US1945613A

US1945613A - Pilferproof box

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Publication number: US1945613A
Application number: US572899A
Authority: US
Inventors: James P H Leavitt
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1931-11-04
Filing date: 1931-11-04
Publication date: 1934-02-06
Anticipated expiration: 1951-02-06

Description

J. P. H. LEAVITT PILFERPROOF BOX Feb. 6, 1934.

Filed Nov. 4, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor Feb. 6, 1934.

PILFERPROOF BOX Filed Nov. 4, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 J. P. H. LEAVITT 1,945,613

Patented Feb. 6, 1934 1 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE PILFERPROOF BOX James P. H. Leavitt, New Haven, Conn.

Application November 4, 1931. Serial N0. 572,899

4 Claims. (Cl. 229-47) ing a strong stapled comiection between the box body and the cover body therefor.

The principal object of this invention is to provide such a box composed of a body and a cover in which the cover body can be quickly,

easily and inexpensively sealed by stapling,

stitching or the like to the box body so that the,

box is rendered difficult to open and any attempt to pilfer the box is immediately detectable.

4Another object is to provide a light, strong, inexpensive, durable and rigid box which can be easily set up, sealed and can be stapled or sewed without using sealing tape or rope, string or wire, and when closed by sewing or stapling provides a box which adequately protects the contents from the entrance o1' dirt or moisture.

Another object of this invention is to provide a pilier-proof box construction which can be embodied in boxes of any desired form or size.

A still further object is to provide such a box in which a large saving in ber board can be eected, particularly as compared with boxes of standard types now being used. The invention also permits this saving to be effected either in the cover body or in the box body thereby permitting of effect- Y ing the greatest economy for the particular size and form of box being made.

Another purpose is to provide a means of sealing a box against pilfering which is particularly adapted for suit boxes which have comparatively broad and long covers and to be effectively sealed against pilfering require that they be sealed substantially their entire length and breadth.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a closed, single ply ber board box made and sealed against pilfering in accordance with my form of invention in which the saving in ber board is eilected in the cover body.

Figure 2 is a perspective View of a double ply iiber board box body made in accordance with the invention showing the same ready to have the cover body applied and sealed thereto.

Figure 3 is a cross section through the cover body and box body of the form of box shown in Figure 1, showing the cover body sealed to the box body and the box thereby sealed against pilfering.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 showing the invention applied to a one piece box.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a cut blank of a box body employed in making the rnodified form of the invention shown in Figs. 5-7 in which the saving in material is effectedin the box body. Y n

Figure 6 is a view oi the blank shown in Fig.v 5 folded up and stapled.

Figure '7 is a view showing a cover body a plied and stapled to the box body shown in Fig. 6.

Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts in each of the views.

In its general organization this invention comprises a box body having outwardly reversely deiiected portions along the edges of its walls, and a cover body the walls of which extend over these outwardly and reversely deflected portions so that by passingthe blade anvil of a stapling machine under these deflected portions and under the cover body walls, the cover body walls can be stapled to these deiiected portions and therebyseal the cover body to thebox body and prevent pilfering or" the contents of the box. The invention also comprehends a saving of materialras will be hereinafter described.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1-3, this saving of material is eifected in the cover body. As there shown the box comprises a box body indicated generally at 10 anda separate cover body indicated generally at 11. The box body comprises a bottom 12, front and rear walls 13 and 14 rising from the front and rear edgesof the bottom 12 and

side walls

15 and 16 rising from the side edges of the bottom 12. These walls can be secured at their corners in any suitable manner as by providing iiaps 17 at the ends of the

side walls

15 and 16, which flaps 17 overlay the ends of the front and rear walls 13 and 14 and are secured thereto by a row of staples 18 or in any other suitable manner. Each of the box body walls is formed to provide anoutwardly and reversely or downwardly deilected portion 19 arranged along the outside of each body wall. This deflected portion is shown as formed by slitting each box body wallV downwardly near the ends thereof as indicated at 20, bending the board between these slits outwardly and downwardly to form the deflected portion 19 and then passing a row of staples 21 through the upper part of this deiiected portion 19 and the adjacent part of the corresponding box body wall. Y

