US672928A - Packing-case for lamp-chimneys. - Google Patents

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Patented Apr. 30, |901.

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UNITED STATES yPATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD B. WESTON, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

PACKING-CASE FOR LAM P-CHIMNEYS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 672,928, dated April 30, 1901.

Application filed December 19, 1900. Serial No. 40,407. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, EDWARD B. WESTON, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Dayhad to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates t0 cases for packing` lamp-chimneys in which the chimneys may be packed closely and compactly with the greatest economy of spaceand with` the least liability to breakage when in shipment; and it consists of a certain novel construction and arrangement of parts, to be hereinafter particularly pointed out and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of my improved packing-case with one side and a portion of the top removed. Fig. 2'is a perspective view of one of the packingstrips for the top and bottom of the case. Fig. 31s a similar view of the strip for the intermediate positions.

A represents the lam p-chimneys, which are rst packedin individual cases or cartons, preferably made of cardboard of the requisite quality for stiifness and elasticity. These cartons B are preferably square in cross-section, of suitable length t0 inclose the chimney, and open at the top and bottom. The sides of the carton are provided with longitudinal slits ot a of sufficient length to allow for the bulge of the chimney, the cross dimensions of the carton being somewhat smaller than the diameter of the chimney at this point.

. O is the packing-case, preferably made of wood and of a size suflcient to contain as many chimney-cartons as desired, the width and breadth of the packing-case being slightly larger than vthe cartons when packed therein and of a height to containl as many tiers of cartons as desired.

Heretofore a number of forms of Wrappers and cartons for lamp-chimneys have been in use; but to keep the cartons from coming into direct contact with the case when packed for shipment strips of wood have been nailed or otherwise secured to the interior walls of the packing-case. The nails for these strips frequently become displaced, causing breakage of the chimneys in transportation, and with the strips secured in advance to the interior Walls of the case the chimneys cannot be packed in tiers, end upon end, without leaving some space for the bulge of the chimneys to pass the side strips, which necessarily would prevent that compactness and rigidity of packing essential to prevent breakage under the rough usage in shipment. One of the principal features of my invention consists in the abandonment of these strips permanently attached to the packing-case and-the substitution therefor of peculiarly-constructed strips of cardboard or other suitable material, which may be inserted in place as the case is packed, thus enabling me to pack the cartons more compactly than heretofore and also permitting the insertion of the cartons in the case end upon end, in which position there is less liability to breakage, as the boxes are usually handled with the top uppermost, so that the jars incident to transportation are received by the ends of the chimneys instead of `the sides. These cardboard strips are shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Strips of cardboard D of the length and breadth of the packingcase are folded for the bottom and top of the case to forni a back b, wedge portion c, and fiange d, while for the strips E, between each tier of cartons, the strips are folded to form two wedge portions e e, with backf and central vflange g, staples h h holding the strips in shape.

The cartons are packed in-the case in the following manner: The packing-case being empty the strips D D are laid along the bottom of the case with theflanges d d on the bottom and the backsV b b against the sides. The cartons holding the chimneys are then packed into the case on end, with the tops and bases of the chimneys reversed alternately, so that the bulge of one chimney shall fit between the narrower top portions of adjoining chimneys, the last chimney of the first series being inserted in the center of the tierwith the base of the chimney uppermost, so that the carton can be easily pushed to place, the horizontal dimensions of the case being just sufficient to allow `for the close packing of any desired number of cartons in IOO a row. A sheet of cardboard Z is then placed on top of the series to cover the cartons, and the strips E are then inserted along the sides and ends With the iiange g over the top to hold the strips from displacement. The second tier of cartons is then packed in the case in the same manner as with the first tier, and so on for as many tiers as desired, the strips E E being used for each intermediate tier, and

for the uppermost tier the single strips D bef ing employed, as shown in Fig. 1. With this method of packing, by reason of the employment of the strips D and E, the cartons will be held away from contact with the sides of the case, and as the strips E are not inserted until after the tier below is filled no space is required for the bulge of the chimneys as they are being packed. Consequently the cartons can be packed on end, reducing to a minimum the liability of breakage.

The packing-strips being made of cardboard are necessarily elastic, and the cartons resting as they do against the Wedge portions of the strips any sudden jars in transportation are taken up by the slight yielding of the Wedges.

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

1. In a packing-case, the combination, With the case, and cartons of fragile articles packed therein, of a packing-strip, made of cardboard and consisting, of a back portion, a iiange substantially at right angles thereto, and a wedge-shaped portion, adapted to engage and hold the package from the sides of the case, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a packing-case, the combination, with the case, and cartons of fragile articles packed therein, of a packing-strip, made of cardboard, and consisting of a back portion, a middle flange substantially at right angles thereto, and wedge portions above and below the fiange, adapted to engage and hold tiers of packages from the sides of the case, sub stantially as shown and described.

3. In apacking-case, the combination, with the case and cartons of fragile articles packed in tiers endwise therein, of packing-strips made of cardboard having wedge-shaped'portions adapted to engage the ends of the cartons, and flange portions to be inserted between the tiers to hold the strips in place, substantially as shown and described.

EDWARD B. WESTON.

Witnesses:

W. S. MCONNAUGHEY, C. K. MCCONNAUGHEY.

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