US2663485A - Container with carrying handle - Google Patents

Description

Dec. 22, 1953 R. H. JOHNSON 2,663,485

CONTAINR WITH CARRYING HANDLE Filed May 2, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 willi/lill, Il 11111111111 l lf2/yada? m' .5 Ma//y- @rw/0724 I 13:/ Ogg? Dec. 22, 1953 R. H. JOHNSON CONTAINER WITH CARRYING HANDLE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 2, 1951 Patented Dec. 22, 1953 Richard-,IL- 1011.115941. Arlington.. Heights Illf Qontainor Coro tiouof A.

Signos to.

invention relates to,` a, container tormed off a singlesheet of i paperboard'fl out` and scored =Q provide av durable container having anhiriteg al handle so that it. may be used asy aoarryne Caso.

after it has. passed-into t'lie-.liandsV oft the-.ultimate consumen It is.V an object of.v the invention to. provide a containerthat may bel easily opened and; re,- closed', having positive interlocking inea-ns that Will: protectthe contents against accidentalI open ing of thel container whenitis beingicarniedby'its handle. It is aiurther; object to prov-idea calftying container thatV may be used.A indeinitelfst-l Additional objects and: advantages' of the in; vention will become apparent upon reading thev following description, taken in conjunction-With the aocomp@maine drawings Sllfwvilisa; loroorlod illustrative.- embodiment; off the inv,eli-tion,I Which-.2l

Fig, 1- isv a` perspective viewl of-acontainer ernbodying the invention as suchcontainer appears in closed. pos ition;

Fig. 21s acrosssootionaloiewakonf along the line 2,-2; of Fig. l; f Y

Fig. 3 is` anA enlargedA fragmentary cross sec-7,. tional View through the front panel showingglthe container in partially openposi-tion;

Fig; fi, is. an. enlarged fragmentary clossrsecf. tional view through.` the iront panel with. the.y closure flap in closed position;

Fig. 5I is a plan View of, .the blanlefgroxn which the container isv formed;

Figi. Sis. a perspective vievvoi thecQntainer-in open position;

Fig. .7 is a longitudinal sectional nieve, taken, along the line 1 1 oi Fig.. 6;4

Fig. 8 is. a cross sectional View, taken along. the line 8.--8 of Fig. '7 ;l

Fig. 9 is a. perspective view.- oi the blank'in-pai.` tially folded condition; and

Fig.. 1 0. is a cross sectional. detail view showing the method.` of forming the eariyingj.handle.,l

.Referring to,.Fig..5 of tliedrawings, the'blanlgcomprises a singlesheet oi. paperbbard,` prefer. ably corrugatedbeardor solid breboard, ont and scored to provide a 'frontwallpanel 2botto'm wall panel 3, back wall panel t, outer topvvall panel 5,. inner top wall paneland-.nto-l'modiatetop Wall panel l. The front panel 2 is separateliironi bottom panel Sby a score linea. Asimilar score line 9 separates panels 3, and` d, and anotl'ier line Ul. separates panels @and 5. Banelsf v5 are separated by apar of closely space dscore lines H and l2A sothat the panels. are. separato@ slightlyto form a tot. Woll. otmoltlplotlolsnos Yorsofoutl'nes Il. ondrloxtorld: ing-.through adlaoon' noot panels endl dollnothe edges of.- o 1.1...1ol1o-- t9.' foflooofby.- sopor-l imoosios. ilona lat-olle., tf-ormodf from panels. 6. and l,A respecti` ely. Panelsf? and l; are sepa,- ra-.ted -by- C1132.l lines. 2Q. and.V 2,1.. .positioned on opposito Sides: oi holo and.. extending.. rosrioo: tivi ygfromfcutlines. 1 d lli?L to. opposite; edges oilone al Soolzo una 2'2.:ood.opo1ii11gs 2.3. ono 2t Cut in naps. I 951-.. and Iplll, respectively, provide hond holds. for? tho.- l.1..or;1l.laWllon-v thev 'container is. set up,

A longitudinal Slot 2.5; iS Positioned Substantialllyltgeiavl/elhy 111.1% lold I. and. l2l to vprovide ai passageway` for .theclosnre flap I3. In the. Center. portion ofthat edge. of panel 5f which definos. tho. tear-bounded fil-tao Slot 2li o notch er cut.ont..2li.wnicn provides finger. space forv the application of pressure on the flap i3` when it may bo desired to open tho. oontaioor- Tho panel a is provided with a longitudinal slot 2l. disposed: centrally.` thereot tor the projection of a. handle. l.v Thecenter portion of that edge of panel 5, .which defines. the@ iorward. boundaryr of the slot Zlis provided .with a notch or cut out 23 whiel'i is directed toward the. slot 25 thereby to provide. space. for the reception oflocking tab l5. Whenthe container-is set-.up andthe closure flee @has boon pushed into-'position between the outer panel: l.. and tho .oor-112011.11@ inner panel, -.l through the slot 2x5, thereby to. Close Jtlfieffront panel 2 the. locking-tab t5 will be aligned with the. notch 2:8 and, reaspnof vtlfiescore tension on the lookiils. tab. of.. the illustrated formv of the, invention, the tab l5 may" snapV lip orl rise to engage: theedlgeo 5 in thenotch 28,'t1iere-y by.to.'provideY a` positive. lockV to1 prevent the: openingof thefrontpanelg unless the tab 115. is again depressed to clear the, edge. rpg-the outer panel 5.

