US3057472A - Package of slender articles and method of manufacture - Google Patents

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US3057472A
US3057472A US87573A US8757361A US3057472A US 3057472 A US3057472 A US 3057472A US 87573 A US87573 A US 87573A US 8757361 A US8757361 A US 8757361A US 3057472 A US3057472 A US 3057472A
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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  • An object of the invention is to provide an improved package which retains a plurality of slender articles compactly and securely, yet leaves the articles visible.
  • a further object is to provide a package which has the foregoing characteristics and can be readily stacked with other similar packages.
  • a further object is to provide an improved method of packaging slender articles to furnish the foregoing advantages.
  • FIGURE 1 is an exploded perspective view of the components of my package prior to assembly
  • FIGURE 2 is an end elevational view of my package partially assembled before the articles are broomed;
  • FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of the partially assembled package after the articles are broomed.
  • FIGURE 4 is a perspective view of my finished package.
  • FIGURE 1 As shown in FIGURE 1, as a preliminary step to forming my package, I gather a group of slender articles in an approximately cylindrical mass 10. Individual articles in the mass are parallel. When opposite ends of the articles are shaped dilferently, as the head and point of a nail, I reverse approximately half the articles end-to-end from the other half. When the articles are of magnetic material (for example steel nails), I can conveniently gather them in this fashion in a magnetic device, such as illustrated in Otto Patents Nos. 2,581,042, 2,602,942 or 2, 899,- 783. I can hold the mass either manually or in a suitable jig 12 shown diagrammatically in FIGURE 1 while I perform succeeding steps in making my package.
  • a suitable jig 12 shown diagrammatically in FIGURE 1 while I perform succeeding steps in making my package.
  • Cap 13 and barrel 14 are of transparent plastic. This cap is formed with an inwardly facing groove 17 around its circumference and a recess 18 in its exposed face. I fit one end of barrel 14 into groove 17, whereby the barrel and cap are held together frictionally. My purpose in making the barrel and cap separately is that a single piece of this depth cannot be formed economically with present plastic forming processes.
  • the end of another similar package may nest in recess 18 for convenience in stacking. After I insert the mass 10 in the assembled barrel 14 and cap 13 and remove the jig 12, I fit cap over the other end of the barrel.
  • Cap 15 preferably is of metal for strength and economy. I do not apply sleeve 16 until later, as hereinafter explained.
  • the parallel articles do not entirely fill barrel 14 but leave a void 19, the size of which varies with the article size.
  • This action brooms the articles, whereupon the articles fill the void 19.
  • the length of the mass also descreases, and cap 15 moves farther down in relation to the barrel.
  • the heads cover the points and prevent the points from contacting the plastic.
  • the length of the bar- Etates Patent G 3,057,472 Patented Oct. 9, 1962 rel is chosen so that the broomed articles substantially fill it; thus the individual articles are longer than the barrel.
  • This sleeve is of cellulose xanthate or equivalent which shrinks on evaporation of its solvent and application of heat. Initially the sleeve fits loosely and overlaps at the ends, as indicated at 20. I shrink the sleeve, conveniently by immersing the package in boiling water. After shrinking, the over-lapped portions of the sleeve partially cover the ends and compress the package endwise, as well as circumferentially.
  • the resulting package retains the articles compactly and securely.
  • the articles remain plainly visible through the transparent sleeve 16 and barrel 14.
  • I can readily print a suitable trademark or other designation on the sleeve.
  • To open the package it is only necessary to slit the sleeve and remove it.
  • the remaining components of the package furnish a convenient box for holding the articles as they are used.
  • a package comprising a plurality of slender articles arranged in a broomed substantially cylindrical mass, a transparent plastic barrel of shorter length than individual articles closely receiving said mass, the length of said mass being shortened by brooming the articles to an extent that the mass is contained within the barrel, caps fitted over the ends of said barrel, and a transparent plastic sleeve surrounding said barrel and shrunken into tight engagement therewith and partially covering the ends of said caps.
  • a package comprising a plurality of slender articles arranged in a broomed substantially cylindrical mass, opposite ends of the articles being shaped differentially, approximately half the articles being reversed end-to-end from the other half, a transparent plastic barrel of shorter length than individual articles closely receiving said mass, the length of said mass being shortened by brooming the articles to an extent that the mass is contained within the lbarrel, caps fitted over the ends of said barrel, and a transparent plastic sleeve surrounding said barrel and shrunken into tight engagement therewith and partially cover-ing the ends of said caps.
