US1804826A

US1804826A - Shipping and display container

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Publication number: US1804826A
Application number: US275325A
Authority: US
Inventors: Morris M Einson
Original assignee: EINSON FREEMAN CO Inc
Current assignee: EINSON FREEMAN CO Inc; EINSON-FREEMAN Co Inc
Priority date: 1928-05-05
Filing date: 1928-05-05
Publication date: 1931-05-12
Anticipated expiration: 1948-05-12

Description

May 12, 1931. M. M. EINSON 1,804,826

SHIPPING AND DISPLAY CONTAINER Filed May 5, 192a 4-sheets-sheet' 1 Hllh.

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INC., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK SHIPPING AND DISPLAY CONTAINER Application filed May 5, 1928. Serial No. 275,325.

The invention relates to that type of container which may be shipped in collapsible form by the manufacturer and Which can be easily and quickly assembled by a whole- U saler to receive the articles which are to be shipped and dis layed therein, and which can be so arranged y the retailer to artistically display and advertise the articles contained therein for sale.

One of the objects of this invention is to produce a shipping and display container simple in construction and inexpensive to manufacture and which will be artistic in appearance when on display.

Another object of the inventon is to produce a shipping and display device which will have two compartments in which articles of manufacture can be shipped and displayed,

the top of each compartment being open to facilitate the removal of merchandise therefrom by the vendor when a purchase is made.

Another object of my invention is to produce a shipping and display container in which a plurality of compartments are provided in staggered relation, the rear compartment being above the front compartment whereby merchandise displayed therein will stand above and behind the merchandise displayed in the front compartment.

A further object of my invention is to.

provide a shipping and display container having integral with one wall thereof a flat portion which is bent backward and down against the container when it is being shipped and which may be folded to allow its free end to be locked behind the container for providing a support for the container when it is in display position. 2

With these and other objects in view, to be more fully set forth hereinafter, the invent-ion consists in the novel construction, combination of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction herein described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

The disclosure made the basis of exemplifying the present inventive conce t suggests a practical embodiment thereof, ut the invention is not to be restricted to the exact to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and more specifically defined and indicated in the appended claims.

Attention is directed to the drawings in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating my shipping and display container ready fore shipment;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation illustrating my container in dis lay position;

Fig. 3 is a si e elevation of the device in position as illustrated in Fig. 2-

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on lines 4-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on lines 55 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the punched and scored blank from which the container is formed;

Fig. 7- is a sectional view of one modification of the invention;

Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken on line 88 of Fig. 7;

Fi 9 is a plan view of the blank used in form the invention as shown in Figs. 10

1 of the container and dividing it into

portions

6 and 7. A similar cut portion 8 is provided across the sides 2 dividing them into

sections

9 and 10. As shown in Fig. 6, a scored line 12 is provided across the back 4 dividing the back into

portions

13 and 14.

The lower end of the front portion 6 and side portions 10 are provided with

wings

15 and 16, respectively, the wing 15 being foldable along the scored lines 17 and 18, the wings 16 being foldable along scored lines 19. The wings 16 together with that portion of the wing 15 lying between the lines 17 and 18 are adapted to be positioned at right angles to their attached surfaces while the extremity of the wing 16 is adapted to lie parallel to the portion 14 thus closing the lower end of the container in the conventional manner.

The upper portion 13 of the back 4, together with the upper portion 9 of the sides 2, are provided with

similar wings

20 and 21,

' respectively, the wing 20 being foldable along the scored

lines

22 and 23, while the wings 21 are foldable along the scored lines 24, it being adapted to cooperate similarly to the

wings

15 and 16 to form a closure for the upper end of the container. The front 1 is provided along its lateral edge to divided wing 26, which is adapted to be secured as by gluing or the like to the opposite sides 2 to form the rectangular body of the container. On the opposite extremity of the front 1 to which the wing 15 is secured cuts 26 are provided to form a member 27 foldable along the scored line 28.