Iljhe nirst. step` in setting upthe centaines vfrom the. blank form' ooooorlod with the handle s9- Tljle panel 'l isY slid inwardly. to sup'erlirnp018e it on panel li, .the handle, ilapsjlo-and ieb'folding simultaneously along score, lirios v29g and 3v., 17o-` Soootivoly. and. oloostllo oom .on score. lino. t Panel. l ish-old a5? ns1?. llollolf. .od panel 6. is. then tolded alongsoonL es Hand, l2 to. .insert the @estilos tonL edge-ottagonale, which is defined by the fold line 22, through the slot 21 to position the handle on the outside of the top panel with the hand hold defined by the openings 23 and 24 adjacent the surface of panel 5. The panels 6 and 1, from which the handle I9 extends, are disposed underneath the top panel 5.

The top panel 5 has outer` end panels 3| and 32 hinged thereto along opposite ends, as indicated at 33 and 34, respectively.' Panel 3l has a flap 35 hinged thereto along the score line 36, and panel 32 has a iiap 31 hinged to it along score line 38. Flaps 35 and 31 fold against back panel 4 when the container is set up. An inner end nap V39 is hinged to the opposite side of panel 3| by a pair of parallel score lines 40 and 4I, and an inner end flap 42 is similarly hinged to panel 32 by a pair of parallel score lines 43 and 44. In the set up container these inner end iiaps 39 and 42 are folded against intermediate end ilaps 45 and 45, respectively. Flap 45 is hinged to one end of the bottom panel 3 along the score line 41, and the flap 46 is hinged to the opposite end of the bottom panel along score line 43.

In the set up container the intermediate end naps 45 and 46 are folded against the inner surface of the outer end panels 3I and 32, and the inner end flaps 33 and 42 are then folded against the intermediate end flaps 45 and 45 to interlock the top, bottom, back, and end walls with the container in set up condition and the front wall 2 open. This interlocking of the container walls with the front wall open is advantageous in connection with the use of the container by the ultimate consumer after the container has fulfilled its original purpose. The container is ordinarily left in set up condition, with the front wall closed, and the ultimate consumer of the original package merely opens the front wall 2, which is hinged to bottom Wall 3 along the score line 3, to gain access to the contents. To use the container as a carrying case it is necessary only to close the front wall. For example, if a pair of skates is originally packed in the container, the purchaser of the skates may keep them in the container to carry them to the skating rink and then remove them by opening the front wall. In order to carry the skates back home, it is not necessary to set up the entire container, but only to close the front wall 2. Similarly, if food, such as a ham, is packed in the container, it may be carried to a picnic, and the container then used as a hamper to bring Vhome the left over food.

The front panel 2 is provided with a pair of end naps 43 and 53, hinged along score lines 5I and 52, respectively. The flaps 49 and 55 are folded inside inner end flaps 39 and 42, respectively, and the closure flap I3, with locking tab I5 reversely folded, as shown in Fig. 6, is then inserted through slot 25. When the free end of tab i5 passes the edge of panel 5 defining the notch 23 its score tension causes the tab to spring outwardly or upwardly to engage with or toextend into proximity to that edge of panel 5 which defines the notch 28 thereby to provide an intertering relationship. The engagement of the free end of the tab with the adjacent edge of panel 5 in the notch 28 will prevent accidental displacement of the closure flap I3 and panel 2 in the opposite or outward direction. In order to open the container, nger pressure is applied rst to the tab I'5 to depress the same below the interfering edge of panel 5 within the notch 28 and while the tab is held in such depressed position, iinger pressure through the notch 26 may be utilized to move the closure ap I3 outwardly 4 through the slot 25 thereby to open the container to the position of the parts illustrated in Fig. 6.

When the packed container is carried by the handle, the weight of the contents against the bottom of the container tends to pull the panels 6 and 1, from which the handle extends, closer to the top panel 5, thereby diminishing the thickness of the open slot 21 and pinching the flap I3 between the panels 5 and 6. Accordingly, there is no tendency for the front wall 2 to open accidentally when the container is being carried by the handle, regardless of the weight of the contents, because the squeezing action between panels 5 and 6 does not leave suiicient space for the closure iiap I3 freely to slide therebetween even if the tab I5 should be released. When the container is provided with a locking tab i5 additional security against the accidental opening of the front wall 2 is provided because the locking tab cannot pass through the opening formed by the slot 21 and the notch 25 unless it is pressed below the plane of top panel 5. In addition, the panel 6 must be spaced from panel 5 a distance suicient to allow closure nap I3 and locking tab I5 simultaneously to pass therebetween.

