US1182570A - Crate or packing-case. - Google Patents

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C. L. KELLY.

CRATE 0R PACKING CASE.

' APPLICATION FILED NOV. 5. 1914. 1,182,570.

Patented May 9,1916. 2 SHEETS-SHE T [FIVE/V703 Char/e s L. el/g A TTOR/IEYS.

WITNESSES:

C. L. KELLY.

CRATE 0R PACKING CASE.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES L. KELLY, a citizen ofv the United States of America, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain. new and useful Improvements in Crates or Packing-Cases; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a construction for shipping vessels. I

It is the object and purpose of this invention to construct a device of this character which may be built fromowaste material in an exceptionally strong and durablemanner and which can be made very cheaply.

It is a further object of the invention to construct the vessel of separate parts which are bound and held together by a single means, the attachment of which to said parts will hold them all in rigidrelation. s

It is also purposed in this invention to provide a wire bound shipping vessel which shall be of especial value in making longdistance shipments for instance,to foreign countries in which a wire bindin of the shipping vessel must practically a ways be used to insure the partsof the crate ho To these ends I have made the invention embodied in the construction illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the shipping vessel with the top removed. -F1g. 2'

is a similar View of one end of a shipping vessel having a slightly modified construction. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of the shipping vessel showing one type of top or closure therefor. Fig 4 1s a View similar to Fig. 3 but illustrating a modified closure for use especially with crates or vessels containing cans.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

In the construction of the shipping vessel as illustrated in Fig. 1 there are provided two open rectangular frames consisting of side members 1, connected by end members 2, said frames being disposed one above the other and the members thereof in the lower frame grooved in the upper side while the members forming the upper frame are grooved in the lower sides as indicated at 3.

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- frames through which the upper and lower ends of the stays 5 project. These ends are then turned and clenched as indicated at 7 being embedded in the frame members there- Patented May 9, 1916.

Application filed November 5, 1914. Serial No. 870,482.

by fastening all the parts forming the sides and ends of the vessel securely together, the stays securing the parts from vertical movement with respect to each other while the horizontal wires 6 bind the sides and ends tightly together. In the construction shown 1n F1g. 1 each end of the vessel isbound and tied. together in this manner though it is apparent that the wire members 6 may extend entirely around the vessel if desired. A bottom 8 is shown as inserted between the sides and ends of the vessel, the-sides and ends of the bottom resting on the members l and 2 of the lower frame. If desired, the corners of the frames may be reinforced by metal plates 9, it being designed in such case, that the ends of the stays 5 shall pass through said plates and be turned against Y I may bepassed through the side members 1,

of the bottom frame intothe ends of the cleats. in Fig. 3 comprises a thin section of material 11 similar to the bottom member 8 having fastened thereto on the upper side cleats 12 similar to cleats 10. This closure,as will be observed, fits within the confines of' the upper frame, the part 11 having dimensions substantially equal to the inner measurements of said frame while the cleats 12 have a thickness equal to the thickness of members 1 and 2 of the frame less the thickness of the member 11, the upper sides of the cleats in such case lying flush with the upper surface of the frame members 1 and 2. It will be observed from this construction that the vessel has a smooth interior with- The closure for the vessel as shown out obstructions of any kind which is afeature of great value in devices of this character.-

In Fig. 4 a slight modification of the closure will be observed, such closure being used when cans are to be inclosed within the shipping vessel. The closure in such instance has a thin section 11 to which the cleats 12 are connected in the usual manner and the width of the portion 11 is such that it will go between the side members 1 of the upper frame while the length thereof is greater than the distance between the end members 2 of said frame. In placing this closure in position, one end thereof is'inserted under one of the end members 2 of the upper frame, the other end is then brought down just passing within the inner edge of the opposite end member 2 after which the closure may be moved so that each end thereof willbe inserted a, short distance under each of the members 2 of the upper frame bearing directly against the tops of the cans. Nails may be inserted through the side members 1 into the ends of the cleats 12 for holding the closure in place.

Various other modifications in detail may be resorted to without departing from the invention. The appended claims fully debers, vertically positioned sections of thin material having the ends thereof loosely fine the invention and all modifications in structure falling within the scope of said claims are'to be considered as comprehended within the invention.

I claim i 1. In .a shipping vessel, upper and lower open frames with grooves formed in the un dersides of the upper frame members and.

in the upper sidesof the lower frame memseated in said grooves, a wire construction comprising vertical stays and horizontal binding wires connected to the stays at crossing'points of said stays and wires located around the outside of each end of the vessel between the frames, said stays passing through the members of said frames and having their free ends clenched against the upper and lower sides of the upper and lower frame members, respectively and a bottom located adjacent the lower frame and covering the portions of said frame within the sides and ends of the vessel.

2. In a shipping vessel, upper andlower open frames having vertical sections of thin material located therebetween, an open wire construction includlng vertical and horizontal members welded together at their crossing points located between the frames on the outside of the vessel around each end thereof, said vertical wires passing through the frame members and having ends clenched against the upper and lower sides of said upper-and lower frame members re spectively, and a bottom including a horizontal element resting on and covering the parts of said frame within the sides and ends of the vessel with cleats connected to said horizontal member on the lower side lying between the lower frame members and secured thereto at their ends.

3. In a shipping vessel, upper and lower frames grooved on their lower and upper sides respectively, thin vertical sections seat ed at the ends in the grooves to form sides and ends of the vessel, an open wire construction including vertical and horizontal the vertical sides and ends, transverse cleats secured on the underside of the horizontal member lying between the'side frame members of the lower frame and a closure for the top of the vessel having a horizontal member of less size than that of the bottom adapting it to be applied to the vessel within the limits of inside dimensions of the upper frame, and similarly provided with transverse cleats, said cleats being secured to the side frame members of the frames.

Intestimony whereof I'afiix my signature

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