US2279327A - Container - Google Patents

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April 14, 1942. A B, KEHR 2279327 4 CONTAINER F'iled Feb. 21 1939 7 INVENTOR.- BY Abraham B. Kein ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 14, 1942 CONTAINER Abraham B. Kehr, Philadelphia, Pa., assignor to Newspaper Service Corporation, Houston, Tex. a corporation of Texas Application February 21, 1939, Serial-No. 257,574

3 Claim5. (C1. 229-53) This invention relates to containers and wrappers for articles of manufacture and commerce.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a greatly improved form f container or wrapper, which is 0f relatively simple construction, which does not require any expansive or extensive changes in conventional equipment for its manufacture, which can be readily produced in very large quantities, and which is particularly wel1 adapted for a wide range of usefu1 applications in the field cf packaging and wrapping of .articles of manufacture and commerce.

The invention is of general application in its field, and the specific details of construction depend in 1 arge measure upon the specific purpose to which the containers and wrapperg are to be applied. For illustrative purposes, the invention will be described with particular reference to the following subject matters:

(l) Bags or containers for small articles of merchandise such as nuts, candies, dried fruits, raisins and. other commodities generally marketed in package form.

(2) Protective coverings for periodicals such as newspapers and magazines and such other articles as are generally delivered to porches, lawns, etc. and permitted to remain exposed to the elements f0r varying lengths of tirne before being taken into the house.

Not on1y are the foregoing two cf the most promising applications of the invention, but they lend. themselves admirably for the specific disclosure cf the invention such as is required by the patent statutes. Hence, although the invention will be described with considerable detail and particularity and certain specific terms and language will be utilized, it isto be understood r that the present disclosure is illustrative rather than restrictive, and that no limitations are to be imported which are not required by the language of the claims and the state cf the prior art.

Referring to the specific application of the invention to bags or containers for sma1l articles of merchandise such as nuts, etc. it is an important object of the invention to provide an improved form of container or bag which can be readily filled and sealed either manually or by machinery, which is particularly well adapted to protect its contents from contamination spoilage and spilling and which can be opened without undue difl1culty by the ultimate consumer and without totally destroying the bag or spilling its contents.

Another important object is to provide a bag or container for small articles such as nuts, fruits,

lrial depends in large measure upon the specific candiesetc. which can be effectively used after be'1ng unsealed to prdtect the unconsumed portion cf the contents from' contamination and spoilage.

Referring t0 the specific'at plication of the invention to protective coverings for articles Such as periodicals which are delivered to porches and lawns and which are for this reason expose'd to the (elements, it is an important object ofthe inventin to provide a protective covering which can very easily be applied to the artic1e to be protected at the source of supp1y or by the deliV- ery boy on his 'route, which is particulrly we1l adapted to protect its contents from dirt and 'moisture and. the elements, which can' be readily removed from about the contents without dewrapping of food in the home.

Another important object is to prcvide a protective covering for periodicals such as newspapers and magazines, Which is particularly well adalpt'edto serve as an effective medium for ad.- vertising.

Withthe above and other objects in'view, the ccintainer er wrapper of the invention consiSts essentially cf a tube of cellulosic material comprisihg two'longitudinal panels having a longitudinal edge in common, and a single expansible longitudinal gusset connecting the other longitudinal edges of the two petnels. As stated above, the container is made of lulosic material.-

Cel- The specifi cellulosic matetype of article to be wrapped. or protected, i. e.

the userequirements of the container. The conta;iner may be of opaque, transparent or translucent cellulosic material' or a combination of such materials as in the case cf window or panel display bags. As examples of suitable materials may be 1i1enti0ned kraft paper, glassine and Cellophan'e.

In the Gase of sma1l articles of foodstuffs such as nuts, candies, fruits, etc. the cellulosic materia1 may jadvantageously be glassine or Cellophane vor combinationg of these two materials, er it may be waxed paper, particularly in the case of. oi1y or deliquescent foodstuffs.

