US1293910A - Candy-box. - Google Patents

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1.1. PILGER.

CANDY BOX.

Y APPLICATION FILED lil-28.28, i918.

Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

JOSEPH J. PILG-ER, OF COVINGTON, KENTUCKY.

l CANDY-Box.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOSEPH J. PILGER, a citizen of Ithe United States, and a resident of Covington, in the county of Kenton and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Candyl Boxes, of which the following is a specificat1on.

My invention relates to boxes, and more especially to the interior construction thereof. Its object is to enhance the appearance of the box when it is actually in use as distinguished from when it is only stored or'displayed for sale, and to also facilitate the identification of the maker of or dealer in the contents of the box while the box is thus in use. A further object is to accomplish the just-stated objects without lessening the convenience4 of use of the box or of access to the contents thereof; but rather to facilitate such access and increase such convenience; as well as to afford a better protection to the contents when the box is closed.

My invention consists in the combination of parts and in the details of construction and arrangement of parts and in the new and improved article of manufacture as will hereinafter be more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure l is aperspective view of a candy box embodying my invention with the cover removed and not shown, and with the mat raised to ermit access to the contents of the box and or display of its ornamental and identifying matter;

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section on a plane corresponding to the line 2-2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a corresponding cross-section, but showing the box closed with its lid thereon;

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective View of part of the mat before it is applied to the box to better illustrate how it is creased; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view similar to Fig. l showing the mat down and the lid ready to be applied. l

As I have chosen to exemplify my invention, it is embodied in a box 1 of elongated rectangular formation open at its top, and

having a lid 2 of corresponding formation open at its bottom and inversely fitted thereover as is usual and well known in the construction of candy boxes. Also, as is well Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb, 11, 1919.

Application filed February 28, 1918. Serial No. 219,595.

known, this box contains the pieces of candy generally in orderly layers or series such as the pieces 3 and 4 in a lower and an upper layer, respectively, and with a sheet of paper 5 or other suitable material interposed between the layers.

It will be understood, however, that boxes of various styles and shapes, containing candy or confections of various kinds and shapes, and placed therein in various arrangements or wit-h various other protective, ornamental or other interior details, may have my invention applied thereto. The more expensive the candy or other contents, the more elaborate, generally, are the protective and ornamental details of the interior of the box, as is also the box itself. My invention is adaptable,- in connection with any of these as will be understood from the descrlption in connection with this example@- Over the top layer under the lid, it has been customary to fold what are called laces from the opposite upper edges of the box to the inner sides of which, adjacent to these upper edges, these laces have edge parts pasted; and the laces being suitably caused to fold down over the candy. Usually these laces do not meet along the middle of the box, but leave one or more rows of the candy near the middle of the box exposed to view, as soon as the lid 2 is taken off.

Also in' some candy boxes, instead of or with the separate laces hinged to opposite side parts of the box and coming more or less closely together along the middle of the box over the candy, such lboxes'have been part the appearance lof lace as lts name implies; the mats, however, are onl embossed with ornamental designs. It 1s this distinction rather than the degree of extension across thebox or the number of them used in a box that distin ishes the laces from the mats; althoug as before, stated,

`the mat is loose and in one piece extending most oi theway across the box, and the laces are made in two pieces attached to tending from ojposito sides the box4 to near the middlethereof,

Whatever these parts may be c'alled or whatever their relative number in a box, or degree of extension, it nevertheless seems that their only well recognized function heretoiiore has been 'to produce momentarily upon irst opening the box a decorative eidect as seen trom their outer or upper sidesas they lie down upon the candy, to be lostsight of as soon as the laces l are folded 'back ed the candy, or as soon as the mat is removed. Quite frequently the laces are torn from the bornand the mats, being detached from .the

box, are taken out and thrown away, when access is had to the candy for the rst time.

According to my invention, the part of the box corresponding to the lace'or mat 6 of the usual justnow described is preferably 'made in one piece wide .enough and long enough to extend fully across and from one end to the other of the interior of the box over the candy et with its edges 7 iitting snuglyagainst the l. near its'upper rim or edge all around. The

mat 6- thus proportioned and arranged has' along one of its edges a 3U' pasted p or otherwise ilap 8 formed by vterm thistlap 8 which is suitably secured preterably'to the inner surface of the box along near one oi2 its upper edges. As here shown, this creased ap is provided along one of scoring the matto the longitudinal edges or the mat, sothat the mat is attached and hinged toene ot the longer sides ot the box.. Also, as here shown,

v this ldap 8 isnsecuredto the inner surface or this side of 'the box,

llt is preferredI to have .'t. "L 1- 'J .fiel the mat attac-ned on the meer side oi the boa,

4 because then the mat folds, down snugly s .cross the candy, and at the same time, when raised, is held in upright position because of )titi the reluctance et the niet material to stretch. where it has been scored, 'which stretching would be necessary in order tor the .mat to hond taither'baclt and down over 'the outside hill placed on the box, or 'immediately after said v oit the box. l l

