US2581664A - Container - Google Patents

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M. B'. JAMESON CONTAINER Jan. 8, 1952 Filed AJune '7, 1 946 INVENTOR. MORTON B. JAMESON l l l l n l Patented. Jan. l8, 1952 con'rman Morton B. Jameson, St. Paul, Minn., signor to Waldorf Paper Products Company.. St. Paul. Minn., a corporation ot Minnesota Applicationune 7, 1946, Serial No. 675,215

4 claims. (el. 20c-sz) My invention relates to an improvement in container and deals more particularly with a type o! container used for the shipment of tubular rolls of paper or the like.

Advertising and display matter, calendars and pictures are usually mailed or shipped in rolled tubular form. For shipping purposes such rolls of paper are often placed in mailing tubes. If the roll is allowed to expand to tightly t against the inner walls of the mailing tube, it is often diftlcult to remove. On the other hand if the roll is loose in the tube is can move from one end to the other so that the ends of the roll often are damaged during shipment.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a container for holding a tubular roll of paper or similar material and to hold the roll .from movement longitudinally duriig the shipping operation. In order to accomplish this result I provide tapered or wedge shaped ends on the container which engage the ends of the roll. The tubular roll is accordingly flattened Figure 4 is a sectional view transversel through the container, the position o! the section into oval or generally rectangular shape by the wedge shaped container ends which results in no permanent deformation of the paper. At the same time the wedge shape of the ends acts to hold the roll from movement during shipment,

thus preventing injury to the ends of the roll.

A feature of the present invention lies in providing a container having a rectangular body which is somewhat shorter in length than the roll contained therein, and to provide wedge shaped or tapered ends on the body which deflorm the roll at the ends and prevent the roll from moving during the shipping operation.

A feature of the present invention resides in tion for containing rolls of paper or similar material so that the containers may be stacked tlcation:

Figure l is a'perspective view of my container showing the construction thereof.

Figure 2 is a diagrammatic view of the container blank'from which the container is formed.

Figure 3 is a longitudianl section through the container end showing a roll of papel Oi* the like contained therein.

providing-a container of rectangular cross secbeing indicated by the line4 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a sectional view through the container adjacent one end of the roll, the position of the section being indicated by the line 5--5 of Figure 3.

As best seen in Figure 2 of the drawings the container A includes iour side wall panels I0, II, I2, and I3, connected along parallel fold lines I4, I5, and Il. The fold line I4 separates the panels I0 and II; the fold line I5 is provided between panels II and I2 and the fold line I6 is interposed between the panels I2 and I3. All of the fold lines I4, I 5, and I3 are of substantially equal length.

The panels IIl and I2 are generally rectangular in outline shape, the panel I0 being connected along the fold line l'l to an end panel I9. The panel I9 is connected along a fold line 20 to the ap 2|. The opposite end of the panel I0 is connected along the fold line 22 to an end panel 23. The end panel 23 is in turn connected by the fold line 24 to the ilap 25. The fold lines I1. 20, 22, and 24 are generally parallel.

The panel I2 is connected at one end by a fold line 26 to an end panel 21. The end panel 21 is connected along the fold line 29 to the ap 30. At the other end of panel I2, this panel is connected by a fold line 3I to the end panel 32. The end panel 32 is connected by fold line 33 to the end flap 34,. The fold lines 26 and 29 are preferably aligned with the fold lines I1 and 20 and similarly the fold lines 3l and 33 are substantially aligned with the told lines 22 and 24.

The panel II is tapered or pointed on either end thereof. One -end of the panel II is defined by a pair of converging fold lines 35 and 36 which connect this end of the panel II to a pair of substantially triangular naps 31 and 39, respectively. The flaps 31 and 39 are connected along oppositely diverging told lines 43 and 4I to the flaps 42 and 43, respectively. The outer opposed edges of the flaps 3l and 33 are substantially parallel to theother sides of these triangularaps, being defined by fold lines 35 and 40 and fold lines 36 and 4I. A slot 44 is provided between the flaps 42 and 43.

A similar structure is provided at the opposite end of panel II. This end of panel II is connected by the converging fold lines 45 and 48 to substantially triangular aps 41 and 49. The flaps 41 and 49 are connected along diverging fold lines 50 and 5I t0 iiaps 52 and 53, respecon the container.

tively.- -Aslot separates the flaps similar to that described in conjunction with the panel Il. One end of the vpanel I3 is connected by converging fold lines 55 and 56 ,to substantially triangular iiaps 51 and 59. These flaps 51 and 59 are connected by oppositely diverging fold lines 60 and 6I toilaps 62 and 53. A, slot 64 is providedbetween the naps 62 and 63. 1.

