US2051652A

US2051652A - Container

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Publication number: US2051652A
Authority: US
Inventors: William C Purdy
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1935-07-05
Filing date: 1935-07-05
Publication date: 1936-08-18
Anticipated expiration: 1953-08-18

Description

W. C. PURDY Aug. 18, 1936.

CONTAINER Filed July 5, 1955 2 sheets-sheet 1 INVENTOR 2a ctPamz BY W ATTORNEYS W IT N E55 ES W. C. PURDY Aug. 18, 1936.

CONTAINER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 5, 1935 7/4 all" 7/ llllll/g INVENTOR w. CCPur'cZy BY 1 W4 ATTORNEY WITNESSES- Q FJ' Patented Aug. .18, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application July 5, 1935, Serial No. 29,996 5 Claims. ((51: 229-53) This invention relates to containers and has for an object to provide an improved construction which may be utilized for shipping or other purposes with a structure so formed as to thor- 5 oughly protect the article being shipped orstored.

Another object of the invention is to provide a container formed of fiber board with means for readily applying and permanentlysecuring the respective ends in place.

1 An additional object of the invention is to provide a container which may be shipped in a knock-down condition and which may be formed of paper board, known as fiber board, with attachments whereby the parts may be bent into 15 the desired shape and secured together with ends readily mountable without the use of machinery.

A further object, more specifically, is to provide a container principally of paper or fiber, with metal rings .at the ends for holding the 20 end plates in position, the metal rings having interlocking supports and tabs foranchoring the 1 parts in position.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation and part- 25 ly in vertical section disclosing a container embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the container shown in Fig. 1, a portion thereof being broken away to better illustrate certain details;

30 Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of parts of the container shown in Fig. 1 and illustrating how the retaining tabs and anchoring supports are positioned;

Fig. 4 is an elevation of a blank from which 35 the body of the container shown in Fig. 1 is iormed;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the blank for one of the hoops or bands shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view show- 40 ing how the hoop or band illustrated in Fig. 5

may be secured in place;

Fig. '7 is a sectional view showing a modified form of the blank to that illustrated in Fig. 4;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 3 but showing a modified construction.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, it will be noted that the blank I illustrated in Fig. 4 is provided with notches at the corners whereby there are presented end extensions 2 and 3, which extensions overlap as illustrated in Fig. 2, so that the staples 4 may be applied and the blank held in the form of a tube. When the blank is formed into a tube it presents 55 a body 5 ready to receive the end members. As

the end members are identical in construction except for a central opening atthe top, a description of one will apply to both.

As illustrated particularly in Fig. 3, the body or drum 5 is provided at the upper end witha 5 metallic ring 6, which is U-shaped in cross-section. This ring is provided with a number of inner supports I and a number of outer supports 8, which are adapted to be pressed into the position shown in Fig. 3, namely, into a ring or hoop 9 and into the body 5. It will also be noted that the inner wall 6' of the ring 6 is provided with an annular flange 10 on which the top plate or end ll rests. The inner wall 6' is also provided with a number of tabs H which are cut out of the wall and pressed over against the end ll after said end is placed in position. As illustrated in Fig. 2, there are quite a number of tabs ll so that the top plate II will be firmly positioned against the flange Ill. It willfurther be noted that there is provided a notch l2 in the wall 6' and also a notch l3 in the tab II'. This is true of all the tabs, said notches being provided in order that an implement maybe inserted therein to bend or swing the tabs I I from a position parallel with the wall 6 to a position substantially at right-angles thereto.- The end or top member II is formed from paper, commonly known in the trade as fiber, the same as the body or drum 5.

In forming the containers it has been found desirable to have some of the bodies or drums made heavy to take care of heavy material, while others are formed with a very thin or light wall as that is all that is necessary. Where the drum p 5 is made of heavy material, the ring 9 is of comparatively light material, and where the drum 5 is formed of thin material the ring 9 is made of heavy material. In this way the metal ring 6 will snugly fit into position at all times regardless of the thickness of the drum 5 as the variation in the thickness of the ring 9 takes care of this matter. The ring 9 may be cemented in place but preferably it is held by a number of staples I4 as shown in Fig. 6. The construction is such that the container may be shipped in a knock-down condition and then when it arrives at the place where it is to be used, a person may bend the blank I and apply the staples 4, after whichthe ends will be arranged as shown in Fig. 1 when the container is in condition for use.

There are some circumstances where instead of having the hoop 9 made separate and secured in place, it could be made integral as indicated at IS in Fig. '7; Also, as indicated in Fig. 8, the drum or body 5 could be bent at the upper end to partly enclose a fiber ring l6 to which it may be secured by adhesive, staples H,- or other suitable means. In this form of the invention the foldedover part I8 is provided with any desired number of slots l9, said slots preventing kinking or folding of the bent-over part [8. In this form of the invention, as well as the other forms, the combined thickness of all the members is such as to be capable of fitting into the ring 6.

This container is adapted to be used in shipping dry food supplies, as, for instance, beans, peas, and the like, or any other material desired.

In most instances the top plate H is provided with an opening 20, which may be arranged centrally as shown in Fig. 1, or near the periphery. This opening is provided with a substantially L-shaped metal ring 2! which is held in place by suitable rivets 22. The cap 23 having side walls 24 may he slid into the ring 2| until the top engages the top edge of ring 21. From Figure 1, it will be noted that the ring 2| has an outturned flange 25 for accommodating the rivets 22. A suitable bayonet joint 26 may also be used to hold the cap in place. If preferred, instead of having a bayonet joint, the walls 24 of the cap 23 could be threaded and screwed into place.

I claim:

1. A container including a tubular body and a pair of end structures, each end structure comprising an end plate and a U-shaped ring straddling the edge of said body, said ring being formed at its inner edge with an inturned flange underlapping part of said end plate and also with inwardly extending tabs overlapping portions of said end plate for clamping the end plate in position against said flange.

2. A container provided with a tubular fibrous body, a fibrous hoop connected to said body adjacent each end, a fibrous end plate spaced inwardly from each end of the body sufiiciently to have the edges adjacent the inner edges of said hoops, a metal ring U-shaped in cross-section for each end of said body straddling the respective end portions of the body and said hoops, each of said metal rings having integral means projecting therefrom interlocking with the end plates for -hanging the end plates in place and pressedout spurs interlocked with the body and hoops for holding the metal rings in place.

3. A container, including a fibrous body having athickened portion at the end, a metal ring formed U-shaped in cross-section straddling said thickened portion, said ring having oppositely positioned supports pressed out of each wall, said supports being forced from opposite sides into said thickened portion to such an extent that approximately one-third of the thickness of the thickened parts separate the supports whereby ample anchorage is secured for holding the ring in place, a fibrous end plate, said metal ring having an inturned flange for supporting said end plate within said body, and pressed-out spaced bendable clamping members spaced from said flange acting as a locking structure for locking the end plate to said flange.

4. A container, including a tubular fibrous body, a ring substantially U-shaped in cross-section straddling the end portion of said body means for connecting the ring to said body, said ring having an annular inturned flange and a plurality of bendable tabs spaced from but positioned parallel to said fiange when in use, and a fibrous end plate having a portion of the periphery thereof arranged between said flange and said tabs whereby said plate is held in position.

5. A container, comprising a fibrous tubular body, a metal ring arranged adjacent the end of the body, means for securing the ring to the end portion of the body, said ring having inwardly extending tabs and an inwardly extending flange extending therefrom but substantially parallel to the tabs, and a plate having the peripheral portion arranged between said flange and said tabs.

WILLIAM C. PURDY.