US1975497A

US1975497A - Knockdown floor stand or similar article

Info

Publication number: US1975497A
Application number: US703397A
Authority: US
Inventors: Barron Abraham
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1933-12-21
Filing date: 1933-12-21
Publication date: 1934-10-02
Anticipated expiration: 1951-10-02

Description

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Patented Oct. 2, 1934 PATENT OFFICE KNOCKDOWN FLOOR STAND R SIMILAR ARTICLE Abraham Barron,A New York, N. Y.

Application December 2 14 Claims.

This invention relates to knock-down articles constructed of paper board, cardboard, corrugated paper board or other analogous inexpensive stock and While not restricted to such use, the

invention is particularly applicable to oor stands for receiving and displaying merchandise which is either dumped, set up, stacked or otherwise arranged in the article receiving portion thereof.

The invention broadly resides in the provision of a tubular body which is so constructed and arranged as to provide, as an integral part thereof, completely concealed supporting portions for a panel which is removably tted therein so as to dene, together with the body, a tray or equivalent receiver, possessing the requisite strength for the purpose intended.

More particularly the invention comprehends a knock-down article of the indicated character in which a tubi-form body is provided with integral inturned flaps at one end thereof, which flaps are slitted and scored to define at intervals, inwardly directed supports upon which is rested a removable bottom defining panel fitted within the body, the inturned flaps providing a finished end-edge for the body and the said bottom panel coacting with the flanges to lock the same in their inturned position.

The invention, as adapted to a knock-down floor stand, provides a tubular body equipped with supporting portions of the character specified, which body is capable of interchangeably receiving and supporting bottom defining panels having avariety of superstructures and which bottom panels may either be offset to provide a. step portion or portions, or constructed so as to receive and support separate step-forming portions upon which the merchandise is arranged for display.

The invention further contemplates a knockdown floor stand or equivalent structure, including a body equipped with supporting portions of the indicated character and a bottom defining panel removably fitted therein and equipped with additional means for supporting the same within the body.

Some of the objects of the invention are to provide an improved article of the indicated character which includes a body structure having supporting portions and a removable bottom defining panel by virtue of which the article may be made in a wide variety of designs and design effects; which article is comparatively simple and not complicated in its construction; which article employs a minimum amount of stock and may be economically produced and which may be readily 1, 1933, Serial No. 703,397

set up by any one without requiring instructions, charts or diagrams.

With the above enumerated and other objects and advantages in view, the invention is set forth in more detail in the following specification and accompanying drawings in which is disclosed, by way of example, several forms of the invention, while the appended claims cover other modications which fall within the purview of the invention.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the invention as applied to a floor stand and showing the bottom defining panel provided with a superstructure and a separate step-forming element.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional View therethrough.

Fig. 3 is a view of the blank from which the body is constructed.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating in detail the manner in which the bottom w panel supports are defined.

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view through the body in collapsed condition.

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view illustrating the bottom panel supported adjacent the lower end of the body to provide a deep receptacle.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view illustrating the bottom panel offset to provide stepped portions and the supports provided Within the body fashioned to support the stepped bottom panel. .A l

Fig. 8 is a fragmentaryperspective view illustrating the body of cylindrical formation.

Fig. 9 is a horizontal sectional viewthereof.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view illustrating a modiilcation of the invention in which the body is of tapered tubular construction.

Fig. 11 is an enlarged fragmentaryk vertical sectional view therethrough.

Fig. 12 is a view of the blank from which is constructed the body shown in Figs. 10 and 11.

Fig. 13 is a transverse sectional View through the body in collapsed condition.

Fig. 14 is a fragmentary perspective view of the rear upper portion of the body with the bottom panel removed.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, A designates generally the body of the knock-down article which in the present instance, is shown as afloor stand and which body is essentially of tubular formation, either round or angulated, the same being cut, bent and formed from a single sheet of stock with the vertical side edges 15 and i16 Ijoined together in any suitable manner such as by a strip of adhesive tape 17 so as to give to the body its tubular form. The blank, as shown in Fig. 3 is scored or folded along the broken line indicated at 18 which line extends parallel to the end edge 19 which in the present instance is located at the upper end of the stand body A, the stand being designed to rest on the lower end edge 20. In the form of the stand disclosed, the body is of angulated tubular formation and is scored or folded along the broken lines indicated at 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27 so that the same may be folded or collapsed from the tubular formation to a flat compact arrangement for storage and shipment. Theblank is provided with

