US2313376A - Combination shipping and display container for toys, etc. - Google Patents

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M. ULLMAN March 9, 1943;

COMBINATION SHIPPING AND fiIsPLAY CONTAINER FOR TOYS; ETC

Filed July IS, 1940 5 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. fifiKn/v MAN/w March 9, 1943. M. ULLMAN COMBINATION SHIPPING AND DISPLAY CONTAINER FOR TOYS, ETC

Filed July 5, 1940 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. f/fikfl/v Mum/v.

VIIIHIIL March 9, 1943.

" M. ULLMAN ETC COMBINATION SH IPPING AND'DISPLAY CONTAINER Fol i TOYS Filed July 5, 1940 5 Sheets-Sheet s I2 I I March 9, 1943. M, UL M N 2,313,376

COMBINATION SHIPPING AND D ISPLAY CONTAINER FOR 't'nrs, ETC

' Filed July 3, 1940 51 Sheets-Sheet -5 I INVENTOR. N/Mi'l/Y dun/aw.

Patented Mar. 9, 1943 COMBINATION SHIPPING AND DISPLAY CONTAINER FOR TOYS, ETC.

Martin Ullman, New York, N. Y., assignor to- Auburn Rubber Corporation, Auburn, Ind., a

corporation Application July 3, 1940, Serial No. 343,738

15 Claims.

This invention relates to a cardboard or like material carton or box structure and more particularly of the two-element type, one a'shell or sleeve closure which telescopically receives from either end the box proper or inner carton.

The invention resides in the inner carton and more especially in the formation of the same, whereby one side thereof (the front) may be tilted outwardly to display the contents of the inner carton not only from the open top but from the front as well. Such front may also serve as a display platform. Such carton may also be provided on its back and ends with inwardly directed rim, lip or canopy forming portions and these may be interlocked together and/or may nest the platform when in elevated position particularly when the latter is of material thickness as hereinafter pointed out.

The chief object of this invention is to provide an inner display box or carton with an arrangement, or arrangements, of the character briefly outlined above. 7

Another object of the invention is to provide improved types of anchorages for the articles in the carton, such as toys, so that the carton may be used when desired as an accessory with the toys in the playing therewith as well as in the sales display of said toys.

The chief feature of the invention is providing an inner carton for toys and the like whereby portion interlocking, platform formation, dual bottom formation, carton portions interlocking other than those previously mentioned, and stiffening by inserts, et cetera.

Other objects and features will be set forth more fully hereinafter. r

The full nature of the invention will be under stood from the accompanying drawings and the following description and claims:

In the drawings, Fig. l is a perspective View of a complete carton or box showing the same partly open.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one end of the inner carton with the front wall thereof arranged in platform position.

Fig. 3 is a developed plan view of half of the blank forming the box shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 and of a modified form of the invention.

this opening is defined by an inwardly directed Fig. 5 is a developed plan view of half of the blank for forming the box shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a portion of a modified form of container or box embodying the invention, the front wall, etc., being omitted for simplicity.

Fig. '7 is a developed plan of part of the blank utilized-in the box shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a perspective View of still afurther modified form of the invention, the front wall and platform portion thereof being intentionally omitted for simplicity;

Fig. 9 is a developed plan of part of the blank necessary to form the invention as shown in Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a detached base.

Fig. 11 is a developed plan of a supplementary end and back wall insert and fence representa- Fig. 12 is a top plan view of a wall portion whether it be the front wall or the bottom wall, illustrating several different forms of toy anchorages thereon.

Fig. 13 is a transverse sectional view taken on line l3l3 of Fig. 12 and in the direction of the arrows, parts being shown slightly enlarged.

In Fig. 1 there is illustrated a tubular or sleeve-like carton forming member l0 open at both ends and slidably receiving the carton proper 'or box embodying the invention and indicated generally by the letter B in Fig. l and having at each opposite and sleeve exposed end or at either end, a window formation C through which is exposed a stock or title card D. The box proper is open at the top, as indicated at E, and

rim or canopy form F along three sides.

The box is provided with, in the present instance, a front structure G of appreciable thickness that is hingedly connected to the bottom of the box B and is capable of tilting forwardly when the box B is disassociated from the sleeve I0 so as to display the contents of the box from the front and from the top.

Havng thus descrbed the general combination common to all of the several species of the invention, reference now will be had to said several species.

In Figs. 2 and 3 there is illustrated one embodiment of the invention. In this for of the invention, the numeral ll indicates the bottom of the box, l2 the back and IS the ends. The

connected by the crease score l5. The, back I2 includes an inwardly directed rim or canopy forming portion l5 which is hingedly connected thereto by the crease ll and the forward edge N3 of said canopy portion is a hinge connection for the under portion l9 of this canopy.

To the same as at which is another hinge crease, there is secured the inner back portion 2| which lies immediately in front of the outer back portion l2. Herein this inner back portion 2| terminates at 22 and in a reverse fold arrangement forming the short upwardly directed portion 23 terminating as at 24 in theconnection to the upper base portion 25. This in turn terminates at its forward'edge 25 in a downturned portion 2'! and that in "turn terminates at 21a in a forwardly extending flap or tongue 28. This is one end of the blank. Note tongue 28 includes hinge crease 28a.

