US2600927A

US2600927A - Paper package

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Publication number: US2600927A
Application number: US76574A
Authority: US
Inventors: David M Scoville
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1949-02-15
Filing date: 1949-02-15
Publication date: 1952-06-17
Anticipated expiration: 1969-06-17

Description

D. M. SCOVILLE PAPER PACKAGE June 17, 1952 Filed Feb; 15, 1949 2 SHEETS-SHEET l INVENTOR. DAYID M. \SCOVILLE BY ush Mohhul b ATTORNEYG Eel/Aux D. M. SCOVILLE PAPER PACKAGE June 17, 1

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Filed Feb. 15, 1949 DAVID M. dCOVILL BY g M Patented June 17, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 8 Claims.

This invention relates to packaging, and more particularly, to a package of interleaved paper, such as carbon paper, which preserves the alignment of the separate sheets.

In business and commercial operations it is, of course, often necessary to make carbon copies of various documents and the prior art has provided many types of interleaved devices for this purpose. One general type comprises a predetermined number of carbon and second sheets secured together and arranged for detachment after the typing or writing is accomplished. This type has the obvious disadvantage that it may be used only when the number of copies desired is the same as the number of second sheets included in the pre-manufactured form. If, on the other hand, the user is required to insert the carbons between the second sheets, difiiculty is found in separating the carbons from the seconds if both are the same size. If different sized carbons and second sheets are used, the problem of maintaining proper alignment arises and the user is normally required, in addition to interleaving the proper number of sheets, to shuffie the same into the necessary alignment.

The present invention is designed to overcome these difficulties by providing a stack of loose, interleaved carbon and second sheets so formed and shaped that alignment may always be maintained and any given number of copies may be easily chosen and made. The heart of the invention comprises such a stack of interleaved carbon and second sheets in which the carbon sheets are longer than the second sheets and the former are provided with a notch in the extending portion to receive a guide to maintain the second sheets in proper alignment with the other second sheets and the carbon sheets as well.

In use, this stack is placed in a boxor other holder provided with the necessary guide means and open at the top. The user may thus reach in, secure the required number of copies, write or type the same without jogging or shufiling the same, and easily separate the carbon and second sheets. The provision of the extending, notched carbon sheets also provides means for securing the sheets in alignment during shipping and storage.

Thus, one of the objects of the invention is to provide a stack of separate interleaved carbon and second sheets which may be maintained in alignment.

Another object of the invention is a package from which any number of sheets may be conveniently removed and the sheets of the stack maintained in proper alignment with respect to one another by means of guides.

A further object of the invention is a stack of separate, interleaved carbon and second sheets, in which the carbon sheets are longer than the second sheets and formed with a notch to receive a guide for the purpose of maintaining the alignment of the second sheets.

Yet another object of the invention is a package of interleaved carbon and second sheets positioned in a box or holder which maintains the necessary alignment and which is arranged to provide easy access to and subsequent separation of any desired number of sheets.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred form of the invention, partially cut away to show the cooperation of the various elements.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the stack of sheets ready for insertion in the holder or box and before the restraining bands are removed.

Fig. 3 is a partial perspective view of an alternative form of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view along the lines 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Although the invention may be embodied in several varying structures, the preferable form is shown in the drawings. It is to be clearly understood, however, that other and useful forms will be obvious to those skilled in the art and are intended to be covered hereby.

The complete invention ready for use by a stenographer is best shown in the perspective view of Fig. 1. It comprises an open-topped rectangular box or holder, generally designated I, comprised of a bottom 2, side walls or supports 3, and end walls or supports 4. It is covered by a lid, generally designated 5, folded as shown along the line, as at 26, so that a half of the lid may be folded back upon the half still in place in order to make the contents of the box available.

Both the box and lid may be formed of any convenient material such as wood, metal or plastic, but stiff cardboard has been found to be quite suitable. Also it is clear that the box or holder may comprise any suitable holding device for supporting a stack of sheets and which maintains the edges and at least one end of the stack in alignment, all as will be described.

At one end of the box I, there is provided an irregular partition, generally designated 6. This partition comprises a panel I lying adjacent one of the side walls 3, and a second panel 8 extends outwardly into the box parallel to the end walls to a point approximately one-third the way across the box. A short panel 9 carries the partition in a perpendicular direction along the length of the box, and still another panel It] runs, at right angles to panel 9, across to approximately the center of the box. Panel I I, extending toward the end wall 4 completes the partition. These panels may, of course, all be formed from a single sheet of cardboard and are preferably glued or otherwise secured to the bottom 2 and walls of the box. To assist in strengthening the partition, a guide sheet I2 may be glued to the bottom of the box and the panels glued to its edge, as may be seen in Fig. 1. 1

As can be seen, the partition-thus forms an irregular guide against which a stack of paper sheets, generally designated I3, is arranged to rest. This stack of sheets I3 is best shown in Fig. 2 and comprises a stack of alternate carbon sheets I4 and second sheets I5. This stack may be as high as is desired and, the box I is designed to receive the stack, as. shown in Fig. 1. The inner width of the box is the same as the stack of sheets and the side walls 3 thus hold all the sheets in proper transverse alignment when they are in the box.

