US723830A

US723830A - Folding box.

Info

Publication number: US723830A
Application number: US10784902A
Authority: US
Inventors: Louis L Claxton
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1902-05-17
Filing date: 1902-05-17
Publication date: 1903-03-31
Anticipated expiration: 1920-03-31

Description

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 17, 1902.

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'No. 723,830. PATENTED MAR. 31, 1903.

L. L. GLAXTON.

FOLDING BOX.

APPLIUATION FILED MAY 17, 1902.

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FFICE.

LOUIS L. CLAXTON, OF PATERSON, JERSEY.

FOLDING BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 723,830, dated March 31, 1903.

' Application filed May 17, 1902.

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I,LoUIs L. CLAXTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Paterson, in the countyof Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Folding Box, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates generally to paper boxes, and more particularly to a knockdow'n or folding box, the object of the invention being to provide a box of this kind which can be folded into a neat and compact form for shipment or storage and one which can be quickly and easily set up into a box form when desired and one in which the parts will interlock when set up into box form, thereby providing a thoroughly serviceable article.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the box that great economy in cutting r are within the general scope of the invention.

the blank is obtained, and a still further ob ject is to provide a construction of knockdown or folding box in whichvarious forms of locking means may be employed, all of which With these various objectsin view the invention consists in the novel features of construction and combination andarrangement,

' all of which will be fully described hereinaf-' ter and pointed out in the claims.

In. the drawings forming part of this specification; Figure 1 is a perspective view of a knockdown box constructed in accordance with my invention, said box being folded for shipment or storage. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the box set up. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the position theparts' assume when the box is half-folded. Fig; 4 is a plan view of the blank, the end laps be ing of the same length. Fig. 5'rs a plan view of one end of a blank, theend laps being of unequal length, one end lap being adapted to extend entirely across the end of the box. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view showing the manner of connecting theend laps by .means of a gummed tape. Fig. 7 tea detail perspective view showing one end lap connected to the opposing end lap. Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view showing one end lap extending entirely across. Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 8, the end being set up and held in place by means of the divided piece carried 8.5.1 110,107,849. (No model.)

by the sides. Fig. 10 is a detail perspective view showing the end laps connected by means of the gummed tape, the end being turned down for the purposeof more clearly illustrating the openings at the juncture of the side and end flaps.

In constructing a box in accordance with my invention I employ a blank which is cut in substantially the form indicated in Fig; 4 and is scoredalong the

lines

1, 2, 3, and 4, the

lines

1, 2, and 3 being parallel to each other and the lines-.4 being parallel to each other and at right angles to

thelines

1, 2, and 3, thereby subdividing the blank into the bottom A, sides B, cover (J, ends D, and end lap 6 E-and also providing the cover 0 with flaps O. A longitudinal score 5' is produced'ce'm trally of the bottom A, said score-mark ex- ..tending also through the ends D, and at the juncture of. the end and bottom is produced a transverse slit' F, which slit is in alinement with the score-line 4, and the bottom isalso I provided with transverse slits F, parallel to the slits F, and connecting the slits F and F is the longitudinal slit F said slit F being in alinement with the score-mark 5. These slits F, F,and F facilitate the fold ing and unfolding'of the box, as hereinafter explained. The ends and end laps are 'sepl arated by. means of slits G, and in practice, I prefer to make this slit angular, as indicated at G, in order to provide the ends with lateral projections or extensions H, which lateral projections or extensions are adapted to'engage the openings 1, produced in the sides adjacent to their edges and along the score-mark 4, so that the said openings 'or apertures will be at the angle or corner of thebox. t

In Figs. 8 and!) I have shown small pieces of pasteboard K, secured'upon the inner face o the sides B,adjacent to theirends,and against which the end D is held by the end'lap-E,Ias most clearly shown. In Fig; 9 it will be noticed that the end D is made higher than the end lap and the projecting portion turnedinwardly, as shown. r

In Figs. 1,2, 3, 4, and 10 the end lapsEare of the same length and are connected by means of a gummed tapeM. ion

sition -In Fig. 7 the end laps are of substantially the same length; but their meeting ends ove r lap and are secured together.

In Figs. 5, 8, and 9 the end laps are of unequal length, one lap being of a length snffi cient to extend entirely across the end of the box, and this longer end lap is scored at E to facilitate the folding of the box.

In constructing the box the blank is first formed and the ends of the end laps united. The box is thenready for use. In Fig. 1 I have shown the box folded for shipment or storage, and it will be noted that it can be folded into a very small and neat package.

In Fig. 2 I have shown the box set up, and it will be observed that the laterally-projecting extensions carried by the ends enter into the openings or apertures produced in the sides, thereby interlocking the ends and sides and holding the said ends in an upright po- The cover can then be tnrnetldown and the box completed. The longitudinal and transverse slits produced in the bottom greatly facilitate the folding and unfolding operations of the box. In Figs. 8 and 9 the lateral projections and side openings are dispensed with and small pieces of pasteboard K serve to hold the ends in their uprightpositions.

It will thus be seen that I provide an exceedingly simple construction of folding box and one which can be quickly and easily folded or unfolded, as desired.

It will be understood that I may construct the box with or without the cover or lid, as desired, and, furthermore, the means for retaining or supporting the ends in an upright position may be entirely dispensed with.

Having thus fully described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A knockdown or fold'ingbox comprising in one piece, a bottom, sides,ends and end laps, the bottom and ends being scored, and a plurality of longitudinal" slits, and a plurality of transverse slits, each longitudinal slit connecting two of the transverse slits midway their ends, said slits being adapted to facilitate the folding of the box.

2.v A knockdown or folding box com prising the bottom, sides, ends and end laps, the

pieces arranged upon the inner face of the sides adjacent to each end and adapted to bear against the end pieces adjacent their upperedges,the end laps holding the ends against said pieces, as specified.

' LOUIS L. GLAXTON.

Witnesses:

ROBERT H. EDMOND, ROBERT D. BUGKLEY.