US2134375A - Package - Google Patents

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Oct; 25, 1938. s. PRICE ET AL, 2,134,375

PACKAGE Filed Jan. 8, 1938 Patented Oct. 25, 1938 UNITED STATES 12,134,375 [PACKAGE Stanley Price, La Grange, Ill., and Wellington R. Hummel, Maplewood, N. J and Arthur'A. Bureau, Chicago, Ill., assignors to Western Electrio Company, Incorporated, New York, N. Y.,

a corporation of New York I Application January s, 1938, Serial No.'183,932

7 Claims. (o1. 206mm In accordance with the above object, the present invention contemplates in one embodiment thereof as applied to the packaging of handset telephones comprising a receiver and transmitter 5 unit and a stand, a container carrying an appropriately shaped insert orseparator formed from corrugated fibre board. The stand rests on the bottom wall of the container, and spanning the stand is the separator, upon which is mounted 20 the receiver and transmitter unit, the lower end edges of the separator resting on the bottom container wall and the under surface of its upper wall engaging spaced upper points of the stand. Formed on the separator at each of its four lower 25 corners are integral extensions interposed between the adjacent inner surfaces of the container and the sides of the stand which serve to hold the stand away from the container side walls, thus preventing friction tending to mar the 30 finish of the stand.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will more fully appear from the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which 35 Fig. l is a sectional plan view of a package embodying the features of this invention for holding a handset telephone, indicated in broken outline;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the 40 line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional View on a reduced scale taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a blank for the separa- 45 tor, the full lines representing the cut edges and the broken lines representing scored or creased lines at which the blank is to be folded.

Referring now' to the drawing in detail, an embodiment of the invention is illustrated, in the 50 form of a shipping package ID, for one type of handset telephone, shown in broken outlinescomprising a receiver H and a transmitter l2 carried at opposite ends of a handle IS, the whole forming a unit which is connected to a stand I4 55, by conductor cords I! (Fig. 1); the stand having a rectangular shaped base l8. A suitably dimen sioned container for-enclosing the telephone is indicated at I9 constructed in any usual and well known manner from any convenient material,

such as, for example, corrugated fibre board or like materials. In Fig; 4 is shown a blank for an insert or separator'2B which may be -sheared orv punched, for

example, from corrugated fibre board or like. materials. The blank separator 20 is formed with transverse creasing'or folding lines 23, indicated by broken lines, the blank being folded upon these lines when it is inserte'd'in the container I9 where in it assumes the positionclearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3 with its lower edges resting on the bottom wall of the container at opposite ends thereof, its

opposite longitudinal edges abutting the opposite side wall of the container with a slip fit.

The separator 20 (Fig. 4) is sheared during the blanking thereof, as indicated at 24 and'formed with longitudinal fold lines 25, which provide portions 26, which are struck down when the separator is inserted in the container leaving an elongsted opening 2'! for receiving and positioning a central portion of the handle l3 of the'receiver and transmitter unit,as shown particularly in Fig. 2. Also formed in the separator 20 during the blanking thereof is a finger hole 30 tofacilitate the removal of the 'separator when unpacking the container, and at one end thereis formed a semi-circular slot 3| through which the. conductor cords l1 interconnecting the telephone stand l4 and the receiver and transmitter unit extends when the handset telephone is packaged, as shown in Fig. 1. Integrally formed on opposite longitudinal edges of the separator 20, during the blanking thereof, at each of its four corners are flaps or extensions 32 arranged to be folded into alignment with thereferred to edges and at right angles tothe main portion of the blank upon creasing or folding lines 33, indicated bybroken lines in Fig. 4.

In packaging a handset telephone of the type described the telephone stand I 4 is inserted in the container IS with feet 34 thereof resting upon the bottom wall of the container, the stand at one end.

thereof being slightly spaced'from one container end wall and leaving a considerably greater space between the opposite. end of the stand and the corresponding container end wall, as shown in Fig. 3. The width of the containerjis such that the opposite sides of the stand l4 when inserted.

therein are slightly spaced from the sidewalls thereof, as shown in Figs. 1- and 2. The blank separator 20 is then folded on the lines 23, 25 and PATENT OFFICE f As clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 the extensions 32 of the separator 20 in their folded positions engage the opposite side walls of the stand M at the ends thereof. This arrangement not only spaces the stand M from the end and sidewalls of the container I9 whereby deleterious friction tending to mar the surface finish of the stand is prevented, but it will be noted effectively prevents the stand M from shifting longitudinally and transversely in the container particularly when the handset telephone is completely packaged.

In order to further reduce friction between abutting surfaces of the separator 20, container l9 and handset telephone, which tends to produce fiber dust, the inner surfaces of the container and the surfaces of the separator may be sprayed with wax, or some other suitable protective material. In some cases it may be found necessary to spray or coat with Wax only those surfaces of the separator extensions 32 which abut the opposite side walls of the stand.

