US2375374A - Hold-down clip for carton closure flaps - Google Patents

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US2375374A
US2375374A US508474A US50847443A US2375374A US 2375374 A US2375374 A US 2375374A US 508474 A US508474 A US 508474A US 50847443 A US50847443 A US 50847443A US 2375374 A US2375374 A US 2375374A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS 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
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/64—Lids
    • B65D5/66—Hinged lids
    • B65D5/6602—Hinged lids formed by folding one or more extensions hinged to the upper edge of a tubular container body
    • B65D5/6614—Hinged lids formed by folding one or more extensions hinged to the upper edge of a tubular container body with means for retaining the lid in open position
    • Y—GENERAL 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
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    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/44—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
    • Y10T24/44641—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof having gripping member formed from, biased by, or mounted on resilient member
    • Y10T24/44769—Opposed engaging faces on gripping member formed from single piece of resilient material
    • Y10T24/44778—Piece totally forms clasp, clip, or support-clamp and has shaped, wirelike, or bandlike configuration with uniform cross section throughout its length
    • Y10T24/44855—Terminal end of resilient member having engagement or disengagement enhancing structural modifications

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  • the conventional shipping carton has closure,
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a simple and economical, quick attachable and detachable clip for temporarily holding the closure or sealing flaps of such cartons down close to the outside faces of the side walls thereof where they are out of the way of the packer.
  • the invention consists in the closure flap hold-down clip hereinafter'described and claimed.
  • Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a comer portion of a shipping carton provided with a clip embodying my invention for holding down the closure flaps of the two adjacent side walls alongside the outer faces thereof,
  • Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 1:
  • Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section on the line 3-8 in Fig. 2.
  • my invention is illustrated in connection with a conventional shipping carton comprising side walls A having flaps 13 along the upper edges thereof that are adapted to be bent inwardly one over the other to close or seal the carton.
  • a conventional shipping carton comprising side walls A having flaps 13 along the upper edges thereof that are adapted to be bent inwardly one over the other to close or seal the carton.
  • flaps 13 along the upper edges thereof that are adapted to be bent inwardly one over the other to close or seal the carton.
  • the closure or sealing flaps B of two adjacent side walls A of the carton are held down on the outer sides of said walls adjacent to the corner formed thereby by means of a wire clip C.
  • the closureflap hold-down of said hooks incline inwardly and downwardly towards the said straight outer branches thence outwardly and downwardly away therefrom and terminate slightly below the level of the branches l in rounded ends 6.
  • the closure flaps B of two adjacent side walls A of the carton that is to be packed are folded down on the outer sides of said walls 1 and the clip 0 is positioned over the corner of clip 0 comprises two right angularly disposed horizontally diverging branches I connected by a horizontally ofl'set finger-grip or handle portlon in the form of an outstanding loop 2.v
  • the diverging branches terminate at their remote sends in downwardly opening upstanding hooks 8 that are disposed on the sides of said branches opposite from the side on which the finger-grip the carton and moved downwardly to engage the hooks 5 over the respective walls and their downwardly folded flaps, thus holding said flaps close to said walls and out of the way of the packer.
  • the outstanding loop 2 serves as an outstanding finger grip for use in attaching the clip to and removing it from the carton, while the reversely inclined portions of inner branches 5 of the hooks 3 limit the contact between said. branches and the side walls A of the carton to the knees 1 formed by such reversely inclined portions and thus enable said branches to bear resiliently against said walls.
  • the flared open ends of the hooks 3 facilitate engagement there of with the carton; and these flared ends together with the rounded ends 6 of the outer branches of said hooks prevent tearing of the side walls of the carton when the clip is mounted thereon.
  • the clips may be attached to each corner of the carton or at two diagonally opposite comers only thereof, depending on the length of the carton.
  • a quick attachable and detachable wire clip for temporarily holding the downwardly folded closure flaps of a carton along the outer side faces of the two adjacent side walls thereof adjacent to the corner formed by said walls, said clip comprising a wire bent to form two angularly disposed branches adapted to extend from said comer one along the outer face of each of said downwardly folded closure flaps, upstanding downwardly opening hooks at the remote ends only of said branches adapted to straddle the respective side walls and their downwardly folded flaps, and an outstanding loop connecting adjacent ends of said branches and adapted to project outwardly from said corner far enough to provide a central handle portion foruse in attaching said clip to and removing from said carton.

