US3896932A

US3896932A - Fender carton

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Publication number: US3896932A
Application number: US414758A
Authority: US
Inventors: Ernest W Giebel; Robert W Mccormick
Original assignee: Union Camp Corp
Current assignee: Union Camp Corp
Priority date: 1973-11-12
Filing date: 1973-11-12
Publication date: 1975-07-29
Anticipated expiration: 1992-07-29
Also published as: CA1023706A

Abstract

A carton for packing and shipping automobile fenders which carton is provided with an internal arcuate saddle of double thickness formed from flaps cut out of opposite side panels of the carton and superimposed to support the fender within the carton and the top closure flaps of the carton may, if desired, have cut out rectangular sections which are hinged along longitudinal score lines for reverse folding to provide protection and cushioning action against the top of the fender which is placed in the carton.

Description

United States Patent Giebel et a1.

FENDER CARTON Inventors: Ernest W. Giebel, Monroe, Mich;

Robert W. McCormick, Columbus, Ohio Union Camp Corporation, Wayne, NJ.

Filed. Nov. 12, 1973 Appl. No.: 414,758

Assignee:

Int. C1. B65D 85/68; B65D 81/02; B65D 85/30 Field of Search 206/448, 335, 491, 493, 206/451. 303, 45.19. 45.31: 229/14 C. 27. 229/28 BC,28 R. 15; 248/174 References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS Sackett 206/4519 Neff 206/303 [451 July 29, 1975 2,749,012 6/1956 Beach 229/15 2,794,586 6/1957 Broderick 229/27 2.877.942 3/1959 Van Antwe:rpen.... 229/14 C 2,893,593 7/1959 Toensmeier 229/28 BC 3,089,632 5/1963 Bartolucci 248/174 Primary Examiner-William T. IDixson, Jr. Attorney, Agent, or FirmCharles P. Bauer 1571 ABSTRACT A carton for packing and shipping automobile fenders which carton is provided with an internal arcuate saddle of double thickness formed from flaps cut out of opposite side panels of the carton and superimposed to support the fender within the carton and the top closure flaps of the carton may, if desired, have cut out rectangular sections which are hinged along longitudinal score lines for reverse folding to provide protection and cushioning action against the top of the fender which is placed in the carton.

2 Claims, 6 Drawing Figures JUL29I975 3,896,932 PATENTED SHEET 3 I FENDER CARTON BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION It has been the practice to wrap fenders with heavy paper or board for shipment. Such wrapping fails to provide adequate protection for the fenders with the result that the percentage of damage is high. Furthermore, the shapes of the wrapped fenders prevent stacking for shipping and storage. The carton of the present invention overcomes such disadvantages and eliminates most of the damage in shipment and storage.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the invention to provide a carton with an internal saddle formed from flaps cut out of the side panels of the carton to support a fender and prevent it from bouncing around in the carton.

It is a further object to provide a blank for the fender carton of the present invention which can be shipped flat to the customer, can be stored in flat condition until ready for use, and can then be set up easily for use without tools or other involved labor operations.

It is a further object to provide a carton which retains a fender in a fixed position in the carton and protects such fender during shipment and storage against scratching, denting or other damage.

It is a further object to provide a blank for the fender carton which can be manufactured economically and on conventional equipment.

It is a further object to provide a carton which permits a fender to be easily inserted into the carton and can be closed in a simple manner.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the following description which is to be taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. I is a plan view of the blank for forming the carton of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the blank set up into an open carton showing the fender being inserted into the carton and the shape of the cut out in one side panel;

FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2 showing the closed carton with the fender packaged therein and strapping through the cut outs, securing the fender and closure flaps;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the carton showing how the saddle flaps cut out of each side panel are raised in forming the saddle;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view along the line 55 of FIG. 3 showing the position of the fender with relation to the saddle; and

FIG. 6 is a sectional view along the line 6-6 of FIG. 5.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring to the drawings there is shown in FIG. 1 a flat substantially rectangular sheet of sheet material, such as corrugated board, fibreboard or the like of a weight suitable for the particular fender or like product to be packaged. The blank 10 consists of

end panels

11 and 12 and

side panels

13 and 14, attached to each other along vertical score lines I5, 16 and 17; top flaps 18, I9, 20 and 21 attached to the end and side panels along a longitudinal score line 22; and

bottom flaps

23, 24, 25 and 26, attached to the end and side panels along a longitudinal score line 27. The outer edge of end panel 12 can be secured to the outer edge of said panel 13 by a tape or other means to form the blank into a flat tube for shipment to customers. If desirable, a narrow flap can be attached to one of such edges for stitching such edges together to form the flat tube.

In some cases, because of equipment limitations it may be desirable to make such blank in two pieces, each of which would have a side and end panel, a stitch flap and top and bottom flaps. Such two right and left pieces can be joined together by stitching or other means to form the same flat tube as described above for the one piece blank. The hereinafter described construction will be the same for a one piece or two piece blank.

Each

side panel

13 and 14 has a central cut out 28 adapted to form a saddle to support the fender to be packaged. Such cut out 28 is shown as flared out from top to bottom but can be of generally rectangular shape depending to some extent on the shape of the fender being packaged. The central upper portion of the cut out 28 has a U-shaped cut 29 to form a locking slot 29a. On each side of such U-shaped cut 29 the cut out 28 is scored but not cut to provide a hinge line 30 for the cut out 28. Except for such scored hinge line 30, the cut out 28 is cut all around. The central lower portion of the cut out 28 likewise has a U-shaped cut 31 with a score line 32 to form a locking tab 31a. The ends of the cut out 28 are provided with

score lines

33 and 34 to form

panels

33a and 34a. The purposes of the locking slot, locking tab and

score lines

33 and 34 will be described hereinafter.

