US1992195A

US1992195A - Carton

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Publication number: US1992195A
Application number: US700955A
Authority: US
Inventors: Adrian O Daller
Original assignee: DALLER CARTON CO Inc
Current assignee: DALLER CARTON Co Inc
Priority date: 1933-12-05
Filing date: 1933-12-05
Publication date: 1935-02-26
Anticipated expiration: 1952-02-26

Description

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CARTON Filed Dec. 5, 195a INVENT OR mazwzw WVM 1 ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 26, 1935 CARTON Adrian 0. Dalier, Dennisport, Mass, minor to Daller Carton 00., Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York 17 Claims.

This invention relates to a new and improved carton or container, and more. specifically to a carton provided with a a potential tucking flap which is made available when the carton is first broken open to aid in eifecting subsequent closures thereof.

An object of the invention is to provide a carton of the type described which-may be closed without the aid of a special closing apparatus.

A further object of the invention is to provide a carton of the character described in which the potential tucking flap maycomprise a plurality of overlying sections, one a severably connected extension of onewall of the carton, and the other an integral extension of an adjacent wall thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described which may be readily and economically manufactured and assembled. I

Other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and will in part appear hereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises an article possessing the features-properties, and the relation of elements which will be exemplified in the article hereinafter described and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the claims.

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention reference should be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in

which: i

Figure 1 represents a plan view of a carton blank embodying one form of the invention:

Fig. 2 represents a perspective view from the rear of a carton formed from the blank shown in Fig. 1 at one stage of its assembly and before the final closing of the carton;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view from the front of the carton shown in Fig. 2 after its final closure;

Fig. 4 is aperspective view of the carton shown in Fig. 3 after it has been opened and the potential tucking flap released; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the same carton with the cover closed and the tucking flap acting to hold the cover in closed position.

In the drawing, 10 represents a blank comprising a front section 11, end sections 12, a rear section 13, a cover section 14, bottom sections 15, glue tabs 16, 1'7 and 18, and a tucking-in flap 19. Severably connected to the front wall 11 is an extension comprising the two detachably connected

sections

20 and 21. The section 20 is preferably joined to the section 11 along. a scored or weakened line 22 which may :be so shaped as to pro- Application December 5, 1933, Serial No. 700,955

vide a thumb tab 23 integral with section 20. The section 21 is preferably joined to the section 20 by a scored line 24. The section 20 is preferably approximately of the same size and shape as the potential tucking flap 19. Suitable fold lines 25 it may be provided to permit the carton to be readily formed from the blank.

A carton may be formed from a blank such as is shown in Fig. 1 in the usual manner. The bottom sections 15 may. for example, be super- 10 imposed, adhesively affixed, and fastened tothe glue tabs 1'1. The glue tab 18 may be adhesively affixed to the rear wall 13 and the cover section 1'4. may be spot-glued in the usual manner to .the glue tabs 16.

At this stage of the assembly the box will. have the appearance of that shown in Fig. 2. The potential tucking flap 19 will underlie the section 20 to which it may be adhesively affixed. Itwill be seen that the score line 24 is preferably so positioned as to approximately overlie the edge of the section 19 when the carton has reached this stage of the assembly; The flap 21 with the

overlying sections

19 and 20 is then brought down upon the cover section 14 and afiixed thereto, as shown,

'for example, in Fig. 3. The carton is then completely closed.

'The top section of the closed carton comprises the cover section 14, which may be spot-glued to the underlying glue tabs 16, and the

overlying sections

19, 20 and 21, section 21 being adhesively aflixed to the cover section 14, so that the potential. tucking flap 19 is folded back upon the cover section and held in contact therewith. When the box is to be opened the score lines 22 and 24' are broken, releasing the tucking flap 19, to which the section 20 may be adhesively aflixed.

It will be obvious that if the section 20 has not been attached to the section 19, the section 20 will become completely detached from the carton. Under certain circumstances, and particularly where a coupon may bedesired for advertising purposes, for example, it may be preferable to assemble the box in such a manner that the section 20 may become completely detached from the carton, and thus adapted to provide the desired coupon.

