US819117A - Shipping-crate. - Google Patents

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PATENTED MAY 1, 1906 E. M. AVE RILL. SHIPPING CRATE. APPLKGATION FILED JUNE 26, 1905 2 SHEETS EET 1' AttOr ysl No. 819,117. PATENTED MAY 1, 1906. 1:. M. AVERILL. SHIPPING CRATE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26, 1905.

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Witnesses- Attorneys.

UNITED sTATns PATENT OFFICE.

SHIPPING-CRATE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1, 1906.

Application filed June 26. 1905. Serial No. 267,021.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIAS M. AVERILL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newaygo, in the county of Newaygo and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful ShippingCrate, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to shipping-crates, and more particularly to the type known as collapsible crates.

The object of the invention is to simplify the construction and increase the efficiency of such crates and to dispense with the employment of nails or other equivalent form of fastening device for holding the heads in position when the crate is filled; furthermore to construct the crate in such manner as that when collapsed or knocked down it will occupy the least possible space for reshiprnent.

WVith the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of a collapsible crate, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a crate constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a view in vertical transverse section. Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the crate collapsed or knocked down. Fig 4 is a perspective detail view of one of the crate members. Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through a slightly-modified form of crate.

Referring to the drawings and to Figs. 1 to 4 thereof, there is illustrated the simplest form of a crate, the same consisting of walls 1, 2, 3, and 4 and heads 5 and 6. As shown, the walls are made of slats suitably spaced apart for purpose of ventilation and secured to pairs of cleats 7 S, 9 10, 11 12, and 13 14. From this it will be seen that there are two cleats combined with each of the walls, and under ordinary circumstances this will be all that is necessary; but if an intermediate cleat on each part should be found of advantage the same may be included without departing from the spirit of the invention. The heads 5 and 6 are also constructed of slats and are constructed by two cleats 15 and 16, which are inset slightly from the terminals of the 5 slats for a purpose that will presently appear.

The cleats on two of the opposed walls are disposed flush with the terminals of the slats, while those on the other two opposed walls are inset from the terminals of slats a space equal to or slightly greater than the width of the cleat. The means for holding the walls assembled consists of two bands. or assembling members 17 and 18, which, as shown in Fig. 1, are rectangular in shape and are secured to the cleats 7 and 8 by staples or keepers 19, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the staples being driven into the cleats and into the slats in order to cause the band to lie close to or in the crotch formed by the juncture of the cleats and the slats. Generally it will only be necessary to employ two staples for securing each of the bands in position but, if preferred, a greater number may be employed, and instead of securing the band to only one of the walls it may be secured to both of them, as shown at 20 in Fig. 5, wherein three bands are shown, although this is not essential, as the central band may be omitted, if found necessary or desirable.

Secured to the inner faces of two of the walls are battens 21, which are adapted to be engaged by the terminals of the slats of the heads, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, the terminals of the under head being disposed upon the upper sides of the battens 21 and the terminals of the upper head being disposed beneath the battens.

The object for having the'cleats disposed in the manner describedthat is to say, having them on two of the walls inset from the terminals of the slats and on the other two walls disposed flush therewith-is to permit the bands or assembling members to be passed under the cleats 9 and 12 and over the cleats 10 and 11, as shown in Fig. 1, whereby longitudinal movement of the box members relatively to each other will be precluded.

In assembling or setting up the box the assembling-bands are adjusted to the positions shown in Fig. 1, after which the head 6 is forced to position, and this will place the bands under tension on the exterior of the box, and thushold the walls positively against any movement. hen the crate has been filled and it is desired to position the head 5, one end of the latter is inserted under the cleat 21, and a chisel or other suitable implement is inserted between the other terminal of the head and the inner surface of the wall, and upon a prying pressure being applied to the implement the wall will be forced outward and allow the head to occupy the position 5 the same construction of heads and cleats is observed, the only difference being that there .is an intermediate partition 22 employed, which may be constructed similar to the heads, and this engages with battens 23 in the manner above described. I Of course when the partition is employed extra cleats 24 and 25 are added to hold the intermediate assembling-band 26 in position. This partition will positively brace the box against any tendency to yield inward, which might result in damage to its contents. Under some conditions the partition may not be employed, and when such is the fact the two intermediate cleats with which the bands are not attached may be slightly longer than the width of the walls carrying them, so that when the latter are placed in position the cleats will project slightly beyond the edges on the other walls, and thus keep them from being forced in and injuring any contained fruit.

Generally the battens 21 will be secured in position at the time the parts with which they are combined are built; but, as will be obvious, they may be secured in place after the heads have been positioned, if preferred.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A crate embodying walls, cleats secured thereto, and assembling-bands engaging the walls and disposed on alternate sides and lengthwise of the cleats.

2. A crate embodying walls, cleats secured exteriorly thereof, and assembling-bands encircling the walls and disposed on alternate sides and lengthwise of the cleats.

3. A crate embodying walls, cleats secured exteriorly thereof, and assembling-bands carried by certain of the Walls and disposed on alternate sides and lengthwise of the cleats.

4. A crate embodying Walls, cleats secured exteriorly thereof, the'cleats of two of the walls being disposed approximately flush with the terminals thereof and those of the other walls being inset from the terminals, and assembling-bands secured on the outer sides of the inset cleats and designed to engage the inner sides of the flush cleats.

5. A crate comprising walls, cleats secured exteriorly thereof, assembling-bands disposed on alternate sides of the cleats, battens secured to the inner sides of two of the walls, and heads having their terminals engaging the inner sides of the battens.

6. A crate comprising walls, cleats secured to two of the walls and located short of the terminals thereof, assembling-bands pivotally conne'cted'with the outer sides of the cleats, cleats secured to the other walls and having their inner sides engaged by the bands, and heads sprung within the body of the receptacle and held in place by frictional contact with the walls thereof.

7. A crate comprising walls, cleats secured exteriorly of the terminals thereof and disposed in break-joint order relatively to each other, and assembling-bands held in place by the cleats and extending lengthwise thereof.

8. A crate comprising walls, exteriorly-disposed cleats combined therewith and arranged in break-joint order relatively to each other, and assembling-bands held in position by the cleats and pivotally connected with one of the walls.

9. A crate comprising walls, exteriorly-disposed cleats combined therewith and arranged in break-joint order relatively to each other, and pivoted assembling-bands disposed on alternate sides of the cleats for holding the walls assembled.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ELIAS M. AVERILL.

Witnesses F. W. RIBLET, AMY Z. COBB.

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