With the parts thus properly proportioned and arranged, the mat 6, when raised, will 'stand in upright .position or lean slightly outover the outside oi the box, as shown inligs. l and'Q; or may be folded down and across the top ot thegcandy d, forming a substantially complete inner'cover for the candy immediately before the cover or lid 2 is cover is removed from the box.. The relative positions et these parts is' well indicated in lying across the top o'i the the section in Fig. 3 where the mat 6 is seen A candy and the cover down thereover, arid iii 5 with the cover reirioved.v

is [well known, the covers ot. candy boxes, on their exteriors, are nearly alwaysl inner sides of the box provided with some form ot ornamentation, or at least with some mark or identication; and generally with ornamentation and identication mar-lxs together. Also, as before stated, the laces l or mats or other parts placed inside the box, are generally ornamented by embossing or imitation oit lace work, or otherwise, on their outer sides which are exposed immediately when the cover is removed from the box; but their being ornag mented or otherwise treated does not cause them to attract favorable attention on their inner or under sides which are exposed when the laces are raised away from the candy, ii

indeed such laces are not immediately torn ed and thrown aside, because of their unlattractivenes when thus inverted and caused son opening the package usually is to have access to the contents; any coverings or orna-.

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of the per- I mental eect incidentally encountered immer diately after opening the box and before access tothe contents is usually only very iinperfectly appreciated; although, of course,

aving its merit eventhough the user of the box and its contents be impressed by it unconsciously. Such dainty ornamental eects as may be produced by these laces or itself, because surrounding-it with details that appeal to the sense of sight much as the candy does tothe sense of tasteu which accompanies lieting of the candy. But such impressions with the laces 9 or mats as heretofore provided, so tar as lA am aware, have only been momentary.

usefulness in the average candy box ci only vone or two seconds.

lt is the purpose of my invention'to obtain ttor this detail of the candy box con.X suction a greater period of usefulness and a more substantial usefulness than it has heretofore l mi" also emphasizing the policy of cleanliness the production and manL They endure only tor the very brief interval after the lid or cover, 2

hats add to the attractiveness of thel.

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had after the lid or cover has been removed and in the process of or after the gettlng of access to the candy. y

I accomplish this by providing the mat, with its ornamentation on its outer or upper side. with attachment to the box so that when it stands in upright position, as herembefore described, the reverse of this ornamentation is in full display immediately at one side and extending up from the candy in the box. Also, preferably, I place the name of the makerv of or dealer in the candy on this lower or inner side of the mat. Thus, as seen in Fig. 1, the name 9 occupies the central part of the mat and is flanked by suitable ornamentations 10 in the opposite end parts of the mat and at the bottom and top below and above the name Vbut this name being on the lower or inner side of the mat so that it is in full view while the candy is being taken from the box.

As here shown, this mat is provided with scallops 1l around its ends and its free edge, with embossed simulations 11 thereof along its attached edge. It is preferably so proportioned that it fits snugly against the box sides when it is folded down. It will be understood, of course, that the mat may have plain edges.

The name or identification mark 9 may be merely printed on the inner or lower surface of the mat 6 in one or more colors. It is preferably not embossed so as to leave to the upper or outer side a plain surface opposite where the name or mark is provided, as seen in Fig. 5.

The mat being so constructed that it will remain in an upright position substantially like that of Figs. 1 and 2 and not droop down over the outside of the box or fall back down on the candy, the incentive to remove o1' destroy it is practically eliminated. This is .on account of the absence of objectionable obstruction inc-ident to this self-supporting operation of the device as compared with the indifferent self-sustaining properties of the laces as they usually have been provided.

Thus, the amount of labor and expense devoted to the beautifying of these inner details of candy boxes, instead of being of merely momentary appreciation, now becomes something to be noticed more frequently and to generally be as permanent as any ofthe other details of the box. That is to say, my improved mat or the like, with a self-sustaining function and display matter appearing reversely on its inner or lower side adjacent to the box contents, is adapted generally to endure at least until the contents ofthe box have been exhausted.

Thus, so far as concerns supplementing by .the sense of sight what candy supplies by s ense of taste. there is a more perfect realizatlon ofthis as a result of the labor and expense imposed on these inner details of the candy box, because of the greater permanence of the details during the use of the box and the contents. lVhen the candy box is opened and the candy is being taken therefrom, the lid, generally being separated from the box, is laid aside and generally not seen not intimately associated with the candy or other contents of the box at the very time, if the qualities of the candy or other contents is an asset to the maker of or dealer in such contents, when the name or identifying mark of this dealer or maker should be as nearly as is possible unavoidably recognizable in connection with the contents.

