US2375502A - Fixture holder for roll roofing - Google Patents

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May 8, 1945- FQ J. STEPHENS HAL- 2,375,502

I FIXTURE HOLDER FOR ROLL ROOFING yFiled May 9, 1942 fill-v" 12 if: "NP9 M f Patented May 8l, 1945 @umm smms'y PATENT: ;;ggg,..aleoaaam L i n. Fried.; Stephens, Park Rdgavlll., and Wesley Tillotrson, Huntington Park, Calif., assignors to United StatesfGypsum Company, lliiciago,i illl.,

, a corporation oflllinois i n,ApplicationMayallsm, serialNo. 442,301 1 i l 'y `fsfrietiiiis`. (012106-447) rl'his invention-relates to fixture 'holders or.` e e cartons for use with rollrroofing andthe like,`

whereby a can of cement and a bagof nails may be supported asa" unitv within the hollowiinterior of a roll of roofing' paper wherefthey will bereadily available' for use when needed.

Inl the shipment and storage of roll roofing, itis the practice to place a container "of cement and a bag of' nails or other fixtures` usedin applying saidvroofing,l in the amounts needed, within the usual hollow interior of Ia roll of roofing paper. Each end of the roll is thereafter covered with'a cap of fabric or paper. This cap is usually extended down along the sides of the roll adjacent each end to give added strength and.' so that it 'may be firmly secured in'place.

It will be apparent that with Afixturesv loosely placed in the hollow interior of such a roll or contained in a holder which is looselyfree to shift in this hollow interior, the capl or covering at'each end of therollwill be subjected to strains land penetrating impacts which, unless suchcovers are very strong and lsubstantial and correspondingly expensive, Awill soon cause them to be punctured4 and the fixtures possibly lost.v f

` rHeretofore'various methods of supporting lixtures in' thehollow interior of -a` roll ofsheet material to prevent shifting `therein have been` proposed. However, such methods ordinarily require-tl'ie use of resilient metal vstripsor wires in order to function. There are a `number of objections to the use of metal for thispunpose, `as it isk heavy; expensive and currentlyI unavail# able.

' Ihejfixture holder or carton of the present inventionv may yreadily be ymade from sheets of fibrous material', such as cardboard or corrugated board and. becausethe blanks required are Vsimp15T 'rectangular strips' and are of uniformV di'-y side out." This increases the degree of frictional engagement against the'inside walls of the roll offroongfmaterial by: Whichj the' AholderV is retained'in place.

. terial, thus permitting ythe `use of .l lightery and*` It is'an object of the present inventionv to pro-rl vide a fixture holder which will retain thex-` tures inwplacein a roll of roofing material andy will prevent the` possibility of puncturing the-end caps placed'over the .ends ofl rolls of roofing maless expensive caps. y I It 'is a further object of the Ipresent .invention to provide a fixture holder .which is cheap andl simpleto manufacture', Whichfis light in yWeight and is sufiiciently strong and Adurableatoprotect its contents. .L :u l 'j Another important advantage of ythe present invention is the fact that it may becollapsed when A` not lnuse whereby the holder may be folded fiat, for shipment or storage, so as to occupy'a-niini-i1 mum of space l @ther objects and advantages will ap1: earfrom`S a consideration ofthe following detailedspecifcm; tion. For a more complete understanding of this' the Vace' of an embodiment similar to that shown in Fig.: 1,

but wherein there is employed'a slightly different method of 4retaining the bag'offnailsinf1place,f and wherein the holder is formed of granule-sun: faced, flexible roofing material v A Fig. '3 is-a longitudinal sectional view partly in elevation through one end of 'a roll tof roofing` paperv showing the 'fixture holderin place. z i Fig.- 4is a transverse sectionalview taken along line 4-4 of Fig. 3. v l 1.

