US2009739A - Shipping carton - Google Patents

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.Fuy 30, 1935. E. F. LANG ET Al.

SHIPPING CARTON Filed Deo. 23, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet l -will lll --2 f/'Wvnors 4r/2s Xiang crew J cz s 3A' ATTOR EY My 30, 1935. E. F. LANG ET AL SHIPPING CARTON Filed Deo. 23, 1933 ZVSheets-Sheet 2y INVENTOR-S AT1-ORNE? Patented July 30, 1935 i@ UNITED (STATES ori-*ics sinime diams," Ernst r. Lang and 'Andrew i. Detfijt', Application"neembefzs,lissalseiai No. :censo- Thisinvention relates. to shipping.` cartons and particularly to cartons for packingtandshipping vacuum cleaners.- 1 'f' f An object of the invention is to provide a set of fibre board packing elements, each ydesigned toV engage a certain portion of a'vac'uum cleaner, and jointlyV adapted to definitely' position the vacuum cleaner within a shipping carton, and to absorb such shocks and stresses as the shipment will encounter in normal transit.

Another object is to secure sucha set of packing' elements to a fibre' board supporting sheet so 'as to forma packing unit, positively assuring a correct location of said elements within the care' is' ton,I a'nd greatly expediting the packing operation. LA further object isto so bendand fashion op-r posite end portions of said supporting sheet, as to utilize said end portions as'special packing elements. Still another object is to compressively stress one of said special packing elements between aV wall of the carton` andthe vacuum cleaner, so as to` urge the latter firmlyagainst aseat on the Opposing Wall, formedby another packing element. 1

Otherobjects are-to utilize the dust bag of a vacuum cleaner as a packing for the body there; of, to hold the wheels of -the cleaner suitably spaced above the carton bottom `by'engagement beneath the cleaner bod-y'of artubular fibre board element, capable ofconsiderable resilient play, andto employ a single bre board eleni'ent to forni a packing beneath the suction nozzleV of the cleaner and between saidnozzle Aand three adjacent walls of the carton. .f l

, These and various other objects the invention attains by the construction hereinafter described and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings,

wherein: l

Fig. 1A is a topplan View of the improved car-` ton; with yits top-forming flapsfolded back .to disclose the packin'gunit,` afvac'uum cleaner being indicated in dash lines, in the-carton.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional, view of the carton, showing thesame closedytherplane off-sec'- tionv being indicated at 2-2 in' Fig. 1, and the cleanerbeing again shown in dash lines'.v I Y Fig.'3 is .a top Vplan View of the packing unit as'it appears beforeinsertion in the carton;

66 Fig. 4f is ai side-view of theY same.

Ir th'seviews, the reference characterV I: des.-v ignates a carton',v formedinany desired manner, of Ycorrugated fibre boa-rd. As'illustrated, the top and bottoni ofthe carton are each formed I6 liywopairsof opposed`r flaps 2, formed integrally wimthe side" l walls. and ymeeting substatiaiiy midway between said walls.

Packed in saidgcarton:is a vacuumcleaner body,

comprising al fanshousing 3, a suction nozzle4 `extending forwardlmand Vdownwardly from said 5 housing and having its lower portion elongated transversely of'V the body, amotor casing 5 rearwardly projecting," from said housing, a pair of `forward Wheels 6 mounted on said nozzle .near its ends', a pair of rear Wheelsl carried by a bracket 10 8 fastened to the Inotor. casing, therebeneath, and projecting rearwardly`r therefrom, and a `handle.-mounting yoke 9 straddling the motor casing and pivoted thereon at IG.

lThe; nozzle rests upon Va,cbrrugated'iibre board 1'5 elernent II, ,formedof double thickness stock, 1 which has anA 'upturned portion I2 interposed betw'een `the front'face of the nozzle and the ad'- jacent Wallof the carton; A pair of tongues I3 projecting transverselyto the portion l2 from the 20 ends thereof are engaged between the ends ofthe nozzle and the adjacent Walls of the carton.

