US2727618A

US2727618A - Shirt packaging form

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Publication number: US2727618A
Application number: US348453A
Authority: US
Inventors: Philip F Danziger
Original assignee: MARKET IND CO Inc
Current assignee: MARKET IND CO Inc; MARKET INDUSTRIES Co Inc
Priority date: 1953-04-13
Filing date: 1953-04-13
Publication date: 1955-12-20
Anticipated expiration: 1972-12-20

Description

Dec. 20, 1955 P. F. DANZIGER SHIRT PACKAGING FORM 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 15,1953

IINVEN'I'OR. PHIL/P l-T OA/VZ/GER ATTORNEY Dec. 20, 1955 P. F. DANZIGER SHIRT PACKAGING FORM 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 15, 1955 INVENTOR. PHIL/P F DANZ/GEl? ATTORNEY United States Patent SHIRT PACKAGING FORM Philip F. Danziger, Milbrae, Califi, assignor to Market Industries Co., Inc., San Francisco, Calif., a corporation of California Application April 13, 1953, Serial No. 348,453

6 Claims. (Cl. 206 -7) This invention relates to a shirt packaging form, and more particularly to the type of form employed in laundries for the packaging of collar-attached laundered shirts, although the form may be employed for packaging of new shirts if so desired.

Summarizing the invention, the form comprises a base portion about which the body of the shirt may be folded in the usual manner, a back panel hingedly connected to the base portion and adapted to overlie the back of the collar of the shirt, and a cover part hingedly connected to the back panel and adapted to overlie the collar of the shirt. Such arrangement forms a protecting structure over the top of the collar of the shirt when the form is set up, which is adequately braced by the back panel adjacent the rear of the form.

However, because of the hinged connections of the back panel to both the cover part and the base portion, sufficient rigidity does not obtain adjacent the front of the cover part. To provide for bracing adjacent the front of the cover part, the invention hereof provides a reenforcing panel structure which is cut out from both the cover part and the back panel, and is hingedly connected to the cover part adjacent the front end thereof.

This panel structure comprises a front section adapted to depend. from the hinge connection on the cover part, and a rear section hingedly connected to the front section and which is adapted to extend in a general horizontal direction toward the back panel. Because some of the material for the reenforcing panel structure is cut out from the back panel, the rear section thereof can be made of a length sufiicient to terminate adjacent the back panel, so that it can abut the inside of the collar of the folded shirt when the form is set up. This provides a relatively strong brace to resist fore and aft rocking motion. As a further brace, means forming part of the panel structure is provided to form additional reenforcement adjacent the front of the cover part in the set up position of the form, thus further reenforcing the form against rocking motion, and also providing a bracing means to resist downward compressive forces which may be applied at the front of the cover part.

From the preceding, it is seen that the invention has as its objects, among others, the provision of an improved shirt packaging form which when set up adequately protects the laundered collar of the shirt, which at the same time is adequately braced so as to withstand relatively rough handling and stacking of a plurality of packaged forms one above the other without crushing the collars of the shirt, which is strong structurally enabling it to be made of relatively light weight material, such as paperboard, which is of simple and economical construction wherein the described reenforcing panel structure is formed with no waste of material, and in which the arrangement and the construction of the parts are such that the form can be rapidly and easily set up in packaging a shirt thereon. Other objects of the invention will become "apparent from a perusal of the following detailed construction.

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Referring to the drawings: Fig. 1 is a plan view of the inside face of the single sheet of material from which the shirt packaging form the material are shown in full lines, while crease lines' in the material are shown in broken, lines.

Fig. 2 is an isometric view of a set up form of Fig. 1 without a shirt thereon.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal section taken in a plane indicated by line 3-3 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical section taken in aplane indicated by line 4-4 in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but looking at the set up form from a different angle, and with a shirt folded thereon.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 1 of a modification in which the form embodies a modified reenforcing panel structure; the form being shown broken away to shorten the view.

Fig. 7 is an isometric view of the set up form of Fig.6 without a shirt thereon.

Fig. 8 is a vertical longitudinal section taken in a plane indicated by the line 88 in Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a transverse vertical section taken in a plane indicated by the line 9-9 in Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary isometric view of the set up form of Fig. 6 with the base portion broken away, and looking at the underside of the cover part of the form to illustrate the reenfor'cing panel bracing arrangement,

Fig. 11 is a view similar to Fig. 7, but looking at the set up form from a different angle and with a shirt folded thereon.

