US2132638A - Double wall handle basket - Google Patents

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Oct. 11, 1938. E. E. MOHLER DOUBLE WALL HANDLE BASKET Filed July 11, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

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Patented Oct. 11, was.

. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE v poms wan. rumpus nasxa'r rm EarlMohlcr, Indianapolis, Ind, mumto Fruitq Produce Packing, lndianalr' olis, Ind a corporation Application July 11, 19st, Serial rte-90.114 15 Claims. (01. 229-16) One feature of the invention consists in the 15: single bottom being telescopically associated with the dual peripheral wall structure, the inner and outer sides of which are suitably secured together and such relationship providing a space therebetween, permitting ready mounting of a handle 20 thereto and which handle is of wire formation having T-type ends.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the following claims and description:

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a plan view of the developed blank of the dual wall structure.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the developed bottomforming blank.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal central sectional view of so a handled basket embodying the invention, a

portion of the inner side wall shown therein being broken away to show the final anchoring position of the handle.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view through 35 the basket in the plane of the handle.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one form of handle shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a modified form of handle structure.

40 Fig. 7 is a perspective view of another modified form of handle structure.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of a one-piece blank providing a structure similar to that illustrated as of two pieces in Figs. 1 and 2.

45 Fig. 9 is a transverse, central sectional view similar to that illustrated in Fig. 4 and of the modified form of the invention.

Fig. 10 is a longitudinal, sectional view through all the modified form of the invention, and is sim- 50 ilar to that shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 11 is a bottom plan view of the basket. Fig. 12 is a perspective view of a handle similar to that shownin Fig. 5.

In Fig. 1 of the drawings, l0 indicates an ex- 55 terior side wall portion of the blank, ll an end portion, l2 a similar end portion and II another side portion. These portions are exterior walls and are alternately arranged, end and side, and connected by the score connections ll.

The two edges II which herein are shown at 5 the left-hand portion of end wall H and the right-hand portion of side wall ii, are suitably secured together by suitable means, such as a v tape it, stapling, gluing or the like.

Integral with end wall II is an inner end wall l0 l1. Integral with side wall It is an integral inner side wall l8. Integral with exterior end wall I2 is the inner end wall I9. Integral with the exterior ,side wall I3 is the inner side wall 20. These respective pairs of walls are integral with 15 each other and are hingedly connected together by the scoring or creasing 2l--22232l, respectively, which constitute a straight crease or score, which may be of single or dual character, as required by thestock utilized.

Portions ll, l8, l9 and 20 are each separated from the adjacent portions by the cut-outs 25,

26 and 21, which extend the full depth of the inner side wall arrangement. The left-hand end of member I! is relieved as at 28 and the righthand end of member 20 is relieved as at 29.

The bottom is indicated .by the numeral 30 and includes side anchoring-flaps or extensions 3| at opposite .sides and end anchoring extensions 32, these being respectively connected to the bottom 30 portion 30 with a hinge scoring or crease 33 and 34, respectively.

For a box or container structure without a handle arrangement, the aforesaid constitutes all the parts that are required. Both blanks may 5 be formed from corrugated board which preferably is a board having an intermediate corrugated layer, faced on opposite sides by flat liner board, the same being adhesively secured together. Certain forms of solid fibre board may 4 also be utilized, if, as and when desired, or one blank may be made of one type of board and the other blank of the other type of board.

A suitable number of bottom blanks are packaged and a suitable number of side wall blanks are packaged, it being understood that so far as each of these structures are concerned, they are each cut and creased, as before described, and upon a machine which is common to the paper board industry.

Thus, the side wall blank in folded relation is shipped flat, or knocked-down, to the basket purchaser, such as a fruit or vegetable packer, or the like. a

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- structures in fiat relation, turns the portions 31 and 32 at right-angles to the botom 30 so as to form a tray structure. Then the collapsed side wall structure is opened up into rectangular and tubular form and the tray structure is nested therein. Following such nesting, each of the individual, interior side wall members is turned inwardly and downwardly and thus overlaps the adjacent portions 3| and 32, said portions then being nestable between the walls of the dual wall structure. The purchaser of the basket then applies any suitable number of staples, or the like,

as indicated at 35, to staple the side walls together in dual relationship and thereby simultaneously anchors the bottom to the side wall structure. The aforesaid constitutes a two-piece container having a single wall bottom and a dual side wall structure.

