US1319263A - Suit-box - Google Patents

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E. BAKER.

SUIT BOX.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 9. 1918.

Patented 001. 21,1919.

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- STATES PATENT oF I I I nnwnsan Benin, or omenm To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, EDWARD BAKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oneonta, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Im rovements in Suit-Boxes, of which the ollow-ing is a I specification.

invention relates to a suit box formed of paper or paste-board and desi ed for articles of clothing, the box being, owever,

adapted for other purposes.

One of the objects is to provide a box in which the cover and the box proper are each formed of blanks of the same size and configuration, as distinguished-from boxes in which the cover is formed from. a blank somewhat larger than the blank used in the construction ofthe box proper.

A lfurther object is to provide a blank,

the end portions of which are formed in such manner that a main central tongue is pro- ,vided with edge portions extending at. an incline with reference to theextreme edge of the blank,- thereby permitting a given degree of movement between-the 1916111811138 of the cover when the dge portions or flaps are folded into position and permitting the constructionof a coverrfrom the same size of blank as that used for the box.

In the drawings, 7

Figure 1 is a view of the blank from which the box is made, the same blank being employed for the top.

'Fig. 2 shows a folded corner section,

perspective.

In carrying out my invention, I employ a are shown at 19 and 20.

a blank, the main portion of which is desig- Patented Oct. 21, 1919. I Application filed December 9, 1918. Serial No. 205,979. 7

nated 10, the end flaps being shown respectively at 12 and 13 and being separated from the main portion of the blank by scored lines 15 and 16. The side flaps are designated 17 and 18 and the scored portions thereof Each end portion is cut away so that the edge 22 is at an incline with. reference to the extreme edge of ends 23. Each end portion is provided with slits 24 extending at an angle as shown and adapted to be engaged by the tongues 26 of the flaps 17 and 18, these tongues being provided with rounded ends 27 and with hooked portions 28, the latter positively engaging the edges of the slits 24 when the flaps are folded into position for forming the box proper or the cover therefor.;

portion 22 permits of a given degree of movement between interlocked en'd flaps and side flaps, for the purpose indicated.

mg cut away at an incline allowing relative movement between adjacent side and end flaps when the latterare interlocked and permitting the cover to fit over the box.

. 7 'It .will be understood that. the inclined 5 ment, the side edges of the end flapsbe- In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

EDWARD BAKEIL-

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