US1470063A - Reenforced and safety sealed-box construction and method of manufacturing - Google Patents

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Oct. 9 1923.

B. H. DAVIS REENFORCED AND SAFETY SEALED-,Box CONSTRUCTION AND METHOD 0F MANUFACTURING Filed NOV. 25 1921 l5' b Il) B. H` DAVIS REENFORCED AND SAFETY SEALED BOX CONSTRUCTION AND METHOD 0F MANUFACTURING Filed Nov. 25, 1921 s sheets-sheet 5 Y l f/ 111g 7, if .4 l@ y Oct. 9 1923. TLA-70,063

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UNITEDKSTIT www BENJAMIN HoWARD Davis, or Besroiv, MASSACHUSETTS,

REENFORCED AND' SAFETY snALEn-Boxooiisrnucrioiv Aivn ifi-ii:vieronV or MANUFAC- TUBING. m

Application `filed November 25, 1921. Serial No. '517,638.11 Y

To all whom t mailA concern Be it known that I, BENJAMINV HOWARD. Davis, a citizen'of the United States, and

residentof Boston,y in the Vcounty of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have in y vented an Improvement in Reenforced and Safety Sealed-Box Constructions and Methods of Manufacturing` 4ofiwhich the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specificaf tion, like letters on thel drawings representing like parts. i

My present inventionis directed to areenforcing and lsafety sealing'construction for boxes, packing cases, and packages, wherein it is important to have Aa strong con,` struction substantially pilferage proof,` as

well, also, as to provide a means of insuring the construction against damage by vre-V moval ,of a section, boardor portion, tam! pering with the contents, and thus to pre#- vent thieving during transit..

It is also an important feature of my present invention that yI Yprovide a combined reenforcing and safety sealing means.

In other words I have not only devised aV seal, or sealing and indicating construction which will at once be an indicator if the box has been tampered with,vas1 well, also,. as to provide such sealing construction of strong,

firm arrange-ment to prevent any successful.

tampering therewith. Heretofore I believe that it has been customary to have a sealing device simply and solely as an indicator to show at once whether the seal has been broken and the contents of the article sealed interfered with, the strengthening and reenforcing feature being a separate and independent item of'1construetion. Myinvention combines these botlr in a'singleV member, and this feature I wish to claim broadly. Y A furthery important novelty in my -present invention consists in the arrangement of reenforcing and strengthening straps and devices positioned on the interior of the box vand thus substantiallyfree from 'dan-Y ger of damage, removal ortampering after the box'is closed and ready for shipment.

ThismethodV of box construction effectuallyr prevents lthe common method of fpilfering from packing cases,V which has Vconsisted in hammering out one of the planks or boards' of which the packing case may be built, re`

moving the contents or some of them, and

replacingiitlie board so as to prieventnotice.

By the interior Vstrap arrangement-and at-V forcing straps project through .from inside .to outside or vice versa,` substantially en'I circling'the corner, edgeor cover-and sides of the box. I am advised that this feature, whereby a metallic vrreenforcing, sealing,

strengthening and A:protecting Y-member is bent over the corner or combining the cover and box construction Vat Va corner, is new, i i

andI therefore wish to elaimfthisk feature broadly, as well as Tin combination with the various other novelties of my invention. A still further advantage-0f my'present invention resides inV the concealed manner in which the reenforcing, strengthening and safety means are secured.' I not only provide astrengthening construction which will also effeetually and positively prevent pilfering, unless thev entire box is demolished, but I havedevised means to secure the ends ofthereenforcing, sealing and strengthening members, in a protected man ner, difficultto be discerned by an outsider and impossible of ready removal, while yet permitting the box to .fbe opened by'- one kno-wing the method and arrangement, and thus to preserve the case for'future and further use. l f yFurther features, important advantages and novel combinations of4 parts will be hereinafter more fully pointed out and claimed. l

Referring to the drawings,v illustrating a preferred embodimentv of my invention,

showing a box constructioncarryingl out ,my

method, andsillustrating thenume'rous novelV features above briefly` outlined Fig, l is a general perspectiveview;`

Fig. 2 is also a frag process of construction;

mentary view showing 'Y ico Fig. 3 is a fragmentary'cross-sectional view showing-'1a perforation Vthrough* the box Vcover for thek insertion .of the reenforcing member; Y Fig. l illustrates same in position Fig. 5 shows the next step after Fig. r4 in. the Vprocess Vof assembling; Y .f "Fig. 6 illustrates the next succeeding step;

Fig/Tshows afurther step in theprocess or method of' construction;

Fig: 8illustrates the pliant andfconccaled fastening on the'lineS-S of Figf; Fig. 9 is a fragmentary cross-sect1 'onal vievv'on thelinefotFig. 8; and

Fig. 10 shovv'sa type of device snitable 'or use in carrying' l`out myV method.

