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US2318434A US307072A US30707239A US2318434A US 2318434 A US2318434 A US 2318434A US 307072 A US307072 A US 307072A US 30707239 A US30707239 A US 30707239A US 2318434 A US2318434 A US 2318434A
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D23/12Means for the attachment of smaller articles
    • B65D23/14Means for the attachment of smaller articles of tags, labels, cards, coupons, decorations or the like
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D23/08Coverings or external coatings
    • B65D23/0842Sheets or tubes applied around the bottle with or without subsequent folding operations
    • B65D23/0857Sheets or tubes applied around the bottle with or without subsequent folding operations and locked to the bottle by mechanical means, e.g. tabs snapping into recesses of the bottle
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10STECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • jects of the invention to provide a transparent bottle for honey having the major body portion thereof shaped in approximate simulation of a honey-comb but enabling a clear view of the honey contents, while the pouring neck and adjacent portions of the bottle body are hidden from view by a contrasting enclosure removably attached to the bottle in such a way as to increase the suggestive and attention-arresting qualities of the honey-comb portion, in addition to affording a convenient medium for printed displays such as tracle-marks, advertising material, directions and instructions and the like, usually applied to a label or the container itself.
  • Another object is to provide a commercial display package including a bottle having a pouring neck structure closed by a dispensing cap device and means enclosing only the upper part of the container and neck structure to generally conceal the same and protect the cap device.
  • Still another object is to provide an improved box-like member for use in a commercial package of this type which can be constructed of inexpensive material such as paper board, is easy to make and is simple to apply to the container without the use of special tools, adhesive or separate attachment aids.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a box-like slip-on device which is integrally equipped with means for inter-engagement with cooperative means on the pouring neck to hold the device in place for enclosingthe neck and adjacent portions of the container.
  • a still further object of the invention is to provide an improved device of this kind having novel means for interlocking engagement with the en- 7 closed part of the bottle with which the device is Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view taken substantially along line 8-4 of Fi l.
  • Fig. 5 is a bottom perspective view of the boxlike enclosure device as it appears before application to the container.
  • Fig. 6 is a plan view on a reduced scale of a blank from which the enclosure device is set up.-
  • Fig. 7 is a fragmentary perspective view of a modified form of the invention.
  • Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view taken sub-- stantially along line 8-8 of Fig. '7.
  • Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially along line 9-9 of Fig. 7.
  • Fig. 10 is a plan view on a reduced scale of a blank from which the closure device of the modifled form is made.
  • a container such as a glass bottle shaped in the major body portion thereof to suggest the product being merchandised, as by indicating the source from which the product is derived, has a box-like container or enclosure associated therewith in. such a manner that a prospective purchaser whose attention is direct ed to the package will unequivocally identify the product.
  • the body of the container is characterized by features incident to a honey-comb, the result will be instant recognition of the merchandise as honey by the large majority of persons.
  • the enclosure device which conceals such possibly distracting features of the container as the pouring neck structure, may be decorated and colored in such a way as to improve the visual attraction of the package by emphasizing the suggestive design of the container as well as by displaying trade-marks and advertising designed to further impel purchase of the article.
  • the enclosure device may also function as a protective medium for the cap structure which closes the'discharge opening of the bottle neck.
  • Fig. 1 shows, by way of example, a commercial display package including a container l5 such as a clear glass bottle and an enclosure device I6 supported by and concealing .the upper part of the bottle.
  • a container l5 such as a clear glass bottle
  • an enclosure device I6 supported by and concealing .the upper part of the bottle.
  • the major body portion of the bottle i5, is inthe present instance, shaped to suggest a honeycomb and for this purpose is oi" generally u'pright, flattened form, substantially rectangular in shape with parallel relatively broad, vertical main wall faces I! and narrow connecting or side wall faces IS.
  • the broad wall faces i! may be formed identically to represent in a general way the opposite faces of a honey-comb including a frame represented by a bead 2i) framing each of said faces.
  • the honey-comb surface within the frame may be represented by 'a system of narrow beads 2
  • the side walls I9 oi the bottle may .be transparent so as to permit unhampered inspection of the contents.
  • the bottle may be of somewhat reduced dimensions so as to provide a shoulder 22 thereabout from which the upper portion of the bottle generally converges toward a pouring neck 23.
