US1879950A

US1879950A - Basket liner

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Publication number: US1879950A
Application number: US362179A
Authority: US
Inventors: Jr Frederick A Read
Original assignee: CARPENTER HIATT SALES Co
Current assignee: CARPENTER HIATT SALES Co; CARPENTER-HIATT SALES Co
Priority date: 1929-05-11
Filing date: 1929-05-11
Publication date: 1932-09-27
Anticipated expiration: 1949-09-27

Description

Sept. 27, 1932. A, READ, JR 1,879,95Q

BASKET LINER Filed May 11, 1929 l strip near one end thereof, and a Patented Sept. 27, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT orricn FREDERICK A. READ, .13., OF ALBION, SALES COMPANY, OF DENVER,

BASKET LINER Application filed May 11, 1929. Serial No. 362,179.

My invention relates to a basket liner of the type described in the patent to E. B. Hiatt No. 1,593,302, July 20, 1926. The invention consists in making a liner of the general (5 type shown in the said patent, and which is ordinarily of cardboard or similar material, in the form of a discontinuous strip, with interengaging portions 0n the ends thereof for temporarily connecting the ends, before the '10 liner is positioned upon a tray or bottom form and within a reinforcing shell, for packing fruit in the manner disclosed in the patents to E. B. Hiatt Nos. 1,573,341 and 1,603,693.

A slot is formed in the edge of the liner corresponding tongue is provided at the other end of the strip, and in use the tongue is inserted in the slot and bent backwardly so that it extends across the edge of the liner-end that carries the slot and lies against the adjacent inner face of the other end of the liner. The purpose of this arrangement is so that when in the packing of fruit according to the wellknown Hiatt method, as set forth in the above-mentioned patents, the liner is filled with fruit, the pressure of the fruit against the tongue will tend to hold the liner ends together so that the liner is in efiect endless for the purposes of the Hiatt process. After the externally supported liner has been filled with fruit, the external support for the liner is removed; the pressure of the fruit against the tongue of the liner keeping the ends of the liner in locked relation, as above stated, so that the liner properly supports the eolumn of fruit. And of course for the purposes of the Hiatt process it will be understood that the material of the liner is such that it possesses sufiicient inherent strength to hold'the column of fruit without any independent supportduring the time when the external support has been removed. An inverted basket is now placed over the liner with its contained column of fruit, and the whole assembly is inverted, with a jolt which is sufficient to either cause the liner to yield in one or more places throughout'the body thereof, or cause the tongue to slip in the slot, which permits the liner to adjust itself against -the basket walls and thus allow of the proper settling and compacting of the fruit in the basket.

The characteristics and advantages invention are further in'connection with the following detailed description of the accompanying drawing, which shows one representative embodiment. After considering this example, skilled persons will understand that many variations may be made without departing from the principles disclosed, and I contemplate the employment of any structures that are properly within the scope of the appended claims.

Fig. 1 is a view of the liner in flat or strip form;

Fig. 2 shows the ing tongue inserted the tongue has been bent backwardly;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the locking tongue bent backwardly or in looking position;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4.4 of Fig. 3.lookii1g in the direction of the arrows; and Fig. 5

of the suificiently explained in the liner, but before 18 a view partly in side elevation and partly in" section illustrating a liner constructed in accordance with my inventionapplied within a basket of fruit, the lockihg' tongue being shown in dotted lines. The liner 1 consists of a strip of suitable sheet material such as cardboard of moderate strength and stiffness, but of such texture or character as to readily yield and conform to the shape of a fruit basket or vegetable crate, but at the same time strong enough to properly support a column of fruit packed therein, as and for the purposes explained in the above-mentioned Hiatt patents.

The edges 2 of the strip are arcuate to enable it to assume a substantially conical form, as in Fig. 2, when set up for use. Usually a plurality of ventilating holes 3 are'punched in the strip, and transverse score lines 4. may also be provided if desired-to facilitate folding for shipment of the strips in bundles or to facilitate bending the strip to conical form. Adjacent one end of the strip, there is a slot 5 paralleling the edge 6, and extending from the other end of the liner strip is a tongue 7 of a width to pass through the slot liner set up with the lock- 5, and of, considerable length. \Vhen the liner is set up in conoidal form as in Figs. 2 and 3, the tongue 7 is passed through the slot 5 (Fig. and then bent backwardly so that it assumes the position shown in Fig. 3. The liner is used in all respects in the same way as in the liner shown in the Hiatt patents above referred to, and as hereto'lore suggested, the pressure of the column of fruit inside the liner suliices to hold it in shape just as though it were a pasted liner like the one shown in the Hiatt- Patent No. 1,593,302, when the external support for the liner and its contained fruit is removed, preparatory to placing a basket over it.

\Vhen the jolting of the fruit takes place, according to the Hiatt process, even though there should be no slippage of the tongue 7 in the slot 5, which would permit the liner to enlarge its diameter, still there Will be sufficient yielding, perhaps even breakage, of the body of the liner to permit the fruit to settle and compact itself both downwardly and laterally in the basket.

I claim 1. As a new article of manufacture, a split packing liner for use in packing fruit and the like having the ends adjustably connected together by means whereby a degree of adjustment. of the liner is secured in the application of the liner within a tub whereby expansion and contraction of said liner is allowed to accommodate it to the size of the tub, said means serving to maintain the filled liner in shape after the tub is removed.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a split packing liner for use in packing fruit and the like having the ends adjustably connected together by means whereby a degree of adjustment of the liner is secured in the application of the liner within a tub whereby expansion and contraction of said liner is allowed to accommodate it to the size of the tub,,said means serving to maintain the filled liner in shape after the tub is removed, said means also allowing contraction and expansion of the filled liner to accommodate it to the size of the basket applied thereover after the tub has been removed.

3. As a new article of manufacture, asplit packing liner for use in packing fruit or the like having the ends adjustably connected toget-her by means integral with and carried by one end portion of the liner and interlocking with the opposite end portion whereby a degree of adjustment of the liner is secured in the liner and expansion of said liner is allowed to accommodate it to the size of the basket, said means serving to maintain the filled liner in shape before the basket is applied.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a split packing liner for use in packing fruit and the like application of a basket around a filled having an opening in one end portion, and means integral with and carried by the opposite end portion of the liner for insertion through the opening when the end portions of the liner are in overlapping relation, said means and opening being so proportioned as to provide a degree of adjustability in. assembling the basket over the filled liner and permitting the liner to accommodate itself to the content and basket, said means serving to maintain the filled liner in shape before the basket is applied.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a split packing liner for use in packing fruit and the like having the ends adjustably connected together by a tongue carriedby one end portion of the liner and a slot in the other end portion of the liner, the tongue being threaded through the slot and capable of slipping therein whereby a degree of adj ustment of the liner is secured in the application of a basket around a filled liner and expansion of said liner is allowed to accommodate it to the size of the basket, said tongue and slot connection serving to maintain the filled liner in shape before the basket is apied.

p In testimony whereof I afiixmy signature.

FREDERICK A. READ,JR.