US2896816A

US2896816A - Dispensing package

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Publication number: US2896816A
Application number: US642211A
Authority: US
Inventors: Jerry B Twigg
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1957-02-25
Filing date: 1957-02-25
Publication date: 1959-07-28
Anticipated expiration: 1976-07-28

Description

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United States Patent DISPENSING PACKAGE Jerry B. Twigg, Bethesda, Md.

Application February 25, 1957, Serial No. 642,211

'13 Claims. (Cl. 221-64) The present invention relates to the packaging art and more specifically and in particular to a unique and novel pocket-type dispensing package for cigarettes and like articles.

Numerous and varied structures have been disclosed and utilized heretofore in the packaging of cigarettes and like pocket-carried articles. Many of these prior structures have incorporated rigid, box-like packages including hinged lids for uncovering the ends of articles contained therein, and some of these prior packages have additionally provided for complex and costly components for elevating the contained articles through the lid opened end thereof.

It is a general object of this invention to provide a novel and unique package for cigarettes and like objects which retains allof those functional and utilitarian advantages of known prior constructions and additionally provides for advantages and obtains results heretofore unknown in the art.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a rigid, crushproof package for pocket-carried articles such as cigarettes which is compact and highly utilitarian.

Still a further object of this invention rests in the provision of a novel and useful pocket package which is quickly and easily manipulated to dispense Cigarettes and like articles contained therein to facilitate their removal from the package.-

A further object of this invention is to provide an.

:article dispensing package of the character described in which the dispensing operation is accomplished by normally hidden components in such a manner as to make .the package a unique novelty item. Yet an additional object of this inventionis the provision of a newand unique article dispensing package of the character described which is extremely simple and inexpensive in design and capable of low cost mass production to provide an attractive and useful package.

till additionalobjects and advantages of thepresen! invention willbecome more readily apparentto those skilled; in' the art when the following disclosure is read inthe lightof the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. -1 is a perspective'view of the novel package constituting the present invention.

- Fig.2 is aside elevation of position.

the package in a normal ig. 3 is aside elevation of the package with the operable dispensing components in cocking position.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the package with the operable dispensing components in dispensing position.

. Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation taken on line 5-5, Fig. 2. 6 is a sectional elevation taken on line 6-6, Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a sectional elevation taken on line 77, Fig. 4. Fig. 8 is a plan view of the blank from which one componentof the dispensing package is formed.

' Fig. 9- is a horizontal section taken on line 9--9 of Fig. 5. I I

Fig. 10 is a plan view of a blankfrom a second component of the dispensing package is formed.

60 over the closed bottom end of the box 12 1n such a manner as to form a continuous flush outer package face ice Fig. 11 is a plan view of the package component formed from the blank disclosed in Fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a pictorial view of the inner multi-part foil container for the package contents.

Fig. 13 is a plan view of a blank from which one part of the inner container may be formed.

Fig. 14 is a plan View of a blank from which another part of the inner container may be formed.

Fig. 15 is a view similar to Fig. 12 of an inner foil container for the package form shown in Fig. 11.

Fig. 16 is a plan view 'of'a blank from which one part of the container of Fig. 15 may be formed.

The new and unique dispensing package constituting the present invention which is generally designated at 10 consists basically of a rigid box 12, a cocking tube 14, and a multi-part inner foil or like protective container 16. The specific dimensions of the several components of the dispensing package are flexible within limits, and permit the adaptation of the inventive concepts of the structure to cigarette boxes or packages of varied sizes in order to accommodate the several different arrangements in which cigarettes are now commonly packaged.

-In Fig. l of the drawings the dispensing package disclosed is intended to depict that type wherein the cigarettes would be arranged in two parallel rows of ten cigarettes each longtiudinally of the package. In Figs. 5 through 7 of the drawings a package is shown which is designed as to dimension to accommodate cigarettes packed in three substantially parallel rows as shown in Fig. 9 of the drawings.