The base portion H is connected by the hinge crease :29 to a front forming portion 30 which as at 3| supportsa rim forming portion-32 which at 33 is connected to theinside wall 34 of the front, the latter wall being connected-as :at 35 to the portion 35 in turncon-nectedas at -3-Ltoan inwardly directed flap 38 or other end of the blank which lies adjacent the flap 28 previously described. Creases 29 and 28a register.

Each end wall of the box, as previously suggested hereinbefore, comprises, in the present formof the invention, the exterior portion l3 which may have a window-formation, as indicated at C in Fig. 1 at'either or both ends. Extending inwardly as at 39 from'the topof the exterior end wall is a ledge member or rim or canopy forming portion 40, the inner-edge 4| of which is continued r-rearwardly toward the wall as at 42 forming the lower portion-of the canopy or rim and connected thereto by the crease score similar to slot 38 but formed in the opposite wall, to wit, the exterior front wall 30 and this formation is illustrated in the next embodiment of the invention, although it is to be understood that this reverse platform formation may be readily substituted for that specifically illustrated in Fig. "'2 and the formation specifically illustrated in Fig. 2 may be equally as'readily substituted for the platform formation illustrated in :Fig. 4, without departing from the basic invention.

Whenever it is not desired to have the base portion 25 spaced from the portion l I, the riser portionsl'l and 23 would be omitted and then por- 6-3:at its inner end is the inside end Wall 44. The

can be inserted from either side edge of the box at the endand between the portions l3 and 44.

Extending laterally from either the portion I5 or the .portion l9 and preferablythe former, or from both portions, is, or are, the flap,-or .fiaps, 41. These flaps extend at right angles to the portion to which they are connected and lie between the portions All and 42, as shown dotted in Fig. 2. Each inner baclr wall 2| has hingedly connected thereto as at 48 a flap 49 which lies between the two adjacent end wall forming portions l3-and-44. Thus, the 'lockingflapsin this form of the invention are 'shown interlockingly seated in theend walls andrimor canopy forming portions thereof.

In this form of the invention, it will be noted that the inside front wall 34 includes, adjacent each edge, the slit 50 and hingedly connected as at 5| is'a flap portion 52'and hingedly connected thereto as at 53 is the largerflap portion iid having the tongue portion 55 at its free end. Thisportion 52 is of the same widthas the 'portions 32 and t6 and thus closes the tubular be extensionsof the portion 34 (the'inner wall of the front portion) and in that event the tongue 55 would be operatively associated with a slot (6 ti'on'25 would lie immediately over the base portion I I. When, however, the inner base portion or bottom wall is spaced from the outer base portion or bottom wall H and the front wall is of appreciable thickness, as illustrated, it is quite clear that either theedge'35 rnust be offsettoward the edge '33 or the edge Zimust-be offset toward theed 24 an amount equal to the height of the portion -36 or '21, respectively, in order'to permit thefront of the box to fold upon thehinge 29 28afand close'the front of the box, asshown in Fig. 1, and when such closure iseffected, it will be noted-that the front portion-underlies the forward ends of the rim or canopy forming portions on the box ends. I

Whenever it is desired, the bottom may be reenforced withan insert 56 which is interposed between the inner and outer bottom portions '25 and "H. Whenever it is desired to reenforce the front, the same maybe reenforced by the inesrt 5"l'which lies between the inner and outer front wall forming portions 34 and 30.

Reference now will be had to Figs. 4 and '5 wherein a modifiedform-of the invention as illustrated and which may be said to differ from the embodiments shown in Figs. 2 and 3 by the formation of the inner end walls on the outer walls bya lateral extension thereof turning inwardly and therebyl.permitting the formation of naps on the outside and inside end walls,if desired, as well as the innerfa'nd outer canopyportions of the end wall and these extensions respectively seat between the inner and outer wall portions forming the back wall and the inner andfouter or rather upper and lower rim orcanopy forming portions of'the back wall.

In this respect this form is'me'rely the reverse of the form shown in Figs. 2 and 3 but herein the forward edge of the end wall is a turned edge.

'It'will be noted that in this form of the invention as 'well as in the preceding form of the invention, the flaps forming the interlock between the end and back walls is rigid with one wall and independent or disconnected from the other wall. Herein the numeral 69 indicates the outside base to which at 6| is hingedly connected the outside back wall 612 and in turn there is hingedly conneoted at'63 the outer canopy or rim forming portion 64, the forward edge 65 'of which is exten'ded re'arwar'dly to form portion 66 and hingedly connected thereto as at 61 is the inside back wall 68.

Hingedly connected as at 69 to each opposite edge of the base 60 "is the outer end wall H1 and hingedly connected thereto as at 'H' is the outer canopy-forming portion 12 which is extended laterallyas at 13 to form a locking tongue. The forward edge 14 of the outside end wall 10 is a'hinge score by which the inside end wall 15 is secured thereto and to the same is hingedly connected at I6 the inside rim or canopy portion 11 having the lateral locking tongue extension I8. If desired, as stated, there may be hingedly connected as at I9 the flap 89. Hingedly connected to the opposite side of the end wall I as at BI is the flap 82. The relief 75a is provided for the purpose illustrated in Fig. 5.