' It is believed, however, that except where such a coupon is desired, a preferred method of assembling the blank is to permanently unite the tucking flap 19 and the section 20, in which case the ultimate tucking-in flap may comprise the

overlying sections

19 and 20. Such a structure has a distinct advantage, in that the section 20, which underlies the tucking flap 19 during the employed with an outer manner, it being advisable only to provide the scribed, made from a blank such as shown, for

example, in Fig. 1, possesses certain marked advantages. It possesses all the features of those cartons provided with potential tucking flaps which have heretofore been developed. For example, such a carton may be utilized as an effectively closed receptacle even after its original seal has been destroyed and the carton opened. It

possesses allthe advantages of appearance of such a carton. The scored means which are provided permit a breaking open of the original seal without unsightly destruction of any of the elements of the carton.

In addition to these advantages, cartons such as those disclosed herein possess the very great 1 added advantage that they may be assembled on standard sealing machines without alteration of the mechanism-thereof. For example, the folds required in the assembly of the carton described herein are standard folds. The parts are sealed together in a'standard manner. The cover section comprises the usual pluralityof overlying sections glued together and spot-glued to underlying glue fiaps. f

In earlier types of tuck-in cartons it has frequently been necessary to provide mechanism for inserting the tucking flap within the container before the carton is finally sealed. All such changes are here avoided, yet the advantages of the general type of carton referred to are obtained by the structure of this invention.

It will be obvious that the invention may be adapted to cartons of various types and styles. It is not necessary, for example, that the carton be formed from a blank of a single piece.

Furthermore, it will be understood that reference throughout this specification to top, bottom, front and back walls, for example, is to be understood as applying merely to certain sections of the carton sake of clarity. It is not essential that the structure of the invention be employed on whatmay zgchnically be called the top section of the car It will be obvious also that the positioning of the score lines which permit certain sections of the carton to be severed from adjacent sections may be radically altered without departing from the scope of the invention.

Likewise, the size of the various elements is not of great importance. For example, while the flap 21 is shown as extending to the edge of the section 14, it will be obvious that a much narrower fiap might be employed without departing from the invention. 50 also, while section is shown as approximately the same size as the tucking flap 19, it will be obvious that alteration in their relative sizes might be employed without departing from the scope of the invention.

A carton of the type described may be readily wrapper in the usual outer wrapper with suitable indicia whereby the user of the carton may be informed of the proper place to break open the wrapping-of the carton.

which are so designated for the It will be obvious also that in lieu of the

sections

20 and 21, or either of them, pasters or labels which may be readily broken may be employed without departing from the invention.

Since certain changes may be made in the above article and diiierent embodiments of the invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A container having top, bottom, front, back and end walls, one of said walls comprising a plurality of overlying sections, one of said sections constituting a potential tucking flap and being hingedly connected to another of said sections, and a further section detachably connected to an adjacent wall of said carton and adapted to hold said first two sections in superimposed relation until said connection is severed.

2. A container having top, bottom, front, back and end walls, one of said walls comprising a plurality of overlying sections, one of said sections constituting a. potential tucking fiap and being hingedly connected to another of said sections, and a further section detachably connected to an adjacent wall of said carton and afiixed to said tucking flap and adapted to hold said first two sections in superimposed relation until said connection is severed.

3. A container having top, bottom, front, back and 'end walls, one of said walls comprising a plurality of overlying sections, one of said sections constituting a potential tucking flap and being hingedly connected to another of said sections, and a further section detachably connected to an adjacent wall of said each of said first mentioned sections and adapted to hold said first two sections in superimposed relation until said connection is severed.

4. A container having top, bottom, front, back and end walls, one of said walls comprising a plurality of overlying sections, one of said sections constituting a potential tucking flap and being hingedly connected to another of said sections, and a further section detachably connected to an adjacent wall of said carton and afilxed to the second of said sections and adapted to hold said first two sections in superimposed relation until said connection is severed.

