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US2177507A
US2177507A US100665A US10066536A US2177507A US 2177507 A US2177507 A US 2177507A US 100665 A US100665 A US 100665A US 10066536 A US10066536 A US 10066536A US 2177507 A US2177507 A US 2177507A
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  • each mat consists of a single piece of the sheet frame or supporting structure; to provide an immaterial I scored transversely on one side as in- 30 proved lightweight, totally enclosed container dicated at 2 and on the opposite side as at 2-I adaptable for constructions of large sizes; to prot0 divide the Said Sheet into tWo portions or vide an improved box or container frame that panels comprising the Side Walls.
  • I-l and I-2 will maintain its strength and shape independentor l-S and l-4 of the box.
  • a specific embodiment of this invention is 3"2 3 3 and 3 4 as shown extend from end shown in the accompanying drawings, in which: to end of each Wall panel and thus as Shown Fig. 5 provide vertical columns which ex- Flg. 1 1s an lnnerside vlew of the s1de wall mats.
  • m Fig 2 is an edge View of the Same as Seen from tend from end to end of the folded box at each side of each corner thereof.
  • the scored 45 the bottQm of Flg' 1' lines 2 and Z- are spaced apart a distance sub- 45 Flg- 3 1s a top plan of the bottom or lower end stantially equivalent to the thickness of the corllallfl- .Y ner cleats 3-I, for the purpose of folding the Wall F1a 471s a SectlOn 0f the Same 0n 11n@ 4 4 0f panels back upon each other as will be described.
  • the panels may be provided with ine 50 F1g 5 1S a perSDeCtU/e VleW 0f the 51de Wal] mats termediate cleats 3 in addition to the corner partlyvassembled.
  • l cleats 3 4, 3--2, 3-3 and -li for the purpose 'Fig-'6 iS a SeCtOIISJ detail ShOWillg lfl d0ttd 'of providing additional vertical strength where 'outline how the side wall mats may be folded necessary, and according to the nature of the ar- 55 for knock-down shipment ror storage. ticle to be enclosed in the box.
  • Certain of the 55 cleats are preferably extended beyond the lower or bottom edge of the mat that forms the side Walls to interi-lt with the bottom frame, as will be described.
  • each wall mat On its inner side each wall mat has a plurality of cleats d and Il i which extend from side to side of the several wall panels at rightangles to the vertical cleats and are of the same length as the respective wall panels are wide.
  • the cleats are disposed adjacent the top edge of the mats which are flush with the upper ends of the vertical cleats, and the bottom cleats 4 I lie along the mat edge but are spaced upward from the ends of certain vertical cleats as will be hereafter described.
  • the ends or" the respective cleats 4, as shown, are notched or mitered or otherwise shaped so that the cleat ends will abut or intert with each other and form a square joint when the mat is folded. Any suitable arrangement for joining the ends of these cleats may be employed. However, as shown, the ends of cleats 4 and 5 are arranged for ship-lap engagement with each other because under handling of the box these cleats must sustain a large portion of the weight of the article to be housed within the box.
  • the bottom end cleats i may be merely mitered or abutted at their ends to make a square joint since they are seated in grooves in the framing members of the bottom panel.
  • an intermediate series of horizontal cleats 5 is also provided on the inner surface of the side wall mats. These cleats 5 are disposed on the wall panels I I, I Z and 3 only. The corresponding cleat on the rear or last side wall panel I- in the series is omitted for a reason that will be hereafter explained. Additional cleats 5 i may be employed when required.
  • the outer vertical cleats and the inner horizontal cleats are rigidly secured together by nails, staples, wire stitching, or other suitable means, which extend from one set of cleats through the sheet material comprising the wall panels, and into the cleats on the opposite side of the panel, the staplesvor securing means being used at every point at which a cleat on the inner surface of the mat opposes a cleat on the outer surface.
  • a substantially rigid frame is provided that is practically independent of the sheet material forming the wall panels for its sustaining strength, but the sheet material is also stapled to the cleats so as to form a strong composite structure as a whole.
