US1470705A

US1470705A - Container

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Publication number: US1470705A
Application number: US230202A
Authority: US
Inventors: Zalkind Philip
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1918-04-23
Filing date: 1918-04-23
Publication date: 1923-10-16
Anticipated expiration: 1940-10-16

Description

Patented (Get, 16, 1923..

'i nnirnn srarfias PHILIP Z ALKIND, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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application fiiel .aprii 23,

T all 'wh om z't 'may conce'r'n:

Be it known that I, PHILIP .ZALKIN a citizen of the United States, residing in 'the cityand State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Containers, of

'which thefollowin is a specification.

rf`his invention re ates to that class of containei's which are' particularly adapted for use in packing and dispensing cereals, s-pices,

' similari Character.

powdered substances, for example, medicine in certain forms, and'various other goods of Heretofore in packing goods of this general class ordinarily formed bones or containers have been employed with the ends of the bones formed of the nsually constructed fiaps so that it has been necessary to break the end or other portion of the box to gain access to the contents thei'eof and when once broken the break is permanent so that the contents of the box or container are subject to the action of atmospheric changes as well` as other disadvantages, for example, the difficulty in pouring or otherwise removing aV desired quantity of the contents of the hox.

The object of my present invention is to overcoinethese dificul'ties and in carrying out thel sanie in conjunction with a containerv oi' box made of paper, cardboard or other similar material, l[ provide in one or more walls of the box a tongue which is outlined by lines of perforations, serrations, or other scorings, and which tongue at one end is preferably scored or otherwise hinged in a wall of the container, while at its opposite end it is free therefrom and terminates in a flap adapted to be tucked lbeneath a pei'inanei'it portion of the containei' orbox. Before being disi'upted thei'efi'oin the tongue forms an integi'al portion of the conta'iner/ structure so that the content-s thereof may be packedland protectedagainst atmospheric action and other conditions and when dis- 'rupted along the line of perfoi'ations or other seorings the tonoue and its fiap may be turned on the hingedz end thereof to formv an opening in the wall of the container to gain access to the contents thereof, and furv ving the parts of the container to position.

In the front walllO of. the conta-iner andv thermore when the contents of the container are not being reiiioved thei'efroin the tongue may be .replaced by .tiickingiF the llap end i thereof under a fixed poi'tion of the container, all of which will be hereinaftei' more particularly desci'ibed. i 'i In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a container 1918. sriai no. 280,202.

made in accordance with liny present inv Vention.

Fig. 2 is a central View showing the 'container inverted and' in the position for use With the tongue-and-flap member opening an aperture/in the front wall of the container,

Fig. 3 isa plan View of one end of the blanl; from which my improved container is made.

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Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the tongueV and its fiap turned to the position in which' an opening isV provided in the i container, and p Fig. 5 is a perspective View showing the tongue returned to its initial position and the fiap inserted between the inner plies of the end wall of the contains-r.

Referring particularly to the drawing 'the container comprising this invention may be made from paper,.cardboard, or other similar material, andof which containers for like uses are now commonly made. The contrainer is preferably constructed fi-oni a blank which is 'punched out 'of the material to form the container by suitablel tools in the form indic'ated in Figi. 3. W' hen so constructed the blank and container include a front wall 10,

side walls

11 and 12, and'a hack or reai' Wall 13. Extending from the front vwall there is a fiap 14- and similarlyrextending from the side Walls ll and 12 there are

end flaps

15 and 16, respectively, while the end fiap 17 cori'esponding to the .flap 14, is a (ont-inuation of the back or rear wall 13. Also extending' from the side wall 11 is a fiap 18 which when the parts are foldedto position-is secured to the adjacent inner' surface of tlie'rear or haekwall 13 byasuitable adhes'ive material or otherwise, so as to form the container or box. As clearly indicated in Fig. 3, the blank at the en'sl' illustrated is cut on the line 19 between the fiapslfi and 15 also 'on the line 20 between the fiaps Me and 16 and also on the line 21 be- Mili) tween the

ilaps

16 and 17. The blanlr is i ci'eased or scored on the dotted lines indicated at 22, 23, 24:, 25 and 26and along whi'lh dotted lines ,the blank is bent in folddefined by a crease or score line 29'Which in use acts as a hinge for the tongue, while at its end and normally forming part of the end flap 14 the tongue terminates in a flap '30. Atvits extremity this flap is entirely severed or cut from the end flap as indicated `at 31 there being an appreciable space between the end of this fiap 30 and the adjacent portion of the end flap 14 from which it is made. Also as indicated in Fig. 3, the edge of the end flap 17 is provided with a recess indicated at 32 the purpose of which will be hereinafter expla'ined.

