US1152084A

US1152084A - Collapsible veneer box.

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Publication number: US1152084A
Application number: US4139015A
Authority: US
Inventors: Orin C Fenlason
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1915-07-22
Filing date: 1915-07-22
Publication date: 1915-08-31
Anticipated expiration: 1932-08-31

Description

0. C. VFENLASON.

COLLAPSIBLE VENEER BOX.

APPLICATlON FILED lULY!0.19I3- RENEWED JULY 22.1915.

1,152,084. Patented Aug. 31,1915.

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INVENTOR WITNESSES ymam BY 4V L. I '1 W? M ATTORN EY 0. C. FENLASON.

COLLAPSIBLE VENEER BOX.

APPLICATION FILED JULYIO. 1913- RENEWED JULY 22,1915. 1,152,084. Patented Aug. 31, 1915.

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ORIN FENLASON, 02E RAYMOND, WASHINGTON.

COLLAPSIBLE VENEER BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedAug. 31, 1915.

Application filed July 10, 1913, Serial No. 778,414. Renewed July 22-, 1915 Serial No. 41,390.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ORIN O. FnNLAsoN, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Baymond,in the county of Pacific and State of Washington, have invented a new and useand to provide a simple, strong, practical 15 and easily constructed veneer box, adapted to be shipped in a knockdown condition to efiect a saving in both space and freight, and capablev of being easily and quickly arranged for use.

WVith these andother objects in View, the invention consists inthe construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a collapsible veneer box, constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is adetail perspective View of one of the bottom members. Fig. 4: is a similar view of the body strip. .Fig. 5 is a detail View, illustrating another form of the invention. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view, illustrating another means for securing the terminal. flaps to the supporting portions of the bottomto form the clamping means for engaging the body,

of the box.

Like numerals of reference designate cor-' responding parts in all the figures of the In the accompanying drawing in which is illustrated the preferred embodiment of the vtion l0 and arranged adjaoentto the upp invention, 1 designates a rectangular body constructed of a single strip or sheet of veneer of suflicient length to form the sides or walls and to provide overlapped terminal portions 2 and 3. In the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, the overlapped terminals are of the same area as the opposite wall of the body and form a wall of two plies or thicknesses, as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. The strip, however, may be only of sufiicient length to provide a short overlapped terminal portion 4, which is secured to the adjacent end 5 of the body strip 6 by staples 7,

or other suitable fastening means. When the endsof the body strip are not fastened together, the strip may be laid out perfectly fiat, and while it is not'essential that both of the terminal portions 2 and 3 should be the full length of the two-ply wall, it is preferable to make them so especially when only one of a pair of bottom strips 8 is employed to form the bottom of the box. The strip of veneer is scored at the corners of the box and enables the body either to collapse or to be spread out flat.

The strips 8, which constitute the bottom of the box, are arranged at right angles to each other, and each bottom member consists of a separate strip or sheet of veneer, scored to form a central bottom portion 9, opposite upwardly extending side supporting portions or members 10 and terminal flaps 11, as clearly illustrated'in Fig. 3 of the drawings. vThe terminal flaps 11, which are folded downwardly and outwardly, are secured fiat against the outer faces of the supporting portions 10 by a row of stitches 12, extending acrosseach of the terminal flaps 11 and the contiguous supporting porer edge of the latter. The rowsof stitches 12 are located above the upper ends of the terminal flaps, which have lower free resilient clamping portions for engaging the opposite side walls ofthe body of the box. The supporting portions 10 with their stitched flaps 11 are adapted to be either folded inwardly upon the bottom portion 9 or spread supporting portions fitting against the inner faces of the opposite walls, and the stitched terminal flaps engaging the outer faces of such walls, which are frictionally olamped between the supporting portions 10 and the flaps 11, when the bottom member is forced downward into'the rectangular body. The other bottom strip is then placed in the body at right angles to the bottom member first introduced therein. The stitched flaps 11 and the supporting portions 10 form clamping means, which firmly hold the bottom strips in engagement with the body strip. and securely retain the overlapped ends of the latter in frictional engagement body strip and form extensions of the walls 7 when the same are not fastened by staples.