It will be readily apparent that in order to position the stock card D between the end wall forming portions that this must be positioned therein, for exposure through the opening C see Fig. lprevious to the assembly of the carton.

In assembling the carton insofar as the previous description refers, the portions I and all others connected therewith, are turned upon the hinge I4 so that portions I5 lie upon portions 10. When the double end wall portions are turned at right angles upon the hinges 69 and following that, the canopy forming portions are turned inwardly into their final position. Thereupon the several flaps 82 and 80, if provided, are turned angularly and when thus positioned, the back 62 is elevated and then the inner back forming wall is moved downwardly and rearwardly with thumb pressure exerted on the lower canopy forming portion 66 until the back wall 68 lies adjacent the exterior back wall 62, whereupon it will be noted the end wall flaps 89-82 lie between the two back forming walls and the end canopy portion flaps I3I8 lie between the two back wall canopy forming portions 64I5I3. Herein, the inside end wall I5 is not provided with a body engaging flap, because to do so stock would have to be borrowed therefor from the adjacent front wall structure and more especially portion 95 thereof and hereinafter referred to. While this is possible, itsee Fig. 5--will require the reduction in width of flap 89, a like amount to extend the platform locking tongue a corresponding amount.

The inside back wall 68 at its bottom 86 has connected thereto the upstanding portion 8'! and the upper edge 88 thereof has connected thereto the upper bottom portion 89. The latter has connected thereto at its forward edge 99 the forward riser 9i and projecting forwardly therefrom and hingedly connected thereto as at 92 is the forward flap 93, which is one free end of the blank. The bottom portion 69 in this form of the invention has hingedly connected at its forward edge 94 the outer front wall 95 and the edge 96 thereof hingedly connects to the portion 9'! which forms an upper rim when the front is in carton closing position. The opposite edge 99 thereof has hingedly connected thereto the inside front portion or wall 99 and the rearward edge I90 thereof has hingedly connected 'to it the portion Ill-I and hingedly connected to the opposite edge I92 thereof is the inwardly directed flap I63. This is the opposite end of the blank.

In this form of the invention the inner front wall 99 has hingedly connected as at I94 at each side edge an extension portion I05, the opposite edge I96 having hingedly connected thereto-the flap IIl'I which terminates in the tongue portion I98 and the outer wall 95 is provided with the slit I99 to receive said tongue, thus forming a platform and front portion or wall of material thickness. If desired, this may be stiffened by an insert IIEI. box may be stiffened by insert I I I.

Again it is pointed out that when the bottom of the box is of appreciable thickness that the width from front to back of the upper portion 89 or the width of the inner front wall 99 from= In like manner, the bottom of the.

' front to back must be reduced in length relative to the base 69 or the outer frontwall 95, respectively, by an amount equal to the height of the riser portions 81, 9|, IOI or 91, respectively, so that, the multiple thickness combination platform and front wall can nest in the box and when so nested, the front wall lies with its upper edge under the outer and free ends of the dual thickness but not connected canopy forming portions II-and 12.

As previously pointed out, the combination front wall and platform structure shown in Figs. 2 and 3 may be readily substituted for the formation specifically illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4. Also, it is again emphasized that in this form of the invention the interlocking flaps between the back and end walls are carried by the end walls and are nested between the walls of the back portion which is the reverse of the form of the invention shown in Figs. 2 and 3. It also will be noted that basically the invention disclosed in illustrated and in the same the front wall and platform formation is intentionally omitted for simplicity but it is to be understood the same may be formed either as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 or as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. Likewise, this form of the invention omits the dual bottom arrangement, although it is quite evident that it may be utilized as illustrated in either of the two forms previously described, to-wit, lie in immediate contact with the exterior bottom or be positioned in spaced relation relative thereto, or as will be hereinafter pointed out, a separate bottom structure by way of an insert may be included. The purpose of the present illustration, to-wit, Figs. 6 and 7, is to illustrate a form of wall and canopy connection that is a combination of the two forms previously described.

In Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawings the numeral III indicates the base or bottom of the box. Hingedly connected at two side edges as at II2 nected thereto as at H4 is the upper canopy "forming portion H5. The inner edge H6 thereof is the connection to the lower canopy forming portion II'I hingedly connected as at II8 to the inner end wall I I9 of the box. To the same as at I20 is hingedly connected the body engaging flap extension I2I.

In this, form of the invention there is hingedly connected at the forward side edge of the exterior end wall II3 as at I22 a flap I23 with a tongue extension I24. The inside side wall II9 includes a slit I 25. When the box is erected, it will be quite apparent the tongue I24 maybe slipped into the slit I25 and thus lock the end wall together independently of any other locking arrangement. This also provides a smooth forward edge for the end wall and yet at the same time utilizes the primary form of end wall and canopy formation illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3. retaining the functional character of a smooth front edge of the end wall illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, and a smooth canopy edge as illustrated in Figs.'2 and 3.

