US1094764A - Folding box. - Google Patents

Description

G. O. WELTER.

I FOLDING BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3, 1913.

1,094,764. Patented Apr 28, 1914.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 3, 1913.

1,094,764. Patented Apr 28, 1914.

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FOLDING BOX.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that T, Gnovnn C. .Vnnrnn, citizen of the United States, residing at Roswell, in the county of Chaves and State of New Mexico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Boxes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to folding boxes, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a box which may be folded into a very compact mass when shipping the box from one place to another.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved type of corner plate for bracing the lower corners of the box and for pivot-ally mounting the walls.

Another object of the invent-ion is to provide an improved type of device for holding the walls in an upright position.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved means for holding the box in a folded position.

With these and other objects in view this invention consists of certain novel combine.- tions, constructions, and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of the box in a setup posit-ion. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the box in a folded position. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the box in a set-up position. Fig. i is a transverse sectional view through the box in a set-up position. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the box in a folded position. Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view of the box in a folded position. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view through the lower portion of the rear wall to show the manner of pivotally mounting the rear wall. Fig. Sisa fragmentary sectional view along the line AA in Fig. 7 Fig. 9 is a fragmentary sectional view through the lower portion of the front wall to show the manner of pivotally mounting the same. Fig. 10 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the manner in which the front wall is held in a raised position. Fig. 11 is a perspective view of one of the plates holding the front wall in a raised position. Fig. 12 is a perspective view of one of the plates which holds the rear wall in an upright position. Fig. 13 is a perspective view of one of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 3, 1913.

Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

Serial No. 765,321.

reinforcing plates which brace the forward corners of the box and which provide means for pivotally mounting the front wall. Fig. 1% is a fragmentary sectional view along the line BB, in Fig. 2.

Referring to the accompanying drawings it will be seen that this invention comprises the bottom 15 to which there are secured the end strips 16 and the front strip 17 which is of less height than the end strips.

Reinforcing plates 18 and 19 are secured to the rear and forward corners respectively and provide means for holding the strips 16 and 17. in the proper position,

and also provide means for pivotally mounting the front and rear walls 20 and 21 and end walls 22. It should be noted that the upper portions of these plates extend above the end strips 16 to permit the end walls 22 to be pivotally mounted and that the forward plates 19 are provided with inturned tongues 23 between which the forward wall is pivotally mounted by having its pivot ends passing through the openings 24:.

The end walls are each provided with plates 25 at the lower portions of the edges to protect the end walls from wear and to cause the end walls to turn easily upon the pivot pins 26 by means of which they are pivotally connected with the plates 18 and 19. Latching plates 27 and 28 are secured to the upper portions of the end walls and have their outer end portions bent to form the flanges 29 and 30- which extend across the front and rear edges of the end walls. The plates 27 are provided with cut-out portions 81 and the flanges 29 are bent outwardly as shown at 32 to form pockets into which the free end portions of the locking strips 33 may pass as shown in Fig. 2 to hold the end walls in a folded position. Tongues 84 and 35 are struck from the plates 27 and 28 and have their end portions bent to form abutment flanges 36 for holding the front and rear walls in the elevated position. Pins 37 and 38 having enlarged heads are carried by the plates 27 and 28 and are positioned in alinement with the free ends of the tongues 34. and 35 so that when the front and rear walls are in engagement with the pins 37 and 38 the strips will spring to a position to engage the front and rear walls, thus holding the front and rear walls in a raised position.

The front wall is provided with metallic strips 39 which are secured to the edges of he front wall and have their lower end portions positioned in spaced relation to the front wall and extending into the space between the end strips 16 and the tongues 23. Pivot pins lO are passed through the tongues 23 into the front wall to pivotally mount the front wall and have their outer end por tions fitting into sockets formed in the lower end portion of the strips 39. It is, of course, obvious that the lower corners of the front wall must be provided with cut-out portions ll, thus forming recesses in which. the tongues 23 fit. The upper portions of the strips are provided with notches through which the pins 33 pass to connect the front wall with the end walls. It should be noted that the front wall is provided with cut-out portions l3 positioned in alinementwith the notches 4:2 to form pockets in which the heads of the pins 38 fit. It will be readily understood from the above de scription that when the front wall is raised that the pins 38 are engaged by the strips 39 and that as the wall is raised the tongues are compressed until the front wall is in the raised position when they will spring back to the normal position with the abutment shoulders 36 forming stops to prevent the front wall from being lowered. It is, of course, obvious that when it is desired to lower the front wall that these tongues may be forced inwardly a sufficient amount to permit the front wall to be lowered. Openings l l are formed in the front wall near the lower edge to receive the pins 38 when the box is iii the folded position shown in Fig. 2. This permits the end walls to be folded flatupon the front wall as shown in Fig. 5 to permit the tongues to fit into the pockets 32.