  • a package comprising a plurality of nails arranged in a broomed substantially cylindrical mass, approximately half the nails being reversed end-to-end from the other half, a transparent plastic barrel of shorter length than individual nails closely receiving said mass, a plastic cap having a circumferential groove frictionally receiving one end of said barrel, a metal cap fitted over the other end of said barrel, and a transparent cellulose xanthate plastic sleeve surrounding said barrel and shrunken into tight engagement therewith and partially covering the ends of said caps, said plastic cap having a recess in its end face adapted to nest with another similar package.

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Oct. 9, 1962 D. L. DOUTY 3,057,472
PACKAGE OF SLENDER ARTICLES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE I Filed Feb. 7, 1961 k 9 c u lNVE/VTOR DONALD L. DOUTY Attorney s,es'7,472 PACKAGE OF SLENDER ARTICLES AND METHUD F MANUFAQTURE Donald L. Donty, Streetsboro Township, Portage County, Ohio, assignor to United States Steel Corporation, a corporation of New Jersey Filed Feb. 7, 1961, Ser. No. 87,573 3 Claims. (Cl. 206-65) This invention relates to an improved package of slender articles, such as nails, and to the method of making it.
An object of the invention is to provide an improved package which retains a plurality of slender articles compactly and securely, yet leaves the articles visible.
A further object is to provide a package which has the foregoing characteristics and can be readily stacked with other similar packages.
A further object is to provide an improved method of packaging slender articles to furnish the foregoing advantages.
In accomplishing these and other objects of the invention, I have provided improved details of structure, a preferred form of which is shown in the accompanying drawing, in which:
FIGURE 1 is an exploded perspective view of the components of my package prior to assembly;
FIGURE 2 is an end elevational view of my package partially assembled before the articles are broomed;
FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of the partially assembled package after the articles are broomed; and
FIGURE 4 is a perspective view of my finished package.
As shown in FIGURE 1, as a preliminary step to forming my package, I gather a group of slender articles in an approximately cylindrical mass 10. Individual articles in the mass are parallel. When opposite ends of the articles are shaped dilferently, as the head and point of a nail, I reverse approximately half the articles end-to-end from the other half. When the articles are of magnetic material (for example steel nails), I can conveniently gather them in this fashion in a magnetic device, such as illustrated in Otto Patents Nos. 2,581,042, 2,602,942 or 2, 899,- 783. I can hold the mass either manually or in a suitable jig 12 shown diagrammatically in FIGURE 1 while I perform succeeding steps in making my package.
The components of my package include a cap 13, a barrel 14, another cap 15, and a sleeve 16. Cap 13 and barrel 14 are of transparent plastic. This cap is formed with an inwardly facing groove 17 around its circumference and a recess 18 in its exposed face. I fit one end of barrel 14 into groove 17, whereby the barrel and cap are held together frictionally. My purpose in making the barrel and cap separately is that a single piece of this depth cannot be formed economically with present plastic forming processes. The end of another similar package may nest in recess 18 for convenience in stacking. After I insert the mass 10 in the assembled barrel 14 and cap 13 and remove the jig 12, I fit cap over the other end of the barrel. Cap 15 preferably is of metal for strength and economy. I do not apply sleeve 16 until later, as hereinafter explained.
As shown in FIGURE 2, the parallel articles do not entirely fill barrel 14 but leave a void 19, the size of which varies with the article size. I rotate caps 13 and 15 in opposite directions, as indicated in FIGURE 3. This action brooms the articles, whereupon the articles fill the void 19. The length of the mass also descreases, and cap 15 moves farther down in relation to the barrel. Thus there are no loose articles to damage the plastic. In the example of nails, the heads cover the points and prevent the points from contacting the plastic. The length of the bar- Etates Patent G 3,057,472 Patented Oct. 9, 1962 rel is chosen so that the broomed articles substantially fill it; thus the individual articles are longer than the barrel.
Next I slip sleeve 16 over the partially formed package. This sleeve is of cellulose xanthate or equivalent which shrinks on evaporation of its solvent and application of heat. Initially the sleeve fits loosely and overlaps at the ends, as indicated at 20. I shrink the sleeve, conveniently by immersing the package in boiling water. After shrinking, the over-lapped portions of the sleeve partially cover the ends and compress the package endwise, as well as circumferentially.
The resulting package retains the articles compactly and securely. The articles remain plainly visible through the transparent sleeve 16 and barrel 14. I can readily print a suitable trademark or other designation on the sleeve. To open the package, it is only necessary to slit the sleeve and remove it. The remaining components of the package furnish a convenient box for holding the articles as they are used.
While I have shown and described only a single embodiment of my invention, it is apparent that modifications may arise. Therefore, I do not wish to be limited to the disclosure set forth but only by the scope of the appended claims.