  • Closing the usual discharge opening from the neck 23 may be any suitable form of closure device shown herein as comprising a dispensing cap 24 including a pouring lip 25, a discharge opening (not shown) and a sliding cover 21 for the opening having an upstanding handle 28.
  • the enclosure device i6 is constructed as a box-like member adapted to conceal the upper portion of the container i and the neck 23 and may be so dimensioned that it will seat upon the shoulder 22 and in eiiect form an upward continuation or the vertical walls i1 and l9of the container.
  • the enclosure device I6 may be made of suitable paper board and is designed to be cut out in the form of a single blank (Fig. 6) comprising, in the present instance, a plurality of connected panels including side walls 29 and end walls 30 adapted when set up to'form a generally tubular, rectangular box-like body.
  • a connecting flap 3i at one end of the blank is secured as by means of adhesive 32 to the other end of the blank.
  • the lower edge of one of the side wall panels 29 is provided with an integrally formed retainer extension or flap 33 including a main section 34 of substantially the same dimensions as the interior of the tubular enclosure device and a connecting section 35.
  • the free edge portion of the main retainer section 34 may be formed as a stiffening flange 31 of substantially the same width as the connecting section 35.
  • the main retainer section 34 extends as a partition between the walls of and inwardly spaced from the lower edge of the device (Figs. 2, 4 and 5) and the connecting section 35 and the stiffening flange 3'! lie in parallel relation against the respective opposite walls 29 (Fig. 3).
  • the width of the connecting section 35 and the stiflening flange 31 is calculated to afford a spacing between the lower edge of the enclosure device and the main retainer section 34 that will fully accommodates the reduced upper portion of the container i5.
  • the bottle neck 23 is, by a relative axial movement between the container and the enclosure device, projected through an axial opening 38 in the main retainer section 34. This rounding the opening into a series of resilient,
  • each tongue 40 may be defined by a suitable crease 42 which will facilitate yielding of the tongues without breaking.
  • the length of the tongues may be such that when the main retainer section 34 rests upon the shoulders formed by the convergence of the reduced upper portion of the bottle body (Fig.
  • the ends of the tongues will engage the bead 4i more or less closely, thus avoiding looseness of the enclosure device l5 longitudinally of the bottle.
  • the resulting interconnection between the device l3 and the bottle neck 23 may be strong enough to enable the entire package to be safely lifted by grasping the device i8.
  • Reenforcing means may be'provided to brace the main retainer section 34 for withstanding the pressures to which it may be subjected as when the enclosure device i6 is pulled or pushed upwardly relative to the bottle after the tongues 40 are interlocked with the bead 4
  • the tongue 44 (Fig.
  • the outer faces of the side and end walls 29 and 30 may be colored in any preferred shade to contrast with the honey colored main body of the filled bottle, and may also bear any preferred inscription as to trade-marks, advertising matter, directions and instructions, and the like. By appropriate contrast the result can be such as to draw to and practically focus consumer attention upon the product-revealing main body of the bottle. Moreover, the special characteristics of the package may serve to identify the origin of the package.
  • a bottle 45 which may also be formed with any preferred suggestive shape such as that representing a honey-comb, has the upper portion thereof of reduced dimensions and converging relatively sharply from a shoulder 41 toward a pouring neck 48.
  • the latter is closed at its upper or discharge end by suitable means such as a screw cap 49.
  • suitable means such as a screw cap 49.
  • other forms of caps such as the cap shown in Fig. 2 could be used.
  • an annular bead 50 On the pouring neck 48 adjacent to the cap 49 is formed an annular bead 50.
  • a box-like closure device for concealing the upper reduced portion of the container 45 and the neck 48 may be formed of a single paper board blank (Fig. consisting of side wall panels 52 and end wall panels 53 to be secured in tubular relationship by means of a connectin flange 54.
  • When set up the closure device 5
  • resiliently connected inturned tongues 55 and 51 formed integral with the lower edges of the side wall panels 52 and end wall panels 53, respectively, are adapted to en age endwise against the neck 48 under the shoulder provided by the bead 50 (Figs. 8 and 9).
  • the tongues 55 may be narrower than the adjoining side walls 52 and are generally tapered in order to fit between the edges of the tongues 51 when the closure device is assembled upon the bottle (Figs. 8 and 9).
