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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D9/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of wood or substitutes therefor
- B65D9/12—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of wood or substitutes therefor collapsible, e.g. with all parts detachable
- B65D9/18—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of wood or substitutes therefor collapsible, e.g. with all parts detachable with some parts detachable and other parts hinged together
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- a still further obj ect; is to; provide attach ing means for said cover onth'e; baseproper 1 so'that the cover? maybe: attached tot-he bese'in like manner after the sides have been swung Within the same so esgto completely conceal and encase the seine Within the base;
- Astill further object is to provide latch ⁇ ing means oin'the ends and base of the crate 1 adaptcdfto 'engage' the coverthereofso that the same may beletchedineither erected or collapsed ⁇ positionq i e "object is to ii'orln seid'last named latching nieans of it single wireinernber adapted to "be slidably' positioned within; a groove formed in the rails included in the base andendsof the cratej 1: V wees y invention will appear in connectionwith the. detailed description thereof and are per- In theidrewings; illustrating the eppl 1cm 'tionof myinvention in one for-n11 Fig. 1" is it perspective .of my invention,
- Fig.-*2 is-a longitudinal sectional view taken throughthe crate fl'wheirthe same is 'colla'psed and" drzivwn to aalarger. scale.
- the ends-of the rail are indicated at D andform similzirin construction to the j sides B and CQvThese ends consistgofnpper rails 18, and lower rails -19aWhichare con- "nectedbveplurelity ofi' erticel slats 20 in" t siinilarrelation tothe sides B andG.
- similzirin construction to the j sides B and CQv
- These ends consistgofnpper rails 18, and lower rails -19aWhichare con- "nectedbveplurelity ofi' erticel slats 20 in" t siinilarrelation tothe sides B andG.
- the top ofthe crate indicated at F consists of two rails 34; of athickness equal to the thickness of the Trails 11 and 18 of a width equal'to the difference lIlWlCltll be-' tween'two rails 10 and of a length equal to These slats or ralls the length of rail 18. are connected by a number of horizontally positioned slats which are nailed thereto the said slats being of such a length that the p 7 said rails 84 may restupon the rails 18 and "In a siinilar ananner by.
- eachot the railslS is a slot 39 which may be out within the same by means of a circular saw.
- This slot lies in a plane with For latching top F "to the crate I provide auhole 4O drilled through the two depending port-ions otthe angle members 37.
- bolt --11 formed of'a wire having a down,wa'rdl bent ei-shaped, portion 42 formed with an upwardly turned leg-' 1? :is slidable within thegi'ooX "e 49 and is adapted to passthrough' i i the hole e0 in the angle-members 37 so as to latch thesaidtop lfhto the.
- a spring. actuated tric tionbutton 45 of ordinary construction ispositioned in-the rails ien the-same is, in its latched position; This serves the purpose ot pre-i venting the bolt: fronrbeconnng. accidentally unlatclied- 'when the sanie *is not desired.
- leg 12the same may be forcedlover button 45 into unlatchedposition. Due to the fact that ⁇ ne'bolt 41-1 formedwith bothidown heextrerne portion;
- a crate comprismg abase,-s1de andend said latching means to hold said eover in latched-position in either erected collapsed position of the crate.
- a collapsible crate oomprisinga base lf'ormed of a plurality of rails, tie rods ex-- tending through said rails for stifiening and holding the same rigidly together, andend and side walls pivoted on said-tie rods.
- a collapsible j crate comprising a'base formed with side 7 and end rails o secured 't ogetherfs'aid endrails being of a Width sub-1 stantially less than the said side" rails and" a being attached thereto with thebottom of the same lying flush, side. wallspivoted to;
- A1 collapsiblescrate comprisingja base "ha ving 'sideand end rails, sidefand end walls "positionedf along .said fbase, said V 0 In this-manner 1 said fbase end walls pivoted to" said base rails'iorrned on said-side andend walls, said 1 end WallfrailS being positioned below the side wall railsan amount equal to jthe difont0 orsaidend wa11 rails and said'end 7 base rails to lie l'lush with thetop of said s de walls or saidibase side rails as required; f 3
- GQA collapsible crate comprising a base, 7 side and end walls hinged thereto, and U o shaped members secured to some ofsaidj wall s aud adapted to hookinto adjacent 'j 7 walls for preventingithemovement -of"any of said wallsl outwardly, and a. bolt for f I and 'theciitsaway corners'of said'end-portions for hingedly connecting" said side and d walls' eto'ithe'fbase; o T "f e col'lapsiblecratecomprising a base,
- A, collapsible crate comprising a basie nected" to said base and adapted to swing wall rail members, slots-formed in saidrail members extending downwardly through 16 L said grooves, bolts slidable in said grooves,
- top for'saidcrate adapted tobe 'posi-q I t oned upon either ofsa d lL1lS,- and means formed with endfrails, Walls pivotallycom;
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J. A. QLENNARTSON CRATE Filed April 5, 1922 [77 van f0 7": fair? flZWmarfsd/Z lowing is yspecifi'cation. I
j 'idly erected for-user j "cured to the u the same.