rlhe cover body 11 is composed of a top 22 having front and rear cover body walls 23 and 24, and side cover body walls 25. The cover body walls can be secured at their corners in the same manner as the box body walls by providing iiaps 2 6 at the ends of the iront and rear cover body walls 23 and 24, which flaps 26 overlay the side cover body walls and are secured thereto by staples 27 or the like.

In sealing the box the cover body 11 is placed over the box body 10 and the

cover body walls

23, 24 and 25 overlay the deiiected portions 19 of the box body walls. A row of staples 28 is passed through the outwardly and reversely deflected portions 19 and the adjacent part oi?V the corresponding cover body wall. The invention is not limited to stapling, however, and the box body and cover body could be sealed by sewing or in any other suitable manner. Each of the deiected portions 19 is stapled or sewed to the corresponding cover body wall and it is therefore apparent that when completed the cover body is. stapled or sewed at all of its sides to the box body for substantially the entire length and width of the4 box and that therefore the box is closed and sealed throughout and pillferingy of the same is impossible without substantialdestruction of the deflected portions 19` or of the box.

It is also apparent that this invention can be applied to a box in which theV cover bod-yis integrally secured at one side to the box body. Such a construction or one-piece box construction, is illustrated' in Figure lY whichalso shows the manner in which the invention can be embodied in a box made of' corrugated ber board;

In this construction the box body 10a hasl a bottom 12a, front andi rear walls- 13a and 14a risingv from` the bottom 12a and

side walls

15a and 16a which rise from the side edges of the bottom 12a. The extended corners 30 of these walls are creased andi folded inwardly and against the inner faces ofthe front and' rear Walls 13a and 14aand sealedi thereto'. by staples 31. rIlhe rearbodlyl wall 14a is extended toform the top 22a of thev cover body' 11a and this cover body is provided witha depending' front Wall 23a and siide walls 25a. These cover body walls are secured at their corners by providing flaps 26al at the ends of the front cover body wall 23a and sealing these iaps against the sides of the side covery body walls 25a by staples 27a.

'Eheside and front

box body walls

15a, 16a and 13` are each formed to provide outwardly and' reversely or downwardly deflected portions 19 which` are formed identical to the de'ected portions 191 inf the form shown in Figures 1-3' and are stapled or sewed' at their upper edges tothe corresponding box body wall by a row of fastenings or staples 2l asin the ii-rst construction. It is. apparent that when the cover body llia isrfolded over the box body 10a, the cover body walls 23a and 25a overlay the deflected portions- 19 and can be stapled: thereto bymeans of the row of staples 28- ini the same, manner as with the construction shown in Figures 1 3.

Inf the forms of the invention shown in Figs. 1 4, itA is apparent. that a saving of material is effected: in the cover body of the box. Thus it will benoted. that the

Walls

23, 24 and 25 of the coverbody are narrow., the same being made only Wide enough to extend downwardly far enough toextend over and cover the outwardly and reversely d'eected portions 19. Since the standard' practicel is to extend the walls of the cover body to extend the full height of the box body walls, it is obvious that a much smaller blank'can be used in forming the cover body ofthe present boxl and hence that a great saving of' material iseiected'- at the same time that a sealed, pilierproof boxf is provided.

In Figs. 5-'7 a box is shown in which this saving is effected in the box body instead of the cover body as in Figs. 1 4. This form corresponds in general to the form shown in Figs. 1-3, the box body 10b having a bottom 12b, front and rear walls 13b and 14D rising from the front and rear edges of the bottom 12b and side walls 15b and 1Gb rising from the side edges of the bottom 12b. Similarly these walls are secured at their corners by aps 17h at the ends ofthe side walls 15b, and l-Gb, which flaps overlay the ends of the front and rear walls 13b and 14D and are secured by a row of staples 18h or in any other suitable manner. Inthesame manner each of the box body walls is formed to provide an outwardly and reversely orA downwardly deilected portion 19h formed by slitting each box. body wall as at 20h, and bending the board between these slits outwardly and downwardly.

