US1598704A - Arrangement for tying packages - Google Patents

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sept. 7 ,1926. 1,598,704

F. J. BOSSE y ARRANGEMENT FOR TYTNG EACKAGES Filed Dec. 9, 1924 um 1| llllllliigllL l lnuentor /ZO Y Yy 5H Y. ttorneg Patented Sept. 7, 1926.

UNITED STATES FREDERICK J'. BOSSE, OF STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT.

ARRANGEMENT FOR 'lYNG PACKAGES.

Application `filed. December 9, 1924. Serial No. 754,811.

age or quickly removed therefrom for opening the package. v

Another object of the invention is to provide means integral with the walls of the receptacle for enabling the securingA cord to be fastened around the receptacle without looping the cord at the points of crossing whereby the cord may be fastened under the integral means without the tying of knots ready for the immediate opening of the receptacle by unwrapping the cord from the integral means.

A further kobject of the invention is to provide a fiat sheet member with tongues integral therewith capable of being slightly turned up to enable the securing cord to be wedged beneath the tongues for quickly fastening or unfastening the cord around the receptacle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a flat removable member which may be placed adjacent one wall of the receptacle, the member being provided with a sheet like portion which directly contacts with a wall of the receptacle and another sheet like portion having tongues therein which may be lifted up to enable the cord encircling the receptacle tobe quickly wedged between the lower surface of the tongues and the sheet which contacts with the receptacle.

A still further object of the invention is to provide auxiliaryresilient means which may be applied to the tongues of the fastener serving as a reinforcement and as means for maintaining the tongues in depressed relationship clamping the cord around the receptacle.

My invention will be more clearly under stood from the following specification and `by reference to the accompanying drawings,

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Figure 1 is a perspective view of a box showing thecord fastener closure of `my in,

vention integral with the box cover and the method of securing the fastening cord l around the receptacle without the tying of knots; F ig. 2 is a perspective view ofa separate member which may be placed adjacent a wall of a box to enable the fastening cord to be secured without the tying of knots; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a.' modified form of separate cord fastening device; Fig.

4- is a cross sectional view taken on line a-i of the cord fastening device shown in Fig. 3;

F ig. 5 is a plan view of a cord fastening de- 65 vice having resilient members arranged adjacent the cord fastening tongues for rein` forcing the tongues and constantly depressing them in position for clamping the securing cord; and Fig. 6 is a cross sectional 70 vview of the cord fastening means taken on line 6--6 of Fig. 5. p

IAIeretofore in the art whenever cord or twine has been used in making packages safe for handling it has been necessary to provide substantial knots to unite the two ends ofthe cord or other fastening means have been provided which are relatively expensive in manufacture and ineffective under practical conditions met with in continued use. The tying of knots in a fastening cord is at times very inconvenient parti cularly for the subsequent reopening and retying of the package. `Furthermore a knot always weakens the cord atfthe point 35 of tying which of course is equivalent to diminishing thes'ecurity of the closure. In the usual way of fastening a package loops are formed where the cord crosses itself and these points of crossing are Xposed to chaf-l ing while being handled which tends to cut and destroy the fibers of the fastening cord.Y By my present invention I avoid previous disadvantages by providing a plurality of tongues which may be perforated from one wall of the receptacle which it is desired to fasten by the present method. Four tongues may be provided and the cord passed under one of the tongues. then under an adjacent tongue and around the package, again under the first tongue, next under another adjacent tongue and around the package under a tongue opposite t-o that under which the cord was started and finishing under one of the adjacenttongues. or may not be integral with the package. It may be constructed of pressboard, leather, metal or plastic material although I prefer cardboard and such soft material as that has a minimum tendency to chafe the cord. mi

`Where the device is separate from the receptacle the tongues may be perforated from aA The device may flat sheet; ofmaterial which is placed adjacent one wall of the boX t-o be fastened. In order to prevent the tongues being' depressed lin an opposite.l direction tothatrde-r sired for insertion -ot the cord I may provide another iiat sheet Von the Vrear ol: the sheet containing the tongues which fiat sheet is placed directly incontact with one wall ofthe boxto be fastened. j In -orderto reinforce the tmguesl and maintain the tongues depressed to 'facilitate clamping ,of the cord I may provide resilient 'members which bear `against the tongues.` By my ai" rangement the contents of Vpackages may be examined by quicklyA unwrapping the cord from the fastening means andthe package resealed by again quickly wrapping the cord aboutt'he asteningmeans-- This quick unwrap-ping and rewrapping of. packages has application for example in parcel post shipments where postal regulations `give authority` for Vthe examination of the contents of packages. My arrangement allows the use of less twine and lighter twine, as there are no ,loops formed by crossing. twine as there are inv knotting. This arrangement results in asaving of twine, foi; the same twine may be used yover and over again. -The same twine will make orbettersecurity, because there is `no chaing ot it throughout lits length. For .this reason Ilprefer cardboard or othersoft materialsrather than metal, etc.7 suchaswould have a tendencyy to cut or chate the twine. A