The separator 20 is supported at its under side intermediate the opposite inclined wall portions thereof upon opposite pairs of spaced upper cradle portions 42 of the stand I4, the cradle portions serving to support and locate the telephone handle |3 upon the stand l4 when the telephone is in use. To complete the packaging of the telephone handset the receiver and transmitter unit is placed upon the separator 20, as shown in the drawing, lying upon it side, a portion of the handle l3 between the receiver II and transmitter l2 resting in the elongated opening 21 and the receiver and transmitter engaging and resting on the opposite inclined wall portions of the separator/the outermost points of the receiver and transmitter engaging the opposite end walls of the container IS. The conductor cords I 'l which interconnect the stand I4 and the receiver and transmitterunit extend from below the separator 20 through the slot 3| thereof to the upper side thereof and are arranged in looped formation and placed at one side of the telephone handle l3 upon the separator, as shown fragmentarily in Fig. 1. The usual cover flaps of the container [9 are now closed in and suitably sealed and the packaging of the telephone handset is completed.

With the container closed and sealed it will be noted that the under surface of the container cover flaps engage the upper surface of the telephone handset handle l3 and since the handle at a point opposite thereto is lodged in the elongated opening 21 of the separator 20 and'the receiver and transmitter engage opposite end walls of the container the unit will be effectively prevented from shifting its position. I

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that a simple and economical structure is provided for packaging articles and particularly handset telephones whereby during handling, shipment or storage, no harmful displacement of the telephone handset parts relative to each other and the package elements will occur and thus-damage and deleterious friction tending to mar the surface finish of the parts are reduced to a minimum.

Various additional modifications and applications of the invention will suggest themselves to those skilled in theart and such modifications and applications as fall within the spirit of the invention are intended to be covered by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A package for articles comprising a container having a cover and a bridge-like separator carried therein spanning and engaging an article and supporting upon its upper surface an article engaged by the cover, said separator having a portion at one end parallel to the inner end wall of thecontainer and effective to hold an end 7 of the spanned article therefrom, an opposite end of the separator being inclined with its lower edge terminating at the lower inner corner of the container and its inner inclined wall engaging an edge of the article, said separator being effective to hold the articles from moving relative to each other and the package elements.

2. A package for articles comprising a container having a cover and a bridge-like separator carried therein spanning and engaging an article and supporting upon its upper surface an article engaged by the cover, said separator having inclined portions at opposite ends terminating at the lower inner corners ofthe container and effective to hold opposite ends of the spanned article from engaging the adjacent inner end walls of the containerg said separatorbeing effective to hold the articles from moving relative to each other and the package elements.

3. A package for articles comprising a container having a cover and a .bridge-likeseparator carried therein spanning and engaging an article and supporting upon its upper surface an article engaged by the cover, said separator having a portion of one end interposed between and abutting at opposite sides an inner end container Wall and an end of the spanned article to hold them apart and terminating at one lower inner corner of the container, an opposite end of the separator being inclined. and terminating at the opposite lower inner corner of the container and its inner inclined wall engaging an edge of the article, said separator being effective to hold the articles from moving relative to each other and the package elements.

4. A package, for articles comprising a container having a cover and a bridge-like separator carried therein spanning and engaging an article and supporting upon its upper surface an article engaged by the cover, said separator at opposite ends terminating at the lower inner corners of the container and effective to hold opposite ends of the spannedarticle from engaging the adjacent inner end walls of the container, and folded extensions on the separator'at each end thereof effective to hold the sides of the article from the adjacent inner side walls of the container, said separator serving to-hold the articles from moving relative to each other and the package elements. e

5. A package for articles comprising a container having a cover and a bridge-like separator carried therein spanning and engaging an article and supporting upon its upper surface an article engaged by the cover, said separator at opposite.

ends terminating at the lower inner corners of the container and effective to hold opposite ends of the spanned article fromengaging the adjacent inner end walls of the container, and folded extensions on the separator at each end thereof eifective to hold the sides of the article from the adjacent inner side walls of the container, the surfaces of the extensions adjacent the sides of the article having a protective coating to reduce friction therebetween, said separator serving to hold the articles from moving relative to each other and the package elements.

6. A package for articles comprising a container having a cover and a bridge-like separator mounted therein spanning and engaging an article and supporting upon its upper surface an article engaged by the cover, said separator having a vertical portion at one end interposed between and abutting at opposite sides the inner end container wall and an end of the spanned article to hold them apart, an opposite end of the separator being inclined and terminating at the lower inner corner of the container and its inner inclined wall engaging an edge of the article, an upper wall of the separator having an opening for receiving a portion of the article supported thereon, said separator being efiective to hold the articles from moving relative to each 5 other and the package elements.

'7. A package for hand set telephones comprising a container having a cover and a bridge-like separator carried therein spanning and engaging a handset telephone stand and supportingupon its upper surface a receiver and transmitter handle unit engaged by the cover, said separator the separator at each end thereof effective tohold the sides of the stand from the adjacent inner side walls of the container, an upper horizontal wall of the separator having an opening for receiving a portionof the telephone handle unit supported thereon, said separator being effective to hold the telephone stand and handle unit from moving relative to each other and the package elements. 7 I

' STANLEY PRICE.

ARTHUR A. BUREAU.

WELLINGTON R. HUMMEL.

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