US1682411A

US1682411A - Container

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Publication number: US1682411A
Application number: US47470A
Authority: US
Inventors: Ferdinand S Oppenheim
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1925-08-01
Filing date: 1925-08-01
Publication date: 1928-08-28
Anticipated expiration: 1945-08-28

Description

Aug. 28, 1928. 1,682,411

F. s. OPPENHElM counmsn Filed Aug. -1, 1925 Patented Aug. 28, 1928.

UNITED, STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CONTAINER.

Application filed August; 1,1925. Serial No. 47,470. i

This invention relates to improvements in packing and shipping boxes, or cases, and is particularly directed to a novel form of reinforced double walled container or carton constructed preferably of corrugated paper board or the like material for use in packing and shipping delicate apparatus, such as radio sets, meters, typewriters, and the like.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved container of the character described having each of the innerjside walls constructed of reinforced sections to efiectively protect and cushion the contents from sudden blows and contacts so as to prevent injury and daniage to thecontents due to car'eless and rough handling during transportation.

Another object ofjthe invention is to provide an improved packing and shipping box of the character described having cushioning members for each wall of the box made in sections and arranged to effectively secure articles of asymmetrical cross-section against movement when packed in the box.

A further object of the invention is to pro- 25, vide a container of the character described which is simple in construction, permits quick andeasy assembly and packing of contents therein, is inexpensive to manutacture, and

practical and eflicient to a high degree for the purposes described.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out. The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described and of which thescope of application will be. indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a-perspective view showing a packing and shipping box embodying the invention, parts of the box being broken away to show the interior construction;

Figs. 2 and 3 are cross-sectional views taken on lines 2-2 and 3-3 respectively in Fig; 1; V Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a side cushioning member or partition liner forming pait or section of. an inner wall of the box;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a cushioning insert or filler member; and

Fig. 6 is a erspective View of a packing and shipping ox similar to Fig. lbut showing a modified arrangement of the partition liner sections.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 10 denotes an outer casing or shell of a packing and As seen in Fig, 1, the outer casing is of the usual collapsible construction to permit eco nomical knock down shipment and comprises'elongated sidewalls 11, end walls 12, and cover flaps 1.3, 14:, 15 and'16, all preferably formed'of a single sheet of material, cut, creased, and folded to form the rectangular shaped shell 10, the cover flaps beingadapted to. fold inwardly to form the top and bottom walls for closing the casing. When the fia s are folded into closed position, they may be held in place by any suitable means, as for example a strip of adhesive tape 17.

Partition liners or

cushioning members

18 and 18 are provided. which are arranged against the side walls, end walls and bottom as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. These may be substantially identical in construction and as is seen most clearly in Fig. teach is preferably formedof a single sheet of corrugated paper board, cut, creased, andfold'ed to'form a rectangular shaped body portion 19, end

walls 20 and side walls 21, said side walls 21 having flap extensions 22 which are bent to extend within and adjacent the end walls 20 and held in position by suitable fastening means. The flap extensions 22 or other fastenings for the side and end walls, to retain them in their relative positions may be omitted if desired, since it is apparent that when the members 18 are assembled within the casing 10 the structure is self-retaining.

(See Figs. 2 and 3.)

It is to be understood that the shipping box is of suitable dimensions to enable packstiintially fill the space marked A and that the

liners

18 and 18 are of proper size and shape and arranged to completely cover the interior sides and bottom of the casing.

The liners 18 are arranged to serve as wall ing the article or articles therein so as to sub-.,

sections and'are preferably madeto extend only over a portion'of each of the inner sides of the casing 10, two or more 1iners 18 being arranged'in either a horizontal or Vertical row to entirely cover each of the said casing sides as shown in Figs. 1 and (3 respectively. The top and bottom inner cushioning structure may also be formed of a plurality of

liners

18 and 18 respectively, arranged in rows.