After the blankthas been formed' as herekinbefore described, in shaping the container the blank is folded on the lines 22; 23, 24 and 25 and the flap or tongue 18 secured to the adjacent inner' surface of the. back or rear wall 13. The

end flaps

15 and 16 are then turned'down onthe corresponding portions of the line 26, after which the end flap 17 is turned down over the

flaps

15 and 16 and finally the end flapl 14: is turned down over the end flap 17. The parts in this 'position are`indi`cated in Fig. 1 in which condition as will be understood', the container or box is closed and sealed.

' In the use' of thiscontainer the flap I and` the tongue27 mayf be severed from the end flap 14 and the front wall 10 by separatingthe parts along theperforated lines 28,

and as will be understood the tongue 27 may be swung on the grooved or scored line 29 which acts as a hinge therefor in turning the parts to thep'osition shown in Fig. 2,' from which-as will be understood, the contents of the box may be poured or otherwise removed therefrom. Still, furthermore, when the desired quantity of the goods in the container have been removed, the container may be set right side up and the opening closed by turning the tongue back-to position and inserting the flap between the end flap 17 and the underlying portions of the end flaps l'and 16, the recess being provided so that in again removing the tongue 27 access may be readily obtained'to the extremity of the flap 30 so as to swing the tongue and its flap to the position shown in'Fig. 2 vto open the aperture made by the tongue in the box.

It is to be understood that the invention herein described is not limited to any particular form of container or box and that in the manufacture of boxes of the ordinary type .the same dies as now employedmay be utilized with very little and inexpensive changes, and furthermore, while herein shown and described the invention is made to ``i'elate to a container or box, it is by no means so limited because .it may bef'applied with equal advantage to a Lwra'pper and.

end wall, a panel in one of the side walls, and an extension' of the panel lying in the outermost ply of the multi-ply end wall when the receptacle is set up, the said extension and panel being normally closed but separable along predetermined lines from the partsof the container in which they are placed to separate the the butermost ply of the mult-i-ply end wall and the panel from the side wall to form an opening therein, the said extension being insertable between inner plies of the multi-ply end wall tol then maintain the panel in a closed position. i

2. In a receptacle, walls and fiaps forming the end ther'eof, a panel formed in an outer wall so as normally to be a continuous' and unsevered part of said outer vwall separable therefrom at opposite sides of the panel, and an extension of the said panel in the outer flap forming part of the end of the receptacle, the said extension being normalsaid extension from.

ly a continuous part of said outer flap but tween the fiapunderlying the outermost flap and the flap next adjacent thereto, there being a portion of the edge of the next to the outermost flap cutaway thereby providing a recess to indicate the place at' which the extension in a pocket provided therefoi` beextremity of the extension is to be inserted i and to make the said extension more accessible inremoving the same.

3. In a receptacle, walls and the flaps forming the vend thereof', a panel formed by predetermined score lines in an outer wall of the receptacle, and an extension of the said panel formed by continuations of the said score lines' in the outer flap forning part ofJ the end of the receptacle. both the Said panel and the extension being normally' continuous and unsevered parts of the receptacle'jvhen set up and being separable from the parts in which they are formed to make an opening in the receptacle which may be closed by inserting the extremity of Ithe extension between the second and third inner flaps between 'which a pocket is pro- `'dic'ation of the pocket between the said second and third innermost flaps and also to make the extension of the said panel more accessible for again moving the panel to reopen the receptacle. w

' Signed by me this 17 d`av of ApriL, 1918.

" PHILP ZALKIND.