  • the top of the closure device 5! is closed by means of a tuck-in flap 58 which may he. hingedly connected to the upper edge of one of the side wall panels 52 and a tongue or flange 59 thereon is engageable between the opposite side wall panel 52 and the adjoining edges of short closure flaps 60 which are hingedly connected to the upper edges of the end wall panels 53.
  • a tuck-in flap 58 which may he. hingedly connected to the upper edge of one of the side wall panels 52 and a tongue or flange 59 thereon is engageable between the opposite side wall panel 52 and the adjoining edges of short closure flaps 60 which are hingedly connected to the upper edges of the end wall panels 53.
  • the present invention provides a novel commercial display package having sales attractions designed to create of the packagea complete self-selling unit.
  • the major body portion of the container is attractively formed to suggest the exact nature of the merchandise at a glance, and those portions of the container which are unnecessary to create the suggestive visual effect are concealed by means of such contrast as to emphasize and actually direct attention to the suggestive portions of the container as well as to exert additional sales appeal through exterior color; designs, trade-marks, advertising matter, etc.
  • This effective package arrangement is easy and inexpensive to manufacture and assembly and because of the novel interconnection between the enclosure device and the container, which may be a clear glass bottle, the parts of the package are held firmly together while leaving all parts of the major body portion of the container entirely free and unobstructed for inspection of the contents through any wall portion thereof ⁇ , Furthermore, the enclosure device serves as a protection for the neck and the closure cap thereon. permits superimposition or stacking of one package upon another, and even permits the package to be lifted thereby because of the firm interlock and interengagement with the container.
  • a closure device for a container having a reduced neck providing an upwardly facing shoulder and having a head on the neck spaced above said shoulder said device comprising a rectangular box-like structure having the lower edge of its side walls resting on said shoulder to limit downward movement of the device relative to the container, means integrally attached to the lower edge of one of said side walls and extending upwardly and thence transversely within the box, said means having an aperture for the neck of the container with the marginal portion around the aperture provided with tongues bent at an upward angle by-passing over the neck and angularly and edgewise engaging the bottom face of said bead to resist upward movement of the box relative to the container, and means integrally attached to the lower edge of the other side wall to hold the first-mentioned means in place within the box.
  • a closure device for a c ontainer having areduced neck providing an upwardly facing shoulder and having a bead on the neck spaced above said shoulder said device comprising a rectangular box-like structure having the lower edge of its side walls resting on said shoulder to limit downward movement of the device relative to the container, a flap integrally attached to the lower edge of one of said side walls and having a section extending upwardly and a main section extending therefrom transversely within the box, said main section having an aperture for the neck of the container with the marginal portion around said aperture provided with ⁇ tongues bent under at an upward angle by passing over the neck of the container and angularly and edgewise engaging the bottom face of said head to resist upward movement of the box relative to the container, and flaps integrally attached to the lower edge of the other side walls to hold said main section with its tongues in engagement with said bead whereby the device is rigidly held in place on the container.

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May 4, 1943. F. P. STRAUCH COMMERCIAL DISPLAY PACKAGE Filed Dec; 1. 19:9 2 Sheets-Sheet z Wm vrw my vm w .m y
Patented May 4, 1943 omrso STATES-PATEN oF ics DISYLAY PACKAGE Frederic P. Strauoh, Wilmette, 11L, aslignor to W.
F. Straub & Company, Chicago, lll., a corporation of Illinois 7 Application December 1, 1939, Serial no. 301,012
2- Claims.
jects of the invention to provide a transparent bottle for honey having the major body portion thereof shaped in approximate simulation of a honey-comb but enabling a clear view of the honey contents, while the pouring neck and adjacent portions of the bottle body are hidden from view by a contrasting enclosure removably attached to the bottle in such a way as to increase the suggestive and attention-arresting qualities of the honey-comb portion, in addition to affording a convenient medium for printed displays such as tracle-marks, advertising material, directions and instructions and the like, usually applied to a label or the container itself.
Another object is to provide a commercial display package including a bottle having a pouring neck structure closed by a dispensing cap device and means enclosing only the upper part of the container and neck structure to generally conceal the same and protect the cap device.