  • the lower or bottom end panel for the box construction comprises a plurality of relatively heavy Slat-like members B, spaced apart, and arranged parallel toeach other in the nature of a rectangular grid, the shape and area of which is designed to close the free area of the end of the structure formed by the erected side wall mats.
  • Upper and lower frame members 'i and f i are disposed across the ends of the grid members 6, and are arranged to overhang the same a distance substantially equivalent to the thickness of the bottom cleats on the mats l.
  • the wide bottom bars 'I l extend beyond the edges of bars l and are notched to receive the extended lower ends of the vertical cleats.
  • the ends of the cleats 1, likewise are arranged to overlap or extend beyond the side edges of the outermost grid members -(i so as to overlap theY cleats i on the ⁇ side walls.
  • the cleats 'I l are also notched Yat'their ends to receive the vertical cleats 3 1, 3 2, 3 3, and
  • the membersY 1 and 1 being spaced apart by the slats 6 provide alined peripheral grooves or channels 8 to receive the cleats 4 I at the bottom edges of the side Wall mats.
  • a layer of sheet material 9 is fastened to the grid bars 6 and closes the inner surface of the bottom end panel to prevent moisture, dust and dirt from entering the box through the said end panel.
  • the top panel or cover of the box comprises a rectangular frame of grid form, of such proportions that it will t into the top end of the erected box and its grid cleats i9 are extended beyond its end cleats il and rest in notches iB i cut in the upper edges of the top cleats f1, as shown in Fig. 8, the thickness of the cover cleats i and Il being each approximately one-half that of the uppermost cleats t.
  • Sheet material i2 is provided on the inner side of the cover frame between bars Il, so as to completely close the upper end of the box.
  • the lower cleats 4-I are then pushed into the grooves I6 provided for them in the edges of the base panel frame; then the extended ends of the vertical cleats 3 will i'lndr seats in the notches I1 provided for them in the outer margins of the frame member 'l-I of the bottom panel.
  • the second side wall mat is handled in a similar manner and the two side wall mats are fastened together by screws I8 in holes previously bored in the projecting marginal portions of the edge cleats 3 3 which overlap the adjacent cleats 3 4 of the adjoining panels .in the manner shown in Fig. 8.
  • the box construction herein shown and described provides a container of great strength and durability: that is particularly adaptable for articles of large sizes, the structure being such that the sheet material of which the wall panels are made serves mainly as a covering to keep out dirt and dust.
  • the frame of the box provides the strongest protection against damage to the article enclosed within it and becausel of the arrangement wherein vertical and interlocking horizontal members are rigidly secured together at every point where they cross or are opposed to each other the danger of breaking or collapsing during handling or shipping is substantially obviated regardless of the size or weight of the article.
  • the sheet material may be paper, corrugated board, sheet metal, wood, composition or fibre board, or any other convenient material and cost can be the deciding factor without detracting from the strength or durability of the container.
  • Another feature of the improved construction is the removable bottom end panel upon which the article to be packed may be mounted before the covering or enclosure is applied; and the ease and simplicity with which the said end panel is rigidly incorporated into the box structure without handling of the articley during the boxing operation.
  • This feature is also of great convenience in the unpacking operation wherein the enclosureis readily stripped from the article while the same is resting upon its base and without the necessity of handling of the article.
  • the box may be shipped in a knocked down state and in at elements that can be readily stacked and stored, thus preserving al1 of the features of the usual flat-folding, ship-lapping container construction in a container that is of a size hitherto incompatible with such devices.
  • a box mat comprising a sheet of material divided into two adjacent panels by a corner fold line, individual frame structures for reinforcing said panels and each frame structure comprising a bar extending parallel with and near said fold line, said bars being spaced apart a distance substantially equal to the sum of the width and thickness of one of said bars, and one of said panels having an oppositely creased fold parallel with said corner fold and spaced therefrom a distance equal to the thickness of said one bar.