While the foregoing description sets forth a preferred embodiment of the invention in considerable detail, many changes may be made in the construction without departing from the spirit of the invention, and it is therefore desired that the present embodiment be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being had to the appended claims rather than to the foregoing description to indicate the scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. A container having a top wall comprising spaced upper and lower panels hingedly connected together along a hinge line joining one edge of each, there being a slot along said hinge line between said upper and lower panels, there being a second slot in said upper panel, a handle carried by said lower panel and projecting through the second slot, a front wall having a tuck nap l slidablethrough the first mentioned slot, and a locking tab integral with the tuck flap, the looking tab being movable into register with the second slot and engageable with the forward edge of the latter to lock the front wall in closed position.

2. A container having a top wall comprising a pair of spaced panels hingedly connected together, one of the panels being disposed outward of the other, the panels together presenting an open slot along their common hinge line, there being a second slot in the outer panel, there being a notch in the forward edge of the outer panel, said notch opening into the second slot, a handle projecting through the second slot, a iront wall having a tuck iiap integral therewith, said tuck flap being slidable through the rst mentioned slot, and a locking tab hingedly connected to the tuck ap, said tab being bendable out of the plane of the tuck iiap so as to intersect the plane of the outer top wall panel through said notch when said front wall is closed to lock the latter in closed position.

3. A container having a top Wall comprising an outer panel, an inner panel spaced from the outer panel and an intermediate panel adjacent to the inner panel, a pair of end walls, a back wall, a bottom wall, and a front wall hinged at one edge to the bottom wall, the top, end, back and bottom walls being interlocked to hold the container in set-up condition, there being a slot adjacent to the front edge of the top wall, there being a second slot in the outer panel, a handle integral with the intermediate and inner panels projecting through the second slot, a tuck flap integral with the front wall and insertable through the rst slot to close the front wall, and a locking tab extending from the tuck flap and engageable with the edge of the top panel adjacent to the second slot when the front wall is closed to prevent accidental opening of the front wall.

4. A container having a top wall comprising an outer panel, an inner panel spaced from the outer panel and an intermediate panel adjacent to the inner panel, a pair of end walls, a back wall, a bottom wall, and a front wall hinged at one edge to the bottom wall, the top, end, back and bottom walls being interlocked to hold the container in set-up condition, there being a slot adjacent to the front edge of the top wall, there being a second slot in the outer panel, a notch extending forwardly from the forward edge of the second slot, a handle comprising a pair of naps projecting through the second slot in face-to-face contact, one of the flaps being integral with the intermediate panel and the other flap being integral with the inner panel, whereby the weight of contents in the container exerting force against the bottom wall when the container is carried by the handle urges the intermediate and inner panels against the outer panel, a tuck iiap hinged to the front wall and insertable through the first slot into the space between the outer and inner panels of the top Wall, and a locking tab integral with the tuck ap, the free end of the locking tab being engageable with the outer panel in the notch to prevent accidental opening of the front wall.

5. A blank for a container comprising a sheet of paperboard cut and scored to provide three top wall panels, a bottom wall panel, a front wall panel, a back wall panel, and a pair of end wall panels, there being a slot along a portion of the line of fold between the outer top wall panel and the inner top wall panel, there being another slot in the outer top wall panel, a pair of iiaps in the intermediate and inner top wall flaps adapted to be moved into face-to-face contact to form a handle insertable through the second 6 mentioned slot, a tuck ap integral with the front wall panel insertable through the rst mentioned slot, and a locking tab integral with the tuck iiap and capable of projection through said second mentioned slot into the plane of the outer top wall panel.

6. A container having a top wall comprising an outer panel, an inner panel spaced from the outer panel and an intermediate panel adjacent to the inner panel, a pair of end walls, a back wall, a bottom Wall, and a front wall hinged at one edge to the bottom wall, the top, end, back and bottom walls being interlocked to hold the container in set-up condition, there being a slot extending along a mid-portion of the front edge of the top wall, there being a second slot in the outer panel, a handle comprising a pair of aps projecting through the second slot in face-toface contact, one of the naps being integral with the intermediate panel and the other flap being integral with the inner panel, whereby the weight of contents in the container exerting force against the bottom wall when the container is carried by the handle urges the intermediate and inner panels against the outer panel, a tuck ap hinged to the front cover and removably insertable through the first said slot into the space between the outer and inner panels of the top wall, and a locking tab integral with the tuck ap and disposed in register with a portion of the iirst said slot when the tuck iiap is disposed between the outer and inner top wall panels, the free end of the locking tab being engageable with the said slot portion to prevent accidental opening of the front wall. e

RICHARD H. JOHNSON.

References Cited in the iile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,044,301 Hill June 16, 1936 2,157,062 :Stopper May 2, 1939 2,168,387 Bellin Aug. 8, 1939 2,387,482 Vineberg Oct. 23, 1945 2,460,870 Bruckhauser Feb. 8, 1949 2,465,324 De Mian Mar. 22, 1949

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