The carbon and second sheets are of identical width, but the carbon sheets I4 are somewhat longer than the second sheets I5, sothat when aligned at one end as against one end, wall of box I, the carbon sheets extend beyond the ends of the second sheets for approximately one-half inch. Inaddition, the carbon sheets are preferably diagonally clipped in the conventional fashion at two opposed corners. for a purpose to be .described. Additionally, however, the carbon sheets I4 are formed with a notch or indentation, as at I6. This. notch is preferably rectangular and. is suificiently deep to position its inner edge in. alignment with the corresponding edge of the second sheets when their opposite edges are in alignment. The notch, as at I6, is also preferably centrally located along the edge of the sheet, but this is not necessary to. the: operation of the invention.

In length, the box I is considerably longer than the carbon sheets I 4., but panel 8 of the partition 6. is secured in the box so. that. the overhanging edges or tabs I! of the carbon sheets I4 terminate adjacent the panel 8 when the stack is placed in the box. Likewise, panel Ill of the. partition isarranged to lie at the edge of the secondsheets I5.

Thus, once the stack of. sheets is placed in the box I, they are held in transverse alignment, by the sidewalls 3. The carbon sheets I4. andthe second sheets I5 are both held in longitudinal align-ment at one end. by an end wall 4, and-are held at the other by the panels 8 and Ill, re.- spectively. As a consequence, no movement of any of the sheets relative to the others. can take place.

Panels I, II are made sufiiciently long that there is ample space between the edges of the tabs I! and the end wall 4 to permitv the fingers of the user to enter the box and countv oil the proper number of carbon and second sheets by counting the loose tabs II on thecarbon sheets. When the proper number of sheets is removed they will, of course, be found to be already in alignment and no jogging or aligning operation is necessary before they are used. After use, the groupof sheets may be removed from the type writer and easily separated by grasping the car.-

' edges;

bon sheets by the tabs I! and the second sheets at the diagonally opposite corner.

Although in operation and while in actual use, the sheets will be loose in box I, it may be more convenient in some cases to make box I a permanent structure and supply stacks of sheets I3 to be inserted therein. Such a. separated stack is shown in Fig. 2, being comprised of both carbon sheets I4 and second sheets I5.

To maintain the stack I3 against shifting and to keep the same in alignment during shipping and handling, there is provided a pair of binder strips I8, I9, as shown in Fig. 2. These may be formed of paper, looped around the stack and the ends secured to one another, as by gluing. To further maintain the alignment, strip I9, running longitudinally of the stack, is best out of a width exactly equal to the width of the indentation or notch IG in the carbon sheets I l. In this way, the edges of the notch bear against the binder strip I9 and cannot slip relative thereto. This method of packing permits the bound stack to be inserted in the box I and the binding strips I8, I9 subsequently removed by tearing the same and pulling them from around the stack.

As has been said, the preferable form of box is shown in Fig. 1. However, there are other constructions which are perfectly satisfactory, an example being illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4. In Fig. 3, only a portion of box I is shown, and, instead of. providing the partition 6 as a guide, pegs 29, secured to the bottom 2 of the box may be used. These are positioned so that one or more of the same form a guide for the end I! on the carbon sheets I4, and one or more others within the notch I6 to form a guide for the ends of the second sheets I5.

The particular form of peg used is not important, and a satisfactory construction is shown in Fig. 4. The peg is seen to comprise a rod ZI provided with an integral flange 22 which lies on the upper surface of the bottom 2 of the box, the rod extending on, through the latter. A Washer 23 encircles the lower end of the rod and the end of the rod flattened out, as at 24-, in the manner of a rivet.

There is thus described a structure which easily provides any desired number of carbon and, second sheets, which always maintains the same in alignment and which permits the carbons and second sheets to be easily separated.

In connection with the claims, it is obvious that they are intended to cover, in addition to a stack of interleaved carbon and second sheets, any similar stack of sheets requiring alignment, whether or not carbon paper is used.

