US1450690A

US1450690A - Collapsible caddy

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Publication number: US1450690A
Application number: US510859A
Authority: US
Inventors: Samuel N Leopold
Original assignee: Morris Paper Mills
Current assignee: Morris Paper Mills
Priority date: 1921-10-27
Filing date: 1921-10-27
Publication date: 1923-04-03
Anticipated expiration: 1940-04-03

Description

Apr. 3, 1923.

S. N. LEOPOLD COLLAPSIBLE CADDY Filed Oct. 27, 1921 3 sheets-sheet l '72 jrzverzw' 114' Zea D0 lll Apr. 3, 1923. 1,450,690

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Patented Apr. 3, 1923.

- umrao .srArEs SAMUEL N. LEOPOLD; OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOE TO MORRIS-PAPER I (JHIGAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

ooLLAPsr BLE OADDY.

Application filed. October 27, 1921. Serial No. amaze.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL N. LaoroLo, a citizenof the United States and a resldent of Chicago, in the county of book and State -of Illinois, have invented certainnew and useful Im rovements in Collapsible Caddy, 'of which t e following is a specificatlon.

My invention relates to improvements in collapsible caddies, and is of particular value in connection with caddies constructed of paper board or analo us material.

a The patent to Henze, 0. 1,198,032, is an example in the general class of paper receptacles to which my invention relates.

However it will be observed that the recep' tacle of l-Ienze is not collapsible and must therefore either be assembled and riveted or stapled together by the user or shipped to him in-set up condition. The principal objects of my invention are to provide a receptacle of the class described and so constructed that it may be manufactured and shipped in collapsed or knocked down condition to the customer who is not required to perform any mechanical operations on the same prior to the insertion of the goods therein; to provide a container of the class .described which may be constructed from sheets of standard size with a minimum of waste; to provide a construction which may be easily and quickly set up by relatively unskilled operat1ves; to provide a caddy of the class described which shall have an all around flange thereby making the receptacle sub- 'stantially dirt and dust proof beside giving the same a finished and neat appearance; to provide a covered receptacle of the. class described so constructed that the cover will maintain itself securely in position when closed and will not tend to spring up out'of closed position, and in general, to provide an improved and efiicient construction of the character referred to.

In the drawings, which illustrate a preferred embodiment ofthe invention,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation partly in section of the improved caddy,

rFig. 2 is. a-plan view of the cover blank, Fig. 3 is a plan. view of "the receptacle with the cover open, Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3,

Fig. 5 is a section taken on-the line 55 of Fig. 3,

- Fig, 6 is a section taken on the line 6--6 of Figs3,

Fig. 7 shows the caddy in flat'condition ready for shipment to the consumer, and

Fig. 7

eferring to the drawings,10 represents as a whole the box or receptacle portion of the caddy, which portion is preferably constructed of a single sheet of paper board, the arrangement being such that said box portion may be collapsed or knocked down flat for shipping purposes, as isg'fwell known to those skilled in thls particulan art. Said box portion 10 includes front and\rear walls 11 and 12 respectively,

andside walls

13 and 14. All of said walls are equipped with internally extending flanges, as shown best at 15 in Fig. 3, which serve to strengthen the sides of the box while being of substantial value in preventing dirt or dust from entering the container.

The cover portion designated as a whole at 16 includes a lid part 17 which is flanged on all four sides. The

side flanges

18 and 19 of the cover are simple integral extensions mints, or I Fig. 8--1s a section on the line 88 of of the lid 'part 17 bent up at right angles as shown in Fig. 4. The ends of the

side flange parts

18 and 19 are formed with

integral end extensions

20, 21, 22 and 23 which, when the cover is set up, co-operate with the end flange parts to maintain the flanges at right angles to the lid 17 and incidentally connect together the adjacent flanges.

The lid portion 17 of the cover is also equipped with

integral end extensions

24 and 25 which form the outer portions of the front and rear cover flan es respectively. Said

parts

24 and 25 themse ves have extensions along their entire length, and in the case of the front flange portion 24, the terminalflap or extension 26 is continuous from end to end of the extension 24', that is to say,

The flap from side to side of the cover. forming the extension of the rear flange member 25 of the cover is made in three parts by slitting, as at 27 and 28, which slits provide a central ortion or flap 29 and

side flaps

30 and 31. Tlie side flaps-30 and 31 serve the same purpose with respect to the rear of the cover as the flap 26 with respect to the front of the cover, while the intermediate flap portion 29 is secured to the top ofa wall of 'the receptacle to serve as the fixed portion of thei hinge which connects the cover to the .b y.