f jof whichv the san e'are h to one another;
V A still further The full objects: and ad-vein j ticulzirlypointedout-zinthecleims. 1
;I- 7 Fig; i 3 {is a detail sectional view of *the Patented Get. 15:, 1921? enn A; emin ce, or s'r. PAUL, MINNESOTA;
7 Application 'fileafn rn 5,
To all whom it mayconoem. f Be-it known thatL'Jo N AL'LlI N NARTS ON," V a citi'zenxo'f the-United Statesfresidingat St. Paul; in the county of R'z't insey and'State 5 of l\i[innesoti, have invented a; newhnd use: I full'inproven ent inCrzttes;'of which tlie foliMyj invention relates to ,collepsiblecrates I and has :for its object to provideecrate which may be readily collapsed into a flet condition orwhichi'may be quickly and rig-'1 Another object is 3 tofl provide. the crate V flwith a lower base member. to which the sides of the crate are p erinenentlypivoted"and to provide a-detachable 'coveradapted to be .se-
pper portions of the sides of r A still further obj ect; is to; provide attach ing means for said cover onth'e; baseproper 1 so'that the cover? maybe: attached tot-he bese'in like manner after the sides have been swung Within the same so esgto completely conceal and encase the seine Within the base;
[Another object; is to provide latching, means'et the cornersof the sides by :Ineans' eld rigid" relation I I Astill further object is toprovide latch} ing means oin'the ends and base of the crate 1 adaptcdfto 'engage' the coverthereofso that the same may beletchedineither erected or collapsed}positionq i e "object is to ii'orln seid'last named latching nieans of it single wireinernber adapted to "be slidably' positioned within; a groove formed in the rails included in the base andendsof the cratej 1: V wees y invention will appear in connectionwith the. detailed description thereof and are per- In theidrewings; illustrating the eppl 1cm 'tionof myinvention in one for-n11 Fig. 1" is it perspective .of my invention,
' Fig.-*2 ,is-a longitudinal sectional view taken throughthe crate fl'wheirthe same is 'colla'psed and" drzivwn to aalarger. scale.
hinge members used for attachingthe sides ff theicrate t 'j the base and drewnto an enlerged 'sceleg; ix" I 1 .j- Fig; 4:;is a sectional Figure 7 Fig. 5 isa plan{sectiona; l=View of; f1;v corner o view jteken on line of the crate showin the same together. Fig. 6' is :ai: plan it gon of the upper rail ofth'e ends or" the crate :t Whichtlie to be attached' I The sides ot the 7 v and Gin Figure 2,-andieach consists ofup-o ,per" reils 14 and lower rails15, which are Iconnected vby means of a pluralityof verti-i :cztl slsts l7 rigidly'nailed'thereto. The rails alone; --jalong-the 'endo'f the same.'g o-Thisf'i orrns '2,
sectional View of' a pordrawn to: elergeliscale, showing the manner ofletchingjtherszirnetortlietop ofthe crate; I My invention as: best shownin Figure 1 comprises 3752186 indicated in-its fentirety'. at
il n which COIlSlSlLSOfSSlClB rails 10 to which: I
e5 less thanthe said side rails; 'l hese two rails-q o a l :he flush: on the bottom and ere connected H 7 7 are secured end rails :11 of}; Widthsomemvhet by'aenumbei of slat-s 13 which jalre neiled to the :end rails- (11 i This structure forms a" container for-holding the sides of the. crate erate are indicated at 33' g the meansfor I I p' or coverof thesaine may).
