US2071088A - Moth bag - Google Patents

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Feb. 1937. 4 ROTTMAN 2,071,088

MOTH BAG Original Filed Aug. 26, 1951 @ziwii ffil BY Y A TTORNEY Patented Feb. 16, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MOTH BAG George Rottman, Brooklyn, N. Y.

, 3 Claims.

The present application is a division of my application filed August 26, 1931, Serial No. 559,436.

My invention relates to improvements in moth bags in which articles of clothing and various articles made of textile fabrics which are subject to the attack of moths may be stored for the purpose of protecting the articles against injury by moths. Heretoiore, there have been two general types of bags for storing garments and other articles, one of which is of the envelope type. This type of bag is limited in its expansion to such an extent that but few garments can be stored in the bag at a time.

The other type is what is known as the box type wherein the bag, when extended, forms a rectangular receptacle shaped more nearly like a box and therefore having greater depth than the envelope type of bag, and for that reason it is adapted to contain a greater number of garments than the envelope type of bag, although it requires but a slightly greater amount of material in the making of it.

In various types of bags it is customary to provide along the edges of the bag opening to which the garments are introduced, a pair of flaps which are placed against each other face to face when the bag is to be closed, and are then folded over one or more times upon themselves for the purpose of closing the bag so that moths cannot get into it. These flaps are held in overlapping relation by suitable clips or other means.

Heretofore, the box type of moth bag has been made by hand, or at least a substantial part of the manufacture was a result of hand labor and therefore this type of bag has been expensive to make and has been necessarily sold at a relatively high price, thereby limiting the market of the article.

The object of the present invention is to provide a moth bag of the box type which can be made entirely by machinery and therefore can be made at a sufficiently low cost .to permit it to be retailed at a price corresponding more nearly with that of the envelope type of bag. When the box type of bag can be made by machine, it is possible to sell it at a price which makes it advantageous over the envelope type of bag because the capacity of the box type of bag is so much greater than the envelopetype, and a given number of garments may be stored as cheaply or more cheaply in the box type of bag than in the envelope type of bag.

Another advantage is that the garments may be hung more freely in the box type than in the envelope type bag.

The bags made in accordance with my invention can be produced from a single blank of paper or cardboard stock which can be suitably cut and creased or scored at a single operation in a press with the portions which are to form the overlapping or interlocking flaps integral with the blank which is to form the body of the bag so that the flaps will not have to be separately pasted onto the blank as has been the case in previous devices. In the present case I have shown a door or opening through which the garments may be introduced into or removed from the bag, the door being shown as formed in the front wall of the bag to open up in the form of a rectangular door.

Other objects and advantages will be set forth in the following detailed description of my invention.

In the drawing forming part or this application,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a garment bag showing my invention, the bag being set up in condition for use with the door member in closed position,

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figuree is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1,

Figure 5 is a perspective view similar to Figure 1 but showing the door opened to permit garments to be placed into or removed from the bag, and

Figure 6 is a face view of the blank from which the bag shown in the preceding views is made.

The bag shown in the drawing is of the box type and consists of the body I of rectangular form, having top and bottom walls 2, 3, front and back walls 4, 5 and end walls 6 forming a clothes container having a compartment 1 for the reception of garments and other articles which are to be protected against moths. I have shown a hanger 8 attached to the top wall of the bag by means of which the bag may be supported from a hook, a bar or any other form of support where the bag is to be suspended in vertical position in order for the garments to hang in an upright position.

It will be understood that the bag may be laid on a shelf or otherwise supported but in practice it is common to support the bag on a hook.

The bag shown in the drawing is made from a blank which may be cut and scored or creased in one single operation and the blank is shown in Figure 6. It consists of a sheet 8 of cardboard or paper stock of any desirable weight and the stock may be treated by any of the well known processes for rendering it repellent to moths.

The blank shown in Figure 6 is substantially a rectangle but on opposite ends there are projecting members 9, I9 which form overlapping flaps as will be explained in detail. This blank is cut substantially to the outline shown and creasing or score lines are formed on the blank, preferably in the arrangement shown, although as far as the broad features of my invention are shown, variations may be made in the arrangement of the score lines. Preferably, the bag is collapsible after it has been set up, so that it may be reduced to compact fiat form for shipping and storage, and may be extended or opened up when it is to be put into use.

In Figure 6 I have shown a rectangular blank 8 having projections 9, III at opposite ends as referred to above. Extending across the blanks are three score lines II, I2, I3, parallel to each other, and towards the opposite end of the blank there are three similar score lines I4, I5, I6, parallel to each other and extending from the top to the bottom of the blank. There is a score or crease line H extending parallel with or adjacent the top edge of the blank and a similar line 29 arranged parallel with and adjacent the lower edge of the blank. Inside these two score lines there are lines I8, I 9 lying parallel to the lines I1 and 20, and spaced therefrom but extending only between the outermost vertical score lines II, I6 referred to above. In addition, there are diagonal score lines 2|, 22 arranged adjacent the top as well as the bottom of the blank in Figure 6, and these are so related to the longitudinal lines as to form several triangles in relation thereto.

