US2577862A - Dispensing container for stacked elongated articles - Google Patents

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US2577862A
US2577862A US18421A US1842148A US2577862A US 2577862 A US2577862 A US 2577862A US 18421 A US18421 A US 18421A US 1842148 A US1842148 A US 1842148A US 2577862 A US2577862 A US 2577862A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
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    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • This application relates to a dispensing package for articles of an elongated nature such for instance as a package of shoe laces, although various other articles may of course be packaged and dispensed.
  • Shoe laces are usually packaged by folding the same in lengths of approximately 4 back and forth upon themselves in pairs, and then banding to hold the folded pairs in assembled relation. These packages are frequently placed in bulk upon a counter or may be displayed in a box or on cards or the like for sale.
  • One of the objects of this invention is to'provide a package in which a given number of bundles or unit pairs of laces or other similar articles may be placed, so that each unit may be easily withdrawn from the package as a sale is made.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide a package which may afford a display of the merchandise within and yet protect the package from soil.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide a package in which the articles which are to be dispensed will move by gravity into a position to be withdrawn as one of the articles is taken from the package.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide a package formed of two members which may be easily put together for assembling the same.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide a package which may be loaded with the articles to be dispensed and then assembled.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a package which may be displayed by hanging the same on a hook upon the wall.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of the package illustrating a person drawing one of the articles from the package;
  • Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of the cover member of the package.
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of the body member of the package.
  • a body member which serves as a container for the articles.
  • the body member has a back wall with side walls, but no top walls.
  • a second member having both back and front walls as well as side walls is formed to telescope over the body member so as to form a closure for the contents thereof and a complete package which may be zeaims. (01312-42) shipped.
  • the cover member is in effect cut awe? age, and when the package is in a substantially vertical position the other articles, will move by gravity downwardly so that as one is withdrawn a fresh one slides itself into location to be withdrawn";
  • l0 designates the body member and, H the cover membenand 52 the article to be dispensed, which in this instance is a package of shoe laces whichare folded upon themselves as at [3 andbanded as at. Ill.
  • the body member ID has. abottomwall 15 with side walls l8 extending forward from its side edges. These side walls extend short of the end ll of the bottom wall as at l8, so as to leave the bottom wall protruding beyond the side walls a distance greater than the thickness of the article to be dispensed. Flap I9 is folded in from the back Wall [5 as at 20 so as to provide an end closure 2
  • the cover ll comprises a back wall 25 and a front Wall 26, while it has side walls 21 extending from edge to edge of the back and front walls so as to provide a generally rectangular tubular construction.
  • the cover also has an end wall 28.
  • the back and front walls extend beyond the side walls '2'! a distance substantially equal to the extent that the back wall l5 extends beyond the side wall I6, and thus leaves articles l2 which are positioned in the body exposed at this location when the cover is in place.
  • the front and back walls are also cut away at the location adjacent the end wall 2'8 as at '20 so as to permit the fingers to easily grasp articles such as l2 which are positioned in the package.
  • the articles 12 are usually loaded into the body member prior to the positioning of the cover member therein.
  • the cover member H is then slid over the body member from the lower edge I! thereof until the lower edge I! contacts the wall 28.
  • This cover also telescopes over the flap [9 so that the closure at the upper end of the package is in place.
  • the package might be loaded by sliding the cover into position on the body member and then loading the same through the top end with the flap l9 out of position.
  • the articles such as l2 may be grasped by the hands and withdrawn laterally from the package as shown in Figure l, and that as this is withdrawn from the package, the other articles will all move downwardly by gravity so that the next lower article will take its place.
  • the cover is usually formed from a single piece of sheet material by folding the stock upon itself at the bottom wall 28 and forming the side walls by flanges overlapping.
  • the cover is of a transparent material, so that the contents of the package may be easily viewed.
  • the flap l9 also serves advantageously for the display of advertising material as indicated at 30.
  • An article dispensing package comprising a body member having a back wall with side walls extending therefrom along two of its opposite edges a distance spaced from an end of the back wall, a cover member having back and front walls connected by side walls to telescopingly flt said body member, elongated articles in said body in side-by-side relation and of a dimension substantially the distance between said back and front walls, the back and front walls of said cover member protruding beyond the side walls of the body member in a width less than the length of said article for a distance greater than the lateral dimension of said articles, an end wall connecting said protruding back and front walls, leaving the articles exposed whereby the elongated articles may be withdrawn from the package and a flap extending from the bottom wall of the body member to be tucked into the front 4 wall of the cover member to serve as a closure for the opposite end of the package.
  • An article dispensing package comprising a body member having a back wall with side walls extending therefrom along two of its opposite edges a'distance spaced from an end of the back wall, a cover member having back and front walls connected by side walls to telescopingly fit said body member, elongated articles in said body in side-by-side relation and of a dimension substantially the distance between said back and front walls, the back and front walls of said cover member protruding beyond the side walls of the body member in a width less than the length of said articles for a distance greater than the lateral dimension of said articles, and an end wall connecting said protruding back and front walls, leaving the articles exposed whereby the elongated articles may be withdrawn from the package and means provided at the opposite end of the body member to suspend the same.

