US3185047A

US3185047A - Method for producing and assembling a multi-compartmented container

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Publication number: US3185047A
Application number: US327169A
Authority: US
Inventors: Glenn E Struble; Earl F Borgemenke
Original assignee: Diamond International Corp
Current assignee: Diamond International Corp
Priority date: 1962-09-13
Filing date: 1963-11-07
Publication date: 1965-05-25
Anticipated expiration: 1982-05-25

Description

y 5, 1965 e. E. STRUBLE arm. 3,185,047

METHOD FOR PRODUCING AND ASSBIBLING A llULTI-COIPARTIIENTED CONTAINER Original Filed Sept, 13, 1962 INVENTOR -BY 1%; D- IT136415 ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,185,047 METHOD FOR PRODUCENG AND ASSEMBLING A MULTI-COMEARTMENTED CONTAINER Glenn E. Struble, Hamilton, and Earl F. Borgernenke, Cincinnati, Ohio, assignors to Diamond International Corporation, a corporation of Delaware Original application Sept. 13, 1962, Ser. No. 223,318, new Patent No. 3,135,454, dated June 2, 1964. Divided and this application Nov. 7, 1963, Ser. No. 327,169 1 Claim. (Cl. 93--37) This application is a division of the application of Glenn E. Struble et a1. Serial No. 223,318 filed September 13, 1962, now Patent No. 3,135,454, which is a continuation-in-part of Serial No. 115,415, filed June 7, 1961, .and now abandoned.

This invention relates generally to containers and more particularly to an improved method for assembling a multi-compartme-nted container blank.

A primary object of the present invention is to provide a novel method for assembling a one-piece container blank which is readily produced and which includes panels which during assembly will dispose an intermediate, compartment-forming partition in its oriented position to form a multi-compartrnented container.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel method for erecting a container blank which automatically orients a partition to form a rnulti-compartmented container.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a novel method for producing a carton from a one-piece blank in which during assembly a partition panel is provided to form a multi-compartmented carton, and the partition panel prevents bulging of opposed side walls to which it is attached.

Other and more specific objects and the nature and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from a consideration of the specification when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the blank of the invention, showing in phantom lines a glue strip area and out line for forming partition-panel and container glue flaps;

FIG. 2 is an end elevation of the blank of FIG. 1 looking at the lower edge thereof, and showing in phantom lines means for applying a glue strip to one partitionpanel-glue fiap;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary plan view of the carton blank of FIG. 1 showing the first fold made during assembly of the container, and showing glue strip applied to opposite sides of the blank on the container glue flap and other partition panel glue flap;

FIG. 4 is an end elevation of FIG. 3 showing how the glue strips and a cut is made between the container glue flap and the glue flap of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 5 is an end elevation of the completely assembled container in its folded condition;

FIG. 6 is a view similar to FIG. 5 showing the assembled container partially erected; and

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the erected container.

Referring to the drawings in detail in FIG. 1 a planar blank is indicated generally at 10, the blank being produced from a suitable paperboard material or the like by die cutting, for example.

The blank 10 includes two pairs of alternately disposed rectangular

side wall panels

12, 14 and 16, 18 which are connected at the side edges thereof by mutually

parallel fold lines

20, 22 and 24. The container to be produced from the blank of the exemplary embodiment will be relatively narrow in width, for example, the type used for pancake flour, etc.

The

sidewall panels

12, 14 and 16, 18 include at the upper and lower margins 26 and 28, respectively, pairs of

upper closure flaps

30, 32 and 34, 36 and lower closure flaps 30', 32' and 34', 36'.

3,185,647 Patented May 25, 1965 The sidewall dimensions, it will be understood by those skilled in the art, may be varied, i.e., the side walls may all be of the same area.

Foldably secured at the side edge markin 38 of the sidewall panel 13 is one side edge of a first panel 40 from which will be ultimately cut at line 42 to form adjacent side edges of a container glue flap 44 and a first partitionpanel glue-flap 46. The first partition panel glue-flap is foldably connected at its other side edge to a fold line 48; conveniently perforated if desired, to one side edge of a partition panel 50. The other side edge 52 of the par-tition panel 50 is connected by a fold line to a second partition panel glue flap 54.

