US886058A - Paper vessel. - Google Patents

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No. 886,058. I PATENTED APR. 28, 1908. .I. W. HOLLBTT.

PAPER VESSEL. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9, 1898.

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I. W. HOLLBTT.

PAPER VESSEL. APPLICATION FILED Nov. 9, 1898.

PATENTED APR. 28, 1908.

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I PATENTED APR. 28; 1908.

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IRA W. HOLLETT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO COMPANY, OF ANDERSON, INDIAN THE J. W. SEFTON MAN I'FACTURIN A, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

PAPER VESSEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 28, 1908.

Application filed November 9, 1898. Serial No. 696,937;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IRA W. IIoLLE'r'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of lllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in- Paper Vessels, of which the following is 'a description, reference being had to the accom anying drawings, forming part of this speci ication.

My invention has for its object primarily the provision of a paper pail or vessel, such as are used for carrying oysters, liquids and semi-liquids, which shall be substantially slop-proof, and inwhich the top llaps or lids, when closed, shall be firm y supported against indentation or de ression into the body of the pail; and whic l, with these advantages, 'may be cut from the same sized blank of pa er as has heretofore been neces sary for pai s of this character, not provided with my improvement.

In the accom anying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the blank for my improved pail, properly cut and scored or creased for oldin into pail-form; Fig. 2 is a side elevation 0 the ail folded from the blank of Fig.

1 with its hd or cover open; Fig. 3 is a mid dle vertical section on the line 33 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a view corres ending to Fig. 3, with two of the cover flaps ent downward to horizontal position and interlocked with each other; Fig. 5 is a pers ective view of the pail with the upper pair 0 cover flaps bent down- Ward to horizontal position and interlocked with each other, to complete the. closing of the vessel; and Fig. 6 is a middle vertical section of the closed pail along the line 66 of %he same letters of reference are used to indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

Referring tothe blank shown in Fig. 1, A represents the bottom; B, C, l), and E the four sides; F, G, H, and I the four corner folds; and J, K, L, and M the four cover flaps, the opposite llaps, J L and K M, being provided with cooperating hooks a and slits So much of the blank is old and such as is commonly employed in paper vessels of this character, and is folded into vessel-form in the usual manner, the corner folds I F bei overlapped upon the outer face of the s i ge B, and the corner folds ll. G upon the outer face of the side 1), and the opposite ends of the bail N being passed through the respective sides and overlap ed corner folds, in the usual way, shown in .igs 2 and 3.

The novel feature of my improved pail.

consists in the provision of the parts projecting from the oppositesides of the cover flapsin the present. instance from the oposite sides ol each of the four cover lln )S J, I11, l., and .\l, though not essentially from more than one of said flu )5, although preferably from at least two ol them, as hereafter explained. The purpose and advantage of these parts will be apparent from Fig. 4 where the two cover flaps J and l. are shown bent down.to horizontal position and the hook of the flu )J passed through and locked in the slit in the flap 11. In this position of the flaps J L it will be seen that their parts 0 fit snugly against the inner faces of the opposite sides l: of the pail, Fig. b',while the outer edges of said parts 0 abut and rest against the other two opposite sides B l) of the pail. The provision of the projections upon the cover flaps J L and their contact with the sides B D-of the pail when the flaps are bent down to horizontal position to close the pail, as in Fig. 4, serves to firmly support the fla s J ll when in closed position and brace t iem against any pressure tendingto force them downward into the pail; while the snug fit of the parts 0 against the sides C E of the pail serves the further purpose of closing the pail more tightly and rendering it more dillicult for any liquid contents of the pail to slop out while the pail is being handled or carried.

The principal purpose of my invention is served, and t ie greater portion of its advautages obtained, by simply providing two of the cover flaps with the projections Othe two flaps which are bent downward lirst' and form the inner or lower half of the usual double cover, as do the tin s J .[J in the views shown in the drawing. l ut in the present instance I have also shown the flaps li M rovided with like projections O, which, w ien said flaps K M are bent down to horizontal position, as in Fig. 5, are passed downward immediately adjacent the outer facesof the sides B I), between the latter and their overlapped corner folds F G, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, thus still more effectually closing the pail, and further bracing the cover against downward pressure by reason of the contact of these latter projections 0 with the four corners of the folded pail at the junction. of

the pail.

As heretofore stated, it is not absolutely essential that more than one of the cover fiapsbe provided with the .projections ,0, since the provision of such projections upon one of said flaps (as, for instance upon the flap J) would serve to support the cover of the pail and brace it against downward pressure to a considerable degree; but it is preferable to provide two of the cover flaps (opposite ones) with the projections 0, not on y to more efficiently sup ort and brace the cover, but to more tight y close the pail and to more effectively guard against its contents escaping, as before explained. When this is done it will, in some intances, be preferable to omit the. parts 0 from the two remaining cover flaps (as from the cover flaps K M) since the closing of the vessel can then be accomplished more expeditiously than when such fla s are provided with the arts (J O and the fatter have to be inserte and passed downward between the'side's of the .pail and the overlapped corner folds.

So far as I am aware I am the first in the art to provide the cover flap or flaps of a paper pail of this character with projecting parts corresponding to and serving the purpose and function of the parts 0 above described, and I therefore desire to claim and secure as my invention, broadly, the employment of such parts in a pail of this character, and this whether they serve simply the one pu ose of supporting and bracingthe cover of t is closed pail, or the double pur ose of that function and the rendering of t e pail more nearly slop-proof.