The form is composed of a single sheet of material, preferably paperboard, but it may be of any other equivalent material which can be cut, creased, and folded to enable the form to be set up in the manner to be described. It has an upper transversely extending crease line 2 and a lower crease line 3 parallel thereto. These crease lines may be score lines but are preferably socalled cut-score lines to facilitate folding along the lines. The positions of the various creases, panels and other parts of the form described herein are their positions in the set up condition of the form.

Crease lines

2 and 3 divide the form into a base portion 4 which is generally rectangular in shape and has substantially parallel sideedges 6, a back panel 7 hingedly connected to base portion 4 along crease line 3, and a cover part 8 hingedly connected to back panel 7 along the crease line 2. Base portion 4 is adapted to support the body of a shirt folded around the same in a conventional manner; and back panel 7 is adapted to be folded along the hinge connection formed by crease line 3, to an upright position relative to base portion '4, so as to overlie the back of collar 9 of the shirt outside of the collar to thus provide protection for the back of the collar. In this connection, the spacing between the pair of

crease lines

2 and 3 is such that back panel '7 when set up is wide enough to accommodate the usual variations in the height of the shirt collars. Cover part 8 is adapted tobe folded along crease line 2 so as to be positioned substantially parallel to base portion 4, and thus overlie collar 9 of the shirt to protect the top edge of the collar in the set up position of the form.

The form is preferably provided with wings which are insertable between parts of the fold of the collar,to provide a lock for cover part 8 and maintain the shape of the extending wings 13 adapted to be inserted between the parts of the fold of the collar in the set up position of the form; the wings being separated from cover part 8 by arcuate cuts which define the front edge 11 of the cover part. Member 12 is preferably hingedly connected to the front edge 11 of cover part 8 by means of a tab 14 formed from parallel cuts 16 in cover part 8 and which is hingedly connected to the cover part along crease line 17, and to the wing member 12 along crease line 18. The described hinge connection of wing member 12 to cover part 8 provides a very flexible connection enhancing ready insertion of wings 13 between the parts of the fold of the collar.

To facilitate flexing or bending of wings 13 about the inner part of the fold of the collar when they are inserted within the fold thereof, a plurality of longitudinally extending plain crease lines 19 is provided on the wing .member 12, so that wings 13 can be easily flexed along such crease lines to conform to the configuration of the collar. Crease lines 19 are substantially parallel but because fo the curvature of wing member 12 they extend substantially radially with reference to such curvature.

A tab 21 is preferably provided adjacent each front corner of wing member 12; and each of these tabs is hingedly connected to member 12 along a crease line 22.

Tabs 21 serve the purpose of providing means for ready grasping by the operator to facilitate insertion of wings 13 within the fold of the collar. During such operation, the operator bends the tabs along crease lines 22; and as a result, the tabs also serve as a means frictionally engaging the body of the folded shirt to maintain the wings in relatively fixed position.

A reenforcing panel structure 26 is cut out from both cover part 8 and back panel 7 for the purpose of providing 1 adequate bracing of cover part 8; particularly to enable the cover part to resist fore and aft rocking motion. Such panel structure is centrally located in the form and is formed by spaced, curved side cuts 27 extending from adjacent the front of cover part 8 across crease line 2 and which are joined by a horizontal cut 28 in back panel 7. Thus, back panel 7 is uncut adjacent the lower edge 3 thereof for a purpose to be explained.

Reenforcing panel structure 26 is hingedly connected to cover part 8 adjacent the front of the cover part along a crease line 29 extending between cuts 27. It is divided into a front section 31 and into a rear section 33 by a crease line 34, the ends of which terminate short of side cuts 27. A pair of parallel crease lines 36 extend from the ends of crease line 34 to crease line 29; and forwardly directed oblique crease lines 37 also extend from the ends of crease line 34 to the cuts 27 Thus, the pair of obliquely

related crease lines

36 and 37 which extend from each of the opposite ends of crease line 34 form a substantially triangularly shaped panel section 38 at each end of crease line 34 for a purpose to be explained. Rear section 33 of the reenforciing panel structure 26 is provided with a pair of parallel crease lines 39 which extend in the same line as the respective crease lines 36 thus forming side portions 41 on rear section 33, which can flex upwardly.

Front section 31 of reenforcing panel structure 26 is of a length sufiicient to be in substantial engagement with the body of the shirt when the reenforcing panel structure is bent to cause section 31 to depend downwardly from hinge connection crease line 29. Also, the rear panel section 33 is of a length suflicient to terminate adjacent back panel 7 in abutment with the inside of shirt collar 9. The necessary length for this purpose is provided because some of the material for the reenforcing panel structure is cut out from the back panel 7.