slits

28, 29 and 30 which extend inwardly from the upper end edge 19 and the portions of the

vertical side edges

15 and 16, which extend from the upper end edge 19 to the scored line 18, are left unjoined or unconnected. This defines a plurality of

flaps

3l, 32, 33 and 34. Certain of the flaps, namely, the

flaps

32, 33 and 34 are provided with slots 35 which extend parallel to the free edge 19 of the blank defining the free edges of the flaps and in the present disclosure two of said slits are arranged in alignment and in spaced relation to each other and formed in the flap 33. A slit 36 extends from each slot 35 to the score line 18 and it will be observed that the slits 36 are located in alignment with certain of the vertical score or fold lines in the present instance, the score or

fold lines

22, 24, 25 and 27. It is notable that the edges of the

slits

28, 29 and 30, as Well as the slits 36, converge towards the score or fold line 18 and terminate in an enlarged opening or aperture 37, the purpose of which is to cause the flaps to flatly contact within the remainder of the body when they are inturned and to avoid splitting of the stock. In this form of the invention, score or fold lines 38 extend outwardly towards the upper end edge` 19 of the blank or free edges of the flaps from the terminals of the slots 35 and said score or fold lines 38 are disposed substantially parallel to the side edges of the flaps, while a center score or fold line 39 extends medially outward from the slot 35 and in alignment with the slits 36. It thus follows that the inturned

flaps

32, 33 and 34 produce, when the body is opened from a collapsed condition to a set up condition, supports C which are defined by the portions of the stock of the aps which lie between the slots 35, the free end edges 19 and the score or

fold lines

38 and 39, due to the fact that these portions are flexed or bent inwardly, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4 of the drawings. It is also apparent that in addition to the fact that the supports C are completely concealed from view, the flap structures provide a finished end edge for the body structure A.

The floor stand also includes a bottom defining panel designated generally by the reference character D which may be provided with an in tegral superstructure generally designated by the reference character E, as shown, or the stand may be used with a superstructure made as a separate piece of material, or in some instances Without any superstructure. In any event, the bottom forming panel D is of a contour to snugly nt within the body A and bears upon the supports C. In the present showing, the panel D is inserted in the end having the inturned flaps and functions to lock the flaps in their inturned position. It is also apparent that the panel D may be inserted from the opposite end of the body to rest against the end edges of the flaps and the supports where a deep receiver is desired and which arrangement has been illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings.

In the application of the invention to the floor stand field, as illustrated, the panel D will preferably be inserted and engaged with the inturned flaps as only a shallow tray or bin is usually desired which is formed in part by the panel D constituting the bottom thereof and the upper end of the body A and the inturned aps thereof. It should be noted at this point that where the stock is coated or treated on one surface, which serves as the outer surface of the body A, that the said coated or treated surface will also be disposed on the inner sides of the tray or bin due to the inturned flaps, thereby presenting uniformally iinished exposed surfaces throughout the entire structure.

The superstructure E may be variously shaped and constructed in numerous ways but in Figs. 1 and 2 it is disclosed as having an area 40 formed integral with the bottom panel D and including angularly disposed areas 4l and 42 foldably connected with the area 4o and fitted within the angularly disposed areas `of the body A so as to provide a backing for the articles within the tray or bin portion and to also have inscribed thereon advertising matter, as desired. As shown, a stepped element G may be used in connection with the superstructure and said element is bent to provide a vertical riser 43 and a horizontal shelf or tread 44, the former having a depending tongue 45 fitted into a keeper slot 46 formed in the panel D and the latter having a rearwardly directed tongue 47, which is inserted through a slot 48 in the area 40 of the superstructure and then bent downwardly and engaged between the rear face of the superstructure area 40 and one of the inturned flaps at the upper end of the body A.

In Fig. 7, the supports C at the front of the body are located in a lower horizontal plane than the supports C2 at the rear of the body and the bottom panel D is formed with

areas

50 and 51 located in different horizontal planes and joined by an intermediate vertical step 52 to demonstrate how the stepped arrangement may be provided by the bottom panel and the manner in which the stepped portions thereof may be supported by the body structure A.

In Figs. 8 and 9, the body A is disclosed as of tubular cylindrical formation with the inturned flap 53 provided with circumferentially spaced slits 54 parallel to its edge, so as to dene portions 55 which are buckled or bent inwardly to provide arched or angled supports for a bottom panel.

