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US3291365A
US3291365A US445330A US44533065A US3291365A US 3291365 A US3291365 A US 3291365A US 445330 A US445330 A US 445330A US 44533065 A US44533065 A US 44533065A US 3291365 A US3291365 A US 3291365A
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  • My invention relates to a container to be formed from a single sheet of thin material for a number of fragile articles to be accommodated therein in a row, the said container comprising at least one compartment with two downwardly converging supporting walls, each of which are provided with a row of recesses serving to receive these articles.
  • Such containers are known. These known containers are disadvantageous in that they either fail to ensure sufficient protection owing to the fact that the walls can be easily compressed, whereby the contents of the container is damaged, or they present a proper protection, which is, however, connected with the drawback of their complicated position and the fact that difficulties are experienced in setting them up.
  • a further object of my invention is to provide a container in which the articles to be packed are supported in such a way that the articles are prevented from sliding in a lateral direction.
  • a still further object of my invention is to provide a container with two compartments situated one beside the other.
  • Another object of my invention is to provide a container which is provided with a grip, thereby facilitating the handling of the container.
  • My invention further aims to provide such a container which is provided with a cover portion which is bent over the container so as to close the upper side of the compartments. In this Way an entirely closed container is obtained by simple means.
  • Another aim of my invention is to provide a container which permits the contents of the container to be observed from the side. Therefore my invention aims to provide apertures in the outer walls, the said apertures being situated in front of the recesses in the supporting walls.
  • FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a container according to the invention
  • FIGURE 2 is a front view of this container
  • FIGURE 3 is a blank of cardboard into which inci sions have been made, which blank can be folded so as to form a container according to the FIGURES l and 2;
  • FIGURE 4 is a front view of a container with two compartments
  • FIGURE 5 is a front view of such a container, which in this case is provided with a cover to be folded over the upper side thereof;
  • FIGURE 6 is a longitudinal section through a detail of the embodiment according to FIGURE 5;
  • FIGURE 7 is a perspective view of a container with two compartments
  • FIGURE 8 is a view of an almost collapsed container, ready for storing, of the kind as shown in the FIGURES 4 and 7;
  • FIGURE 9 is a blank of an incised cardboard sheet which can be folded so as to form a container according to the FIGURES 4 and 7.
  • the container according to the invention consists of two downwardly converging supporting walls 1, 2, respectively, each of which on its upper side merges into one of the outer walls 3, 4, respectively, so as to enclose an acute angle therewith.
  • the junction between the walls 1 and 3 is denoted by the reference 5 and the junction between the walls 2 and 4 is denoted by the reference 6.
  • the distance between the outer walls is greater on the lower side of the container than on the upper side thereof.
  • the outer wall 3 continues so as to form the part 7, which is folded towards the outer wall 4; in an analogous way the outer wall 4 continues so as to form the part 8, which is folded toward the wall 3.
  • bottom parts 7 and 8 are provided with tabs, as will be described hereinafter, which on setting up the container engage to thereby form a coherent bottom.
  • Partially circular or parabolic incisions 9 are provided in the supporting walls 1 and 2, as is also indicated in FIGURE 3, the arrangement being such that two cutouts 9 are oppositely situated.
  • the lower ends of the supporting walls 1 and 2 are kept together by the material which remains between these walls after making the incisions.
  • FIGURE 2 shows a front view of the container according to the invention, the container being intended for packing Christmas tree balls 13.
  • each ball 13 bears upon the edges of the circular recess 12 and further retained by the edges 9 of the apertures formed in the supporting walls.
  • the dimensions of the container and of the recess in the supporting walls 1 and 2 are such that the ball 13 is situated in a definite spaced relationship from the outer walls 3 and 4.
  • the outer walls 3 and 4 are spaced apart by the tabs 10, which after pulling out the container from collapsed form are parallel to the bottom, the said tabs 10, as is described hereinbefore, constituting abutments for the outer walls.
  • FIGURE 3 shows a cardboard blank which can be converted into the container.
  • This blank is provided with a number of incisions and folding lines; the folding lines are indicated in dash lines in the figure.
  • the lines 5 and 6 are folding lines along which the cardboard is folded in order to form the junctions between the supporting walls 1, 2, respectively and the outer walls 3, 4 respectively;
  • the lines 14 and 15 are folding lines on which the cardboard is folded in order to form the junctions between the outer walls 3, 4 respectively and the bottom parts 7, 8, respectively. After folding these bottom parts the tabs 15 and 16 are engaged, so that the container remains in the erected position.