When the shirt is assembled on the form in the customary manner, and the wings 13 are inserted into the fold of the collar, the reenforcing panel structure can be quickly set up by the operator merely by pushing downwardly thereon. This will cause the same to bend along hinge line 34; and because of the oblique relationship of each 4 pair of

hinge lines

36 and 37, each triangular shaped panel section 38 will bend forwardly underneath the front part of cover part 8 to provide a channel or box like reenforcing structure adjacent the front part of the cover part. At the same time the rear section 33 of the reenforcing panel structure will automatically be positioned so as to extend in a generally horizontal position above the body of the shirt toward back panel 7 with its rear edge 42 adjacent the back panel in abutment with the collar. Thus, the cover part of the form is strongly braced at both the front and the rear, to withstand not only compressive forces but also to resist fore and aft rocking motion. This provides for adequate protection of the shirt collar during handling after it is positioned on the form.

Because of the provision of crease lines 39 on rear section 33 and the arcuate shape of cuts 27, side portions 41 can fiex upwardly to accommodate the forward displacement of the triangular sections 38. This upward yielding of side portions 41 also provides a channel or box like structure enhancing strength. To facilitate quick breaking along the crease lines on the reenforcing panel structure 26 when it is set up, all of the crease lines thereon including hinge connection line 29 are preferably cut score lines.

It will be noted that since the reenforcing panel structure 26 is not cut out the entire depth of back panel 7 to crease line 3, strength provided by the back panel is not materially sacrificed. This is so because an integral strip 43 remains adjacent the lower edge 3 of the back panel across the entire width thereof.

As usual in forms of the character related, a paper band 44 may be positioned about the folded shirt and base portion 4 to hold the body of the shirt in position. From the preceding, it is seen that all of the material for reenforcing panel structure is cut out from within the confines of the form, thus making for economy. At the same time, when the reenforcing panel structure is set up in the manner described, it leaves an inspection opening 46 in the cover part 8 to enable the laundry mark on the shirt to be readily visible when the shirt is packaged on the form. Also, an inspection opening is provided in back panel 7 by the material removed therefrom, through which the back of the collar is visible to enable one to observe whether the collar is properly folded.

The modification described is preferred because of the ease by which the reenforcing panel structure can be set up, and the strength provided thereby. In Figs. 6 through 11 is illustrated another embodiment in which means forming part of the panel structure, provides additional reenforcement adjacent the front of the cover part in the set up position of the form. In this arrangement, the form, except for some differences in the reenforcing panel structure is the same as that previously described. Consequently, like reference numerals are applied to the parts which are the same as those of the previously described modification.

The reenforcing panel structure 26 is formed by the same side cuts 27 and horizontal cut 28 in back panel 7. It is hingedly connected adjacent the front of the cover part 8 by horizontal crease line 51 which is wider than the corresponding crease line 29 in the previously described modification. A horizontal crease line 52 divides the reenforcing panel structure into front section 53 adapted to depend from the hinge connection provided by crease line 51, and into a rear section 54 for extending generally horizontally toward the back panel 7. Rear section 54, as with respect to rear section 33 in the previously described modification, is of a length suflicient to terminate adjacent back panel 7.

A centrally located leg 56 is cut out from front and

rear sections

53 and 54, and comprises a front part 57 hingedly connected to the cover part along crease line 51, and a rear part 58 hingedly connected to front part along a crease line 59. Leg 56 is formed by parallel cuts 61 in front section 53, and by a generally trapezoidal shaped cut 62 mostly in rear section 54 but a portion of which extends into front section 53. Cuts 61 extend beyond the side portions of cut 62 and slightly across crease line 52 to provide supporting tabs 63 which are adapted to project forwardly when leg 56 is bent along crease line 59. Preferably, the rear edge 64 of the rear part 58 of leg 56 is provided with corner notches 66 for a purpose to be explained; and such rear edge 64 is Wider than the space between parallel cuts 61, so that it can abut against panel section 53 in the set up position thereof.

In setting up the reenforcing panel structure, it is pushed downwardly so that front section 53 can depend downwardly from hinge line 51, and rear section 54 can bend along crease line 52 and extend rearwardly generally horizontally toward back panel 7 and terminate adjacent the back panel. Leg 56 is also pushed out of the reenforcing panel structure, and will automatically bend into its two parts along crease line 59. It is also pushed forwardly so that the front part 57 of the leg underlies the front of cover part 8, and the rear part 58 extends generally horizontally so that its rear edge 64 can abut the panel structure adjacent the hinge connection line 52 between its front and

rear sections

53 and 54.