M* invention is applicable to box con struction of anysize desired, affording equal advantages Y to small, compa'eta.boxes, Vsuch for example as those tor'use in shippingand protecting jewelry,r money orf the likenvaluable land compact obj e'cts' and` articles ;-`-a's Well as of' value and utility: in connection with the Ylargest packingl casesg'The inven. tion is especi ally applicable yfor average sized box* construction and.Y shipping packages,

' and vit isjior this purpo'seftha't itis primarily Y, intended to" be used." f'

f- :Referring tothe dra-Wingsfl, havel illusr trated in Figs. 1V and, typicalboxfconl struction tcr--packingf'ca1ses'wherein thef'sides of the boXY--ofusual' board orplank-conl struction-are"indicated at'Q, 2,' the# bottoni,

the interior ofthe/bon" I applyone orrnore in side metal strapsdndicated 'at 1G "1 O, l0, andi secure th'ese internal I reinforcn 1 stren eningand-'saety straps t'o the pla king Acorn-v p'ri'singthe sides'fard bottoni, as Well asthe i top. Preferably Iattach'thcse 'insi le straps by'rneans of staples" l2, spanningtlieedges of ace'ntI planksand 'clinchthejfout-turned' Vmering a single plank when only reta-inedl by nails 14., Such ar plank thus driven ou't gives access tothe interior of the box or packing case, permits piltering and then when the plankis replaced no indication is left of the fact that the box yhas been tampered With. Bilt my Vuse o-'a4 secure fastening device, however, such for example as the staples l2, either independently or in connectionwith the ordinary nail tastenings, it is impossible to thus drive out or remove a single plank without entirely c estroying the same, spli-ntering and splittingV eachk V edge portion Wlierethus4 secured by the .staples l2,

and when thus removed it cannot ot course be replaced. Consequently the tacty of the destruction of the bornandl access th'erejo'Y vvniildbe discovered instantly, asniucli so .as

, itVv the box were broken up entirely with allY RXQ.

Vl believe that theusef-oflsuch internal straps With a safety asteningdevice-is distinctly new and this is one of the Vfeatures ofV my. f invention which. I have claimed broadly herein; V

lW ith the-inside strap Vor straps thussefy cured to sides, bottom and cover, the edge-Y most plank oi' the cover is slotted, as shown atY 15.. 'Preferably,such slot is made closely adjacent the endmost part of the reinforc-A ing strapV l0 at this .edgevot thezcover,V` the strap being. slightly angledor staggered as it is applied to'y the boxland sid-es",` so thatthe opposite end-:Which isv leftfprojectingl above the edgeoi'the side*Qf-maybe'iittedthrough S9 said slotV 15 as thecover 474 iszvclosed i placed inqzio'sitionl` This step is clearlyV shown in'Fg'S. 'andll y i" With t-lie'strap l0 thlisfextendingi;through the top and thecoverlclosedrml `f irixposifV tion,YA then drivefthrough: aretainingznail 16. Preferably this y is a headless or? sub1 -stantially headles'snail andi isfNt counter'sunk v so asfto rendenthesanieektrernelydiiicnlt off removal.V Thisinail pelforatesP-'thefstrap 90 l0, said nail being 'drivenh substantially-V midi Way 'olfthe llength of tliefsloo landt-he'reby securingr the benefit'l of? affirm" bearing `in`Y the Wood.' at each side lofl the slot,V thus' securely holding' the? strap in place?. 'Phishecinll struction also r'esult'sin a frmgvrrigidand safety locking arrangement;

Vith the strap or strap'slOthus projecting above the Vcover, and throu'glf-theiopenings i5', provided therefer, the projectnglendfot each strap isthenbroughtV or`A hammered downwardly over' and; across theirem'aning edge of the coverV to thepositonshovvn' in Fig. 5. At thisY timeorfp'revioii'sly a'sfilnilar" slotv 18 is formed"through the topmo'st edge of the side plank ges/also Clearflyillti'strated" in Fig. 6. I' thenbend -theext'reme endjpart of the projecting strap lOpat- :inappropriate point so that the saine may b'e broiight","leenty or hammered'doyvn'sn'ugly around 'fthiecornerz f and into the' slot 18,' andv'with'theendriosii portion designatedatQO itting ir'it'o'2 slot 18, thu's' `al`so eilfect'ually closing, conlr cealingand'protecting'the nail 16. Tliisoon 4 struction' asthfus'ar"described,result f ufr protecting" and encllsing reenferpingand locking means at. the ycorner or edge'ao'ftliel box Where Ithe strap' 1U`vi`sthisf bronglitr over Y anufgreanystrengthensthenoxconsumida; Thi s step` or Inetliodfofl HavingF an 'internal reenforcing strap,j` eicteiiding thet saine throu gli portion off the? bei? andj also'` reen'LV forcing and' protocnn-,ggfv the outside: and ne a corner Vor -eldge-fis also vlje'lievefdto Y been iy new, entri ereineinmea 125 ditiontpA the' concealed?astenin'l tlius' far describe@ I a" 'd aff urIier'Tet'a'i 'ing-of loc] "ng membeg'v' Vtheviijziil..p

iii thisna'ill se "tle's'a just clear' of thetopinost -pt offzthfe loo l on the cover 4; and so positioned and directed that it will perforate .theV inturned flange 2O tting'in theV slot 18 in the topmost board ofthe sideY 2. This nail 21 may also be headless or substantially headless, so that it is extremely diliicult to remove the same. Thus safety vreenforc'ing and locking construction is provided. But in order to still further conceal and protect the safety sealing arrangement thus described, Ifprefer to drive-down an ordinaryV headed nail 22, closely adjacent the slanting nail 2l, Which nail 22 will be so positioned as to conceal the fact of any nail 2l Whatever. An ordinary observer will at. oncethink that the nail 21 is simply to retain the box cover in position, as is usual, and from an exterior inspection it is substantially impossible to understand just hoiv the overlapping end portions l0 are arranged, fitted, fastened or secured, and any intended thieving or pilfering is thus effectually baified.'

