US3381810A - Ribbon package and packaging method - Google Patents

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US3381810A
US3381810A US547976A US54797666A US3381810A US 3381810 A US3381810 A US 3381810A US 547976 A US547976 A US 547976A US 54797666 A US54797666 A US 54797666A US 3381810 A US3381810 A US 3381810A
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Delmar J Lasher
Finley Y Wills
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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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/67—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for web or tape-like material
    • B65D85/671—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for web or tape-like material wound in flat spiral form
    • B65D85/672—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for web or tape-like material wound in flat spiral form on cores

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  • a wrap-around carton for packaging typewriter ribbon cartridges is disclosed.
  • the carton is a single piece blank which can be assembled by machine or hand. It comprises integral key tabs for accurately locating the cartridge within the carton, tabs for preventing unwinding of the ribbon, and means for protecting the exposed portion of the typewriter ribbon.
  • a wrap-around ribbon carton that is amenable to either hand or machine assembly, and includes means for protecting the exposed portion of the ribbon, means for preventing unwinding of the ribbon, and is provided entirely from a simple, single piece paperboard blank.
  • a broader object of our invention has been to devise and develop a carton for packaging articles having spe cific carton position requirements and that is particularly amenable to mechanized production methods.
  • a further object of our invention has been to devise and develop a carton for packaging an article having specific position requirements relative thereto, and including integrally formed locating means for assisting both in assembly of the package and retention of the article after assembly.
  • the carton of our invention comprises basically a wrap-around tubular sleeve that covers the top, bottom, and opposed sides of a ribbon cartridge.
  • the ribbon cartridge includes in its sidewalls a pair of vertical locating slots by which it is mounted on a typewriter during use.
  • the key tabs have been specifically constructed to have a stable geometry and thereby provide adequate reliability. The stability is obtained by forming the key tabs by cuts across the sleeve sidewalls to form an asymmetric projection into the sleeve interior.
  • the key tabs are also made stable by providing one portion thereof of a Wider and, hence, stronger section to reinforce the basic asymmetry of the tab.
  • the key tab construction of our invention aids in assembly of the package by presenting vertically extending guide columns to assist in proper location of the cartridge within the partially assembled package.
  • the package having key tabs to locate the cartridge and retain it in position, is thereby made capable of providing the other packaging requirements.
  • foldover tabs that engage the interior opening of the ribbon spools to prevent excessive rotation and unwinding thereof.
  • the foldover tabs in and of themselves are inadequate to retain the cartridge in position.
  • our package is provided with a foldover leaf that provides a shield for the exposed span of inked ribbon. The shield is prevented from contacting the ribbon over a significantly large area by its geometry and the fact that the key tabs retain the cartridge in position relative to the shield. It can be seen that other positioncritical operative components can be provided in our package due to the key tabs thereof.
  • a window for displaying a specific label can be provided with assurance that the label, being an integral part of the cartridge, is held in visible alignment with the window.
  • FIGURE 1 is a plan or developed view of a carton blank constructed in accordance with our invention
  • FIGURE 2 is an assembly view of a ribbon cartridge and a partially assembled carton in accordance with our invention
  • FIGURES 3 and 4 are similar operational views show ing a feature of our carton during its assembly and taken along lines III-III of FIGURE 2;
  • FIGURE 5 is cross-sectional view of an assembled cartridge and carton in accordance with our invention taken along lines VV of FIGURE 2.
  • FIGURE 1 there is shown a preformed wrap-around paperboard carton or package blank 10 for wrapping a typewriter ink ribbon cartidge 20 or similar article having a casing 21.
  • the blank 10 is assemblable to form a tubular sleeve having a top or base wall 11, a bottom or base wall provided by edge overlapping leaves or flaps 12 and 13 and opposed side or edge walls 14.
  • the overlapping leaves 12 and 13 are I glued or otherwise fastened along a zone 13a leaving a free lift tab portion 13b to facilitate tearing the carton from the cartridge 20.
  • the carton is formed by bending the blank 10 inwardly along a first pair of parallel lines, scores or creases 15 defining wall intersections that are separated by a distance 16 that is substantially equal to the width 22 of the cartridge casing 21, and bending along lines, scores or creases 17, defining further wall intersections which are each parallel to and respectively spaced from lines 15 by a distance 18 that is approximately equal to the vertical height 23 of the cartridge casing 21.
  • the cartridge casing 21 is provided with opposed alignment or locating notches, slots or grooves 24 formed in its sides 25 and extending between the top and bottom casing surfaces 26 and 27.
  • a groove 24 is also shown in the partial vertical crosssectional view of FIGURES 3 and 4.
  • the blank is provided with two pairs of adjacent cut lines 31, each pair defining a key tab 30 therebetween.