Referring more specifically to the generally designated components of the dispensing package constituting the present invention, the rigid box 12 consists of a rectangular housing open as generally designated at 18 and provided about the open end with a thickened wall portion '20 defining a shoulder 22 at a spaced distance from the.

open end and disposed in the direction of the remote closed end 24 thereof. The closed end of the rigid box is formed by overlapping

bottom wall portions

26 and 28 which are formed by perpendicularly folded extensions of the two opposed

side walls

30 and 32 of the box.

The

side walls

30 and 32 respectively of the box 12 are provided with longitudinally extended slotted openings 34 which extend for a spaced distance intermediate the closed bottom wall 24 of the box and the shoulder 22.

Each side of the box is provided with two such slotted openings which are located one closely adjacent each vertical side edge of the respective box face and which slotted openings are of identical configuration and corresponding placement.

The cooking tube 14 takes the form of a rigid rectangular tube open top and bottom and having a wall shoulder 22 of the box.

thickness equal to the depth of the annular shoulder 22 of the box 12 and an inside dimension adapted to telescopically receive that portion of box 12 below the annular Further, the longitudinal dimension of the tube is equal to the distance from the annular shoulder 22 to the outer bottom face of the closed end 24 of the box 12. The tube 14, constructed in accordance with the above, is telescopically received with the outer face of the thickened portion 12 of the box member 12. The inner face of the tube 14 is provided with a plurality of buttons or discs 36 each of which is so located as to engage slidably within one of 36 are located longitudinally of the tube 14 so as to be positioned closely adjacent the extreme upper ends of the slotted openings 34 when the box and tube are in the 7 closed telescop c positions lllustrated 1n Figs. 1,- 2 and 5 of the drawings. The inwardly disposed faces of these discs 36 are provided with covering or coating of a material 38 having a friction inducing character.

The inner multi-part protective container 16 consists of a closed, wrapped container of foil or like protective material which is nested within the interior ofvbox 12 and within which the cigarettes 40 are arrangedin accordance with the size and style of the particular package involved.

The generally rectangular inner container, as best seen in Fig. 12, has each lower corner thereof cut away through the end, opposed side faces and bottom thereof in such a manner as to define rectangular openings 45 on both side faces extending from the bottom longitudinally of the faces for a distance slightly greater than the longitudinal spacing of the upper ends of the cut-out openings 34 in the box 12 above the bottom wall thereof. The side Wall openings 45 formed by the cut away corner portions of the container underlie the cut-out openings 34 in the box in which the container is nested and the inner container is provided with an insert 44 for each cut away portion, formed of foil or like material, each of which is slidably received within the container to normally close the cut away portion and provide a marginal edge portion. 46, as defined by dotted lines 47 in Fig. 12, in slidable contact with the inner face of the inner container completely about the line defining the cut-out segment on the end, side walls and across the bottom thereof. Each insert 44 serves to afford a bottom and side wall enclosure for those cigarettes positioned at the extreme ends longitudinally of the inner container for purposes to be hereinafter disclosed. The upper end of the inner container 16 is closed in substantially conventional manner by in-folded flap portions 48,- which are cut at their inner ends as at 49, and which are normally opened upwardly and outwardly.

In operation of the dispensing package hereinbefore disclosed, the box 12 is telescopically elevated from within the cocking tube 14 to bring the lower ends of the slotted openings 34 into engagement with the discs 36 limiting further elevation of the box. Then, by applying finger pressure inwardly of the opposed faces of the cocking tube in the region of the discs 36 the frictional faces of the discs are frictionally engaged against the outer faces of the slidable insert 44 immediately inwardly of the slotted openings 34 Within the box 12, whereupon depression of the box 12 telescopically inwardly of the tube away from insert 44 which is retained in an extended position relative to tube 14 by frictional engagement with discs 36. As the box 12 is withdrawn relative to insert 44, the cigarettes seated in the insert will engage the infolded flaps 48 over the top of box 12 forcing the flaps outwardly to expose the ends of the cigarettes in a position of ready access above the end of box 12.

