US1225520A - Shipping-pail. - Google Patents

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H. L. STALEY L w. B. SIMMONS.

SHIPPING PAIL.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 28. 1916.

Patented May 8, 1917.

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HARRISONVL. STALEY, OF MARTINSVIIILE, INDIANA, ANI) WALTER B. SIMMONS, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNORS TO "WIL'IS VENERE, COMPANY, OF RICHMOND,

VIRGINIA, A CORPORATION OF NORTH CAROLINA.

SHIPPING-FAIL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 8, 19M,

Application filed April 28, 1916. Serial No. 94,158.

To @ZZ whom t may Concern.'

Be it known that we, HARRISON L. STALEY and WALTER B. SIMMONS, citizens of the United States of America, and residents, respectively, of Martinsville, county of Morgan, and State of Indiana, and Richmond, county of Henrico, and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shipping-Fails, of which the following is a full and clear specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a top closure means for candy pails which shall be simple, durable and strong, and which shall so stiften the upper part of the pail that it will be possible to make the pail body* out of veneer material and thus enable the pail to be marketed at a cost considerably below the cost of marketing the wellknown wooden stave candy pails now in eX- tensive use, as more fully hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings- Figure l is a perspective view of the upper part of a candy pail constructed in accordance with our invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2 2 of Fig. l; and Y Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are detail views hereinafter described, Fig. 5 being a section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings, a designates the body of the pail, which is preferably veneer material bent into cylindrical shape. A sheet metal hoop 5 is iitted around the upper edge of the pail and is fastened thereto by naillike points c struck up from the lower edge of the hoop and driven through the body of the pail and clenched on the inner side thereof. These points are formed by making a slit Z in the band, this slit extending from the lower edge of the band upwardly in an oblique direction. This slitting of the band forms the sharpened point o, and it is essential thatthe slit be carried up into the band beyond the point of bending c, so that the points may be bent into driving position before the band is slipped onto the pail. The extended slit forms a tab-like portion y with the point at the lower end thereof, and, before the hoop is slipped onto the pail, the tab is bent outwardly, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5, far enough to bring the bent point outside ot the interior 4diameter of the hoop, so that the hoop may be slipped on the pail and then fastened thereto by driving the points directly into the body of the pail.

At the upper edge, the hoop is bent outwardly to form an upwardly-facing shoulder g, which is approximately level with the top edge ot the pail body, and the eX- treme upper edge of the hoop is bent upwardly to form a vertical annular iiange L which is approximately equal in height to the thickness of the pail cover z'. rlhe cover rests upon the upwardly-facing shoulder g and also upon the upper edge ot the pail body, and its edge is preferably slightlyI inclined upwardly, so as to stand at a slight angle to the inner face of the flange h.

To tasten the cover down on its seat g, we employ two wire bails y' whose ends are fastened to the hoop at approximately equidistant points around the same, and whose loops are twisted togetherat the center of the pail cover to draw the wires taut and thus bend the upstanding {iange 7i inwardly against the edge of the pail cover, to thereby securely clamp the cover in place.

We may anchor the ends of the hails to the hoop in any suitable manner, but we prefer to insert the ends of the loops up through holes in the horizontal flange g and strike up or rivet the extreme ends to form heads 7c, so as to prevent the wires from pulling out of the holes, these heads being flattened to avoid presenting any appreciable obstruction to the cover resting solidly against the iiange g. To prevent the wires, when the cover is oii' and the bails are bent outwardly and downwardly', from being pushed upwardly through the holes in the flange, we form a shoulder on each wire by flattening the same at Z.

It will be observed that our improved means for fastening the hoop to the pail may be used with advantage with other kinds of cover-fastening means, and it will be observed also that it may even be used in connection with fastening means for the bottom closure means of the pail.

Another advantage of our construction is that the upstanding iiange 72, serves as a protection to the cover. The ordinary candy pail cover is made of several pieces glued together, and these pieces split when hit on the ends; and with that type of cover which is made of three-ply veneer, when hit on the edge, the layers will often separate and splinter. It will be observed that this upstanding flange z, serves as a guard for the edge of the Cover all around, thus preventing injury to the cover during the rough usage these shipping containers receive in transportation.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is:

1. In combination with a pail body, closure-holding means embodying a sheet metal hoop fitting around the edge of the pail body, said hoop being provided along one edge with a plurality of oblique slits to form nail-like fastening points, these points being formed by bending the sharpened points of the tabs formed by the slits'inwardly, the said slits extending into the band to a point beyond the bent-in points.

2. In combination with a pail body, a band fitting the upper rim of the body and fastened thereto, the upper part of this band being bent outwardly to form an upwardlyfacing shoulder at the upper edge of' the pail, the extreme upper edge of this band being. bent upwardly to form an annular upstanding flange; a cover fitting down on said upwardly-facing shoulder and within said flange; and means for clamping the cover down on said shoulder.

3. In combination with a pail body, a band fitting the upper .rim of the body and fastened thereto, the upper part of this band being bent outward-ly to form an upwardlyfacing shoulder at the upper edge of the pail, the extreme upper edge of this band being. bent upwardly to form an annular upstanding flange; a cover fitting. down on said upwardly-facing shoulder and within said flange; and means for clamping the cover down on said shoulder, said means consisting of wire bails anchored to the band and extending up over the upstanding ange and pressing the same against the edge of the cover.

4c. In combination with a pail body, a band fitting the upper rim of the body and fastened thereto, the upper part of this band being bent outwardly to form an upwardlyfacing shoulder at the upper edge of the pail, the extreme upper edge of this band being bent upwardly to form an annular upstanding liange; a cover tting down on said upwardly-facing shoulder and within said flange; and means for clamping the cover down on said shoulder, said means consisting of wires having their ends extending upwardly through the outwardly-bent shoulder and headed at their upper ends.

5. In combination with a pail body, a band fitting the upper rim of the body and fastened thereto, the upper part of this band being bent outwardly to form an upwardlyfacing shoulder at theupper edge of the pail, the extreme upper edge of this band being bent upwardly to form an annular upstauding flange; a cover fitting down on said upwardly-facing shoulder and within said flange; and means for clamping the cove-l` down on said shoulder, said means consisting of wires having their ends extending upwardly through the outwardly-bent shoulder and headed at their upper ends, said wires being flattened at a point below the horizontal flange, for the purpose herein set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature this 15th day of April, 1916.

I-I. R. SCHERER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Iatents,

Washington, DfC.

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