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Dec. 111, 1951 c, SHAW, JR 2,577,862
DISPENSING CONTAINER FOR STACKED ELONGATED ARTICLES Filed April 1, 1948 Ill Patented Dec. 11, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Charles Knowlton Shaw, Jr., Pawtucket, R. .,1;,: assignor toShaw-Randall Company, Inc., a corporation of Rhode Island 7 1 Applieanefi April '1, 1948, Serial No. 18,421
This application relates to a dispensing package for articles of an elongated nature such for instance as a package of shoe laces, although various other articles may of course be packaged and dispensed.
Shoe laces are usually packaged by folding the same in lengths of approximately 4 back and forth upon themselves in pairs, and then banding to hold the folded pairs in assembled relation. These packages are frequently placed in bulk upon a counter or may be displayed in a box or on cards or the like for sale.
One of the objects of this invention is to'provide a package in which a given number of bundles or unit pairs of laces or other similar articles may be placed, so that each unit may be easily withdrawn from the package as a sale is made.
Another object of this invention is to provide a package which may afford a display of the merchandise within and yet protect the package from soil.
Another object of this invention is to provide a package in which the articles which are to be dispensed will move by gravity into a position to be withdrawn as one of the articles is taken from the package.
Another object of this invention is to provide a package formed of two members which may be easily put together for assembling the same.
Another object of this invention is to provide a package which may be loaded with the articles to be dispensed and then assembled.
Another object of the invention is to provide a package which may be displayed by hanging the same on a hook upon the wall.
With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features which will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the package illustrating a person drawing one of the articles from the package;
Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a perspective view of the cover member of the package; and
Figure 4 is a perspective view of the body member of the package.
In proceeding with this invention 1 provide a body member which serves as a container for the articles. The body member has a back wall with side walls, but no top walls. A second member having both back and front walls as well as side walls is formed to telescope over the body member so as to form a closure for the contents thereof and a complete package which may be zeaims. (01312-42) shipped. The cover member is in effect cut awe? age, and when the package is in a substantially vertical position the other articles, will move by gravity downwardly so that as one is withdrawn a fresh one slides itself into location to be withdrawn";
With reference to the drawings, l0 designates the body member and, H the cover membenand 52 the article to be dispensed, which in this instance is a package of shoe laces whichare folded upon themselves as at [3 andbanded as at. Ill.
The body member ID has. abottomwall 15 with side walls l8 extending forward from its side edges. These side walls extend short of the end ll of the bottom wall as at l8, so as to leave the bottom wall protruding beyond the side walls a distance greater than the thickness of the article to be dispensed. Flap I9 is folded in from the back Wall [5 as at 20 so as to provide an end closure 2| and is again folded as at 22 so that it may extend into the cover as will hereinafter be explained. Centrally of the end closure 2| a tab 23 is cut and raised and provided, with an opening 24 so that the package may be suspended from a hook in a vertical position.
The cover ll comprises a back wall 25 and a front Wall 26, while it has side walls 21 extending from edge to edge of the back and front walls so as to provide a generally rectangular tubular construction. The cover also has an end wall 28. The back and front walls extend beyond the side walls '2'! a distance substantially equal to the extent that the back wall l5 extends beyond the side wall I6, and thus leaves articles l2 which are positioned in the body exposed at this location when the cover is in place. The front and back walls are also cut away at the location adjacent the end wall 2'8 as at '20 so as to permit the fingers to easily grasp articles such as l2 which are positioned in the package.
The articles 12 are usually loaded into the body member prior to the positioning of the cover member therein. The cover member H is then slid over the body member from the lower edge I! thereof until the lower edge I! contacts the wall 28. This cover also telescopes over the flap [9 so that the closure at the upper end of the package is in place. It will, of course, be apparent that the package might be loaded by sliding the cover into position on the body member and then loading the same through the top end with the flap l9 out of position. It will be readily apparent that the articles such as l2 may be grasped by the hands and withdrawn laterally from the package as shown in Figure l, and that as this is withdrawn from the package, the other articles will all move downwardly by gravity so that the next lower article will take its place.
The cover is usually formed from a single piece of sheet material by folding the stock upon itself at the bottom wall 28 and forming the side walls by flanges overlapping. The cover is of a transparent material, so that the contents of the package may be easily viewed. The flap l9 also serves advantageously for the display of advertising material as indicated at 30.
I claim: 7
1. An article dispensing package comprising a body member having a back wall with side walls extending therefrom along two of its opposite edges a distance spaced from an end of the back wall, a cover member having back and front walls connected by side walls to telescopingly flt said body member, elongated articles in said body in side-by-side relation and of a dimension substantially the distance between said back and front walls, the back and front walls of said cover member protruding beyond the side walls of the body member in a width less than the length of said article for a distance greater than the lateral dimension of said articles, an end wall connecting said protruding back and front walls, leaving the articles exposed whereby the elongated articles may be withdrawn from the package and a flap extending from the bottom wall of the body member to be tucked into the front 4 wall of the cover member to serve as a closure for the opposite end of the package.
2. An article dispensing package comprising a body member having a back wall with side walls extending therefrom along two of its opposite edges a'distance spaced from an end of the back wall, a cover member having back and front walls connected by side walls to telescopingly fit said body member, elongated articles in said body in side-by-side relation and of a dimension substantially the distance between said back and front walls, the back and front walls of said cover member protruding beyond the side walls of the body member in a width less than the length of said articles for a distance greater than the lateral dimension of said articles, and an end wall connecting said protruding back and front walls, leaving the articles exposed whereby the elongated articles may be withdrawn from the package and means provided at the opposite end of the body member to suspend the same.
CHARLES KNOWLTON SHAW, Jn.
REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:
UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 940,344 Monk Nov. 16, 1909 1,676,356 Sapinsley July 10, 1928 1,965,904 Mitchell July 10, 1934 1,989,806 Ischinger Feb. 5, 1935
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US2799430A (en) * 1952-01-10 1957-07-16 Nordendale Mfg Company Inc Coin controlled vending machine
US2976095A (en) * 1959-03-04 1961-03-21 Richard H Taves Bobby pin dispenser
US3013886A (en) * 1959-10-08 1961-12-19 Morrell & Co John Paperboard loading device for bacon containers
US3160342A (en) * 1963-02-20 1964-12-08 Thomas G Murdock Article dispensing container
US3204816A (en) * 1962-08-01 1965-09-07 Reemtsma H F & Ph Semi-automatic vending machine
US5020670A (en) * 1990-08-10 1991-06-04 Peter H. Bedford Shipping carton and dipsenser for sponge articles
US5860517A (en) * 1996-07-16 1999-01-19 United States Surgical Corporation Universal suture dispenser box
US6168020B1 (en) * 1995-09-20 2001-01-02 Cooper Automotive Products, Inc. Reclosable sleeve package
US7036664B2 (en) * 2002-08-20 2006-05-02 Monster Cable Products, Inc. Method and apparatus for making and locking members for dispensing packaging products
US20080230425A1 (en) * 2007-03-21 2008-09-25 Norell Gregory B Package for Containing and Displaying Elongate Articles