  • Each key tab 30 has a first or control portion 32 and a second or locking portion 33 joined by a bend line, score or crease 34 therebetween.
  • the control portion 32 commences at the respective one of the bend lines 17 and tapers inwardly to the bend line 34 to provide a short, wide portion relative to the locking portion 33.
  • the locking portion 33 continues from the bend line 34 beyond the respective bend line to an inset bend line, score or crease 35.
  • the length of the locking portion 33 is approximately equal to the distance 18 between adjacent bend lines 15 and 17.
  • the amount of olfset between bend lines 35 and respective bend lines 15 is approximately equal to the longitudinal extent of the control portion 32.
  • the key tab 30 projects inwardly of a cavity C formed in a partially formed carton with the leaves 12 and 13 bent outwardly along bend lines 17.
  • the dimensional relation of the key tab first and second portions 32 and 33 causes the second portion to extend inwardly offset from, and substantially parallel to, its associated sidewall 14.
  • the key tabs 30 thus are in a convenient configuration for receiving the grooves 24 and guiding the cartridge into its required location within the carton.
  • the overlapping leaves 12 and 13 are bent inwardly as shown by arrows A to complete the sleeve.
  • the control portion 32 of the key tab 30 pivots about its respective bend line 17 to a position outwardly of the sleeve as shown in FIGURE 4.
  • the locking portion 33 remains in active holding engagement with its associated groove 24 to retain the cartridge 20 in its placed position within the carton.
  • the under or bottom surface 27 of the cartridge casing 21 is shown in FIGURE 5 exposing axial openings 41 of the ribbon spools or hubs 42 concealed therewithin.
  • the openings 41 are presented exteriorly of the cartridge casing 21 and have typical projections and other radial surfaces such as 43 and 44 to provide for driving engagement by suitable typewriter mechanism (not shown).
  • the key tabs 30 provide secure and adequate location of the cartridge 20 within the carton to permit a pair of foldover tabs or projections 50 to operatively engage the inner surface of spool openings 41 and prevent significant rotation of the ribbon spools 42.
  • the tabs 50 are preferably erected at the same time as the blank is bent to the shape shown in FIGURE 2, thereby making the entire carton ready to cooperatively receive the cartridge 20 upon its insertion.
  • the bottom surface 27 of the cartridge casing 21 is provided with an identifying label 45 that may specify, for example, the color fabric type, code number, etc., of the contained ribbon.
  • a window or cutout portion 60 is provided in the carton to lie operatively over the label 45 and thereby make it visible. Again, the effectiveness of the window 60 is insured by the key tabs 30 which control the position of a cartridge to within the carton.
  • the ribbon cartridge 20 provides a span of inked ribbon 46 exterior to the cartridge casing 21.
  • This exposed span of ribbon is provided to permit use of the ribbon cartridge 20 directly without disassembly.
  • this ribbon span must be shielded for clean handling considerations and to prevent local depletion of ink that could cause premature typing failure.
  • a foldover flap or shield plate 70 in the carton blank 10 having a vertical length 71 that exceeds the carton height, represented by distance 18. Accordingly, the shield, once bent to position Within the carton, will remain there and be operative to protect the ribbon span.
  • the shield plate 70 is capable of contacting the ribbon span 46 only at its outer edge and across a very limited portion due to the retention of the cartridge 26 in position by the key tabs 30. Accordingly, the possibility of ink depletion is virtually eliminated. As an added measure of protection, however, the inner surface of the shield plate 70 is protected with a polyvinylchloride coating which is well known to the art, to further inhibit transfer of ink from the ribbon 46.
  • the carton and cartridge are assembled first by providing a blank 10 as shown in FIGURE 1 and bending it to a preliminary position, either by hand or by suitable machine, to a position as shown in FIGURE 2.
  • the cartridge 20 then can be dropped or placed into the cavity C with the guidance of key tabs 30 such that it properly cooperates with the projections 50, the window 60, and the ribbon shield 70.
  • the cartridge is then sealed by folding leaves 12 and 13 inwardly and gluing, or otherwise sealing them together.
  • a key tab formed therein for positionally retaining the article within the carton, said key tabs being provided by cut lines extending transversely across their associated sidewalls from the intersection thereof with one of said base walls to a position on the other base wall beyond the intersection of the associated sidewall therewith.
  • each of said key tabs comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of each key tab being short and wide relative to the second portion thereof and commencing at the intersection of the associated sidewall with said one base wall.
  • a preformed paperboard sheet-like carton blank said blank being bendable along a first pair of parallel lines separated by approximately the distance between the article sides, the blank being further bendable along a second pair of lines parallel to said first pair, and each separated from a respective one of said first pair by approximately the distance between the article top and bottom, the blank further having longitudinal cut lines defining a plurality of key tabs integral therewith, said cut lines extending from a position between said first pair of bending lines to the respectively associated one of said second pair of bending lines;
  • said blank with an operative portion for cooperating positionally with the article, said key tabs providing means for accurately locating and holding the article in position relative to said operative portion of package.