The other end of the panel I3 is connected along converging fold lines 65 and 68 to substantially triangular flaps 61. and 69. These naps are connected along oppositely diverging fold lines and 1I to flaps 12 and 13, respectively. A slot 14 is provided between the flaps 12 and 13.

.In the assembly of 'my container the sidewall Y 52 and 53. The panel-I3 is lprovided with an end structure panels are folded into .tubular relation and a strip of tape 15 may be provided to hold the side walls in tubular relationship. .Alternatively the panels II) and I3 could be connected by an Vanchoring flange on one side of one of these panels to overlap the other panel.

After the container A has been secured in .tubular form, one end thereof is preferably closed. This is done by drawing the naps 25 and 34 into surface contacting relation, the end panels 23 and 32 then form a wedge shaped end These flaps 23 and 32 are positioned between the ends of the panels I I and I3.

The naps 41 and 49 are next folded upto overlie portions of the panels 23 and32 and the triangular flaps 51 and 69 are folded downwardly overlying parts of these same panels. Simultaneously the naps 52 and 13 overlie the flap 25 in surface contacting relation and the flaps 53 and 12 overlie the end flap 34 in surface contacting relation. Staples such as 16 are then inis done by drawing the end panels I8 and 21 between theends ofthe panels II and I3- to bring the flaps 2I and 30 into surface contacting relation. The panel Il is-the'n folded along the` fold lines and 38 so that' the triangular naps 31 and 39 overlie portions of the end panels I9 and 21 and so that the naps 42, 43, 62, and 6.3 overlie their adjacent end flaps. Staples 11 may then be inserted through the end naps so as to close the container. When the roll is thus enclosed it may b shipped considerable distances without inJury to the contents. I'he roll B` is held from movement vwithin the container and the ends of the roll are held from injury by compressive action. In accordance with the patent statutes, I have described the .principles of construction and operation of my tubular container and while I have endeavored to set forth the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that obvious changes may be made within the scope of the following claims without departing from the spirit of my invention. Iclaim: 1. In combination with a hollow compressible tubular roll, a container comprising an elongated body rectangular in cross section and of innerA dimensions approximately equal to the serted through the flaps 25 and 34 and the other naps overlying the same to hold this end ofthe container closed.

The roll B of paper or similar material may next be inserted into the carton until the rst .inserted end is compressed between the slanting end panels 23 and 32 of the closed end. As will be noted in Figure 3 ofthe drawings the roll B is preferably of somewhat greater length than the panels I0 and I2 soas to necessitate compression of the ends of the roll. This compression tends to flatten out the roll into oval shape or into the generally rectangular shape illustrated in ,Figure 5 of the drawings. lThis figure shows the end ofthe vroll when compressed within the container.' Clare is taken to properly proportion the container A.relative to the length of the roll so that the roll will not be compressed excessively. In other words, the inside periphery lof the container at the roll end is sufficiently greater than the circumference of the roll to prevent .buckling of the paper. Furthermore the circumference of the roll is suiliciently smaller than-the inner dimensions of the carton at the roll end to prevent the roll from being bent at too sharp an anglehin the compressing action.

After the roll B has been. inserted inthe container the remaining end thereof is closed. VThis diameter of the roll, and wedge shaped ends o n said body, said wedge shaped ends compressing the ends of said roll into generally rectangular form.

2. In combination with a tubular roll of flexible material, an elongated containerenclosing said roll, and wedge shaped ends on said container for compressing the ends of the roll into generally rectangular form.

3..In combination with a hollow cylindrical roll of flexible material, a tubular container rectangular in crossl section and/having inner d imensions substantially equal to the outer dimensions of the roll, and pointed ends on said container, said roll extending into said pointed ends and being exed into elongated cross section thereby.

4. In combination with a hollow cylindrical tubular roll of flexible material, a tubular container substantially rectangular in cross section, and tapered ends on said container, said roll being of a length to extend into said tapered ends and to be compressed out of cylindrical cross section thereby.

MORTON B. JAMESON.

REFERENCES CITED 'I'he following references are ofrecord :the file of this patent:

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