US1374050A - Egg-carton - Google Patents

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YARNALL. n EGG CARTON. APPLICATION FILED AUG.2B 1919.

Patented Apr. 5A, .1921.v

l not onl Iof a blank showin JAMES M. YARNALL, or YoNKERsyNEwvYoRK.

EGG-CARTON.

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Specification of Letters Patent.' I Patented 5, 192:1,

Application ined Aug-.1st 28, 1919; seriaino. 320,457.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES M. YARNALL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Yonkers, in the county of `West chester and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Egg-Carton, of which the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description. l

This invention relates to an improved carton or carrier for eggs, and has for an object to provide an improved construction for holding eggs in position and at .the Sametime providing a limited amount of protection with means involving a minimum amount of material in a carton of given size.

Another object in view is to provide a carton which is formed in two parts hinged Y together withmeans in .each part fory receiving eggs so that when they are hinged togetherthere will bea .double row of eggs held out'of `Contact but within a minimumY PA still further 'object of the invention Yis to provide a carton for receiving and holding eggs, the arrangement being such that is thecarton :when lled, of minimum-size, but the carton may vbe wholly' folded substantially' by one operation' forl shipment or storage andk quickly unfolded by a single operation. Y

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a small'caiton open, one egg being shown in position.

Fig. 2 is a section through Fig. l on line 2-2, the parts of the box being shown in folded position in dot and dash lines, the saine being shown in connection with a tying cord.

Fig. 3 is the carton shown in Fig. 1 rep` resented in a collapsed position.

Fig. l shows a blank from which the carton shown in Fig. 1 is made. -y

Fig. 5 is a detail fragmentary sectional view throughV Fig. l on line 54-5.V

Fig. 6 is a detail fragmentary plan view a dierent formof slit to that shown in ig. 4. Y

Fig. 7 is an end view on a greatly reduced scale, of a number of lled stacked cartons f disclosing an arrangement whereby the eggs will not carry the weight of the neXt'superimposed boX. f l Y In the accompanying drawing a carton has been shown which is designed to receive six eggs,but it will be evident that the ,car-k ton ,could be made for receiving ktwelve or vmore without departing hmmk the Sptof 'the invention. Y Y.

. Referring to the drawing'by numerals 1 indicates a blank from whichthe carton is made, said Yblank Vbeing provided with score lines 2, 3, l, 5,V 6, 78, 9, 10 and 11 with a plurality of cuts or slitsv 12 Vbetween the lines 3 and 4 and also 'between'lines 10 and'11. The shape `ofthe'sev slits may be widely varied withoutV departing from the i fspirit of the invention, vthe shapes Vshown in the drawing being a' compound curve illus, trated in Fig. 4,. and zig-'zagyshown in Fig. 6. The formation of the slit may be substantially any kindprovided the flaps 15 and 16 are arranged so as'to have projecting portions '12"v andV 1'2 overlapping each other so as to supportY the egg in such n a manner that it will in a certain sense ioat `between the walls 22Y and 23 and betweenv lthe end walls 24i'and 25.Y 4Each slit 12 intersects` and merges into side slits 13 at eachv Vend, at anyv point Vin said side slits,"whereby` egg supportingv flaps 15 land16arefprof duced. When.` the flaps are depressed as shown in Figs'. 1, -2 fandf they are'bent along the creases 26, 27, 28,` 29'fandi 30 so as toV proj ecti'above the edges ofthe carton; V In forming Ithe carton the blank is bent along the scoring 7 and then along theY other lines so as to produce the formation shown in Fig. 12 after which the 'parts are secured together by the'adhesive matter 17 and 18 being caused to secureV the parts together. It is, of course, evident'thatV other securing means may beused without depart# ing fromthe lspirit of the invention, asfor instance staples.` Whenthe parts are foldf ed and secured together as shown in Fig. 2

the end Vflap 19 willlproject upwardlyv between what may be termed thetwosections 2O and 21 which receive the eggs. VBy de-Y *Y pressing the flaps 15 andv 16 suitable pook-1 ets are produced for receiving and holding the eggs against independent movement and .against striking together.

After the desired number of eggs have been arranged in the carton one of the/sections 2010i' 21 overlapping the scoring orlbent lines 4 and 10. It is, of course, evident that other means may be provided for holding.- the vcarton vin its filled' foldedY position, as for in'-VV Vthe holding of thel eggs from the side Walls 22 and 23 and also 24 and 25 by the flaps 15 stance a tying cord 31 normallyheld by friction in the slit 32.

When the carton has been emptied it will remain approximately in the position shown in Fig. 2. To collapse the carton 'for storage or shipment pressure is brought on the sides of the sections 2Or and 21 between lines 4i and 5 and lines 9 and 10, said pressure being toward the center whereupon the various parts Will collapse to the positionrshovvn in Fig. 3.

' When vin vthis position there is practically no VWaste or unused space, and a maximum Vnumber may be stored in a boX'or a' given compartment; After the carton has been collapsed as shown in Fig. 3 and it is desired to again iill the same it is merely necessary to pull or swing the sections 2O and 21aWay 'from each other and'they Will immediately assume Vsubstantially the position sh'ov'vnV in Fig. 2 whereupon they,7 may be readily filled.

.It will be noted that there are no separate or floose pieces provided While the resilient fand 16 each egg is individually.supported'by its surrounding members anddoes not bear theY Weightfof any other eggs.VV Thisgconstruction permits the various cartonsfto be stacked as Vshown in Fig. 7 and the superiinposed cartons carried by the` end cartons father. Y l

Without any pressure against the veggs in said end cartons. 7

What I claim iis: 1. A carton comprising a pair or hinged sections, each section having a top divided `with slits which results in the formation of egg retaining iiaps, said tops being integral With the remaining part of the respective sections and a partition member connected to the hinge of said sections, said partition,

member being positioned to iit between said tops when iolded against each other so as to sepai'atethe egg carried by said sections.

H 2. An egg carton comprising a pairof seetions hingedtogetheigv each section having" a bottoni, tivosides Vand a top formed With substantially S3-shaped slits' whereby t-he ma` teiial-orrning the tops adjacent thel respeetive slits present egg Vretaining laps anda f artition member integral with one of said b 'K tops connected at one edge'toithe hinge Iof said sections so as to itbetiveeii-Y the eggs ivhen'said sections are olded'against each l3. Ablank rectangular body provided With ten transverse lines of scoring whereby the' blank is divided into sections, four-'of said lsections for an eff@ carton com risin being larger thany the remaining sections,

tially i5-shaped yslits thereinA whereby the material adjacent said slits 'forms resilient flaps forV holding eggs in place'wh'en'pthe `tivo of'v'said largefsections having substan-4 i lank isy folded, and aflayer of adhesive on` 4V` one section adjacent each of the slit sections for holding the blankY in, adioldedposition -when movedfto said position.4V

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