  • a box construction comprising a plurality of side walls foldably connected together in pairs and having cleats extending transversely of the wall series, said cleats being disposed on the outerside of said side walls and there being a cleat adjacent each margin of each side wall parallel with the line of fold, end cleats on the innerside of each of said side walls arranged in series adjacent and parallel with the longitudinal margins of said wall series, the ends of said end cleats being arranged to intert with each other upon folding of said wall series to form a box, fastening means rigidly securing the outerside cleats to the innerside cleats at points where the said cleats are opposed to each other, an end wall arranged to t one end of said box and having a peripherally disposed and extending groove arranged to interlockingly receive the respective end cleats of the folded side walls, and another end wall arranged to t the other end of said box and engage said end cleats thereof.
  • an end wall construction comprising a plurality of parallel members arranged with their ends in transverse alignment, upper and lower frame members disposed across the ends of said parallel members at each end thereof, said upper and lower frame members each overhanging the ends of said parallel members and the ends of said frame members overhanging the side edges of the outer ones of said parallel members whereby a peripheral channel is formed in said end wall.
  • an end wall construction comprising a plurality of spaced parallel members arranged in the form of a rectangular grid, upper and lower frame members disposed across th'e ends of said parallel members at each end thereof, said upper and lower frame members each overhanging the ends of said parallel members a predetermined distance and the ends of said frame members overhanging the side edges of the outer ones of said parallel members a predetermined distance whereby a peripheral channel is formed in said end wall.
  • a box construction comprising a plurality of side walls foldably connected together and having outerside cleats extending parallel with the line of fold, a cleat on each wall being adjacent the line of fold, end cleats on the inner side of each of said Walls arranged adjacent and parallel with the bottom margin thereof, the end cleat of one wall being aligned with the end cleat of the adjacent wall, an end wall arranged to t one end of said box and comprising a plurality of parallel members arranged in the form of a rectangular grid, and upper and lower frame members disposed across the ends of said parallel members at each end thereof and arranged to overhang the ends of said parallel members and the side edges of the outer ones thereof whereby a peripheral channel is formed in said end wall arranged t0 interlockingly receive and t the end cleats of the *folded side walls.
  • a box construction comprising a plurality of side walls foldably connected together and having outerside cleats extending parallel with the line of fold, a cleat on each wall being adjacent the line of fold and the ends of certain of said cleats extending beyond the bottom vmargin of said walls, end cleats on the inner side of each of said walls arranged adjacent and parallel with the bottom margin thereof, the end cleat of one wall being aligned with the end cleat of the adjacent Wall, an end Wall arranged to iit one end of said box and comprising a plurality of paraliel members arranged in the form of a rectangular grid, and upper and lower frame members disposed across the ends of said parallel members at each end thereof and arranged to overhang the ends of said parallel members and the side edges of the outer ones thereof whereby a peripheral channel is formed in said end wall arranged to interlockingly receive and t the end cleats of the folded side Walls, the lower ones of said frame members extending beyond the margins of the upper ones thereof and having marginal

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2 Sheets-Sheet l Oct. 24, 1939. c. R. wl-:lLLr-:R
FOLDING BOX CONSTRUCTION,
Filed Sept. 14, 1936 ZVz' Oct. 24, 1939.
l c. RQ wElLLER FOLDING BOX CONSTRUCTION Filed Sept. 14, 1936 2 SheeiS-Shee'i'l 2 supplant assembled into a rectangular box form by the 25 Y The main object of this invention are to provide user. 25 an improved box construction of relatively light As shown in the drawings, the side walls are Patented Qct. Z4, 1939 UNED STATESS ATENT OFFIE FOLDING BOX CONSTRUCTION Charles Robert Weiller, Evanston, Ill.
- Application September 14, 1936, Serial No. 100,665
6 Claims. (Cl. 217-16) This invention relates to folding box construc- Fig. 6A is a similar view showing another foldtions and particularly to such devices of the able corner arrangement. Wrap-around type having panels comprising sheet Fig. '7 is a partly sectional elevation showing material of relatively large areas. the manner in which the box is positioned around The problems of box manufacturers in devisthe article to be housed. 5 ing constructions employing relatively thin, light- Fig. 8 is a fragmentary perspective view of the weight sheet materials, as a substitute for wood, upper end of a container showing the top panel in box wall panels, have resulted in many satisarrangement. factory solutions for boxes or containers of small Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the top panel.