While folded for shippng, as shown in Fig. 1, the member 27 is adapted to lie fiat against the face 1 of the container. When it is desired to display the goods contained the back 4 is folded along the scored lines 12, the sides and front being parted along the

lines

8 and 9, respectively. The member 27 is then folded out in the plane of the portion 7 of the front 1. Side wings 29 are folded along the scored lines 30 at right angles to the body 31 of the member 27 their edges bearing against the lower portion 14 of the back 4. The portion 32 of the member 27 is bent at right angles to the body 31 while the extreme end 33 is adapted to fold between the back 1 and the extremity of the wing 15 and thus beengaged within the container, the member 27 thus forming a supporting structure for the container while in display position. The upper portion 7 of the front 1 in this position acts as the back of the second com artment while the upper portion 13 of the ack 4 folds against the lower portibn 14 and acts as the front of the second container. Thetwo compartments are thus arrangedin staggered position whereby the merchandise in the second will be observable over the top of the merchandise displayed in the first. The respective depths of the two compartments may be readily varied by varying the distance of the scored lines 12 from the bottom of the back 4 and by varying the

cut portions

5 and 8 accordingly.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 7, 8 and 9, a modification of the invention is disclosed in which the supporting member 27 is provided as a detached portion of the con-' tainer. The member 35 is provided with side wings 86 including tabs 37 which are adapted to pass through the back 4 and bent over to secure the wings 36 at right angles thereto. The upper portion 38 is adapted to be received between the wing 20 and the front portion 7. The lower portion is bent along the scored lines 39 to provide a supporting surface. At one extremity thereof is an additional bent-up portion adapted to be received between the portion 16 and the back 4 and the extremity of the wing 15 thus providing a convenient removable supporting structure for the display container. 7

A further modification of the invention is also illustrated in Figs. 10, 11 and 12, in which a removable supporting element 40 is provided, having side wings 41 foldable along the lines 42, the side wings 41 being providedwith tabs 43, which are adapted to pass through the wing 20 and to be thus engageable therewith, while the upper portion of the member 40 is provided with an extension 44, having tabs 45, the extension 44 being adapted to lie against the top portion 7 of the front 1, the tabs 45 being extended therethrough for engagement therewith, the lower edges of the portion 40 and side wings 41 being adapted to provide a supporting surface for retaining the device in display position.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, I have described my invention, but I desire it understood that it is not confined to the particular form shown and described, the same being merely illustrative, and that the invention can be carried out in other ways without departing from the spirit of my invention, and therefore, I claim broadly the right to employ all equivalent instrumentalities coming within the scope of the appended claims, and by means of which, objects of my invention are attained and new results accomplished as it isobvious that the particular embodiments herein shown and described are only some of many that can be employed to attain these objects and accomplish these results.

Having now described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s:

1..A packing and display container, out, bent, and formed from a single blank of material transversely foldable to provide a staggered pair of open ended display racks, the back of the assembly including at one end an integrally formed, extending foldable member arranged to extend downwardly from the back to the supporting surface and forwardly on the supportin surface to the back of the lower display raci, thus to provide a supporting easel for the device'when in display position.

2. A packing and display container, cut, bent, and formed from a single blank of material transversely foldable to provide a staggered pair of open ended display racks, the back of the assembly includlng atone end an integrally formed, extending foldable member arranged to extend downwardly from the back to the supporting surface and forwardly on the supporting surface to the back of the lower display rack, thus to provide a supporting easel for the device when in display position, the forward end of said member being foldable to extend vertically upward from the supporting surface and to be received between the bottom and" back of the lower rack to lock same in adjusted position.

3. A packing and display container, cut, bent, and formed from a single blank of ma-' terial transversely foldable to provide a staggered pair of open ended display racks, the back of the assembly including at one end an integrally formed, extending foldable member arranged to extend downwardly from the back to the supporting surface and forwardly on the supporting surface to the back of the lower display rack, thus to provide a supporting easel for the device when in display position, the forward end of said member being foldable to extend vertically up ward from the supporting surface and to be received between the bottom and back of the lower rack to lock same in adjusted position, said extension further including ver- 'tical fold lines forming side wings arranged to be folded at right angles to the backs of the display racks and to abut the back of the forward display rack to assist in supporting the racks.

4. A shipping container, out, bent, and formed from a single piece of material and folded into substantial rectangular forma-.

tion and transversely cut to be folded across its back on a line spaced from the center of the back to provide for disposal of the two sections in parallel staggered relation, and an integral extending member independent of the closure of the container to be folded to extend downwardly from the bottom of the rear display compartment and to engage the bottom of the forward display compartment.

This specification signed this 3rd day 0 May, 1928.

MORRIS M. EINSON.