US1674953A - Display box - Google Patents

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Patent .Home 26, 1928.

STATES EDWIN' E. DABRAGH, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

DISPLAY Box.-

Appllcatlon led November 26, 1924. Serial No. 752,293.

set up for display purposes, The present invention aims to provide a box of this general type, which shall be comparatively chea and simple in construction, and in whic the box body and the cover and dislay card may be formed from separate blanks so arranged as to enable the cover and body of the box to be joined together, while permitting the cover to be removed and swung over` the rear or display card end of the box body and into inverted position under the latter so as to telescopically vreceive the box body and thus function as an easel. 'lihe improvement also includes means for preventing slipping or displacenient of the box parts when in display position and for maintaining the display card in erect position so as to avoid the necessity for constant re-adjustment of such card. lin addition to the above, the improvement rovides for the re-enforcement ofthe box ody by'the cover when the box is in display position, so that a lighter and cheaper grade material may be used in manufacturing the articles. The simplicity of the blanks, furthermore, enables them to be stacked flatwise for economy of s ace in shipment and to be readily set up or use. features of the invention not specifically referred to above, will be hereafter fully described.

-']l`o enable others skilled 'in the art to` understand the invention, preferred and modified embodiments thereof will now be described in detail in connection with the accompanying drawings, and the features forming the invention then be specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferied form of box in display position;

Figure 2 is a section taken longitudinally through the center of the box of Fig. 1;

Fi re 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but showing the box closed;

Figure l is a plan view of the cover in inverted position and showing the exten- Other novel sion. carrying the display card broken away;

.Figures 5 and 6 are, respectively, plan views on reduced scales of the blanks 'for formin the parts of the box shown in the above gures;

Figure 7 is a perspective view of a modified construction;

Figure'S is a lon itudinal section of the box of Fig. 7, but s owing thesame in an alternative display position;

Figure 9 is aview similar to Fig. 8, but showing the box closed;

Figures 10, 11 and 12 are plan views, respectively, of the blanks for the box body, cover and combined display card and prolongation of the cover material forming the portion by which the cover and box body are secured together; and

Figures 13, 14 and 15 are erspective views, respectively, of the cover, isplay card and extension for securing the box parts together, and the box body, all folded or collapsed for shipment.

Figure 16 is a perspective view showing a further modification.

Referring now to Figs. 1-5, the box body shown is made up from the blank of Fig. 5. ln the latter figure, the sides of the box 10, with the extensions thereof forming the end flaps 11', 12, are folded on the lines 13, the extensions lon the bottom 14 then being folded on the lines 16, so as to be on the inside of the box when the end flaps 11, 12 are turned inwardly or toward each other so as to overlap, interlocking slits 1'7 being formed on such overlapping end flaps for holdi them firmly in place. A slit 1 is forme in one of the extensions 15, as shown, for a purpose hereafter referred to.