  • the short walls of the tabs 15 and 16 are not perpendicular in the usual way, but they may be at an acute angle in respect of the long side of the container, so that the tabs cannot so easily be disengaged.
  • the bottom parts 7 and 8 can also be secured to each other in another way, for instance by forming tabs on only one bottom part, the said tabs fitting in corresponding incisions in the other bottom part; it is furthermore possible to omit e.g. the bottom part 8 entirely and to make the bottom part 7 extend through the overall width of the container and to secure same by means of tabs which interlock with suitable recesses in the outer wall 4 or to make the said bottom part adhere to the said outer wall.
  • Apertures 17 are further provided in the outer walls 3 and 4 which enable the contents of the container to be observed not only from above and from front, but also from the side. It is evident that this may be desirable especially when the container is used for packing novelties or toys.
  • the upper ends of the container can be held together by one or more strips of, possibly translucent adhesive tape 18.
  • the container may also be entirely packed in cellophane, which may be provided with the conventional tear strip.
  • FIGS 4 to 9 show a container consisting of two oblong compartments 19, 20, respectively (FIG. 7).
  • Each compartment is provided with two inclined, recessed, supporting walls, the eggs 26 being accommodated in the recesses.
  • the compartment 19 has a supporting wall 21, which is situated in the vicinity of the outer wall, and an inner supporting wall 22, the compartment 20 having an inner supporting wall 23 and an outer supporting wall 24.
  • the recesses 25 in these supporting walls are more or less parabolic; the edges of the recesses support the eggs 26.
  • the supporting walls 21 and 22, 23 and 24, respectively are at their lower ends connected by connecting parts 27, in which are provided circular apertures 28.
  • the egg 26 bears on the edges of the aperture 28.
  • the outer supporting walls 21, 24, respectively are continued so as to form the upright outer walls 29, 30, respectively.
  • the outer wall 29 merges into the bottom part 31, which is almost at right angles therewith.
  • the bottom part 31 is continued so as to form a part 32, which is almost prependicular thereto and which is more or less parallel to the upright outer walls 29 and and by its upper edge supports the inner supporting walls 22 and 23 at the location of the connecting line 33 of same.
  • the connecting parts 27 end in tabs 27', 27", respectively, which on setting up the container assume a position which is more or less parallel to the bottom and in between the upright supporting part 32 and the outer walls 29 and 30.
  • the outer walls are thereby prevented from being pushed inwardly; they therefore remain always in a definite, safe, spaced relationship from the eggs 26.
  • the outer wall 30 is also continued so as to form a portion 34 which is almost at right angles therewith, the said portion extending under the bottom part 31 and beyond the upright portion 32 and being secured to the said bottom part by gluing for instance.
  • FIGURE 4 shows clearly the mutual position of the faces when the container is pulled out of the collapsed form in order to receive the eggs.
  • FIGURE 8 shows that the container in collaped form occupies very little space, so that a large number of collapsed containers can be stored in a limited space.
  • the supporting part 32 is then in the flat position between the bottom part 34 and the supporting walls 23 and 24; the supporting part 27 and the tabs 27' and 27" are in one plane with the supporting walls 23 and 24, 21 and 22, respectively.
  • the arrows represented in FIGURE 8 indicate in which way the container is pulled out of the collapsed form.
  • FIGURE 5 shows an embodiment, in which the compartments of the container are covered by a cover. This embodiment is in principle equal to those as described hereinbefore, but in this case the part 24a which extends underneath the bottom part 31a continues so as to form a portion 36, which is parallel to the upright wall 29a.
  • the portion 36 is prolonged so as to form a cover 37 which is folded over the open upper sides of the compartments and by means of a tab 38 secured to the outer wall 30a. In this way there is obtained an entirely closed container. If desired viewing apertures whether or not sealed by cellophane can be provided in the cover, the said apertures permitting the contents to be checked at a glance. These apertures are not shown in the drawing.
  • FIGURE 5 shows still another detail which in itself may also be applied to the first embodiment described with reference to the FIGURES 4, 7 and 8.
  • the upright supporting part 32a is prolonged so as to form a grip 39 (shown in side elevation in FIGURE 6), which on setting up the container is inserted in a suitable oblong aperture in the edge shaped junction 33a between the walls 22a and 23a.
  • a suitable oblong aperture is also provided in the cover 37; this enables the filled container to be carried by the grip 39, the eggs bearing on the connecting parts 27a, which transmit the weight to the upper edge of the upright supporting part 32a.
