US1406615A - Crating or packing means - Google Patents

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C. A. CUMMINGS.

C RATING 0R PACKING MEANS. APPLICATION FILED APR-2.1921,

1 ,4 ()6,615, Patented Feb. 14, 1922.

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C. A. CUMMINGS. CRATING 0R PACKING MEANS.

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. crating, parts bein CHARLES ALLEN CUMMINGS, OF'BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO BATTLE cnnnx BOX COMPANY, or BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN.

CRATIN'G OR PACKING- MEAIN'S.

' Application. filed'April 2,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES ALLEN CUM- INGs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Battle Creek, county of Calhoun, and State of Michigan, have invented certain. new and useful Improvements in Grating or Packing Means, of which the following is a specification. V p

This invention relates to improvements incrating or packing means. I

The main objects of this invention areto provide an improved crating or a packing means by means of which articles of furniture are protected so thatthey are not likely to be injured in transportation.

Second. To provide an improved crating or packing means having these advantages, which is economical and may be quickly applied to or removed from apiece of furniture. V

Third. To provide an improved furniture crating or packing means which is comparatively light in weight and well adapted to withstand the shocks and strains to which articles are likely; to be subjected in trans-. portation. j

Furtherfobjects and objects relating to structural details, will definitely appear from the.detaileddescription to follow.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the devices and means described in the following specification. The invention is clearly defined and pointed out in the claims.

A structure which is a preferred embodiment of myinvention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, in which V Fig.. I is a plan view of, the sidesv of a crate of the wir'ebound type such as I preferably employ.

Fig.,IIv is a plan view of one of the ends thereof.

Fig. III is a bottom view of my improved g broken away for convenience in illustration.

Fig. IV is a bottom perspective view of one of the support members.

vFig. Visa detail section on a line cor-. responding to line 5-;5 of Fig; III.

line corresponding to line 6-6 of Figs. III and. .V. i

In the drawing similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the bottom.

as these'cedar 19214 Serial No. 457,970.

Specification-0f Letters Patent." Patented F b; 14

several views, and the sectional views are taken looking in the direction: of the little arrows at the ends of the section lines.

In the'structure I have illustrated Ifshow my improvements as embodied; by me for the packing of chests, as A, such as cedar chests. These chests are commonly of considerable dimensions and considerable expense is involved in properly packing them for shipment,-and it has been found to be quite a difiicult matter to pack them so that they would not shuck around in the crate and thereby mar the finish. Y

I preferably employ a wire bound crate such as I have illustrated, comprising the bottom 1, top 2 and side walls 3, each consisting of frame bars with cross panels' secured thereto, and connected by the wires 4, as 1s a well known practice. 1 The side walls 5 are also formed of frame pieces and cross panels and these, when the crate is erected, are secured to the frame. pieces of the top and bottom by means of nails'6 driventhrough the frame pieces of the side walls 5 into the frame pieces of the top and 'The wire bound crates are preferred by me on account of the rapidity with which they can be set up and also. because they are well adapted to withstand the shocks and strains to which they are subjected in shipment.

extend'across the bottonrand are secured" thereto by nails or other suitable means. On

these supports 7 are plates Swhich are securedto the .articleyof furniture by means of the nails 9,, the nails beingof such length that'they do not fully penetrate the bottom, ,chests are intended to be made moth tight.

The crate is offsuch dimensions that the article to be cratedis supported therein entirely out of contact with the walls thereof. Suspending wires or cables 10 are passed around the crateand the supports, the wires being engaged in the grooves 11 of the supports so that theycannotslip therefrom. Fig. VIis a detail transverse section on a The corner irons 12 are arranged over the corners of the article, sheets 1 8 ,of paraffin paper or other suitable materialbeing arranged under the, cornermembers so that they do not mar the article. The supports The chest A, or other articleof furniture, I

are recessed at lt to receive the turn-buckles 15 by means of which the WllGS'Ol cables 10 may be tightened so that the article is clamped to the support and is suspended therefrom entirely out of contact with the walls of the crate with the crate. in any position. With the article thus supported with in the crate it cannot be injured by the rack,- ing of the crate and the crate being of the wire bound type, it will yield when subjected to blows or shocks so that it is not likelyto be broken open by such strains or shocks or the contents injured. V

Further, it is not necessary to use excels1or or other packing material to protect the article and the crates may be rapidly applied or removed, and with reasonable care may be used repeatedly.