Hingedly connected as at I26, the opposite end of the exterior end wall H3 is a flap I21. This is independent of the back wall portion, yet it is the end and back wall interlocking portion. The back wall I28 is hingedly connected as at I29 to the bottom I I I and its outer edge I30 hingedly supports the exterior or upper rim or canopy forming portion I3'I, the forward edge I32 of which is extended rearwardly to form the inner or "lower canopy forming portion 133, the rearwardedge of which I34 is hingedly connected to apparent the several tongues I31 are adapted to seat in the slots I38 and thus lock the inner back wall to the base immediately in front of the outer back wall I28, and as stated, this locking arrangement may be included, whether the dual bottom construction be utilized, an independent bottom construction be utilized, or a single bottom construction be utilized.

The inner back wall 135 has hingedly connected thereto as at I39 an L-shaped flap I49. The outer canopy forming portion I3I on the back wall has an angular extension MI and 'hingedly connected thereto as at I42 is anangula'r extension I43. 18y referring to Fig. 7 it will be noted that portions I43 may be folded upon portions MI and I3I and then portion I may be folded upon the crease line I32 so that portions I33 and I3I overlap and portions I35 and I28 overlap. When thus positioned, the extensions I48 overlie the extensions I21, and the portions 142 and I43 formadoubl thickness tongue extending angularly of the canopy forming portions. The rear wall then is erected and the tongues I31 associated with the slots I38. Then the canopy portion with the locking extensions I42 and 143 are moved into position parallel to the base III. Then the portions I48 are turned angularly to the back wall and into alignment with what will be ultimately the end wall position, at the same time the portions I21 are caused in the upward movement of the exterior end wall to seat between the inner .and outer back walls in the erection of the end walls. Then the inner end wall I23 together with its body engaging flap I2I and canopy formation H1 is caused to be positioned interiorly of .the.

resulting box and thus the end wall is erected and following that the tongue I24 is caused to engage in the slit I25, thus completing the-end wallstructure and the box, insofar as previously described, is in erected condition.

The resulting structure, as previously stated, is one wherein there is a double corner-lock between theback and end walls and there is a dual locking association between the canopy forming portions and the front edge of the end wall is a smooth edge arrangement. In this instance,

the display carton will have to be positioned between the inner and outer end walls immediately prior to the erection of the carton. As previously set forth, the front wall and platform may be of the character illustrated in Figs. 2 and '3 or in Figs. 4 and 5. The'bottom as previously stated, may be of the character illustrated specifically in Figs. 6 and 7 or may be of the character shown in Figs.'2 to- 5, inclusive, or may be of dual character and lie immediately in contact with the base H I and 'overlie the flaps I2'I 'on' the inside end wall, or may be of insert character as described later.

In Figs. 8 and 9 there is illustrated a modified numeral form of the invention and this includes features previously illustrated in the other forms of the invention. In this form of the invention, the S50 indicates the bottom portion. Hingedly connected thereto at its rear edge I5I is the exterior back wall I52, hingedly connected at its upper edge I53 to the outer or upper rim canopy forming portion I54, the front edge of which I55 serves as a hing for the lock or inner canopy portion I55. The latter at its rear edge I51 is hingedly connected to the inner back wall I58. The latter is shown provided with a cutout portion I59 and a plurality of tongues I60, the purpose of which will be set forth hereinafter.

The lower edge I5I of the inside back wall includes tongues I62 which are adapted to lock in slots or slits I83 substantially coincident with the 'hinge crease I5I between the exterior back wall I52 and the bottom I55. Hingedly connected as at I54 to each side edge of the base I5!) is an exterior end wall portion I in turn hingedly connected at I66 to the upper canopy forming portion I61, the inner edge I68 of which is connected to the inner canopy forming portion IE9, the latter terminating in a hinge crease I18 to which is connected the interior end wall I1I, in turn having at its bottom edge I12 the body engaging flap I13. A tongue I14 is formed therein by stock borrowed from the flap I13, the latter being slit at I 15 to form said tongue. The hing bottom I58 adjacent crease IE4 is slit as at I15 to receive said tongue I14 when the wall is erected.

While only one tongue and slot connection I14-I16 is herein illustrated for each end wall,

it is to be understood that whenever the length of the end wall necessitates or it is desirable, a plurality of spaced tongues and corresponding spaced slots or slits may be provided.

Each end wall IE5 at its front edge I11 includes a flap I18. This flap in th present instance, instead of being associated with a slit in the inside end wall and thus overlapping the same, is turned inwardly so as to lie between the two portions I85-I1I forming the end walls, thus presenting a smooth and finished edge insofar as the outer wall structure is concerned. The opposite side edge I19 of the outer end wall hingedly connects to a bellows fold arrangement I88 having the diagonal fold NH and hingedly connected as at I82 to the exterior back wall I52. Thus, the two exterior walls at adjacent corners or side edges are integrally connected together and by the bellows fold arrangement I Integral with the exterior canopy forming portion I61 is a flap I83 formed by borrowing stock fromthe interior canopy flap I59, as shown. The interior end wall I1I at its rearward side edge I84 includes a flap I85 hingedly connected thereto and its upper edge I86 constitutes a hinge connection to an angularly shaped extension I81.

