US2561112A - Hosiery package - Google Patents

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D. HAHN HOSIERY PACKAGE July 17, 1951 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 4, 1947 BY 112.4, llTTORA/EYS D. H A H N HOSIERY PACKAGE July 17, 1951 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 4, 1947 IN VEN TOR.

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HOSIERY PACKAGE Filed Dec. 4, 1947 s sheets sh et 5 WIT/V555 Q INVNTOR. MW BY 170061.45 fm/f/v M4, dw4zz H TTORNEYS Patented July 17, 1951 HOSIERY PACKAGE Douglas Hahn, Ridgewood, N. J., assignor to B. Altman & 00., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application December 4, 1947, Serial No. 789,604

2 Claims.

This invention relate to an improved hosiery package having features which render it particularly suitable for merchandizing womens sheer hose, although it can be used to equal advantage for the sale of any other kind of hosiery.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a hosiery package which can be sealed at the mill and delivered to the ultimate consumer in such sealed condition and without the goods contained in such package being handled by others.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sealed hosier package capable of displaying the hosiery contained therein so as to enable a customer to ascertain the quality and other characteristics of such hosiery.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hosiery package which is so constructed that the hosiery may be inserted into, and removed from the same, with relative ease and without damage.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an attractive hosiery package of such form that it is convenient to pack and handle, and capable during such handling, of maintaining the hosiery contained therein in an unwrinkled and undamaged condition.

Other objects of the invention as well as the features of novelty thereof, will become apparent after a perusal of the following description when read in connection with the accompanying drawings in which Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, are perspective views illustrating the successive steps employed in forming the hosiery package shown in Figs. '7 to 9 of the drawings; Fig. '7 is a longitudinal sectional view of a hosiery package made in accordance with the invention; Fig. 8 is an end View showing the left-hand end of the package in Fig. 7; Fig. 9 is an end view showing the right-hand end of the package in Fig. 7 and Figs. 15) to 1%, inclusive, illustrate the successive steps used in forming the hosiery package of this invention by another method.

Referring first to the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 through 9 of the drawings, the reference numeral I designates generally a pair of womens high grade sheer hosiery having the top ends 2 usual in such type of hosiery. In packaging such hosiery in accordance with the invention, one or more pairs thereof are first folded substantially midway of their lengths about the top edge 3 of a spring member 4, as is shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The member 4 is rectangularly-shaped and has a width approximatel the same as the greatest width of the hosiery i and a length substantially equal to onequarter of the length of such hosiery. For the purpose of the invention, the member 4 is constituted of a grade of bond paper having sufficient resiliency to tend to open up When rolled into cylindrical form, although any other suit-,- able equivalent material may be used. for the spring member 4.

After the hosiery i has been placed on the upper edge of the spring member 4 in the manner above noted, the lower or foot end of the hosiery is folded upwardl about the bottom edge 5 of the member :3 so that it is positioned between the ends 3 and 5 of such member, and intermediate such member, and the upper portion of the hosiery. Preferably also, the foot portion of the hosiery is folded along a longitudinal line in substantial alignment with the front edges of the flattened hosiery, so that such foot portion lies entirely within the area of the member 4. The upper end of the hosiery is then folded about the bottom edge 5 of the member l so that the upper end 2 of the hosier overlies the calf portions thereof and is adjacent to the upper edge 3 of the member 4, as is shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing. This completes the mounting of the hosiery I on the spring member 4.

The member 4 with the hosiery l folded thereon, is then laid flat on a sheet of transparent, thermoplastic material 6, such as cellulose acetate, with the upper edge 3 of the member 4 spaced slightly beyond an end edge of the sheet 6 and the side edges of such member spaced equally from the side edges of the sheet. The sheet 6 has a length slightly greater than the length of the member 4 but is substantially wider than the latter. With the parts thus positioned, they are rolled together in the manner illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings, into a close roll 1. The ends of the rolled sheets 6 are then twisted about the longitudinal axis of the roll to form a tightly twisted teat 8 at each end of the roll (note Fig. 5). One of the teats 8 may be pressed into the end of the roll leaving the other teat projecting axially from the roll as is shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings.

The roll '1 is then inserted into a container 9 in the manner illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings. As is shown .in Figs. 6 through 9 of the drawings, the container 9 includes a cylindricallyshaped body Ii] having an overall length of approximately 6% inches and an inside diameter of approximately 1 inches, thus making it convenient for the manufacturer to pack a number.

of such packages in a cartonand. for the customer to, carry in her bag. The body iii of the container is made of a .005 inch thick sheet of transparent thermoplastic material, such as cellulose acetate, which is overlapped and cemented or sealed along its longitudinal edges. The end portions II and 12 of the body H] are printed to provide opaque end sections leaving the intermediate portion of the body clear and transparent. The ends of the body H)" are provided with inturned beads l3 and 14 whose edges abut against the interior surface of the body l0. Engaging the bead I3 is a bottom disc 15 having a diameter such, that it forms a tight fit in the body 10 and being constituted of relatively heavy paper, such as six ply chipboard; The container is closed by a top disc l6 whichis'tightly fitted in the body In adjacent to the top bead I l. The top disc 16 is made of substantially lighter: material than the bottom disc I5 and preferably is constituted of two ply chipboard. As can be seen more clearly in Figs. 7 and 9 of the drawings, the topdisc' I6 is providedwithaa central opening l-l of'relatlvelylarge size and-through which the teat B on-theadjacent end of the'roll I may project.

