US888943A - Collapsible box. - Google Patents

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l W. I. TUTTLR COLLAPSIBLE BOX.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 24, 19(27.

'PATNTED MAY 26, 1908.

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PATENTBD MAY 26, 1908. I W. I. TUTTLE. 4 COLLAPSIBLE BOX.

APPLIGATION HLM)I mm2/1, 1907.

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WASHINGTON I. TUTTLE, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERCAN TOBACCO COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

OLLAPSIB BOX.

No. esente.

To all whom it may concern.' i

Be it known that i, WASHINGTON lL` TUT'rLn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented new and useful lm rovements in Collapsible Boxes, of Whic the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to collapsible boxes of that type in which packed goods or commodities are sold, and which, after the original contents have been consu-med, may be readily utilized for other purposes, particularly as lunch hits or pails.

The present invention is intended articularly as an original package in W lich tobacco may be packed and sold, it being so designed as that it will form a compact, secure receptacle for tobacco when it is in Ycollapsed condition, and one which may be readi y packed and shipped and handled by. the retailer, but which, after the purchaser has consumed the contents, is convertible into a convenient extensible lunch bucket.

Broadly considered, this type of box is not new, and my present improvements have to do with certain structural details whereby a more compact and rigidarrangement. of collapsible sections is secured, and a box is provided which is better calculated to meet the needs of the original use ior which it is designed, namely, a tobaccol package, as Well as the needs of a lunch kit, to which use it is put after its contents have been used.

Briefly stated the invention com )rises a plurality of telescoping sections wiich, in the present instance, are shown as interiorly telescoping sections, which, in collapsed condition, provide a box or rece tacle having a substantially unbroken interior surface, and which, in extended position, gives receptacleof considerable capacity. The box is provided with'a hollow top whichis designed to be reversed so that when the box is in collapsed position, the cover has an ordinary smooth tOPmWhile in the reversed condition of the cover it has a filling funnel and closing ca through which the hollow to may be fil ed with coffee or other liquid diiring the use of the box as a lunch kit.

In order that the invention may be understood by those skilled in the art, to Whom Vthis disclosure is addressed, l have shown in the accon'lpanying drawings one embodie ment oi' my invention, and in such draw- 1ngs:-s-

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 24, 1907. Serial No. 385,249-

- tom and is .extended (see F ig. 3).

Patented May 2G, 1908.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of thei box colla sed. Fig. 5 is a detail view of a portion ot the end of the box to show the provision i'or the lap seams of the box. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the stop and bail ear with which the box is provided. Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view to show the relation of the lap seams ofthe box sections to one another. Fig. S'is a transverse section of the meeting ribs between two oi the sections taken on the line of the lap seam. Fig. 9 is :s

a detail View of a slightly modiiied form of cover.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, like numbers indicating like parts in the several views, 2 indicates the outer section of the box, which, as shown, is open at vtop and botrovided at its bott-oni with an iii-turned rilla 3 and at its top 'with an outturned rib 4, asis clear] y shown in Fig. 2, these ribs serving to stillen the section, and in the case oi the lower rib 3 forming the means which engages the adjacent telescopingseetion, and these ribs may, ii desired, be stiliened byi wire centers in the usual manner. Within the saidouter section, and telescoping in contact with the inner wall thereof, is the next section 5 which is onen at the top and bottom and is j(n'ovideL with the outturned top rib 6 and the iii-turned bottom rib 7, as shown, the out-turned rib on this section 5 engaging the in-turncd rib 3 at the bottoni of the section, as shown in Fig. 3.

The inner section S is shown in the present instance as being the'bottonl section of the series of three sections shown in the present case, although it is obvious that any number oi sections, may be employed, and this said inner section 8 has at its top the out-turned rib 9, designed to engage the iii-turned rib 7 on the intermediate section when the box is This inner section 8 has securcdto its lower edge the bottoni it), which is secured thereto, by a suitable crimp 11 engaging the lower edge oll the section 3 in the manner shown in Fig. 2.

. meeting ends by means ol the ordinary seam 12, as shown in Fig. 7, and yet not 1nln order that the sheet metal of which these sections are formed may be cheaply and conveniently secured together at their lap I thereby reducing the chances of displace-- ment and j amming of the sections. y Y

In order that the several sections may not 'be displaced by being telescoped upwardly out of their nested relation with eac 1 other, lcprornde a stop 14 against which. the upper e ges or the sections strike when the box is in collapsed position'and by means of which s slip cover 22 is exten they are revented from being disengaged, it being o vious that the engagni ribs or the several sections will prevent t c sections being disengaged in their downward vmovements and extended to the extended position shown in Fio'. 3, and by this arrangement ot ribs, which prevent the sections being disengaged when extended, and the stops 141 which prevent the sections being disengaged when colla sed, a sectional box is provided in. which al danger of arts becoming disarranged or disconnects and perha s lost, .is avoided. 'lhese stops 14 are preierably 1n the form shownand comprise the forked singularly-placed member and the vertical attaching member, the forking of `the niember 14 being desirable in order that the vertical attaching member may be readily bulged at 15 to engage or rovide for the bulge o1 the lap seam 12. he said sto 14 is preferably and conveniently secure( b passing the securin tongue 16 of the bail carrving ears direct y through the material i of the box and. the stop member 14 and clenching them down in the manner shown in Figs` 1, 5 and nShe cover 17 is made as shown in the forni oi a 'shallow receptacle, being preferably made up in two parts joined by a lap seam which is extended to provide a cover or lid rim 1S which rests on the top of the outer section 2 When'the cover is in position.

