US2663415A

US2663415A - Doily package

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Publication number: US2663415A
Application number: US294899A
Authority: US
Inventors: William A Roehm
Original assignee: ROYAL LACE PAPER WORKS Inc
Current assignee: ROYAL LACE PAPER WORKS Inc
Priority date: 1952-06-21
Filing date: 1952-06-21
Publication date: 1953-12-22
Anticipated expiration: 1970-12-22

Description

Dec. 22, 1953 w. A. ROEHM ,6

DOILY PACKAGE Filed June 21, 1952 2 Sheet s-Sheet 1 F 5 4 E 4.5 E i INVENTOR. MAL/Q4414. Poe-HM HTTOR/VEY W. A. ROEHM DOILY PACKAGE Dec. 22, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 21, 1952 INVEN TOR.

.M W. Z a 0 R W 4 5 l- Patented Dec. 22, 1953 0 N1 TED TAT ES PAT 2,663,415

noitY PACKAGE William -A. men-m, "Rockvi Ile Chtra'hi.

signor whom-Late Paper workaintignrutn 'lyn, N. Y., a corporation of New York Kp'plicatioh June 21, 1952, s'er ia l Nb.

(CL ZOE-=5?) 6 claims.

This invention is directed to paper domes and packages wherein they may be shipped and stor'ed in the hands of the ultiinatepurcha's'er without "soiling or damage while awaiting use.

It is the common practice 'to inerchandis'e'doiliesin the form of stacksoi ado'ze'n brinore, within wholly or partially transparent envelopes coinrnoniy made fromcellcipliaiie, glass'ine, or the like. Such envelopes 'afiord satisfactory brotection to the doilies until the'enyelope is opened, but generally the opening of the envelope causes itv to be torn, so that the domes are no longer adeduately protected. When placed in drawers with linens, dish towels, and zither articles, the? -become separated from one "another, torn, soiled, and otherwise unfit for further use. A large percentage of the domes packaged in this cohventional manner are damaged and spoiled before they are used. I V w The object of the present invention is to provide a package in which t loili'es may be satisfac' toril'y merchandised to theiilt'imate consumer and in which package the}; are adapted to remain secured until individually removed thi from for use. Such apatkage thus becomes a permanent container for the doilies until the last one thereof has been used, after which the can'- taiher is discarded. H V

In practically carrying "out the invention, I provide each doily with an attachingtab joined to the body of the doily at a line of Weakness. The doilies are so stacked that the tabs of an "01f them register with and overlie one another and as such constitute attaching devices whereby the stack may be secured to a hacking hf cardboard or the like which becomes a permanent holder for the doilie's. Over the forward face of this backing and over the domes secured thereto is placed a transparent sheet, serving an cover, adhered to the backing along zones completely surrounding the doil'ies so a; to form asealed container therefor. This container effectually protects the domes against soiling ordamag'e during shipment and storage until the container opened. i v,

The backing is so farmed that, w en it is desired to remove 'a do'i13} from the package, a portion bf the backing may be broken away and this broken away portion 'c't'mstitii'tes a-iinger piece,

whereby the dailies may be uncovered to permit of ready access, leaving the transparent sheet in a condition to thereafter serve as a flap cover for the doilies. V

The package, in the hands tithe uitirn'ate consinner, may be h ng i bii U 8 inside of acibset Y adapted to beremoved fro 'dividuaii tearing then; if"

Features of the i' t 'difi 63155355. H taine'r and securea in p are th" the baeki t rn the enclosed d01 1 m S w; net hi the torttaiherto liiioverth 1 he "si init'the 'do'iii'es to F i Fig. 6 is a tw 's' Wine the r sis-a Sheet ih l w r d i certain 'doili'es s'u a .i "m n showing aces where some of the 'ddilis have been removed.

Fig". '8 is a if the the or wet im In making the v i'iit car aid 4, which constitutes a hacking, im m a transpar ent sheet 4 of flexible material, which may be of vinyl or any other suitable plastic or cellophane or the like. The width of this sheet corresponds to the width of the cardboard backing I and the lateral edges, as well as the bottom edge of the sheet, are registered with the edges of the backing, but the sheet 4 is sufficiently long to extend :somewhat above the upper edge of the backing asindicated in Fig. 1.

After being brought into the relation shown in Fig. 1, the sheet 4 is marginally adhesively secured to the backing I along the marginal zones indicated by the light stippling in this figure; that is to say, throughout the front surface of the finger piece 3 and up along the lateral edges of the backing to points 6 spaced from the upper edge of the backing. This latter spacing is provided so that, after the sheet i has been attached to the backing as described, the upper portion of this sheet may be folded back, as shown in. Fig. 2, to permit .a plurality of stacks of doilies D, DI, D2 tolbe introduced into the resulting container and secured to the backing I as shown. l

To permit this attachment, each of the doilies is provided with one or more attaching tabs 1, one of which is shown in Fig. 8. Thistab may be of any convenient size and shape and associated .withthe doilies in any desired manner. However, I prefer to utilize for this tab, a portion of the scrap which is normally cut away from the stock from which the doilies are made.

Inotherwords, allof. the scrap is cut away and separated from the doily except a portionsuitable to form the tab I, that tab being left integral with and attached to the doily at a line of weakness 8, so that the doily proper may be easily'torn from the tab. Although the tab may be ofany desired shape, I preferably form it with a relatively narrow neck where it joins the body to inherently provide a line of weakness at this point. i I

Inpackaging the doilies within the container shown in- Fig. 1, doilies of a single size or of assorted sizes are assembledin stacks with the tabs of all of the doilies registering with one another and. they are introduced through the open top of. the container and thereupon a wire staple 8 is passed through all of the tabs and through the backing, as shown best in Figs. 2 and '7. This staple serves to attach all of the doilies, in the positions shown, to the backing and between the backing I and the transparent display sheet and cover i. When attaching the doilies to the back sheet as stated, Imay position beneath the staple and overlying the tabs, a metal or plastic plate having an upstanding prong or hook ill, the purpose of which will be presently explained.