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May 8, 1945- w. H. LEPP 2,375,374
HOLD-DOWN CLIP FOR CARTON CLO SURE FLAPS Filed NOV. 1, .1943
Patented May 8, 1945 HOLD-DOWN CLIP FOR CARTON CLOSURE FLAPS William H. Lepp, Afton, Mo., assignor to Diagraph-Bradley Stencil Machine Corporation, St. Louis, Mo., a corporation of Missouri Application November 1, 1943, Serial No. 508,474
1 Claim.
The conventional shipping carton has closure,
flaps at the upper edges of its side walls that extend inwardly, upwardly or outwardly before the carton is closed and thus interfere with the packing thereof. The object of the present invention is to provide a simple and economical, quick attachable and detachable clip for temporarily holding the closure or sealing flaps of such cartons down close to the outside faces of the side walls thereof where they are out of the way of the packer. The invention consists in the closure flap hold-down clip hereinafter'described and claimed.
In the accompanying drawing, which forms part of this specification and wherein like symbols refer to like parts wherever they occur,
Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a comer portion of a shipping carton provided with a clip embodying my invention for holding down the closure flaps of the two adjacent side walls alongside the outer faces thereof,
Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 1: and
Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section on the line 3-8 in Fig. 2.
In the accompanying drawing, my invention is illustrated in connection with a conventional shipping carton comprising side walls A having flaps 13 along the upper edges thereof that are adapted to be bent inwardly one over the other to close or seal the carton. For convenience in packing the carton, it is desirable to fold the top closure or sealing flaps B down on the outside of the carton so that easy access may be had to the carton by the packer.
According to the present invention, the closure or sealing flaps B of two adjacent side walls A of the carton are held down on the outer sides of said walls adjacent to the corner formed thereby by means of a wire clip C. As shown in the accompanying drawing. the closureflap hold-down of said hooks incline inwardly and downwardly towards the said straight outer branches thence outwardly and downwardly away therefrom and terminate slightly below the level of the branches l in rounded ends 6.
In use, the closure flaps B of two adjacent side walls A of the carton that is to be packed are folded down on the outer sides of said walls 1 and the clip 0 is positioned over the corner of clip 0 comprises two right angularly disposed horizontally diverging branches I connected by a horizontally ofl'set finger-grip or handle portlon in the form of an outstanding loop 2.v The diverging branches terminate at their remote sends in downwardly opening upstanding hooks 8 that are disposed on the sides of said branches opposite from the side on which the finger-grip the carton and moved downwardly to engage the hooks 5 over the respective walls and their downwardly folded flaps, thus holding said flaps close to said walls and out of the way of the packer. The outstanding loop 2 serves as an outstanding finger grip for use in attaching the clip to and removing it from the carton, while the reversely inclined portions of inner branches 5 of the hooks 3 limit the contact between said. branches and the side walls A of the carton to the knees 1 formed by such reversely inclined portions and thus enable said branches to bear resiliently against said walls. The flared open ends of the hooks 3 facilitate engagement there of with the carton; and these flared ends together with the rounded ends 6 of the outer branches of said hooks prevent tearing of the side walls of the carton when the clip is mounted thereon. The clips may be attached to each corner of the carton or at two diagonally opposite comers only thereof, depending on the length of the carton.
What I claim is:
A quick attachable and detachable wire clip for temporarily holding the downwardly folded closure flaps of a carton along the outer side faces of the two adjacent side walls thereof adjacent to the corner formed by said walls, said clip comprising a wire bent to form two angularly disposed branches adapted to extend from said comer one along the outer face of each of said downwardly folded closure flaps, upstanding downwardly opening hooks at the remote ends only of said branches adapted to straddle the respective side walls and their downwardly folded flaps, and an outstanding loop connecting adjacent ends of said branches and adapted to project outwardly from said corner far enough to provide a central handle portion foruse in attaching said clip to and removing from said carton.
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Cited By (15)

