US2822084A

US2822084A - Packaging for card-clothing

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Publication number: US2822084A
Application number: US545839A
Authority: US
Inventors: Walter C Eilertsen
Original assignee: HOWARD BROTHERS Manufacturing Co
Current assignee: HOWARD BROTHERS MANUFACTURING Co
Priority date: 1955-11-09
Filing date: 1955-11-09
Publication date: 1958-02-04
Anticipated expiration: 1975-02-04

Description

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PACKAGING FOR CARD-CLOTHING Filed Nov. 9, 1955 HI Wm m W INVENTO R WALTER" C. EILERTSEN ATTORNEY PACKAGING FOR CARD-CLOTHING Application November 9, 1955, Serial No. 545,839

Claims. (Cl. 20652) This invention relates to an improvement in packaging for card-clothing, and the principal objects of the in-' vention reside in the provision of a new and improved protective package or packaging system for shipping card-clothing and for handling the same in the mill where it is used, for preserving the card-clothing against being chopped or otherwise damaged, to the point where it is actually in position on the cylinder, for facilitating the handling of the card-clothing particularly in the mill; and for aiding in the ease of applying the same to the cylinder; and the invention also includes a novel supporting or mounting means for the new and improved package for facilitating the handling thereof.

Card-clothing is a relatively fragile article, regardless of its relatively rugged foundation and as it is usually made in elongated narrow strips, the teeth of which closely approach the edges thereof, said teeth become easily displaced, bent, or otherwise damaged at the edges in transferring the card-clothing in the rolls in which shipped, to the cylinder upon which it is to be wound; the card-clothing may be dropped and thus damaged at the edges, and the teeth themselves become quickly and easily dislodged rearwardly through the foundation, so that it is often necessary to go over the foundation before applying to the cylinder to recondition the bent teeth at the edges and to thrust the loosened and dislodged teeth and re-set them in proper position in the foundation.

This invention provides for a method of packaging and handling of the card-clothing which obviates all of the above difliculties and provides for a dispenser in which the card-clothing is packaged, stored and shipped and directly from which the same is withdrawn and applied to the cylinder, so that the card-clothing cannot become damaged in any way during shipping or handling.

Further objects of the invention include the provision of a new and improved package, said package being provided with a hub upon which the card-clothing in its wound or coiled condition is mounted directly within the package; the provision of a new and improved opening provided in the package by which the card-clothing may be extracted by unwinding the same on its hub while the card-clothing is still maintained within the protective package; and the provision of a new and improved opening as aforesaid which of itself provides for a reconditioning of the teeth at the back of the foundation, so that the teeth are accurately located with respect to the foundation merely upon the action of withdrawing the card-clothing from the package.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of the new package, part being broken away and in section and illustrating the card-clothing in place within the package;

Fig. 2 is an end view thereof;

aited States PatentO ice Fig. 3 is a greatly enlarged view illustrating the open ing to the package, part being broken away and in section;

Fig. 4 illustrates the package mounted upon the new and improved holder therefor and illustrating the action of the card-clothing which is being withdrawn from the package;

Fig. 5 is an end view, looking in the direction of arrow 5 in Fig. 4; and

Fig. 6 is a greatly enlarged view on line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

Card-clothing is usually wound in a double coil, i. e. in two parallel flat discs connected together and wrapped in paper. When the same is unwrapped in the mill, the coils have to be handled separately, even though they are connected together and it very often happens that one coil may fall on the floor and become damaged to some extent, particularly as to the teeth at the edge of the foundation. In addition, the card-clothing is heavy and awkward to handle when packaged in this manner. Card-clothing is also in some cases mounted on a spool or drum and packaged in a crate or heavy box but it is necessary to remove the spool from .the crate prior to application thereof to the cylinder and in so doing, the card-clothing is very apt to become damaged.

The present invention contemplates the provision of a novel package which lends itself to a new and improved manner both of packaging and of applying the cardclo'thing to the cylinder. This package is preferably a square cardboard box which is generally indicated at 10. The box may be of any shape desired but in any event the particular construction of the box as to its folds and seals is not a limiting factor to the present invention.

The card-clothing is shown generally at 12 in a coiled condition and in this condition it is placed in the box 10 in any manner as at an open edge thereof or by being placed therein at a side, whereupon the open edge or side is taped up or fastened in any way desired to encl'osethe card-clothing in the box.

The card-clothing is provided with a hub 14 (see Fig. 6). This hub may be of any convenient material and may be of any suitable shape or size. Upon the hub 14 there is a loose annular ring 16 which may be of cardboard or the like. The card-clothing 12 is wound upon this hub.

