US2654468A

US2654468A - Package and parts thereof for delicate articles

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Publication number: US2654468A
Application number: US118929A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles D Verde
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1949-09-30
Filing date: 1949-09-30
Publication date: 1953-10-06
Anticipated expiration: 1970-10-06

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c. D. VERDE 2,654,468

PACKAGE AND PARTS THEREOF FOR DELICATE ARTICLES Oct. 6, 1953 Filed sept.y 50, 1949 Patented Oct. 6, 1953 UNITED STATE -PACKAGE AND PARTS THEREOF FoR f DELICATE ARTICLES Charlesllverde, Union City, N. "J Application September 30, 1949, Serial No. 118,929

The present invention relates to packaging and more particularly to a package adapted to contain and protect against injury of delicate'or easily injured watch parts, assemblies, or the like.

The problem of containing and shipping items such as small watch parts or assemblies is particularly troublesome due to the fragile or delicate nature of the items or assemblies. For example, in connection with the repairing of watches the jeweler who receives the Watch frequently sends the balance wheel-bridge-hairspring subassembly to a specialist for checking and calibration, as these specialists possess the necessary equipment and special skillsV required vfor such work. After being repaired and calibrated such delicate assemblies must be returned to the jeweler for reassembly by him into the watch from which it was removed.

By reason of the very delicate nature of such assemblies it has been necessary to exercise extreme care in handling them during return to the jeweler. Since no satisfactory means has heretofore been provided for satisfactorily holding the very delicate and finely adjusted assemblies it has previously been thewpractice todisassemble and separately wrap some of the components and toA then return them toy the jeweler, the latter beinggobliged to reassemble the components and recheck them. 'j

`'I'his previous practice has been highly objectionable in view of the original repair, calibration, v disassembly, individual wrapping Iof the parts, shipping, and subsequent reassembly and recalibration. In the subsequent reassembly and recalibration one or more of the parts has frequently become damaged sufciently to require again sending it to the specialist ,for subsequent repair and recalibration. The foregoing procedure has been time-consuming, laborious, tedious and unduly expensive. Ihere have been devised various containers for holding watches but in those instances the delicate parts are usually embodied in their working position in the watch and therefore subjected to conditions similar to those arising during wearing of the watch by an individual; even in those instances, however, some of the packages have been unduly complicated by reason of requiring special spring mounting, etc.

The present invention aims to provide fa new and improved package comprising an outer casing or container with interior packing or cushioning material for holding delicate watch parts in position against injury.

An object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved package.

i'olaim. (c1. 20e- 18) 2 Another object of the. inventioxifisto provide a new and improved ypackage adapted tojcontain delicate watch partsL inY an assembled condition during shipmentjthe'reorf. u v Another object isnto'provide a new and iinproved packing for holding delicate parts posl tion inacontainer. Y Another object is to provide an improved Da lifage adapted to contain delicate parts which is oi relatively simple and inexpensiveconstruction; y Other and further objects v ofthe invention will be obvious upon an understanding of the illustrative embodiment abouttobe'udescribed, onwill be indicated. in the apeeridedglems, .and Yerius advantages not referred .to herein will occurlto lone skilled in the artuponV employment .,ofjlthe invention in practice.Q Y I ,Y ,j A preferred ernbogiiment;ofl the invention has been chosen for purposes of illustration` and description and isshown in the` accompanying drawings, forming a, partV of, the]speiiication',` wherein: iff. n, I Fig. 1 is a sectionalviw showing thepresent package prior to application'oithe cover portion;v Fig. 2 is a cross V scgectionval view f through the present package with theoover` in closedposition and. Showing `an Yarticle held in position; Fig. 3 is an exploded, perspective view showing the parts of the present invention?, l

Fig. 4 is a side elevational viewusho wing pick? ing or cushioning member of y the presentWinv'ention; .e Fis. 5 is a perspetiveiview, Showing@ @3109i similar to that o i Fig. 4 with one vksidensprY apart tomore clearly disclose theinterior construe in thereof;

Fig. s is a Sectionaiview illustrating integer-e1 one method of vformingjzhe packing or cushioiifing members suchas illustratedin Fig. 4;