I claim:

1. A carbon paper package comprising: an open-topped box having bottom, end and side supports; a stack of interleaved, generally rectangular, separate carbon and second sheets positioned therein, said sheets being in engagement with said side supports and with one of said end supports of said box along three of their said carbon sheets being substantially longer than said second sheets and substantially shorter than said box and each having a notch formed in one end thereof of a depth equal to the difference in length between said carbon sheets and said second sheets; guide means secured to said box and extending upwardly therein in engagement with the said one end of each of said carbon sheets to support the latter against slippage and to engage the corresponding ends of, said, second sheets within said notches in said carbon sheets to maintain said second sheets in proper alignment.

2. A carbon paper package comprising: an open-topped box having bottom, end and side supports; a stack of interleaved, generally rectangular, separate carbon and second sheets positioned therein, said sheets being in engagement with said side supports and with one of said end supports of said box along three of their edges; said carbon sheets being substantially longer than said second sheets and substantially shorter than said box and each having a notch formed in one end thereof of a depth equal to the difference in length between said carbon sheets and said second sheets; guide means secured to said box and extending upwardly therein in engagement with the said one end of each of said carbon sheets to support the latter against slippage and to engage the corresponding end of said second sheets within said notches in said carbon sheets to maintain said second sheets in proper alignment; said carbon sheets being clipped off at two diagonally opposite corners.

3. A carbon paper package comprising: an open-topped box having bottom, end and side supports; a stack of interleaved, generally rectangular, separate carbon and second sheets positioned therein, said sheets being in engagement with said side supports and with one of said end supports of said box along three of their edges; said carbon sheets being substantially longer than said second sheets and substantially shorter than said box and each having a substantially centrally positioned notch formed in one end thereof of a depth equal to the difference in length between said carbon sheets and said second sheets; guide means secured to said box and extending upwardly therein in engagement with the said one end of each of said carbon sheets and support the latter against slippage and to engage the corresponding end of said second sheets within the said notches in said carbon sheets to maintain said second sheets in proper alignment; said carbon sheets being clipped off at two diagonally opposite corners.

4. A carbon paper package comprising: an open-topped box having bottom, side ,and end supports; guide means secured to said box, extending upwardly therein, and positioned adjacent one end of said box; a stack of interleaved, generally rectangular, separate carbon and second sheets positioned in said box between said side supports, said carbon sheets being longer than and extending beyond one end of said second sheets, and each having a notch formed in such extending end; said guide means being positioned in said box in engagement with said extending ends of said carbon sheets and in engagement with the corresponding ends of said second sheets within said notches to hold said sheets in alignment.

5. A carbon paper package comprising: an open-topped box having bottom, side and end supports; guide means secured to said box, extending upwardly therein, and positioned adjacent one end of said box; a stack of interleaved, generally rectangular, separate carbon and second sheets positioned in said box between said side supports, said carbon sheets being clipped off at two diagonally opposite corners, and being longer than and extending beyond one end of said second sheets, and each having a notch formed in such extending end; said guide means being positioned in said box in engagement with said extending ends of said carbon sheets and in engagement with the corresponding ends of said second sheets within said notches to hold said sheets in alignment.

6. A carbon paper package comprising: an open-topped box having bottom, side and end supports; guide means secured to said box, extending upwardly therein, and positioned adjacent one end of said box; a stack of interleaved, generally rectangular, separate carbon and second sheets positioned in said box between said side supports, said carbon sheets being longer than and extending beyond one end of said second sheets, and each having a substantially centrally positioned notch formed in such extending end; said guide means being positioned in said box in engagement with said extending ends of said carbon sheets and in engagement with the corresponding ends of said second sheets within said notches to hold said sheets in alignment.

7. A carbon paper package comprising: a stack of interleaved, generally rectangular, sep arate carbon and second sheets, each of said carbon sheets being of the same width as said second sheets and having a portion extending beyond one end of said second sheets; said carbon sheets being notched in said portion to a depth equal to the width of said portion; a holder for said stack comprising an open-topped box in which said stack is positioned, said box having bottom, side and one end support in engagement with said stack; guide means secured to said box in engagement with the ends of said carbon sheets and in engagement with the ends of said second sheets within such notched portions.

8. A carbon paper package comprising: a stack of interleaved, generally rectangular, separate carbon and second sheets, said carbon sheets being of the same width as said second sheets and having a portion extending beyond one end of said second sheets; each of said carbon sheets being notched substantially centrally of said portion to a depth equal to the width of said portion; a holder for said stack comprising an open-topped box in which said stack is positioned, said box having bottom, side and one end support in engagement with said stack; guide means secured to said box in engagement with the ends of said carbon sheets and in engagement with ends of said second sheets within such notched portions.

DAVID M. SCOVILLE.

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