In order to illustrate a Variation in the formation of the body and superstructure, Figs. 10 to 14 inclusive, disclose a floor stand having a tapered body A2 which is cut from a blank, as shown in Fig. 12. The blank has a straight upper edge 56 with a parallel horizontal score line 57 spaced therefrom, to define an area thereof which is out and slitted so as Yto provide the` inturned flaps. The remainder of the body is formed with a plurality of panels designated by the

reference characters

58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63 and 64, the panel 58 is defined between score lines 65 and 66 which converge downwardly from the score line 57 and the lower edge 67 of the panel 58 is disposed parallel to the upper edge 56 of the blank.

Score lines

68 and 69 extend from the score line 57 downwardly and converge with respect to the score lines 65 and 66. Score lines 70 and 71 extend downwardly from the score line 57 and converge downwardly with reference to the score line 68' and 69. In this form of the invention, the blank is providedwithvside edges 72 and 73 which are perpendicular to the upper edge 56 of the blank and which form, in part, the side edges of the

panels

61 and 64, while the remaining-

side edges

74 and 75 of the blank converge downwardly with reference to the score lines and 71. The lower edges 76 and 77 of the

areas

59 and 62, extend outwardly and downwardly at an angle from the center area 58, while the

lower edges

78 and 79 of the

areas

60 and 63 extend outwardly and downwardly at an angle to the

edges

76 and 77 and the lower edges 80 and 81 of the

areas

61 and 64 extend downwardly at an angle to the

lower edges

78 and 79. Asingle central flap 82 extends throughout the breadth of the upper edges of the

areas

58, 59 and 62, and the said ap 82 is formed by slitting the blank inwardly from its upper edge to the score vline 57, the slits being dened at 83 and 84 and said slits converging upwardly.

Separate aps

85, 86, 87 and 88 are provided by slits 89 and 90 which extend inwardly from the upper edge 56 of the blank to the score line 57, the slits 89 and 90 converging upwardly with reference to the slits 83 and 84. In this form of the invention, supports are provided only at the forward portion of the body and hence only the flap 82 is provided with slots 91 and 92 which are disposed at an angle or inclination to the upper edge 56 of the blank with slits 93 and 94 -extending from the slots 91 and 92 to the score line 57, the slits 93 and 94 converging upwardly from the score line 57. From the opposite ends of the slots 91 and 92, the flap 82 is provided with score lines 95 which dei-lne supporting areas 96 which are adapted to be bent into angle formation along a central transverse score line 97. In producing the body, the

flaps

82, 85, 86, 87 and 88 are first folded inwardly and then the side edges 74 and are joined by a tape 98 to produce a tubular tapered formation which may be collapsed as shown in Fig. 13 to facilitate the shipping and storage of the body in a flat compact arrangement. When expanded and set up, it will be found that due to the angular relation of the

lower edges

67, 76, 77, 78, 79, and 81, the lower end of the body will have its edges in a common plane to give the proper support, while the upper edges defined by the score line will extend upwardly at an inclination with the higher portion at the rear of the body. The straight side edges 72 and 73 of the blank will form a V-shaped notch 99, the purpose of which will be hereinafter set forth.

In this form of the invention, as in the previous forms, the bottom panel D2 may be provided with or without a superstructure although for the purpose of this illustration, a superstructure E2 is shown which is integral with the bottom panel D2, the upper portion being larger to provide laterally extending shoulders 100. The bottom panel, in this instance, rests at its forward portion on the supporting areas 96 which are disposed internally of the body at the forward portion thereof. The rear portion of the bottom panel D2 is wedged into the tapered body structure after the forward portion has rst been engaged with the supporting areas 96. In order to augment or supplement the support by the wedging action, the rear part of the bottom panel is suspended by the engagement of the shoulders 100 with the upper edge of the body A2 and, if desired, the support maybe further augmented or supplemented by forming the superstructure with a tongue 101 which is produced by slitting the superstructure E2 and ,this tongue vas shown in Fig. 10 is engaged within the V- shapednotch 99 with ,its side edgesinserted between the inturned flaps 87 and 88.and the upperl end of the body torhold the notched portion .of the body from bulging or gappingoutwardly.

What is claimed is: g p k 1. In a knock-down article o f the character set. forth, a body structure oftubular formation, `inturned flaps at one end-of the body, certain of which flaps vhavetransverse slots defining portions scored and bent inwardly to provide-*supports lying wholly within the body.` z t.