Still another object is to provide an improved box-like member for use in a commercial package of this type which can be constructed of inexpensive material such as paper board, is easy to make and is simple to apply to the container without the use of special tools, adhesive or separate attachment aids.
A further object of the invention is to provide a box-like slip-on device which is integrally equipped with means for inter-engagement with cooperative means on the pouring neck to hold the device in place for enclosingthe neck and adjacent portions of the container.
A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved device of this kind having novel means for interlocking engagement with the en- 7 closed part of the bottle with which the device is Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view taken substantially along line 8-4 of Fi l.
Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially in the plane of line 4-4 of Fig. 2.
Fig. 5 is a bottom perspective view of the boxlike enclosure device as it appears before application to the container.
Fig. 6 is a plan view on a reduced scale of a blank from which the enclosure device is set up.-
Fig. 7 is a fragmentary perspective view of a modified form of the invention.
Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view taken sub-- stantially along line 8-8 of Fig. '7.
Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially along line 9-9 of Fig. 7.
Fig. 10 is a plan view on a reduced scale of a blank from which the closure device of the modifled form is made.
While the invention is susceptible of various modifications and alternative constructions, I have shown in the drawings and will herein describe in detail certain preferred embodiments,
and alternative constructions falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.
In carrying out the invention, a container such as a glass bottle shaped in the major body portion thereof to suggest the product being merchandised, as by indicating the source from which the product is derived, has a box-like container or enclosure associated therewith in. such a manner that a prospective purchaser whose attention is direct ed to the package will unequivocally identify the product. For example, where the body of the container is characterized by features incident to a honey-comb, the result will be instant recognition of the merchandise as honey by the large majority of persons. The enclosure device, which conceals such possibly distracting features of the container as the pouring neck structure, may be decorated and colored in such a way as to improve the visual attraction of the package by emphasizing the suggestive design of the container as well as by displaying trade-marks and advertising designed to further impel purchase of the article. In addition to its sales purposes, the enclosure device may also function as a protective medium for the cap structure which closes the'discharge opening of the bottle neck.
Referring to the drawings, Fig. 1 shows, by way of example, a commercial display package including a container l5 such as a clear glass bottle and an enclosure device I6 supported by and concealing .the upper part of the bottle.
The major body portion of the bottle i5, is inthe present instance, shaped to suggest a honeycomb and for this purpose is oi" generally u'pright, flattened form, substantially rectangular in shape with parallel relatively broad, vertical main wall faces I! and narrow connecting or side wall faces IS. The broad wall faces i! may be formed identically to represent in a general way the opposite faces of a honey-comb including a frame represented by a bead 2i) framing each of said faces. The honey-comb surface within the frame may be represented by 'a system of narrow beads 2| in characteristic honey-comb cell design. Preferably also the cell areas delined by the beads 2| may be stippled to improve the honey-comb eifect. On the other hand, the side walls I9 oi the bottle may .be transparent so as to permit unhampered inspection of the contents.
Above the horizontal section of the frame head 20 the bottle may be of somewhat reduced dimensions so as to provide a shoulder 22 thereabout from which the upper portion of the bottle generally converges toward a pouring neck 23. Closing the usual discharge opening from the neck 23 may be any suitable form of closure device shown herein as comprising a dispensing cap 24 including a pouring lip 25, a discharge opening (not shown) and a sliding cover 21 for the opening having an upstanding handle 28.
The enclosure device i6 is constructed as a box-like member adapted to conceal the upper portion of the container i and the neck 23 and may be so dimensioned that it will seat upon the shoulder 22 and in eiiect form an upward continuation or the vertical walls i1 and l9of the container. To this end the enclosure device I6 may be made of suitable paper board and is designed to be cut out in the form of a single blank (Fig. 6) comprising, in the present instance, a plurality of connected panels including side walls 29 and end walls 30 adapted when set up to'form a generally tubular, rectangular box-like body. To secure the wall panels in the set up relation a connecting flap 3i at one end of the blank is secured as by means of adhesive 32 to the other end of the blank.