The initial steps in erecting the blank shown in Fig. 9 are first to insert in the end the stock card and then fold the flap I18 inwardly over the-exterior end wall forming portion I65, then told the inner end wall upon the outer end wall right angles to the portion I85 and at right angles to the end wall. This forms, as it were, a square corner. Then the bellows fold arrangement is collapsed by moving thesame inwardly so as to lie between the back wall I52 and the flap I85. When this is accomplished the back wall has been automatically erected and then the inner back wall is inserted under the end wall canopy forming portions and is caused to move downwardly and rearwardly until th inner canopy portion I56 of the back wall I58 lies immediately under the outer canopy portion I54 thereon. When this has been done, the tongues I62 are locked in the slots I63 and the tongues I14 are locked in the slots I16 and the box is erected.

The front wall may be fabricated in either of the manners previously described with reference to Figs. 2 and 3 or Figs. 4 and 5. The resulting construction, it will be noted, is that the tongue on the outer end wall canopy forming portion is nested between the canopy forming portions of the back wall and the tongue on the flap extension of the inner end wall is nested between the inner and outer canopy forming portions of the end wall. Also, the tongue on the inner end wall as well as the bellows fold arrangement is nested between the inner and outer back wall forming portions. This form of the invention, therefore, embodies the oppositely directed interlock arrangement as well as the bellows fold addition and a smooth front edge.

In this form of the invention, the oppositely directed interlock is associated with the canopy formation. In the previous form of the invention, the oppositely directed interlock at the corner of the box was, as described, associated with the back and end walls and the dual lock formation, not of oppositely directed character, was associated with the canopy formation. Thus, this form of the invention in the foregoing sense is to that extent the reverse of that last described.

It will be noted also that in the event the cutout I59 and tongues I60 are not employed, that there may be connected to the inside end wall I58 at the edge I6I a bottom structure integral therewith and of a type in contact with and coextensive with the base I50 and having a forwardly directed flap hinged connected thereto and operatively associated with and inserted in the front wall and platform construction, previously described.

When a thicker base structure is desired, the form of the invention previously described, with reference to Figs. 2 to 5, inclusive, may be utilized, and this provides a bottom wall arrangement of dual thickness but spaced apart and the same precautions regarding the formation to permit infolding of the front wall, in that event must be observed. The stock card in this form of the invention however completed naturally must be inserted previous to the erection of the end walls.

Reference now will be had more particularly to Fig. 10. Herein there is illustrated an inner or false bottom structure which is separate from the box structure but is arranged for interlocking association therewith. It includes the base portion I90 and two side flanges I9I and I92. The flange I9I is connected to a coextensive portion I93 and to the same is hingedly connected an upwardly directed coextensive portion I94. The lower edge I96 of the portion I92 has connected thereto a reversely directed flap I91. Each side edge of the supplementary base I90 ineludes downturned supporting portions I98 which support the supplementary base in spaced relation together with the portions NH and I92 relative to the body portion I50 of the previously and last described form of the invention. Portion I91 lies forwardly of the inner back wall and immediately adjacent thereto and the tongues I60 overlap the upper edge I99 of the supplemental back portion I91. Flap I94 is extended so that it with edge I95 lies within the front wall and platform arrangement in exactly the same manner that the free end of the blank of the other forms of the invention lie within the same.

The central arcuate slit 95a in portion 95, Fig. 5 creased at 95b forms a tongue 95c adapted to overlie the flap I95 at its mid portion when the forward end of the inner bottom is to be anchored.

Whenever desiredsee Fig. 11 there may be provided an ornamental insert of three-sided character including a supplementary back portion 200, apertured as at 29I and at each side edge 202 there is hingedly connected to the same a similar formation or supplemental inside wall or fence representation 203 similarly apertured as at 204. This arrangement contacts the inside side walls, lies forwardly of the back wall and the upturned portion I91 on the supplemental bases. This portion, as stated is an insert. It may remain in the box or be removed therefrom. representation so that when the toys, which are mounted upon the base and the front and platform are utilized for playing purposes anddetached from the supporting surfaces, this insert may be used separate and apart from the container in the playing with said toys.

The several forms of the box structure illustrated and/or described herein in effect constitutes a multiple layer or thickness wall box of folding character, reenforced at corners, et cetera, to impart a rigidity thereto comparable to that obtained in a set up box of thick cardboard or board approaching light weight solid fibre board in character.

The resulting container structure is of sturdy construction, economical in stock requirement and can be readily fabricated and erected. The canopy formation provides a structure of shadow box type and frames the contents.

From the foregoing it will be noted that when the inner carton is removed from the sleevesee Fig. lthe front wall or platform G will drop down or can be readily released from the canopy ends F for such purpose and thus display the toy, or toys, carried by said front wall as well as the toys carried by the base whether of supplemental or integral character. The structure is such that the toys may be arranged in groups in normal or upright relation. The front wall permits similar mounting of toys no taller than the width of the box (from front to back) which is larger than the depth thereof and which height naturally limits the heights of the base supported toys.

Reference now will be had to the toy anchorage arrangements provided in the base or bottom structure and the front wall or platform structure. I

Toys, as stated, are packaged in groups. For example, a farm group would include toy representationsof domestic animals and fowls, such as chickens, ducks, horses, swine and cattle, The four-legged animals are arranged generallywith independent legs anchored to a base portion.

