US2392062A

US2392062A - Package

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Publication number: US2392062A
Application number: US458199A
Authority: US
Inventors: Edward W Quackenbush
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1942-09-14
Filing date: 1942-09-14
Publication date: 1946-01-01
Anticipated expiration: 1963-01-01

Description

E. w. QUACKENBUSH PACKAGE 7 Jan. 1, 1946.

Filed Sept. 14, 1942 r ZQ ZVQf'Q QzzaaX ZZZ/5% /T M Qf/ Patented Jan. 1, 1946 UNITED I STATES PATENT OFFICE Edward w. cum 111. Application 1.4, 1942, SerlaINo. 453,

This invention relates to a or container,

and more particularly tothose made of paper or gother packaging material that are otherwise easili One of the objects of the invention is the provision of a new and improved mailing package of fibrous or other light, flexible material that is adapted to'be employed in sending small articles through the mail at reducedrates.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a novel package or container having a new and improved closure, and securing means that is not likely to tear or become disrupted in transit.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a new and improved envelope-like unsealed package that is so constructed that the fastening or holding string or tape passes through four thicknesses of the material whereby tearin of the package is prevented.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a new and improved package that may be made from a single sheet of paper at a minimum of expense; that is simple in construction; easily folded and the parts secured in position; that is strong and durable; and that, when closed, is not likely to tear and expose the article contained therein.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in: which Fig. 1 is a plan view of the cut blank from which the package is made;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the complete package but without anything therein;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the package with an article therein, and with the top shown in closed position; and

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the upper end of the package, showing a method of sealing the package for transit.

Considerable difllculty is experienced in sending flexible packages or containers of tearable or rendable material, such as paper, Cellophane, and the like, through the mails, due to the tearing or rending of the material. It is common practice to provide metallic fasteners rigidly secured in one part of the package and that are adapted to pass through eyelets on the other part and be bent over to retain the package in closed position, or to secure the parts together.

It is also conventional to provide packages or containers with flaps having retaining clips rigidly mounted thereon that engage eyelets on the body of the container, or to provide both the fl p .ments are more or and body portion with button-like members and connect them together with a string or cord the two. But these arrange;-

less expensive to manufacture and are not well adapted for small Objects that are more or less bulky in form.

wrapped around It has also been proposed to provide the container with a flap and hold the flap in folded position by a cord engaging apertures through the flap and body of the container, but this arrangement is objectionable, also, because the flap, being of only one thickness, is likely to tear unless provided with eyelets; and to provide eyelets in the flap and container adds to the expense of production, and, besides, it requires the use of metal, and during war times the use of metal is being conserved as much as possible.

The present invention seeks to remedy these dimculties by the provision of new and improved means for closing the package that requires a minimum of time and expense to provide, and that is simple in construction and eiiective while in use.

Referring now to the drawing, the reference character Ill desi ates the blank from which the package is made. The blank is adapted to be cut from a sheet of packaging paper, or other material, and comprises abody portion II, and, what for convenience of description will be termed side wings or extensions l2 and I3, and a flap Ilextending outwardly from one end of the body portion I I. For convenience in folding, and for addingto the appearance of the finished package, the op n end of the package may be provided with a short flap l5, and the ends of the wings or side extensions l2 and I3 may, if desired, be cut on an angle, as shown at It and I1, although this is not necessary-4t being done for appearance only.

The wing or side extension I2-may be, and preferably is, wider than the extension iii. The side extension I3 is substantially half the width of the body portion H, and is adapted to be folded over onto the extension l2 and secured thereto by being gummed or cemented to said extension, and when the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 2 the edge IQ of the flap l3 will be along the center line of the package. The inner surface of the flap I4 is gummed, as shown at 18, for securing the same to the extensions l2 and I3 when it is folded over onto the side extensions, as will presently appear.

In forming the package from the blank Ill the side extension I2 is folded over along the line z-s onto the body portion H, and then the extension I3 is folded along the line i!i! over onto the extension l2 and is summed thereto for hold- .the parts in folded position. The flap I4 is next folded along the line z-z, and the two apertures.

2|, 22, punched through the four thicknesses. These apertures are spaced apart, and spaced inwardly from the line of the fold z-z. This method of folding the end of the envelope or package, and then forming the apertures, insures proper alinement oi the two sets of apertures. If desired, the apertures may be made before folding, but this means that at least four sets of openings, instead of two, must be made. The folding of the end of the package along'the line 2-2 constitutes a, scoring on the finished package, along which line the end is folded after the article is inserted.

In using the package, the article to be sent through the mail, such as a roll of films or the like, is inserted in the package through the open end, the end folded over along the line 2-2, and a cord. string, tape, or the like, 23, threaded through the openings and ends, and then tied tightly against the package, as shown at 25.

Under certain conditions it may be desired to send the package by first class mail. This is sometimes desirable when valuable articles are sent through the mail. As shown at 24, in Fig. 4. the fiap I5 may be gummed, so that when it is folded over it may be secured to the body of the package so as to seal the same. If it is desired to send the articles third class, the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive is employed, or if the construction shown in Fig. 4 is used the package is not sealed, so that it may be opened for inspection by the postal authorities.

while the package or receptacle is shown as being sealed or gummed at one end, it is understood that both ends, if desired, may be provided with a return bent perforated portion and the front and back walls perforated at both nd so that the closing of both ends of the receptacle may be effected by threading cords through the four thicknesses at each end and tying the same, as described above.

I claim as my invention:

1. A mailing package comprising an envelopelike receptacle having front and back walls open along-one edge and formed of a fibrous material, said open edge being scored along a line disposed inwardly of the edges of both walls for bending a portion or the walls back upon themselves to form an overlap of four thicknesses of material, said receptacle having spaced sets of four aligned openings through said four thicknesses of material at the overlap, the marginal portion of the material around each of said openings being continuous whereby four separate openings are present in the material for each set of openings to receive in threaded relation therethrough a cord or the likevto close said open edge of the receptacle against removal of an article present therein when the cord is tied 'as a fastening threaded through said sets of aligned openings.

2. The combination called for in claini 1 in which the back wall includes an overlap seam between folded portions of material integral with the front wall with a set of openings on opposite sides of the seam whereby the cord when tied spans said overlap seam to reinforce it.

EDWARD W. QUACKENBUSH.