US1219886A

US1219886A - Mailing-carton.

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Publication number: US1219886A
Application number: US9700216A
Authority: US
Inventors: Fritz E Uttmark
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1916-05-12
Filing date: 1916-05-12
Publication date: 1917-03-20
Anticipated expiration: 1934-03-20

Description

Patented Mar. 20, 1917.

INVE/VTUR I I Frifz EUHmark WITNESSES A TTOR/VEYS m: uomus PETERS cu. Puom-u-mo wnsumcmn. n, c.

mm E. UTTMAftK, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

MAILING-CARTON.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented lflal', 20, 1917.

Application filed May 12, 1916. Seria1No. 97,002. V

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, FRITZv E. UT'rMAeK,

V a subject of the King of Sweden, and a resident ofthe city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Mailing-Carton, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Among the principal objects which the present invention has 1n view are: to provide a resilient frame for absorbing blows incident to traffiqwhich otherwise would be imparted to the contents of the carton; to

provide a spiral wire frame adapted to be collapsed within confined lim ts; to provide -a frame of the character mentloned with a permanent bottom P and aremovable top covering, to provide a top covering arranged to form a hinge member in conjunction with one of the 'convolutions of the wire frame; to form integrally with the said cover, a guidingla'tch head; to provide a ering having a permanently closed end and a temporarily closed end concealing said cover; and toprovide a mechanical fastening for-said temporarily "closed end and mens integrally formed with said cover for operating as an address tag.

Drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view, showing a carton constructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sec-tion thereof;

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the fabric covering, with which the carton is provided;

structed in accordance with the present in-.

vention are employedchiefly for the transshipment of glassware, or of articles of similar character dependent to 'a smaller or larger degree upon some protective means for absorbing the shock of a blow liable to be imparted thereto in transportation. To

this end, the carton is providedwith a frame formed from a spiralspring wire 9. The

' tension 14 isscored V V i be understood that'the .inetal forming the fabric covering for the said frame, said covcoil is cut to any suitable length and has rigidly secured at one end thereof, to close the central space'of the said coil, a disk 10. The disk 10 may beconstructed from pasteboard or any other suitable material, and is fastened to the coil by means of loops 11. The upper end of the frame formed by the wire 9 is normally closed by a pivoted cover cap '12. i

The cap 12 is preferably constructed of sheet metal, for the formation of which a blank, such as shown in Fig. 4 is provided. The disk-like body 13 of the cover'cap'has integrally formed

therewith extensions

14 and 15. The extension 14 is shaped to form an inclined apron or guide, which passing over the free. end section 16 of the frame and the wire 9 thereof, permits the introduction of said section within a recess formed by the bend 17 in the neck 18 of the extension 14. To form the bend,.the metal forming the exon the lines vl9. It will cap 12, is of as light a grade" as is found desirable. f

The extension 15 has a reduced end, which n will pass through a slot 20 formed in the body 13, as best shown in Fig. ofthe draw? ings. It will be understood that prior to passing the reduced end of the extension 15 through theslot 20', the extension 15 is wrappedunder and bent around the topmost convolutionof the spiral formed by the Wire 9. In service the elongated reduced end of most convolution andthe' convolution adjacent thereto, to' rest "within the last -mentioned convolution, to form'a rest forthe said extension, which thereafter operates as a slight spring tolift the cap :12, when the I ings, one end of the envelop 21 is provided with a series of flaps 22. 7 These in service are folded one upon the other tofiform a multiple ply pad 23,'which is shown best in Fig.2 of the drawings. This padis particthe extension 15 is passed between the upper V department thereof.

ularly useful if the carton and article contained therein are dropped so as to strike bottom end down. In this contingency, the shock is absorbed by the said pad and the breakage of the contents of the carton which might otherwise ensue, is thereby pre- "ented.

The opposite end of the tubular envelop 21 is provided with folding flaps 24, which are oppositely disposed with the purpose to superpose one over the other. Diametrically opposite to the flaps 2:1, is a tab 25 and a tag 26. The tab 25 is provided with a T-shaped slot 27, as seen best in Fi g. 3 of the drawings.

