US1139582A - Bottle-shipping case. - Google Patents

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G. G. ROBERTS.

BOTTLE SHIPPING CASE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 1, 1912.

1,139,582,, Patented May 18, 1915.

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GEQRGE G. ROBERTS, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

BOTTLE-SHIPPING CASE.

Application filed April 1, 1912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonon G. Roenn'rs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Shipping Cases, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to shipping cases for bottled goods.

It has for its object to produce a receptacle of this kind which is thoroughly sanitary and, at the same time, more durable than those heretofore used.

Another object is to hold the bottles more firmly in the case, whereby the danger of breakage in transportation is reduced to a minimum.

A further object is to provide an improved device for locking the partitions or separating elements in the receptacle to the bottom thereof.

Other objects will become apparent from the following description.

The invention has to do especially with the construction of the bottom of the shipping case, the same being made in a very durable fashion and so as to hold the bottles securely in place.

The invention consists in the features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and specified in the appended claims.

Tn the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a broken top plan view of a shipping case constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section through the case on the line mw of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a broken perspective view of a portion of the bottom of the receptacle with the partitions or separating pins removed; Fig. 4 is an enlarged broken detailed view showing the locking device for securing the separating pins to the bottom of the receptacle, and Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary under-plan view showing how said locking devices appear on the bottom of the case.

It will be understood that my improved shipping case may be made in various sizes so as to carry various numbers of bottles.

The shipping case which I have illustrated in the accompanying drawings by way of example comprises a bottom 1, sides 2 and cover 3. The construction of the sides and cover are not essential, the present improvement relating solely to the formation Specification of Letters Iatent.

Patented May 18, 1915.

Serial No. 687,735.

of the bottom and the means for locking the partitions or separating pins to the same. However, I have shown one method which may be used to advantage for attaching the cover to the receptacle. This consists of a pair of slides or runners a secured in any suitable manner to the cover and engaged to slide in fixed guides or retainers 5 secured to the sides. The free edge of the cover may be fastened by a seal 6. The bottom may be composed of any suitable number of sections or strips 1 which may be of uniform or miscellaneous widths as desired.

The several sections are put together with it pressions 10 in the bottom. Each of these cavities is of a size to fit around the bottom of the bottle whereby the latter is centered and held firmly in position. The bottoms of the cavities are preferably concave, as illustrated best at 11 in Fig. 2. Perforations 12 are formed through the bottom of the receptacle and positioned so as to open at the lowest point in each of the cavities 10, whereby dirt or liquid will be drained 03 from the interior of the receptacle, first collecting in the cavities 10, and from thence passing out through the perforations 12. It will be observed that said cavities, in combination with the perforations, serve the double function of centering the bottles and draining the shipping case. Of course, the provision of outlets for dirt and liquids from the interior of the receptacle renders it thoroughly sanitary and also preserves the bottom from warping out of shape or rotting away. It will also be noted that each of said cavities is formed entirely in a single one of the longitudinal sections or strips constituting the bottom. There are, therefore, no joints or cracks in said cavities into which moisture might enter, causing decay to set in or separation of the sections in case of freezing.

As illustrated in Figs. 1 and 5, I propose to lock the pins 9 against turning out of receptacle across each of the pins.

their sockets by driving a thin strip of metal 13 edgewise into the bottomof the These strips are preferably corrugated,.as sho.wn,

in order that they may be retained more securely in place. They may, however, be readily removed or extracted in case the pins become broken and it is desired to. substitute new ones. The length of the strips 13 should preferably exceed the diameter of the ends ters Patent is 1. A bottle shipping case having its bot tom composed of sectionsjoined together by longitudinal inter-locking tongue-and-groove connections, said sections each having a series of cavities formed thereinto provide seats for the bases of bottles and drain openings extending through the sections concentric with said cavities, said sections also scribed having socketsalternating with said cavities; and bottle-supporting partitions secured in said sockets, substantially as de- 2. A bottle case having a sectional bottom, said sections having cavities formed therein to provide seats for the bases of bottles, and drain openings concentric with said cavities extending through said sections, together with bottle supports arranged between said cavities.

'3. A bottle case having cavities in its 1 bottom-arranged in rows to provide seats for the bases of bottles, said cavities having GEO. G. ROBERTS. Witnesses: 7 CHARLES S. NoU'rING, Lnwrs W. MORGAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing'the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

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