Fig 7 is a side. elevationalv view showinga modiiied form ofpacking or cushioning member; and 4 Fis. 8 is a perspectivejriemg the member showninFig.7. v In Figs. 1 through 5 there is shown ai preferred embodiment of the present invention. Y As there 'shown the present device comprises au hollow receptacle I having a bottonil portionri.v and up wardly extending side wall s ,;4 th e latter vbeing provided with a laterallyxlielldpg, PrpjtiOn Oi bulge 5. The receptacle l may beoifvgenerjally circular shape and thenbulgernay compriseran annular protuberance extending'. around itlf A lid or top Amember 1 adapted tocooperate with the receptacle l has a 'coverportiorifll` and downl- Wardly extending side fiwallsvjtli lattea" b 3 of interior diameter to t closely over the upper portions of the side walls 4 and to rest at the lower end or edge 3 thereof against the out- Wardly extending bulge or protuberance 5. The protuberance 5 thus serves to limit the extent of downward movement of the cover 8 toward the bottom 2. Together, the top member 'l and receptacle Ii forr a" hollow coitainer" which is adapted'to hold the newiand improved packaging or cushioning material about to be described. This packaging material serves to retain a' delicate watch part or sub-assembly" Ilt posi-1" tion within the container.

As shown in Fig. 2, the delicate `watch part or subassembly II is supported between uio'p'er and lower thicknesses of cushionslaridll@these thicknesses being separated from each other by from each other by the layers of material I6 and I TISFr flheselayers' preferably comprise some substantially lint-free material such as tissue paper,

N, whichfservesto keep lint or minute particles of layers of material I6 and I'I. Each thicknessor" cushion I3 and I4 lpreferably comprises a plurality ofilayers;` IQofcel-l'ulos vfadeling; the-several separate vlayersf'b'e'ing"joine'd'or1interlocked with e'ach 'otherfat-theiri outeredg'es y'butr having Player portions disposed inwardly) ofth'eir` outer edges freeY of'rv interlocking? e'rig'agerrrent;Y

The: constructioiroff one of the thicknesses or cushions is illustrated more particularlyfin Fig. 5 `where' one i of themislshown pulledY apart at one'si'de' or edge thereof- Preferably each layer o`material iso'f afilmyfor loose b'rous nature; that* is g each ila'yer is'-'re1`atively thin and delicate with numerous*openings-through it.' While any suitable numbero layers 'may 'bei joined together, depending ltoj'a-lcx-rtairefirtent upon the degree of compressi'bilityi 01""softnessL desired, seventeen to twenty'7 such layers-will give-goodresultsin holding a watch sub-assembly comprising-abalance Wheel, bridge; and hairsphg;

To lfornrthe'thiclriesspr cushions shown. in Figs? l'fth'roughl; aiplurality of layers of loose fibrous cellulose:wad'dingV material may be moved beneath a reciprocating punch 22 (Fig. 6) which knocks v-outP a'-* co'rripleted-thickness or cushion at -eachA down' strok-- A's-the punch 22 descends, it 4compresses the' sepa-rate layers" of material I9 adjacent fthefouter'edges: of the punch andrv'seems tov rmly-'sleezethem into-interlocking rela; tionship ad'acentf'theouterfedges of i the punch, between the outer'edge's`v 23of thel punch' and' a cooperating edge=2` 'of ""a'fdie-25. Reciprocation of the punch I 22- thusi cc'J'z-n'presses and cuts out ffa cushion at each down stroke. The edges ofthe material are `iirrnly interlockedlorfjoined together along marginaledges 28andthe interlocked edges 28 Y"retain the k-s -pa ratei layers securelyl together as a unit. It is not necessary to use gluef'orfad'- hesive for holding the marginal or edge portions together as the operation icfstampingtheldis'clike thicknesses f I 3f and I 4f out of the v'multiple layers vof material llseemsjto squeezethem and interlock them-together suicientl'y -to'retain their shapes and to prevent separation intoindividual layers VAunder normal4 cci'nditior'isof usage. Centrally disposed portions 3Imand 32 ofV the thick# nesses bulge orlfctirv'e' voutwardlyia'pa'rt'-- from each other and away--ifomthelmargiiial-edgeffportioiis 28 to thus provide'a `very"so'ftor" uyielding/*con1- struction lwith contiguous separatef layers 'of ma; terial. The 'cushions 'or thicknesses'l3, I4f'are thus particularly sof-t and yieldable adjacent their mid-portions.' Y

The lrelative propertionsof the 'containerV and the V`cushions are suclfifthat 'when' I two' cushions are placed within afreeeptaclf- I they* -prj ect above' it-(1ig.''1); In'iaoditibn; ,peripheralfzpor tions of' 'the Vcu'sliions""preferably "lie "clsely` adi c'ellul'seuwadding from getting into the hair- `springer?other.'partsof the unit I I.

