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US2592734A
US2592734A US705549A US70554946A US2592734A US 2592734 A US2592734 A US 2592734A US 705549 A US705549 A US 705549A US 70554946 A US70554946 A US 70554946A US 2592734 A US2592734 A US 2592734A
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  • My invention relates to a package or container.
  • An important object of the invention is to provide a package or container, adapted for maintaining its contents fresh and free from moisture.
  • a further object is to provide a ripping element or tape which may be manipulated at will, to form openings of different sizes in the container.
  • a still further object of the invention is to provide a container of highly simplified construction, which is capable of use with and providing advertisement for various contents, and which is relatively inexpensive to manufacture.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of the package or container embodying my invention
  • Figure 2 is a fragmentary transverse vertical section taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1, and,
  • Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken on line 3- 3 of Figure 1.
  • the numeral 5 designates the completed package or container, which is preferably formed of thin sheet aluminum, but which may be made of any other suitable light material.
  • the container 5 is preferably rectangularly formed, and includes substantially identical opposed container half-sections or portions 6 and I, whichhave a common rear wall 8, forming the rear end of the container.
  • the container halfsections 6 and I each include a rectangular sidewall 9, a top wall I0, a bottom wall II, and front end wall I2, and the inner opposed sides of the half-sections are open.
  • top walls I 0, bottom walls II, and front end walls I2 of each halfsection are arranged in opposed overlapping relation, in the completed container, and form a continuous lapped seam or joint I3, of double thickness. which terminates at the top and bottom edges of the common rear wall or end 8.
  • This continuous lap joint or scam I 3 is secured together by means of a suitable adhesive or cement.
  • the shape and size of the container can obviously be varied, for accommodating different contents.
  • the completed container 5 can be made substantially moistureproof and air-tight, depending upon the type of adhesive or cement employed for the seam or joint I3, and also upon the method of manufacturing the container.
  • a single continuous ripping or container opening element or tape M is arranged near the upper end of the container, and spaced downwardly from its top wall I0, and preferably generally parallel with the same.
  • This ripping tape I4 is preferably formed of aluminum sheet or foil, but may be made of any other suitable tough material.
  • the ripping tape I4 extends continuously in a main horizontal path around the sidewalls 9, common rear wall 8, and front walls I 2, and includes an integral branch or portion I5, extending transversely across the top wall I0 of the container, and preferably arranged parallel to and near the front end walls I2.
  • the ripping tape I4 is rolled into the outer surface of the container, and the wall thickness of the container, adjacent to or beneath the ripping tape is substantially reduced, as illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings.
  • This reduction in wall thickness, adjacent to or beneath the ripping tape serves the double purpose of providing a guide or track, for the ripping tape to follow when the same is pulled, to open the container; and also to weaken the adjacent container wall, so that the same will shear or tear more readily. when the ripping tape is pulled.
  • a suitable adhesive or cement is used to bind the ripping tape to the container, when the tape is rolled into the outer surfaces of the same.
  • the thickness or auge of the ripping tape is preferably greater than the thickness of the container walls, to insure against the tape breaking when it is pulled, to rip and open the container.
  • the thickness of the ripping tape may be varied, de-- pending upon the strength of the material it is made from.
  • the ripping tape I4 is provided with a free integral extension or pull-tab I6, preferably 10'- cated near the front vertical portion of the seam or joint I3; and the ripping tape is designed to remove the entire top portion of the container, or the forward section of the top only, depending It, may be suitably perforated to aid in the proper directional tearing or severing .of-the tape when eiher branch or path is followed.
  • the tape 14 is arranged so that the last portion of the container wall severed or torn, when the same is opened, is the double thickness portion of the seam or joint I3, which the tap 14 7 r r, is The container, whether made of aluminum, oi"
  • a pair of sections each having a bottom wall, a top wall, a side wall, and a front end wall, saidsections havin a rear end wall in common, said bottom walls, top walls, side walls, and front end walls having free edges sea terminal end located immediately adjacent to the double thickness'area on the front end of the container and another end overlapping said terminal end and loose therefrom to serve as a tab, said ripping tape having a branch extending transversely across the top of the container and connected at its opposite ends to the ripping tape extending along the container side walls, the said branch and therernainder 0f,the ripping tape defining-different paths along which the container can be selectively ripped-by pulling upon 1 g the tab.
