US1447513A

US1447513A - Shipping case

Info

Publication number: US1447513A
Application number: US591064A
Authority: US
Inventors: William F Helmond
Original assignee: Underwood Typewriter Co
Current assignee: Underwood Typewriter Co
Priority date: 1922-09-28
Filing date: 1922-09-28
Publication date: 1923-03-06
Anticipated expiration: 1940-03-06

Description

W. F. HELMOND SHIPPING CASE Fi'led sept. 28, 1922 Ime/770W: 95%@ y /MMM by ,4J/fo Patented ar.. 6, i923.

ara-r WILLIAM F. HELMOND, 01E HARTFURD, CONNECTECUT, ASSIGNOR TO UNDERWOGD TYLEWRITER. CMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A COREORATION OF DELAWARE.

SHIPPING CASE.

To aZZ wzom t may concern: l Be it known that l, l/VILLIAM F. HEL- MoND, a citizen of. the United States, residing in Hartford, in the county ot Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Shipyping Cases, of which the following is a specification. l

This invention relates to shipping cases l0 for typewriters, and has :tor its object the production of a shipping' case suitable for use in shipping typewriters either before or after their rubber feet havebeen attached to them.`

ln my prior application, Serial No. 389,345, :tiled J une 16, 1920,11 have described a shipping case suitablefor shipping typewriters wth their rubber feet unattached. This shipping case had a bottom of sheetmetal and bosses were -pressed up from the bottom :tor supporting a typewriter by its legs. These bosses were pressed up far enough to cause the typewriter to be supported a suiiicient distance above the bottom to permitthe portions of the machine which extend below the frame to clear the bottom of the case. Holes were drilled through the tops of these bosses Vin positions adapting them to be aligned with' the holes provided in the legs for the attachment of the rubber feet to the machine.

In accordance with one feature of the present invention, this same general `plan of construction is followed, but the bosses are not pressed up to so great a height, and depressions are made in the bottom for receiving the parts which project below the `frame of the machine. lnV this manner, the

drawing of the metal to provide clearance for theunderslung parts of the machine is divided between the raised bosses and the depressions, so that the metal need not be drawn so line as before. The exterior sur* face of the bottom is made generally concave, so that the humps on the exterior formed by the depressions within do not e2:-

tend as far down as the lower extremities of the walls.

In order to adapt` the case for shipping typewriters back to the factory withy their rubber feet attached, additional holes are bored in the bottom, which are arranged to be aligned with the usual desk screw holes in the typewriter frame. Since these holes are not intended to be used in the original shipment of a typewriter before its rubber feet have been attached, removable plugs are inserted in them to prevent the ingress of dirt and water to the case. A

A. feature of the invention is the provision of the holes in the bottom arranged to be aligned with the desk screw holes in the typewriter' frame, in combination with the raised bosses which space the typewriter frame a suiiicient distance from the. bottom to permit the deslr screws to be used in attaching the typewriter to the bottom of the case.

Other features and advantages will hereinaiter appear.

ln the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a vertical transverse section of a shipping case, showing a` typewriter enclosed therein, with its legs secured to the bottom b-y screws passing through the holes in the bosses.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary view, similar to Figure 1, showing a typewriter, with its rubber feet attached, secured to the bottom by screws threaded into the Vdesk screw holes of the machine.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the bottom of the case.

The shipping case 10 comprises a front wall 11, a rear wall l2, side walls 13, a top or cover 14, and a bottom`l5 of sheet-steel or other suitable material. TheV bottom consists of flanges 16, which are attached to the lower ends of the side, front and rear walls by screws 17, and a body-portion 18 which lies entirely above the lower eXtremities 'of the walls. F our bosses 19 are pressed up from the bottom, and have holes 2O therein tor the passage of screws 21. When these holes are used, the screws 21 are threaded into holes 22 termed in the typewriter legs for the attachment of the rubber feet 23.

Depressions

24 and 25 are formed in the upper face of the bottom 15 to give clearance, respectively, to the back spacing lever 26 and to a small yoke 27 which extends downwardly below the machine `trame 28 and surroundsl certain ele ments of the baclnspacing mechanism. Two holes 29 are drilled in the bottom 15 in positions such that they may be aligned with the threaded holes 30 customarily pro'- vided in the machine frame for attaching the typewriter to a desk. rl`hese holes 29 are filled with plugs 31 of any suitable which the screws 32 may pass.

,the plugs :fromy the holes and using the. desk screws'32,-by whichthe typewriter has been attachedv toa desk,I to secure it; to the bottom ofthe shipping case.. The ybosses 19 andgrubber feet 23 space the typewriter fname a vproper distance above the bottom to permit these screws to beused. A block 33j may advantageously be interposed :be-

tween the frame of the typewriter and the.

bottom of` thecase, having holes- 34 through This lessens the strain upon. the screws 32, the `typewriter trame and the bosses 19.

.Variations may be resorted to within the scopeolY the invention, and portions ot the improvements Amay y be f used withoutl others.