I claim:
1. A package comprising a plurality of slender articles arranged in a broomed substantially cylindrical mass, a transparent plastic barrel of shorter length than individual articles closely receiving said mass, the length of said mass being shortened by brooming the articles to an extent that the mass is contained within the barrel, caps fitted over the ends of said barrel, and a transparent plastic sleeve surrounding said barrel and shrunken into tight engagement therewith and partially covering the ends of said caps.
2. A package comprising a plurality of slender articles arranged in a broomed substantially cylindrical mass, opposite ends of the articles being shaped differentially, approximately half the articles being reversed end-to-end from the other half, a transparent plastic barrel of shorter length than individual articles closely receiving said mass, the length of said mass being shortened by brooming the articles to an extent that the mass is contained within the lbarrel, caps fitted over the ends of said barrel, and a transparent plastic sleeve surrounding said barrel and shrunken into tight engagement therewith and partially cover-ing the ends of said caps.
3. A package comprising a plurality of nails arranged in a broomed substantially cylindrical mass, approximately half the nails being reversed end-to-end from the other half, a transparent plastic barrel of shorter length than individual nails closely receiving said mass, a plastic cap having a circumferential groove frictionally receiving one end of said barrel, a metal cap fitted over the other end of said barrel, and a transparent cellulose xanthate plastic sleeve surrounding said barrel and shrunken into tight engagement therewith and partially covering the ends of said caps, said plastic cap having a recess in its end face adapted to nest with another similar package.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 697,503 Lindsay Apr. 15, 1902 1,941,041 McKee Dec. 26, 1933 2,545,243 Rumsey Mar. 13, 1951 2,775,082 Vogt Dec. 25, 1956 2,958,169 Flax Nov. 1, 1960 2,996,180 Bruce Aug. 15, 1961 FOREIGN PATENTS 245,632 Great Britain Jan. 14, 1926
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US3252567A (en) * 1962-08-31 1966-05-24 William J Baron Hosiery package
US3338406A (en) * 1965-12-20 1967-08-29 Dow Chemical Co Carton construction
US3410396A (en) * 1965-06-15 1968-11-12 Meyer Geo J Mfg Co Article and tray package
US3487920A (en) * 1968-03-04 1970-01-06 Vanfrido Olivotto Packaging rod-like articles
US3726396A (en) * 1971-02-11 1973-04-10 Adhesives M Co Method and apparatus to form shrink wrapped coil package
US3731792A (en) * 1971-02-08 1973-05-08 Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp Nonslumping glass fiber package
US4289237A (en) * 1979-11-20 1981-09-15 Anthony Cutrara Firewood package
US4310090A (en) * 1980-09-02 1982-01-12 Mackarvich Charles J Nestable tie down anchor and package thereof
US4895255A (en) * 1988-08-22 1990-01-23 Tridon Limited Shrink wrapped shipping bundle of blister packages for windshield wipers
US5214902A (en) * 1991-08-29 1993-06-01 Safety Issue Corporation Hand-carryable safety package and method of making the same
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US8985927B2 (en) 2011-07-22 2015-03-24 Gripnail Corporation Insulation hanger strips and safety stack packaging therefor
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US1941041A (en) * 1932-03-23 1933-12-26 Continental Can Co Package for can ends and method of producing same
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US1941041A (en) * 1932-03-23 1933-12-26 Continental Can Co Package for can ends and method of producing same
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US3410396A (en) * 1965-06-15 1968-11-12 Meyer Geo J Mfg Co Article and tray package
US3338406A (en) * 1965-12-20 1967-08-29 Dow Chemical Co Carton construction
US3487920A (en) * 1968-03-04 1970-01-06 Vanfrido Olivotto Packaging rod-like articles
US3731792A (en) * 1971-02-08 1973-05-08 Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp Nonslumping glass fiber package
US3726396A (en) * 1971-02-11 1973-04-10 Adhesives M Co Method and apparatus to form shrink wrapped coil package
US4289237A (en) * 1979-11-20 1981-09-15 Anthony Cutrara Firewood package
US4310090A (en) * 1980-09-02 1982-01-12 Mackarvich Charles J Nestable tie down anchor and package thereof
US4895255A (en) * 1988-08-22 1990-01-23 Tridon Limited Shrink wrapped shipping bundle of blister packages for windshield wipers
US5214902A (en) * 1991-08-29 1993-06-01 Safety Issue Corporation Hand-carryable safety package and method of making the same
US20070227916A1 (en) * 2006-04-04 2007-10-04 Stan Malinowski Steel suture package
US8985927B2 (en) 2011-07-22 2015-03-24 Gripnail Corporation Insulation hanger strips and safety stack packaging therefor
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