Referring now more particularly to .the drawings reference character l represents a papeil receptacle havinga closure 2 as its cover. tamped Vout of the cover 2er' perforated therein are tongues 3, 4L, 5, and 6 which are integral with the cover 2. The ends `of the little tongues are slightly turned up so as to facilitatel the entering of the twine.' The tying cord is indicated-,as start- .ing at 7 and entering under tongue as shownat L8 then passingover tongue i at 9under tongue 5.and '10.and aroundtlie packageat 11. The cord returns at 12and again passes Iunder tongue 3 at 14, then under ytongue et at l5and around Ythe package at 16. The cord returns around `thepackage at 17 and passes under tongue 6 as shown at 18 and iinishes under tongue t at 19. The wrapping of thepackage is veryrapid andthe unwrapping is equallyas rapid, the, .cord Abeing clamped between the under surfaces out the 4tongues and the sideotthe cover adjacent the tongues, In Fig; 2,-I show how :the tongues 3, 4,- 5, and@` may be perforatedy `from the` pre'ssboard or hard, tough ysheet 20 which` is laid on .the package and they twine passed around itk as. previously described. In 3, I have' shown a flat sheet 2,1 fastened to thatuside of member 2O which is opposite the side. where the twine is laid, such an arrangement preventing the tongues from being depressed inA handling which might cause delays in making the twine enter. The sheets 2O and 2l are secured together byiinexpensive means such as eyelets 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26. The cord enters between Athe under surface of the tongues '3, t, 5, and G and the upper sur t'aceof sheet'2l immediately below the tongues. Toy reinforce the tongues .3, 4L, 5, and 6 apiece otsheetanetal 27 may befastened to thc top ofthe tonguedcardboard, as shown in Fig. 5 to .serve as a reinforce,- ment in the center and by spring action to keep thetongues depressed, whichl is'necessary. in case of the cardboard becoming wet, orwhen used with very heayy cord. This sheet metal k27 is preferably rinritheshape of a ourpointed star with resilientarms vurgingeacli 'or' the tongues 3, 4, 5,. and '6 Vin the direction of sheet 21. Thesfourarmed resilient'member 27 may be secured 5 with relation to the'sheets12() and p21 by means .of .eyelet 26; j j. l `V l'While I have described' 4my invention in certain'preferred embodiments itfis lto be understood that my inventionis not limited to these particular.constructions"alone and that modiicationsmay be made. within the scope, of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention.v

What I claim and ,desire to secureby Letters Patent. of the. United States isas follows:

l.` vIn a cord fastener `and closure .for ireceptacles, a receptacle closure, a atsheet like. memberV adjacent said closure, a second sheet like member adjacent said 'rst mentioned sheetlike member on the sideoppo-- site to said closure and'` tongues carried `by said second sheet like member, said ton ues "sheet like member vclamped adjacent `said first mentioned sheetl likememberon the Aside opposite to. said closure andjtonfrues carried by saidsecond sheet v`like.l mem'lber,

said tongues being upturnedattheir 'ends'to" kenable a securing 'cord to beclamped between the under` surface of 'said tOnguesLaIid the upperisurface .of Saidv kirst"'r'nentioned sheet like member I immediately Vbelow said ytongues whereby 4.said cord may be. passed around said receptacle and fastened beneath said tongues 'orsecuring said closure on said receptacle. Y l

3.'.In. afcord fastener and closure for receptacles, a receptacle closure, ay flat sheet like Vmember adjacent said'closur'e, a'second sheet like member secured adjacent said first mentioned sheet like member on the side opposite to said closure, a plurality of tongues perforated from said second sheet like member and integral therewith, the ends of said tongues being slightly upturned whereby a securing cord may be clamped between the lower surface of said tongues, the edges of said second mentioned sheet like member and the upper surface of said first mentioned sheet like member and the cord passed around said receptacle and fastened under said tongues for securing said closure on said receptacle.

4. 1n a cord fastener and closure for reeeptacles, a receptacle closure, a flat sheet like member adjacent said closure, a second sheet like member secured adjacent said first p mentioned sheet like member on the side opposite to said closure, a plurality of tongues perforated from said second sheet like mem ber and integral therewith, the ends of said tongues being slightly upturned whereby a securing cord may be clamped between the lower surface of said tongues and said first mentioned sheet like member, resilient means for constantly urging said tongues against said first mentioned sheet like member with the top surfaces of said tongues flush with the plane of said second mentioned sheet like member whereby said securing cord may be passed around said receptacle and fastened under said tongues for securing said closure on said receptacle.V

FREDERICK J. BOSSE.

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