US1441509A

US1441509A - Knockdown container

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Publication number: US1441509A
Application number: US417408A
Authority: US
Inventors: John H Killion
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1920-10-16
Filing date: 1920-10-16
Publication date: 1923-01-09
Anticipated expiration: 1940-01-09

Description

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

NVE/V703 JH Kaz/0N By l ATTORNEYS J. H. KILLION.

-KNOCKDOWN CONTAINER.

FILED ocT 16.1920

Jan. 9, 1923.

y i improvement. in Knockdown Containers, of

f provide a device of the type described that jfied forms of the portion Patented dan. 9, i923.

UaNirEn srrns JOHN n. KILLVION, or onrcneo, ILLINoIs.

KNooKDowN CONTAINER.

To all whom tmay concern.'

Be it knownl thatl, JOHN citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the lcounty of Cook and State of illinois, have invented anew and useful which the following is a full, clear, andexacty description.

My invention relates to knock down containers, and'it consists in the combinations7 constructions, and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention'is to provide a knock-down container comprising relatively few parts which are inter-engaged vto main` tain the containerv in set-up or assembled condition. v A further object of my invention is to provide a device of thetype described that is simple in construction and operation, not likely to get out of order easily, and thoroughly practical commercially. A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described that can be disassembled and the parts thereof packed to occupy a comparatively small space, wherefore `the containers when empty may be readily conveyed from place to place and used repeatedly.

`A further object-of invention is to is light invweight, strong andmdurable, Aand capable of being produced in large'quantities quickly and cheaply; f,

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specificatiomand the novel features ofthe invention will be particularly pointed 'out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated'in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application in which Figure l is a side elevation,partly broken away `and in section, of an embodiment Yof my lnvention,

Figure 2 is a' plan view of a portion of the form of the device shown in Figure l,

Figures 3 and fi are'side elevations, partly broken away and ink section, of modified forms kof ythe same' device,

' Figure 5 is a similar view of another modiication of the 'form of the device illustrated inria-1;. y .'f.

' Figures 6 and 7 are plan views of modiin Fig-,2,- g l H. KiLLroN, a

improvements in.v

of the device showny Application filed October 16, 1920. lSeriall No. 417,408.

Figure 8 is a side elevation, partly broken away and in section of still another moditied form ofthe device,

Figure-9 is a detail view of a developed fragmentary portionofthe form ofthe device shown in Fig. 8.

- Reference is to be had to the drawings in which like reference numerals denote like parts throughout the several views.

In Figure 1, a substantially cylindrical body portion is denoted'by l. This body portion in its developed form comprises a single platewhich is preferably` formed of metal, but may be made of any suitablematerial, such as liber, or the like. The upper vand lower ends of thebody rportion-lare each bent outwardly at 3-3 and then down-v wardly and upwardly7 respectively, thus providing the overlying stiffeningniember 2-2 A retaining member l that is vbent into U-shape is secured at 5, as by welding, f

to the' bodyportion along one side yedge thereof and is adapted to receive the other side edge of the body portion when the latter n tral portion@ and a substantially lil-shaped marginalportion 9 adapted toreceive a rim edge of the body portion 1 and to have its outer wallflli overlapping a portion ofthe 'body portion l adjacent the end. Thestraps 7 are then' bent around the lower edges of'one of the overlying stiffeners 2 and the outer wall 14o-f the head or cover and' upwardly at 10,

f then inwardly at ll, downwardly at yl2 tinto contact withthe depressed centraliportion 8,v and theninwardly at 13 to overlap `the central portion 8, as bestseen in Figure l.

' From the foregoing'description of the various parts of the device,the operationthereof maybe readily. understood. It will be seen that thev provision of the overlying stiffeners 2 2 and the arrangement ofthe heads or `covers relative the body portion 1 strengthens the container at the points at which stress is likely to be applied inservice. Furthermore, the cover portions or heads are maintained in the positions shown by the engagement of the saine'withth'e cylindrical body portion and by the straps Twhile Valso serving to maintain the straps in operay tive position. That is, the parts of the device not only serve their obvious functions, but also co-act to maintain the container in assembled or set-up condition, wherefore the device is very strong and durable and not likely to be impaired when subjected to the shocks and jars incident to its service.

One of the heads or cover portions may be secured in position and the container then filled. The other head or cover is then secured in position and the device is ready for shipment; `When not in use, the device may be" disassembled and the parts thereof packed to occupy but a small space and secured in packages which may be stored away or readily transported from place to place at a relatively low cost. The fastening straps 7 may be discarded when the container is emptied,

since their construction isA such that they may be replaced readily at a low cost. Referring now to Figure 8, I show a somewhat diiferent means in the same device for simil-ar to the body portion 1.

angles to each other, have their ends projecting through the openings 20. Cover portions or heads such as have been described are placed in position on the body portion 19'and` the projecting` portions of thestraps 2l are bent upwardly, or downwardly, as the case may be, at 22, inwardly at 23, and upwardly or downwardly at 24 aroundl the U- shaped marginal portion 9 of the head and into engagement with the depressed central portion thereof. The straps are 'finally bent inwardly at 25 adjacent their ends to overlap the depressed central' portion 8. The cover portions are therefore securely held in position.

