US1930236A

US1930236A - Carton

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Publication number: US1930236A
Application number: US673246A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles A Fox
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1933-05-27
Filing date: 1933-05-27
Publication date: 1933-10-10
Anticipated expiration: 1950-10-10

Description

C. A. FOX

Oct. 10, 1933.

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Uct. l0, 1933.

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Patented Oct. 10, 1933 UNITED: STATES CARTON Charles A. Fox, NewYork, N. Y. Application May 27, 1933. Serial No. 673,246

14 Claims. (013229-127) This invention relates to improvements in cartons and has particular reference to a carton of the foldable type.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved carton of simple, practical and economical construction for containing one or more articles such as bottles, so that the same may be conveniently packed and transported.

Another object is to form a carton from a single blank of suitable material which can be readily and quickly folded to set up the carton in its operative condition, and in which one of the walls thereof is formed by interlocking a pair of flaps in overlapping relation to each other to thereby l5 assist in maintaining the carton in its set-up condition.

A further object is to extend the portions of the carton blank constituting the side walls of the carton so as to form strips which are scored to denne flaps adapted to interlock with each other to provide one Wall of the carton, and to further provide partitions which cooperate within the body of the carton to divide the same into two or more article-receiving compartments.

The above and other objects Will appear more clearly from the following detailed description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments of the inventive idea.

In the drawings:-

l Figure 1 is a plan view. of a blank from which the carton is formed to provide three articlereceiving compartments.

v Figure 2 is a perspective View of the carton in partially set up position.

Figure 3 is a transverse section through the carton in a partially set up position and showing the manner of interlocking flaps in overlapping relation to form an end wall of the carton.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view through the carton taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 5.

Figure 5 is a transverse section through the carton substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a plan view of a blank utilized to form a two-bottle carton.

Figure 'l is a perspective View of the carton of Figure 6 in a partially set up position. l

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 7 showing .the manner of interlocking the ilaps forming one of the end walls of the carton.

Figure 9 is a vertical longitudinal section taken substantially on the line 9-9 of Figure 10.

1 Figure 10 is a section yon the, line 10-.-10 of Figure 9.`

l19, front Wall 20, a top closure section 21, and a Figure 11 is a plan view, similar to Figures 1 and 6, of a blank for a one-bottle carton.

Figure 12 is a perspective view of the latter carton in its partially set up position.

Figure 13 is a similar view showing the man- 60 ner of interlocking the ilaps forming an end wall of the carton, and

Figure 14 is a vertical longitudinal section through the carton in its completely set up position. 65

The carton of the present invention, which is preferably made from a single blank of corrugatedboard of suitable weight and strength, is especially designed for the convenient packaging and transportation of bottled beer, wines, and other beverages.

The blank from which the carton of Figures 1 to 5 is formed, is cut and scored to provide a rear wall 15, side walls 16, closure flaps 17 at adjacent ends of said side Walls, and a closure member generally indicated by the numeral 18. When the blank is cut the member 18 forms a continuation of the wall 15 and said member is scored transversely to provide a bottom section closure flap 22. The cut blank further comprises strips generally V indicated by the

numerals

23 and 24, each of which forms a continuation of one of the side walls 16. The strip 23 is scored transversely at 25 to form a flap ,26 and a partition member 27, the former having in its outer edge a substantially V-shaped notch 28 while the member 27 has a transverse slot29 in its inner edge and adjacent the free extremity of said member. The strip 24 is similarly scored at 30 to form the flap 31 and partition 32. Said flap 31 is provided upon its inner edge with the V-shaped notch 33 and the member 32 has a slot 34 similar to the slot 29. From the

slots

29, 34 to the free extremities of the

strips

23 and 24 95 the Width of the partition members is reduced as indicated at 35 for a purpose which will appear in the course of the description.

At the opposite end of the blank and between the. aps 17 the Wall l5 is extended'to form a section generally indicated by the numeral 36` and this section is scored transversely along the line 37 to define a portion 38 of the Wall l5, and a retaining plate 39. In the embodiment being' described, said plate is provided with three apertures 40 each adapted to receive a neck of a bottle as indicated in Figure 4 and the material adjacent each of these apertures is slit at 41 so as to impart flexibility to the plate adjacent the aperture and thereby permit of the easier insertion ofthe bottle neck through the aperture and its withdrawal therefrom. Between the apertures 40 the plate is provided with the spaced slots 42 extending inwardly from the outer edge of the section 36 and adapted to cooperate with the slots 29 and 34- in the

partition members

27 and 32, when the carton is set up, as will presently apear. p In folding the blank to form the carton, the side walls 16 and their

strips

23 and 24 are rst bent on the longitudinal scoredlines defining the wall 15 after which said strips are folded on the score lines separating said side walls from the