WVhile I have illustrateda turn-buckle'tor drawing upthe wires, the other means for tensioning the wires, such as wire twisters, which are well known in the wire bound box art, may be used. V

I have illustrated and described my improvements as l have embodied the same for the crating of chests. My improvements may however be adapted to a wide variety of articles, and it is believed that the disclosures made will enable those skilled in the art to which, my invention relates to adapt or apply the same as may be desired.

1. The combination with the article to be crated, of a wire bound crate of such dimensions that the article may be supported within the crate entirely out of contact with the walls thereof, support members secured to the bottom of the articleand to one wall of the crate, the ends of the support members extending beyond the sides of the article, said support members being recessed and grooved on their under sides, suspend ing wires passed around the article and around said support members engaging'the grooves thGIBOffiSitlCl wires being under such stress as to clamp the article tosaid support members suspending it therefrom and out of contact with the walls of the crate with the crate in any position, the article being provided at its corners with angled guards over which the wires are passed, and turnbuckles for drawing up'the wires disposed in said recesses. i

2. The combination with the article to be crated, of a wire bound crate of such dimensions that the article may be supported within the crate entirely out of contact'with the walls thereoflsupport members secured to the bottom of the'article and tc'one wall of the crate, suspendingwires passed around hers, said wires being under such stress as to clamp the article to said support'members suspending it therefrom and out of contact with. the walls of the crate with the crate in any position, the article being provided at its corners with angled guards over which the wires are passed, andturn-buckles for drawing upthe wires. 7

The combination with. the article to be crated, of awire bound crate of such di- -mensions that the article may be supported within the crate entirely out of contactwith the walls thereof, support members secured to the bottom ofthe article and to the crate, the ends of the support members extending beyond the sides of the article, said] support members'being grooved on theirunder sides, and SHSP'GHClIIIg WIIQS passed around the are ticle and around said supportmembers en-I gaging the grooves thereof',sa1d wires belng under such stress as to clamp the article to saidsupport members suspending it therefrom and out of contact with the walls ofthe crate with the crate in any position. i

4. The combination with the article, to be crated, of a wire bound crate of sucli'dimensions that the article may be supported:

within the crate entirely out of contact with the walls thereof, support members secured to the bottom of the article and to the crate, and suspending wires passed around the article andaround said support members, said 7 wires being under such stress as to clamp the bers secured to the article and to the crate, suspending cables passed around the article and around said support members, saidcables being under such stress astolclamp the article to said support members suspending it therefrom and out of contact with the walls of the crate withthe crate in any posi tion,and means for drawing up the cables.

6. The combination of a crate of such dimensions that the article to becrated may be supported within thecrate entirely out,

of contact with the walls thereof, support members secured to the article and to the crate, suspending cables passedar'ound therartlcle and around said. support members,

said cables being under such stress asto clampthe article to-said support members suspending 1t therefrom and out of contact with the walls of the crate with the crate in any position.

7. The combination'of a crate of such di'--' mensions that the article to be crated may be j supported within the crate entirely out of the article and around said support mom-- contact with the walls thereof, support .mem

and around said support members, said cables being under. such stress 'asto clamp.

the article to said support members'sus- In witness whereof, I have hereunto set pending it therefrom and out of contact with my hand and seal in the presence of two the walls of the crate with the crate in any Witnesses.

position, the article being provided With CHARLES N CUMMINGS -1 5 guards over which the cables are passed so Witnesses:

that the cables do not contact with the ar- CLAUDE L. CUMMINGS,

ticle. WV. H. TUCKER.

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