l0 or medium sizes. However, these constructions In the form shown in the drawings, my im- 10 have proved unsuitable for containers of large proved box construction comprises panel sections sizes, or for applications where the Weight of the each including a mat of sheet material, and a boxed articles or products, per unit of volume, frame structure made up of transversely and lonislarge, gitudinally extending cleats which are suitably 15. The failure of these constructions in such a secured together, so as to provide a composite 15, case is due primarily to lack of strength in the structure of great strength with lightness of large areas of the container walls, and to insufll- Weight. ciency of the container frame structure; and when The sheet material comprising the wall panels the frame structure was suitably strengthened, of the box mat may be sheet metal, ber board,
it was found that the container weight and cost of corrugated board, or any other suitable mate- 20 manufacture were so increased that the devices rial, and may bein several sections joined together were no longer competitive with the heavy allin any of the several suitable ways Well known wood constructions which they were intended to in the art, but adapted or arranged to be readily weight and great strength; to provide an impreferably made up of two mats each comprising proved wrap-around box construction; to protwo adjacent sides or panels of the completed box. vide such a construction having an improved Each mat consists of a single piece of the sheet frame or supporting structure; to provide an immaterial I scored transversely on one side as in- 30 proved lightweight, totally enclosed container dicated at 2 and on the opposite side as at 2-I adaptable for constructions of large sizes; to prot0 divide the Said Sheet into tWo portions or vide an improved box or container frame that panels comprising the Side Walls. I-l and I-2, will maintain its strength and shape independentor l-S and l-4 of the box. Transversely ex- 1y of the material forming the box walls; and to tending CleatS 3, 3|, 3-2, 3-3, and 3--4 are 35 provide an improved box construction arranged disposed on what is to be the outer side surface tointert andlnterlock withaseparate end panel 0f the met. and these Cleats are 0f relatively after the box has been partially assembled and hefWY Stmk andare S0 distributed that they Will the article to be enclosed has been mounted upon femfor the Corners 0f the bOX and the Panel said end panel. Walls between corner edges. The cleats 3-l, 40
A specific embodiment of this invention is 3"2 3 3 and 3 4 as shown extend from end shown in the accompanying drawings, in which: to end of each Wall panel and thus as Shown Fig. 5 provide vertical columns which ex- Flg. 1 1s an lnnerside vlew of the s1de wall mats. m Fig 2 is an edge View of the Same as Seen from tend from end to end of the folded box at each side of each corner thereof. Also the scored 45 the bottQm of Flg' 1' lines 2 and Z- are spaced apart a distance sub- 45 Flg- 3 1s a top plan of the bottom or lower end stantially equivalent to the thickness of the corllallfl- .Y ner cleats 3-I, for the purpose of folding the Wall F1a 471s a SectlOn 0f the Same 0n 11n@ 4 4 0f panels back upon each other as will be described.
F1g. 3 n As shown, the panels may be provided with ine 50 F1g 5 1S a perSDeCtU/e VleW 0f the 51de Wal] mats termediate cleats 3 in addition to the corner partlyvassembled. l cleats 3 4, 3--2, 3-3 and -li for the purpose 'Fig-'6 iS a SeCtOIISJ detail ShOWillg lfl d0ttd 'of providing additional vertical strength where 'outline how the side wall mats may be folded necessary, and according to the nature of the ar- 55 for knock-down shipment ror storage. ticle to be enclosed in the box. Certain of the 55 cleats are preferably extended beyond the lower or bottom edge of the mat that forms the side Walls to interi-lt with the bottom frame, as will be described.
On its inner side each wall mat has a plurality of cleats d and Il i which extend from side to side of the several wall panels at rightangles to the vertical cleats and are of the same length as the respective wall panels are wide.. The cleats are disposed adjacent the top edge of the mats which are flush with the upper ends of the vertical cleats, and the bottom cleats 4 I lie along the mat edge but are spaced upward from the ends of certain vertical cleats as will be hereafter described.
