US1338315A - Sanitary package of individual sealed cartons - Google Patents

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I. MCAUUFFE. SANITARY PACKAGE 0F INDIVIDUAL SEALED CARTONS.

- APPLICATION FILED MAR. 28, 1919.

Patented Apr. 27,1920.

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JOHN W. MOAULIFFE, F PELHAM, NEW YORK.

SANITARY PACKAGE OF INDIVIDUAL SEALED CARTONS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 27, 1920.

Applioation led March 28, 1919. Serial No. 285,849.

To all whom t may concern.'

i a citizen of the United States, residing at their initial moisture.

town of Pelham, county of Westchester, State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Sanitary Package of Individual Sealed Cartons, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the artfto which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of lhis specifcation.

My invention has for its object to produce a simple, neat and attractive means of packaging individual units or multiples of commodities of various kinds in such a way that each unit or multiple thereof will be sealed in an individual container, the separation of which from the package will not in any way affect the remainingcontainers.

A further object of the present invention is to produce a simple and novel package of small individualv containers of such size that the package may conveniently be carriedabout in a persons pocket and become gradually reduced in size through the removal of one container after the other.

While my invention is applicable to other uses, it is particularly useful for the purpose of packaging cigars, cigarettes or tobacco, all of which should not only be protected against contamination until they are about to be consumed, but which should be sealed up in such a way that they will retain By placing each individual cigar or cigarette or each individual pipeful of tobacco or a few pipefuls of tobacco in individual sealed cartons suit- ."ably constructed to retain the moisture of the tobacco and assembling a number of lndividual cartons 1n a package 1n the vproper way, a smoker is enabled yto secure a package convenient to carry in the pocket and containing a plurality of cigars, cigarettes ,or pipefuls of tobacco, from which package individual units may be removed without affecting the remainder of the units; the unconsumed cigars, cigarettes or tobacco being preserved in their original state and the package becoming progressively smaller with the removal of each unit and thus making it unnecessary to carry about a bulky box or the like after its con tents have been partly consumed. g

Therefore, viewed in one of its aspects, my invention may be `said to have for its object to produce a simple and novel package comprising a multiple of sealed `individual units of smoking material.

The various features of novelty whereby my invention is characterized will hereinafter be pointed out with particularity in the claims; but, for a full understanding of my invention and of its objects and advantages, reference may be had to the followingdetailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a perspective view of a group of individual sealed cartons placed side by side and ready to be formed into a single package;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the package formed, the ends of some of the labels by which the cartons are secured together having not yet been completely attached;

Fig. 3 is a view of a fragment of one,

one or more individual ,charges of pipe tobacco;

Fig. 6 y1s a longltudlnal section through the upper end of one of the cartons on a somewhat larger scale, illustrating one form of a cap or closure that may be employed;

Fig. 7 is a View similar to Fig. 6 illustrating a means for insuring that the carton will be completely sealed; and

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Figs. 6 and 7, showing a modified closure for one of the cartons.

Referring to the drawing, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 `represent a series of small cartons or containers, preferably square or rectangular in cross section. Any desired number of these cartons or containers are placed side by side as shown in Fig. 1, and they are then secured into a single package by means of labels which preferably cover all six faces of the package; the` labels being perforated 'or otherwise weakened in the planes of contact between the cartons or.

isa view similar to Fig. l show-v cartons.

' the remaining1 readily be separated by simply tearing the label or labels along the weakened lines.

In the arrangement shown, three labels are employed in makin up the package; there being a bottom en label, 6, a top end label, 7, and a label, 8,- which is wrapped around the other four sldes of the roupv of The labels lare perforated, scored or otherwise weakened along lines indicated by the dotted lines, 9, each .of which lies in Ath'e plane of contact between two cartons or containers., The weakened lines ma con. veniently be formed by makin smal perforations as indicated at l() in 1g. 3.

placing the cartons or containers in al single layer, each carton will be held on four sides by the labels after the first unit has been separated from the package, so that partial package will not lose its shape; t e result being a simple flat package which simply becomes smaller as the contents of the package are consumed.

Each little carton may, and preferably does, contain a single cigar, cigarette or pipeful of tobacco; but it will of course be understood that there may be more than one cigar, cigarette or pipeful of tobacco in each carton.

Each carton ismade of any suitable material which, where tobacco products are concerned, will preferably be impervious to air and moisture, so that the tobacco will not become dry. One end of each carton may be sealed in the process of manufacturing the'carton, while the other end should be provided with a closure which can be made tight. In the arrangement shown in Figs. 4, 6 and 7, the upper endof the carton is closed by a cap, 10, fitting over the same, the parts being so made that the outer side faces of the cap will be flush with the outer surfaces of the carton. If desired, a small strip, 11, may be gummed or pasted around the joint between the cap and the bod of the carton as illustrated in Fig. 7. ow-

. ever, the member 11 is intended simply to be If desired, a lifting device may be placed i in each carton to permit the contents to be readily withdrawn. In Fig.l 5 there is illustrated a Vdevice of this kind comprising a false bottom or tray, 13, lyin underneath the contents of the carton an having connected thereto a cord or other member, 14,

which leads to the top so that it may beV details thus illustrated and described; but` intend to cover all forms and arrangements which come within the terms employed in the definitions of my invention constituting the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A package comprising a series of sealed closed cartons lying side by side to form a single broad fiat layer, a label extendin around four of the sides of said layer including the two broad faces, and additional labels extending across the remaining two sides of said layer, each label being asted to each of the cartons, and each la el being weakened along lines in the planes of contact between the cartons.

2. A series of long rectangular `sealed cartons arranged side by side in a single broad fiat layer, and labels extending across and covering all six sides of said layer and secured to each carton to form a strong flat package, said labels being weakened along lines in the planes of contact betweenV said cartons.

8. A series of long sealed cartons of small sectional area lying side by side in contact with each other to form a single broad flat layer, each of said cartons being closed at vone end and having a cap on the opposite end, a seahng member covermg the joint between each of said cartons and its cap, and label means covering the surfaces lof vsaid layer and pasted to all of the cartons, said la eling means being perforated along the planes of contact between the cartons.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification. A

' JOHN w. MCAULIFFE.

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