Referring now to Figure 4 in which another embodimentof the same invention is illustrated, it will be noted that I provide a cylindrical body portion 3() that is similar to the body portion 19. I make -use of the fastening straps 21 which project through diametrically opposed openings 31- in the walls of the body portion 30 adjacent the ends thereof and are bent around the edges of the body portion 30, as described, into engagement with heads 32 which in this form of the device consists of circular disks whose outer edges contact with the inner walls of the body portion 30 adjacent `the ends thereof.

Referring now to Figure 5, there is illustratedithe'r'ein a form of the device having a body portion 4() that is identical in essential respects with the body portion 19. Cover portions or heads, such as described, are provided and maintained in position relative the body portion 40 in the manner described;

`It is desirable that containers embodying my invention ,and intended to be used for certain purposes should be provided with abail or handle to permit the same to be readily carried from place to place. I therefore provide detachable means for securing the handle to the container when desired, such means comprising straps each bent at 41 or intermediate its length, one portion thereof being` bent at 42 and 43 around the edge of the marginal portion 14 of the cover and then at 44 around the edge of the body portion. The other portion of the strapv` is bent at 46 and 47 around the U-shaped portion 9 of the cover or head and into engagement with the depressed central portion 8 there` of. It will be understoodthat two of these straps or bars are provided and that the same are secured to the container in the manner described at diametrcally. opposite points. The ends of a bail or handle 48 are secured at 49 to the outstanding lug portions of these straps. y .i

lreferring now to Figures (5 andy T, l( show. two inodilied forms of the body portion 1*. In the forni shown in Figure A(i, the body portion is formed of four arcuate

similar sections

50, 51, 52, and ,53p The side edges of the section 59 are bent outwardly and then toward each other at 505-@L toL forni fins or tongues 50h-50", yIn 'ai like manner. the sections 511, 52, and I53 have theirsides bent at 31a-51, 52-52a, and fL-B to forni fins or tongues Sib-51?, 52h-45,2?, 'and 53b-53b, i'espectively. Reenforcing clips' 54, each provided with opposed grooves or pockets 55 and 56 adapted to receive the tongines formed integrally with acentportions of the several sections ,maintainthesections'assemble-d to formthe substantially cylindrical body portion illustrated, which is also strengthened by the provision ofthe reenfoi'cing clips 54. In Figure 7, the -foim of the body portion illustrated comprises' a single plate GO'having its oppositefsides bent adjacent the edges thereof at (51l and G1" to provide the fins 61 and G2, respectively. A fastening clip 63 having opposed grooves k or pockets 64 andv 65 is adapted to receive' the ymay be fitted with any one of theseveral heads or cover portions described.;l

Referring now to Figures 8 and 9, a body ilo portion is made up of sections which are identical in essential l respects with those shown in Figure 6vand consequently require .no further description. A fragmentary poryondthe ends of the flaps 7l and is divided into three

segments

74, 7 5, and v7 6. yThe segments and 76 are bent over the ends oit the container 70, thus preventing longitudinal movement of the clip with respect tothe container'. The iiaps 71 forni pockets which receive the portions of thesections in the container 70, in the same manner as the portions 61 and 62 are received in the grooves 64; and 65 (see Figure 7 The covers 8 may no-'W be disposed over the completed container 70 and are held in place by the segments 7 4l which are bent thereover in the manner illustrated in Figure 8. l

rlhe device may be used in the same manner as an'ordinary container, since it may be readily separated' into itsparts and has the advantage of being readily transportble at a lowcost When disassembled.

I claim;4

1. A knocledown container comprising a cylindrical body portion formed oiL a nor-v inally Hat rectangular plate having one edge adapted to engage with the opposite edge thereof when the platey is bent into cylindrical form, said body .portion being ormed with pairs of diametrically opposed open ings lying in the same plane adjacent each end of the container, diametrically disposedV straps having theirr ends projected through said opposite openings, and a closure tor each end of said body portion, each closure having a depressed central portion and a marginal portion pro-vided with a groove adapted to receive a rim edge of said body portion, the projecting ends ot' said fastening members being bent overv the marginal portions of said closures to overlie the central portions thereof.

2. A lmock-down container comprising a cylindrical body portion made from a single plate, the ends of said cylinder being bent back upon themselves, diametrically opposed` openings in the ends of said body portion, straps disposed between the bent back portions and the Wall ofsaid body portion and projected through said openings, the ends of said straps projecting through said openings being bent invvardly flush with the innerv Wall ofsaid body portion, and covers disposed over theends of said bodyfportion,

said covers having annular grooves adapted to receive they ends of said body portion, the free ends of said straps heilig bent over said covers to secure said coversl in place.

JOHN H, KrLLioN.