US1851217A - Hat box and method of constructing the same - Google Patents

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March 29, 1932. 5 STERN 1,851,217

HAT BOX AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING THE SAME Filed March 5, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l I 7/75 ll \iliH 1 5 til A INVENTOR 5J7. Stem.

isi- S. H. STERN I March 29, 1932 HAT BOX AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING THE SAME Filed March 5, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I NVEN TOR ,5. H. Stem.

ATT ORN EYS Y srmtny n.].-sTERiv; or? summer, onto m'placje. t w r Omeobject of'inyinvention, therefore; is

to provide-a liatj box-"constructed in such a manner that a hatiplacedf in the hat box will be prevented from mov-ing in any rlirection. It is a further object of my invention to "i make ithe hat box from' a single pieceef cardboai'dfirtheiike the cardboard beingscofred in? the proper places so -as-topermit ready.

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" 9' a For afulland thereby To be more specigficgan obj ejct of my invention is toiprovide a; box'with 'Ineans for sup: porting: a hat by its brim in'a n inverte'd'poslion with a free space about f theflcrownv and further means for; holding. the hat brim against the supporting means. v r20 In carrying ut my invention, 1 I avail} of a double box construction built around a single bottom, the inner box: having a holein its, cover for rece vlng the crown of and the cover means ofthe second box cla1np- 1ng against the brim forholding the hat in;

positlonholding means for the hat inthe box; brim supporting means has downwardly extending I being adapted to grip the'crown of a hat preventing sidewise motion of the hat.' r 7 It is also notable that these downwardly disposed lugs maybe availed of to:hold'a brimless hatin position inthe box.,

'Another feature of my invention is the process of making a hat box wherein .aipart of the box. is first; constructed and'a halt placedtherein; aftemhe hat is placed in the partially constructed box,- the remainder of 5 the box is assembled in such a manner as toi 5? clamp: the hat in position.

Other objects and advantages in part become apparent and in part be hereinafter statedas the description lot the invention proceeds.

more complete understand- 7 i I Ap'plica'tion bled-March 5, box-es constructed from cardboard or the like have been- '-obje ction-ableinjthatl the.

i y to the following description hats" placed thereinwerenot *securelyheldr a hat lugs integral therewith, these lugs r Another side member 5 of-theinneriboir A jia ent to-said-b'ottome'l; v nth'e' "side member '5 inaffte'r; setforth$ a r y I y .Tlie' sidei-membe'rs 2' have mamrmm 7 929; Serial n 34 96;

ing drawings inwhich 5 t (Figure l is apl'a n-view of; the blank-showr ingthe manjner ofcutting and scoring, I "(Figure 2 is a perspective View showing the innerlboxin assembled position." V v .Fig'nre3 :is' a perspective iew of the box that 'el ited only asset'forth in the ppen'ded claims l A hat box made in accordance with" i n-v V vention' is cut fromia singlepiece of card-- I bo and; or the i like, snbstanti ally as shown in Figure' 1,*and comprises an-inner box memwhichfbox rnembers have afcomzn'on bottom or base l'. "Thefbottoml hassidemembers 2 integral therewith and outwardly disposed at V opposite sides therefrom. The members Qrare, substantiallyrectangularinshape, onefof the v r r i v c i b er -A and-an outer-box memberB, both of 5 A further object of my invention isto pro 'vide means which will cooperate with the brim preventingamovement. of Tobe more specific, the

enger sides of the membersjbeing integral with the bottom 7 1 -'and"the=other 'side'having anextension '3 with'a curved outeredgeha's o shown at fl; Extending from the'cnrv'ed' "edges 4 of the exten'sion V I theme ofwhichwillbe-ekplained as the deg Jsori-ptionproceeds; i

vis disposed from the thirdsideofrhe bottom i arelugsor'tabs 4' his'side member'5is'also integralwith -.extending in thegjsame direction'as the rsid'e member '5 said ortions 7 fbein 'rovided P b p "trapfezoi a1: shape"with-the shorter bas ad- Slots 6 are'provided I forreasons to be here- -with lugs 8 and slots 9; End' portions 10 also j position by tion, and the lugs 4 porting a hat by its brim alone,

extend from the members 3 in a manner similar to the end portions 7, and are provided withlugs 11.

The outer box B comprises a cover member 12 that is substantially square and has side members 13 and 14 extending from the sides thereof. Oneof the side members 14 is connected to the fourth side of the bottom 1 thereby connecting the inner box A to the out- I Referring now to Figure 2, the boxis assembled in the following manner. The side members 2 are folded upwardly forming two sides of the inner box, the extensions 3 of the members 2 are folded over and form athird side of the inner box, and the slots 9 receive the lugs 11 of the partsv 10, thereby holding the aforementioned members in their proper position. The member 5 is also folded upwardly and acts as a reinforcement or for the side composed of the members 7, the slots ,6 being adapted to receive the lugs 8 thereby further adding to the rigidity of the structure. i v I The box is now ready to receive a hat, which is placed in an inverted position with the brim resting on the members 2 and the crown extending between the lugs 4' the boxA. After the hat is placed in position, the members forming the outer box B prising,

and into 2. A hat box of the class described, comprising, in combination, a bottom member, side members extending from the bottom member, supportin members extending from a plurality o? the side members. a cover member extending from one of the side members, and other side members extending from the cover member.

3. A hat box of'the class described, comprising, in combination, box members included one within another, the inner of said box members having an opening therein adapted to receive the crown of a hat, the opening 'projectim up from the bottom of the other box mem r, and the said other box member clamping against the brim of the hat in position in the first box member.

4. A hat box of the class described, comprising, in combination, a bottom member,

side members extending from the bottom member, supporting members extending from a plurality of the side members, hat ositioning members extending from some 0 the supporting members, a cover member extending from one of the side members, other side members extending from the cover member, and tabs "and recesses carried by the side members.

5. A hat box of the class described, comformed from a single piece of material, the outer box member foldable to enclose and hold a hat in clamped position on the inner box member.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. 1 SIDNEY H. STERN.

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are folded into position as clearly shown in I noticed that the crown of the hat does not touch the sides of the box and that the supporting is done by the brim which is held in the clamping action of the cover 12 of the outer box B when in assembled posipressing against thebase of the crown.

At this time, it is desired to again point out .that a brimless hat such as worn by women,

could be held in position by the downwardly extending lugs 4.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is I 1. A device of the class described, comprising, a hat box having side walls, means in the hat box spaced from its walls for supmeans carried by the hat box for clamping the hat brim to the supporting means, the

last means being integral with the supporting means in the box.

and further an inner box member and an outer

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