  • a pair of sections each having a bottom wall, a top wall, a side wall, and a front end wall, said sections having a rear end wall in common, said bottom walls, top walls, side W3.-11S;"2.Ild front end walls having free edges secured in overlapping relation whereby a double thickness area extends horizontally along the,
  • arip- I ping tape secured to the exterior of the container cured in overlapping relation whereby a' double thickness area extends horizontally along the bottom and the top of the'container and vertically along the front end of the container, and a ripping tape secured to the exterior of the container and. extending horizontally entirely aroundthe contain'er'in downwardly spacedrelation to thetop of the container, said ripping tape having a terminal end located immediately adjacent to the double thickness area on the front end of the container and another end overlapping said terminal end and loose therefrom to serve as a tab, v
  • a pair of sections each having a bottom wall, a top wall, aside wall, and a front end wall, said sections having a rear end wall in common, said bottom walls, top walls, side walls, and front end walls having free edges secured in overlapping relation whereby a double thickness area extends horizontally along the bottom and the top of the container and vertically along the front end of the container, and
  • ripping tape securedto the exterior of the container and extending horizontally entirely around the container in downwardly spaced relation to the top of the container, said ripping tape having and extending horizontally entirely around the container in downwardly spaced relation to the top'of the container, said ripping tape having a terminal end located immediately adjacent to the double thickness area on the front 'end of the container and another end overlapping said terminal endand loose therefrom to serve as a tab, said ripping tape being of heavier gauge than the container walls along which said ripping tape extends, the last mentioned walls'being re claimed in thickness beneath the ripping tape to define a groove and to facilitate ripping of the container walls, and means securing theripping tape to the container walls within the groove.

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April 15, 1952 c. B. PIKE 2,592,734
CONTAINER Filed Oct. 25, 1946 9 CHARLES B.P|KE
WWW Wm M Patented Apr. 15, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CONTAINER Charles B. Pike, Santa Fe, N. Mex.
Application October 25, 1946, Serial No. 705,549
3 Claims.
, My invention relates to a package or container.
An important object of the invention is to provide a package or container, adapted for maintaining its contents fresh and free from moisture.
3 A further object is to provide a ripping element or tape which may be manipulated at will, to form openings of different sizes in the container.
A still further object of the invention is to provide a container of highly simplified construction, which is capable of use with and providing advertisement for various contents, and which is relatively inexpensive to manufacture.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.
In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same: I
Figure 1 isa perspective view of the package or container embodying my invention,
Figure 2 is a fragmentary transverse vertical section taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1, and,
Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken on line 3- 3 of Figure 1.
. In the drawings, where for the purpose of illustration, is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates the completed package or container, which is preferably formed of thin sheet aluminum, but which may be made of any other suitable light material. The container 5 is preferably rectangularly formed, and includes substantially identical opposed container half-sections or portions 6 and I, whichhave a common rear wall 8, forming the rear end of the container. The container halfsections 6 and I each include a rectangular sidewall 9, a top wall I0, a bottom wall II, and front end wall I2, and the inner opposed sides of the half-sections are open.
The inner edges of the top walls I 0, bottom walls II, and front end walls I2 of each halfsection are arranged in opposed overlapping relation, in the completed container, and form a continuous lapped seam or joint I3, of double thickness. which terminates at the top and bottom edges of the common rear wall or end 8. This continuous lap joint or scam I 3 is secured together by means of a suitable adhesive or cement.
The shape and size of the container can obviously be varied, for accommodating different contents. The thickness of the sheet aluminum,
or the like, may also be varied as desired, but it is preferred to employ sheet aluminum having a thickness range of from .0015 of an inch to .0250 of an inch, approximately, depending upon the size of the container, and also upon what the contents consists of. The relative rigidity of the container will vary with the gauge or thickness of the sheet material used. The completed container 5 can be made substantially moistureproof and air-tight, depending upon the type of adhesive or cement employed for the seam or joint I3, and also upon the method of manufacturing the container.
Preferably arranged near the upper end of the container, and spaced downwardly from its top wall I0, and preferably generally parallel with the same, is a single continuous ripping or container opening element or tape M. This ripping tape I4 is preferably formed of aluminum sheet or foil, but may be made of any other suitable tough material. The ripping tape I4 extends continuously in a main horizontal path around the sidewalls 9, common rear wall 8, and front walls I 2, and includes an integral branch or portion I5, extending transversely across the top wall I0 of the container, and preferably arranged parallel to and near the front end walls I2.
The ripping tape I4 is rolled into the outer surface of the container, and the wall thickness of the container, adjacent to or beneath the ripping tape is substantially reduced, as illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings. This reduction in wall thickness, adjacent to or beneath the ripping tape serves the double purpose of providing a guide or track, for the ripping tape to follow when the same is pulled, to open the container; and also to weaken the adjacent container wall, so that the same will shear or tear more readily. when the ripping tape is pulled. A suitable adhesive or cement is used to bind the ripping tape to the container, when the tape is rolled into the outer surfaces of the same. The thickness or auge of the ripping tape is preferably greater than the thickness of the container walls, to insure against the tape breaking when it is pulled, to rip and open the container. The thickness of the ripping tape, however, may be varied, de-- pending upon the strength of the material it is made from. In Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings,
the thickness of both the container walls and of the ripping tape I4 are exaggerated, for the purpose of illustration.
The ripping tape I4 is provided with a free integral extension or pull-tab I6, preferably 10'- cated near the front vertical portion of the seam or joint I3; and the ripping tape is designed to remove the entire top portion of the container, or the forward section of the top only, depending It, may be suitably perforated to aid in the proper directional tearing or severing .of-the tape when eiher branch or path is followed.
