US396028A

US396028A - John l

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Publication number: US396028A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1889-01-08
Anticipated expiration: 1906-01-08

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(No Model.)

J. L. OOLHAPP.

PAPER PAIL. No. 396,028. Patented Jan. 8, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

JOHN L. COLIIAPP, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF TlVO-THIRDS TO CHARLES OHAMBERLAIN, OF SAME PLACE.

PAPER PAIL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,028, dated January 8, 1889.

Application filed March 24, 1888. Serial No. 268,402. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN L. (0.LHAPP, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illi- 1101s, have inrented a new and useful Improvement in. Paper Pails or Receptacles for Carrying Oysters, Ice-Cream, and the Like, of i Like parts are indicated by the same letter in all the figures.

A is a sheet of flexible f.-1l; ric,preferablyin the form of a circle or analogous figure. I

have found that an octagonal sheet, as illustrated in the drawings, works very well.

13 B are creases therein, extending from the angles in the circumfm-ence to the circle K,

which forms the outline of the bottom and of the United States, is as follows: 85

being nearly radial to the cenler of the sheet. 0 C are similar creases at an angle to the creases 15 B and intersecting the same in the circle K. the receptacle is completed to form, one a set of internal and the other a setof external F the bottom of the receptacle, which is outlined by the circle K.

G is a rim or supportabout the top thereof. It may be secured by cement or otherwise, or

2 thereto, and cement between the folded por- 100 by the short rivets M M.

ll is a bail, secured by insertion through the apertures or perforations J J in the rim G and the body of the receptacle.

The use and operation of my invention are as follows: A single sheet of flexible fabric is cut in the desired form. It is then creased inwardly and outwardly on the lines B and O. The portions included between the lines B These creases are designed when w and C are then folded over onto the portion between the lines O and D. The line B will then fall upon the dotted line D and the line C on thedotted line E. IVhen this operation is completed, the receptacle will be found to be substantially round at both top and bottom. The piece G may then be placed about the top of the receptacle and secured thereto in any desired manner, thus giving support to the body of the receptacle, finish to the edge thereof,'and a firm securing place for the bail H. The body of the receptacle and the supporting-rim G may be made of any desirable material; but I have found heavy manila paper to be a cheap, light, and convenient article for such purpose.

I do not wish to limit myself to the exact forms or material indicated. I have found the octagonal form for the sheet of flexible fabric most convenient. The bail may be secured in any desirable manner. The support- 7 5 ing-rim may be of any shape or material and secured in any desired manner, or dispensed with altogether. Ilany other changes could be made. Any sort of lid or cover may be employed, though I would prefer a lid inserted into the top, thus strengthening the same.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent An oyster-bucket the sides and bottom of which consist of a blank of flexible 'material having a practically-circular bottom, and an octagonal edge, said blank divided by radial creases into segments, each of which is again divided by a crease which intersects a radial side of the segment at the center and is at right angles to the peripheral side of the segment, the blank being folded into an inner and outer series of folds, respectively, on the creases B and O, substantially as shown and described, in combination with rivets which hold the gathered portions of the blank so as to form the top of the bucket, a bail attached tions of the sides of the bucket, all substantially as and for the purpose shown and de scribed.

JOHN L. COLHAPP.

\Vitnesses:

CORA L. OADWALLADER, FRANoIs M. PARKER.