Fig. 5'is a perspective View partially 'in section` of a fixture holder folded for `shipment orstoreaga' 17:: Fig. 6 is a fragmentary plan View of a portion' of a carton blank wherein a projectingtabforms anv integral .part thereof Fig'. '7 `is adetailed sectional elevation taken on line '1 -1 of Fig. 3.

Referring to thel drawing in detail, the embodiment'illustrated comprises an elongatedstripeof material I' which is provided with a numberof view partially in strip Iywhereby its ends I2 and ISprotrude'vfrom opposite sides of the cartoni.` .ThelbasefstripI-I- may also be creased transversely`l along linesnl'llJ and I5 if desired and vmay be retained in place by the contents of the carton onmay bestapled.

tents to be jarredfondisplaced.

f ofthe-roll of paper.

formed .by the' terminal : portions 8 and 9 of the strip.r These portions 8 and 9 may be secured together by any rsuitable means, such as glue, or

maybe stapled together -as by the staple I0 shown. 1

Into-the lcarton Vfor-:med by folding strip IV a above indicated, maybe 'inserted a base strip I I comprisinggfa short stripof thesan1 e sheet ma'- terial from "which the carton is formed. The

preferably somewhat longer thanthe Width' of the or glued in place. Instead of the separate base ;strip II vthe strip Iv maybe provided withoppo sitely disposed; laterally; extendingprotruding f tabs'.. Mia .which maybeformedi'aslintegral extensions'-fron1 the; bottom!J of thev carton.

-rrmetnttings'te be containedtwithm the cartony ordinarily comprise.L a. canA otcement "IS andai.

i bag= or. nailstorf other fasteners; I1= Whichimay be.;

placed therein as shown. I'heewidthyofthe bottom` member; andi of the; strip II preferably- After the homer has .been extracted and the fixtures employed in applying the 'roll ofvroong,

. lwidth of this base strip is preferably 'equalto thedistance Lbetween the scored lines on the basey i portion 2,.. and the length of. this;y base s tripf'isa1-g such thaty ,the circum'ferentiali beadsl I8; andA |193 aaeach endiof'thecan IB pressintofthe material ofttheifwallsscandi 4 and the 'can is-.thereby more firmly held in place.

e VWith..thecan of;` cement .and bag-of.Y nails .placeythe'cartonz may Ybe; pickedtupfby the handl ef and-forceably insertedtintov thehollow longitur;

lewin.- benetieedthat with the anote arratgje-A the fixture holder,being oi" extremely cheap construction, may ordinarily'be discarded; however,

ifA desired the fixture holder may be folded to a 5 flat package of minimum size as'shown in Fig. 5. tft-be.

Because of 'the manner in which the xtures 'are kept from shifting and puncturing through theusual cover at the end of the roll, a much tlnnerrandjconsequently less expensive cover -2 I may be employed.

" Aspreviously tated,` the holder may be formed tremaany suitable stripM materiau, and` there is thusillustratedin Fig. 2 an embodiment wherein Istrips ofthe usual' grauwe-surfaced, flexible, feit E rooinge4 materiali are employed. One side of thismaterial is roughened `by the granules 22, and

' these granules serve to increase the degreeof frictional-contactofthe holder with-.the inner surfacletof,theroll.Y I llt/is intended; off course, that. the invention..

Ashouldefnotl b e limited tof ther specic embodiment:

orembodimentsdisolosed herein; since modica-i tions may bemada and it is contemplate'cl;there.g

fore.;y by thel appended claims to. cover. Stich modifications, as. fall Within the t rue. spiritfand scoperti; this invention.v 30;

Havingf thus described this invention, what... is` claimed` and desiredto be secured. by- Letters. Patent is: i j

l.. A, two-piecev collapsible; holder.l for. roll.. roof.- ing: fixtures., said. holder comprisingiastripof:

formablematerial, the, ends,v of. said. strip .being joined together; to provide a carton vmeen; on. two

sides. ande a strip'fof. materialv transversely 'posi d tionedwithin said carton. so. that v-its endsv project therefrom. 2.. Af carton.. for; the support in the.ho1low.: in.-

terior. of.'A a( roll of. .roofing material of, cement,y

mentinordeii to remove theH fixture holder andv its.content-sl .fromthe troll; of-1 roong paper, it only necessary to reach intog-the end of; the roll,y

requires onlyg'suflicient force to.. over-come the aforesaid resistance due .to; the engagement of.

