US1204978A - Shipping-crate. - Google Patents

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s. 3.1915.. 1,204,978. 'Patented Nov. 14, 1916.

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FREDERICK P. HANCEY, 0F KEIVIMEREB, WYOMING.

SHIPPING-CRATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 14, 1916.

Application led February 23, 1915. Serial No. 10,054.

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Be it known that I, FREDERICK P. HAN- CEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kemmerer, in the county of Lincoln and State of Vyoming, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shipping- Crates; 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 shipping crates for shipping fragile articles such as eggs or the like and the primary object of the invention is the provision of a shipping crate as specified which is constructed for providing a plurality of cells or compartments which are divided from each other by double walls, which walls are spaced from each other to prevent the engagement of the articles to be shipped, one with the article in the cell or compartment next thereto.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a plurality of strips of card board or similar material which are provided with slots for interlocking the strips and which strips are further provided with slits formed therein to permit the walls to conform to the shape of the article inserted therein for shipment.

With the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists in such novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters designate like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fragment of the improved shipping crate. Fig. 2 is a plan view of one of the strips employed in the construction of the crate, and Fig. 3 is a plan view of another of the strips used in the construction of the crate.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designatesthe cells or compartments of the shipping crate as an entirety, which cells or compartments are formed by the inter-locking connection of strips 2 and 3, which strips are positioned at right angles to each other for forming substantially square compartments. The strips 2 are pro..

vided with slits 4 and 5 extending inwardly .from their marginal edges, the slits 5 being disposed alternately with respect to the slits 4 and extending inwardly from one edge of the strip 2 while the slits 4 extend inwardly from the opposite edge of the strip as is clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing. The strips 8 are provided with inwardly extending slits 6, lwhich are arranged in pairs and all extend inwardly from one edge of the strips as is clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. By the peculiar formation of the slits 4, 5 and 6 in the various strips 2 and 3, the strips are connected in inter-locking engagement with each other for forming cells or compartments as is clearly shown in Fig. l of the drawings. The strips 3 are provided with the slits 6 arranged in pairs, for the reception of the strips 2 which are disposed aty right angles to the strip 3 for spacing two of the strips 2 in close proximity to each other upon all of the sides of each compartment for leaving a space as is indicated at 8 between the adjacent compartment so as to prevent any article such as eggs or the like which is mounted inthe various compartments for shipping from engaging the eggs or article in the compartment next thereto. In assembling the devices, the strips 3 have the strips 2 arranged in their alternatingly arranged slits so as to form double walls as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

The various strips 2 and 3 are provided with extending slits 9 and 10 therein substantially intermediate of the marginal slits 4, 5 and 6 as is clearly shown in the drawings. The slits 9 and 10 do not extend to the margin of the strips and they terminate in circular openings 11, which openings are provided for preventing the tearing of the strips at the terminals of the slits 9 and 10. The slits 9 and 10 are provided for permitting the walls of the various compartments to shape themselves for conformity to the shape of the article which is placed therein for shipment. The outside walls of the outside compartments are formed of a single strip and the ends of the various other strips of which the crate is formed project beyond the outermost walls so as to space the outer walls from a casing (not shown) which is mounted upon the compartment during shipment.

In reducing the invention to practice cer? strips each being provided with `slits elitending inwardly from one of its edges and some of the slits being arranged in pairs, said second series of strips being arranged at right angles to the first series and interlocking with the slits in the upper and lower edge of the iirst series.

In'testimony whereof I afiX iny signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK P. HANCEY. l/Vitnesses:

H. R. CHRISTMAS, MARY E. HANCE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents; each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patente Washington, D. C.

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