The width A of the first pair of

side wall panels

12, 14 is equal and the width B of the second pair of

side wall panels

16, 18 is equal. The width B of the partition panel 50 is at least equal to that of the

side Wall panels

16 and 18. Further, the width C of the glue flaps 46, 54 is equal, accordingly the width D of the panel 40 is greater than the width C of glue flaps 46, 54 to form a width E of the container glue fiap 44 after the glue flap 46 is formed. Although the disclosed embodiment shows glue flaps 46, 54 as being of equal width, it will be readily recognized by those skilled in the art that the widths of the glue flaps may be different, the prime requisite being that they be wide enough to receive a glue strip and adhere to the opposed side walls.

The blank 16 is conveyed through suitable assembling apparatus, pertinent portions being shown diagrammatically in FIGS. 2 and 4. The inner surface of the blank 10 is shown in FIG. 1, and the blank is conveyed beneath a glue wheel 56 to apply on the inner surface of glue flap 46 a glue strip 58. The glue strip 58 will adhere at 66 on an intermediate portion of the side Wall panel 14 when the first assembly told is made at fold line 24; see FIGS. 2-4.

The first fold of the blank disposes, as seen in FIGS. 3 and 4, the side wall panel 18 in overlying relation to a portion of the side wall panel 14.

The blank '16 is conveyed beneath a combined cutting- \an-d-glue-applying wheel 62 which forms the out line 42 to separate the container glue flap 44 from the first partition panel glue flap 46. Since the previously glued strip 58 will adhere :at 61) on the panel 14 the panel 50 and glue flaps 46, 54 will remain relatively stable on the panel 14. The wheel 62 will apply a glue strip 64 on the outer surface of the container glue flap 44. A glue wheel 66 will apply on the outer surface of the partition panel glue flap 54 a glue strip 68.

The next told is made at fold line 21 and the side wall panel 12 will adhere to the glue strip 68 and the portion thereof adjacent the margin 70 will adhere to glue strip 64. When the container is erected in the manner shown in FIG. 6, the

side wall panels

16 and 18 will swing in parallel relation about

fold lines

20, 22 and 24, 38, respectively, and the partition panel 50 will be disposed parallel to

panels

16 and 18 swinging about

fold lines

48, 52 at the respective partition glue flaps 46, 54 secured on opposed inner surfiaces of

side wall panels

14 and 12, respectively,

As clearly seen in FIG. 7, when the

side Walls

12, 14 are parallel to each other, the

side Walls

16 and 18 will be disposed at right angles to the

walls

12, 14 and parallel to partition 56 to form adjacent compartments X [and Y in the erected container.

It will be noted that the blank 11) is substantially rectangular, thus there is practically no waste of material; the assembly of the container positively orients the partition panel 51) to form the compartments X and Y; the

glue strips

58, 64 and 68 can be readily applied 3 without requiring experience and involved apparatus and the out line 46 is readily joined.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made Without departing from the spirit of the invention and therefore the invention'is not limited to what is shown in the drawings and described in the specification but only as set forth in the appended claim.

We claim:

The method of assembling a multi-compartmental container from a blank comprising, in order, two pairs of rectangular, alternately disposed, side wall panels foldably connected on mutually parallel fold lines, said blank including a free side edge margin at one side edge of one panel of one of said pairs of side Wall panels, a single, planar combined container-glue-flap-and-partition panel glue flap panel foldably connected to the side edge of the one of the panels of said other pair of side Wall panels remote from said free side edge margin, a parti tion panel foldably connected to said combined panel, and a partition panel glue flap foldably connected to said partition panel, said combined panel being of greater Width than said partition panel glue flap, said partition panel being substantially the same width as said other pair of sidewall panels, including the steps of:

(a) applying a glue strip on one side of said combined. panel adjacent to the fold line by which said combined panel is connected to said partition panel and covering a portion of the width of said combined panel;

(b) folding said partition panel glue flap, partition panel, combined panel and one panel to which the combined panel is foldably connected in overlying, juxtaposed relation to the remaining side Wall panels and adhesively securing said glue strip on said combined panel to the next adjacent side wall panel at which said fold is made;

(0) simultaneously applying aglue strip to said partition panel glue flap and the remaining portion of the width of said combined panel on the side of said blank opposite said first mentioned glue strip and spaced therefrom and While simultaneously cutting and separating the combined panel intermediately of said opposed glue strips on opposite sides of said combined panel; and

(d) folding said side wall panel having said free edge margin onto the next adjacent side wall panel in juxtaposition on said second mention-ed glue strips with the free margin engaged on said container glue flap and the side wall panel including said margin engaged on said partition panel glue flap severed from said combined panel.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,106,876 10/63 Dewhurst 9337 FRANK E. BAILEY, Primary Examiner.

BERNARD STICKNEY, Examiner.