. In order to return the exposed cigarettes to a housed position in box 12, finger pressure is continued against the outer faces of tube 14 in the region of discs 36 while the box 12 is again telescopically elevated relative to the tube. Full extension of the box 12 will thus bring the box into surrounding coincidence with the insert 44 which will have been retained immovable relative to the tube 14 during elevation of the box. Finger pressure on discs 36 is then released, and the box is again slidably depressed within the tube carrying with it the insert 44 and the cigarettes contained therein.

The sequence of the foregoing operational steps is disclosed in Figs. 2 through 7 of the drawings wherein in Figs. 2 and 5 the package is in its normal pocket-carried condition; in Figs. 3 and 6 the box 12 has been elevated to cock the tube 14; and in Figs. 4 and 7 the box 12 has been depressed with the tube in cocked condition thereby ejecting or dispensing the cigarettes outwardly of the open upper end of the box.

In Fig. 8 of the drawings there is shown a blank from which the cocking tube 14, as shown in plan view in which correspond to one end wall of the tube. 10

Fig. 9 of the drawings, may be readily formed. The blank consists of a rectangular member 50 of a rigid fiber of cellulose material which is of the same transverse width as the depth of the tube as it is applied to the package. The blank member 50 is divided longitudinally into two sections 52 and 54 corresponding to the side walls of the tube which are separated centrally of the member by a section 56 defined by perforation lines 58 One extreme end of the blank member 50 is provided with an additional section 60 defined by and separated from the side wall section 52 by perforated line 64. By folding the blank at right angles successively along the perforation lines from one end of the blank to the other the tube as shown in Fig. 9 will'be formed with the end wall section 60 in abutting position with side wall 54 where they are secured by suitable adhesive or by an encircling wrapper.

In Fig. 10 of the drawings there is disclosed one form of blank member 68 from which the box member 12 may be formed as it is shown in top plan view in Fig. 11 of the drawings. As will be noted from Fig. 11 of-the drawing the box is formed with two separate compart-.

ment areas 70 and 72 which are separated by a partition wall generally designated 74 centrally and vertically of the box.

I he blank 68 is substantially rectangular in configuration and includes four

equal sections

76, 78, and 82 corresponding to the opposed side walls of the two com- 30' partments 70 and 72. The wall sections 76 and 78 are separated by a section 84 defined therebetween by perfo section corresponds to and forms one thickness of the partition wall separating the compartmented areas 70 and 72 of the box. Each end of the blank 68 is provided with a section 94 defined by perforated fold lines 96 and these sections correspond to and form the remaining thicknesses of the center partition wall of the box. Along one longitudinal edge of the blank 68 the side

wall forming sections

76, 78, 80 and 82 are provided with projecting

tabs

98, 100, 102 and 104 which are defined by

perforated fold lines

106, 108, 110 and 112 in alternately staggered relationship longitudinally of the blank and these tabs correspond to and form the bottom wall 24 for each of the compartments 70 and 72 of the box 12.

V In the blank form 68 each of the side Wall forming sections is provided with a cut-out slot 34, as hereinbefore described, which slots are so positioned in each i of the respective sections as to assume proper positions in the opposed faces of each of the box compartments when the box is assembled as shown in Fig. 11.

