US1164782A - Box for cigarettes and the like. - Google Patents

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B.COHEN. BOX FOR CIGARETTES AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED APR-29, I915.

Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

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BARNETT COHEN, OF

NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO PAUL A. DRUCKLIEB, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

,BOX FOR CIGARETTES AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

Application filed April 29, 1915. Serial No. 24,626. i

cigarettes and like articles from which the articles can be readily removed and in which the box can be made as small and compact as possible and contain the maximum amount of articles.

These and a number of other objects are secured by my invention, an embodiment of which appears below.

For a more particular description of my invention, reference is to behad to. the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved box partly filled with cigarettes and in an open position; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same, the contents being removed; Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows; and Fig. 4 is a sectional view of a portion of the partition strip.

My invention may be employed in boxes of any type and I have shown it applied vto a cigarette box of the usual form having a containing portion 1 comprising a bottom 2, front 3, sides 4 and 5 and rear 6. Extending aroundthe interior of the box and secured to the front 3 and sides 4 and 5 is a strip 7. It is to be noted that this strip is of greater height and extends above the sides and front and-is omitted at the rear 6 of the box so that this portion is lower than the sides and front, and the upper portion of the tops of the cigarettes are free and 2.0-, cessible at that point and the cigarettes may be readily removed. Boxes have heretofore been constructed with the entire rear or back strip omitted but this has been impractical for the reason that the cigarettes fall from the box easily' when the cover is opened.

I have shown the strip 7 and sides 4, 5 and front 3 made separately but if desired this strip may be made integral with the front and sides. The cover 8 is hinged to the rear strip 6'of the box by a strip 9 of flexible material. I

In the containing portion 1 of the box is placed a partition strip 10 formed with suitable upright, flexible partitions 11 for holdin the cigarettes upright or parallel to the si es of the box and keeping the tops of the cigarettes adjacent the rear of the box where the upper portions of the same project in the open portion where they can be readily grasped by the fingers and .removed from the box. Regardless of the number of cigarettes removed from the box the remainder of the contents will be held upright as before mentioned. As shown herein .the strip 10 and partitions llare madeintegral. This is not necessary, however, so long as the partitions are made flexible to accommodate cigarettes or cigars of varying thicknesses. This improved flexible partition strip is particularly adapted for use in connection with oval cigarettes, wherein, as shown in Fig. 4:, the cigarettes 12 are held at an angle thereby increasing the containing capacity of the box, for if the cigarettes were contained in the box with their greater width uppermost the box would have to be greatly increased in width to accommodate. the same, and if the narrow sides of the cigarettes were uppermost,

the boxwould have to be made deeper to accommodate the same.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided a box or receptacle in which 4 the contents are held in a thoroughly compact and accessible manner.

Having described one embodiment of mv invention, it isobvious that the same is not restricted thereto, but is broad enough to cover all structures that come within the scope of the annexed claims.

What I claim is:

1. A boxor receptaclefor cigarettes or like articles comprising a containing portion having a bottom, and sides, one of which sides-is of less height than the others,

and

a series of partitions extending across the bottom of the box toward said lower side and having their free spaces in linev with the edge of said lower side whereby 'clgaflrettes placed in said ,position willhave a portion. of their ends exposed above the edge of said lower side.

2. A box or receptacle for cigarettes or being of less height than the other sides, a.

to one of said sides,the side to-which said cover is hinged being of less height than the other sides and a series of partitions extending across the bottom of the box toward said lower side and having their free spaces in line with the edge of said lower side whereby cigarettes placed in said position will have a portion of their ends exposed above the edge of said lower side.

3. A box or receptacle for cigarettes or like articles comprising a containing portion having a bottom and sides, one of said sides cover for the containing portion hinged thereto and a series of flexible upright partitions extending across the bottom of the box toward said lower side and having their free spaces in line'with the edge of said lower side whereby cigarettes placed in said position will have a portion of their, ends exposed above the edge of said lower side.

.4. A box or receptacle for-cigarettes or 25 ering for said containing-portion hinged to the upper edge of the low side and a series of relatively flexible upright partitions arranged in the bottom of the containing po'rtion of the box and extending toward said lower side and having their free spaces in line with the edge of said .lower sides whereby cigarettes placed between the partitions will have a portion of their ends exposed above the edge of said lower side.

Signed at the city, -county and State of New York, this 28th day of April, 1915.

BARNETT COHEN. Witnesses:

' H. RADZINSKY,

ARTHUR J. MCNALLY.

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