After the doilies have beenassembled within the container and attached to the back sheet as described, the loose upper portion of the sheet i in Figs. 1 and 2 is folded upwardly and marginal- 1y secured along the lateral edges of the backing I while that portion which extends above the backing is bent downwardly over the edge of the a 4 may be conveniently and efliciently displayed on sales counters and elsewhere in a manner. to attract the ultimate consumer.

When such a package is bought and taken home, it may be stored until used in the condition specified. However, when one or more doilies are desired, the package is opened in the following manner:

While the main body portion of the package is held firmly in the hand or on a table with the finger piece extending over the edge, the finger piece 3 is grasped and bent back and forth about the axis of the line of weakness 2, until the finger piece breaks free from the remainder of the backing. In practice a relatively soft cardboard is used. for the backing and the line of weakness is so constituted that the separation of the finger piece as stated may be readily accomplished.

After the finger piece 3 has been released from the remainder of the backing, the package is held firmly While the finger piece is drawn in the direction of the upper edge of the package. This operation causes the adhesively secured margins to be stripped from the backingafter the manner appearing in Fig. 4. The relatively soft grade of cardboard used for the backing permits this separation of the margins to be readily accomplished. It is continued until the transparent sheet 4 is separated along its entire lateral edges, as shown in Fig. 5, so as to uncover and expose all of the doilies. One may then select from any of the three stacks D, DI, D2, such doilies as desired for the particular use at hand and the selected doilies may be'individually removed by simply tearing them from their individual tabs along their lines of weakness 8. I

As doilies are generally made of relatively thin paper stock and tend to cling to one another, there is always the probabilitythat one or more doilies than are actually required may be removed. If this is done, the surplus doilies,,designated d in Figs. 6 and 7, may be hung onthe hook I E, as shown in thesefigures, where they will remain until they are desired for some subsequent use. Also additionaldoilies may be hung on the hook if so desired to replenish those of a size which may have been exhausted from the stock.

In the meantime the package may be most conveniently stored by hanging it upon the inside of a cupboard door by the employment ofthumb tacks II, indicated in Figs. 5 and 6, or in any other suitable manner. When thus hung in vertical position on a door, the backing I will tightly hug the surface of the door, while the transparent display sheet 4 will hang sheer over and cover the several doilies. The finger piece 3 will act as a stiffener for the cover sheet 4 to preclude any clean and serviceable until the last doily has been used.

An important feature of the present invention resides in the fact that the package of this invention does not materially add to the cost of packaging as heretofore carried out while possessing features and advantages wholly absent from prior practice.

The foregoing detailed description sets forth the invention in its preferred practical form and the invention is to be understood as fully commensurate with the appended claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A package comprising: a backing sheet provided across one end thereof with a finger piece joined to the remainder of the backing by a disruptable line of weakness, a stack of doilies forwardly of said backing and having individual attaching tabs permanently secured to the backing, and a cover sheet marginally permanently secured to both the finger piece and to the opposite end of the backing and separably secured along the lateral margins of the backing, whereby said cover sheet may be stripped from said latter margins of the backing when the finger piece is separated from the backing, to expose the doilies for individual removal, said backing sheet being heavier than said cover sheet.

2. A package according to claim 1, wherein the cover sheet is transparent.

3. A package according to claim 1, wherein the backing is cardboard and the cover sheet is transparent.

4. A package according to claim 1, wherein there is inclued a plurality of stacks of doilies of difierent sizes, the attaching tabs of all of which register with and overlie one another and are secured to the backing by the same attaching means.

5. A package according to claim 1, including a hook to support within the package doilies inadvertently detached from their tabs, said hook being retained in place by means which also secures said tabs to said backing.

6. A sealed doily containing package comprising: a backing sheet having in spaced relation to one of its ends a transverse disruptable line of weakness to provide at that end of the sheet a removable finger piece, a plurality of doilies, an individual supporting tab integral with each doily and extending beyond the periphery thereof and joined thereto by a rendable line of weakness, said doilies being stacked against the front face of the backing sheet with their tabs in superimposed relation, and means for attaching all of said tabs to one another and to the backing sheet while leaving the doilies free from direct attachment to said sheet to permit them to be individually removed from the stack, in combination with a cover sheet overlying the front face of the backing sheet and said stack of doilies thereon, said cover sheet being permanently secured at one end to the finger piece and at its opposite end to the backing sheet in spaced relation to the doilies, and the lateral margins of both the cover and backing sheets being separably secured to one another remote from the doilies to provide a closed sealed envelope for said doilies, whereby the envelope may be unsealed by tearing the finger piece from the remainder of the backing sheet along the interposed line of weakness and stripping the lateral margins of the cover sheet from the backing sheet to uncover the doilies for individual removal while leaving the cover sheet attached to the backing sheet at the end of the latter remote from the finger piece.

WILLIAM A. ROEHM.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 630,888 Hoberg Aug. 15, 1899 1,077,537 MacMillan Nov. 4, 1913 1,644,804 Whitcomb Oct. 11, 1927 1,790,048 Hutt et a1 Jan. 27, 1931 1,873,610 Lyon Aug. 23, 1932 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 757,350 France Oct. 9, 1933