US2480368A

US2480368A - Coin-container wrapper

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Publication number: US2480368A
Application number: US700611A
Authority: US
Inventors: Ernest W Jackson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1946-10-02
Filing date: 1946-10-02
Publication date: 1949-08-30
Anticipated expiration: 1966-08-30

Description

E. W. JACKSON COIN-CONTAINER WRAPPER Aug. 30, 1949.

.Filed Oct. 2' 1946 Patented Aug. 30, 41949 UNITED .1 conv;-CoNixiailvliltivvRin-PER1V .Y I vlilinest''W JacksomAustingTx.- Y Application; ottenere, 194e',l ser'iai'lN; 2700,611@

This invention relates to a.A coin-container. wrapper. It is particularly useful for the.;.en, closure.A of` coins of a specified` numberi'andkind eindfase-temporary.container for't'he coins. I The application constitutes ,at continuation#irl-,part oil my.cpendingfappIiCation Serial No.v 588,620.y for Coinwrapper. InV-fthe-handling ofcoins in banks, the'savingof timer isofzthe utmost importance.; Coin Wrapperr on container. devices which maybe readily yforrnedinto. operative .condition and` willJ receive. coins,fpermitting .thelqulck sealing of theY package and. further permitting the coins to; be,` counted.iwithoutremoval. from` the Wrapper, are:

highly desirable.. Y, Transparent plastic wrappers. and particularly when` formed in tubular Shaper areV extremely ef- 'cient. as ,means for the packaging of., coinsw-hile permitting, thefcounting. thereof after packaging.-v

However, the containers .in tubeform require toomuch space'andlfurther. thejlends-.of Vthe tubesl have to bese'aledafter. the coins are,inserted. 1 If'vcontainers of any. ,shape.crossgsectionf are fo1ded," the material .when ,shaped inY such,I col-f lapsed `form tends.A to form rigid groovesiorv foldsf along itsilength, and the.. insertion .of.' coins. bee

cornes.extremelydiihcultby.reason of thepresence-,.Y

of 4such"grooves and y.the tendency ofthe material.,

to assume its original collapsed shape. Y

Aniobject of the. present-invention is to provide a tubular body, preferably of plastic material which is transparent. and-.which-,is Ycollapsed for shipment in flat condition,V means, however, being provided forquicklyrestoring the bodyfto tubular shape so that the container is -Areadyr toreceivefr coins. A further, object; is tos-provid'ea tubular transparent body of flexible or resilient material with Varrelatively rigid baseadapted to be folded" withzthe axis of--the--baseeatright'anglesto the longitudinal axis ofthetube whereby, after fun-f' foldingethe struc-ture;r the-base serves asa'rigid"v means for holding the-tubular` body-in open "con: dition. Yet-another 'object' isf to i provide such :a:

tubulanfcontainen-Wrapper for "coins Whereiri'the" The inventi'o'n iscilliistratedglin anpreferre'dikzml; bodiment; by: the accompanying. drawing-g:v in

which:

' Figure- 1f is: .ai perspectivezviewof 'f acoinlcbn' -l tainer.- viwrappers: embodying myinventioni; Figi; 2,13

.Y In'4 thevillustrationi given;r I0 designatesl-a`tubu`- lar sheath whichz istpreferably `form'edoftrans"-`r parenta plasticematerialf. Inl the.S for-mingfi of the.;

-; wrapper-,1I prefer to extriude'ithematerialitlirough a. tubulan V die:` so asf toxiform a; seamlessltubef. the? tubei beingi cut inripropler lengths; softhatea'ch'ftube can: receive the .desired inumberfoi coinss. I-tfwillli befunde'rstood, Ahowever;.that the: Wrapperf'maygbef for-med.fin:any'.'suitable:manner;y f

Any;y suitable.vl materiali m'ay'fb'e` employed. I5:

prefer a' a. transparent material f which 'isf flexiblei andi at? the :samer-:time: resilient: For I some1y .purr poses,.; itrf is 1: also.t desirable that'. thei.fmaterial=1bei slightlywa-terabsorbentiandralsosealableby heatsv For'example; ,excellentresultsrhava beerr'freceived 'i with? polyvinyl -falcohol-1plastic;` i Itzwill fbel under;- stoodphowever, thattherezarea variety of plastici and other rnaterials.Whic-inhavelthedesirediflexi'V bilitwandiresilience; .enablirrgltliecarrying'fz outof I* thelinventionfhereindescribedz.. f A