It may be in the form of a fence The fowls generally are in the form of a pedestal "type toy. Sports and military toy sets generally are of the single pedestal type or of the two-legged toy type, the two legs being spaced apart and connected to a relatively elongated base. Various toy implements are also provided and are anchored to a support board portion.

In Fig. 12 in the left hand portion, there is illustrated an elliptical or elongated base 300 from which extends upwardly the two spaced leg portions 30 I. The stock 303 of the board includes two oppositely directed double curved slits 302 forming the tongue portions 304 which tongue portions confront each other and overlap the adjacent but opposite sides of the base 300. The toy is thus anchored to the board 333 in upright relation thereto.

Immediately to the right of the last mentioned form of anchorage, another form of anchorage is illustrated wherein the slits 305 substantially similar to those illustrated at 302 are arranged in semi-opposed relation-that is, positioned substantially at 90 to each other. Herein the base 306 of the toy instead of being elliptical is substantially rectangular and extending upwardly therefrom are the leg portions 301 of a four-legged animal. Two of these leg portions along one side of the base portion are closer together than the other two along the opposite side, the latter two being positioned very close to the opposite ends of the base portion. The slits 305 form the tongues 308 and these tongues 308 are adapted to overlap two adjacent corners of the base 306 immediately adjacent the closer positioned leg portions 301. The toy is thus held erect on the board 303.

Immediately to the right of the last mentioned type of anchorage, there is illustrated the pedestal type toy and anchorage. Herein the pedestal portion is substantially circular or of somewhat similar outline and the base is indicated by the numeral 3l0. Rising therefrom is the central portion 3!! carrying the remainder of the toy or figure. Two slit portions M2 in the board 303 form tongues 3|.3 and these overlap the base portion 3! of the toy, the latter resting on the stock included between the two tongues and coplanar with the board 303. It will be noted this type of anchorage is very similar to that shown in the left hand portion of Fig. 12.

Immediately to the right of the last mentioned pedestal type toy type anchorage, there is illustrated a modified form of anchorage for a rectangular or elongated base. Herein the numeral 3l5 represents the base of the toy and extending upwardly therefrom are the two closer leg portions 3H3 and along one side of the base. Adjacent the opposite side are the other leg portions 3H3 which are positioned closest to the ends of the base. Herein two slits of arcuate character 31'! provide tongue portions 3!8 and these two are substantially at right angles to each other, being somewhat similar in mounting efiect to the two tongue portions 308 shown in the second mentioned form of mounting previously described.

In this form of the invention, however, there is shown a slit arrangement 3l 9 that is very similar to the slit arrangements shown at 302 and 304. This provides a rather large tongue 320 and that tongue is adapted to overlie the base portion 3H5 between the two widest spaced apart leg portions 3l6. This type of anchorage, therefore, is similar broadly to the form shown in the anchorages previously described in that the base structure of the toy is anchored by tongue arrangements overlapping opposite side edges, this being common to the method of anchoring the base 300 and the base 3H] and furthermore, it will be observed two adjacent corners are anchored by the tongue 318, thus being similar to the type of anchorage employed for the base 305. In the upper right hand portion of Fig. 12, there is illustrated another type of anchorage suitable for the anchoring of relatively elongated elements. In that portion of the figure, the numeral 32I indicates a bat structure, such as would be utilized in a baseball-nine set of toys. It also might represent a wounded soldier or the like when a military set of toys was packaged.

Herein the base 303 includes the relatively elongated parallel slots 322. A rubber band has a portion 323 passing over the element to be anchored to the board 303 and each end thereof extends downwardlysee Fig. l3-as at 324 and through the elongated slot 322. The rubber band then extends parallel to the member 32! and connects to the end in alignment therewith, passing through the other slot 322. This elongated portion of the band is indicated by the numeral 325. Thus, to mount the element 32i, the two ends of a rubber band are passed upwardly through the two parallel slots 322 and in the upwardly projecting band ends is inserted the element 32l to be anchored to the board 303.

Another type of anchorage is illustrated in the lower right hand portion of Fig. 12. Therein is illustrated a litter which is included in a military set of toys- The litter comprises two side members 330 suitably connected together by two parallel wire members 33! and a piece of fabric 332 extends from one wire member 33! to the other and passes therebeneath, providing the free ends 333. Metal clips 334 secure the fabric and. wire members 33l together. The wire members 33! are extended downwardly as at 335 through spaced openings 336 in the board 303 see Fig. 13--and these wire members may, if desired, have a return portion which is upwardly directed as indicated at 331. The holes 336 may be so spaced apart that the wire members 335 upon insertion thereinand there would be four of such holes-would normally tend to spread apart soas to frictionally engage the board so as to frictionally anchor the litter to the board.

As shown in the right central portion of Fig. 12 the base 303 may be provided with oppositely directed arcuate slots 340 providing an intermediate portion 341 therebetween and two tongues 342 adapted to overlie the toy base portion 343 which overlies portion 34l and carries the single pedestal portion 344 of the toy.

As shown in the lower portion of Fig. 12, a hole is defined by a plurality of sequentially arranged arcuate walls 350 which frictionally grip the sides of a cube block 35! seated in the hole.