The tape 14 is arranged so that the last portion of the container wall severed or torn, when the same is opened, is the double thickness portion of the seam or joint I3, which the tap 14 7 r r, is The container, whether made of aluminum, oi"
crosses at the front end of the container.
other suitable material, is well adapted for bearing advertising material or data, in printed or other forms.
t is to be understood, that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to'be taken as a'preferred example of the same, and thatvariouschanges in the shape, size and arrangement of'parts may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of my invention, or the scope of the subjoined claims.
Having thus described my invention, what I clairnis:
1; In a container, a pair of sections each having a bottom wall, a top wall, a side wall, and a front end wall, saidsections havin a rear end wall in common, said bottom walls, top walls, side walls, and front end walls having free edges sea terminal end located immediately adjacent to the double thickness'area on the front end of the container and another end overlapping said terminal end and loose therefrom to serve as a tab, said ripping tape having a branch extending transversely across the top of the container and connected at its opposite ends to the ripping tape extending along the container side walls, the said branch and therernainder 0f,the ripping tape defining-different paths along which the container can be selectively ripped-by pulling upon 1 g the tab.
, 3. In a container, a pair of sections each having a bottom wall, a top wall, a side wall, and a front end wall, said sections having a rear end wall in common, said bottom walls, top walls, side W3.-11S;"2.Ild front end walls having free edges secured in overlapping relation whereby a double thickness area extends horizontally along the,
bottom and the top of the container and vertically along the front end of the container, and arip- I ping tape secured to the exterior of the container cured in overlapping relation whereby a' double thickness area extends horizontally along the bottom and the top of the'container and vertically along the front end of the container, and a ripping tape secured to the exterior of the container and. extending horizontally entirely aroundthe contain'er'in downwardly spacedrelation to thetop of the container, said ripping tape having a terminal end located immediately adjacent to the double thickness area on the front end of the container and another end overlapping said terminal end and loose therefrom to serve as a tab, v
2. In a container, a pair of sections each having a bottom wall, a top wall, aside wall, and a front end wall, said sections having a rear end wall in common, said bottom walls, top walls, side walls, and front end walls having free edges secured in overlapping relation whereby a double thickness area extends horizontally along the bottom and the top of the container and vertically along the front end of the container, and
'a ripping tape securedto the exterior of the container and extending horizontally entirely around the container in downwardly spaced relation to the top of the container, said ripping tape having and extending horizontally entirely around the container in downwardly spaced relation to the top'of the container, said ripping tape having a terminal end located immediately adjacent to the double thickness area on the front 'end of the container and another end overlapping said terminal endand loose therefrom to serve as a tab, said ripping tape being of heavier gauge than the container walls along which said ripping tape extends, the last mentioned walls'being re duced in thickness beneath the ripping tape to define a groove and to facilitate ripping of the container walls, and means securing theripping tape to the container walls within the groove.
" a CHARLES-B, PIKE.
REFERENCES CITED H The following'references are of record in the file of this patent:
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US2806620A (en) * 1953-10-09 1957-09-17 Kork N Seal Ltd Bottle capsules
US3106333A (en) * 1960-04-14 1963-10-08 Wrigley W M Jun Co Laminated package wrapper with tear strip
US3153492A (en) * 1961-09-01 1964-10-20 Kelsey Hayes Co Container opening device
US4938363A (en) * 1989-04-24 1990-07-03 Philip Morris Incorporated Container wrapper with integral tear tape, and methods and apparatus for making same
US4947994A (en) * 1988-05-25 1990-08-14 Scepter Manufacturing Company Limited Container wrapper, and methods and apparatus for making same
US5192262A (en) * 1989-04-24 1993-03-09 Philip Morris Incorporated Container wrappers with integral tear tape, and methods and apparatus for making same
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US1737020A (en) * 1922-06-23 1929-11-26 American Can Co Tear-open tobacco can
US1878677A (en) * 1930-12-03 1932-09-20 George W Curtis Container seal
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GB190116573A (en) * 1901-08-17 1901-09-28 Camille Giraud Improvements in Methods of Closing Metallic Boxes, Tins and the like.
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US1737020A (en) * 1922-06-23 1929-11-26 American Can Co Tear-open tobacco can
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US1878677A (en) * 1930-12-03 1932-09-20 George W Curtis Container seal
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US2806620A (en) * 1953-10-09 1957-09-17 Kork N Seal Ltd Bottle capsules
US3106333A (en) * 1960-04-14 1963-10-08 Wrigley W M Jun Co Laminated package wrapper with tear strip
US3153492A (en) * 1961-09-01 1964-10-20 Kelsey Hayes Co Container opening device
US4947994A (en) * 1988-05-25 1990-08-14 Scepter Manufacturing Company Limited Container wrapper, and methods and apparatus for making same
US4938363A (en) * 1989-04-24 1990-07-03 Philip Morris Incorporated Container wrapper with integral tear tape, and methods and apparatus for making same
US5192262A (en) * 1989-04-24 1993-03-09 Philip Morris Incorporated Container wrappers with integral tear tape, and methods and apparatus for making same
US5470419A (en) * 1990-07-30 1995-11-28 Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Easily tearable film and pouch made therefrom

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