The ends or" the respective cleats 4, as shown, are notched or mitered or otherwise shaped so that the cleat ends will abut or intert with each other and form a square joint when the mat is folded. Any suitable arrangement for joining the ends of these cleats may be employed. However, as shown, the ends of cleats 4 and 5 are arranged for ship-lap engagement with each other because under handling of the box these cleats must sustain a large portion of the weight of the article to be housed within the box. The bottom end cleats i may be merely mitered or abutted at their ends to make a square joint since they are seated in grooves in the framing members of the bottom panel. Y
In the form shown, an intermediate series of horizontal cleats 5 is also provided on the inner surface of the side wall mats. These cleats 5 are disposed on the wall panels I I, I Z and 3 only. The corresponding cleat on the rear or last side wall panel I- in the series is omitted for a reason that will be hereafter explained. Additional cleats 5 i may be employed when required.
As indicated in the drawings, the outer vertical cleats and the inner horizontal cleats are rigidly secured together by nails, staples, wire stitching, or other suitable means, which extend from one set of cleats through the sheet material comprising the wall panels, and into the cleats on the opposite side of the panel, the staplesvor securing means being used at every point at which a cleat on the inner surface of the mat opposes a cleat on the outer surface. Thus a substantially rigid frame is provided that is practically independent of the sheet material forming the wall panels for its sustaining strength, but the sheet material is also stapled to the cleats so as to form a strong composite structure as a whole.
As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the lower or bottom end panel for the box construction comprises a plurality of relatively heavy Slat-like members B, spaced apart, and arranged parallel toeach other in the nature of a rectangular grid, the shape and area of which is designed to close the free area of the end of the structure formed by the erected side wall mats. Upper and lower frame members 'i and f i are disposed across the ends of the grid members 6, and are arranged to overhang the same a distance substantially equivalent to the thickness of the bottom cleats on the mats l. The wide bottom bars 'I l extend beyond the edges of bars l and are notched to receive the extended lower ends of the vertical cleats. The ends of the cleats 1, likewise are arranged to overlap or extend beyond the side edges of the outermost grid members -(i so as to overlap theY cleats i on the` side walls. The cleats 'I l are also notched Yat'their ends to receive the vertical cleats 3 1, 3 2, 3 3, and
3 4. The membersY 1 and 1 being spaced apart by the slats 6 provide alined peripheral grooves or channels 8 to receive the cleats 4 I at the bottom edges of the side Wall mats.
As shown in Fig. 4, a layer of sheet material 9 is fastened to the grid bars 6 and closes the inner surface of the bottom end panel to prevent moisture, dust and dirt from entering the box through the said end panel.
As shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the top panel or cover of the box comprises a rectangular frame of grid form, of such proportions that it will t into the top end of the erected box and its grid cleats i9 are extended beyond its end cleats il and rest in notches iB i cut in the upper edges of the top cleats f1, as shown in Fig. 8, the thickness of the cover cleats i and Il being each approximately one-half that of the uppermost cleats t. Sheet material i2 is provided on the inner side of the cover frame between bars Il, so as to completely close the upper end of the box.
Thus, when the top end panel is set into the f otherwise completely fabricated so that the user v can readily erect the vbox around the article which he desires to pack.
The hereindescribedv construction lends itself, with slight modication, to the expedient of forming all of the side walls in a single mat but I prefer to make the side walls in the form of two mats, each comprisingrtwo panels corresponding in size to the corresponding sides of the finished box and foldable on a scored line 2 and a spaced, oppositely scored line 2 l in the sheet material. which reinforce the narrower side wall panels and are located adjacent the main fold line 2 lie next adjacent to the said fold line, while the corresponding corner cleats 3 2 of the wider side wall panels are spaced away from said fold line 2 a sufficient distance to allow these two panels to be folded back upon each other on the line 2 and 2 1 as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 6A, without having any of the vertical cleats inter` fere with each other. YThe spacing of the cleats of bars 3 5 and 3 2, relative to each other and to permit such folding of the mats, is substantially equal tothe sum of the thickness andl Width of one of the bars; and when these mats are thus folded, the parts can all be Yassembled in a package having a horizontal area of about To this end, the cleats 3 1 4'5.
the same size as the size of the largest side wall panel.
When the user desires to erect the box about kan article, such as a refrigerator illustrated, he
mounts the refrigerator in its iinal position upon the bottom panel of the box and secures its legs to this bottom panel by appropriately located bolts i4 and then sets the side wall panels in place around this bottom panel.