The sections 23 of the blank lying between the score lines I1, and the adjacent edges of the blank will form the ends of the bag. The section 24 to the right of the score line I I will form onehalf of the front wall of the bag and the section 25 to the left of the score line l6 will form the other half of the front wall of the bag.

The section 26 between the score lines II, I3 will form one end wall of the bag and the section 2'! between the score lines I4, I6 will form the other end wall of the bag.

The projection 9 at the left end of the blank in Figure 6 is provided with score or crease lines 28 extending vertically across the same to facilitate the folding of this member in the manner hereinafter described. The projecting member II at the right side in Figure 6 is also provided with score or crease lines 29 disposed vertically in the view in order to facilitate the folding of this flap. In addition, there is a score or crease line 39 where the projection 9 joins the body of the blank. The blank is out along the lines 32 at right angles to the edge of the right side of the blank in order to form a door of the section 33 which has at its right hand end one of the flaps II).

There is a score or crease line 3I connecting the inner ends of the cuts 32 to facilitate the hinging of the door along this line. The blank may be made up into bag form by folding the blank on the various score lines. The sections 23 will form the ends of the bags, as shown in Figure l; the sections 23 adjacent the ends of the blank will be folded over like the ends of the bag or box, as shown in Figure 1, and the overlapping members will be pasted or glued together to form a sealed enclosure at the top and the bottom of the bag.

It will be apparent that the bag may be collapsed or pressed flat as the score lines I5, I2, ZI, 22 along the side walls permit these walls to be folded for this purpose. The edge 34 will be supplied with a suitable adhesive and when the blank is folded around into rectangular shape this glued edge will be secured against the edge 35, the two edges overlapping for this purpose along the front of the bag, as shown in Figure 5. The section 33 between the two cuts 32 constitutes the door which may be opened as shown in Figure 6 to provide an opening in the front of the bag through which garments may be passed into and out of the bag.

It will be apparent that the flap 9 projects at the front of the bag vertically along the front opening adjacent one edge of the door; the flap III which is formed on one edge of the door will be superimposed upon the flap 9 when the door is in closed position, and both of these flaps, in overlapping relation, may be folded upon themselves upon the crease lines 28, 29. The folded flaps may be held in this position by means of the clips 36 which are attached to the door in position to engage the folded flaps. In order to seal the top and bottom edges of the door, flaps 3'! are provided along the top and bottom edges of the door, and corresponding flaps 38 are attached along the top and bottom edges of the opening 39. These flaps cannot be cut out of the material shown in Figure 6 and must be glued thereon after the blank has been formed. They may be glued along the edges of the door and of the front wall respectively.' They are also adapted to be folded upon themselves as shown in Figure 1 and suitable clips 40 are provided on the door for holding the flaps in position.

Whenever the bag is to be opened the several clips 36 and 40 are slid back to disengage from the several flaps; the flaps on the vertical as well as the horizontal edges of the door are then unfolded and the door may be opened as shown in Figure 5. To close the door these several operations are reversed.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. An article of the character described, comprising a bag formed of sheet material, scored or creased, and folded into a box-like container, said blank having projections or extensions at opposite side edges of said blank and of less length than the blank, to form projecting flaps, said blank having cuts extending inwardly from one side edge adjacent the top and bottom of one of said projections whereby the material between said cuts will form a door in one wall of the receptacle with one of said flaps disposed on the free edge of said door, said flaps being adapted to be folded together upon themselves for the purpose of closing the bag along the edge of the door when the latter is in closed position, and adapted to be unfolded to permit the door to be opened.

2. An article of the character described, comprising a bag formed of sheet material, scored or creased, and folded into a box-like container, said blank having integral projections or extensions at opposite side edges of said blank and of less length than the blank, to form projecting flaps, said blank having cuts extending inwardly from one side edge adjacent the top and bottom of one of said projections whereby the material between said cuts will form a door in one wall of the receptacle with one of said flaps disposed on the free edge of said door, said flaps being adapted to be folded together upon themselves for the purpose of closing the bag along the edge of the door when the latter is in closed position, and adapted to be unfolded to permit the door to be opened, other flaps secured respectively to the bag along the top and bottom edges of the door opening and along the top and bottom edges of the door, said latter flaps being adapted to be folded together upon themselves for closing the bag along the top and bottom edges of the door.

3. An article of the character described, comprising a bag formed of sheet material, scored or creased, and folded into a box-like container, said blank having integral projections or extensions at opposite side edges of said blank and of less length than the blank, to form projecting flaps, said blank having cuts extending inwardly from one side edge adjacent the top and bottom of one of said projections, whereby the material between said cuts will form a door in one wall of the receptacle with one of said flaps disposed on the free edge of said door, said blank having a crease or score line extending between the inner ends of said cuts to permit the door to bend in relation to the wall of the bag, said flaps being adapted to be folded together upon themselves for the purpose of closing the bag along the edge of the door when the latter is in closed position.

GEORGE ROTTMAN.

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