US645196A

US645196A - Sealed folding hollow body.

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Publication number: US645196A
Application number: US73276999A
Authority: US
Inventors: Frederick A Walter
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1899-10-06
Filing date: 1899-10-06
Publication date: 1900-03-13
Anticipated expiration: 1917-03-13

Description

No. 645,|96; Patented ar. [3, I900.

F. A. WALTER.

SEALED FOLDING HOLLOW BODY. (Application filed Oqfi 6, 1899.)

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NITED STATES PATENT rFrcE.

FREDERICK A. YVALTER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SEALED FOLDING HOLLOW BODY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 645,196, dated March 13, 1900.

Application filed October 6, 1899.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK A. WALTER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Sealed Folding Hollow Bodies, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to that class of sealed folding hollow bodies or receptacles which are intended for use in the systematic collections for missionary, Sunday-school, church,

charitable, and other beneficent purposes in which certain practical conditions must be combined to insure successi. e., such a receptacle should be formed into a symmetrical or geometrical figure, such a receptacle or figure to stand'erect and be strong and rigid when in use and should be so constructed that its contents cannot be shaken out or be extracted without injury to the particular receptacle, the latter to be so constructed as to readily fold for transportation, and it must be produced at a minimum cost. In my in-. vention of improvement in sealed folding hollow bodies described and claimed by me in Letters Patent of the United States No. 618,628, dated January 31, 1899,'this purpose was partially attained.

To attain a still higher degree of efficiency, both in utility and reduction of cost of manufacture, is the object of my present invention,

which consists in the novel features of construction and arrangements of parts, all as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a wedge or tent shaped sealed hollow body or receptacle having protuberant ends embodying my. invention. Fig. 2 represents the blank from which the body or receptacle is formed, the same being spread out and scored or creased, as shown by the dotted lines. Fig. 3 represents in the side elevation the body or receptacle after having been constructed, sealed, and folded for transportation. Fig. 4: represents an end elevation of Fig. 3, which for clearer illustration is only partially folded. Fig. 5 represents a perspective view showing the body orreceptacle in a partially-constructed state. Figs. 6 to 10, 11 to 15, and

Serial No. 732,769. (No model.)

16 to 20 represent similar views to Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4-, and 5 above described and show, substantially, the same construction of body or receptacle, the only difference being in the method of sealing the triangular ends.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings, my invention will be best described by first referring to Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, wherein Fig. 2 designates a blank, of any suitable flexible material, cut into the irregular shape, substantially as shown, and then scored or creased, as indicated by the dotted lines, the scoring or creasing being accomplished by any suitable means and being of such a character as to permit of the material being readily folded at the lines so scored. The blank is provided at E, E, and E with extensions A, A, and A to which glue or other adhesive material is applied, after which the blank is folded on lines marked X to form triangular ends integral with S. The glued extensions A are turned upon E, E and E are glued upon A and A, the flap or guard F is now folded upon A and A the bottom B is now folded into A and A, and finally S is folded upon A F, and A thus completing the sealing of said hollow body or receptacle, and the diaphragm in F is bisecting the opening in S. To unfold this sealed hollow body or receptacle, the sides S and S at B are drawn away from each other. If the material is very light, the body may be inflated by blowing into the money-opening. The diaphragm in the flap or guard under the money-opening will serve the purpose of a safety-valve for the escape of air when the sealed hollow body is quickly folded flat.

Referring now to Figs. 6 to 10, inclusive, it will befound that the construction is substantially the same as that just described, except that instead of the triangular ends E, E, and E of Fig. 2 being integral with each other, in Fig. 7 said triangular ends E, E, and E are integral with the sides and bottom at S, B, and S, respectively. a blank, of any suitable flexible material, cut into the irregular shape substantially as shown and then scored or creased, as indicated by the dotted lines, the scoring or creasing being accomplished by any suitable means and being of such a character as to permit of Fig. 7 designates ICO the material being readily folded at the lines so scored. The blank is provided at S, B, and S with extensions E E, E E, and E E respectively, constituting the several separate parts of the protuberant ends. The several extensions integral with said separate protuberant ends and marked, respectively, A, A, A and A are the parts to which glue or other adhesive material is applied, after which the blank is folded in such a manner that A A shall fold upon A A, next F is folded upon S, and A A? A A are folded upon A A A A in which event S folds upon S and F, thus completing the sealing of said hollow bodyor receptacle, and the diaphragm in F is bisecting the opening in S. To unfold this sealed hollow body or receptacle, the sides S and S at B are drawn away from each other. If the material is very light, the body may be inflated by blowing into the money-opening. The diaphragm in the flap or guard under the money-opening will serve the purpose of a safety-valve for the escape of air when the sealed hollow body is quickly folded flat.