When a handle basket is desired, see Fig. 5, there is provided a handle having an upper portion 36, two depending portions 31, each of which has an offset portion 88 spot-welded to a transversely positioned anchoring member 39. This is one form of handle structure.

Another form of handle structure is shown in Fig. 6, wherein the overhead portion of the handle is indicated by the numeral 40, the two depending portions therefrom by numeral 4|, ofi'set portions by numeral 42 and the anchorage portions, in this instance, are formed integral with the foregoing portions of the handle by the transversely offset portion 43, a parallel portion 44 therebeneath and a parallel portion 45 in alignment with portion 43. Thus, the upper. surface of portions 43 and 45 are in alignment and the general direction is transverse to the general direction of the portion 40. Other forms of handle structures may be utilized in lieu hereof.

One such is illustrated in Fig. 7 which is a onepiece structure having hand portion 10, depending portions ll, offset portions I2, the transverse extensions 13, the return portions '14, upwardly offset at and terminating in ends 16 in alignment with portions I3 but oppositely directed.

When it is desired to anchor the handle structure, such as that illustrated in Figs. 5, 6 or 7, one form of anchorage which requires no stapling, stitching, or the like, consists of the following:

The side wall blanks are suitably slotted as at 46 and this extends from the fold between the interior and outer wall downwardly a distance approximately equal to the overall length of the portion 44 in Fig. 6 and the portion 39 in Fig. 5.

The handle structure when the basket has been fabricated, as aforesaid, is then positioned within the basket so that the portions 39 are vertically positioned and are seatable in the slots 46 in the two opposite side walls, see dotted lines in Fig. 3.

In the illustrated form of the invention, the slots are provided in the inside walls of the basket, which slots terminate at the upper edge 24 of the side wall.

Due to the fact that the portions 3| are ineluded between said side walls at the bottom thereof, the inner and outer wall forming members are in relatively spaced relation and readily permit the handle structure to be turned clockwise, as shown dotted in Fig. 3, until the portions 38 lie substantially parallel to the horizontal and then the handle portion is elevated until the upper aligned surfaces of portions 80 engage the inside and bottom surface of the fold.

It will thus be apparent that the edge portion 41, see Figs. 1 and 3, prevents displacement of the handle lengthwise of the basket and due to the fact the dual wall structure at the fold is not spaced as widely apart as at the bottom, a friction anchorage for the handle is provided which normally retains the handle in the elevated position and prevents the handle from dropping downwardly. The transverse portion 49 by engaging along a considerable portion of the fold, provides a relatively elongated bearing, so that the handle stress per unit of bearing area is relatively small.

The ends of the cross member 39, see Fig. 5, may terminate in barbs or spurs 39a. for further anchorage when desired. Also, it is to be observed that if the form of the transverse anchor portion of the anchor be changed, the entrance slot or opening should correspond therewith, so that, if the anchor end of the handle be of triangular shape, slot 46 must have a triangular portion to accommodate the nesting of the triangular end for passing the anchorage into position between the immediate adjacent walls.

In certain instances, when desired, the structure herein disclosed, may be utilized as a covered basket, and when such a structure is desired, the cover arrangement, for example such as shown in the Bomberger application, Serial No. 33,097, filed July 28, 1935, now Patent No. 2,057,002, dated Oct. 13.1936, see Fig. 2, would be provided. However, the notches for handle accommodation required herein would not be as wide as therein disclosed, because the form of handle herein disclosed is of lesser width.

In either event, whether a cover be employed or not, when the baskets are not overfilled, the handles may be forcibly lowered and extend immediately across the basket so they may be stacked like boxes, whether covered or uncovered. Such stacking arrangement would normally be employed by the fruit packer who after forming the basket, or container, proper, would mount the handle therein, as previously described but would omit the last elevating step and these baskets then would be stacked, ready for filling. When they were to be filled, the handles of each basket would then be elevated.

A modified form of invention is shown in Figs. 8

to 11, inclusive. In this form any one of the han- I die structures illustrated in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 may be utilized. This form of the invention is similar to that illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, in that the basket is of dual wall and single bottom type. However, this form of the invention differs therefrom in that the basket is of one piece of stock, see the blank illustrated in Fig. 8, and in place of slots, slits only are utilized or required. In these respects, this form of the invention is similar to the two-piece handled basket structure disclosed in a companion application, entitled, "Handle basket construction, filed June 18, 1936, and bearing Serial No. 86,019.