flaps

26 and 31 and a similar folding action is accomplished on the lines and 30. The flap 26 is now bent inwardly to the position shown in Figures 2 and 3 with its partition 27 extending toward the end of the blank on which the retaining plate 39 is formed. The flap 31 is then interlocked with the flap 26 in the manner indicated in Figure 3, by interengaging the

notches

28 and 33 and overlapping said flaps so that a portion of the ap 31 extends on the exterior side of the ap 26 with the remainder of said flap adjacent its partition 32 extending through the slot 28 and on the interior side of the flap- 26. With the flaps thus interlocked, the partition 32 extending from the flap 31 is also disposed similarlyto the partition 27 and in substantially parallel relation within the carton body and to the side walls 16-thereof The section 36 is now folded upon its scored lines so as to extend the portion 38 along the interior of the wall 15 and laterally project the retaining plate 39 with respect to said wall so that the plate will extend transversely of the

partitions

27 and 32. The latter are now lifted sufficiently to interengage the

slots

29 and 34 thereof with the slots 42 in the retaining plate and thereby interlock said partitions with said plate so that the same will maintain their positions within the body of the carton and combine to form three article-receiving compartments therein into each of which a bottle may be inserted by first projecting the neck thereof through one of the openings 40. The bottoms of the bottles in the two outer compartments then rest upon the

naps

26 and 31 and the bottle in the central compartment likewise rests upon the overlapping portions of said aps. Thus the retaining plate'39 not only acts to maintain the

partitions

27 and 32 in proper position but also assists in maintaining the bottles within their respective compartments where they are segregated from each other by said partitions. The naps 17 are now folded inwardly so as to rest upon the adjacent ends of the

partitions

27 and 32 and the closure member 18 is then folded on its transverse score lines to bring the bottom section 19 into intimate contact with the

flaps

26 and 31 and to also adjust the front wall 20 into closing position with `respect to the various compartments. Finally, to completely close the carton, the end closure 21 is folded down upon the flaps 17 and at the same time the flap 22 is inserted into the space between the wall portion 38 and the adjacent longitudinal edges of the

partitions

27 and 32 and edges of the flaps 17, said edges of the partitions having been cut away at 35, as previously described, to provide a convenient space for the insertion of said flap 22. Before the latter flap is inserted,.the portion 38 extends downwardly in a slightly diagonal direction, as best indicated in Figure 4, so that it will, in effect, form a wedge-shaped space with the adjacent edges of thepartitions, this diagonal positioning of the portion 38 being primarily due to the inherent flexibility of the material and the consequent natural tendency of said portion 38 to move away from the wall 15 after the portion 38 has been folded to the position shown in Figures 2 and 4. As a consequence, there will be a' frictional engagement of the ap'22 with the portion 38, the adjacent edges of the

partitions

27 and 32, and the contiguous edges of the flaps 17, which engagement will be sufcient to maintain the end closure 21 in its closing position. Further, dueto the natural tendency of the portion 38 to spring away from the wall 15, said portion will exert a yielding pressure upon the flap 22 and thus further assist in maintaining the same in its inserted position. v

Referring to the form of the invention shown in Figures 6 to 10 inclusive, in which the carton is adapted to contain two compartments, the4 l49 extending from the

side walls

44 and 45, re-

spectively, at the other ends thereof remote from the flaps 47. The strip 48 constitutes in its entirety an end ap 50 having a notch 51 in its outer edge and adjacent its free extremity, while the strip 49 is divided by a score line intol an end flap 52 and a partition member 53. 52 is shorter than the flap 50 and is provided with a notch 54 in its inner edge similar in shape to the notch 51. Adjacent the, free extremity of the partition 53 and upon its inner edge the same is formed with a transverse slot 55. Between the closure flaps 47 the wall '43 is extended to form a section generally indicated by the numeral 56, this section being of exactly the same construction as the section 36 except that it is provided with only two apertures 57 and a single transverse slot 58 which is adapted to cooperate with the slot 55 in the partition 53 to interlock other at a point adjacent the side wall 45, instead of an intermediate point as in Figure 2. This will permit of the partition 53 being positioned equidistant between the

side walls

44 and 45 and thus form two compartments within the carton of equal dimensions. The remainder of the folding operation will be apparent from the preceding description.