Referring now to Figs. 11 to 15, inclusive, it will be found that the construction is substantially the same as already described under Figs. 1 to 6,except that instead of having two triangular protuberant ends, as shown in Fig. 1, the present body or receptacle stands upon a plain triangular base, with sloping sides surmounted by a triangular protuberant top terminating in a point. Fig. 12 designates a blank, of any suitable flexible material, cut into the irregular shape substantially as shown and is scored or creased, as indicated by the dotted lines, the scoring or creasing being accomplished by any suitable means and being of such a character as to permit of the material being readily folded at the lines so scored. The blank is provided at S with extensions E, E E, and E Glue or other adhesive material is applied to A A, F F, and A and A, after which the blank is folded on the dotted lines and lines marked X to form triangular ends integral with S, so that Abecomes attached to E and B becomes attached to A and Afiwhen S' is made to close upon F, F, and A thus completing the sealing of said hollow bodyor receptacle, and the hole or diaphragm in F is found to bisect the money-opening in S. To unfold this sealed hollow body or receptacle, the sides S and S at B are drawn away from each other. If the material is very light, the body may be inflated by blowing into the money-opening. The diaphragm in the flap orguard under the money-opening will serve the purpose of a safety-valve for the escape of air when the sealed hollow body is quickly folded flat.

Referring now to Figs. 16 to 20, inclusive, it will be found that the construction is substantially the same as already described under Figs. 6 to 10, except that instead of having two triangular protubcrant ends, as shown in Fig. 6, the present body or receptacle stands upon a plain triangular base, wit-h sloping sides surmounted by a triangular protuberant top terminating around a common point. Fig. 17 designates a blank, of any suitable flexible material, cut into the irregular shape substantially as shown and is scored or creased, as indicated by the dotted lines, the scoring or creasing being accomplished by any suitable means and being of such a character as to permit of the material being readily folded at the lines so scored. The blank is provided at S, B, and S with extensions E and and E and E respectively, constituting the several separate parts of the protuberant end and the triangularbase. The several extensions integral with said protuberant end and said triangular base, and marked, respectively, A, A, A A, A, and A are the parts to which glue or other adhesive material is applied, after which the blank is folded on the dotted lines andlines marked X to form the triangular end integral with S in such a manner that A shall fold upon A and B into A then F is folded upon B, and finally A A and S are folded upon A A F, and A thus completing the sealing of said hollow body or receptacle, and the hole or diaphragm in F will be found under and bisecting the money-opening in S. To unfold this sealed hollow body or receptacle, the sides S and S at B are drawn away from each other. If the material is very light, the

vides in a simplified and inexpensive man- ICO IIO

ner a sealed folding hollow body or receptacle which is particularly Well adapted for the purposes intended and which is so arranged that its contents when once inserted cannot be easily extracted by shaking or otherwise, and although I have shown but four forms it is obvious other forms might be designed, and I therefore reserve the right to make such changes and alterations as may be held to come within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A sealed folding wedge or tent shaped hollow body or receptacle made of one piece of flexible material having protuberant pointed triangular ends, containing an opening through which offerings may be passed and lying under said opening an integral flap or extension forming an internal guard, said internal guard containing a suitable hole bisecting said opening.

2. A sealed folding wedge or tent shaped hollow body or receptacle made of one piece of flexible material having when inflated the triangular ends of said body or receptacle protuberant, each of said protuberant ends terminating in a point, said body or receptacle containing nine distinct external surfaces, having an opening through which offerings may be passed and lying under said opening an internal guard containing a suitable hole bisecting said opening.

3. A sealed folding wedge or tent shaped hollow body or receptacle made of one piece of flexible material having when in flated the triangular ends of said body or receptacle protuberant, each of said protuberant triangular ends containing three distinct external internal guard containing a suitable hole biseo'ring said opening.

FREDERICK A. WALTER. Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, E. HAYWARD FAIRBANKS.