The top cushioning member 18 preferably made with outwardly extending llaps Q and 21 which are arranged to overlie the upper side of the side liners 18 as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

By constructing each of the sides of the inner casing walls of abutting sections, each section comprising a liner 18 as above described, an exceptionally strong and light cushioning structure is provided since the abutting liner side walls 21 form transversely extending reinforcing ribs shown at 21 between the inner and outer walls of the casing (see Figs. 1 and 6.)

here the contents does not abut all the sides of the casing, cushioning inserts or filler members 23 are provided to fill the vacant spaces as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 5. Each member 23 is preferably constructed of a single sheet of corrugated paper board, cut, creased and folded to have a rectangular body portion 24, end walls 35, and side walls 36, said end and side walls having their respective edge portion and 36 respectively bent to extend inwardly, one end of each of said portions being positioned to overlap an end of an adjacent portion, and the other end of each portion arranged to underlie an adjacent portion (see Fig. The member 23 thus constructed forms a highly eil'ective cushioning structure and serves to support and hold the contents against accidental displacement.

For packing articles of asymmetrical crosssections such as an enclosing cabinet having a sloping side or other like objects, there is provided the liner 18 which extends over the inner side portion of the casing over and abutting the said sloping side of the object to serve as a bracing means therefor, as shown in Fi 2. The liner 18 is made wider than the ad acent lower liner 18 and as desired may be either of symmetrical substantially U-shaped or as shown in Fig. 2 may have unequal sides and 46, the longer side 46 being adapted to engage the sloping side of the cabinet.

In the practice of the invention, the side, end, and bottom partition liners 18 are placed in position in the casing 10 and those abutting saidbottom liners are held in place thereby as is clearly shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 6. Having arranged these liners in position with their body portions 19 spaced inwardly from the various walls of the casing, the cabinet or other article to be packed is then lowered into place. The liner 18 is then fitted into place with the corner edge portion thereof adjacent the longer side 46 abutting the sloping side of the cabinet and the cushioning filler members 23 are inserted in the vacant spaces between the side of the cabinet and the body portion 19 of the adjacent liners as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 6, thereby spacing and holding the cabinet a substantial distance from the walls of the casing.

Vith these parts in position, the top cushioning members 18 are inserted in the top opening oi the casing, the body portion 15) of the members 18" abutting the top side of the cabinet, said members being dimensioned to the proper height to fill the space between the top side of the cabinet and the top oi the casing. The cover flaps are then folded into position and the casing sealed in any suitable manner as by means of a strip of adhesive tape 17.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be inter n'etcd as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A packing and shipping box having inner and outer walls. the inner wall forming a receptacle spaced from the outer wall, said receptacle adapted to receive articles of various cross-sectional shape, at least one side of: the inner wall forn'ied with abutting partition liner sections, one of said sections projecting into the receptacle adapted to engage an asymmetrical side of the article packed for preventing movement thereof during transportation.

2. A packing and shipping box having an inner cushioning wall structure, the side of said structure formed with abutting partition liner sections, one of said sections projecting beyond the others and adapted to engage an asymmetrical side of an article packed in said box for preventing movement thereof during transportation.

3. A packing and shipping box having an inner cushioning wall structure, the side of said structure constructed of a. plurality of partition liners, one of said liners being of greater height than the others and adapted to extend into the packing space of the box for abutting the contents to prevent accidental movemcnt thereof during transportation.

4. A packing and shipping box comprising an outer casing having a plurality of abutting separately removable partition liners arranged therein for each of the side walls of said casing, said liners forming a reinforced supporting structure in the casing adapted to protect and cushion the enclosed contents against damage during transportation.

5. A packing and shipping box comprising an outer casing having a plurality of abutting separate partition liners arranged therein for each of the side Walls of said casing, each liner being individually insertible 1 in and removable from the outer casing, said liners forming a supporting structure in the casing adapted to protect and cushion the enclosed contents against damage during transportation, the abutting side of said liners forming transversely extending reinforcing ribs for said structure.

6. A packing and shipping box adapted to support the contents in spaced relation to the sides, at least one of the side walls thereof having a plurality of partition members forming a reinforced cushioning means betweenthe side of the contents adjacent said Wall and the casing said members being unconnected to permit each to be individually inserted in and removed from the box.

7. A packing and shipping box adapted to support the contents in spaced relation to the sides, at least one of the side Walls thereof having a plurality of abutting partition liners, the abutting sides of said liners forming transversely extending reinforcing means for spacing the side of the contents adjacent said wall from a side of the casing, said members being unconnected to permit each to be individually inserted in and removed from the box.

In testimony whereof I aflix my'signature.

FERDINAND Sr OPPENHEIM.