It-willbesunderstoodfroin the foregoing, that theipackage of this invention includes three elementswliichcooperate together to accomplish the results desired, namely, the hosiery mounting member 4, the wrapper 6 and the container 9. The member by reason of its inherent resiliency functions as a spring to maintain the hosiery againstthe'wrapperfi' and to maintain the latter against'the body iflof the container. Asa result of this action of the member 4, the hosiery is maintained in a smooth condition and prevented from. wrinkling in shipment and while being handled. Thus, the hosiery-is always maintained innangttractive condition for display. Due also to this action of the member 4, the quality, pattern; design and other characteristics of the hosiery'are' divulged to better advantage through the transparent wrapper and container. Also because of the member 4,-in cooperation with the end discs. i5 and 16, the roll 7, comprising the hosiery, m'ember l' andwrapper 5, is prevented from shifting or moving within the container during shipment or' handling, thus maintaining the appearance of the package unchanged from thetimeitleaves the mill until it reaches the ultimate consumer.

The wrapper '6 not only cooperates with the member- 4 to :prevent the hosiery from wrinkling in shipment, but functions in the nature of a lubricantto facilitate the insertion of the roll I into the container at the mill and its removal from the container by the ultimate consumer. The-wrapper'fi also acts as a shieldagainst damage to the hosiery by any sharp portionsthat may existon the' container because of faulty'manufacture of'the latter,v or produced thereon by being improperly opened.

As has previously been mentioned, the construction of the containe'r'i! is such that it cooperates with the member 5 to prevent shifting or movement of the 'roll 1 relative thereto; the dimensions of'the container with relation to the roll. 'I'being so correlated that the latter maintains-the end discs lfi and t6 seated against the inturned beads 43 and I4, respectively, during handling and shipment of the package. The body ll] of the container enhances the attractiveness of the package by reason: of its opaque endportions I land 12 which conceal the irregular'edges of the convoluted'hosiery and member lrandthe wrinkled ends of .the wrapper'fi, and at the same time, affords suflicient display of the hosiery to give the customer a clear understanding of its construction and other characteristics. The form of the container 9 and the rigidified, smooth surface of its body portion [0 permit the package to be either attractively displayed on a counter or in a carton or to be delivered as by a slide, from a place of storage to the place of sale without damage to the hosiery.

As has been previously mentioned, the disc 3 is relatively light and can be readily removed by the customer either by inserting a fingernail under an edge of the opening I! thereof, or by gripping the projecting teat 8 and pulling on the roll 1. Because of the roll form of the bead l4 and the lubricating action of the wrapper 6, the

roll I may then be removed from the package with relative ease.

While a preferred form of the invention has been hereinabove described and illustrated in Figs. 1 through 9 of the drawings, it will be evident to those'skillediinthe art that modifications andchanges in'the'package'may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Foriexample;insteadof constructing the roll H in the manner illustrated in Figs. 1 through 5 of the'drawings, such roll may be formediby folding thehosiery l around-the member =4 in the manner shown .inFigs. 1 and 2 of the drawingsandthen folding such parts along the line 20-20 shown in Fig. 10 0f the drawings atoratta-in the folded'condition of such parts shown in Fig. 11 of the drawings. The thus folded hosiery and member 4' are theniplaced in the center of a transparent wrapper 6' in. the manner shown in Fig. 12 of the drawings. The wrapperfi is then enclosed about the mounted hosiery by'first folding two opposed corners of such wrapper over'the mounted hosiery and-then foldingthe'two remaining corners over such mounted hosiery and finally securing the overlapping apexes of such corners in position by a seal 2| to produce the package 22' shown in Fig. 13 of. the drawings. The package 22 is then'formed'into 'atight roll 1' for'insertion into the-containerQ as shown .in Fig. 14 of the drawings. After such insertion,.a disc i6 is inserted inzplacerto produce the package shown in Figs. 7 through 9 of the drawings.

.1: claim:

1.. A hosiery package. having a cylindrical form and comprisin'g a cylindrical container including a tubular body portion of fixed diameter. and composed-at least in part, of transparent materiaLand having turned in ends forming'beads, a pair of end discs loosely positioned in said body portion and seated on said beads, at least one of said discs being removable from said body portionthrough its associated bead, a roll located in sa'id'body portion and-having a length such as to maintain said discszseated on said beads, said roll including a mounting member, a pair of stockings .folded on said member and a wrapper of opening, and one end of said wrapper being twisted into the form of a teat and exposed by said discopening,v

2. A cylindrically-shaped hosiery package com posed of a pair of stocking and a wrapper of smooth, transparent material formed into a roll, and a cylindrically-shaped container for roil, said container including a unitary sheet of relatively non-stretchable material having its longitudinal edges secured together to form a tubular body portion of fixed diameter, said body portion having a length such that its ends project slightly beyond the ends of the stocking r011 enclosed thereby and having opaque end sections of substantial width to conceal the end portions of said stocking roll and being transparent intermediate said opaque end sections to expose to the view of an observer the intermediate portion of said stocking roll, the opaque end sections of said body portion being rolled inwardly to provide internal beads, a pair of end discs each contained within said body portion between said beads and each engaging the inner surface of a bead to close an end of said body portion, said stocking roll being formed to press resiliently radially outwardly to bring its outermost layer into smooth, snug engagement with the interior surface of said body portion and having a length such as to maintain 2 it is seated, said radially resilient stocking roll being compressible to permit its Withdrawal past the inturned head on which said light paper end disc is seated.

DOUGLAS HAHN.

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

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 374,281 Voorhees Dec. 6, 1887 2,020,829 Gosch Nov. 12, 1935 2,067,111 Aberle Jan. 5, 1937 2,316,384 Abramson Apr. 13, 1943 2,340,089 Vineburgh Jan. 25, 1944

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