like.

he cover is formedfrom a blank of a similar nature to the blank employed inthe production of the container, although', of-

course, of somewhat larger dimensions; it

comprises a top 16, ends 17, and sides 18,

the ends 17 and sides 18 being provided with flaps 17 and 18l res ectively, similar to the fiaps 13 and 14*.0 the container. When the container has been packed with the goods it is to receive the cover is placed over it, as shown in Fig. 2, the ends 17 and sides 18 being bent down over the ends 13 and sides'14 of the container, and the Haps 17EL and 18 being bent outward so as to lie against the outwardly extending iaps' 13L and 14. When the cover has been placed in position in this manner, rivets 19 are placed through the entire thickness of the flaps 18, 14, 13aL and 17thereby securely fastening the cover to the container. It will be ob.- served that the case-having' been'completed in'this manner, both ends of each rivet are visible, so that it is impossible to remove a rivet Without the fact of such removal haw` ing taken place showing clearly.

The embodiment ofmy invention, which I have shown in the drawings, includes a scaling cord; but, in some of the uses of my invention I may dispense with this cord. When the sealing cord is employed, means for accommodating it areprovided as lfollows: Formed in the fiaps 13 and 14 of the container are holes 13b and 14", and the flaps 17'L and 18 of the cover are likewise formed with holes 17" and 18". The holes 13", 14", 17b and 18b are so arranged that when the case is assembled, as shown in Fig. 3, all of these holes will coincide. When the cover has been placed upon the container and riveted in position to complete cord through the holes is a very simplel matter and can be performed very quickly.

The case constructed fin accordance with my invention is very simple and durable, and it may be manufactured and put toxgether at a low cost; moreover, once closed, 'it cannot be opened lSithout a number of the rivets bein removed nd if such rivets are removed, t ey can ot be replaced wit-hout :leaving evidences of the fact. Of course, if the sealing cord is em loyed, the case cannot be opened without reaking the cord or disturbing the seal. It is to' be noted that-. 1 have shown the ends and sides of the cover of such depth as to completely hide the ends and sides of the container; but this embodiment of my invention may be varied by" making the cover of a less depth than the container. Moreover, it is not essential to secure together the ends and sides of the containerliy means of the rivets 15, as shown. If desired, the ends and sides of the container may simply be heldin place around the contents of the case by hand, and secured when the rivets 19 are placed through the flaps to fasten the cover to the container.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,`is:

1. A shipping`c`ase comprising a sheet of material having a lcenter panel and four outer panels, the outer panels fbeing bent up to form the ends'and lsidesl of a container Aand being provided with securing flaps at the outer edges arranged to extend diagonally outward; a second sheet of material having a center panel and fourl outer panels, the outer panels being bent up to form the ends and sides of a cover and being provided with securing flaps similar to the securing flaps ofthe container and adapted to lie adjacent thereto; and means for finally securing the fiaps of the container andthe casing together, thereby to seal the "ase, for the purposes set forth.

2. A shipping case comprising a sheet of material having a center panel and four outer panels, the-outer panels being bent up to form the ends and sides of a container and being provided with securing flaps at `the outer edges arranged to extend diagonally outward; a second sheet of material having a center panel and fourlouter panels,

the outer panels being benlv up to form the ends and sides of a cover and being prol vided with securing aps similar to the se- In Witness whereof, I have hereunto subcurin aps of the container and adapted to scribed my name in the presence of two witlie agjacent thereto;` means for finally Senesses. vcuring the aps of the container and the KARL I. HERMAN. 5 casing together thereby to seal the case; and Witnesses: a sealing cord passing through'the aps of MABEL REYNOLDS,

Y the container and the caslng. C. E. KANE.

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