The slot 27 may be opened to its full extent to receive the tag 26. The tag 26 has a reduced neck 28, the width whereof corresponds with the width of the cross head 29 of the slot 27. When the tag 26 is passed through the slot 27 and is drawn home, the neck 28 rests within the cross head 29 of the slot 27, while the extended sides of the tag overhang the edges of the tab 25 beyond the ends of the cross head 29.

The tag 26 is constructed of any material suited to receive thereon a written address and a postage stamp 30. When thus arranged, it will be observed a package, such as provided by the carton may be sent through the mails and by the parcel post It will be observed that provision is thus made whereby the carton is secured in such manner as to permit the authorities to open the same without destroying the carton or package.

0 Zaz'ms.

V 1. A carton comprising a hollow frame constructed from an elongated wire coil; an end closure disk permanently attached to the convolution of said coil at one end thereof; and a removable cover for said frame pivotally attached to the end convolution of said coil having a spring latch to operatively hold the end convolution of said coil upon which said cover is pivotally mounted, and at the opposite side thereof.

2. A carton comprising a resilient hollow tube, said tube being bendable sidewise and compressible lengthwise; an end closure disk permanently attached at one end of said tube; and a removable cover for said tube pivotally connected therewith at the opposite end thereof.

3. A carton comprising a resilient hollow tube, said tube being bendable sidewise and compressible lengthwise; an end closure disk permanently attached at one end of said tube; a removable cover for said tube pivotally connected therewith at the opposite end thereof; and means for removably locking said cover in closed position on said tube.

4:. A carton comprising a resilient, c0m

pressible hollow frame; an end closure disk permanently attached at one end of said frame; a removable cover for said frame pivotally connected thereto; and a pliable cover for said frame, said cover being permanently closed over one end of said frame and temporarily closed and mechanically held over the other end of said frame.

5. A carton comprising a resilient, compressible hollow frame; an end closure disk permanently attached at one end of said frame; a removable cover for said frame pivotally connected thereto; a pliable cover for said frame, said cover being permanently closed over one end of said frame; a cover tab having a longitudinally disposed slot formed therein; and a locking member having a constricted neck portion and a widened tag portion adj acent said neck portion to extend beyond the edges of said slot.

6. A carton comprising a hollow frame constructed from an elongated wire coil; an end closure disk permanently attached to the convolution of said coil at one end thereof; a removable cover for said frame pivotally attached to the end convolution of said coil having a spring latch to opera tively engage the end convolution of said coil upon which said cover is pivotally mounted, and at the opposite side thereof; and a pliable cover for said frame, said cover being permanently closed over one end of said frame and temporarily closed and. mechanically held over the other end of said frame.

7. A carton comprising a hollow frame constructed from an elongated wire coil; an end closure disk permanently attached to the convolution of said coil at one end thereof;

a removable cover for said frame pivotally. attached to the end convolution of said" coil having a spring latch to operatively engage the end convolution of said coil upon which said cover is pivotally mounted, and at the opposite side thereof; a pliable cover for said frame, said cover being permanently closed over one end of said frame; a cover tab having a longitudinally disposed slot formed therein; and an address tag for said carton having a constricted neck portion adapted to rest within said slot to lock said tab in position to close the end of said frame.

8. A carton comprising a hollow frame constructed from an elongated wire coil; an.

end closure disk permanently attached to the convolution of said coil at one end thereof; a removable cover for said frame pivotally attached to the end convolution of said coil having a spring latch to operatively engage the end convolution of said coil upon which said cover is pivotally mounted, and at the opposite side thereof; a pliable cover for said frame, said cover being permanently closed over one end of said frame;

a cover tab havinga longitudinally disposed 7 In Witness whereof I have signed my slot formed therein; and an address tag for said carton having a constricted neck portion adapted to rest Within said slot to lock said tab in position to close the end of said frame, said tag being formed integrally with said cover. 7

two subscribing Witnesses. 1

FRITZ E. UTTMARK. Witnesses:

E. F. MURDOCK, PHILLP D. ROLLHAUS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner otPatents,

Washington, D. 0;

' name to this specification in the presence of V