rlhe combined cover and the elongated strip of material, p-referably integrally connected thereto and having the display card on its end, and having means thereon arranged to co-operate with the box end for securing the box body and cover together so as to assure the proper relative positioning of the parts when the box is opened for display purposes2 is made up from the blank of Fig. 6. lin this figure, the side pieces 19 are folded on the lines 20. The fiaps 22 on each end of the sides 19 are then turned in, and the portions 23. 24, at one end of the top panel 21, are folded on the lines 25, 26 so as to enclose the flaps 22 at that end. A locking tab 2 is provided on the top panel 21 under which the edge of flap 28 is arranged to be secured, which may be done by bending the material on the line 29. The opfposite end of the cover portion is similarl ormed, by turning in the iaps 22 and fol ing the portions 30, 31 on the lines 32, 33 so as to enclose the fiaps 22, a locking tab 3 formed in the top panel 21 being provided under which the edge of a member 4, formed by cutting away a small portion of the cover panel, is arranged to be secured. rllhe intermediate portion of the extension 21, between the disply card and the box cover, is provided with scored lines 36, 37, preferably reinforced in the usual manner, so that the portion between these lines will lie in the inclined position shown in Fig. 2, when the elevated end thereof will lie on the upturned edge of the cover and with the opposite end of the inclined portion resting on the inside surface of the top of the cover. The box body is thus held firmly in disp-lay position and without liability of itsI slipping into the cover when the box is set up for display purposes, and as shown in Fig. 2. The portion of the extension between the scored line 36 and the body of the cover is arranged to lie flatwise on the inner surface of the top panel 2l, as shown also in Fig. 2. rl`he portion 38 of the extension preferably lies fiat against the outside end wall of the box, and to secure the same in this position, and at the same time assist in maintaining the display card in an erect position, a tab 5 is formed in the extension such tab being provided with notches 6 so arranged as to engage the ends of the slit 1 above referred to. This not only provides eiiicient `means for securing the cover and the box body together, but also enables the accurate positionino` of the box members with respect to each other when set up in display position. The holding of the display card in erect position will be assured if the length of the portion 38 of the extension relatively to the box end is made slightly shorter than the height of such box end, so that the turning of the cover under the box puts such portion under a tension which is resisted by the engagement of the tab 'with the top edge of the end wall of the box body which is formed by the aps 11. It will thus be seen that with the parts properly proportioned as above described, the swinging of the cover over the end of the box to which the extension is attached and then under the box in inverted position so as to telescopically receive the box body, will produce a pull on the display card 7, such pull causing the tab 5 at its base to abut firmly against the top ed e of the end wall of box and maintain the isplay card erect. In the display position, the box body will, of course, be reinforced more or less by the cover, as the sides of the latter extend over the sides of the box body for a considerable portion of their area. While the box parts reinforcing the sides of the box body b the cover sides. In this position of the box ody, the display card w1ll be held erect by the upward thrust of the tab 5, produced by the edge of the end wall of the box thereunder, as above explained.

While the construction above described with reference to Figs. 1-6 will provide a box which will be highly eiiicient and durable even when made from the cheaper or thinner grades of material, and the parts of which may be readily and quickly set up and secured together from blanks which' may be stacked flatwise for economy of space in shipment, there is shown in Figs. 7-15 a modified form of collapsible box, the parts of which may be likewise formed of the cheaper Grades of material and also stacked i flatwise fbr shipment, but with the cover and body portions of the box set up and requiring only to be straightened out into box form and attached together for use, and this feature of the invention will now be described.

Referring to Figs. 10 and l1, the blanks therein shown are, respectively, for the box body and cover which are shown in set up condition in Figs. 7 and 8. The bottom panel 41 .of the box body blank is provided withv integral end panels 42 which are first turned upward, and the end flaps 43 then turned inwardly or toward each other, until at a right angle to the portion 42. The sides 44 are then bent upwardly so as to lie against the flaps 43, to which they may be secured by paste or otherwise. Oblique scored lines 45 are provided on the sides 44 as shown, so that when the end and side panels are all simultaneously pushed inwardly or toward the center of the bottomoil panel 4l, the sides 44 will bend on these scored lines 45 and thus permit the whole structure to lie flat, as shown in Fig. 15. Tabs 46 are provided on one end of the end panels for a purpose hereafter stated.

rlhe cover of the box, made up from the blank of F ig. 1l, is formed in the same manner as above described with reference to the box body blank, and is also collapsible in the same way, as shown in Fig. 13. Tabs 47 are provided on the top panel of the cover for a purpose hereafter referred to.

The combined'display card and extension thereof, by which the cover and body of the Athe opening 55, or to otherwise gether so as to be correctly positioned relatively to each other when opened for display purposes, is formed from the blank of Fig. 12. The display card 48 is shown asat the end of such extension, and the latter 1s provided with scoring 49, 50, 51, or otherwise formed so as to bend at these points so as to assume the position shown in Figs. 8 and 9, or lie flat, as shown in Fig. 14 when packaged for shipment. The extension is also provided with a portion 52 which is cut out on three of its sides so as to be bend-able on the line 53, an opening 54 being provided in this cut out portion for the reception of the tabs 46 formed on the box body and above referred to. rlhe cut out portion 52 may thereby be locked on the inside of tbe end of the box body, while the remainder of such extension is arranged to lie on the outside thereof. Cut out 55 on the extension is arranged to receive the tabs 47, so as to lock this end of the extension to the inside of the cover. Thus, when the box is set up for display purposes, t-he display card and extension thereof will assume the positions shown in Fig. 8. If the parts are properly proportioned so as to co-operate with the box end as above described in connection with the preferred construction, the display card will thereby be held erect when the box is in display position as shown in Figs. 7 and 8. Preferably this modiied form of box will be set up for display in the position shown in Fi 8, but obviously.it may be seated telescop1- cally within the cover as shown in Fig. 7. When used in this latter position, it is only necessary to disconnect the tabs 47 from roportion the parts of the box to permit ofP its use in such position without such disconnection.