Assembly of the parts will now be described more" particularly with? reference to Fig. 3. A lower cushion member lil may be nrst placedvinto position atthe lower'p'a'rt of the receptacle Ia'nd thereafter a layer of tissue paper? o'r other suit# able-material I'I may be laid agu'iinstthe upper surface` of the cushion` I4. The delicatef watch unit"or-sub-asse'rnbly to be contained or shipped through the'v mail is then laid upon theulfpvfr surface: ofthel tissuev layer I'I. Theupper layer of-lint-free'material or' tissue paper I6 is then placed; over'the watch unit and thereafter the upper cushion I3 laid upon thev uppermostsuriface of-thetisssu'e layer I 6I Finally the top mein: berj 'I is? placedr over-'the uppermost surface ofthe thickness or cushion I3" andialignedjwith-jthe sidewalls II of the receptacle I, in which' relation ship'k it'may be pressedV gently home upon the receptacle.l As the' cover portion 8 of the' top-'.1 movesiftoward thebottoml 2V of the receptaclel the cushions or thicknesses I3an`d Ill'are" com# pressed toward each other; their'portions'lwhich areA disposed laterally outwardly beyond! the article `I I `(Fig. 2) to Ybe held approach each other and press into contact with eachother theouti Wardlydisposed' portionsl of the tissue paper layersA I6 and I1. Thus;thoseportionsfof the tissuepa'per layers l'and I'I andiofY thecushions IQ'andf-'I 4 which'are disposed generally aroundthe borders of ythe article tov befretainedare moved toward-each other sofas `Vto en'clos'e'v or' surround the article. Y y A l Thosev portions of the Vtissue layersv 'and ofl the cushions which are nio're'fcentr'ally disposed yield outwardlyfasthe'cushions I3. and"I4"'are pressed together', this being vefiectedby thefa'rticlel II which isf retained; note 'the relationsh'ip'of Ythe cushion members, tissue'layers; and watch suba'sS l bly Il asi'lfshOWn in F'glZ. Llorlliilit'e vparticles arey kept r'out *of the` delicate mhanisr'n'-f'il bythe tissuelayers 'le and"I7- it willjbeelear that other suitable materialthaln tis# slepaper' maybe used"forfrtheselayersl and I1@ The Wat'chwunit 0i" Daft is thus heldgently butfirmlyfagainst eitherE 'up f and down' or lateral movement by thcusnionswhieh fold together around iti The cush l 11's theiriselvesl are, -of cour c ni'larly Al'eid,against up and down or lateral movement-by e toprand bottomofthe con; tainefandiayi-tu" fue waigsfthereof, the cushions being preferably `"in Contact with the? side'wal'ls of the receptacle or container as wellaswitltlie topaiidbottorn' "`ti ,merges 7 'an' a there showna siighuy modi: io cus ion member 3% which maybe de# irisonfin anc The'*'cushio member there shown di ers fro; hatloffthe-'preferred embodiment 'in that 'it has "a fsort of 'pei'ipheral ange 35 which is adapt-edito 'lieclo'selyadjacent 5 interior walls of a container such as that shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

It will be seen that the present invention provides a new and improved package which is adapted to contain delicate watch assemblies or individual parts. The parts or assemblies are firmly but gently supported upon yieldable cushions and out of contact with any rigid walls or portions which might serve to damage them during shipment or otherwise. The delicate or fragile partsl are rmly retained within a container against movement in any direction therein under normal conditions of usage. The present new and improved package is of relatively simple and yet inexpensive construction; it provides for shipment of such delicate parts through the mails by merely enclosing it within a mailing envelope. The present new and improved package obviates the necessity for disassembling a repaired and calibrated unit, individually wrapping the parts and shipping them through the mail, subsequently unwrapping and reassembling the parts, and thereafter rechecking to be sure that none of the parts has been damaged during shipment.

As a result a great amount of time, labor and expense is saved.

As various changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the parts herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention and Without sacricing any of its o A package of the class described comprising cooperating bottom and top receptacle members having intertting telescopic side Wall portions, in combination with a pair of like preformed selfsustaining cushion elements each relatively loosely contained within one of said members, each of said elements comprising a plurality of layers of softl cellulose, fibrous, tissue-like sheets having their central areas unattached to each other and crowned to provide a bulging zone of high compressibility and softness and having their outer margins adhering together with the bers of the sheets interlocked in a compressed state to provide a relatively narrow and thin perimetric edge ange that is relatively hard and stiff and substantially engages the side wall portions of the respective member, whereby the bulging central zone is compressed by the members to yield about an article and the stiffness of the edge ange resists lateral deformation of the cushion element on the imposition or pressure from the side walls of the members.

CHARLES D. VERDE.

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