US2182050A - Device for packaging men's collar attached shirts - Google Patents

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W. C. KROUT Dec. 5, 1939.

DEVICE FOR PACKAGING MENS COLLAR ATTACHED SHIRTS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 13, 1938 H mwrq Dec. 5, 1939. w, c, KROUT 2,182,059

DEVICE FOR PACKAGING MENS COLLAR ATTACHED SHIRTS Filed June 13, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 W. BKRUUT,

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Patented Dec. 5, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT or ies DEVICE FOR PACKAGING MENS COLLAR ATTACHED SHIRTS Walter C. Kraut, Charlotte, N. o.

Application June 13, 1938, Serial No. 213,546

5 Claims.

My invention consists in a new and useful improvement in devices for packaging mens collar attached shirts, and is designed to provide a device whereby a pair of such shirts can be packaged in such a way as to prevent crushing of the The particularly novel and useful features of my improved device are a single shirt board to be received between the shirts of each pair, and a pair of spacing elements associated with said board, each element being received within a shirt collar, the whole device being fabricated from a single piece of material. I produce the spacing elements by cutting the material forming the shirt board so as to provide wings which are folded and interlocked to form frames which may be inserted through the collar openings of the shirts, and are of such dimensions that each frame serves as a spacer between the inner surface of the back of one shirt and the shirt board received against the bosom of the other shirt.

While I have illustrated in the drawings filed herewith and have hereinafter fully described one specific embodiment of my invention, it is to be distinctly understood that I do not consider my invention limited to said specific embodiment, but refer for its scope to the claims appended hereto.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the blank comprising my device.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a pair of shirts with my device applied thereto.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of my device, in the position illustrated in Fig. 3.

As illustrated in the drawings, my device consists of a blank composed of a single rectangular sheet of suitable material, such as card board, comprising end panels I and 2, and a middle panel 3 divided by scores 4 and 5. By means of suitable incisions, the panels I and 2 are each provided with a pair of flaps 6, each having a flap 1. One of the flaps l of each pair is provided with tongues 8 and the other flap 1 of each pair is provided with slots 9. It is to be noted (Fig. 1) that the flaps l of the pairs having the tongues 8 are aligned longitudinally on the blank with the flaps I having the slots 9.

I will now describe the use of my device as a shirt board and spacing device. The flaps 6 of panel I are bent upwardly on scores 6-a, so as to (or. 20s 7) be positioned at right angles to the plane of panel 5. The flaps T of these flaps 6 are then bent inwardly on the scores 'la, so as to be positioned parallel with the plane of the panel 5, and overlapping, the flap I having the slots Q being beneath the flap- I having the tongues 8. The tongues 8 are then inserted into the slots 9, thus interlocking the flaps I. As will be obvious (Fig. 5), there is thereby formed a hollow, openended frame F rising from the panel I, having a base composed of the portion ll! of the blank between the scores 6-41, the sides composed of the flaps 6, and the top composed of the overlying flaps "l. The blank is then folded on the score 4 so that the panel 3 is vertically disposed, and then on the score 5 so that the panel 2 is extended from the panel 3 in a plane parallel with the plane ofpanel i (Fig, 2). The flaps 6 of panel 2 are then bent downwardly at right angles to the plane of the panel 2, and the flaps l of these flaps B are then bent inwardly on their scores '|a.so as to be positioned parallel with the plane of the panel 2, and overlapping, the flap 1 having the slots 9 being above the flap 7 having the tongues 8. The tongues 8 are then inserted into the slots 9, thus interlocking the flaps l. Thus it will be seen (Fig. 5) that there is formed a frame F, similar to frame F, depending from panel 2.

When the parts of my device have been adjusted, as above described, it is applied to shirt S by placing panel I upon the shirt bosom B and the panel 2 above the collar C, frame F being inserted into the collar opening to rest upon the inner surface of the back of the shirt S. The shirt S is then laid upon my device, its bosom B resting upon the panel 2 and its collar C about frame F passed through the collar opening of shirt S, contacting the inner surface of the back of shirt S, and. thus acting as a support.

It is to be particularly noted that the flaps 5 (Fig. 4) are of such dimensions that the frames F and F (Fig. 3) serve as spacing elements to prevent contact between the collar 0 and panel l and the collar C and panel 2, thus effectively guarding collars C and C against crushing or deformation in packaging.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device for packaging mens collar attached shirts, the combination of a shirt board comprising two panels disposed in different planes, and connected by a third panel for insertion between faced shirts of a pair; a spacing element comprising a frame extended from one of said panels; and a second spacing element comprising a frame extended from the other of said panels, said frames extending in opposite directions with respect to one another and being inserted within the collar openings of the shirts respectively.

2. In a device for packaging mens collar attached shirts, the combination of a shirt board for insertion between the shirts of a pair; a pair of flaps extending upwardly from said board; a pair of overlapping, interlocked wings attached to said flaps; a second pair of flaps extending downwardly from saidv board; and a second pair of overlapping, interlocked wings attached to said downwardly extending flaps.

3. In a device for packaging mens collar attached shirts, the combination of a shirt board comprising two horizontal panels and a vertical panel connecting them; a spacing element comprising a frame extending upwardly from one of said horizontal panels; and a second spacing element comprising a frame extending downwardly from the other of said horizontal panels.

' 4. In a device for packaging mens collar attached shirts, the combination of a shirt board for insertion between the shirts of a pair; a set of flaps extending from said board; interlocked Wings attached to said flaps; a second set of flaps extending from said board; and interlocked wings attached to said second set of extending flaps, the two sets of flaps extending in opposite directions with respect to one another.

5. In a device for packaging mens collar attached shirts, the combination of, a shirt board comprising two horizontal panels and a vertical panel connecting them; a spacing element extending upwardly from one of said horizontal panels; and a second spacing element extending downwardly from the other of said horizontal panels.

WALTER C. KROUT,

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