In this position, tabs 63 provide support for rear part 58 of the leg; and the corner notches 66 provide a means for interlocking the leg against lateral displacement. Because of the positioning of leg 56 substantially underneath the cover part, additional bracing is provided at the front of the cover part.

I claim:

1. In a shirt packaging form composed of a single sheet of paperboard having a pair of substantially parallel crease lines to provide a base portion to support the body of a folded shirt, a back panel hingedly connected to said base portion along one of said crease lines and adapted to overlie the back of the collar of said shirt, and a cover part hingedly connected to said back panel along a second of said crease lines and adapted to overlie the collar of said shirt; and a reenforcing panel structure cut out from said cover part and said back panel by spaced side cuts extending across said second crease line and by a cut in said back panel between said side cuts, said reenforcing panel structure being hingedly connected to said cover part by a third crease line extending between said side cuts, and said reenforcing panel structure having a hinge connection dividing it into a front section adapted to depend from said cover part and a rear section for extending generally horizontally toward said back panel, said rear section being of a length suflicient to terminate adjacent said back panel; the improved con struction in which said side cuts are curved, said dividing hinge connection in said reenforcing panel structure comprises a fourth crease line the ends of which terminate short of said side cuts; and the front section of said panel structure is provided with a pair of substantially parallel crease lines leading from the ends of said fourth crease line to said third crease line, and also with a pair of oblique crease lines leading from the ends of said fourth crease line to said cuts to provide substantially triangularly shaped sections.

2. In a shirt packaging form composed of a single sheet of paperboard having a pair of substantially parallel crease lines to provide a base portion to support the body of a folded shirt, a back panel hingedly connected to said base portion along one of said crease lines and adapted to overlie the back of the collar of said shirt, and a cover part hingedly connected to said back panel along a second of said crease lines and adapted to overlie the collar of said shirt; and a reenforcing panel structure cut out from said cover part and said back panel by spaced side cuts extending across said second crease line and by a cut in said back panel between said side cuts, said reenforcing panel structure being hingedly connected to said cover part by a third crease line extending between said side cuts, and said reenforcing panel structure having a hinge connection dividing it into a front section adapted to depend from said cover part and a rear section for extending generally horizontally toward said back panel, said rear section being of a length sufficient to terminate adjacent said back panel; the improved construction in which said side cuts are curved, said dividing hinge connection in said reenforcing panel structure comprises a fourth crease line the ends of which terminate short of said side cuts; the front section of said panel structure is provided with a pair of substantially parallel crease lines leading from the ends of said fourth cresae line to said third crease line and also with a pair of oblique crease lines leading from the ends of said fourth crease line to said cuts to provide substantially triangularly shaped sections; and said rear section of said panel structure is provided with a pair of substantially parallel crease lines in line with said substantially parallel crease lines in said front section.

3. The construction of claim 2 in which a member is hingedly connected to the front end of said cover part and is provided with laterally extending wings adapted to be inserted within the fold of the collar of said shirt.

4. A shirt packaging form composed of a single sheet of flexible material and comprising a base portion adapted to support the body of a folded shirt, a back panel hingedly connected to said base portion along a first crease line and adapted to lie adjacent the back of the collar of the shirt, and a cover part hingedly connected to said back panel along a second crease line parallel to said first crease line and adapted to overlie the collar of the shirt; a reenforcing panel structure cut out from both said cover part and said back panel by spaced side cuts extending across said second crease line and by a cut between said side cuts, said reenforcing panel structure being hingedly connected to said cover part by a third crease line extending between said side cuts adjacent the front end of said cover part, a fourth crease line being provided in said reenforcing panel structure dividing it into a front section adapted to depend from said cover part and a rear section for extending generally horizontally toward said back panel, the material of said reenforcing panel cut out from said back panel rendering said horizontally extending rear section of a length sufficient to terminate adjacent said back panel; and means including a part of said front section of said reenforcing panel structure positionable underneath said cover part when the form is set up providing additional reenforcement against compressive forces that may be applied to the cover part.

5. The construction of claim 4 in which said panel structure is provided with crease lines extending from adjacent each of the opposite ends of the hinge connection between said front and rear sections to provide a channel-like structure for said additional reenforcernent when said panel structure is set up.

6. The construction of claim 4 in which a leg is cut out from said front and rear sections of said panel structure and is hingedly connected to said panel structure and said cover part, said leg comprising hingedly connected parts one of which is adapted to depend from said cover part underneath the same and another part is adapted to extend generally horizontally for engaging said panel structure adjacent the hinge connection between said front and rear sections.

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