The rear wall 21 is provided with cut-out portions 45 in its lower corners, which cutout portions are covered by the strips l6 secured to the edge portions of the, rear wall. These strips 46 are provided with slots L7 positioned in alinement with the cut-out portions 45 to permit the rear wall to he slidably and pivotally mounted upon the pins 48 carried by the end strips 16, and having their heads positioned in the cutout portions 45. Strips 4C9 similar to the strips 39 are secured to the edges of the rear wall and are provided with notches similar to the notches at). The pins 37 fit into these notches to hold the rear wall in a raised position and the tongues engage the rear wall in the same manner that the tongues 35 engage the front wall, andthus prevent the rear wall from being accidentally lowered. It is, of course. obvious that the rear wall may be lowered when desired in the same manner as that employed when lowering the front wall. The cover 50 is connected with the rear wall by means of the hinges 51 and provided with openings thrmigh which tongues 53 may pass. These tongues 53 are provided with openings at through which leaded wires 55 or any other desired locking means may pass for locking he box in a setup position. Protecting plates 56 are pro vided to protectthe upper face of the cover from wear, and a cut-out portion 5? is provided to permit the cover to be easily raised. A strip 53 is provided to reinforce the cover and act as an additional brace for holding the front wall in a raised position.

The operation of this box is as follows: If

the box is in a set-up position and it is desired to fold the same the cover is first raised and turned back against the rear wall. The tongues 34- are then moved to a position to permit the rear wall to be swung inwardly upon the bottom 15. The tongues 35 are then moved to a position to release the front wall and permit it to be swung inwardly to rest fiat upon the inner face of the cover, and the end walls are then swung inwardly until. they rest fiat upon the front wall with the locking tongues 33 extending into the pockets 32. It should be noted that the walls are of such thickness that when the rear wall and cover are in the lowered position they will be of approximately the same distance beneath the upper edges of the end strips 16 as the thickness of the front wall and, therefore, when the front wall is swung to the lowered position it will lie fiush with the upper edges of the end strips thereby forming a solid support for the end walls. The locking strips 33 are formed of resilient material so that hey will have a binding engagement with the strips which form the pocket 32 thereby preventing the walls from being accidentally swung to a raised position. When it is desired to again use the box the end walls are first raised and then the front wall is raised and held in the raised position by the tongues 35. The rear wall is then raised and held in the raised position by the tongues 34L and the cover can then be left restin against the rear wall or may be moved to close the box as shown in Fig. 4. There has, therefore, been provided a boX which may be easily set up and folded and which will form a very compact mass when in a folded position.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

1. A foldable receptacle comprising a bot tom, end walls pivotally mounted adjacent their lower end portions, front and rear walls pivotally mounted adjacent their lower end portions and positioned between said end walls, strips carried by the edge portions of said front and rear walls and provided with cut-out portions forming notches, plates carried by said end walls, pins carried by said plates and adapted to fit into the notches of said strips for forming an interlocking engagement between said walls, and

It. 3 fl tongues struck from said plates and having their free end portions bent to form abutment flanges engaging said front and rear walls for releasably holding said pins in said notches.

2. A foldable receptacle comprising a bot tom, a front strip secured to said bottom, end strips secured to said bottom, reinforcing plates secured to said front and end strips and extending above said end strips, tongues extending from the forward reinforcing plates and extending in said receptacle, a forward wall having its lower end portions pivotally connected with said tongues, end walls having their lower end portions pivotally connected with the upper end portions of said reinforcing plates, a rear wall, plates extending along the edges of the lower portions of said rear wall and provided with longitudinally extending slots, pins carried by said end strips and passing through said slots for pivotally and slidably mounting said rear wall, means for interlocking the free end portions of said walls, and a cover for said receptacle.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GROVER CLEVELAND WELTER.

Witnesses TOBE STEWART, JAMES CLEEK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

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