While of course it is always preferable to form a paper pail of this character from a single sheet or blank, yet the cover fiaps of suc 1 pails are sometimes formed of separate pieces asted or otherwise secured to the sides 0 the pail, and my invention contemplates the em loyment of the parts 0 upon any such attac led cover fla s, as well as upon the integral flaps which have illustrated and described.

Having thus fully described my invention, 1 claim:

. 1. A ail of the character described, rovide'dwith a plurality of cover flaps two 0 the flaps of which have substantially triangular parts 0 arranged to be inserted into the pail, the inner edge of each part 0 being adapted to engage the inner surface of the adjacent wall of the pail and the opposite edge of which is substantially straight and inclines upwardly to its flap and terminates at a oint adjacent to the point of termination of the corresponding edge of an opposite flap when the cover is closed; substantially as described.

. 2. A ail of the character described provided wlth a pluralit of cover flaps one'of which has substantial y triangular parts 0 on the four corner folds with the four sides of I opposite sides thereof, the inner edge ofeach part 0 being adapted to enga e the inner surface of the adjacent wall of t 1e pail and the opposite edge of which is substantially straight and inclines upwardly to its flap; substantially as described.

3. A )ail of the character described, provided with a cover flap having substantially triangular parts on opposite sides thereof, the inner edge of each part being adapted to engage the inner surface of the adjacent wall of the pail and the opposite edge of which is substantially straight and inclines upwardly to its flap; substantially as described.

4. A paper pail of the character described provided with corner folds folded outwardly in pairs upon two opposite sides of the box, and having four flaps each provided upon its opposite edge with substantially triangular parts 0, the parts on two opposite cover flaps being adapted to be inserted in the end of the pail to engage with and abut against the inner surface of the. respective adjacent side walls of the pail, the parts on the other two flaps being in the completed box inserted between the outer surface of the other two sides and the pairs of corner folds which are folded outwardly against such sides; substantially as described.

5. The herein described blank for a )aper vessel, com )osed of a bottom A, four si es B, C, D, and E corner folds F, G, H, l, and four cover flaps J, K, L, M, two of said cover flaps, as J and L, being'provided withthesubstantially triangular projecting parts 0, substan tially as and for the purpose set forth.

6. A blank for forming a paper vessel of the character described, said .blank being substantially square in general outline and comprising a square bottom section whose edges are perpendicular to lines connecting the corners of the blank diagonally, side section connected to each other by triangular corner-fold sections, cover fla )S constituting the corners of the blank attached to said side sections, and triangular parts attached to one of said cover flaps, the outer ed e of said triangular parts being portions 0 the sides of the blank, and their inner edges being formed to abut a ainst the ad'acent side section when the ox is folded into form; substantially as described.

7. A blank for forming a pa er vessel of the characterdescribed, said blank being substantially square in outline, and comprising a sauare bottom section whose edges are per en icular to lines connecting the corners o the blank diagonally, side sections connected by triangular corner-fold sections, cover flaps, constituting the corners of the blank attached to two opposite side sections and triangular parts attached to said cover flaps, the outer ed as ofsaid triangular parts being portions of t e four sides of the square blank and their inner edges formed to abut against the adjacent side sections when the box is foldedinto form; substantially as described.

8. A blank for forming a pa er vessel of the character described, said lank being substantially square in outline and comprising a square bottom section whose edges which are ada ted to fold outwardly, two of said corner fo ds being overlapped one u on the other on one side of the completed ox and the remaining two being similarly arranged on the opposite side, said airs of corner-folds bein r secured to said Sit es by a bail in the comp eted box, cover flaps constituting the corners of the blank attached to said side sections, and triangular parts attached to said cover flaps, the outer ed es of said parts being portions of the foursides of the square blank'and the inner edges of the parts on two of said cover flaps being folded inside the box and arranged to abut against the adjacent side sections when the box is in folded form, the parts on theother two cover flaps being disposed between the corner folds and the two sides of the box upon which such folds are folded; substantially as described.

9. A blank for forming a pa )er vessel of the character described, said )lank being substantially'square in outline andcomprising a s uarc bottom section whose edges are perpeni icular to lines connecting the corners,

of the blank diagonally, trapezoidal-shaped side sections connected by triangular cornerfold sections, said side sections forming the upwardly and outwardly flaring sides of the 40 box when in folded form, cover flaps consti- -outer edges of said trian tutirig the corners of the blank attached to two opposite side sections and triangular parts attached to one of said eoverflaps, the ar parts being portions of the four sides 0 the s uare blank 1 and their inner edges formed to a ut against the adjacent side sections when the boxis folded into form; substantially as described. 10. A blank for forming a a r vessel of the character described, s'aislank being substantially square in outline, 'andcomprising a sauare bottom section whose ed are per en icular to lines connecting the cor-.

ners o the blank diagonally, trapezoidal-- shaped side sections, formin outwardly and upwardly inclined side 'walls in the completed box and connected by triangular corner-fold sections adapted to fold outwardly, two of said corner folds being overlapped one upon the other on one side oft-he completed ox and the remaining two being similarly ar ranged on the op osite side, said pairs of folds beingsecuret to said sides by a bail in the completed box, cover folds constituting the corners of the blank attached to said side sections, and triangular parts attached to said cover flaps, the outer edges of said parts bein portions of the four sides of the square blan and the inner edge of the parts on two of said cover flaps beingfolded inside the box and arranged to abut againstthe adjacent side sections when the box is in folded form, the parts on the other two cover flaps be disposed between the corner folds and the two sides of the box upon which such folds are folded; substantially as described.

' IRA W. HOLLETT. Witnesses:

J, E. CLENNY,, W. J. Evans, Jr.

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