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BE695779D BE695779A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1966-05-05 1967-03-20
FR8431A FR1517305A (fr) 1966-05-05 1967-03-23 Cartouche à ruban et procédé d'emballage
GB16252/67A GB1133823A (en) 1966-05-05 1967-04-10 Carton, carton blank and method of packaging
DE19671586737 DE1586737A1 (de) 1966-05-05 1967-04-26 Faltschachtel fuer eine Farbband- oder aehnliche Kassette
NL6705850A NL6705850A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1966-05-05 1967-04-26
AT395867A AT271319B (de) 1966-05-05 1967-04-26 Faltschachtel für eine Farbband- od.ähnl. Kassette
CH613467A CH448875A (de) 1966-05-05 1967-04-28 Faltschachtel für eine Farbband- oder ähnliche Kassette
SE06279/67A SE332997B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1966-05-05 1967-05-03

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US3664492A (en) * 1970-04-10 1972-05-23 Robert S Wallace Tape cassette sleeve
US3682297A (en) * 1970-04-20 1972-08-08 Container Corp Carton for tape cartridges
US3840142A (en) * 1972-02-26 1974-10-08 Victor Co Ltd Miniature tape cartridges
US3994395A (en) * 1973-12-03 1976-11-30 Bennett Robertson Mavis Marion Article storage device
US3917067A (en) * 1974-04-01 1975-11-04 Utex Inc Carrier for cassettes
US3931889A (en) * 1974-11-29 1976-01-13 Hoerner Waldorf Corporation Tape cassette hub retainers
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US4248344A (en) * 1977-11-15 1981-02-03 Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. Tape cassette
US4367963A (en) * 1980-07-21 1983-01-11 Wordex Refillable typewriter ribbon cartridge
US4322000A (en) * 1980-08-13 1982-03-30 Diamond International Corporation Tape cassette packages and holders therefor
US4567983A (en) * 1984-04-09 1986-02-04 Handleman Company Theft resistant cassette holder
US4572369A (en) * 1984-04-09 1986-02-25 Handleman Company Theft resistant cassette holder
US4815254A (en) * 1986-07-11 1989-03-28 Unilever Patent Holdings B.V. Process for erecting and closing a folding carton and apparatus for carrying out this process
US5018885A (en) * 1989-05-18 1991-05-28 Ing. C. Olivetti & C., S.P.A. Cassette for a printing ribbon for typewriters
WO1991007752A1 (en) * 1989-11-22 1991-05-30 Klupt Carle D Limited use video cassette and integral mailer
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US5239741A (en) * 1992-08-27 1993-08-31 Shamos Desmond E Method of fabricating a pillow casing apparatus
US5433540A (en) * 1994-03-03 1995-07-18 Xerox Corporation Combined spool retainer and installation device
USD423566S (en) * 1998-07-14 2000-04-25 Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. Cartridge for a label printer
US20040045849A1 (en) * 1998-11-12 2004-03-11 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Cassette storing case
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AT271319B (de) 1969-05-27
FR1517305A (fr) 1968-03-15
GB1133823A (en) 1968-11-20
SE332997B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1971-03-01
CH448875A (de) 1967-12-15

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