The glassine or Cellophane may, if thought necessary or desirab1e be treated with 0i1 or water repellant materials. Many such materials are known and are available on the market, and it is therefore not considered. necessary to 1ist the suitable matecombinations thereof may be employed particularly if the Cellophane is of the water-resistant variety. It is preferable that the cellulosic material be of a type that can readily take printing inks, for protective coveringsfor newspapersand magazines provide an exceptionally efiective advertising medium.

Referring briefiy to the drawing, wherein are thought necessary or desirable, the area A may be marked oif in a suitable manner or provided with serrations to faqilitate the opening of the bag. After the bag is opened as above described, it may be used to protect theunconsumed portion of the contents, it being merely necessary to tum the .bag upside -clqwn and fold the bottom of the bag n o he.=b9 ofthe a In Figure 4, a newspapei is shovii n vifpped in a. bag of the construction illustrated in Figure 1. The bag is designated by the numerals 30 and is illustrated as having I;he longitudinal panels 3I shown two illustrative applications of the inve tion:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hagieonstructed in accordance with *the teachings of the presentinvention and suitable, dependingupon its size, for the packaging or wrapping of either small or large articles;

Figure 2 is a perspective view 015 a wraipper in the form of a tube made in accordance with the inventioh; Figure 3 is a perspective viewof a bag containing small articles such as peanuts and closed about its contents, a portion of the bag being brokeh away to reveal the contents; and

Figure 4 is apersiaective view ofa newspaper wrapped in a protective covering made in accordance with the invention, part of Ehe wrapper and -'the newspaper being broken away for clearnessof Referring tothe' drawing in gr eater detail and particularlyto Figlirel thereofthe c ontaineris shown in the form of a bag indicated generally by the numeral I. comprising the two longitudinal panels 2 and 3 having the common longitudinal edge 2', and tl 1e longitudinal expansible .gusset 'j01 pl ait l Whioh Connects the longitudinal edges 3' and 4f o fithe panels 2 and 3. The bag has the upper lip portion 5, the lower closed end 6 whichfqrmed by turning the bottomof the frontpanel 2 ontp the back panel 3', and theconventiorial form of longitudinal seam I. j

In Figure 2, th e wrapp'eris shownin the f orm;of an open tube I having1th(e front longitudinal panel II, the rear longitudinal panel I2 and the single connecting gusset I3. These elements are arranged in exactly the sa;neway asFigurel. In Figure 3, the bag of Figure lo'r the tubul ar wrapper of Figure 2 is shown enclosed and seal ed about a large number of small articl ssu ch as peanuts. In this figure, the oontainer itselfis indicated generally by the numeral 2D, the front panelis denoted by the numeral 2 I and thia con- "necting gusset is designated by the numeral Z2.

The lower margin of the front panelis shown turned over on the rear panel as at23to1form the bottom of .the Container and the topofthe Container is rolled as atf 24 and stapled as at25 to c10se and seal the container ab0ut the conte1its.

The container of Figure 3 may be a relatively small bag suitable for individual .use. Itmasr advantageouslybe ma'cle of suohdimensi0n5as to be'easily4held in the hand and capable of being used to carry the jcontents thereof to the m 0uth, {thus avoiding manual contact with th e contents. It willbe understood that the C0111}3i1161f is o f such manually or by machinery. The bag maybei= easily opened by tearing off an edge as at A. If

The bag is forme d f rom a tube and32 and the singl e connecting gusset 33. The bottom s ean indicated by the numeral 34 and tzlge 'tb; 'isi glenot ed i:}y 35. The wrapped newspaper is indi cated py tlr 1e numeral 36. The top 35 015 the bagis shown as being open, but it may be closed andmay also be sealed in a. suitable manner, if th0llght necessary or desirable.