As shown in Fig. '7, the article being packed inA 'place of the cleat 5 that is omitted in the righthand panel of Fig. l. The ends of this cross bar are notched to intert with the adjacent ends of the cleats of the narrower Wall panels l-l and |-3 and thus the refrigerator or other article contributes to the support of the container.
When the side wall mats are unfolded from the folded position in which they are shown in Fig. 6 tothe position in which the narrower panel |3 has been swung through an arc of 270 with respect to the wider panel, then these two panels Will stand at right-angles to each other as shown in perspective in Fig. 5 with the ship-lapped ends of their horizontal cleats 4 and 5 overlapping and intertting with each other and with the beveled ends of the bottom cleats 4-I abutting in mitered relation. The lower cleats 4-I are then pushed into the grooves I6 provided for them in the edges of the base panel frame; then the extended ends of the vertical cleats 3 will i'lndr seats in the notches I1 provided for them in the outer margins of the frame member 'l-I of the bottom panel.
The second side wall mat is handled in a similar manner and the two side wall mats are fastened together by screws I8 in holes previously bored in the projecting marginal portions of the edge cleats 3 3 which overlap the adjacent cleats 3 4 of the adjoining panels .in the manner shown in Fig. 8.
'Ihe cover panel is now dropped into place with the overhanging ends of its bars H) seated in the notches lli-l provided for them in the cleats 4 of the side walls and with their cleats l I lying inside of and adjacent the lower portion of these notched cleats il and with their outermost side bars if! lyingalong .and parallel with the upper cleats 4 of the wide sides of the box. The cover is now fastened by means of four screws LS adjacent to its four corners and the bottom is similarly fastened by screws connecting its frame work with the frame work of the side panels at appropriate places. K
It will be readily seen that the box construction herein shown and described provides a container of great strength and durability: that is particularly adaptable for articles of large sizes, the structure being such that the sheet material of which the wall panels are made serves mainly as a covering to keep out dirt and dust. The frame of the box provides the strongest protection against damage to the article enclosed within it and becausel of the arrangement wherein vertical and interlocking horizontal members are rigidly secured together at every point where they cross or are opposed to each other the danger of breaking or collapsing during handling or shipping is substantially obviated regardless of the size or weight of the article.
The sheet material may be paper, corrugated board, sheet metal, wood, composition or fibre board, or any other convenient material and cost can be the deciding factor without detracting from the strength or durability of the container.
Another feature of the improved construction is the removable bottom end panel upon which the article to be packed may be mounted before the covering or enclosure is applied; and the ease and simplicity with which the said end panel is rigidly incorporated into the box structure without handling of the articley during the boxing operation. This feature is also of great convenience in the unpacking operation wherein the enclosureis readily stripped from the article while the same is resting upon its base and without the necessity of handling of the article.
Further advantages are found in the fact that the box may be shipped in a knocked down state and in at elements that can be readily stacked and stored, thus preserving al1 of the features of the usual flat-folding, ship-lapping container construction in a container that is of a size hitherto incompatible with such devices.
Although but one specic embodiment of this invention is herein shown and described, it will be understood that details of the construction shown may be altered or omitted without departing from the spirit of the invention as dei-ined by the following claims.
I claim:
l. A box mat comprising a sheet of material divided into two adjacent panels by a corner fold line, individual frame structures for reinforcing said panels and each frame structure comprising a bar extending parallel with and near said fold line, said bars being spaced apart a distance substantially equal to the sum of the width and thickness of one of said bars, and one of said panels having an oppositely creased fold parallel with said corner fold and spaced therefrom a distance equal to the thickness of said one bar.
2. A box construction comprising a plurality of side walls foldably connected together in pairs and having cleats extending transversely of the wall series, said cleats being disposed on the outerside of said side walls and there being a cleat adjacent each margin of each side wall parallel with the line of fold, end cleats on the innerside of each of said side walls arranged in series adjacent and parallel with the longitudinal margins of said wall series, the ends of said end cleats being arranged to intert with each other upon folding of said wall series to form a box, fastening means rigidly securing the outerside cleats to the innerside cleats at points where the said cleats are opposed to each other, an end wall arranged to t one end of said box and having a peripherally disposed and extending groove arranged to interlockingly receive the respective end cleats of the folded side walls, and another end wall arranged to t the other end of said box and engage said end cleats thereof.