15 are so positionedthat theisame rest upon 7 the 1015i base-A se thm'rthe slats l? lie flush with the interior ofthe said railslO when the crate-is inerected position; v
The ends-of the rail are indicated at D and andere similzirin construction to the j sides B and CQvThese ends consistgofnpper rails 18, and lower rails -19aWhichare con- "nectedbveplurelity ofi' erticel slats 20 in" t siinilarrelation tothe sides B andG. In,
like manner the reils 19 rest upon the end .rails tlfl ol -base thereon. 3 For 'h nging A nd m y be supported the sides-to the base If i-nr ovidethefollon'ing'construction' As be-' stated the-slats 17 of the side walls B and C ententlfinwardlyf :elo-ng'the interior '95 "side C extending substantially down to the i top of the slats13 While in si'dei..l3 shortly surfaceszofthe rails 1.0, the said reils on the below the centerofflthefl ski-me; Theooine'rs 1 i the: side ofthe slet end-*tthe other space along the'beveled corners '22; through 122 of said rii-ilsj are beveled on the interior er the seine es-shownin detail ini Figure L. V
numberjof a glebers; 21 are secured to" i t s SZL ClYSlEfC S land have *one-fleg positioned which: a; rod"23 may be positioned; o'lhe rods :23 passrlirectlyl through. the railsll and hevea washer '24; positioned on theend oi the same. By riveting over the extreme; endsof these rodslthesa-id rods {are securely i so held in place tying the ends otthebox togetherand atl'the same time formin iasubrods 23 for; the sides Band C is shown in Figureil wlth one rod positioned nearthe I bottom and the other upwardly-from the bottom of the baseAJfWVith this construc- "tion the sides B and C may be, swung in- ,warfdly towards one another with the said sides adapted to lie one on top of the other with side'C onthlbottom and B on top.
For holding the cornersotthe fbo' x. to-
;gether-"I provides device shown'in detail 1n-\-F1gure,5.' The same consists primarily I jof'ja U s'hape'd inernber 28" which is fastened by meansof one leg 29-Ito the end slats of the endsD and E of the crate 'lhese U- shaped members are tormedwith' inwardly turned tongues 80 which arefadaoted' to enr gage 111 notches 31 formed'in the outer sur- Ttace-ot the slots 1? With thiscons'truction it'ca'n readily be seen-that ne'it-her'ot the-sides B and Gorthe ends D'and E may be moved outwardly from one another in either direc- 3 t'ion jwhe'i i the saidmeinbers QS'are in pro per posltion with the} tongues within the notches; 3 1. For preventing inward inovem'entof the said crate' s des I provide sliding bolt 32 attached to slats 1? whichis 1 adapted to engage with in recesses 33-tor1ned on the interior of slats 20. "l Vlien these bolts are closed as shown in Figure 5 the corners ot'the crate are rigidly locltedso that the" same cannot more in any direction whati sewer.
. resting top ofsi'de Cand endsl) and E positioned one on the other asclearly shown In collapsing the crate bolts 32 are withdrawn and the parts may be swung inwardly with side 0 resting on the bottom, side B --in Figure 21' Themoyeinent of the same is madej ossibleby forinin rthe ends D and Bi including-thelengthofrails 1S and '19, of a gfwidtli equal toth'c width between the rails 100i base In a similarinanner the sides B" and C'including the rails 14 and 15 are I Inadefof a "width'equal'tothe. width between -the slots 20 015 endsD and E when the def V lC8; -lS erected. "This'permits of the said sides being'sl'id inwardly from disengageinent with 'the tongues 30 of members 28 and into collapsed position and subsequently of ends and and to the required posi-v tions. p
The top ofthe crate indicated at F consists of two rails 34; of athickness equal to the thickness of the Trails 11 and 18 of a width equal'to the difference lIlWlCltll be-' tween'two rails 10 and of a length equal to These slats or ralls the length of rail 18. are connected by a number of horizontally positioned slats which are nailed thereto the said slats being of such a length that the p 7 said rails 84 may restupon the rails 18 and "In a siinilar ananner by. means of rods 25 the 'endsfD andE- are pivoted to the 1 side rails '10.: I For stifiening the structure? 1 5 and-for supporting the ends D and E, I provide two cleats and 27 which are attached' to' theinterior oft-he rails 11' at the bottom o f the hog; and ,whicl' lie fiflsh'beneath th'e ends of the slats 18 when'the said 1 ends '1) andiE arr erected; Rods 25 pass through the baseA shortly abo ve the said i cleats26-and- 27 as best shown in Figure '2.
have their. surfaces lie flush with the surfaces thereof.- 1
a structure best shown in, Figures, 1 andfilv To; the llntlClSlClQOtthG rails the center't-hereot are positioned two angular menu hers 3t placedbacx to back a'slclearly shown in Figure 1, The idependino portion of these 7 members adapted to pass through notches 38 cut {in the upper portions of the rails 18., which notches extend completely 1 through said rails and downwardlv withinthe same;-
Horizontally positioned along the outer face of: eachot the railslS is a slot 39 which may be out within the same by means of a circular saw. This slot lies in a plane with For latching top F "to the crate I provide auhole 4O drilled through the two depending port-ions otthe angle members 37. bolt --11 formed of'a wire having a down,wa'rdl bent ei-shaped, portion 42 formed with an upwardly turned leg-' 1? :is slidable within thegi'ooX "e 49 and is adapted to passthrough' i i the hole e0 in the angle-members 37 so as to latch thesaidtop lfhto the. endsD andE when the said bolts are passed; through holes eOin-the anglenien' bers These bolts are held in pla e w thin notches 39 by means of two staples at wh ch are pounded into the-rails 18=asclearly shown in ;F1{1Ul 6.