The hub 14 has a width approximating the width of the box at the interior thereof and the hub is secured to the side walls of the box which are indicated at 18 in Fig. 6 by any desired means such as adhesive, staples, or roofing nails, etc. 20. Washers or discs 22 may likewise be utilized if desired in order to make the securement more positive. This action renders the hub 14 motionless but the actual collar or ring 16 may rotate on the hub.

When the card-clothing is placed in the box, the tail thereof indicated at 24 is fastened as by a staple 26 or any other desired means to a perforated tab or the like 28 located near a corner of the box and in an end wall 30.

When it is desired to withdraw the card-clothing from the box, the perforated tab 28 is knocked out by hand or by the use of an appropriate tool and the tab 28 is removed. This action draws the tail 24 outwardly through the hole 32 that the absence of the tab .28 provides, and the card-clothing is thus withdrawn by rotating the same like a spool on the hub 14.

When the tab 28 is removed, it leaves an edge at 34 in the side wall 30 and the foundation 36 (Fig. 4) of the card-clothing rubs over this edge, re-setting any loose teeth in the foundation. Of course all the time the cardclothing has been in the box during shipment, it has been amply protected against any kind of damage and it is brought directly to the machine so that the tail may be applied to the cylinder and the card-clothing wound directly thereon right from the box as 'a dispenser.

In order to facilitate handling of the box, a support or the like generally indicated at 38 is provided to hold the same while the card-clothing is being withdrawn therefrom. The support 38 comprises an upright member having a base 40 which may be made more stable by the addition of lateral feet 42 applied in any way desired. The upright portion of the device is provided with a strap 44 secured as at 46 and having a laterally offset portion 48, said lateral portion being provided with angularly arranged ends 50 to hold the square box upright in the position shown in Fig. 4 which provides for the most convenient way of handling the package.

It will be seen that this invention provides for a package handling method for card-clothing wherein the quality of the goods is maintained from initial manufacture to use on a machine which is always at a considerable distance since the card-clothing is not made by the textile mill using it; not only is the card-clothing protected during shipment and storage, but it is completely housed and protected to the instant that it is unwound from the package and wound on the cylinder, and even the very use of the novel package provides for re-setting any loose teeth that may have tended to become loose in the foundation. The package provides for much quicker and easier application of the card-clothing to the cylinder and requires the labor of but a single operator to attach the same and to mount it on the cylinder. At the same time, the package is relatively simple and costs no more than prior art packages which have none of the advantages of the present invention.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, 1 do not wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than as set forth in the claims, but what I claim is:

1. A package for storing, shipping, and dispensing card-clothing comprising a box-like structure including a pair of spaced side walls, a hub, a length of cardclothing wound on the hub, means securing the hub to the side walls inside the structure, means providing for rotation of the card-clothing on the hub, and a tab on the box-like structure adapted to be disrupted to form an exit passage for the card-clothing, the latter having a tail secured to the tab.

2. A package for storing, shipping, and dispensing card-clothing comprising a box-like structure including a pair of spaced side walls, a hub, a length of cardclothing wound on the hub, means securing the hub to the side walls inside the structure, means providing for rotation of the card-clothing on the hub, and a tab on the box-like structure adapted to be disrupted to form an exit passage for the card-clothing, the latter having a tail secured to the tab, the card-clothing being wound with the foundation thereof outermost and the disruption of the tab forming an edge over which the foundation passes in being withdrawn from the structure.

3. The package of claim 2 wherein the structure includes a pair of adjacent side edges at an angle to each other, and including a support for the package, said support comprising a pair of angled members holding the package with the point of junction of said side edges downwards, the exit passage being remote from said point of junction.

4. The package of claim 2 wherein the structure includes a pair of adjacent side edges at an angle to each other, and including a support for the package, said support comprising a pair of angled members holding the package with the point of junction of said side edges downwards, the exit passage being remote from said point of junction, said package being substantially square and the exit passage being adjacent the point of junction of one side edge and the next adjacent side edge of the structure.

5. The combination of a stand comprising a base, an upright, and supporting means on the upright, said supporting means including a pair of inclined projections at right angles to each other for holding a rectangular package with a corner downwardmost and an adjacent corner intermediate the height of the package on the projections, with a rectangular package on the projections, a tear tab at the said adjacent corner, a wound strip in the package, said strip having an end positioned adjacent the tab to be extracted from the package when the tab is torn, whereby the entire strip is withdrawable from the package at the said adjacent corner, the end of the strip being secured to the tab.

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