3. In a shipping container, an end wall construction comprising a plurality of parallel members arranged with their ends in transverse alignment, upper and lower frame members disposed across the ends of said parallel members at each end thereof, said upper and lower frame members each overhanging the ends of said parallel members and the ends of said frame members overhanging the side edges of the outer ones of said parallel members whereby a peripheral channel is formed in said end wall.
4. In a shipping container, an end wall construction comprising a plurality of spaced parallel members arranged in the form of a rectangular grid, upper and lower frame members disposed across th'e ends of said parallel members at each end thereof, said upper and lower frame members each overhanging the ends of said parallel members a predetermined distance and the ends of said frame members overhanging the side edges of the outer ones of said parallel members a predetermined distance whereby a peripheral channel is formed in said end wall.
5. A box construction comprising a plurality of side walls foldably connected together and having outerside cleats extending parallel with the line of fold, a cleat on each wall being adjacent the line of fold, end cleats on the inner side of each of said Walls arranged adjacent and parallel with the bottom margin thereof, the end cleat of one wall being aligned with the end cleat of the adjacent wall, an end wall arranged to t one end of said box and comprising a plurality of parallel members arranged in the form of a rectangular grid, and upper and lower frame members disposed across the ends of said parallel members at each end thereof and arranged to overhang the ends of said parallel members and the side edges of the outer ones thereof whereby a peripheral channel is formed in said end wall arranged t0 interlockingly receive and t the end cleats of the *folded side walls.
6. A box construction comprising a plurality of side walls foldably connected together and having outerside cleats extending parallel with the line of fold, a cleat on each wall being adjacent the line of fold and the ends of certain of said cleats extending beyond the bottom vmargin of said walls, end cleats on the inner side of each of said walls arranged adjacent and parallel with the bottom margin thereof, the end cleat of one wall being aligned with the end cleat of the adjacent Wall, an end Wall arranged to iit one end of said box and comprising a plurality of paraliel members arranged in the form of a rectangular grid, and upper and lower frame members disposed across the ends of said parallel members at each end thereof and arranged to overhang the ends of said parallel members and the side edges of the outer ones thereof whereby a peripheral channel is formed in said end wall arranged to interlockingly receive and t the end cleats of the folded side Walls, the lower ones of said frame members extending beyond the margins of the upper ones thereof and having marginal slots disposed and arranged to receive and t the extending ends of said outerside cleats.
. CHARLES ROBERT WEILLER.
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US2743010A (en) * 1951-12-12 1956-04-24 Libbey Owens Ford Glass Co Package of curved glass sheets
US2854165A (en) * 1954-10-13 1958-09-30 Packing Material Company Inc Collapsible container
US2890809A (en) * 1957-05-03 1959-06-16 George M Poley Tobacco container
US2901141A (en) * 1956-06-11 1959-08-25 James F Dedmon Wirebound snap-on crate
US3080992A (en) * 1959-01-09 1963-03-12 Milan Box Corp Wirebound crate
US4050604A (en) * 1974-07-22 1977-09-27 Flanders Robert D Disassembleable, reusable container
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Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2743010A (en) * 1951-12-12 1956-04-24 Libbey Owens Ford Glass Co Package of curved glass sheets
US2854165A (en) * 1954-10-13 1958-09-30 Packing Material Company Inc Collapsible container
US2901141A (en) * 1956-06-11 1959-08-25 James F Dedmon Wirebound snap-on crate
US2890809A (en) * 1957-05-03 1959-06-16 George M Poley Tobacco container
US3080992A (en) * 1959-01-09 1963-03-12 Milan Box Corp Wirebound crate
US4050604A (en) * 1974-07-22 1977-09-27 Flanders Robert D Disassembleable, reusable container
FR2624831A1 (en) * 1987-12-16 1989-06-23 Mussy Emballages Sa Folding composite packing case

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