In Fig. 8 of the drawings, there is illustrated a one-piece blank of somewhat generally similar character to that illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, representing a two-piece structure. In this form of the invention, numerals of the one hundred series are employed to designate like or similar parts, and the specific description of the same will be omitted, except in pointing out wherein the present disclosure diil'ers from the previous disclosure.

aiaaoaa v structure, irrespective oi. the specific formation Numeral I indicates a taped or connection.

In this form or the invention, each portion Ill and IIS is recessed or notched as at IIIa and Ilia for the purpose hereinafter to be described. Also in this form of the invention, in place of slots 46 being provided in the inner side walls I0 and 20 respectively, said inside ,walls I I0 and I20 are slit from top to bottom as at I and each slit at the top fold terminates in an opening I", this permitting the depending portions of the handle to project beyond the basket in handle formation. y

In this form of the invention, the bottom I30 instead of being separate like bottom 30, see Fig. 2, is integral with one of the sides, and. herein side H0, and .is scoringly connected thereto as at I00. Also in this form of the invention, the bottom flaps I3I and I32 are provided with tapered side edges I3Ia. and "2a.

Also in this form of the invention, the-scoring I33 between the bottom I30 and flap ISI is interrupted and there are provided the slots IOI. Integral with the other side wall and herein side wall II3, are a corresponding number of tongues and spaced relative to each other corresponding to the spacing between the slots IOI. Said tongues I02 have a creased or scored connection I03 with the side wail II: and have an intermediate scoring I04 therein. The side edges are angled or biased as at I05.

Whenever it is .desired to have a one-piece basket proper and utilize stapling, the slots IM and tongues I02 may be-omitted and then the stapling will be applied to the two end walls and the side II3 to lock the bottom to the side walls and in nested relation.

There is a decided advantage, however, incident to the utilization of the single blank in that such utilization permits'the elimination of all stapling and this is by reason of the interlocking relationship between the tongues and slits, last mentioned. I

Just as previously described, the blank is shipped in the fiat or knock-down, and the purchaser positions the side and end walls in tubular relation, then inserts inwardly the flaps on the bottom and nests these flaps within the tubular wall arrangement. Then the tongues I02 are tucked into the slots MI and project inwardly and upwardly into the container resulting therefrom. With all the inner walls extending upwardly, the handle is positioned as shown in Figs. 9 and 10, and then the two portions of each side wall are turned inwardly and downwardly with the depending portions ill-for example, on the handle shown in Fig. 5 or more especially, the ofiset portion 38, being seated in the openings I41. The flaps I20 thus with the wallportion II3 nestingly receive not only the tongues I02 but the bottom extension I3I. Then the two end wall extensions II! and H9 are turned inwardly and downwardly, which looks the basket structure in basket-forming relation with the handle in proper position. The two notches or cutouts I I'll: and H911 are to facilitate subsequent elevation of the inner end wall locking portions whenever it is desired to collapse the structure.

Many of the claims hereinafter set forth are directed to the specific form of this invention and certain claims in the copending application referred to are of a dominating character relative equivalent to this specific form of the invention, such claims depending portions is omitted, the same not being necessary. Also in this form of the invention, the barbs "0a may be provided, if, as and when desired.

- While the invention has been described in great detail in the foregoing specification, and

the description and illustrations thereof are in great detail, such description and illustrations are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive in character and-the various modifications suggested, illustrated and/ or described herein and others which will readily suggest themselves to persons skilled in this art, are all considered to be within the broad scope of this invention, reference being had to the appended claims. v

.The invention claimed is:

1. In a handled container structure, the combination of a container having dual side and end walls having a folded top connection providing a smooth upper edge, a bottom having side. portions nestable between the inner and outer walls near the bottom thereof, and means securing the side portions and side walls together, the side site walls each including an aperture for handle accommodation, each'aperture including a handle mounting extension of the recess in the innet wall, the cross-bars being receivable by the space between the apertured wall portions.