Also, in the lower central portion of Fig. 12, a pair of opposed slits 360 which terminate in openings 36L A dual axle vehicle above base 303 has a single rubber band passing above the axles 362 from one to the other as at 363 and thence passes downwardly through the openings 36! and across tongues 364 as at 365 to secure the vehicle 366 to the base 303. l Various other types of anchorages well known to the industry may, however, be substituted for the aforesaid. However, it is to be observed relative to certain of the previously described methods of anchorages, particularly those embodying tongue constructions, that the toys may be applied to the board as follows:

The tongues are slightly elevated and then by slight rotational twisting movement, the toy base is rigidly anchored to the base or board because the shape of the tongue grips the toy base and thus prevents the toy from falling out of place. In each of these instances, insofar as toy anchorage is concerned, it will be noted that substantially the major portion of the base is exposed for display purposes. It also will be noted this type of anchorage permits the toys to be mounted on the supporting board portion and held in erect position during transit and during the display period.

While the invention has been illustrated and described in great detail in the drawings, and foregoing description, the same is to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive in charactor.

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

The invention claimed is:

l. A paper board open top box structure adapted for telescopic inclusion within a sleeve-like shell for closure purposes, including a bottom forming body portion, a back wall and end walls,- the end walls closing said shell, each wall being connected to the body portion, the back and end walls having additional inter-connection, and a front wall hingedly connected at its lower edge to the body portion and tiltable forwardly from box formation into platform position when the structure is separated from the shell for content display purposes, and inwardly directed rim means on the three first mentioned walls, each wall and rim means being of dual thickness from end to end and across the total width thereof, the three first mentioned walls and rim means thereon having wall interfitting connections and interfitting rim means connections for forming each of said connections of dual character at each corner. 1

2. A paper board open top box structure adapted for telescopic inclusion within a sleevelike shell for closure purposes, including a bottom forming body portion, a back wall and end walls, the end walls closing said shell,-eachwall being connected to the body portion, the back and end walls having additional inter-connection, and a front wall hingedly connected at itslower edge to the body portion and tiltable forwardly from box formation into platform position when the structure is separated from the'shell for content display purposes, and inwardly directed rim means on the three first mentioned walls, each wall and rim means being of dual thickness from end to end and across the total width thereof, the three first mentioned walls and rim means thereon having wall interfitting connections'and interfitting rim means connection'for forming connections of dual character at each corner, said dual connections at each corner being oppositely directed relative to each other. r

3. A paper board open top box structure adapted for telescopic inclusion within a sleevelikeshell for closure purposes, including a bottom forming body portion, a back wall and end walls, the end walls closing said shell, each wall being connected tothe body portion, the back and end walls having-additional inter-connection; and a front wall hingedly connected at its lower edge to the body portion and tiltable forwardly from box formation into platform position when the structure is separated from the shell for content display purposes, and inwardly directed rim means on the three first mentioned walls, each wall and rim means being of dual thickness from end to end and across the total width thereof,

the three first mentioned walls and rim means and a front wall hingedly connected at its lower edge to the body portion and tiltable forwardly from box formation into platform position when the structure is separated from the shell for content display purposes, one end wall having an aperture therein and of appreciable area and a stock card behind the end wall and .visible through the aperture, said end wall including a card-retaining integral formation.

5. A paper board open top box structure adapted for telescopic inclusion within a sleevelike shell for closure purposes, including a bottom forming body portion, a back wall and end Walls, the end Walls closing said shell, each wall being connected to the body portion, the back and end walls having additional inter-connection, and a front wall hingedly connected at it slower edge to the body portion and tiltable forwardly from box formation into platform position when the structure. is separated from the shell for content display purposes, one end wall having an aperture therein and of appreciable area and a stock card behind the end wall and visible through the aperture, said end Wall including a card retainmg integral formation, card insertion only being possible inthe erection of the structure from the blank.

6. A paper board open top box structure adapted for telescopic inclusion within a sleevelike shell for closure purposes, including a bottom forming body portion, a back wall and end walls, the end walls closing said shell, each Wall being connected to the body portion, the back and end walls having additional inter-connection, and a front wall hingedly connected at its lower edge to the body portion and tiltable forwardly from box formation into platform position when the structure is separated from the shell for content display purposes, the front Wall being of dual thickness, the front wall.includingoppositely'directed tongues projecting oppositely from the end edges of one panel thereof and having interlocking connection with a slit arrangement in the other panel of said front wall.

7. A paper board open top box structure adapted for telescopic inclusion within a sleeveedge to the body portion and tiltable forwardly from box formation into platform position when the structure is separated from the shell for content display purposes, the front wall being of dual thickness and of spaced character, the front wall including oppositely directed tongues pro.- jecting from the end edges of one panel thereof and having interlocking connection with a slit arrangement in the other panel of said front wall, each oppositely directed tongue including a front wall end closing portion to cover the front wall intermediate spaces.

