US2546921A

US2546921A - Shipping device with article supporting means

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Publication number: US2546921A
Authority: US
Inventors: Joseph G Dunneback
Original assignee: J & L Steel Barrel Co
Current assignee: J & L Steel Barrel Co
Priority date: 1945-09-28
Filing date: 1945-09-28
Publication date: 1951-03-27
Anticipated expiration: 1968-03-27

Description

March 27, 1951 J. G. DUNNEBACK SHIPPING DEVICE WITH ARTICLE SUPPORTING MEANS 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 28, 1945 MWEA/me Jess/w 6'. flaw/554a i 22' ,f aw,w a ,ALArm/eA/e'ms.

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SHIPPING DEVICE WITH ARTICLE SUPPORTING MEANS Filed Sept. 28, 1945 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Mar. 27, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHIPPING .DEVICE WITH ARTICLE SUPPORTING MEANS Joseph G. Dunnehack, ShakerHeights, '0hio,iassigner to J. & L. Steel Barrel Company, Pittsburgh, Pa, a corporation of ,New Jersey ApplicationSeptember 28, 1945, Serial No. 619,038

4 Claims.

suitable for the shipment of electrical machinery or equipment, aircraft engines, and the like.

One object of my invention is to provide a shipping package of drum form wherein the machine or other article to be shipped is suspended in such manner that some battering or deformation of the drum through rough handling will not result in damage to the article contained therein, the drum being also moisture-proof and air-tight.

Another object of my invention is .to provide a shipping package of .such form that not only will the article shipped therein be firmlysuspended or maintained in spaced relation to the side and end walls of the drum, but can, nevertheless, be readily removed from the drum.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a shipping package of the characterreierred to which is of such form that articles of various dimensions can readily be firmly mounted therein, including the provision of means for bracing and supporting articles of various lengths at places that are relatively spaced axially of the .drum.

vention, wherein:

Figure 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view through a shipping package or drum having an 1 article mounted therein for shipment:

Figure .2 is a horizontal cross-sectional view taken on the line IIII of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical. cross-sectional View, to enlarged scale, of a portion of the structure of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary face view of the cover fastening and sealing elements of the structure shown in Figure 1;

Figure 5 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of the cover sealing and holding elements of Figures;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the articlesupporting base of Figures 1 and 2;

Figure 7 is a perspective view of one of the holding rings of Figure '1-;

Figure 8 is a-vertical cross-sectional view similar to Figure 1 but showing another 'form pf structure;

Figure 9 is a horizontal cross-sectional view taken on the line IX-]X of Figure 8;

Figure 10 is a horizontal cross-sectional view taken on the 1ine XX.of Figure 8;

Figure 11 is a perspective View of the article holding cage of Figure 8;

Figure 12 is a vertical cross-sectional view similar to Figures 1 and S butshowing still another form of structure;

Figure 13 is a horizontal crossesectional view taken on line XIIL-XIII of Figure 12;

Figure 14 is a horizontal cross-sectional view taken on the line XIV-XIV of Figure '12; and

Figure 15 is a perspective View of the articleholding cage of Figure 12.

Referring first to Figures 1 to '7, I show a metal container or drum it having a sealed lower end wall I! and provided with annularly-ex'tending corrugations l8 ,l9, as and El which not only serve as seats for the retaining elements hereinafter described but function .as peripheral ribs for stiffening the drum and ,may also act as rolling .rings.

A base element 22, which may suitably be in the form of laminated wood, is insertible through the upper end of the drum and is of a diameter about equal to or very slightly less than the internal diameter of the drum, and serves to hold a machine or other .article such'as 23 in suspended position as shown in Figure l. The article 23 is .here shown as in the nature-of a machine such as a motor and is provided with a flange .24 bywhich it is connected'to the base through bolts 25 that extend through the flange and the base. The

base is also provided with .a'hole to receive a shaftZt of the motor.

out Qf'dllefit engagement with the side and end walls of the drum and will therefore not be subject to damage through impacts of the drum against hard surfaces. For example, if the package is dropped so that its lower corner hits a hard surface, the drum can be bent or distorted to a considerable extent without injury to the article contained therein. The same will be true if the drum is dropped on its side or on its other end.

In order to remove the article from the drum it is necessary only to remove the cover 28 and contract the upper ring 2? to withdraw it from the groove 18. Thereupon the operators fingers or suitable lifting tools can be inserted through holes 29 in the base 22 and the base, together with the article 23, can be lifted out of the drum.

To place an article in the drum the reverse procedure will, of course, be followed.

The other corrugations 2 3 and 2! can be utilized with spring rings to support other forms and arrangements of base members, as shown for example on Sheets 2 and 3 of the drawings in this case.

The lid 23 is locked in sealed engagement with the uppe edge of the drum by a locking ring 38 and clamping elements 32 that are welded or riveted to the ends of the split ring 3 3 as shown more clearly in Figure 4. The upper edge of the drum 1% is headed around a wire or rod 33, and this bead serves as a seat for a rubber gasket or packing ring 3 that is interposed between the bead and the curved lip of the cover 28.