A spring. actuated tric tionbutton 45 of ordinary construction ispositioned in-the rails ien the-same is, in its latched position; This serves the purpose ot pre-i venting the bolt: fronrbeconnng. accidentally unlatclied- 'when the sanie *is not desired.
leg 12the same may be forcedlover button 45 into unlatchedposition. Due to the fact that \ne'bolt 41-1 formedwith bothidown heextrerne portion;
wardlyv andnpwardly' extending T heads a s shown in Figure 1 the saidbolt cannot rotate and the extreme end 473 otthe' same is preventedfrom accidental projectingv out wardly where the same m1ght,;ea s1ly;catch In-collapsi'ng thelcra te the top :F is com; pletely removed and the sidesandendsrunon the garments of the'passersby and tear latchedas previously described an'd swung inwardly. After this has beenaccoxnplishcd the top F is' again replaced and positioned;
npon the rails 'liliwhe're when a Jlatchingde- I viceiindicated in its entiretyfat G is formed on thefsaid rails ll'identical with that pre-Z ,viously described. i By means of this'strnm tnre the top F may again be directly latched to the: base A so that a compact structure a isprovided in wliich all ofthemembersof the crate are contained. e I s i The advantages of'my invent on are emanconsiderable money ca nfbe saved;The
crate when erected; is rigidly {tied itogether'f at' all' its corners by latching means and {the base proper is gfirmly'held together by the tie rods forming hinges for the-sides, gThe have it" understood that-gthe construction shownis'only illustrative and that the ingeaver adapted to cooperate with either of latchin .rneans lorthe top are @of such{ na-i ture as to-prevent accidental remOVaLofthe same and at the'same time firmly hold the top in place. j, '1 Y f, l V In accordance with the patent statutes l .havedescribed the principles of. operation of my invention, together with the appare I e 7 side and end walls hinged. thereto,fand U- i shaped members secured to some of said i walls and adapted, to hook into adjacent .wallsffor preventing the movement of any ofsaidiwallsoutwardly,' i
atus which now considerto representthe best embodiment thereof, 7 but I desire to vention can be carried out byother means and applied to 'uses other than thoseabov'c.
set forthwithin the scope "of -the; followingl claimi" 1 s 1 1 f 1; A crate comprismg abase,-s1de andend said latching means to hold said eover in latched-position in either erected collapsed position of the crate.
2; A collapsible crate oomprisinga base lf'ormed of a plurality of rails, tie rods ex-- tending through said rails for stifiening and holding the same rigidly together, andend and side walls pivoted on said-tie rods.
- 7 3, A collapsible j crate comprising a'base formed with side 7 and end rails o secured 't ogetherfs'aid endrails being of a Width sub-1 stantially less than the said side" rails and" a being attached thereto with thebottom of the same lying flush, side. wallspivoted to;
rails as desired, I o q V I l. A1 collapsiblescrate comprisingja base "ha ving 'sideand end rails, sidefand end walls "positionedf along .said fbase, said V 0 In this-manner 1 said fbase end walls pivoted to" said base rails'iorrned on said-side andend walls, said 1 end WallfrailS being positioned below the side wall railsan amount equal to jthe difont0 orsaidend wa11 rails and said'end 7 base rails to lie l'lush with thetop of said s de walls or saidibase side rails as required; f 3
- and means for latching said top, rails, to o v either of sa-idfend wall rails or base; end
and end walls, having 1 a -cut away; corner i at the lowermostjportion thereof, angular members se'ouredfto said side and end walls extending acrossjsaid cut away cornersand' 1 rods extending through saidbase rails and.
passing between the apexes offsaid' angles GQA collapsible crate comprising a base, 7 side and end walls hinged thereto, and U o shaped members secured to some ofsaidj wall s aud adapted to hookinto adjacent 'j 7 walls for preventingithemovement -of"any of said wallsl outwardly, and a. bolt for f I and 'theciitsaway corners'of said'end-portions for hingedly connecting" said side and d walls' eto'ithe'fbase; o T "f e col'lapsiblecratecomprising a base,
holding said walls from inwardfmovementf 7. A, collapsible crate, comprising a basie nected" to said base and adapted to swing wall rail members, slots-formed in saidrail members extending downwardly through 16 L said grooves, bolts slidable in said grooves,
top for'saidcrate adapted tobe 'posi-q I t oned upon either ofsa d lL1lS,- and means formed with endfrails, Walls pivotallycom;
cooperating with .saidbolts-secured to said top adapted to be extended down through cither ofsaid notches inproximity to said 5 in stines" whereof i aifix lay-Signals. Y
JOHN ninnnniinrson.
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