In Figures 11 to 14, there is described a carton for sealing a single bottle and in this instance said carton is again .formed from a single blank comprising the rear wall 59, side walls 60, and closure ap 6l at one end of said side walls, interlocking flaps 62 and 63 at the other end of said side walls, and a closure member generally indicated at 64 extending from the wall 59 and between said

flaps

62 and 63. The flap 62 is provided in its outer edge with a notch 65 while in the inner edge of the flap 63 there is formed a similar notch 66, said notches being adapted to be interengaged in the same manner as described in connection with the

notches

28, 33 and 5l, 54, so as to form an end closure for the single compart- The end flap ment of the carton. From between the closure flap 61 there is extended thefsection 67 scored transversely to define a wall portion 68 similar to the portion 38, and to also form the apertured retaining plate 69 the opening of which is adapted to receive the neck of the bottle inserted into the carton after the blank has been folded to the position shown in Figure l2. Following this, the flaps 61 are folded inwardly and the closure member 64 which is'similar in all respects to the

members

18 and 46, except for the width thereof, is then folded into position in the same manner as described in connection with the member 18.

What is claimed is:

l. A carton comprising a body forming a compartment and having a wall a portion of which is folded upon itself and extended to constitute an article-retaining member, adjacent one end of said compartment, overlapping flaps at the other end of said compartment having means to interlock the same with each other to thereby form a closure for said other end, and a closure member for the first-named end of said compartment.

2. A carton comprising a body forming a compartment and having a wall a portion of which is folded upon itself and extendedv to constitute an article-retaining member, adjacent one end of said compartment, overlapping flaps at the other end of said compartment having means to interlock the same with each other to thereby forma closure for said other end, other flaps at the first-named end of said compartment having edges adjacent said wall portion, and a closure member insertable between and frictionally engageable with said edges and portion.

3. A carton comprising a body having side walls forming an article-receiving compartment, flaps extending from said side walls and overlapping each other and provided with means to interlock the same to form a closure for one end of said compartment, an article-retaining plate extending laterally from another wall of said body, and a closure member also extending from the latter wall and foldable to close the other end of said compartment.

4. A carton comprising a body, overlapping flaps at one end thereof having means to interlock the same. to close said end, a partition extending from one of said aps and into said body to divide the latter into article-receiving compartments, and a closure for the other end of said body.

5. A carton comprising a body, overlapping flaps at one end thereof having means to interlock the same to close said end, a partition extending from each of said flaps and into said body to form therein a plurality of article-receiving compartments, and a closure member for the other end of said body.

6. A carton comprising a body, overlapping flaps at one end thereof having means to interlock the same to close said end, a partition extending from one of said flaps and into said body to divide the latter into article-receiving compartments, a retaining plate adjacent the ends of said compartments remote from said flaps, said plate and partition having cooperating means to interlock the same, and a closure member for the end of said body adiacent said plate.

"1. A carton'comprising a body, overlapping flaps at one end thereof having means to interlock the same to close said end, a partition extending from each of said aps and into said body to form therein a plurality of article-receiving compartments, a retaining plate adjacent the ends of said compartments remote 'from said flaps, said plate and partition having cooperating means to interlock the same, and a closure member for the end of said body adjacent said plate.

8. A single blank of material for use in making a carton, said blank being cut and scored to provide a body including closure flaps for one end thereof, said flaps having means to interlock the same in overlapping relation, an apertured article-retaining plate formed adjacent the other end of said body, and a closure member for the latter end.

9. A single blank of material for use in making a carton, said blank being cut and scored to provide a body including closure 'aps for one end thereof, said aps having means to interlock the same in overlapping relation, one of said flaps having a partition extending therefrom for dividing the interior of said body into compartments, and a closure member for the other end of said body.

10. A single blank of material for use in making a carton, said blank being cut and scored to provide a body including closure flaps for one end thereof, said flaps having means to interlock the same in overlapping relation, and being provided with extensions forming partitions which divide the interior of said' body into a plurality of compartments, and a closure member for the other end of said body.

11. A single blank of material for use in mak. ing a carton, said blank being cut and scored to provide a body including closure flaps for one end thereof, said flaps having means to interlock the same in overlapping relation, and being p'rovided with extensons forming partitions which divide the interior of said body into a plurality of compartments, an article-retaining plate formed at the other end of said body, said plate and partitions having cooperating means to interlock the same, and a closure member for the latter end of said body.

12. A carton comprising a bottom, side walls, and overlapping flaps having means to interlock the same when overlapped to form an end closure for the carton, a member extending from said bottom and foldable to provide a front wall for the carton and a closure ap for the end thereof opposite said end closure, and an article-retaining plate adjacent the last-named end within said carton.

13. A carton comprising a and overlapping naps having means to interlock the same when overlapped to form an end closure for the carton, a member extending from said bottom and foldable to provide a front wall for the carton and a closureflap for the end thereof opposite said end closure, and an article-retaining plate extending fromsaid bottom adjacent the end thereof remote from said end closure.

14. A carton comprising a body, overlapping flaps therefor having means to secure the same together to form an end of said body, a partition extending from one of said flaps and into said body to divide the latter into compartments, and a closure for the other end of said body.

CHARLES A. FOX.

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