U.S. patent number 3,712,463 [Application Number 05/037,786] was granted by the patent office on 1973-01-23 for indexed packaging and stacking devices.
Invention is credited to Ute W. Bestehorn.
United States Patent |
3,712,463 |
Bestehorn |
January 23, 1973 |
INDEXED PACKAGING AND STACKING DEVICES
Abstract
My invention teaches the use of self spiraling bands preferably
of transparent materials adapted to be flexible and used as binding
means around a stack of materials. The bands are secured to a base
plate and arranged to have movable identification tags attached to
the bands which have spaced perforations throughout their length
and provide means for securing the bands each to the other. These
tags are positioned in specific places along the bands to identify
the stop or start of different items at different heights within a
stack. The aforesaid base plate has removable casters readily
attachable to it when it is desired to carry stacks of materials in
greater quantities that cannot be carried about by hand. In
addition my stacking device is used as a display rack for items,
books or pamphlets and a sample is supported in open or closed
condition for easy examination of an item, book or pamphlet
contained in the stack, and other contents of the stack may be
removed from the stack while an item, book or pamphlet is on
display.
Inventors: |
Bestehorn; Ute W. (Cincinnati,
OH) |
Family
ID: |
21896326 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/037,786 |
Filed: |
May 15, 1970 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/232;
206/459.5; 206/597; 211/49.1; 206/449; 206/499; 206/825 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D
71/02 (20130101); B65D 63/02 (20130101); Y10S
206/825 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
B65D
63/00 (20060101); B65D 71/02 (20060101); B65D
63/02 (20060101); B65d 071/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;150/52R
;206/6A,6R,65R,65B ;229/87R,87B ;211/49R,51,49S ;224/45N,45R |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Leclair; Joseph R.
Assistant Examiner: Lipman; Steven E.
Claims
Having thus described my invention and desiring to secure Letters
Patent, I claim:
1. A packaging and stacking device for materials comprising;
a base plate for supporting materials to be stacked and
packaged,
a first flexible self spiraling band secured to said base plate and
extending from both sides of said base plate, and at rest in coiled
condition,
a second flexible self spiraling band secured to said base plate
and disposed at right angles to said first band and extending from
both ends of said base plate and at rest in a coiled condition,
said first and second bands arranged to be overlapped generally at
right angles to one another about said stack of materials to secure
said materials in a package, and;
attachment means for securing said overlapped bands to hold said
materials in a secured package.
2. A packaging and stacking device as set forth in claim 1
having;
at least one removable element for identifying materials in said
package and said element being removably secured to at least one of
said bands.
3. A packaging and stacking device for materials as set forth in
claim 1 having; a plurality of holes in said bands,
said self spiraling bands being transparent,
flat identification tabs slidably retained on said bands and having
holes adapted to be aligned with said holes in said bands,
legend plates slidably retained in said flat identification tabs
interposed between said flat tabs and said transparent bands and
having holes for alignment with said holes in said tabs and said
transparent bands, and;
removable fasteners securing said tabs and legend plates at a point
along said transparent bands.
4. A mobile packaging, stacking and display device for materials
adapted to be stacked comprising;
a base plate for supporting said materials on said base plate
having spaced elongated side slots parallel and adjacent sides of
said base plate and other spaced elongated end slots adjacent to
ends of said base plate,
a continuous side band of flexible self spiraling material
extending down around a side and upwardly through one of said side
slots and across the top of said base plate to span a space between
the side slots and extending down through the other of said side
slots and up and around the other of said sides of said base plate,
and equal lengths of said side band retained on each of the sides
of said base plate,
another continuous end band of self spiraling material extending
down around an end of said base plate and upwardly through one of
the said elongated end slots and across the top of said base plate
to span a space between the said end slots and extending down
through the other of said end slots and up around the other side of
said base plate, and equal lengths of said end band retained on
each side of said base plate,
said base plate having a hole centrally located and peripheral
holes centrally located adjacent the sides of said base plate for
securing said bands to said base plate,
a multiple of spaced holes throughout the length of said bands and
selected holes in said bands adapted to be indexed with said hole
in said base plate, a removable fastener securing said bands at
right angles to each other on said base plate through said selected
holes and said hole in said base plate,
said bands adapted to be removably wrapped around said stack of
materials to secure said stack in a bundle; and;
removable fasteners to secure said bands in tightly wrapped
condition around said stack to provide a rigid bundle of
materials.
5. A mobile packaging, stacking and display device for materials as
set forth in claim 4 having;
movable identification tags slidably retained on said bands being
removably secured to said bands by removable fasteners secured in
said holes in said bands.
6. A mobile packaging, stacking and display device as set forth in
claim 4 having;
movable discs removably secured to said bands and removable
fasteners secured in selected holes in said bands to locate and
secure said discs on said bands.
7. A mobile packaging, stacking and display device for materials to
be stacked as set forth in claim 4 comprising:
a removable handle secured to said bands by removable fasteners
secured in said bands.
Description
It is an object of my invention to provide self spiraling
transparent bands of flexible materials for securing and binding
materials in stacks together with identification tags that are
secured in place on the bands when the stack is bound by the
bands.