Along the longitudinal score line 22 spaced from the center of each

side panel

13 and 14 are two pairs of

parallel cuts

35 and 36 connected at each end by

parallel score lines

37 and 38 to form rectangles 39 which are adapted to be depressed when the blank is set up.

A rectangular section 40 is formed in the free longitudinal edge of each

panel top flap

18 and 20 by parallel cuts 41 along the ends of such section 40. The bottom line of such rectangular section 40, connecting the bottom ends of such cuts 41 is. scored to form a hinge line 42. Spaced a short distance upward from such hinge line 42 and parallel thereto is another score line 43, which score lines will permit the rectangular section 40 to be reverse folded The top end flaps l9 and 21 are provided with rectangular cut out sections 44 formed in each upper corner of the flap by cuts 45 parallel to the sides of the flap. Such sections 44 are connected to the flaps along hinge lines 46.

In setting up the carton for use the blank is formed into a rectangular tube and the

bottom flaps

23, 24, 25 and 26 are folded over and secured to form the bottom. The cut outs 28 are folded upwardly from the side panels l3 and 14 (FIG. 4) and the locking tab 31a of each cut out is inserted into the locking slot 29a of the opposite cut out to form a saddle (FIG. 5). The carton is now ready to receive the fender, as shown in FIG. 2,

with the fender resting on the saddle. The ends of the saddle are folded along the

score lines

33a and 34a so that the saddle is formed into a generally arcuate shape conforming to the shape of the fender.

The end flaps I9 and 21 are: folded into place. The fenders usually have one edge with brackets by which they are affixed to the body of the car. The rectangular cut out sections 44 are folded normal to the end flaps along the side of the carton where such brackets are located, so that such sections serve as a spacer for the fender along the adjacent side panel. If necessary all four sections 44 can be folded normal to the end flaps to provide spacers for the fender.

The side flaps are folded into place over the end flaps to complete the top closure. The rectangular section 40 of one of the side panels is reverse folded 180 along the

score lines

42 and 43, so that when that side panel is folded into place the section 40 will provide a flat surface along the top of the fender. This further serves to hold the fender in place with a cushioning action and prevents scratching the upper painted surface of the fender.

To hold the top closure flaps in closed position and further secure the fender in the carton steel strapping is run through the cut outs in each side panel under the saddle and over the side panels. To permit the strapping to be spaced apart and prevent it from slipping the rectangles 39 in the edges of the side panels are depressed to receive the strapping and hold it in place.

.Although the carton of the present invention is particularly suited for automobile fenders, it will be understood that the term fender used herein includes fenders for other vehicles as well as other objects of similar shape and contour which require support and protection when encased within a carton for shipment and storage.

It will be further understood that the top and bottom closure flaps may be omitted from the blank of the present invention, in which case the tube embodying the side and end panels and cut outs can be closed on the ends with suitable caps or other closures.

The completed package holds and protects the fender against damage andpermits stacking such packages. Thus among others, the several aforenoted objects and advantages are most effectively attained. Although a somewhat preferred embodiment of the invention has been disclosed and described in detail herein, it should be understood that this invention is in no sense limited thereby and its scope is determined by that of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention. what is claimed l. A carton for packaging a fender comprising:

a bottom;

side and end panels secured to the bottom;

acut out in each side panel which is hinged along a score line to said side panel and folded normal to said side panel;

said cut outs being superimposed on each other and extending to the opposite side panel to form a saddle of double thickness;

said saddle being scored at the ends to form a saddle of arcuate form and being locked in position for supporting the fender; and,

top closure means for closing the top of the carton.

2. A blank of generally rectangular shape adapted for folding into a tube for packaging a fender comprising: spaced vertical score lines to define opposite side and end panels;

a cut out in each side panel which is scored at the ends and is hinged along a score line generally parallel to the top edge of the blank;

said cut out being of a height equal to the width of an end panel whereby the said cut will extend to the opposite side panel when the blank is set up;

the said cut outs being positioned opposite each other whereby the cutouts can be superimposed on each other when the blank is set up and the cutouts are folded along the hinged score lines normal to the side panels and the end score lines to form an arcuate saddle of double thickness to support the fender;

one of the cutouts being provided with a slot along the hinged score line and the opposite cut out includes a tab on the edge of the cut out opposite the hinged score line, the said tab and slot being of mating size, whereby the tab can be inserted into the slot to lock the cut outs together when in superimposed relation; and.

top closure flaps which are hinged to the tops of the defined side and end panels.

Claims

1. A carton for packaging a fender comprising: a bottom; side and end panels secured to the bottom; a cut out in each side panel which is hinged along a score line to said side panel and folded normal to said side panel; said cut outs being superimposed on each other and extending to the opposite side panel to form a saddle of double thickness; said saddle being scored at the ends to form a saddle of arcuate form and being locked in position for supporting the fender; and, top closure means for closing the top of the carton.

2. A blank of generally rectangular shape adapted for folding into a tube for packaging a fender comprising: spaced vertical score lines to define opposite side and end panels; a cut out in each side panel which is scored at the ends and is hinged along a score line generally parallel to the top edge of the blank; said cut out being of a height equal to the width of an end panel whereby the said cut will extend to the opposite side panel when the blank is set up; the said cut outs being positioned opposite each other whereby the cutouts can be superimposed on each other when the blank is set up and the cutouts are folded along the hinged score lines normal to the side panels and the end score lines to form an arcuate saddle of double thickness to support the fender; one of the cutouts being provided with a slot along the hinged score line and the opposite cut out includes a tab on the edge of the cut out opposite the hinged score line, the said tab and slot being of mating size, whereby the tab can be inserted into the slot to lock the cut outs together when in superimposed relation; and, top closure flaps which are hinged to the tops of the defined side and end panels.