8. A paper board. open top box structure adapted for telescopic inclusion within a sleevelike shell for closure purposes, including a bot.- tom forming body portion, a backwall and end walls, the end walls closing said shell, each. wall being connected to the body portion, the back and end walls having additional inter-connection, and a front wall hingedly connected at its lower edge to the body portion and tiltable forwardly from box formation into platform position when the structure is separated from the shell for content display purposes, the end walls being of dual thickness and each formed by wall portions folded upon each other along the front edge of the end wall.

9. A paper board open top box structure adapted for telescopic inclusion within a: sleevelike shell for closure purposes, including a bottom forming body portion, a back wall and end walls, the end walls closing said shell, each, wall being connected to thebody portion, the back and end walls having additional inter-connection, and a frontwallhingedly connected at its lower. edge to the body portion and tiltable forwardly. from box formation into platform position when the structure is separated from the shell for content display purposes, the end walls being of dual thickness, the inner and outer portions of each end wall including an inwardly directed rim portion, each end wall being formed by wall portions folded upon each other along the front edge of the end wall, the rim portions of a dual end wall forming a rim of dual thickness.

10. A paper board open top box structure adapted f-or'telescopic inclusion within a. sleeve.- like shell for closure purposes, including a. bottom forming body portion, a back wall and end walls, the end walls closing said shell, each wall being connected to the body portion, the back and end walls having additional inter-connection, and a front wall hingedly connected at its lower edge. to the body portion and tiltable forwardly from box formation into platform position when the structure is separated from the shell for content display purposes, the end walls each beingof multiple thickness and formed by a. plurality of wall portions, one of which is foldable downwardly and inwardly from the upper edge of an-. other wall portion, and a third; wall portion formed by rearwardly folding an. extension upon the front edge of one of the aforesaid wall portions into parallelism with the supporting wall.

portion.

11. A paper board. open top box structure adapted for telescopic inclusion within a sleevelike shell for closure purposes, including a bottom forming body portion, a back wall and end walls, the end walls closing said shell, eachwall being connected to the body portion, the back and end walls having additional inter-connection, and a front wall hingedly connected at its lower edge to the body portion and tiltable forwardly from box formation into platform position when the structure is separated from the shell for content ismwith the, supporting wall portions, the, third asraczzcr display purposes, the end walls each being of multiple thickness: and formedby a plurality of wall portions, one of, which is foldable downwardly and inwardly from thellpper edge of another wall. portion, anda third" wall portion formedby rearwardly folding an extension upon the front edge of one of the aforesaid wall portionsint'o parallelism with the supporting wall portion, the third wall portion having an interlocking association with one of the first mentioned. end wall portions.

12'. A paper board opentop box structure adapted for telescopic inclusion within a sleevelike= shell for closure; purposes, including a bottom forming body portion, a back wall and end walls, the end walls closing said shell, each wall being connected to the body portion, the back and end walls having additionalinter-connection, and a frontwall hingedly connected at its lower edge to the body portion, and tiltable forwardly from box formation into platform position when the structure is separated from. the shell for content display purposes, the; end wallseach being of multiplethickness and formed by a plurality of wall portions, one ofwhich is, foldable downwardly and inwardly from the upper edge of another wall,

portion, and a third wall portion formed by rearwardly folding an extension. upon the fronteedge of one of the aforesaid wall portions into parallelisnr with the supporting wall portion, the third wall portion having an interlocking association with one of the first, mentioned end. wall portions, said interlocking connection being of tongue and slit character.

13. Apaper board, box structure adapted for telescopic inclusionwithin a sleeve-like shell, including a bottom, forming; body portion, a back wall and'endwalls, each being connected to the body portion, the back: and: end walls having interconnection, a front: wall hingedly connected at its lower edge to the body and tiltable forwardly for box formation into platform position when the, structure is; separated from the shell.

for content display purposes, the endwalls each being, of multiple thickness and formed by a plurality of wall portions, one of which is foldable downwardly and inwardly from the upper edge of another wall portion, and a third wall portion formed by folding same upon the front edge, of oneof the aforesaid wall, portions into parallelwall portion having an interlocking association with one of the first mentioned-i end wallportions, said interlocking connection being formed by seating the third wall" porti'onbetweenthe, aforesaid other two wall portions.

14. A paper board, box. structure adapted for telescopicinclusion within a sleeve-like shell, in-

cluding, a bottomforming body. portion, a back.

wall and end walls, each being connected to. the body portion, the back and. end walls having interconnection, a front wall hingedly. connected at its lower edge to the body and tiltable forward-1y for box; formation into platform. position whenthe structure isv separated. from the shell for content. display purposes, the front walland bottom each being of dual thickness and of.

spaced character with spacing portions alonggtwo opposite sides and integral therewith, the inner wall portion of one ofthefront and bottom walls beingof lesser Width at least equal to the. thickness of the spacing; to-allow the front wall tonest between the front edges of the-end walls.

15. A paperboard; box structure. adapted for telescopic inclusion within a. sleeve-likev shell, in-

cluding a bottom forming body portion, a back wall and end walls, each being connected to the body portion, the back and end' walls having interconnection, a front wall hingedly connected at its lower edge to the body and tiltable for wardly for box formation into platform position when the structure is separated from the shell for content display purposes, the front wall and bottom each being of dual thickness and of spaced character with spacing portions along two 10

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