In preparing the blanks for shipment to the consumer, the box portion is first of all h united together b the usual sta les or rivets 32 (see Fig. a ter which the in e flap 29 of the cover portion is united to. t 9 top of the rear wall 12 of the box fiortion by suitable staples as at 33. It wi be noted that m the outer surface of the blank for the cover is placed against the outer surface of thethat they stand upright. The flange mem-.

bers

18 and 19 are then bent along their scored folding lines so as to extend at right angles to the lid portion 17. The front flan e 24 is then bent up at right angles to the id 17 so as to position it on the outside of, and in overlapping relation relative to, the side

flange extension lugs

22 and 23. The flange extension 26 is then folded over on the inside of the front flange 24 so as to overlap-and include between said

parts

26 and 24 the'flange

lugs

22 and 23 which had previously been bent up into position. Said flap. 26 is locked into this folded position by means of small cars 34 which are arranged to snap behind parts 35 partially separated from the main lid portion 17 by shearing as indicated at 36. After said parts 35 are sheared out they are pushed inwardly of the cover so as to present a substantial stop or abutment behind which the lugs 34 are locked in lace. It will be understood that when foldmg'over the flap portion 26 and locking same in position by lugs 34, said lugs 34, by reason of the resiliency of the material, are readily snapped behind the ears or abutment members 35.

The rear flange is united to the

side flanges

18 and 19 in substantially the same manner as is the front flange 24. However,- on account of the fact that the portion 29 of the flap extension is utilized to form a part of the hinge for the cover, the

flap members

30 and 31 are separate and not directly connected to each other, as in the case of the front flange flap 26. It will be manifest that the

flaps

30 and 31 are folded over to include the

parts

20 and 21 and are held in place by cars 37 with correspondin abut- I ments 38 in the same manner as in t e case of the front flange.

An important feature of my invention resides in the fact that by reason of the hinge being constructed as an extension of the rear flange 25 which, when the cover is closed, is

This tends to draw the cover as a whole backward and thus presses the inner surface of the front flange tightly against that portion of the front wall 11 of the receptacle part which it overlaps. Hence the cover will very efiicientl maintain itself in closed condition and will not become misplaced or gape open and allow dirt to enter.

Another important feature of my invention is the fact that by reason of the flange being extended all around the cover, the container is much more dirt proof than in the case of a receptacle such as shown in the Davidson Patent No. 1,372,218. In this connection it will be noted that the internal body flanges 15 extend under, and hence close the crevices in the cover due to the slitting of same to form the abutments 35.

Another advantage of m invention consists in the fact that the liinge is formed from a portion of the locking flap for the 7 rear flange, and therefore no additional material is required.

In practice, I prefer to construct the bodyportion and the cover portion of the receptacle of the same kind and weight of material, namely, a good quality of multi-ply paper, one of the interior plys of which is coated or impregnated with a water proof- 1ng compound such as asphaltum. Such a paper stock is substantially waterproof and i highly effective in preventing deterioration of suchoods as bakery products.

The descri ed details of construction and' manipulation are merely illustrative of a single phase of my invention, the scope of which should be determined by reference to the appended claims, said claims being construed as broadly as possible, consistent with the state of the art.

I claim as my invention: 1

1. In a container, the combination of a rectangular receptacle portion and a cover portion therefor comprisin a lid having flanges integrally connected to the edges of the lid and adapted to overlap the four sides of the receptacle art when the cover is closed, one of said anges having along its.edge an intermediate and two end extension flaps, the intermediate extension flap being united to one of said sides and constituting with said flange a hinge for said cover, the end extension flaps constituting meansfor locking said flange to the adjacent flanges.

2. In a container, the combination of a rectangular receptacle portion and a cover portion therefor comprising a lid havin flanges integrally connected to the edges 0 the lid and adapted to overlap the four sides of the receptacle part when the cover is closed, one of said flanges having an intermediate and two end extension flaps, the intermediate extension flap being united to one of said sides and constituting with .said flange a hinge for said cover, the end extension flaps constituting means for locking together said flange and the adjacent flanges, said last named flanges having extension lugs adapted to be inte'rfolded respectively between the said outer extensions and the other said flange.

3. A rectangular container cover provided along its edges with integralmarginal flanges at right angles to the cover, two 0 posite flanges being formed with inward y folded extensions and the other two flanges having flaps at their ends projecting underneath said extensions to reinforce the corners, means integral with said extensions to secure them and the flaps in position,

and a receptacle adapted to extend into the I rectangle formed by said flanges, the middle portion of one of the inwardly folded extensions being attached to one of the sides of the receptacle to act as a hinge.

4. A rectangular container cover provided along its edges with integral marginal flanges at right angles to the cover, two opposite flanges being formed with inwardly folded extensions and the other two flanges having flaps at their ends projecting underneath said extensions to reinforce the corners, means integral with said extensions to secure them and the flaps in position, and a receptacle adapted to extend into the rectangle formed by said flanges, one of receptacle, a cover provided along its edges with integral flanges at right angles to the cover, two opposite flanges being formed with inwardly-folded extensions, the middle portion of one of the inwardly-folded extensions being attached to one of the sides of the container to act as a hinge and by its resilience in such folded condition serving to draw the other folded flange againstthe opposite side of the receptacle.

6. A container comprising a receptacle, a cover provided along its edges with flanges at right angles to the cover, one of said flanges having an inwardly folded extension securedto the outer surface of the recep- 'tacle,said flange and extension thereby serving as a hinge, the resilience of the fold between the flange and the extension serving to draw the opposite cover flange against the op-posite'side of the rece tacle.

SAMUEL N. EOPOLD.