US498567A - Packing-box for jars - Google Patents

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STEPHEN -E. PARRISH, OF ITHACA, AND AARON LINTON AND CHARLES E. LINTON, OF SAGINAW, MICHIGAN.

PACKING-BOX FORJARS, BOTTLES, 86C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 498,567, dated May 30, 1893.

Application filed July 20, 1892. Serial No. 440,689. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, STEPHEN E. PARRISH, residing at Ithaca, in the county of Gratiot, and AARON LINTON and CHARLES E. LINTON, residing at Saginaw, in the county of Saginaw, State of Michigan, citizens of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Packing-Boxes for Jars, Bottles, Fruit-Cans, &c., of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- This invention relates to new and useful improvements in packing box for jars, bottles fruit cans, &c., and the invention consists in the peculiar arrangement of the packing frames for separating the jars, the means for holding these frames detachably in position and in the peculiar construction of the cover whereby it may be detachably secured to the box, all as more fully hereinafter described. At the present time the trade is largely shipping fruit jars and other similar fragile articles in bulk in cars and the purchaser of such car load lots packs the jars in the boxes at the destination, which are shipped out to the consumer.

In order to make a box in which the jars are to be packed available for other uses and to enable us to quickly pack the jars, we have devised the herein described improvement.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of our improved box showing the cover partly raised and the cansin position. Fig. 2 is a plan View showing the cover secured in position. Fig. 3 is a vertical, central section. Fig. 4 is a plan view with the cover removed showing a slightly difierent arrangement.

Ais the box preferably of rectangularshape and of the type generally used for packing and shipping various articles of merchandise. This is preferably proportioned to receive a dozen fruit cans or fruit jars, such as those shown at B in the drawings. It may beinade for a greater or less number as desired. To pack this, we first place in a row, and then lay in beside that row in the bottom of the box a longitudinal strip 0, then a second row D and another strip beside it, and then a third row E which will rest between the last strip and the side of the box. These longitudinal rows are separated from the horizontal row by ries G of longitudinal strips.

means of cross strips F. If the strips 0 and F are not of sufficient width to reach the top of the jars, we may employ a third or more se- These strips are of sufficient length to go within the box and bear with the ends against the inner faces thereof so as to prevent end motion and rattling. The box thus filled is ready for the cover and the cover is provided with means for holding the frames and partition strips in position and also with means for detachably securing the cover upon the box.

H is the cover provided at each end with longitudinal slots I I. The box at one end is provided with nails orbolt-sJ,havingsuitable enlarged heads. These nails project a distance above the end of the box equal to the thickness of the cover. The operator first engages the slots I with the nails J, the heads thereof bearing upon the top of the cover and slides the cover along untilthe nails reach the ends of the slots. The parts are then in the position shown in Fig. 1. Then lowering the cover until it rests flatupon the box the slots 1 will engage over the hooks K having the locking portions L, which locking portions are turned into parallel relation with the slots. As soon as the cover is closed the locking portions L of the hooks are turned at an angle to the slots, as shown in Fig. 2, which form a lock to hold the coverin position. Upon the lower side of the cover is secured a cleat or strip M preferably having the beveled face N at one side. This strip is of sufficient thickness to bear with its lower edge upon the top of the strips G holding them firmly in position to prevent rattling or displacement.

In Figs. 4 and 2 we have shown a box substantially square and in such a construction as this I preferably secure the cleat M by means of a central pivot 0 so that it may be turned either longitudinally or across the box and thus either a single series of cross strips may be used with two longitudinal strips, or two cross strips and a single series of longitudinal strips, and the cleat turned to hear at right angles upon the top of the strips.

If the box is desired to be used for other purposes the strips may be removed and it leaves the interior perfectly clear. I preferably provide the cover with depressions P in which the hooks K engage, so that their locking portions L will not project beyond the surface; thereby preventing danger of their accidental disengagement.

What we claim as our invention is 1. In a packingbox, the combination with a boX, of aseries of detached longitudinal strips therein near the bottom, a series of detached lateral strips resting onthe longitudinal strips, a series of detached longitudinal strips resting on the lateral strips, and a cover, having a depending cleat pivotally secured on its under side midway its ends, arranged to engage the upper tier of longitudinal stripswhen the cover is in place, substantially as described.

2. In a packing box, the combination with a box, of a series of detached longitudinal and lateral cross-strips, the upper members rest-

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