US2026871A - Collapsible crate - Google Patents

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Jan. 7, 1936. A. N. DEDMON COLLAPS IBLE CRATE Filed May 2, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor ijZfdman f-'f Attorney,

Jan.7, 1936. VANDEDWDN 2,026,871'

COLLAPS IBLE CRATE Filed May 2, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 J- /f Inventm- {WpmozM Attomey Patented( Jan. 7, 1936 r UNITED sTATEs PATENT orrnce 4 Claims.

This invention relates to a collapsible crate, the general object of the invention being to provide a vcrate which can be constructed to sell at lowcost and which can be readily knocked down and set up and. when set up being held in this position by four pins placed at the upper corners of the crate and covered by the top of the crate when the same is in position.

This invention also consists in certain other featuresof construction and in the combination vand arrangement of several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:-

Figure 1 is a View of the crate before being set upl Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional View of the crate.

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view thereof.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4--4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view through a lower corner of the crate.

Figure 6 is detail perspective view of an upper corner showing how the pin engages two of the bars.

As shown in these drawings the crate is composed of a plurality of strips I of veneer slightly spaced apart and connected at their ends to the bars 2 and to the intermediate bars 3, and a number of strips 5 of veneer which extend at right angles to the strips I and across the central portions of these strips, the strips 5 being connected adjacent their ends to the bars 6 and adjacent the outermost strips I to the bars 1. Each strip I is provided with a pair of transverse grooves 8 in its inner face, these grooves being spaced slightly inwardly of the bars 3 as shown in Figure 4 and each strip 5 is formed with a pair of transverse grooves 9 which are the bottom of the crate and the bars 'I will extend across the ends of the crate adjacent the bottom thereof while the bars 2 will extend across the upper edge of the sides of the crate and the bars 5 will extend across the upper portions of the ends of the crate but these bars 5 will be spaced below the bars 2 with the ends of the two sets of bars overlapping as shown in Figure 6. These overlapping ends are formed with holes as shown at 9 in Figure 6 for receiving the pins or nails l0 so that these nails hold the crate in upright position and when the crate is to be knocked .down it is simply necessary to remove the four pins or nails. At each weakened line 8 a metal strip Ii is secured to the outer face of the strip to reinforce the strip at and adjacent the weakened parts and battens I2 extend transversely across the bottom of the crate at the ends thereof and nails or the like shown at I3 extend through the battens into the strips II and into portions of the bottom forming strips of veneer. Those portions of the strips II which extend up the sides and ends of the crate are held in place between the veneer strips and the lower bars by the staples I4 or other suitable fastening means which connect the Veneer strips to the bars. This is clearly shown in Figure 5.

A top member I5 composed of longitudinally extending veneer strips I6 and end bars I'I to which the strips I6 are connected, is detachably connected to the side bars 2 by the bendable members I8 carried by the top member and passing through staples or eyes I9 projecting from the bars 2. As shown in Figure 2 the end bars il of the top member rest upon the bars 6 of the ends of the crate and t in the space formed by these bars 6 and the upper ends of the strips 5. Transverse extending battens 26 extend across the upper face of the covei` member and the members I8 may be connected to these battens.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a crate which can be manufactured to sell at low cost and which is heldin assembled position by the four nails or pins l0 so that by removing these pins the crate can be collapsed and by the use of these pins either side or ends can be dropped to open position and the top can be removed so that the contents of the crate can very easily be inspected.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided

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