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US940344A (en) * 1908-08-27 1909-11-16 William G Monk Match-safe.
US1676356A (en) * 1924-05-02 1928-07-10 Milton C Sapinsley Display cabinet
US1965904A (en) * 1932-08-05 1934-07-10 David D Mitchell Dispensing carton for packages of shoe laces
US1989806A (en) * 1933-01-13 1935-02-05 Narrow Fabric Company Packet dispensing device

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US940344A (en) * 1908-08-27 1909-11-16 William G Monk Match-safe.
US1676356A (en) * 1924-05-02 1928-07-10 Milton C Sapinsley Display cabinet
US1965904A (en) * 1932-08-05 1934-07-10 David D Mitchell Dispensing carton for packages of shoe laces
US1989806A (en) * 1933-01-13 1935-02-05 Narrow Fabric Company Packet dispensing device

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US2799430A (en) * 1952-01-10 1957-07-16 Nordendale Mfg Company Inc Coin controlled vending machine
US2976095A (en) * 1959-03-04 1961-03-21 Richard H Taves Bobby pin dispenser
US3013886A (en) * 1959-10-08 1961-12-19 Morrell & Co John Paperboard loading device for bacon containers
US3204816A (en) * 1962-08-01 1965-09-07 Reemtsma H F & Ph Semi-automatic vending machine
US3160342A (en) * 1963-02-20 1964-12-08 Thomas G Murdock Article dispensing container
US5020670A (en) * 1990-08-10 1991-06-04 Peter H. Bedford Shipping carton and dipsenser for sponge articles
US6168020B1 (en) * 1995-09-20 2001-01-02 Cooper Automotive Products, Inc. Reclosable sleeve package
US5860517A (en) * 1996-07-16 1999-01-19 United States Surgical Corporation Universal suture dispenser box
US5988367A (en) * 1996-07-16 1999-11-23 United States Surgical Corporation Universal suture dispenser box
US7036664B2 (en) * 2002-08-20 2006-05-02 Monster Cable Products, Inc. Method and apparatus for making and locking members for dispensing packaging products
US20080230425A1 (en) * 2007-03-21 2008-09-25 Norell Gregory B Package for Containing and Displaying Elongate Articles
US7673748B2 (en) 2007-03-21 2010-03-09 Norell, Inc. Package for containing and displaying elongate articles

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