Beneath .the motor 4casing and transversely ,thereto is `positioned a: tubular fibre board pack-l ing element I4, which coacts with the inletY end of the, nozzle to support the cleaner body, maintaining both the forward and rear wheels spaced well above'the carton bottom. Seating of the bodyon the element I4 isv preferably .effected through the bracket 8, asi clearly appears in Fig. 2. 30 Another tubularbre board packing element i5, Voffanapproxiinate rectangular'form, is disposed transversely to they cleaner body between the motor -casing'and the carton top, the width of .said element preferably considerably exceeding 35 ,its.height,- so; thatqitsv `seating faces vmay be delsi-ra'bly; large'. :y Y

To hold thecleaner firmly againstforward or rearward movement in the carton, there is pro- 'videda packingfelement'i', formed by a rectangu- 40 larsection ofiibre board folded toa double thicknessr and fitted tightly between the rear portion of the cleaner body and the Opposing Wall of the carton.- Said element iselongated transversely ,of the body, soas to terminallyhave positioning 45 engagement with the side walls of .the carton, and itis preferred to engage the fold-forming edge of said element` in` an acute angle formedbetween the-bracketA 8 and' motor casing, as clearly appears Fig; 2. Preferably Vthe two thicknesses formed bytheY element I6' are positively secured in a facetof-face relation bynreans of staples Il or an equivalentconnection;

A unit' assembly for al-lof thel elements II, I 4, I5wand tSfis-,establlshed by attaching Vsaid ele- 55 ments to a supporting sheet I8 formed of corrugated fibre board. Said sheet comprises a portion I9 adapted to seat upon and fully cover the carton bottom, portions 20 and 2I, differentially rising against opposite walls of the carton, and an extension 22 from the portion 2I, adapted to bear against the carton top. The element I is formed integrally with the extension 22, upon the under face thereof, the top wall of said element lying against said extension and forming with the latter a double thickness, and the two thicknesses being permanently interconnected by staples 23 or the like. Preferably, also, a terminal margin of the sheet I8 is bent to interiorly engage a lateral wall of the element I5, reinforcing said wall, as indicated at 24. The element I6 is pref? erably in the nature of an integral projection from the upper edge of the portion 20. As is apparent from Figs. 3 and 4, the sheet I8 is considerably elongated by its successive formation of the several portions 22, 2I, I9, 2D, and the element I6, folding creases 25 being preferably machined across said sheetbetween said portions and between the portion 20 and elementlIE, to facilitate proper insertion of the unit in the carton. The elements II and I4 are attached to the bottomengaging portion I9 of said sheet in proper spaced relation, preferably by means of staples 26.

The supporting sheet I8, in addition to establishing the packing elements I I, I4, I5 and I6 in a unitary relation,'assuring their accurate and expeditious location within the carton, quite strongly reinforces the carton, and forms a shock-absorbing packing member.

The handle-mounting yoke 9 rests upon the element I6, when the packing unit is in place, and to avoid any upward swinging. of said yoke on its pivots, it is desirable -to interpose suitable packing between said yoke and the carton top. As such a packing the dust bag 2'I of the cleaner may be utilized, by extending upon said bag an elongated sheet of freely flexible corrugated fibre board, andl rolling said sheet together with the bag into compact, approximately cylindrical form.

The possibility of marring or scratching the finish of the cleaner .body through contact of its top face with the packing unit is eliminated by interposing a small wax-treated sheet 29 of corrugated nbre board between the cleaner body and Ythe overlying portions of said unit.

In minimizing the requisite number of packing elements, and establishing the majority of said elements in a unitary relation, the described construction effects a very material reduction in the expense of packing vacuum cleaners for shipment.

The invention is presented as including all such modifications and changes as properly come within the scope of the following claims.