It will be noted that in this construction the side boxv bodywalls 15b andl 16h are of full height but that the end box body walls 13b and 14:6l are narrow',y these end body walls being only high enough to permit of form-ing the outwardly and reversely deflected portion 19h therein. By so doing it is apparent that the blank for the box body is shorter since if all the box body walls were made of full height, the box bodyl blank would be lengthened to the extent indicatedby the dotted lines shown at opposite ends of Fig. 5. It is obvious, therefore, that a substantial saving of material in the box body is effected' in the form of the invention shown in Figs. 5-7.

In this form the walls 23h, 24h and 25h of the cover body 1lb extend the full height of the box body 10b and. is in other respects identical tothe cover body shown in Figs. 1-3, the side cover body walls being provided at their ends with iiaps 261)l fastened to the end coverA body walls by staples 27h or inY any other suitable manner. In this form, the box is sealedby placingv the cover body over the boxbody and' passing a row of staples or stitches 28o-through each coverbody Wall and the deected portions* 19h formed on the box body walls.

Inall of the forms of the invention, the box body and cover body is sealed along all four sides and substantially the entire length of the side wal-lsv so that the box cannot be opened without substantial destruction of the box and an unlawful opening of the box is immediately detectable thereby enabling the consignee to refuse to accept the box until an inspection has been made; the boxis-also sealed against the entrance of dust and dirt; is light, strong and' durable; can be easily sealed; the invention can be embodied in any standard form of box and a saving of material can be effected either in the cover body or the box body without in any way sacrificing the strength or rigidity of the box.`

I claim as my invention:

1. A box of the character described, comprising a box body having a bottom and side walls rising from said bottom, a cover body having a top and at least one side wall depending from said top and adapted to iit over at least one of said box body side walls, and an outwardly and downwardly deiiected portion formed in said box body side Wal-l' by slitting said box body side wall downwardly from its upper edge at two places and bending the intermediate part downwardly and outwardly to form said deected portion, said delected portion being arrangedv between said box body and cover body side walls and said deflected portion being adapted to be secured at its lower Ill() end to said cover body side wall by fastenings extending therethrough.

2. A box of the character described, comprising a box body having a bottoni and side walls rising from said bottom, a cover body having a top and at least one side wall depending from said top and adapted to rit over at least one of said box body side walls, an outwardly and reversely deiiected portion formed in said box body side wall by slitting said box body side wall a relatively short distance downwardly from its upper edge and bending the intermediate part downwardly and outwardly to form said deiiected portion, said deflected portion being arranged between said box and cover body side walls and fastenings extending through the upper part of said deflected portion and its box body side wall, said deflected portion being adapted to be secured at its lower end to said cover body side wall by astenings extending therethrough.

3. A box or the character described, comprising a box body having a rectangular bottom and four side walls rising from said bottom, a cover body having a rectangular top and at least three side walls depending from said top and adapted to t over the corresponding box body side walls, an outwardly and reversely deflected portion formed in each of said box body side walls by slitting each of said corresponding box body side el. A box of the character described, compris-V ing a box having a bottom and four walls rising from said bottom, two opposite walls of said box body being o less height than the other two, a cover body having a top and four walls adapted to t over and substantially enclose the walls of said box body and an outwardly and reversely formed portion formed in each of said box body side walls by slitting each box body side wall at two places and bending the intermediate portion outwardly and downwardly so that its outer edge is arranged adjacent the low end of its box body side walls, each of said deiiected portions being adapted to be secured at its lower end to the adjacent cover body side wall by fastenings extending therethrough.

JAMES P. H. LEAVITT.