US1746721A - Folding display container - Google Patents

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Feb. 11, 1930. A. J. TANNER FOLDING DISPLAY CONTAINER Filed Oct. 20, 1927 Patented Feb. l l 193% UNITED Jiijf LMGJZT PATENT FOLDING DISPLAY CONTAINER Application filed October 20, 192?. Serial No. 227,368.

The present invention relates to folding boxes used for packing, displaying and dispensing merchandise and one object of the invention, amongst others. is to provide a simple and eilicient box which can be produced at a comparatively low cost. It will be understood that different kinds of merchandise require various constructions of a box so as to form a sufficiently rigid container to serve as an efficient packing means besides serving as a counter dlsplay and dispensnig medium. 7

According to the present invention, the box is so designed that'it may be readily applied for packing either light or comparatively heavy articles and in all forms of the box the merchandise is thoroughly displayed and accessible so that the articles may be dispensed from the box with facility.

go The construct-ion of the improved box is simple being composed of a. single blank cut from a sheet of paper board. The blank when folded provides a container; which when set up for display, has an open top and partly open front through which the contents are both visible and accessible. Means are provided for closing the open top and front of the box and which means are utillzed as a display or advertising medium when the box is opened. Said closure means for the box may be a separate part of the box or an integral part thereof and the invention will be shown and described as applied to both forms.

Heretofore. boxes of the present type have been proposed and in previous instances the ends of the blank are glued together to form the box. Often it is difficult to perform this gluing operation because of the shape of the blank and furthermore,the gluing operation requires an expensive machine so that the operation may be effected at a consistent cost. The blank for the present box is so designed that it can be united to form the box without the use of any gluing and as another advantage, the blank is so designed that it may be cut from sheet stock with the minimum amount of waste.

The box or container hereinafter described and claimed is an improvement in or modification of the construction which forms the subject matter of Letters Patent of the United States No. 1,679,923 dated August 7, 1928. The chief improvements now introduced are firstly, the elimination of the gluing operation in the assembling of the box and secondly, the provision of improved means which are employed both for closing the open top and front of the box and as an advertising medium. i

The invention will be hereinafter fully described with reference to the accompany ing drawi ngs,-wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view showing one Y form of the improved box;

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing another form of closure means for the box and Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the blank from which either form of box may be constructed.

Referring to said drawings, the improved box is composed of the blankshown in Figure 3, and this blank is divided into a number of portions by means of the usual scoring lines or creases which throughout the drawing are designated by the reference letter a. In order that the construction may be thoroughly understood, the various portions of the blank are designated by the same reference numerals in the set up figures and whereby said portions maybe readily identified. The blank has a main part which will be termed the body and this body is divided into three portions; namely. the side portions 12 and the intermediate portion 3. Extending laterally from the end portions are the substantially lL-shaped portions i and these latter portions are provided with the slots 5. The portions 6 and 7 extend respectively from the top and bottom of the body of the blank in alignment with the intermediate portion 3. The extension 7 is continued by means of restricted portion 8 and the end portion 9. and which portion 7, in conjunction with the flaps 10 extending'from the portions 1-2 form the bottom of the container when set up.

In setting up the box, the first operation is to fold the portions on the lines a: so that the end portions 4 are brought together and the slots are engaged so to unite and retain the said ends together. The next operation is to fold the tongues 10 inwardly and following this operation, the portion 7 is folded to form the bottom of the container. The restricted portion 8 is folded upwardly against the outside of the wall formed by the portions 4 and finally the end portion 9 is folded downwardly behind said wall. The portion 6 is then folded inwardly and downwardly to form a reenforcement or lining at the back of the container. The container so formed has a completely open top and partly open front. The end portions 1 together form the complete front and which front is defined by the flanges 11 on each side of the opening. The folded over portions 8 and 9 assist in holding the box in its folded condition and also effectually reenforce what would otherwise be a weak part of the box.

The means employed for closing the front of the box consists of a separate panel 12 which is adapted to slide behind the flanges 11 against the contents, and to close the open top of the box a separate shallow telescopic cover of the usual kind (not shown) may be employed with best advantage. The complete box so formed is very rigid and firm and may be employed for packing loose goods which are not packed in individual cartons. hen the box is opened for display, the panel 12 is shifted to the position shown in Figure 1 wherein it will operate as an efficient display or advertising medium. The back wall of the box, formed by the portion 3, has means for retaining the card in an erect position and said means consist of a pair of radius slots 13 which receive the lower corners or end of the card to hold it firmly in a straight position.

In Figure 2, a slightly modified box is shown, and in this instance the construction isprecisely the same as the box shown by Figure 1 with the exception that the closure means 12 is made longer and folded to cover both the top and front of the box. When it is desired to utilize this closure means as a display card it is doubled and the bottom corners thereof are engaged in the slots 13.

' It will be understood that the folded in back lining may also be dispensed with when the box is used for packing some kinds of merchandise. It must, however, be noted that this lining effectually stiifens the box and forms a better support for the display card and besides this the material of which the box is composed, being printed on one side only, the folded in face of the doubled back wall bears printing so that the box will remain attractive even when part of the contents of the box are removed therefrom. c

It may be gathered from the foregoing description of the invention that one of the es sential features thereof is the construction and arrangement of the bottom of the box.

In practice this feature is an'important one for it insures that the bottom is effectually held in position against accidental opening of the bottom due to the weight of the contents of the box. This feature may be employed with other forms of boxes having an open front similar to the box described herein. Another important feature is the means for uniting the ends of the blank together to form the receptacle of the box, and it should be understood this feature may be applied to boxes that are shaped other than rectangular as shown, for example, the box may be substantially wedge shape having a front of less width than the back.

Modifications, other than those herein mentioned, may be made in carrying out the invention hereinbefore described, and it is to be understood any modification coming fairly' within the terms of the appended claims shall be covered thereby.

I claim 1. A folding container having an open top and an open front, said container being composed of a blank having a central and side sections, substantially lL-shaped end sections extending laterally from said side sections, said end sections when folded inwardly toward each other forming said open front with a flange at each side thereof, a section depending from said central section arranged to form the bottom of said container, said bottom forming section having the free end thereof arranged to be folded over said end sections whereby said bottom is held in place, separate closure means for said open front retentively held in the closing position against said flanges and a section extending upwardly from said central section being arranged to fold to provide a double back wall for the container.

2. A. folding container composed of a blank having central and side sections, substantially L-shaped end sections extending laterally from said side sections, said end sections being folded inwardly towards each other forming an open front with side flanges, an extension depending from said central section arranged to form the bottom of the container, said extension having the free end thereof arranged to be folded over said end sections whereby said bottom is held in place and closure means for said open front arranged to be retentively held between said flanges and the contents of the container.

' Signed at New Haven, county of New Haven, State of Connecticut, this 18th day of October, 1927.

ARNOLD J. TANNER.

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