I thefholder with the inside walls ofthe roll.

Though theabove description refers particu lar15 ,.ato thel-frictional engagement .affordedtby the upturned ends` I2 .a nd I.3tcffstrip V ILI, yet it will be apparent that, when proportioned shown; thef.verticalicornersl of the side walls. 3. and may;be'falso compressed. and displaced-by the operation of inserting theholderinto the roll of roong. whereby a frictional resistance to'.l dis# .The opentend.. Iflay of. the bag IT. maybe-folded 'overasshOWn in, Fig. 11,. and retained in.. place by itst. withinthe.- carton. However, ifi desiredv th1s ag. end may be secured in`p1ace, a'sshown 2',` where shown' brought upwardly between the terminal portions 8'land..9.,of' the strip I andsecured in place. byl the' staplefI'Il.' or "other .fastening means'i employed. vWithl the'. latter arrangement thej ba/g is securely fastened' against accidental. displacementlor and4 the contents is therein," said carton' being formed withtheggran;

grasp the handle 'Landbodily withdraw.. the hold-1 5" `errand contents from the rol 1 l `I fhis operation nails andf similar rollroofing xtglires.l comprising; an elongated. rectangular. stripoi. deformable ma; terial folded,` along! transvers'elines. to.,' .form. a carton. open; on. opposedv vsid es,. a second; strip; o; similarv materiale/disposed transversely.- of. fsaid iirst: strip `:and havingits ends.- protruding 'from end portionsY serving vto frictionallyf engage; the inner. walls. ot at roll.. of roofing and retain said.

' carton in .p lace.

3. AV carton. for. the'supportl'inl'the hollow-ina.

' ter-lor. of art-ill` of. roo'ng material of'. acan? ot cement and abag of nails 'or like roll roonglot-f tures, said carton.comprising anelongated rectangulan strip .of deformable sheet material;` fold` A ed. along, transverse; lines.. to formY a... carton haw ingabottom, two. sidewalls and. a. top,. and a second.. strip. of similar'. material disposed. trans.'-

ve'rselyffoflsaid; rst strip` and1 fsends protrudingfirom.thecarton,

.4. A .collapsible fixture-enclosing cartrm. for

the'lsupportinthehollow interior o t aroll ofroongf material, of; cement, nails .andother. sheetv materia-l.applyingiixtures,v said carton comprising an. )elongated substantially rectangular.` stripof4 granule-surfaced roong n iateri'al,y said stripbef` ing foldedalong transverseA lines to form. a' carton having. agbottomnvall, vertically disposedside extending. from. said. bottom wall. 'ofI said carton tohedeformed, upon. insertionof said carton'into,

thefhuow limntlil Olpnirig inja. roll. of4 roofing material. so. that.- it.. will, be. rrictionallgretaine'd stored 'or 'returned )to thhiactory for theopen sides. of said:` carton, said protruding ule surface disposed outwardly to increase the degree of frictional engagement with said roll.

5. A fixture assembly and carton for unitary insertion in the hollow interior of the usual roll of roofing material comprising a strip of formable material reversely formed and enclosing a container of cement and a bag of nails, said strip 4 strip and fastened thereby.

6. A fixture-enclosing carton to support fixtures within the hollow interior of a roll of sheet material, said carton beingformed from a strip of sheet materialand `comprising a bottom wall, side walls and a top wall, said bottom wall hav;

ing a strip of deformable sheet material disposed transversely thereacross, an end of said transversely disposed strip projecting from said carton to frictionally engage the inner surface of said l0 roll of material and retain said carton in place.

FRED J. STEPHENS. WESLEY T. TILLOTSON.

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