US2040209A

US2040209A - Carton for cans and the like

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Publication number: US2040209A
Application number: US12709A
Authority: US
Inventors: Sidney A Levyne
Original assignee: Baltimore Paint and Color Works
Current assignee: Baltimore Paint and Color Works
Priority date: 1935-03-23
Filing date: 1935-03-23
Publication date: 1936-05-12
Anticipated expiration: 1953-05-12

Description

May 12, 1936. w s. A. LEVYNE (JARTON FOR CANS AND THE LIKE Filed March 23, 1935 I Mir-l INVENTOIR. J44. Lag/m BY I I K ATTORNEYS.

Patented May 12, 1936 PATENT OFFICE CARTON FOR CANS AND THE LIKE Sidney A. Levyne, Baltimore, Md., assignor to Baltimore Paint 8; Color Works, Inc., Baltimore, Md, a corporation of Maryland Application March 23, 1935, Serial No. 12,709 6 Claims. (01. 229-37) This invention relates to a carton particularly adapted for use as an outer jacket or container for a can filled with paint or other heavy material and provided with a bail or handle by means of which the can is carried.

At the present time paint and other substances are sold in cans provided with pivoted handles or bails so that the can which is heavy when filled may be easily carried. When such a can is purchased it is customary to wrap the can to prevent a persons clothes from being soiled when carrying the can but this has been found unsatisfactory as often the can is wrapped with the handle swung down against aside of the can where it can not be grasped.

If the handle is disposed in a raised position when the can is wrapped the wrapping paper is liable to slip downwardly along the can and drop from the can, thus exposing the can with resulting likelihood of a persons clothes being soiled.

Therefore, one object of the invention is to provide a carton so constructed that a can having a handle may be enclosed therein with the handle disposed externally of the carton where it may be swung down against a side of the carton where it will be out of the way while the enclosed can is upon a shelf or moved to'a raised position in which it can be grasped and the can easily carried.

It has also been found that when a can of paint is Wrapped in paper which is to be discarded when the paint is used the only means for indentifying the contents of the can is the label pasted thereon. This label becomes smeared with paint which runs down the outside of the can as surplus paint is removed from a brush and it is often impossible to read the name of the maker and the number by which the color is identified.

Therefore, another object of the invention is to provide a carton which may bear the manufacturers name and color number and. is of such construction that a can may be very easily removed for use and afterwards replaced, thus preventing the carton from becoming smeared when the paint is used and eliminating an accumulation of unsightly paint cans, the contents of which can not be accurately identified at a future date if more paint of the same color is needed.

Still another object of the invention resides in providing a construction which is simple and durable, inexpensive to manufacture and one which will be very efiicient in use.

With these and numerous other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claims.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved carton with a can therein and the handle of the can in a raised position for carrying;

Figure 2 is a vertical section taken along the line 2--2 of Figure 3;

Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken along the line 3--3 of Figure 2; and I Figure 4 is a view of the blank from which the carton is formed.

The carton which is indicated in general by the number I is for use as an enclosure or container for a can 2 which maybe filled with paint or any other substance, the can being provided with a handle or bail 3 having its ends pivotally engaged in ears or sockets 4 at opposite sides of the can in order that the handle may be swung from a lowered position against a side of the can to a raised position for carrying as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

The carton or container is formed from a blank 5 of cardboard illustrated in Figure 4. The blank is Oblong in shape and is to be folded along the dotted lines 6 to form side walls I and 8 of the carton, a tongue 9 having a gummed surface being carried by one side wall for holding the blank in its folded carton-forming condition. Slits l0 lead from margins of the blank to form closure flaps ll, 12 and I3 which when folded along the dotted lines [4 form a top and bottom for the carton. The flaps I3 have slots l5 formed therein and free end portions of the flaps l2 are cut at their corners to form tongues l6 which are to be engaged through the slots and hold the flaps closed as shown in Figures 1 and 2. Particular attention is called to the fact that slots 11 are formed in adjoining portions of the walls I and upper flaps ll across the dotted line I4 and form recesses l8 to receive the bearing lugs 4 when the upper flaps H are folded inwardly against inner faces of the side walls I.

