US3216606A

US3216606A - Framed pantry ware

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Publication number: US3216606A
Application number: US256073A
Authority: US
Inventors: Abel E Garner
Original assignee: GARNER AND CO Inc
Current assignee: GARNER AND CO Inc
Priority date: 1963-02-04
Filing date: 1963-02-04
Publication date: 1965-11-09
Anticipated expiration: 1982-11-09

Description

1965 A. E. GARNER 3,216,506

FRAMED PANTRY WARE Filed Feb. 4, 1963 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. E. GAR NER A L. I

g 46 BY ATTORNEY A. E. GARNER Nov. 9, 1965 FRAMED PANTRY WARE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 4, 1963 INVENTOR. ABEL E. GARNER ATTORNEY United States Patent ice 3,216,696 FRAME-l) PANTRY WARE Abel E. Garner, New York, N.Y., assignor to Garner & C0,, inn, New Yorir, NY. Filed Feb. 4, 1963, Ser. No. 256,073 8 Claims. ((11. 229-4) This invention relates generally to framed kitchenware or pantry ware and more particularly to framed all-metal containers for food, wrapping paper and the like and to all-metal garbage disposal cans.

A principal object of the present invention is to pro vide a framed square or perpendicular-shaped article of kitchenware provided with an attractive front adapter frame having miter joints and inwardly sloping front wall flanges enhancing the beauty of the container.

A specific object, according to one form of the invention, is to provide a framed all-metal container for holding rolls of wrapping paper of various diameters with means for cutting the paper in desired lengths and with an attractive finishing-off and supporting front frame.

Another specific object according to another form of the invention is to provide an all-metal bread and cake box with an attractive finishing-off and adapter front frame.

Still another specific object according to still another modified form of the invention is to provide an all-metal step-on garbage disposal can with an attractive finishingotf and adapter front frame.

Broadly, the invention comprises an allmetal structure having top, bottom, side and rear walls and with a front enclosure bounded by a finishing-off and supporting metal frame having miter joints and having inwardly sloping flanges.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a framed wrapping paper container embodying the invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 22 of FIG. 1, on an enlarged scale.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 33 of FIG. 2, on an enlarged scale.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 2 on a larger scale, parts being broken away and parts being omitted.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged rear perspective View of the front adapter frame of FIG. 1, parts being broken away.

FIG. 6 is a top perspective view of a bread and cake box with a modified form of the invention applied thereto.

FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 7-7 of FIG. 6 on an enlarged scale, the door being shown partly open in dot-dash lines.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on the line 88 of FIG. 6.

FIG. 9 is a view similar to FIG. 7 of one end of the box, on a larger scale, parts being shown broken away.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged front perspective view of the enveloping front frame of FIG. 6, parts being broken away.

Referring in detail to the drawings, in FIG. 1 there is shown a framed wrapping paper container 10 embodying one form of the invention. The container 10 has a hollow dilhfih Patented Nov. 9, 1965 rectangular body with a top wall 12, a bottom wall 14, rear wall 16 and

end walls

18, 18. The front end edges 2:) of the end walls taper downwardly and outwardly thereby providing a tapering front for the container. The front of the body is open but provided with swingable closure plates including an upper swingable closure plate 22, an intermediate swingable closure plate 24 and a bottom swingable closure plate 26. The plates close the front of the body. The body with closure plates is formed of sheet metal, preferably chrome-finished metal. in accordance with the invention, the front of the body is provided with a finishing-off and adapter frame 30 of similar chrome-finished sheet metal welded to the body. The frame shown in detail in FIG. 5 is rectangular in configuration with elongated pieces 32 constituting the long sides thereof and with pieces 34 constituting the short ends thereof, joining said pieces 32. The

pieces

32 and 34 are substantially channel-shaped in cross section, with

outer flanges

36 and 38, respectively. Each of the

flanges

36 and 38 has a facing flange 40 and an inner flange 42. The inner flange 42 terminates in a two-ply lip 44 extending at right angles to the inner flange inwardly toward the center of the body. The body of each facing flange 40 is slanted inwardly toward the rear wall 16 of the body, and its end edges are cut at a slant. The inner flanges 42 are slit across at their ends, the slits forming a continuation of the slanting cuts of the facing flanges. The slanted end edges of the facing flanges 40 are placed in abutment thereby forming miter joints 46 at the corners. The free inner end of each of the outer flanges 3e and 38 is turned over upon itself forming an overlapped end edge 48. The top and

bottom Walls

12 and 14, respectively, are each formed with an inwardly and radially extending flange 59 along the front end edges thereof. The

side walls

18, 18 are similarly formed with inwardly and radially extending flanges 52 along the front end edges thereof. The top piece 32 and

side pieces

34, 34 are integrally formed providing an inverted U-shaped unit, with the bottom piece 32 forming a separate unit fastened to the

side pieces

34, 34 by means of lugs 39 formed integrally on the bottom of the side pieces 34-, 34 and bent inwardly toward the center of the body of the frame. The ends of the bottom piece 32 overlap the lugs 39 and are welded thereto thereby providing a one-piece unitary frame 3% as shown in FIG. 5.