The amount of material required for the extension connecting the box body and cover may be reduced b using a cut-out from the cover as part of t e extension. Such a construction is shown in Fig. 16, in which 56 is the cover cut-out formed with shouldered end 57, which enters a long slotin extension piece 58 and thus secures the extension to the cover, the cut-out 56 thus forming one pivoted portion of the extension and securing the required action with a shorter separate extension piece.

1t will be understood that various changes in the form and construction of the parts above described and shown may be made while' still retaining the invention defined by the claims.

What I claim is:

1. A display box, comprising a box body, a cover, and a foldable strip attached respectively to the cover and the box body, said strip being arranged to lfold upon itself when the box 1s closed and unfold to permit the cover to be swung over the end of the box body to be elevated and under the latter with a portion of said strip lying between the bottom of the box body and said cover.

2. A display box, comprising a box body, a cover, a display card, and a foldable strip attached respectively to the cover and the box body, said strip being arranged to fold upon itself when the box is closed and unfold to permit the cover to be swung over the end of the box body to be elevated and under the latter with a portion of said strip lying under and in substantially the same plane as the bottom of the box body.

3. `A display box, comprising a box body, a cover, a foldable strip attached to the cover, and interlocking means formed on said strip and on the box bodyv arranged to .co-operate to secure the box body and cover together, said strip being arranged to fold upon itself when the box is closed and unfold to permit the cover to be swung over the rear end of the box body and into inverted position thereunder with a portion of said strip lying between the box body and cover.

4. A displa box, com rising a box body, a cover there or, a folda le strip attached t0 the cover, a display card carried by said strip, and means on said strip. and on the box body arranged to co-operate to secure the box body and cover together, said strip being arranged to fold upon itself when the box is closed and unfold to permit the cover to be swung over the rear end of the box body and into inverted position thereunder with a portion of said strip lying between the box body and cover.

5. A. display box, comprising a box body, a cover, a foldable strip attached to the cover, a display card carried by the strip, and interlocking means formed on said strlp at the base of the display card and on an end wall of the box body for securing the latter to the cover, said strip being arranged to fold upon itself when the box is closed and unfold to permit the cover to be swung over said end wall of the box body and into inverted position thereunder with an inclined portion of said strip resting at its ele vated end between the bottom of the' box body and the upturned edge of the cover.

6. A display box, comprising a box body, a cover, a foldable strip integrally formed with the cover material and having a display card at the end`thereof, a locking tab and a slit formed on said strip and on an end wall of the box body respectively for securing the latter to the cover, said strip being arranged to fold upon itself when the box is closed and unfold to permit the cover to be swung over said end wall of the box body and into inverted position under the bottom of the box body with a portion of said strip lying between the tWo box members.

'7. A display box, comprising a box body,

lll0- a cover, and a foldable strip attached to the box body and cover at adjacent rear ends of said members when the box is closed, said strip being arranged to fold upon itself when the box is closed and unfold to permit the cover to be swung over end of the box body to be elevated and into inverted position under the box body with a portion of said strip between the bottom of the box body and cover.

8. A display box, comprising a box body, a cover, a foldable strip attached to the cover and box body at adjacent rear ends of said box members when the box is closed, and a display card carried by said strip, said strip being arranged to fold upon itself when the box is closed and unfold to permit the cover to be swung over said end wall of the box body and into inverted position thereunder with a portion'of said strip lying between the cover and the bottom of the box card, a slit in the rear end wall of the box body arranged to receive said tab to secure the cover and box body together, said strip bein arranged to fold upon itsel when the box 1s closed and unfold to permit the cover to be swung over said end of the box and into inverted position thereunder and with an inclined portion of said strip overhanging the upturned edge of the cover and between the latter and the bottom of the box body.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

EDWlN E. DRAGH.

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