US428642A

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Publication number: US428642A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1890-05-27
Anticipated expiration: 1907-05-27

Description

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. I

FRANK. B. SITES, OF DEFIANCE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HENRY D. BOKOP, OF SAME PLACE.

CRATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 428,642, dated May 2'?, 1890.

Application tiled March 5, 1890. Serial No. 342,777. (No model.)

.To all whom it 'may concern.-

Be it known that l, FRANK. B. SITES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Defiance, in the county of Defiance and State of Ohio,

have invented a new and useful Crate, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to crates for the transportation of fruits and other articles of merchandise and for the storage ot' such artiio cles; and it has for its object to provide a crate which shall .be simple in construction, durable, and inexpensive, and in which the contents shall be freely ventilated, thereby preventing deterioration and loss from lack of ventilation.

The invention consists, specifically, in a crate or packing-box constructed of a fabric composed of Wooden slats and wireg'interwoven, the detailed construction of said crate being as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings hereto annexed, Figure l is a perspective view of a crate or packing-box embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the same with the cover open. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 4 is ahori- Zontal sectional View. Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse sectional view.

Like numerals of reference indicatelike parts in all the figures.

The fabric of which my improved crate or packing-box is constructed is composed of wooden slats l l, of suitable length, interwoven between pairs of strands 2 2, of ordinary wire. Of this fabric, in the'construction of an ordinary packing-crate such as has been shown in the annexed drawings, three pieces of suitable dimensions are used to form, respectively, thebody 3, the bottom 4, and the top 5. The body 3 is formed by bending a single strip of the fabric to form the sidesl 6 (i and the ends 7 7. Bracingstrips S S are nailed or otherwise securedk exterior-ly at the lower ends and interiorly at the upper ends of the ends and sides to secure the latter against collapsing. The bottom Llis likewise formed of a single piece of the fabric, to the edges of which on the outer or under side are nailed or otherwise secured the longitudinal bracing-strips 9 9. The top 5 isconstructed,` like the bottom, of a single stripor piece of the fabric, to the edges of which on the upper or outerv side are nailed or other- I'wise secured the longitudinal bracing-strips l0 lO. The severa-l parts-namely, the body-,; top, and bottom-are of course to be properly proportioned, so as to fit neatly together. The bottom 4 is permanently secured to the body 3 by means of Wires ll, looped around the bottom strips 8 of the body and around the bracing-strips 9 and end slats l of the bo`t tom, said connecting-wires being twisted, as shown at l2, between the bottom and the body. The bottom being thus secured serves also to brace the body of the crate and to render it sufficiently stiff and rigid to withstand considerable rough usage without'danger of being injured. To the sides and ends of the top'are similarly wired the strips 13, which are adapted to fit around the upper edge of the body of the crate, thus forming a neatly-fitting and durable cover, which may be secured by hinge-Wires 14 to the wires 2, connecting the slats l of one side of the box or crate. 'The corners of the crate are re-enforced by clamping-wires l5 l5, which may be secu red by means of staples 1G orin any other suitable manner, and the ends of which are bent around the corners of `the crate and driven into the slats or the bracing-strips, as the case may be. The lid of the crate when closed may be secured by means of staples 17 and wire hasps 1S, the latter being preferably secured upon the former by means of a wire provided with a metal seal of ordinary construction. This fastening-wire has not been shown in the drawings, however, as it'forins no part of my invention.

The advantages of my improved crate will be readily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection With the drawings hereto annexed.

The construction, as will be seen, is exceedingly simple and the material employed is inexpensive, thus enabling my improved crates to be manufactured and placed on the market at a very small expense.

The crate will be found exceedingly useful for the storage and transportation of fruits and other like perishable articles of merchandise, which frequently are damaged or destroyed from a lack of proper ventilation, and the crate admits of the convenient inspection of its contents, which is always shown off to best advantage.

The crate or package is strong and durable and may when properly handled be used an indefinite number of times.

I reserve the right to make crates or packages embodying my invention of all sizes and of different shapes to render them useful for all purposes for which such crates or packages may be profitably employed.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United Statesl. A crate or package constructed of wooden slats and wire interwoven and comprising the body constructed of a single piece of such fabric properly shaped, and having` interior bracing-strips at its upper end and exterior bracing-strips at its lower end, the bottom composed of a single strip ofthe fabric having exterior longitudinal bracing-strips, and the top composed of asingle strip of thefabrie having exterior longitudinal bracing-strips and provided with. edge strips wired to the sides and ends thereof, the bottom being secured to the body by wires looped around and connecting the end slats andthe bracing-strips ot' the bottom with the bracing-strips at the lower end of the body, substantially as set forth.

2. The crate the body of which is constructed of wooden slats and wire interwoven and having the interior braeing-strips at its upper edge, in combination with the cover constructed of like material and having the edge strips at its sides and ends, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as v my own I have hereto a'liixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK. B. SITES.

Witnesses:

MARY H. WEINLAND, J'No. P. CAMERON.