At the ends of the top closure plate 22 along the top edge thereof the material of the plate is enlarged and looped around forming a tubular stub shaft 54 extending beyond the ends of the plate. The intermediate closure plate 24 is similarly formed with a tubular stub shaft 56 and the bottom closure plate 26 with a tubular stub shaft 58. The free ends of the stub shafts are journalled in socketed openings 68 formed in the inwardly extending flanges 42 of the side pieces 3'4, 34 whereby the closure plates are pivotally mounted for swinging movement toward and away from the body of the container. The bottom long edges of the plates are formed with teeth 62 thereby providing cutting edges, and the plates are formed with elongated ribs 63 and end flanges 65. Rectangular metal shelves 64 are mounted inside the container between the rear wall 16 an inner front lips 44 along the

side pieces

34, 34. The shelves have upstanding flanges 66 along their long edges spot welded to the rear wall and to the front lips. The ends of the shelves terminate short of the

side walls

18, 18 and are provided with upstanding end flanges 68. The shelves partition the interior of the container into upper, intermediate and

bottom compartments

70, 72, 74, respectively. The bottom wall 14 is formed with outstruck teats 76 for supporting the container off of a supporting surface.

In use, rolls 80 of wrapping paper 82 are placed loosely on the shelves 64 in the

compartments

70, 72 and 74 with the free ends 84 extending outwardly of the compartments exteriorly of the container and underneath the cutting edges 62 of the

closure plates

22, 24 and 26. By merely pulling the free ends manually outwardly and then upwardly across the cutting edges a desired length of paper may be readily cut off of the roll.

In FIGS. 6 to 10, inclusive, the improved front finishing-off and adapter frame 30 is shown forming part of a container in the form of a bread and cake box 10'. The box 10' has a chrome-finished sheet metal rectangularshaped body including a top wall 12, a bottom wall 14 rear wall 16' and

end walls

18, 18. The front of the body is open.

The frame 30 is mounted on the front edges of the walls 12', 14' and 18', 18', similarly to the mounting of the frame 30 on the

walls

12, 14 and 18, 18 of the container 10 shown in FIG. 1 and similarly secured. Similar reference numerals are used to indicate similar parts of the frame 30.

A door 90 is provided for closing the front of the body of the box. The door includes a rectangular-shaped plate 92 of the same material as the body of the box with a reinforced backing plate 94 of wood. The bottom end of the door as viewed in FIG. 6 is pivotally connected to the side pieces 34 of the frame adjacent the bottom piece 32 by means of stub shafts 96 secured at one end to the corners of the metal plate 92 and journalled at the other end in the inwardly extending flanges 42 and the outer flanges 38 of the side pieces 34. A knob 98 secured to the top end of the door serves as a handle.

A removable shelf 100 of chrome-finished sheet metal seated on lugs 102 instruck from the material of the side walls 18', 18' partitions the interior of the box into an upper compartment 104 and a bottom compartment 106 for housing and supporting bread or cake. Vent holes 108 are formed in the side walls 18, 18' to ventilate the interior of the box. 'Ieats 76' pressed out of the material of the bottom wall 14' support the box off of a supporting surface.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and that various changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent 1. In a metal kitchen or pantry container, a hollow noncircular body with side and rear walls and a continuous adapter frame around the body at the front, said frame having a continuous outer flange disposed parallel with the outer surfaces of the body and having a front inwardly sloping continuous flange sloping inwardly from the periphery of said outer flange, said sloping flanges terminating in flanges disposed parallel to said outer flanges, said terminal flanges continuing into lips disposed perpendicular to the terminal flanges.

2. A hollow metal kitchen container having a noncircular body including a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall and side walls, said body being open at the front, the front end edges of said side walls tapering downwardly from the top and outwardly, metal pivotable closure plates closing the open front of the body and a continuous metal adapter frame interposed between the front end edges of the walls and the closure plates, said frame having a continuous outer flange disposed substantially in alignment with the outer surfaces of the body and having a continuous front flange sloping inwardly from the periphery of said outer flange.