The contour of the cover atits periphery is the saine on both sides, being curved as shown, in order that it may not only be easily entered and held by frictional engagement With the box section 2, but When the box is in collapsed position the said cover 17 will rest upon the interiorly collapsed sections of ity to the otherwise flexible sheet, W

:the parts to ese-eas the box, as clearly shown in Fig. 4, and will eiectually tions so that an absolutely tight closure is provided for all of the sections of the box, and. this l consider to be ci' asit prevents both the escape of the contents of the the to s of the niner sections and Working down etween the Walls of the sections, but it-also prevents the-ingress of dust or dirt which mi ht Work in between the sections and over t eir topsinto the package.

Preferably, top 17, l stamp or rib the same at t a e point 19, this stamping or the metal givin a rigidich aids materially 1n resisting buckling strains. The other side of the to 17 is providedwith the funnel or neck 20 wiich receives ythe slip cover 21, and it will be observed that in coilapsed condition as shovvn in Figs. 2 and d,

seal or close the tons of these secconsiderable value r in order to give rigiditT to theA package by creeping over the edges of this downwardly projecting neck 20. with its cover 2l bears upon or is in close relation tol the bottom of the 'boxeov that it serves to' brace the, bottom 10 against inward strain.

1n the form of the tol ed so that when in"a serted its lower edge bears against'and braces the opposite side ci the top 23 as shown, and: this construction adds rigidity to the'top, enabling the same to be made oi relatively thin stock and yet avoid the danger of battering or buckling the top out ot shape during usage. A

p From the foregoing it will be seen that the construction of ox which l have invented and herein disclosed, is such that a relatively inexpensive stock may be used in making it up, no expensive seams or unions between permit the telescoping arrangement are necessary, and yet a box is provided which Will stand the ordinary handling to which. it is sublected, both in the original packing and shlpping, and in using it as a Unch it after its original contents have been consumed,without danger of becoming brokenror distorted so as to render it unfit for use.

It is obvious that the details of construction may be varied Without and yet be within the purview oi my invention, and l do not,4 therefore, limit myself to the details dise closed except in so lar as l am limited by the prior art to which the invention belongs.

Having fully disclosed my invention, l claim:

1. A collapsible box comprising a series of upwardly and interiorly telescoping sections, the outer section extending above the inner sections when the box is collapsed, and a cover fitted interiorly to and supported solely bu the outer section, said cover having a downwardly curved and inclined Wall bearing against and sealing the upper edges of the several sections when said cover is inverted.

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2. In a collapsible box and in combination, "a series of independent upwardly and interiorly telescoping sections, -1neans for locking said sections against separation in eX- tended position; `vand 'a stop carried by the outer section. against Wliicli the upper edges of the inner sections abut to revent separation of the sections Wlien col apscd.

3. in a colla sible box and 1n combination, a series o jtelescoping sections, means for preventing separation of said sections in extended position,` a stop carried by the npl per section to prevent separtion'of said sections in collapsed position,-and a bail-ear on said upper section havin f securing lugs .passing tlieretliroughand vt irougli said stop to secure the stop and bailear in place. v

e. `ln a colla sible box and in combination, a series of tellescopinf'g sections, means for preventinqyteeperation of said sectionsin eX- tended 'post n, e stop carried by the upper section to prevent separation et said sections invcollapsed position, a bail-ear on vsaid up# per-section, and a; coinrnon fastening to sel eure said ear and stop irl-place. p

' 5. in a colla sible oX and in combination,

` e,- seriesof te escoping sections, vreversely 'turned interlocking top and bottom ribs on y said sections, saidtop ribs having cut-away' n et* portions', an, g1 fverticel guide ribs extending 1 leiigthwiseosaid sections to engage said cutawayl rib ortions and -liold tlie sections in vertical a inernent and guide their relative movements.

versible cover, a neck extending outwardlyv from one Wall of said cover, a closure for said neck which when inverted bears aga-inst and braces the box bottom against buckling, end a central stiffening rib on the lower'wall'oi said cover;

8. In combination Witli abox, a hollow reversible cover, a neclcon one side of saidcover,'and' a slip closure for said neck having an extended "body portion which extends through the liollcvv cover and bears against and braces tbe lower side 'thereof'.

fin, testimony whereof l have hereunto' set niy'liand in presence of .two subscribing vdt- A Witnesses: V v

M. H. CQNNOR, E. H. LUcKnrr.

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