In order to secure the enclosure device iii in place upon the container, means is provided, in
the present instance associated with the lower portion of the device, for interengagement with the neck of the container. Accordingly, the lower edge of one of the side wall panels 29 is provided with an integrally formed retainer extension or flap 33 including a main section 34 of substantially the same dimensions as the interior of the tubular enclosure device and a connecting section 35. The free edge portion of the main retainer section 34 may be formed as a stiffening flange 31 of substantially the same width as the connecting section 35. In the set up relationship, the main retainer section 34 extends as a partition between the walls of and inwardly spaced from the lower edge of the device (Figs. 2, 4 and 5) and the connecting section 35 and the stiffening flange 3'! lie in parallel relation against the respective opposite walls 29 (Fig. 3). Preferably, the width of the connecting section 35 and the stiflening flange 31 is calculated to afford a spacing between the lower edge of the enclosure device and the main retainer section 34 that will fully accommodates the reduced upper portion of the container i5.
To assemble the enclosure device It with the container, the bottle neck 23 is, by a relative axial movement between the container and the enclosure device, projected through an axial opening 38 in the main retainer section 34. This rounding the opening into a series of resilient,
radial tongues 40. Reception of the bottle neck 23 within the opening 38 therefore requires yielding and spreading of the tongues 44 to enlarge the opening suiilciently and this is accomplished simply by the 'force of the neck thereagainst in the assembly operation. The spread tongues, of course, tend to return to their flat-plane relatlonship and as a result bear against the neck 23 (Fig. 4) Y The resilient bearing reaction of the tongues 40 against the bottle neck 23 is utilized to eilect a self-locking interengagement between the tongues and means such as an annular circumterentlal bead 4| upon the neck (Figs. 2 and 3). The relationship between the tongues 40 "and the bead 4i is such that in the assembly operation the tongues will pass the bead and automatically snap into place against the neck 23 under the shoulder provided by the bead. As a result, the enclosure device it becomes securely locked against separation from the container i5 and can be removed only with considerable diillculty without destroying the device. This aflords a measure of tamperproof protection. It desired the base of each tongue 40 may be defined bya suitable crease 42 which will facilitate yielding of the tongues without breaking. Moreover, the length of the tongues may be such that when the main retainer section 34 rests upon the shoulders formed by the convergence of the reduced upper portion of the bottle body (Fig. 2) the ends of the tongues will engage the bead 4i more or less closely, thus avoiding looseness of the enclosure device l5 longitudinally of the bottle. In fact, the resulting interconnection between the device l3 and the bottle neck 23 may be strong enough to enable the entire package to be safely lifted by grasping the device i8.
Reenforcing means may be'provided to brace the main retainer section 34 for withstanding the pressures to which it may be subjected as when the enclosure device i6 is pulled or pushed upwardly relative to the bottle after the tongues 40 are interlocked with the bead 4|, the end walls 33 being herein equipped along their lower edges with suitably dimensioned hinged tongues 43 and the free side wall 29 may have a similar tongue 44 along its lower edge (Fig. 6). sembly the tongues 43 and 44 are bent inwardly into edgewise engagement with the adjacent undersurface of the section 34 where they are held by facewise abutment with the reduced upper portion of the bottle l5 (Figs. 2 to 5). The tongue 44 (Fig. 3), in efiect, forms a socket for interlocking engagement with the stiffening flange 31, thereby avoiding tilting of the walls of the device relative to the section 34. By the In its-- top edge of the pouring lip 35 and in the present instance are even with or above the handle 28 so as to aii'ord protection therefor in packing and shipping the package. This relationship also facilitates stacking of a number of packages because the top edges of the enclosure walls 29 and 50 provide support for the bottom of one or more superimposed packages; the weight thereof being transmitted through the walls to the shoulder 22 and when necessary, through the main retainer section 34 to the underlying shoulders of the converging reduced upper portion of the bottle.
The outer faces of the side and end walls 29 and 30 may be colored in any preferred shade to contrast with the honey colored main body of the filled bottle, and may also bear any preferred inscription as to trade-marks, advertising matter, directions and instructions, and the like. By appropriate contrast the result can be such as to draw to and practically focus consumer attention upon the product-revealing main body of the bottle. Moreover, the special characteristics of the package may serve to identify the origin of the package.