3. A hollow metal kitchen container having a noncircular body including a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall and side walls, said body being open at the front, the front end edges of said side walls tapering downwardly from the top and outwardly, metal pivotable closure plates closing the open front of the body and a continuous metal adapter frame interposed between the front end edges of the walls and the closure plates, said frame having a continuous outer flange disposed substantially in alignment with the outer surfaces of the body and having a continuous front flange sloping inwardly from the periphery of said outer flange, said sloping flange terminating in a continuous flange parallel to said outer flange.

4. A hollow metal kitchen container having a noncircular body including a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall and side walls, said body being open at the front, the front end edges of said side walls tapering downwardly from the top and outwardly, metal pivotable closure plates closing the open front of the body and a continuous metal adapter frame interposed between the front end edges of the walls and the closure plates, said frame having a continuous outer flange disposed substantially in alignment with the outer surfaces of the body and having a continuous front flange sloping inwardly from the periphery of said outer flange, said sloping flange terminating in a continuous flange parallel to said outer flange, said terminal flange continuing into lips disposed perpendicularly to the terminal flange.

5. A hollow metal kitchen container having a noncircular body including a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall and side walls, said body being open at the front, the front end edges of said side Walls tapering downwardly from the top and outwardly, metal pivotable closure plates closing the open front of the body and a continuous metal adapter frame interposed between the front end edges of the walls and the closure plates, said frame having a continuous outer flange disposed substan tially in alignment wtih the outer surfaces of the body and having a continuous front flange sloping inwardly from the periphery of said outer flange, said sloping flange terminating in a continuous flange parallel to said outer flange, said terminal flange continuing into lips disposed perpendicularly to the terminal flange, said sloping flange having miter joints at the corners of the body.

6. A hollow metal kitchen container having a noncircular body including a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall and side walls, said body being open at the front, the front end edges of said side walls tapering downwardly from the top and outwardly, metal pivotable closure plates closing the open front of the body and a continuous metal adapter frame interposed between the front end edges of the walls and the closure plates, said frame having a continuous outer flange disposed substantially in alignment with the outer surfaces of the body and having a continuous front flange sloping inwardly from the periphery of said outer flange, said sloping flange terminating in a continuous flange parallel to said outer flange, said terminal flange continuing into lips disposed perpendicularly to the terminal flange, said sloping flange having miter joints at the corners of the body, the pivotal mounting of said closure plates including stub shafts carried on the ends of said closure plates, said continuous flange parallel to said outer flange having socketed holes Lherein, the free ends of said stub shafts journalled in said oles.

7. A hollow metal kitchen container having a rectangular-shaped body including a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall and side walls, said body being open at the front, a pivotal metal cover plate closing the open front of the body, and a continuous metal adapter frame secured on the front end edges of the top, bottom and side walls, said frame having a continuous outer flange disposed substantially in alignment with the outer surfaces of the top, bottom and side walls, said frame having a continuous front flange sloping inwardly from the periphery of the outer flange, said sloping flange terminating in a continuous flange parallel to said outer flange, said sloping flange formed Wtih miter joints at the corners of the body,

said terminal flange continuing into lips disposed perpendicularly to the terminal flange.

8. A hollow metal kitchen container having a rectangular-shaped body including a top Wall, a bottom Wall, a rear Wall and side Walls, said body being open at the front, a pivotal metal cover plate closing the open front of the body, and a continuous metal adapter frame secured on the front end edges of the top, bottom and side walls, said frame having a continuous outer flange disposed substantially in alignment with the outer surfaces of the top, bottom and side Walls, said frame having a continuous front flange sloping inwardly from the periphery of the outer flange, said sloping flange terminating in a continuous flange parallel to said outer flange, said sloping flange formed Wtih miter joints at the corners of the body, said terminal flange continuing into References (lited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 774,041 11/04 Cofiin 22U73 1,789,087 1/31 Snyder 220l FOREIGN PATENTS 676,912 8/52 Great Britain.

FRANKLIN T. GARRETT, Primary Examiner.

Claims

1. IN A METAL KITCHEN OR PANTRY CONTAINER, A HOLLOW NONCIRCULAR BODY WITH SIDE AND REAR WALLS AND A CONTINUOUS ADAPTER FRAME AROUND THE BODY AT THE FRONT, SAID FRAME HAVING A CONTINUOUS OUTER FLANGE DISPOSED PARALLEL WITH THE OUTER SURFACES OF THE BODY AND HAVING A FRONT INWARDLY SLOPING CONTINUOUS FLANGE SLOPING INWARDLY FROM THE PERIPHERY OF SAID OUTER FLANGE, SAID SLOPING FLANGES TERMIANTING IN FLANGES DISPOSED PARALLEL TO SAID OUTER FLANGES, SAID TERMINAL FLANGES CONTINUING INTO LIPS DISPOSED PERPENDICULAR TO THE TERMINAL FLANGES.