When the cover and the clamping ring 353 are in place as shown in Figure 5 a bolt 35 will be placed through the eyes formed on the lower ends of the elements 32 and its nut will then be tightened to contract the clamping ring 3i? and thereby draw the ccverit' down ti htly against the rubber gasket 3 3 and also look the cover in place on the drum.

In Figures 8 to 11 I show an arrangement somewhat similar to that of Figure l, the principal difference being in the form or" the base member and the manner in which it is mounted ii the drum. In this case the base member comprises an upper laminated disc 36 and a lower laminated disc 3? which are connected in unitary relation by connecting posts 38. The lower element 3? is centrally apertured to receive the body portion of an article or machine 39. As shown in Figure 11 the element 3'! is split at one point to facilitate removal of the base member from the drum in case an indentation has been formed in the side of the drum between the elements 36 and 3'! during handling or shipment. The splitting of the element 3! weakens it in the axial direction so that when the base member is removed from the drum the portions of the element 3'! on opposite sides of the split may be deformed downwardly as they meet the indentation, possibly resulting in breaking of the element 3? as the base member is withdrawn from the drum. The element 37 is cut away at 48 to permit the passing therethrough of a laterallyprojecting part #1 of the article when assembling the various members; Bolts 52 are employed for securing the article 39 to the base element 35,

and finger holes 53 are provided for lifting the base and the article out of the drum, as in the case of Figure '1.

Split rings

44 and 45 are provided and nested in annularly extending corrugations for releasably holding the base or cage 36-3? in place, as is the case with the rings l8 and IQ of Figure 1.

Referring now to Figures 12 to 15, I show an arrangement for supporting another type of machine or article in the drum. In this instance the base or cage comprises an upper disc element 46, a lower disc element 41 and connecting

members

48 and 49 that maintain these 5 various parts in unitary relation. As shown in Figure 15 the element d? is split diametrically to facilitate removal of the base member from the drum in case an indentation has been formed in the side of the drum between the elements $8 and 41 during handling or shipment. The

splitting of the element ti weakens it in the axial direction so that when the base member is removed from the drum the portions of the element 4? on opposite sides of the split may be deformed downwardly as they meet the indentation, possibly resulting in breaking of the elem nt i? as the base member is withdrawn from the drum. Batten strips 56 assist in bracing the member as against displacement under the pull or weight of anarticle 54 that. is secured to the member 53 by bolts-5i that extend through the member as and flanges on'the article 54. The

base or cage d84l ,is releasably held in position by

split rings

52 and 53, nested in annularly extending corrugations, they being spaced so widely apart as compared to the rings I3 and 59 of Figure l or the rings id and 5 of Figure 8 that they will give more adequate support for a machine of relatively great length and weight than could be had with the relatively short bases of Figures 1 and 8.

In all cases the drum will be adequately closed and sealed at its top, and the machine and its base, when in assembled relation, can readily be inserted and removed from the drum when the upper split retaining ring is removed.

In the accompanying claims the term base is used in a broad sense to include the various elements or devices by which the packaged articles may be supported and which are in turn supported by the drum. i i

The term drum is employed herein largely as a matter of convenience; in most instances the casing or container shell need not necessarily be of cylindrical contour.

While I have shown and described certain present preferred embodiments of the invention it is to be distinctly understood that the invention is not limited thereto but may be otherwise vario-usly embodied within the scope of the following claims.

I claim: I

1. A shipping device comprising a container having generally parallel annular internal corrugations, an article supporting base adapted to be disposed between the corrugations, means for fastening an article to the base, split rings of spring-like material fitting within the corrugations and respectively engaging opposite faces of the base to releasably maintain it in place and closure means separate from the base for closing the container to confine the base inside it.

2. A shipping device comprising a container of generally cylindrical form having annular internal corrugations spaced apart generally axially of the container, an article Supi Qrtingbase adapted to be disposed between the corrugations. means for fastening an article to the base, split rings of spring-like material fitting within the corrugations and respectively engaging opposite faces of the base to releasably maintain it in place and closure means separate from the base for closing the container to confine the base inside it.

3. A shipping device comprising a container of generally cylindrical form having annular inter- 5 nal corrugations spaced apart generally axially of the container, an article supporting base adapted to be disposed between the corrugations, means for fastening an article to the base, split rings of spring-like material fitting within the corrugations and respectively engaging opposite faces of the base to releasably maintain it in place, the container wall being deflected outward- 1y to form the corrugations and to form peripheral ribs, and closure means separate from the base for closing the container to confine the base inside it.

4. A shipping device comprising a drum of cylindrical form having annular internal corrugations spaced apart generally axially of the drum, an article supporting base adapted to be disposed between the corrugations, means for fastening an article to the base, split rings of spring-like material fitting within the corrugations and respectively engaging opposite faces of the base to releasably maintain it in place, the drum wall being deflected outwardly to form the corrugations and to form peripheral ribs and the base having a diameter approximately equal to the internal diameter of the drum at oints removed from the corrugations, and'closure means separate from the base for closing the container to confine the base inside it.

JOSEPH G. DUNNEBACK.

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