5. A container having top, bottom, front, back and end walls, one of said walls comprising a plurality of overlying sections, one of said sections constituting a potential tucking flap and being hingedly connected to another of said sections, and a further section detachably connected to an adjacent wall of said carton by a score line shaped to provide a thumb tab, said last-mentioned section being adapted to hold said first two sections in superimposed relation until said connection is severed.

6. In a container of the character described, a wall comprising a plurality of overlying sections, one of said sections being hingedly aflixed to an adjacent wall of the container, 9. second section constituting a potential tucking flap being hingedly affixed to said first mentioned section, and

carton and afiixed to.

a third section overlying both of said first-mentioned sections and detachably connected to an adjacent wall of said carton and secured to both of said first-mentioned sections.

'7. In a container of the character described, a

edly aiiixed to said first-mentioned section, and a third section overlying both oi! said first-mentioned sections and detachably connected to an adjacent wall of said carton and secured to thefirst-mentioned section.

8. In a container of the character described, a wall comprising a plurality of overlying sections, one or said sections'being hingedly aflixed to an adjacent wall of the container, a second section constituting a potential tucking fiapbeing hingedly amxed to said first-mentioned section, and a third section comprising a plurality of severable portions, one of said portions overlying and being affixed to said first section and another otsaid portions overlying said second section and being severably afiixed to an adjacent wall of said container.

9. In a container of the character described. a wall comprising a plurality of overlying sections, one of said sections being hingedly affixed to an adjacent wall or the container, a second section constituting a potential tucking flap being hingedly amxed to said first-mentioned section, and a third section comprising a plurality of severable portions, one of said portions overlying and being afilxed to said first section and another or said portions overlying and aflixed to said second section and being severably aflixed to an ad- Jacent walloi said container.

10. In a container or the character described, a cover section hingedly connected to a wall of said container, a potential tucking flap integral with and overlying said cover, a second section detachably secured to a second wall and overlying said cover and said tucking flap, and means to facilitate the severance of that portion oi said second section which overlies the tucking flap from the remainder of said section.

11. In a container or the character described, a

cover section hingedly connected to a wall of said container, a potential tucking flap integral with and overlying said cover, a second section detachably secured to a second walland overlying and aflixed to said cover and said tucking flap, and means to facilitate the severance of that portion of said second section which overlies the tucking flap from the remainder of said section.

12. In a container of the characer described. a potential tucking flap comprising a plurality of superimposed and connected sections, one of said sections comprising an integral extension of one wall of said container, the other of said sections comprising a detachable extension of an adjacent wall thereof.

13. In a container of the character described, a potential tucking flap comprising a plurality of superimposed and connected sections, one of said sections comprising an integral extension of one wall of said container, the other of said sections comprising a detachable extension oi an adjacent wall thereof, said extensions being secured with their interior surfaces in contact.

14. In a container or the character described, a potential tucking flap comprising a plurality of superimposed and connects 1 sections, one of said sections comprising an integral extension of one wall of said container, the other of said sections comprising a detachable extension of an adiacent wall thereoi, said extensions being so secured that after said detachable extensionhas been severed from the wall to which it was secured, the said integral extension will lie between it and said wall when the container is in closed position.

15. In a container of the character described, a wall comprising overlying sections, one of said sections comprising a portion adapted to be completely severed from the remainder of said container and detachably connected to a second portion of said section and to an adjacent wall of said container, said removable portion overlying another oi. said sections which constitutes a potential tucking flap. 7

16. In a container of the character described, a wall comprising overlying sections, one of said sections comprising a portion adapted to be completely severed from the remainder of said container and detachably connected to a second portion of said section and to an adjacent wall of said container, said removable portion overlying another said sections which constitutes a potential tucking flap, the second of said portions being aflixed to still another section 01 said firstmentioned wall.

17. In a container'of the character described, a