When the carton is in use the blank is folded along the dotted lines 6 and secured by the tongue 9 after which the lower flaps are folded inwardly and tongues 16 of the lower flap l2 passed through the slots l5 of the lower flap l3. These flaps will thus be disposed in overlying relation to each other as shown in Figure 2 and form a multiple ply bottom which will be strong and not liable to come apart if the carton itself is grasped instead of the bail of a can within the carton. The upper flaps II are then thrust inwardly to dispose them flat against inner faces ofv the walls 1 where they will serve as reinforcements for these walls and the can of paint can then be easily slid into the carton with its lugs 4 seated in the recesses l8 and the upper flaps l2 and I3 closed and interlocked to form an upper closure head for the carton. If the cartons are supplied with the cans of paint by the manufacturer one wall will have the manufacturers name printed thereon as shown at H? together with the color and its identifying number as shown at 20 and 2| but if the cartons are supplied by the merchant for convenience of customers he may have his name and any other advertising matter desired printed upon the carton. The ball or handle 3 is disposed externally of the closed carton and can be easily swung down against a side wall if the encased cans are'stacked upon a shelf and when so disposed the upper ends of the cartons will be flat and uninterrupted. Therefore, the encased cans can be stacked. upon a shelf and will not be liable to fall over. The bails may be grasped and the cans easily removed from a shelf and set upon a counter with the bails raised so that they may be grasped by the customers and the encased cans easily carried. If a carton is to be applied when a can of paint is sold they will be stored in a folded condition and when a can of paint is placed in a carton it will be entirely enclosed except the bail and there will be no danger of a person soiling his clothes while carrying the can. The inturned upper flaps ll not'only reinforce the walls 1 and cause the recesses l8 to be formed but also cause the walls I to have rounded upper edges which will not tear easily and therefore a can can be very easily inserted into the carton without danger of tearing the walls at the recesses.

From the foregoing description of the construction of my improved apparatus, the application of the same to use will be readily understood. It will be seen that I have provided a simple, inexpensive and efficient means for carrying out the objects of the invention.

While I have particularly described the elements best adapted to perform the functions set forth, it is obvious that various changes in form, proportion and in the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the principles of the invention. 7

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A carton having walls and a bottom, flaps carried by opposed walls and folded inwardly against inner faces of the said walls, the flaps and walls being slotted to form recesses when the flaps are folded inwardly, a can in said carton having bearing lugs extending through said recesses, a bail for said can pivoted at its ends to said lugs, and means for closing the upper end of the carton, the bail being disposed externally of the carton and movable to a raised position across the closed upper end of the carton.

2. A carton having walls and upper and lower heads, the walls of the carton being formed with recesses open at their upper ends, a can in said carton having lugs engaged through the recesses, and a bail pivoted to said lugs and disposed externally of the carton.

3. A carton adapted to enclose a can and including side walls, upper flaps carried by opposed walls and folded inwardly against inner faces of the walls to reinforce the walls, upper end portions of the said walls and folded flaps being cut to form recesses open at their upper ends, and other flaps carried by upper ends of other opposed walls and adapted to be secured when folded towards each other to close the upper end of the carton.

4. A carton adapted to encase a can and including side walls, a bottom, and means for closing the upper end of the carton, opposed walls of the carton being formed with recesses in their upper end portions whereby a can may be housed in the carton with lugs at sides of the can projecting through the recesses and with a bail carried by the lugs disposed externally of the carton.

5. A carton including a body portion, closure means for the upper end of the body portion, said body portion being formed with recesses leading from the upper edge thereof, a can in said carton having bearings registering with the recesses, and a bail for the can disposed externally of the carton with its ends pivoted to said bearings.

6. A carton formed from a single blank folded to include side walls, bottom and topwalls, certain opposed side walls having flaps formed at the upper edges thereof and foldable inwardly against the inner faces of the latter side walls, said flaps and latter side walls being slotted to form recesses leading downwardly from upper edges of the latter side walls when the flaps are folded inwardly.

SIDNEY A. LEVYNE.