Formation of the box 12 is accomplished by starting at one end and folding each successive section in the same direction at right angles to the preceding section until the second fold line 92 has been reached whereupon the direction of fold is reversed through 180 at that line and then each succeeding section is folded at right angles in the same reverse direction of fold throughout the remaining fold lines in the length of the blank. When the blank has been so folded each of the sections 94 of the blank will be positioned as shown in Fig. 11 in juxtaposition with the opposed faces of the center section of the blank to which faces they are suitably secured by adhesive or the like to retain the box in its rigid folded condition. By successively folding tabs 98 and 102 against the bottom of each ofthe box compartments and then finally by folding tabs and 104 across the bot-tom of the compartments to overlie previously folded tabs 98 and 102, to which they are secured by suitable adhesive or the like, the bottom of box 12 is formed.

inner container 16 adapted for use with the box form illustrated in Fig. 9 of the drawings. The container 16 is shown with its two elevator or ejector inserts 44 in assembled condition. The container 16 may be formed from a blank form such as is illustrated in plan view in Fig. 13 of the drawings from which it is formed by folding the blank at right angles on perforated fold lines 114 which define the section 116 centrally of the blank corresponding to the bottom end wall of the container. The two perpendicularly folded sections on either side of the bottom section 116 are then folded on perforated lines 118 to form the end enclosing sections of the container above the cut-out portions thereof and they are additionally folded at right angles along perforated lines 120 defining sections 122 which form the in-folded flap portions 48 in the top wall of the container.

The elevator or ejector inserts 44 are each formed from a blank such as is illustrated in plan view in Fig. 14 whereinv the blank is first folded at right angles in the same direction along perforated fold lines 124 defining a central portion 126 in the blank which corresponds to the bottom or foot portion of the elevator insert and then a 90 fold is made along line 128 to form the enclosing insert wall for the end opening in the container. The sections 130 on either side of the bottom wall forming section 126 form the side wall enclosing inserts of the elevator which are engageable by the friction discs 36.

In Fig. 15 there is disclosed an inner foil container for the box form illustrated in Fig. 11 of the drawings which consists of two separate and identical container vmembers each insertable in one of the two sections 70 ;and 72 of the box. Each of the identical components of 1 the container 16 consists of a rectangular enclosed con- "tainer package having an open end enclosed by open- ;able, in-folded flaps 132 which permit the dispensing of nthe contents of the container outwardly of that end. jEach component is also provided with a cut away portion .134 over the same area and in the same manner as the cut away portion 44 in each corner of the container 16 of the form shown in Fig. 12. Also, each container com- ;ponent is provided with ejector.insert 136 of identical tconstruction to the insert hereinbefore described as formed tfrom the blank as shown in Fig. 14.

By positioning the two component members of the rcontainer 16 in edge to edge relationship with the cut :away portions 134 thereof disposed in opposite directions, the container is positioned within each of the two sections of the double compartment box to locate the cut away portions and their enclosing ejector inserts.136 inwardly of. and contiguous with the slotted openings 34 formed in the side walls in each of the two sections of the box. By the foregoing construction a dispensing package is provided wherein the contents are separately housed in two identical sections for use in the same manner and obtaining the same result as has been hereinbefore described relative to the box form and inner container disclosed in Figs. 9 and 12 respectively.

In Fig. 16 there is illustrated one form of blank from which the inner container 16 may be individually formed as a one-piece unit. By folding the blank along each dotted line shown through 90 away from the plane of the blank face illustrated in Fig. 16, an inner container 16 will be constructed.

It is fully contemplated that when a package has been :formed in accordance with the foregoing disclosures a decorative, lightweight fibrous wrapper or label will be provided about the sides, ends, and bottom of the assembled cocking tube and box with a division or separation occurring in the wrapper or label continuously about the package immediately overlying the divisional line defining the abutment of the upper end of the cocking tube with the annular shoulder 22 on the box.

In accordance with the foregoing disclosures it is readily seen that a unique and useful dispensing package has been provided which is of simplified construction and operationand which serves to attain and the objects and advantages heretofore set forth.

It is also'reoognized that the above descriptions and disclosures clearly showcertain embodiments of an operable device made in accordance with contruction constituting concepts of the present nvention. However, the

limitations intended are those required by the prior art and specifically defined in the hereinafter appended claims. V p V I claim:

1. A package for dispensing articles contained thereinconsisting of a tube, a box telescopically slidable in said tube and having a dispensing opening therein, an ejector in said box movable toward and away from said dis-- pensing opening, and means enabling the selectivecoupling of the tube with the ejector. v Y

2. A package for dispensing articles contained therein consisting of a tube, a box telescopically slidable in said tube and having a dispensing opening therein, an ejector in said box movable toward and away from said dispensing opening, and means permitting the selective coupling of the tube with the ejector by thumb pressure on the exterior of the tube.