2. Ina knock-down article of thecharacter set forth, a-body structure of tubular formation, inturned flaps at one end of the body, certain of which flaps. have transverse slots defining portions scored and bent inwardly to provide supports lying wholly within -the body, -and a bottom panel conforming to the cross sectional shape of the body and fitted therein and supported by said supports. I

3. In a knock-down article of the character set forth, a` collapsible body structure of tubular formation, having an inturned flap atone end thereof and spaced slits extending in a direction substantially parallel to the end edge of the flap providing portions lying between the slit and said end edge which extend inwardly to Aprovide supports for a panel fitted within the body structure.

4. In a knock-down article ofthe character set forth, a tubi-form body, integral inturned aps at one end of the body having Vtransverse slits de. ning between the free ends of the flaps and the slits, inwardly directed supporting portions lying Wholly within the body.

5. In a knock-down article of the character set forth, a tubi-form body, integral inturned flaps at one end of the body having transverse slits defining between the free ends of the aps and the slits, inwardly directed supporting portions lying wholly within the body, and a panel conforming to the cross sectional shape of the body tted therein and supported upon the inwardly directed supporting portions.

6. In a knock-down article of the character set forth, a downwardly tapered tubi-form body, integral inturned flaps at one end of the body having transverse slits defining between the free ends of the flaps and the slits, inwardly directed supporting portions lying wholly within the body and a panel conforming to the cross sectional shape of the Abody wedged into the larger end thereof and resting upon the inwardly directed supporting portions.

7. In a knock-down article of the character set forth, a downwardly tapered tubi-form body, integral inturned flaps at one end of the body having transverse slits defining between `the free ends of the flaps and the slits, inwardly directed supporting portions lying wholly within the body and a. panelconforming to the cross sectional shape of the body wedged into the larger end thereof and resting upon the inwardly directed supporting portions, and a superstructure formed integral with the panel having outwardly offset portions engaging with the end edge of the body.

8. In a knock-down article of the character set forth, a downwardly tapered tubi-form body, integral inturned flaps at one end of the body having transverse slits defining between the free ends of the flaps and the slits, inwardly directed supporting portions lying wholly within the body and a panel conforming to the cross sectional shape of the body wedged into the larger end thereof and resting upon the inwardly directed supporting portions, and a superstructure formed integral with the panel having outwardly offset portions engaging with the end edge of the body, said body and one of the inturned flaps dening a V-shaped notch opening through the upper edge of the body and a tongue cut and formed from the superstructure and tted into the notch between the body and flap.

v9. In a knock-down article of the character set forth, a body structure fashioned from a flat sheet of stock having portions of the opposite edges thereof joined together to provide, when set up, a tubi-form structure having inturned flaps provided withv slits disposed substantially parallel to the ends of the body, and defining inwardly directed supporting portions at intervals within the body.

10. 1n a knock-down article of the character set forth, a body structure fashioned from a fiat sheet of stock,having portions of the opposite edges thereof joined together to provide, when set up, a tubi-form structure having inturned flaps provided with slits disposed substantially parallel to the ends of the body, and defining inwardly directed supporting portions at intervals Within the body, and a bottom panel conforming to the cross sectional shape of the body and tted therein and supported by said supports.

11. In a knock-down article of the character set forth, a body structure of angulated tubular form, inturned flaps at one end of the body having slits parallel to the end of the body defining portions at the corners of the body which are scored and bent inwardly to provide supports lying wholly within and concealed by the body structure.

12. In a knock-down article of the character set forth, a body structure of angulated tubular form, inturned flaps at one end of the body having slits parallel to the end of the body defining portions at the corners of the body which are scored and bent inwardly to provide supports lying wholly within and concealed by the body structure, and a bottom panel conforming to the cross sectional shape of the body and fitted therein and supported by said supports.

13. In a knock-down article of the character set forth, a body structure fashioned of a flat sheet of stock having portions of opposite edges thereof joined together to provide, when set up, an angulated tubi-form structure with inturned end flaps having slits substantially parallel to the ends of the body which define portions Within and at the corners of the body, said portions being scored and directed inwardly to provide supporting means for a bottorn panel tted within the body.

14. In a knock-down article of the character set forth, a collapsible body structure of tubular tapered formation having an inturned ap at one end thereof and having a slit extending in a direction substantially parallel to the end edge of the flap to provide a portion lying between the slit and said end edge which extends inwardly to provide a support for a panel wedged Within the body structure.

ABRAHAM BARRON.