  • FIGURE 9 finally shows a blank which can be formed into the container according to the invention.
  • the dash lines in the figure indicate lines of weakening on which the various faces 29, 30, 31, 32 and 34 of the cardboard should be folded in the directions as indicated in FIGURE 8.
  • a number of parallel incisions are made in the cardboard which constitute the apertures 25 in the upright supporting walls 21, 22 23 and 24.
  • These incisions denoted by 40 in the figures have a parabolic shape; an incision 41 parallel to the folding lines is made in the vicinity of the top, so that the hatched portion 49 is removed from the cardboard.
  • the blank for forming the embodiment of FIGS. 5 and 6 is identical to the blank shown in FIG. 9 with the following exceptions: the end of section 32 is formed with the handle 39, and section 34 is extended so that it is long enough to pass "beneath the entire bottom of the container, sections 36 and 37 are added to the end of enlarged section 34, and a tab is added to the end of section 37. Furthermore, section 37 is provided with a slot for accommodating handle 39, and section 30 is provided with a slot for accommodating tab 38.
  • the container Due to the stable form of the container it is possible to stack a number of containers.
  • an oblong aperture may be made in the under surface of the bottom parts 34, 34a, respectively in which can be inserted the handle of the container situated thereunder. In this way the containers are prevented from sliding on one the other.
  • the container can be adapted to an arbitrary number of articles. It is possible to provide a breaking line, consisting of a number of local perforations. Such a breaking line is indicated in the FIGURES 7 and 9 by the dot dash line 43. A container for ten eggs can then easily be divided into a container for four eggs and a container for six eggs.
  • a container to be folded from a single sheet of thin material for a number of fragile articles to be accommodated therein in a row comprising at least one compartment with two downwardly converging supporting walls, each of said supporting walls being provided with a row of cutouts serving to receive these articles, each supporting wall adjoining at its upper edge an adjacent outer wall, each outer wall extending as far as the bottom of the container and enclosing an acute angle with the said supporting wall, and a bottom wall joining the lower edges of said outer walls, the cutouts being formed by symmetrical and oppositely situated pairs of curved incisions, provided in the material in such manner that their ends directed towards each other do not touch each other, the tops of said cutouts being directed towards the upper edge of the associated supporting wall, the supporting walls at a short distance from the bottom being mutually connected by flat connecting parts formed by the material intermediate the ends of the cutouts, supporting tabs being provided on either side of these connecting parts, the ends of the said tabs contacting the adjacent outer wall, the tabs being obtained by
  • a container according to claim 1 characterized in that the connecting parts are provided with openings shaped in such a way that they support the articles and prevent same from sliding in a lateral direction.
  • a container according to claim 1 characterized in that the container consists of two compartments situated one beside the other, the convergent supporting walls of said comparments merging into each other, the outer wall of one of said compartments extending to form a part which extends underneath the supporting tabs of its respective compartment and continues as far as the upper joined edge of said supporting Walls so as to form an upright intermediate wall between the adjacent supporting walls, the outer wall of the other compartment extending to form a second bottom part, which extends underneath the supporting tabs of the second compartment and adjoins the first bottom part.
  • a container to be folded from a single sheet of thin material for a number of fragile articles to be accommodated therein in a row said container comprising two compartments situated one beside the other, each compartment being provided with two downwardly converging supporting walls each provided with a row of recesses serving to receive the articles, the outer supporting wall of each compartment adjoining at its upper edge an adjacent outer wall, said outer walls extending to the bottom of the container and enclosing an acute angle with their respective supporting walls, the inner Supporting walls being joined to each other at their top 'edges, the outer wall of one of said compartments extending to form a bottom part which extends underneath the supporting walls and continues as far as the upper edge of the inner supporting walls so as to form an upright intermediate wall between the adjacent supporting walls, the outer wall of the other compartment extending to form a second bottom part which also extends under the supporting walls of said other compartment, said supporting walls being provided with symmetrical and oppositely situated pairs of curved cutouts provided in the material in such a manner that their ends which are directed towards each other do
  • a container according to claim 4 characterized in that said erect, intermediate wall supporting the inner supporting walls is provided with a protruding, U-shaped part forming a grip, and accommodated in a corresponding aperture in the connecting edge of the adjacent supporting walls.
  • a container according to claim 4 characterized in that the bottom part associated with said other compartment continues under the bottom part associated with said one compartment to form a portion which assumes an upright position, the latter extending over the outer side of the adjacent outer wall and extending into an integral cover portion, which is bent over the container so as to close the upper side of the compartments.

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