Having thus described my invention, l claim l.. A 'shipping case for', a` typewriter having legs with holes drilled therein to receive screws for` attaching rubber feet thereto, and having a plurality of threaded holes in its frame-.for receiving deskscrews, said 'case comprising a sheet-metal bottom hav-` ing holes arranged to be aligned with the holesin the typewriter legs and to receive screws-for securing, the typewriter to the bottom prior to the attachment of the rubberfeet togthe typewriter legs, and having plugged. holes'arranged to be aligned with -the holes .in the typewriterframe and to receive screws for securing the typewriter to the bottom when the holes in the typewriter legs have been rendered unavailable bythey attachment of the rubber feet thereto.

2. A shipping case for a typewriter having legs with holes drilled therein to receive screws for attaching rubber feet thereto, and having a plurality of threaded holes in its frame Jor receiving desk screws, said -case comprising a sheet-metal bottom hav-` ing bosses pressed up therefrom lwith holes through their top walls arranged to be aligned with the holes in. the typewriter legs and to receive screws for securing the typewriter to the `bottom when the rubber feetl are unattached to the typewriter legs, and

having plugged holes arranged to be alignedl with the `threaded holes in the typewriter frameand to receive screws for securing the typewriter to the bottom when the holes in the typewriter legs have been rendered unavailable' by the attachment ofthe rubber feet thereto. l

8. A. shipping case for typewriters, com-v prising walls and a bottoni having` a con# cave exterior, said bottomV being provided with sets oi holes adapting it to be secured to a typewriter by either of two alternative methods,and removable plugs in the holes of one set to preventk the ingress of dirt andl water when that set is .not 'inuse 4. Ashipping case for typewriters, coinprising walls, asheet-metal bottom, bosses` pressed. up from the bottom to support', the

legs ofthe typewriter, the bosses having holes arranged'to be aligneduwith holes in the typewriter legs,the bottom having holesy arranged to be aligned with; desk screw holes in: the 'typewriter lJtrame and; having adepressionin its upper Vface-,to 'receivepap ortion` oithe, typewriter whichV entends:4 be-` ow the. frame, the depression in thel upper -face .of the bottom iorming ahurnp;.onr its lower tace, the bottom being `generallycen-v vexed upwardlyto cause the hump-.on its lower tace toiliek above the lower, extremities of the wa1ls gand i removable plugs l in the deskA screwwholes oi the bottom'to :prevent ingress of v"dirt, and water rwhenfthey .are not'innse... f

`5. A *shipping` case shipping .ftype-` writers before and after the attachments ot rubber feet tothe legs `thereof,.,confiprising,

a sheet-metal bottom? provided withholes larranged tobe aligned with holesin `the type-` writerlegs, and also provided with holes arranged to be aligned withdesk-screw holes' in the typewriter frame.H

6. A shippingcase for .a ing, a plurality of threaded Vholes in its frame Jfor receiving desk screws,i said case Vcornprising a sheet-metal *bottom having holes arranged to be aligned withqthedesk screw holes inthetypewriter frame, and bosses` pressed y up from the` bottom for supports ing the typewriter by itslegs aproper dis tance above the bottom to permitwthe desk` screws to be used for securing the'b'ottom` to the typewriter frame. i `i 7. A shipping case for prising walls, a bottom securedthereto-,-and means l on vthe bottomV arranged to support thetypewriter and to space it Jfrom the bottoma predetermined distance, the bottom typewriter hav-4 typewriters, com-v4 ros being provided with holes `arranged to, be

aligned with threaded desk lscrew holes. in the typewriter Jtrame.

8. A shippingvcase prising lateral walls vand a pan-shaped sheetmetal bottom conveXed upwardly to Vposition its general l body-portion abovel the lower extremities l'or' the .lateral walls, the

for a typewriter, combottom having bosses pressed lup Jtrom it for supporting thev legs of the typewriter to space the typewriter upwardly from` the bot?` tom, and having shallow,y depressions arranged to receive portions of the typewriter which project below the typewriter frame.

9. A shipping case for shipping typewriters before and after the attachment of rubber feet to the legs thereof, comprising a sheet-metal bottom convexed upwardly and having holes arranged to be aligned with threaded openings in the typewriter frame, bosses pressed up from the bottom and having holes arranged to be aligned with holes in the typewriter legs, and depressions formed in the convex side of the bottom to receive parts of the typewriter which project lbelow the frame.

10. A shi ping case for a typewriter, comprising w ls and a bottom consisting of flanges connected 'to the lower ends of the walls and a body-portion convexed upwardly to lie entirely above the lower extremities of the walls, the body-portion having bosses pressed up from it with holes drilled therein to be aligned with holes in the typewriter legs, and the body-portion also having a depression formed in its convex surface to receive a portion of the typewriter which extends a substantial distance below the typewriter frame. v

wrLLnlM it HELMOND.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM P. SMITH, SHIRLEY E. GLnDmLn