As x-zustomarilysold, newspapersoi con.ven-

- tional size andiorm aregenerallm foldedmnge about adline' perpendicularsto thei1ylengizlqn When =a neWsboyhands.a papergto a.customer the newsboy often foldsthe paper twice again-at right angles to the first line of fold.: The.liag

shouldpreferably 'be 0f such size and form that a newspaper folded the foregoi1igmannei ;can be readily ihserted therein. Thenewspaper 36 in Figure4 is shown inserted in that. manner.

-- Itis.tohe noted that the. newspaper after-being inserted has a tendency to.expand-, .thus

Hencewhemthe newsboy. places or throws:the wrapped newspaper on the porchor lawxi,.the package presents inclined upper ..surface. Water; thereforehas a tendency to numotliparti 'zularlyif the material 015 the Iwrppenhad been treated with a water-repellaht composition.dl'lm wraiaper--pfotects the new'spaper from .bein'g .tom

or soiled -when the package is thrown.asis 0fl;en

- thecase when the ziewsboyis in a oruses a bicycle for delivering bis nevispaper. -Jllhe -wxqapper alsoprotects the newspapen from .being w6ta'md soiled-in casa-itialls on a wet or dirty S'pot or in;a puddleof-waten The nevyspaper is readily memoi able Irom tl1e wrap'pet, and the wrap; er,particularly whengit is in the forrn of a bag can be reused by-the housewife ior ke'eping foodstuifs or othen-arti- :les :In addition 120 its functionsof prdtecting the newS'paper and cf bgingsuitaioleaswcon- U taingzrior ioodstuffS in the house after thenewsp'aper; hasjbieen remoy(ad, the wrapben provides an exc llent;and pai tieularly effective medium for ativiertis'ing-pupposes.-;:1Iwill b nted that V the brbtigctiye-goverihg in Figure 4 bears a; printable advertise'mentsmay also be p rinted an Ehe lower panel 32 as well as on tl 1e"gusset 33 Freud thefor'egoixig desotibtion of the invent ion i t is thought tojoe apparent that thegeis thus proy ided a container. and wrapper icyr artigles cii manj1faeture-ahd Commerce:whiohcontainer andWrapper pcisss" ses mariy desirable feat uies of structu 'e andadvantzige, and Whii:h is

tioris, detail "Constructin and an ang enient of peirts 'without departii g from the{i riniplemr u'nde'plyi'rig concept of the inyen tion and withut onlY two longitudinal similar panels having a longitudinal edge in common and a single expansible longitudinal infolcled gusset connecting the other longitudinal edges of said panels, one of the longitudinal panels at one end of the tube being folded over onto the other panel to form a bottom for said container, said bottom coustituting a transverse edge common to both panels, the bottom end of said gusset being fixedly secured in said infolded position to the bottom of said container along said transverse edge, the container being adapted to be expanded to receive a bulky article and when in expanded conclition having a substantially triangular crosssection, said cross-section tapering near the bottom of the container to the common transx erse eclge.

2. A container for articles ofmanufacture and commerce, said container being formed from a tube of water-repellant cellulosic material, said tube comprising only two longitudinal similar panels having a longitudinal edge in common and a single expansible longitudinal infolded gusset connecting the other longitudinal edges of said panels, one of the longitudinal panels at one end of the tubing being folded over onto the other panel to form a bottom for said container, said bottom constituting a transverse edge common to both panels, the bottom end of said gusset being fixedly secured in said iniolded position to the bottom of said container along said transverse edge the Container being adapted to be expanded to receive a bulky article and when in expanded condition having a substantially triangular cross-section, said cross-section tapering near the bottom of the c0ntainer to the common transverse edge.

3. A container for articles of manufacture and commerce, said container being in the form of a. tube of cellulosic material open at both ends, said tube comprising only two longitudinal similar panels having a longitudinal edge in common and. a Single infolded longitudinal gusset connecting the other longitudinal edges of said panels, one of the longitudinal panels at one end' of the tube being adapted to be folded over onto the other panel t0 form a transverse edge common to both panels, said container being adapted to be expanded to-receive a bulky article and when in expanded condition having a substantially triangular cross-section.

ABRAI-IAM B. KEHR.

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