3. A package for dispensing articles contained therein consisting of a tube, a box telescopically slidable in said tube and having a dispensing opening therein, an ejector in said box engaging articles contained therein, said ejector being movable toward and away from said dispensing opening, a slotted opening in said box contiguous with the path of ejector movement, and means interiorly of said tube selectively engageable through said box opening with said ejector.

4. A package for dispensing articles contained therein consisting of a tube, a box telescopically slidable in said tube and having a dispensing opening therein, an ejector in said box engaging articles contained therein, said ejector being movable toward and away from said dispensing opening, a slotted opening in said box contiguous with the path of ejector movement, and means operable by thumb pressure on the tube exterior for selectively fn'ctionally coupling said tube and ejector.

5. A package for dispensing articles contained therein consisting of a box having a dispensing opening in one end thereof, an ejector in said box engaging articles contained therein and being movable within the box toward and away from the dispensing opening, a tube telescopically and slidably engaged about said box in the directions of the ejector movement in said box, a slotted opening in said box contiguous with the path of ejector movement, a button member carried on the inner wall of the tube in registry with the slotted opening in said box, and said button member being selectively engageable through said opening with said ejector.

6. A construction as defined in claim 5 wherein said button is provided with a surface characteristic on its inwardly disposed face for frictional engagement with said ejector.

7. In a package for dispensing articles contained therein, a tube, a box telescopically slidable in said tube and having a dispensing opening in one end thereof, a container for said articles within the box, a portion of said container being cut away longitudinally of the box, an ejector within the container engaging the articles contained therein and being movable longitudinally thereof toward and away from the dispensing opening in the box, a slotted opening in the box immediately adjacent and contiguous with the cut away portion of the container, and means on the inner wall of said tube for selectively coupling the tube and the ejector for unitary movement longitudinally of the box.

8. A package for dispensing articles contained therein accomplish all I movable toward and away from one of each of said dispensing openings, slotted openings in said box contiguous one with each of the paths of movement of each of said ejectors, and means interiorly of said tube selectively 'engageable through said box openings with said ejectors.

10. A package for dispensing articles contained therein consisting of a tube, a box telescopically slidable in said tube and having remotely spaced dispensing openings in one end thereof, a wrapper forarticles in said package movable within said box toward and away from said dispensing openings, a slotted opening in said box contiguous with the path of wrapper movement therein, and means interiorly of said tube selectively engageable through said box opening with said wrapper.

11. A package as defined in claim 10 wherein said wrapper is formed in plural sections, and those sections of said wrapper engageable with said tube supported means being slidable within said box toward and away from the open end thereof.

12. A dispensing package comprising, a tube, an inner member telescopically mounted in said tube, an ejector in said inner member engaging the contents of the ,package, said ejector being movable within said inner member, an elongated opening in said-inner member con-r i tiguous .with the path :of ejector movement therein, and

means interiorly of said tube selectively engageable with said ejector through said inner member opening.

13. A dispensing packagecomprising, a tube, an inner member telescopically slidable longitudinally within the ,tube, a dispensing opening in said inner member adjacent one end of said tube, an ejector in-said inner member engaging the contents of the package, said ejector being 'movable within said inner member toward and away from the dispensing opening, an elongated open ing in said inner member contiguous with the path of ejector movement therein, and means interiorly of said tube selectively engageable with said ejector through said inner member opening.

References Cited in'the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 211,604 Tarbutt Jan. 21, 1879 825,987 Thompson July 17, 1906 1,188,199 Paquette June 20, 1916 1,378,294 Stevenson May 17, 1921