With my invention, this last stated requirement is fulfilled. Whether the user of the candy. alone have access to the box or whether it be passed around to others, the self-sustaining properties of the mat or the like and the attractiveness of its inner or lower side in its raised position are such as to practically in all cases insure that this mat will be retained on the box in this upright position with the name or mark of the dealer or maker in full display immediately adjacent to the candy; so that anyone taking candy from the box will almost inevitably see this name or mark. It will thus be seen that the advertising value of the container is very much enhanced by this provision; and this not alone but in connection Witha more perfect realization of the functions which these mats, laces or the like heretofore had, z'. e., the better protection of the box contents when the box is closed and a more permanent provision of the appetizing iniuences of the dainty interior details in close association with the contents.

Preferably, the mat orelement 6 is scored in two places along near one of its edges in spaced apart positions on o posite sides of the element 6, so that the ap 8 is formed joining a shoulder 12 by means of the hinge constituted by the crease 13 made by the scoring nearer the edge of the element; and said shoulder'12 joinlng the major part of the element ably, this other crease 14 is not made as deep as the crease 13; so that once the major part of the element 6 is bent nearly at right angles to the shoulder 12, these parts tend to maintain these relative positions and the swinging of the element is on the other crease 13. The flap 8 is suitably secured as by pasting to the interior side of the wall of the box 2 with the hinging crease or scoring 13 substantially coincident with the upper edge or rim of the box wall. Thus, when the elecerta-in relative arrangement.

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ment 6 is raised and thrown over to the side of the box, its shoulder 12 engages with this upper edge or rim of the box wall to sustain the element 6 in this upright position for the display of the matter on itsinner or lower side adjacent to the interior of the box and the candy 7 contained therein,

lt will be understood that although l have alluded to the element 6 as a mat because, in the form in which ll'preter to provide it, it is similar in many respects to the candy 'box detail heretofore known by that name; it is not essential that this element 6 should respond inv every respect to the description of a mat; but may have any lrind or ornamentation deslred, whether plain printing, embossing, .lace work or combinations or other styles of ornamentation possible if the expense thereof is warranted.

llt will be understood that on account of the more permanent utility of these details according to my invention, the more expene sive forms of ornamentation will be more frequently resorted to in these connections than with theless permanent details of' the prior boxes. y l

Likewise, although l have illustrated a 'of the ornamentation 10 and of the name 9, any desired arrangement comes within the scope of my invention; since it is not Ato the ornamental design, but to the mechanical details ofcon- 'structlon' and arrangement governing the use of the design, that my invention 1s directed. -And,'as before alluded to, the shape or proportions of the box l and the location of the attachment o r hinging of the element.- -6 thereto, while generally preferred, as herein shown, may be'departed from as circumstances may require; and so in many other minor details considerable modification is Vpossible and may be necessary in adapting my box to use under varying conditions.

Therefore, although l have shown and described certain details rather specifically in elucidating the construction and use of myinvention as is required, l do not wish to be understood as being limited to such precise showing and description, thus fully described my invention, claim as new and desire to sec-ure by Patent is:

l. In combination with a `candy box or the like, and a lid therefor slidably fitting down thereover, .an element of material what I formed between a main its hinge' adjacent to the but having Letters adapted to be folded by scoring, said element being scored,

whereby a hinge 1s part and a oldable flap, said iap beingI attachedfto theinterior side of one of the walls of said. box with upper edge or rim of said wall whereby said main part of said element is hinged to said wall and adapted to be swung down inthe upper part of the interior of said box under the lid thereof when said box has its lid tting down thereover, and to remain in said swung-down position while said lid is withdrawn from said box, but adapted to be manually swung up on said wall, said hinge being so formed that said main part is supported in its upwardly swungposition by said hinge,` and display matter obversely appearing on the side of said element that is adjacent to the interior of said box when said element is swung up on said wall, as aforesaid.

2. -The combination with a candy box or the like, and. a lid slidably fitting down ovel` said box to close its top, an element of ma- `terial adapted to be folded by scoring, said element being,I scored 1n spaced apart locations on opposite sides whereby a shoulder is formed, joining a main part and a toldable iap, said iap being attached to the interior side of one of the walls of said box with its ,scoring that is between said flap and saidshoulder adjacent to the upper edge or rim of said wall, whereby said main part of said element is hinged to said wall and adapted to be swungl down in the upper part of the interior of said box under the lid thereof when said box has its lid in closing position, and to remain in said swung-down position while said cover is Withdrawn upwardly, and to be manually swung up on said wall with its shoulder resting down on said upper edge or rim of said wall when said lid has been moved to an opening position, and to be supported in its upwardly.

swung position by sald shoulder resting on said upper edge or rim of said wall, -and display matter obversely appearing on `the side-of said element that is adjacent to the interior of said box when said element yis swung up on said wall, as aforesaid, substantially as and for the purposes speciied. j y JOSEPH J. PILGER.-

Witnesses: 4

JAMES N. RAMsEY,

CLARENCE PERDEW.

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