2. In aha'ndled container structure, the combination of a container having dual side and end walls having a folded top connection providing a smooth upper edge, a tray type bottom having side portions substantially coextensive with the dual walls and nestable between the inner and outer walls near the bottom thereof, and means anchoring the side portions and inner and outer walls together, the side portions of the bottom spacing apart the adjacent walls of the dual wall structure, and a substantially U-shaped handle having substantially parallel extensions at each end forming cross-bars, the smooth upper edges of a pair of opposite walls each including an aperture for handle accommodation, each aperture including a handle mounting extension of the recess in the inner wall, the crossbars being receivable by the space between the apertured wall portions.

3. A handle for a basket including a hand-engaging portion, a pair of spaced leg portions depending therefrom, and transverse bearing and locking portions for each leg and projecting oppositely therefrom and in alignment and in a plane transverse to the plane of the hand portion and legs, said leg portions terminating in an offset portion directly secured to the transverse bearing and locking portions substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. A device as defined by claim 3, characterized by the addition of barb means on the termination of each locking portion.

5. In a containerstructure, the combination of dual side and end connected walls having a folded top connection providing a smooth upper edge, a bottom-integral with one wall at one edge and including side portions on the other edges and nestable between the inner and outer walls near the bottom thereof, and tongue and slot connecting means between another container wall and the" bottom remote from the integral connection thereof, the tongue means being nestable between the inner and outer walls of the dual wall arrangement.

6. A handle for a basket including a hand-engaging portion, a pair of spaced leg portions depending therefrom, and transverse bearing and locking portions for each leg and projecting opplane transverse to the plane of the hand portion and leg, and barb means on the termination of each locking portion. I

'7. In a handled container, the combination of a container having connected dual side and end walls with a folded top connection providing a smooth upper edge, abottom having side portions nestable between the inner and outer walls near the bottom thereof, means securing a side portion of the bottom and the adjacent wall together for bottom and wall connection, and a handle structure having a substantially U-shaped handengageable portion projecting above the container, each end of the handle portion'having aligned oppositely directed extensions, the upper surface of the aligned extensions bearing upon the inner and lower surface of the fold connections.

8. In a handled container, the combination of a container having connected dual side and end walls with a folded top connection providing a smooth upper edge, a bottom having side portions nestable between the inner and outer walls near the bottom thereof, means securing a side portion of the bottom and the adjacent wall together for bottom and wall connection, and a handle structure having a substantially U-shaped hand-engageable portion projecting above the container, each end of the handle portion having aligned oppositely directed extensions, the upper surface of the aligned extensions bearing upon the inner and lower surface of the fold connection, each wall of a pair of opposite dual walls having a portion thereof provided with an elongated receiving slit or slot of a length sufficient for reception of aligned handle extensions.

9. In a handled container, the combination of a container having connected dual side and end walls with a folded top connection providing a smooth upper edge, a bottom having side portions nestable between the inner and outer walls near the bottom thereof, means securing a side portion of the bottom and the adjacent wall together for bottom and wall connection, and a handle structure having a substantially U- shaped hand-engageable portion projecting above the container, each end of the handle portion having aligned oppositely directed extensions, the upper surface of the aligned extensions bearing upon the inner and lower surface of the fold connection, said inner surfaces of each anchoring wall structure adjacent the fold frictionally engaging the side surfaces of the aligned extensions of the handle therebetween for maintaining the handle in uppermost and handle-forming position.

10. In a handled container, the combination of a container having connected dual side and end walls with a folded top connection providing a smooth upper edge, a bottom having side por-' portion of the bottom and the adjacent wall together for bottom and wall connection, and a handle structure having a substantially U-shaped hand-engageable portion projecting above the container, each end of the handle portion having aligned oppositely directed extensions, the upper surface of the aligned extensions bearing upon the inner and lower surface of the fold connection, each wall of a pair of opposite dual walls having a portion thereof provided with an elongated receiving slit or slot of a length sufficient for reception of handle extensions, said inner surfaces of each anchoring wall structure adjacent the fold frictionally engaging the side surfaces of the aligned extensions of the handle therebetween for maintaining the handle in uppermost and handle-forming position. I

11. In a handled container, the combination of a container having connected dual side and end walls with a folded top connection providing a smooth upper edge, a bottom having side portions nestable between the inner and outer walls near the bottom thereof, means securing a side portion of the bottom and the adjacent wall together for bottom and wall connection, and a handle structure having a substantially U- shaped hand-engageable portion projecting above the container, each end of the handle portion having aligned oppositely directed extensions, the upper surface of the aligned extensions bearing upon the inner and lower surface of the fold connection, each wall of a pair of opposite dual walls having a portion thereof provided with an elongated receiving slit or slot of a length suflicient for reception of handle extensions, said handle being movable downwardly in the slit or slot for telescopic nesting, if, as and when desired, substantially as described, and when nested the midportion of the U-shaped portion of the handle extends across the container structure immediately adjacent the plane of the foldable top connection.

