US2927721A - One-piece foldable display carton - Google Patents

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March 8, 1960 E. THATCHER ONE-PIECE FOLDABLE DISPLAY CARTON Filed Dec. 6, 1957 5 I o H 5 T n m N A H ,IA H G 5 EH II, ,.l n. n .B mbv T N n 7 I I SXW l b o r w u w I 4 ICI.

ONE-PIECE FOLDABLE DISPLAY CARTON Lewis E. Thatcher, Chicago, Ill., assignor to Gaylord lrsrolgncts, Incorporated, Chicago, 11]., a corporation of e ware Application December 6, 1957, Serial No. 701,165

1 Claim. (Cl. 229-27) This invention relates to cartons which are constructed for use in displaying merchandise, such as hairpins and the like, on a dealers counter.

An object of the invention is to provide a carton embodying dual compartments formed from a single blank of sheet material.

Among the objects of the invention is the provision of a combined shipping and display carton adapted to be inexpensively formed from sheet material, cut and scored to provide interconnected sections foldable relative to each other to form a bottom, side walls and dual compartments within the carton.

A further object is to provide a compartmented carton of pleasing appearance which may be shipped and stored for use in a flattened condition to conserve space and which may be readily assembled from flattened condition.

Other objects will be apparent from the following detailed description of the invention as illustrated by the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a development of a blank of sheet material cut and scored to form the carton.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view showing the carton in its display position.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the first stage in forming the carton from theblank of sheet material.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the second stage in forming the carton.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the carton in erected position prior to folding and locking the bottom section thereunder.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the walls of the erected carton illustrating a section which may be removed therefrom to' permit greater display of the contents of the carton.

Referring in detail to the drawings, 2 indicates a blank of cardboard, paperboard or the like which may be cut, scored and perforatedr to form a display carton 3. The main portion of the blank 2 is substantially rectangular and a portion of the blank is scored longitudinally along score line 4. The reinaining portion of the blank is provided with a line-of perforationS which is a continuation of score line 4. Thus, the rectangular portion of the blank is divided into two longitudinal portions 6 and 7.

The longitudinal portions 6 and 7 carry transverse score lines 8, 9, 10 and 11. Thus, a gluing tab 12 is defined and the remaining portion of the rectangular portion 6 is divided into panels A, B, C, D, E, F, E and F. A panel G comprises a portion of the blank 2 and is joined to panel A along score line 13. A score line 14 joins panel G to a folding tongue 15. A folding tongue 16 is joined to panel C along score line 17 which is a continuation of score line 13 and a similar folding tongue 18 is joined to panel B along score line 19.

If desired, the cartons 3 may be stored and shipped ICE in blank form, but it is preferred that the glue tab 12 be adhesively united, as by adhesive 20 to the corresponding edge portions of the panels C and D, as shown best in Fig. 3. The carton may then be stored and shipped in knock-down position wherein panels E and E will lie in plane-parallel relationship to panels F and F, respectively, and panels A and B will be in plane-parallel relationship to panels C and D, respectively. Thereafter, it is only necessary to set the carton up and appropriately tuck in the various folding tongues 15, 16* and 18, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

The first step in setting up the carton is to buckle panels E and E away from panels F and F' about score line 9 and buckle panels C and D away from panels A and B about score line 11. The carton 3 will then be in the position shown in Fig. 3.

The perforated line 5 may then be severed to separate panels A and B and panels C from D. It is preferred that the line 5 be initially a perforated line rather than a line of severance since it facilitates the gluing operation of tab 12.

With the perforated line 5 completely severed, the blank may be folded along score line 4, as shown best in Fig. 4 to dispose panel E into plane-parallel relationship to panel B and dispose panel F into planeparallel relationship to panel F, as shown best'in Fig. 5. Thereafter, bottom panel G may be folded about score 5 line 13 and the tongue may be tucked. in adjacent panel D. Prior to the tucking in of tongue 15, tongues 16 and 18 may be folded about the respective score lines 17 and 19 and will overlie the bottom panel G after the tongue is tucked in place.

The tongues 15, 16 and 18 may be held in place frictionally, or if desired, said tongues may carry an adhesive (not shown) and they may be adhesively secured to the adjacent panels D and G.

An open top carton 3 is thus formed which is diagonally divided into compartments 21 and 22 by the folded panels E, F, E and P which function as a divider. Merchandise, such as carded hairpins 23, 23' may be disposed in the compartments 21 and 22, being readily available for display and selection.

As shown best in Fig. 6, one or more of the panels A, B, C or D may be provided with lines of perforation 24 which may define a tab 25 which may be removed after the carton is assembled to give further visibility of the merchandise 23 and 23.

Other modifications of the present invention, which do not depart from the spirit of the invention, may be made by anyone skilled in the art and, hence, it is not intended that the invention be limited to the exact details shown and described except as necessitated by the appended claim.

I claim as my invention: 7

A carton made from a one-piece blank of foldable material comprising two pairs of opposite side walls and i a bottom foldably secured to one side wall, a partition diagonally disposed in said carton, said partition comprising a panel folded in half with the half portions 2,921,121 l atented Mar. 8,

adjacent to the side wall to which the bottomis secured 2,152,079

engaging the bottom to hold the carton in set-up position. 2,227,341

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STAIES PATENTS 1,318,124 Wright Oct. 7, 1919 1,842,205 Russell Jan. .19, 1932 341,639

Greenwood Dec. 31, 1940 Broderick June 4, 1957 Joseph Sept. 24, 1957 FOREIGN I ATENTS Great Britain Jan. 22, 1931

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