The supporting portions 10 of the bottom strips project above the upper edges of the thereof and increase the capacity of the receptacle. This enables comparatively narrow strips of veneer to be utilized in the formation of the body of the box, and when two bottom strips areemployed, they form a strong and durable box having a two-ply bottom and adapted for handling fruit, vegetables or any similar commodity. Also with the double bottom strip construction, there are no staples exposed at the interior of the box to come incontact with the contents thereof even when the terminals of the body strip are fastened together. When it is desired to construct a cheaper box, one

7 of the crossed bottom strips may be omitted.

The terminal flaps are of less area than the .inner supporting portions and they terthe supporting portions of the bottom of the v minate short of the lower edges of the body. Instead of stitching the terminal flaps to box, various other fastening means may be employed, and in Fig. 6 of the drawing is. illustrated a metallic binding strip 13, which not only secures the terminal flaps to the supporting portions but reinforces the said parts and materially increases the durability of the box. i

The metallic binding strip 18, which is constructed of thinsheetmetal, is bent longitudinally to form inner and outer side flanges 14: between which the supporting portion and the terminal flap are gripped The binding strip may be simply stamped on the veneer, or it may be positively fastened to the same by any additional means.

comprising a collapsible body, and a bot- What is claimed is 1. A collapsible or knockdown veneer box tom strip of veneer consisting of a bottom portion, upwardly extending side members fitted against the opposite side walls of the body, and terminal flaps folded downwardly and secured flat against the side members and having free resilient lower portions which frictionally engage and clamp the said side walls of the box between them and the side members of the bottom strip.

2. A collapsible or knockdown veneer box comprising a collapsible body, and a bottom strip of veneer consisting'of a bottom portion, upwardly extendingside members, and terminal flaps folded downwardly and stitched fiat against the side members and having free resilient lower portions which frictionally engage and clamp the opposite side walls of the body between them and the side members of the bottom strip substantially throughout the entire length of the said side walls.

3. A collapsible or knockdown veneer box including a body, and a bottom strip of veneer scored at intervals to form a bottom portion, upwardly extending side members,

free resilient portions of the terminal flaps,

whereby the said side walls are frictionally engaged and clamped substantially throughout their entire length.

i. A collapsible or knockdown veneer box including a'collapsible body consisting of a strip of veneer scored at the corners of the box and having overlapped terminals, and a bottom strip of veneer scored to form a bottom portion, upwardly extending side members, and terminal flaps which are folded downwardly and secured fiat against the outer faces of the side members adjacent to the upper 'edgesthereof, the lower portions of the flaps being free and resilient, and the said bottom strip being fitted within the body and the overlapped terminals thereof 2 and the opposite wall of the said body being inserted betweenthe free resilient, portions of the flaps and the side members, whereby the overlapped portions of the body strip and the opposite side wall are frictionally engaged and clamped substantially throughout their entire length.

5. A collapsible or knockdown veneer box including a collapsible body, and crossed bottom strips fitted within the body, each bottom strip being scored at intervals to form a bottom portion, upwardly extending supporting portions, and terminals flaps which are folded downwardly and stitched fiatagainst the outer faces of the side mem- 1,152,oae 3 bers, the lower portions of the said flaps be- In testimony, that I claim the foregoing ing free and resilient and the opposite walls as my own, I have hereto atfixed my signaof the body being inserted between the reture in the presence of two witnesses.

silient terminal portions of the flaps and the ORIN C. FENLASON. 5 side members, whereby the said walls are Witnesses:

frietionally engaged and clamped substan- JOHN H. SIGGnRs,

tially throughout their entire length. DAVID R. WAGNER.

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