US1597680A

US1597680A - Box seal

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Publication number: US1597680A
Application number: US31602A
Authority: US
Inventors: Abraham H Goodwin
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1925-05-20
Filing date: 1925-05-20
Publication date: 1926-08-31
Anticipated expiration: 1943-08-31

Description

A. H. soopwm BOX SEAL I 'Fil ed Ma 20. 1925 INVENTOR Mi a I ATTORNEYS 4 Patented Aug. 31, 1926.

UNITED STATES ABRAHAM H. eoonwm, on NEW YORK, n. Y.

BOX SEAL.

Application filed May 20, 1925. Serial No. 31,602.

This invention relates to certain improvements in box seals and more particularly to that type in which the sealing device is a metal plate or strap with portions adapted to be driven into the wood of two adjoining walls of a wooden case for connecting them and preventing separation without mutilation of the seal or case. I

As one important object of my invention, I so design the parts that each part is locked in place by nails which pass through the other parts and cannot be removed. In its preferred form, the seal in cludes two parts which engage with the outer surfaces of two adjoining walls of the box or other packing case and each of these parts has a perforated flange port-ion adapted to be driven into the wall of the box and held therein by a nail driven through the box wall, the other part and the perforation.

In the accompanying drawing, I have allustrated'two embodiments of my invention. In these drawings, 1 V

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one type of shipping case with which my improved box seals may be employed,

Figure 2 is a transverse section through the corner of a box with the seal in position,

Figure 3 is a perspective view of one part of the seal shown in Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the other part and Figure 5 is a perspective view of a nail which maybe employed for connecting the parts and holdingthem in position.

I have illustrated my invention as applied to a shipping case having side walls A, end walls B, a bottom and top' C. as illustrated each end wall has a marginal frame formed of four cleats D, secured to the outer surface thereof. Thus no one of'the'boards forming the end walls, can be removed without first removing one of the cleats formin this end frame. The box at each C) end has a second set of cleats E, whichare secured to the sides, top and bottom, and

.which are connected together at their ends so as to form a second frame. The cleats E of this frame prevent the removal of any one of the side, top or bottom boards without first removing one of these cleats. The outer edges of one set of cleats overlap the adjacent edges of the other set. For instance the cleats D may have their outer edges terminating flush with the outer sides of the top, bottom and side walls, while the cleats E project beyond said walls and cover the outer edges of the cleat D. I provide seals for connecting each cleat Eto its adjacent c'leat D so that none of the cleats and none of the boards of any wall ofthe box can be removed without first removing or breaking the seal.

In the specific form of seal shown in Figures 2, 3 and l, the body portion includes two parts or sections adapted to be-con- V nected to the box in succession. One part is shown particularly in Figure 3, and includes a plate 10, a pair of end or terminal flanges 11 and 12, and side flanges 13 which are preferablyserrated so as to form a series of short sharp pointed teeth. The plate '10 is provided witha'nail hole 14 which may be of a shape-and size depending upon the character of the matte be employed. For instance, if it is desired to uses nail 15, out from sheetinetal with a flat, thin head, such as shown in Figure 5, the nail hole 14: may be in the form of a slot. If a roundnail is to be employed, thenail hole may be'round. To accommodate either lrind, the nail hole may be as shown in Figure 3, that is, in the form of a slot with an en- ;larged central portion adapted to receive either shape or type of nail.

The flange 12 has a similar nail hole 16 in alignment with this is a nail hole 16 in tl'ieflange 11. The flange 12 also has a slot 17 betweenfthe nail hole 16 and the plate 10 for receiving "a flange on the: other part of the seal as hereinafter pointed out.

In F igure there is shown the second part of the seal, which includes a plate portion 18 with end or terminalflanges "l9 and 20 and serrated edgeflanges 21. The flange 19 is of such size that it may ente'r'the slot 17 of the part shown in Figure 8 and this flange has a nail hole 22 which will come into registry with the nail hole 1 1- wh'en the flange 19 is extended through the slot 17.

The flange 20 has a nail hole-23 in registry with the'nailhole 2'2. V

. In applying the seal shown in 'Figures 3 and 4c, of a box ease, the part shown in from being drawn out of the wood.

Afterthe plate 10 has been placed in position and securedby the nail 15, the other part is applied. The flange 19 is inserted through the slot 17 and the part is driven into position by forcing the

flanges

19 and 20 into the wood. -The Y plate 18 extends across the joint betweent-he cleats D and E,

the flange 19 entering the cleat E and the flange 20 entering the cleat D. The serrated flanges 21 are drivenvinto the wood along the sideedges of the flange-12 so as to pre vent any one from forcing, a tool beneath the plate 18 to pry the latter outwardly. .After this part has been forced into position, a

second nail 15 which may be similar to the nail 15 is driven through the aligned nail holes 1 1, 22 and 23. The head of the: nail is forced in until it is flush with the outer surface of the plate 10, so that the nail cannot be engaged by pliers: or other toolto withdraw it. The head of the nail 15 is protected by the plate 18 and the plate 18 is prevented from being withdrawn by the nail 15 which. passes through both terminal flanges of the plate 18. Thus when the parts are in position the cleats Dand E are connected and the connecting part is locked by'a nail which is positioned by the holelt.

I am aware that it has been proposedto use box seals somewhat similar to that shown in Figure 4, but when such box seals are used alone, it is diificult to so position the nail that it will pass through the apertures of both flanges. In'my improved'con'struction, the position of the nail is determined by the hole lw-hich is alignedwith the nail holes 22 and 23. If one uses only theparts shown in Figure 1, the head of the retaining nail will be in thewood of the cleat E g and can readily be removedwith an ordinary nail puller, unless some special form of nail be provided. In my improved construction, I may employ any ordinary form of nail if the head is of such cha'racterthat it may fit into a countersunk nail hole- Various forms of my invention may be designed within the scope of the appended claim. Iv do not wish to limit the use of the -which are to be driven into the wood will lie in a plane lengthwise of the grain of the wood, rather than across the grain.

It is preferable in forming the nail holes 16 and 14;, that the metal be forced up to form a short, outwardly projecting tube on the outer surface of theplate. This serves as a guide for the nail so that thelatter is more accurately directed. to the holes in the flanges embedded in the wood therebeneath. Upon hammering the nail into position the metal forming this short upwardly or outwardly projecting tube, may be hammered down over the head of the nail as an additional protection against withdrawal of the nail.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: a

A box seal including a pair of members,

' one including a plate portion adapted to engage with a side ,of the box adjacent to the corner, and provided with a slot and a nail hole, the slot being disposed between the nail hole and the edge of the plate at the box corner, a second plate portion integral with the first mentioned'plate portion and dis posed at rightangles thereto, and adapted toengage'with an adjacent side of the box and provided with a nailhole and a flange integral with the second mentioned plate portion and disposed at right angles thereto and parallel to the first mentioned plate portion, said flange having a nail hole in alignment with the nail hole of the first mentioned plate portion whereby said member may be secured to thebox by a nail driven through the nail hole of the first men tioned plate portion, and thereby guided to the nail hole of saidflange, and the other member. including a plate portion adapted to be superposed on the first mentioned plate portion of the other member, and including I a pair of opposed parallel flanges having nail holes, and adapted to be driven intothe box with one flange extending through said slot to bring the nail holes of said flanges into aligmnent with the nail hole of the sec ond mentioned plate portion.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this 18th day of May, A. D. 1925.

. ABRAHAM GOODWIN.