In a modified form of the package (Figs. 7 to 10, inclusive), a bottle 45, which may also be formed with any preferred suggestive shape such as that representing a honey-comb, has the upper portion thereof of reduced dimensions and converging relatively sharply from a shoulder 41 toward a pouring neck 48. The latter is closed at its upper or discharge end by suitable means such as a screw cap 49. However, other forms of caps such as the cap shown in Fig. 2 could be used. On the pouring neck 48 adjacent to the cap 49 is formed an annular bead 50.
A box-like closure device for concealing the upper reduced portion of the container 45 and the neck 48 may be formed of a single paper board blank (Fig. consisting of side wall panels 52 and end wall panels 53 to be secured in tubular relationship by means of a connectin flange 54. When set up the closure device 5| may be so dimensioned that the lower edges thereof will rest upon the shoulder 41. To hold the enclosure device 5| in place upon the container. resiliently connected inturned tongues 55 and 51 formed integral with the lower edges of the side wall panels 52 and end wall panels 53, respectively, are adapted to en age endwise against the neck 48 under the shoulder provided by the bead 50 (Figs. 8 and 9). As best seen in Fig. 10, the tongues 55 may be narrower than the adjoining side walls 52 and are generally tapered in order to fit between the edges of the tongues 51 when the closure device is assembled upon the bottle (Figs. 8 and 9).
Herein. the top of the closure device 5! is closed by means of a tuck-in flap 58 which may he. hingedly connected to the upper edge of one of the side wall panels 52 and a tongue or flange 59 thereon is engageable between the opposite side wall panel 52 and the adjoining edges of short closure flaps 60 which are hingedly connected to the upper edges of the end wall panels 53.
In placing the enclosure device 5| upon the bottle 45 it is entirely set up with the flaps 58 and 8!! closed and is then placed upon the bottle by a relative axial movement to seat the lower edges of the device upon the shoulder 41 and permit the self-locking tongues 55 and 51 to snap into place under the head 50 for holding the device against displacement.
From the foregoing it will be apparent that the present invention provides a novel commercial display package having sales attractions designed to create of the packagea complete self-selling unit. The major body portion of the container is attractively formed to suggest the exact nature of the merchandise at a glance, and those portions of the container which are unnecessary to create the suggestive visual effect are concealed by means of such contrast as to emphasize and actually direct attention to the suggestive portions of the container as well as to exert additional sales appeal through exterior color; designs, trade-marks, advertising matter, etc. This effective package arrangement is easy and inexpensive to manufacture and assembly and because of the novel interconnection between the enclosure device and the container, which may be a clear glass bottle, the parts of the package are held firmly together while leaving all parts of the major body portion of the container entirely free and unobstructed for inspection of the contents through any wall portion thereof}, Furthermore, the enclosure device serves as a protection for the neck and the closure cap thereon. permits superimposition or stacking of one package upon another, and even permits the package to be lifted thereby because of the firm interlock and interengagement with the container.
I claim as my invention:
1. A closure device for a container having a reduced neck providing an upwardly facing shoulder and having a head on the neck spaced above said shoulder, said device comprising a rectangular box-like structure having the lower edge of its side walls resting on said shoulder to limit downward movement of the device relative to the container, means integrally attached to the lower edge of one of said side walls and extending upwardly and thence transversely within the box, said means having an aperture for the neck of the container with the marginal portion around the aperture provided with tongues bent at an upward angle by-passing over the neck and angularly and edgewise engaging the bottom face of said bead to resist upward movement of the box relative to the container, and means integrally attached to the lower edge of the other side wall to hold the first-mentioned means in place within the box.
2. A closure device for a c ontainer having areduced neck providing an upwardly facing shoulder and having a bead on the neck spaced above said shoulder, said device comprising a rectangular box-like structure having the lower edge of its side walls resting on said shoulder to limit downward movement of the device relative to the container, a flap integrally attached to the lower edge of one of said side walls and having a section extending upwardly and a main section extending therefrom transversely within the box, said main section having an aperture for the neck of the container with the marginal portion around said aperture provided with\tongues bent under at an upward angle by passing over the neck of the container and angularly and edgewise engaging the bottom face of said head to resist upward movement of the box relative to the container, and flaps integrally attached to the lower edge of the other side walls to hold said main section with its tongues in engagement with said bead whereby the device is rigidly held in place on the container. I
FREDERIC P. STRAUCH.
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