,After 'theiftubular' "vbodyfixl liihas;4 beenfor'xned prefer ltowturn: one. end-:of he tubefinwardly and-'11 tofsealethesame r'underi'thelff'iniluen'ce@v ofii heati so?? folding operationt'; thefizlreatrresponsivematerial forms ;foverlapping;.portionsy with: tiny!4 groovesori crevices-zl v2r'extendinglaterally# along' thetlcase; The overlappinggofathe portionsicausesthe materiaito i assume-a relatively :rig-lidcli'aracter." The? resutL* 1 ing-{circulari base ,body-hasta.' rigiditylfconsiderably-'I moreithani twice that -offtheA tubular/body! ll'gaan'd itisathis ,increasedx rigidityfwhicht:givesLthe-inew results hereinafter described. After'the base Il has been formed as above described, the tube I0 is flattened to the condition shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and the base I l is folded over upon the attened tube l0 with the axis of the circular base running substantially at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the tube I0.

In the attened condition shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the container structure may be shipped in compact form, the collapsed containers occupying relatively small space in a general container.

In the operation of the device, the bank teller removes a container wrapper from the general 'container and opens the tube I by straightening the container. In this operation, the rigid base l I swings to the position illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 and serves as a circular hoop for restoring the walls of the container l to circular position. Under the effect of the rigid base Il, the resilient walls of the wrapper I0 move from their creased conditiontoward a fully open tube position so that the teller can drop coins readily into the resulting tube. The opening I3 in the base Ii permits the rapid escape of air as coins are dropped into the container. Although the base Il may be resting upon a table or desk, air escapes laterally through the grooves l2 as the coins fall into the container. Further, in the folding operation, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4, the vent I3 permits the rapid escape of air so that the base Il may be folded at upon the container portion I0 without the trapping of air.

The rigid base portion Il serves several important functions. It provides an unfolded and truly flat base for supporting the coin wrapper, and when the base Il is swung to a position in which the plane of thev base is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tube l0, it serves as an alignment member for snapping the resilient walls of the container into their original circular condition. The rigid base exerts a pressure constantly, tending to remove any creases formed in the original folding of the tube I0. At the same time, when in the flattened condition shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the relativelyrigid base Il serves as a means for resisting opening of the tube and tends to maintain it in its flattened condition.

After the coins have been inserted by the teller, he may seal the top of the container by simply tapping the open end of the tube against a heated element. This provides a closure for the open end and a barrier against the egress of coins. The heated element forms inwardly-extending locking shoulders which may be of very slight extent. A slight shoulder formed at the open end under the influence of heat is sucient to prevent the escape of coins, while at the same time the shoulder may be removed upon the application of a, heated instrument. If it is desired to reuse the plastic tube, this may be done by applying a heated instrument to the inwardlyturned shoulder and flaring the same outwardly under the influence of heat. On the other hand, if it is not desired to reuse thev container, the Wrapper may simply be broken; and the coins removed by pouring them onto the counter,

While in the description given, I have described a heat-responsive plastic material, it will be understood that other types of material may be employed. For example, a plastic material may be provided with the rigid base by means of a solvent which reduces the end portionof the tubular body to a flowing material readily moldable into the desired rigid horizontal base. Evaporation of the solvent provides the desired rigid bottom for the container. Cellophane and a va.- riety of plastic bodies may be employed in carrying out the invention.

While in the foregoing specification, I have set forth one embodiment of the invention in considerable detail, it will be understood that such details may be modified widely by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A coin-container wrapper, comprising a tubular body of plastic resilient transparent material, having an end portion turned inwardly to form a substantially circular base with a central aperture therein, said base being formed by overlapping portions attened to provide a rigid base body, said tube being flattened and folded upon itself at the end adjacent said base to bring said base upon said body with the plane of the base substantially parallel with the plane of the iiat body.

2.' A coin-container wrapper, comprising a transparent tubular body of resilient plastic material, having an end portion turned inwardly to form a circular base with overlapping portions flattened to make the base rigid, said body being flattened and folded adjacent said base to bring said base upon the body with the plane of the base parallel to the plane of the flattened body, said base when moved to a position in which the base is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tubular body, urging said resilient body material toward a :fully open tubular position.

3. A coin-container wrapper, comprising a transparent tubular resilient body formed of polyvinyl alcohol plastic, said body having an end portion turned inwardly to form a circular base with overlapping portions flattened to make the base rigid, said body being attened and folded adjacent the base to bring said base upon said body with the plane of the base substantially parallel with the plane of the flattened body, said base when moved to a position in which the plane of the base is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body, urging said resilient body material toward a fully open tubular position.

ERNEST W. JACKSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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