US2225060A

US2225060A - Sanitary display package construction

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Publication number: US2225060A
Application number: US187115A
Authority: US
Inventors: Harry H Lindley
Original assignee: Lindley Box & Paper Co
Current assignee: Lindley Box & Paper Co
Priority date: 1938-01-27
Filing date: 1938-01-27
Publication date: 1940-12-17
Anticipated expiration: 1957-12-17

Description

Dec. 17 1940. LINEHJEYv 2,225,226)

SANITARY DISPLAY PACKAGE CONSTRUCTION Filed Jan. 2'7, 1938 ATTORNEY 5.

Patented Dec. 17, 1940 UNITED. STATES SANITARY DISPLAY PACKAGE CONSTRUCTION Harry H. Lindley, Marion,

Lindley Box- & Paper corporation Ind., assignor to Company, Marion, lnd., a

Applica'tionJanuary 2'7, 1938, Serial N 0. 187,115

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a sanitary display package.

The chief object of this invention is to package an article or series of nested articles so that the upper surface of the article or the upper surface of the uppermost nested articles is sanitarily exposed and the side edge of the article, or side edges of the nested series of articles, is protected against damage and the like.

The chief feature of the invention consists in covering with a transparent or translucent material the top of an article or series of nested articles and extending this covering material downwardly so as to protectively cover at least the uppermost side wall portion or side wall portions of the article or nested series of articles, respectively, and to retain the covering material in protective relation by means of a notchedor slotted band which frictionally retains between it and the side wall of the article, or nested series of articles, the said covering material and which in connection with the packaging of a series of nested articles, is arranged to constitute the sole retaining means for retention of the articles in nested relation.

To obtain a more attractive appearance and. to

secure additional strength, the slotted band may be reeniorced by an exterior band portion.

Another feature of the invention, therefore, resides in the specific formation of a pasteboard band formed from a strip of pasteboard and half the width of the strip one half including the slotted portion thereof, the other half constituting the outer and exposed finished portion thereof, the ends of the band being suitably secured together in band or ring formation.

The use of card board material commonly known as pasteboard, insures sufiicient strength in the completed band and at the same time provides for fiexibilityvso that the band can be readily made to conform to the exact outline of the article or nested series of articles with which the band is associated.

Furthermore, the pasteboard material permits the bands to be fabricated to a predetermined length of perimeter as desired or required, collapsed into flat relation and shipped flat.

Various other objects and features of the invention will be pointed out more fully hereinafter.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawing and the following description and claim:

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the invention.

Fig. 2 is "an enlarged vertical section'through a group of nested articles associated with a sheetv of covering material and the associated band for retaining the articles in nested relation and the covering material in position.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but illustrates the several before mentioned elements at the Fig. 8 is an elevational View of a plurality of bands showing the completed bands arranged in flattened and superposed relation and illus trating the packing method of shipment.

In Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, of the drawing, to indicates the base portion of an article having an outwardly and upwardly directed side wall portion H and an outer edge I2. The side wall portion in the present example, is fluted as at l3 and the edge, as a result of said fiuting, has a scalloped effect, although generally of circular outline. Edge I2 may be of rim type.

A sheet'of' covering material l4 has a de-- pending side wall or side edge protecting portion l5 and a lower free edge portion It. The

covering material [4 overlies the upper surface of the uppermost article of the series of nested articles illustrated-seeparticularly Figs. 2 and 3and the portion l5 of the covering protects the side edges thereof. This covering material may be a transparent or translucent cellulose sheet, relatively tough, yet flexible. It may be of any desired gauge or thickness and it may be of acetate character in place of cellulose character. One commercial form of said sheeting of the cellulose type is commonly known as Cellophane.

A band ll peripherally envelopes the series of nested articles and the interposed covering material side wall portion l5 as well as the relatively free bottom portion l6. As shown in Fig. 2 the band frictionally engages the aforesaid. As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the band portion H is provided with slots l8 of considerable length and appreciable height and the edges of the articles and. the side wall portion of the covering extends or seats in these notches or slots l8 and in this manner the series of articles are retained together as a composite unit and'the same and the covering are locked together. As indicated by the dimension line and the letter a, in Fig. 2,

fied forms of bands and in these several views,

these forms differ only by the shape of the notch or slot. In these figures, numerals of the H10,

200 and 3% series, respectively, indicate 'like,'

similar or equivalent parts with reference to the numerals utilized in the modification illustrated in Fig. 4. Fig. 5 shows the notches or slots of triangular formation. Fig. 6 shows the notches or slots of rectangular form. Fig. 7 shows the notches or slots of circular formation. It is obvious that the notches or slots may be of elongated-elliptical character-and the major axis of the ellipse may have either vertical or horizontal positioning, as desired. Again referring to Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, it will be observed the ends of the band ([9 and 2B) are united together by suitable means, as for example, by wire staples 2| having inturned ends 22.

For appearance purposes, reenforcement and the like, an outer portion 23 is provided on the band and this is unperforated and is suitably united to the inner or looking portion of the band in any suitable manner. In the present form, such connection is effected by the portion 24.

It will be perfectly obvious, therefore, that the band which is thus of dual character, may be formed from a single strip of material of the desired width and desired length when the strip is folded longitudinally and medianly as at 24 providing the outer portion of the band and the inner portion of the band 23 and II, respectively. The outer portion of the band at one end is suitably reduced as at 25 at the top and the bottom and the inner portion of the band is removed. This provides an anchoring tongue portion 26 which may have tapered ends 21 for facilitating insertion of this tongue between the inner and outer band portions at the opposite end of the strip when the strip is to be secured by the staples in band formation.

The bands after being secured in band forma tion may be folded-see Fig. 8-as at 28 and may be stacked one upon the other as shown in Fig. 8 and a plurality of stacks arranged side by side so that a relatively large-number of collapsed bands may be packaged in a relatively small volume for shipment to the ultimate user of the band, to-wit, the manufacturer selling the articles-shown in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive.

The desired number of articles is arranged in nested relation, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the sheet of covering material applied thereover in centralized relation, and then the side wall portion of the covering material is pressed downwardly and following such depression or simultaneously therewith, the collapsed band after having been opened into band formation, is fitted around the upper edge of the covered article or articles, and forced downwardly until the edges of the articles together with the side wall portion of the covering material seat in the notches or slots.

It will be apparent if the height of the band is substantially that of the height of the package articles, that downward movement is limited by the lower dual edge of the band engaging the support upon which the articles are supported. It will also be apparent the portion 24 presents a finished, unroughened top edge on the band.

While the invention has been described in great detail and similarly illustrated in the drawing, the said description and drawing are to be considered illustrative and not restrictive in character.

The several modifications illustrated and/or described herein, as well as others which will readily suggest themselves to persons skilled in this art, are all considered to be within the broad scope of the invention, reference being had to'the appended claim.

The invention claimed is:

A retaining band formed from an elongated strip of paper board and medianly and longitudinally folded to form an inner layer and an outer layer and providing at one end therebetween a tongue receiving groove, one of the layers at the other end being shorter than the other, the longer. layer forming a tongue nestable in the groove, and means anchoring said strip in the groove to form a band from the strip.

HARRY H. LINDLEY.