What we claim is: v

l. In a shipping carton. for avacuum cleaner body having supporting wheels and a suction noz# zle, the combination with a fibre board container comprising a top, a bottom, and opposed walls, of a resilient tubular packing element retained within said container adjacent to the bottom thereof, and adapted to underlie said body to elevate the wheels thereof above the container bottom, a second tubular packing element retained within the 'container adjacent to the top thereof, forming a cushion between said body and top, and a. fibre board packing element retained-within said con# tainer adjacent Vto a wall thereof, and stressed between said wall and said body-to urge the nozzle towardan opposed wall of the container.

. 2. In a .shipping carton 'for avacuurn cleaner body, the combination with a fibre board container comprising a top, a bottom, and opposed walls, of a fibre board packing unit inserted in said container and having a portion engaging the container bottom for underlying said body and a portion upstanding against a wall of said container, said unit further comprising a tubular packing element secured to said underlying portion and forming a support for said body, and a packing element carried by said upstanding portion for yspacing said body from said upstanding portion.

' 3. In a fibre board shipping carton for a vacuum cleaner body having a pivotal handle-mounting yoke, a fibre board packing element supported adjacent to a wall of said carton and adapted to extend in approximate parallelism with the carton bottom between said wall and said body, said bodyproviding a support for said element remote from said wall, and said element forming a support Afor said yoke, and a dust bag attachable to said body andinterposed, in rolled form, between said yoke and the carton top, as a packing element.

4. In a fibre board shipping carton for a vacuum cleaner body, a packing unit comprising a f'lbrer board sheet carrying at one end thereof a tubular packing element engageable between said body and one of two opposed walls of the carton, and carrying upon an intermediate portion thereof a second tubular packing element adapted to be interposed between said Ybody and the other of said opposed walls, and having its other end portion bent into approximate parallelism with said opposed walls and forming a strut between said body and a carton wall transverse to said opposed walls. y

5. In a shipping carton for a vacuum cleaner body, the combination with a fibre board container comprising a top, a bottom, and opposed walls, of a packing unit comprising a fibre board sheet having a portion engaging the container bottom, upstanding portions engaging said opposed" walls, an extensionfrom one of the upstanding portions engaging the container top, vsaid unit further comprising a tubular packing element carried by said extension and forming a cushion between the cleaner body and the container top, a tubular packing element secured to that portion of said sheet engaging the container bottom and forming acushioning support for said body, and a fibre board packing element carried by the other end portion of the sheet and engageable between said body and one of said opposed walls. Y

6. Ina carton having a top, a bottom, and opposed walls for shipping a vacuum cleaner body having a suction nozzle adapted to extend adjacent to the carton bottom and to face one of the opposed walls, and elongated between two other walls of the carton, of a packing unit comprising a fibre board sheet having a portion engaging the carton bottom, upstanding portions engaging opposed walls of the carton, an extension from one of said upstanding portions engaging the carton top, said unit further. comprising a. tubular pacln'ng element carried by said extension and forming a cushion between said lbody and the carton top, a fibre board packing element carried by the other end portion of said sheet and engageable between said body and a wall ofthe carton, and a fibre board packing element secured to said sheet and having a portion adapted to underlie said nozzle, and a portion adapted for insertion between the nozzleand the wallwhich vpacking element carried by said extension and Y it faces, and portions adapted for insertion between the nozzle ends and adjacent walls of the carton.

7. In a carton comprising a top, a bottom, and opposed walls for shipping a vacuum cleaner body having supporting wheels and a, suction nozzle, the combination with a fibre board container comprising a top, a bottom, and opposed walls, of a packing unit comprising a bre board sheet having a portion engaging the container bottom, upstanding portions engaging opposed walls of the container, and an extension from one of said upstanding portions engaging the container top, said unit further comprising a tubular serving as a cushion between said body and the container top, a fibre board packing element carried by the other end portion of said sheet and engageable between said bodyrand a wall of the container, and fibre Vboard packing elements secured in spaced relation to that portion of said sheet engaging the container bottom, one of the last mentioned elements being adapted to under-

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