12. In a handled container, the combination of a container having connected dual side and end walls with a folded top connection providing a smooth upper edge,'a bottom having side portions nestable between theinner and outer walls near the bottom thereof, means securing a side portion of the bottomand the adjacent wall together for bottom and wall connection, and a handle structure having a substantially U-shaped hand-engageable portion projecting above the container, each end of the handle portion having aligned oppositely directed extensions, the upper surface of the aligned extensions bearing upon the inner and lower surface of the fold connection, said innersurfaces of each anchoring wall structure adjacent the fold frictionally engaging the side surfaces of the aligned extensions of the handle therebetween for maintaining the handle in uppermost and handle-forming position, each wall of a pair of opposite dual walls having a portion thereof provided with an elongated receiving slit or slot of a length sufficient for reception of aligned handle extensions, said handle being movable downwardly in the slit or slot for telescoric nesting, if, as and when desired, substantially as described, and when nested the midportion of the U-shaped portion of the handle extends across the container structure immediately adjacent the plane of the foldable top connection.

, portion of the bottom and the adjacent wall together for bottom and wall connection, and a handle structure having a substantially Li-shaped hand-engageable portion projecting above the container, each end of the handle portion having aligned oppositely directed extensions, the

upper surface of the aligned extensions bearing upon the inner and lower surface of the fold con nection, said innersurfaces of each anchoring wall structure adjacent thefold frictionally engaging the side surfaces of the aligned extensions of the handle therebetween formaintaining the handle in uppermost and handle-forming position, the anchoring wall having therein a handlereceiving slot portion with its handle-receiving entrance at a distance from the fold, the side portions of the bottom spacing apart the adjacent walls of the dual'wall structure for facilitating ready insertion of the oppositely directed handle extensions between the adjacent walls.

14. In a handled container,thecombinationof a containerhaving connected dual side and end walls with a folded top connection providing a smooth upper edge, a bottom having side portions nestable between the inner and outer walls near the bottom thereof, means securing a side portion of the bottom and the adjacent wall together for bottom and wall connection, and a handle structure having a substantially U-shaped hand-engageable portion projecting above the container, each end of the handle portion having aligned oppositely directed extensions, the upper surface of the aligned extensions bearing upon the inner and lower surface of the fold connection, said innet surfaces of each anchoring wall structure adjacent the fold frictionally enga the side surfaces of the aligned extensions of the handle therebetween for maintaining the handle in uppermost and handle-forming position, the anchoring wall having therein a handle-receiving slot portion with its handle-receiving entrance at a distance from the fold, the side portions of the bottom spacing apart the adjacent walls of the dual wall structure for facilitating ready insertion of the oppositely directed handle extensions between the adjacent walls, the handle requiring tilting and elevational movement to position the opp .isitely directed portions thereof horizontally and in contact with the inner surface of the fold.

15. In a handled container, the combination of a container having connected dual side and end walls with a folded top connection providing a smooth upper edge, a bottom having side portions nestable between the inner and outer walls near the bottom thereof, means securing a side portion of the bottom and the adjacent wall together for bottom and wall connection, and a handle structure having a substantially U-shaped hand-engageable portion projecting above the container, each end of the handle portion having aligned oppositely directed extensions, the uppersurface of the aligned extensions bearing upon the inner and lower surface of the fold connection, said inner surfaces of each anchoring wall structure adjacent the fold frictionally engaging the side surfaces of the aligned extensions of the handle therebetween for maintaining the handle in uppermost and handle-forming position, the anchoring wall having therein a handle-receiving slot portion with its handle-receiving entrance at a distance from the fold, the side portions of the bottom spacing apart the adjacent walls of the dual wall structure for facilitating ready insertion of the oppositely directed handle extensions between the adjacent walls, the handle requiring elevational movement to position the extension thereof in contact with the inner surface of the fold.

' ERNBT EARL MOHLER.

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