In fact I find it is necessary to send instructions with my improved box construction so that the consignee can properly open the box Without totally'destroying the same.

In order to easily, effectively and expeditiously perforate the straps l0 for insertion of the staples l2 as also to form the recesses l and 18, I may utilize any suitable or appropriatel tool. As illustrated in lEig. 10, a simple form of tool 25 is provided Wherein the spaced prongs 26 at onelend may be used to perforate the strap or straps ll() Where desired, the opposite portion 28 being turned at right angles thereto'and providing a sun face to receive the blows of a hammer. I also sharpen the end of the flange 28 as indicatedrat 30, this flange being of suitable Width, depth and thickness to form therecesses l5 and 18, a. single blow of a hammer being` sufficient to effect this perforation of the Weed. l e

llTith the internal strap construction as thus explained I may, of course, utilize the extcrnalstraps 35, 35, nai-ling the same into position around tliebox as is usual. matter of fact these external straps may be entirely dispensed with, owing to the strong protective arrangement of my internal raps, but for Ylarge packing cases and for eat distances of travel I prefer to apply e outer straps which also tend to conceal ti e fact of the inner strap construction.

It Will thus be seen that I have provided simple, novel and effective method of box construction and utilizing a reenforcing, protecting and safety sealing arrangement not only serving to indicate if the seal is tamperedV with, but of such form and strength itself as to prevent tampering with the box or breaking of the seal. VMy reenforcing, strengthening and Vsealing device furthermore actually protects the edges or corners and could be, if desired, made t-o As aV protect eacli corner' entirely around the box, utilizing separate straps for `each side, the bottoinand the cover, asfivill be readily appreciated.v f Y Furthermore, by my method of internal reeniorcing straps and staples, I eifectually prevent driving out or displacing of oneor inoreboards-or planks froina case, and thus eliminate `this "from the usual methods of. damage, tampering'l and vpilfering from boxes. TheV advantages ofV my invention, substantially insuring safety in transportation, eliminating insurance costs, difiiculties,

consignees, and the like, are of greatiinpoitance in commercial use. i

My invention is further described and defined in the form ofclaims as follows:

disputesV and claims between consi-gnors and l. The improved'method of box construc- Y tion which consists in extending a reenforcing metallic strapthrough a portion of the box, adjacent a corner, bending said metallic strap around the edge of the box and securing said Vstrap on both the interior and exterior of the box. f n

2. The improved method of box construction which consists in extending a reenforcing metallic strap through a portion of the box, adjacent a corner, bending said metallic strap around the edge of the box and securing said strap on both the interior and exterior of the box, and attaching the-end by a A concealed fastening.

S. The improved method of box construction Which consists in extending a reenforcingmetallic strap through a portionof the box,.adjacent a corner, bending said metallic 'strap varound the edge of the box, and securing said strap on both the interior andex-y terior of the box, and attaching the end by a plurality of concealed fastenings.

4; A box construction of the kind described, having an internally positioned reenforcing metal strap, and means attaching said' strap to adjacent edges of abutting planks in the box.

5. A box construction of the kind described, having an internally positioned reenforcing metal strap, and means attaching said strap to the interior of tlie'planks of the box, one ,end of said strap extending through the top `or cover of thebox and means securing'said stra-p to the outside portions of the box.

6. A box construction of the kind de-V scribed, having an internally positioned reenforcing metal strap, means attaching said strapte the interior of the planks of the 7. A box construction of the kind described, having an internally'positioned reenforcingwmetal stra y :md mean-e attaehino L, 7 D

said strap Yto 'me :interioiof'the planks ofthe an internally positioned; re-

- i ivd means; attaching I3. throughA cent eco-mei, Said Strapfibeing:bentaround ioryoithe planks oit'v one end of said strap extending the said comer;eoii'eejiiigfthe;end of said stirapggand mlefiiisseoi iig 'theszn'ie comprising one'i 'tsteniogg extendiifig thi'o'gh the Stro-p `Where -itfpasees through the topi-o1'.y coverfanrda; Second fasteningV securing lthe end ofthe stmpwvhereconeeaied 9. iBo'eoi-ist'uet-ion: having, af reenoreing Stre' ogreeessv th'oughj portion Yofsaid box,- any, Yetriteiijdiifig eindr f of the straprv'passing through., said freeess, andretaining-means to hold the i. thereof ini sei-id recess; f

Inf Vtesiilionyr whereof` l Y,have Signed. Y my BENJAMIN; Hom/IARD Linniej-i name toi-this specification.

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