US1744956A - Shipping carton - Google Patents

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Patented Jan. 28, 1930 PATENT OFFICE THEODORE FISCHER, OF CHICAGO, ILL INOIS.

SHIPPING. CARTON Application med April 9,

The object of my invention is to provide a foldable shipping carton of simple, durable and inexpensive construction, and especially designed for use in shipping articles such for instance as sausages.

lit is well known that, in connection with the shipment and storage of articles like sausages, if the sausages are in contact with each other, or with the surface of the container,

and subjected to ordinary summer atmospheric temperatures, the sausages tend to sweat and discharge fatty substances, which forms a condition favorable to the growth of mould.

The important feature of my invention is to provide a. carton ofthis character in which articles such as sausages are supported in position out of contact with each other and out of contact with the surface of the carton,

and in such position that the air will freely circulate around and between substantially all parts of each individual sausage, to thereby preserve them in good condition during s ipment and storage.

Myinvention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of-the various parts of the foldable carton, and the con struction of the foldable rack, and the means for detachably and firmly securing these two members together, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 shows an isometric view illust'rating a carton embodying my invention.

-Fi re 2 shows a vertical transverse sectiona View of same with the cover member partly open.

Figure 3 shows a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 shows a planview of the blank from which the carton proper is formed; and

' Figure 5 shows a similar view of the blank from which the rack member is formed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

I have used the reference numeral 10 to indicate the bottom of the carton proper. This is preferably made of paraflined paste board. The dotted lines 11 show the lines along which 1928. Serial no. 268,637. j

the paper is weakened by partially cutting or otherwise, for folding purposes along the front and back of the carton, and the lines 12 are the weakened lines at the ends of the carton. The front of the carton is indicated generally by the numeral 13 and has a-weak ened line 14 at its longitudinal center, so that the part- 15 will be folded over flat against by cutting out apart of the bottom along three sides, as shown by dotted lines in Figure 4, and bending these parts upwardly as shown in Figure 2.

The upright sides of the carton are indicated by the numeral 17 and each of theparts 17 has at its front an extension 18 connected with the part 17 by a weakened line '19. This part 18 is folded over the part 17 and when the carton is assembled the part 18 is held in its folded position by means of a retaining member 20 formed integral with the parts 17 at about its central portion, as shownin Figure 4, and containing a slot 21'connected by a weakened line 22 with the part l7.- This retaining member 20 is folded inwardly and downwardly in the completed carton, as shown in Figure 3.

The rear end of the carton is indicated generally by the numeral 23 and has at each 'end an upright end member 24 connected b a weakened line 25 with the body portion. his end 24 is folded upwardly at right angles to the body portion 23. Connected with the in the 'bottom 10 two locking members 16 formed end member 23 is a top member 26 connected at one end by a weakened line 27 with the art 23. This top member has two side memers 28 each connected by a weakened line 29 with the part 26. A On each of the upright'side members there is a locking member 34 separated from the members 30 and 32 but connected by a weakened line 35 with the part 28. This locking member is formed with a projecting tongue 36. These locking memb ers are first folded inwardly toward the transverse center of the carton and then the member 32 is folded inwardly over these two members 34 and the tongues 36 are projected through the slots 37 in the member 32, as shown in Figure 2.

By this arrangement it will be seen that the carton when assembled is well braced and has considerable strength in proportion to the strength of the material of which it is formed. Furthermore, it is obvious that the top member may be folded from a position with its body body portion flat on the table or other surface upon which it is resting to a position with its front upright edges overlapping the front upright edge of the main part of the carton, and when the top member 26 is lying gut fiat, the back member 23 is also lying out The rack member comprises a body portion 38 made of the same material as the carton proper, and has two upright members 39 connected with the body portion 38 by weakened lines 40, so they may fold to upright position as shown in Figure 1. Each of the parts 39 is formed with a series of circular openings, those on one member being in line with those on the other member. At each end of the body 38 are two locking members 41 and 42. The members 42 are provided with locking lugs 43 cut from the material, except at one side.

In assembling the rack member, the parts 39 are folded in upright positions. The part 42 with its locking lug is first folded inwardly, then the part 41 is folded against its outer surface. Then the rack is placed in position in the carton and the locking members 20 on the sides 17 are folded inwardly and the locking member 43 is inserted through the slot 21, thereby firmly supporting the rack againstlongitudinal movement,'or forward and rearward movement, and since the rack is the same length as the carton, it is held againstlengthwise movement.

In practical operation, the carton and rack are assembled as before described, and placed in position with the top member lying fiat upon the table on which the carton is supported. 7 When in this position, obviously sausages or other articles can be readily and easily inserted through the openings in the rack from the side toward which the top member is extended, and when the rack has been filled, the top member and the rear member are folded over in the manner shown in Fig ure 2, and the carton may be held in closed position by a string or other fastening device. sausages or other articles are held from contact with each other and from contact with the carton, except at the points where the edges of the openings in the rack engage the sausages.

Air circulating openings 44 may be provided in the bottom or other parts of the carton, for the purpose of preventing the formation of mould, by a free circulation of air.

I claim as my invention:

Obviously, in shipping or storage the 1. In a carton of the class described, the combination of a carton body portion and a foldable rack member, the latter comprising a body portion and two upright members, the latter being formed with alined openings, the ends of the upright members being provided with extensions folded to overlapping positions for fixing the upright members in position relative to each other, and means for fixing the rack member in position within the carton against lateral movements therein, said means comprising retaining members connected with the carton portion and folded over the top of and downwardly against the inner sides of the end portions of the rack member.

2. In a carton of the class described, the combination of a carton body portion and a foldable rack member, the latter comprising a body portion and two upright members. the latter being formed with alined openings, the ends of the upright members being provided with extensions folded to overlapping positions for fixing the upright members in position relative to each other, and means for fixing the rack member in position within the carton against lateral movements therein.

. said means comprising retaining members connected with the carton portion and folded over the top of and downwardly against the 9 inner sides of the end portions of the rack member, each of said retaining members be ing formed with a slot, and a locking member formed on the rack member to enter said slot and to firmly secure the rack member against movement within the carton.

3. In a carton of the class described, the combination of a carton body having a bot tom member. integral upright sides on the bottom member, integral retaining members on said sides, said retaining members being formed with slots and designed to be folded inwardly against the inner surfaces of said sides, and a rack member formed with a bottom body portion and integral upright sides, the sides being formed with extensions folded to overlapping positions, one of said extensions at each end of the rack being formed with a tongue designed to enter said slots in the retaining members, to thereby firmly secure the rack'member in position within the carton against movement in all directions.

Des Moines, Iowa, March 19. 1928.

THEODORE FISCHER.

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