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US2582502A (en) * 1946-10-01 1952-01-15 Raymond J Nagler Flap holder
US2590744A (en) * 1949-08-16 1952-03-25 Glen P Woodbury Frame for photographs and pictures
US2621728A (en) * 1951-07-21 1952-12-16 Arthur C Anderson Drapery shaper
US2718348A (en) * 1951-06-25 1955-09-20 James W Main Carton
US2801453A (en) * 1955-05-09 1957-08-06 Francis F Melvin Carton flap hold-down device
US3099488A (en) * 1960-12-05 1963-07-30 Eckenrod Kathleen Skirt guarding attachment for armless chairs
US3146505A (en) * 1961-05-29 1964-09-01 Benjamin H Hansen Staklip
US3189250A (en) * 1963-12-10 1965-06-15 Robert M Haygeman Carton closure
US3736013A (en) * 1971-07-06 1973-05-29 Burke Concrete Accessories Retention clip for concrete slab key joint forming strips
US4081124A (en) * 1976-07-12 1978-03-28 Indian Head, Inc. Carton wall with reinforcing rib
US4158905A (en) * 1977-06-20 1979-06-26 Leary Gerard P O Retention clamp for tablecloth
DE3214873A1 (en) * 1982-04-22 1983-10-27 Weber, Jürgen, 8561 Happurg Hollow packaging body
US8458865B1 (en) * 1999-10-14 2013-06-11 Kevin Williams Yard bag clip
US20140346218A1 (en) * 2013-05-23 2014-11-27 Stephen Sublett Three-Pronged Box Flap Closure Device
CN112938091A (en) * 2021-02-04 2021-06-11 上海工程技术大学 Fixer for carton cover plate and using method

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2582502A (en) * 1946-10-01 1952-01-15 Raymond J Nagler Flap holder
US2590744A (en) * 1949-08-16 1952-03-25 Glen P Woodbury Frame for photographs and pictures
US2718348A (en) * 1951-06-25 1955-09-20 James W Main Carton
US2621728A (en) * 1951-07-21 1952-12-16 Arthur C Anderson Drapery shaper
US2801453A (en) * 1955-05-09 1957-08-06 Francis F Melvin Carton flap hold-down device
US3099488A (en) * 1960-12-05 1963-07-30 Eckenrod Kathleen Skirt guarding attachment for armless chairs
US3146505A (en) * 1961-05-29 1964-09-01 Benjamin H Hansen Staklip
US3189250A (en) * 1963-12-10 1965-06-15 Robert M Haygeman Carton closure
US3736013A (en) * 1971-07-06 1973-05-29 Burke Concrete Accessories Retention clip for concrete slab key joint forming strips
US4081124A (en) * 1976-07-12 1978-03-28 Indian Head, Inc. Carton wall with reinforcing rib
US4158905A (en) * 1977-06-20 1979-06-26 Leary Gerard P O Retention clamp for tablecloth
DE3214873A1 (en) * 1982-04-22 1983-10-27 Weber, Jürgen, 8561 Happurg Hollow packaging body
US8458865B1 (en) * 1999-10-14 2013-06-11 Kevin Williams Yard bag clip
US20140346218A1 (en) * 2013-05-23 2014-11-27 Stephen Sublett Three-Pronged Box Flap Closure Device
US8998071B2 (en) * 2013-05-23 2015-04-07 Stephen Sublett Three-pronged box flap closure device
CN112938091A (en) * 2021-02-04 2021-06-11 上海工程技术大学 Fixer for carton cover plate and using method

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