Another object of my invention is to provide self spiraling
elongated bands of flexible materials of sufficient length to
accommodate itself to variations in height by reason of additions
or subtractions from a particular stack. Each stack is to have
movable identification tags secured at different places along the
band to identify certain different materials secured in the
stack.
A further object is to provide self spiraling bands of flexible
transparent or opaque bands that are secured to a base plate for
supporting stacked materials, the base arranged to receive and
retain removable casters for moving a stack of material from place
to place.
An object of my invention is to provide self spiraling, perforated
elongated bands of flexible materials for securing a stack of
materials in bundles by securing the bands together with removable
fasteners and attaching a handle to the stack for carrying the
bundles from place to place.
A further object of my invention is to provide self spiraling bands
of flexible materials for bundling stacks of materials together
with means whereby the bands are arranged to provide a slanted
support for a unit in the stack of materials to be supported on the
band to allow examination of the contents of the unit on
display.
These and other objects of my invention will become apparent from
the specifications and drawings illustrating the preferred
embodiment of my invention and forming a part of my application for
patent.
IN THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a view in perspective showing a completed bundle with a
handle attached.
FIG. 2 is a view in perspective showing a stack of magazines being
built up and adapted to receive additional magazines along with
identification flat tabs attached to the self spiraling band with
removable fasteners.
FIG. 3 is a front view in elevation of an identification disc
attached to a fractional part of a flexible band by means of a
removable screw and knurled nut.
FIG. 4 is a side elevation of the identification disc as
illustrated in FIG. 3.
FIG. 5 is a front elevation illustrating as an alternate structure
a slidable identification tag attached to a fraction of a flexible
band.
FIG. 6 is a section through the slidable tag taken on line 6--6 of
FIG. 5.
FIG. 7 is a view taken in perspective illustrating the use of
flexible bands for displaying a piece of material from a stack of
material.
FIG. 8 is a view in perspective illustrating a method of attaching
bands together with removable fasteners to provide a sloping
rest.
FIG. 9 is a top plan view in perspective of a base plate without
the self spiraling bands.
FIG. 10 is a top plan view in perspective illustrating the self
spiraling bands secured to the base plate shown in FIG. 9.
FIG. 11 is a face view in elevation of an enlarged placard secured
to a slidable identification tag attached to a fraction of a self
spiraling band.
FIG. 12 is a top plan view in perspective of one of the base plates
that is adapted to be mounted on casters and secured thereto by
screws and nuts.
FIG. 13 is a plan view in perspective illustrating a complete
assembly of self spiraling bands, base plate and casters.
FIG. 14 is a plan view of a fractional part of a self spiraling
band with holes for identification tag attachment and gradient
cutting lines.
FIG. 15 is a top plan view of a preferred type base plate having
U-shaped slots for removably securing casters to the base
plate.
FIG. 16 is a top plan view of a fractional corner of a base plate
with arrows indicating the direction of movement of the casters for
removably securing the casters to the base plate.
FIG. 17 is a top plan view in perspective of a fractional corner
section of a base plate with a caster removably secured to the base
plate.
FIG. 18 is a top plan view in perspective of a top of a caster
detached from a base plate and illustrating button head studs
secured therein.
Referring to FIGS 9, 10 and 11 there is illustrated a base plate 1
preferably rectangular in shape. Within the plate there are
elongated parallel slots 2 that in turn are parallel to side edges
3 of the base plate to slidably receive a self spiraling elongated
side band 4 which provides a tying band around sides of a stack of
pamphlets and/or cards. Attached to the band there is an oversized
placard 5 advertising the contents of the stack. The side band 4 is
placed for securing it on the base plate by threading one of the
ends of the band through one of the parallel side slots from an
underside of the base plate. The band is then spanned flatwise on
top of the base plate between the parallel side slots. The end of
the band is then threaded down through the other parallel side slot
2 and brought up and around the other side edge 3 of the base
plate. After the band is threaded through the side slots the
lengths of the band is equalized on each side of the base plate.
The foregoing is the preferred method of attaching the bands to the
base plate. However, the bands need not be of equal lengths on each
side of the base plate. The band need only be extended partially up
around the other side edge of the base plate to expose holes 10
thereby providing a means for attaching the other end of the band
to the shorter end.
Within the base plate there are other elongated parallel end slots
7 that are parallel to ends 8 of the base plate. An end band 9 is
threaded through in the same manner as the side band and spanned
flatwise between the parallel end slots 7 and rests on top of the
base plate and also the band 4. After threading the band 9 through
the slots 7 the lengths of the band is equalized on each end of the
base plate. The end band like the sideband need not be of equal
lengths on the ends of the base plate. The bands are self spiraling
and will remain in rolled condition (see FIG. 2) until they are
pulled around a stack and the ends of the bands are secured to each
other (see FIG. 1). The bands have a multiple of holes spaced
throughout their entire length. To secure the bands 4 and 9 from
displacement in relation to the base plate certain holes in each of
the bands are superimposed and brought into alignment to receive a
removable fastener 11 that is removably retained in the holes in
the bands and also in a hole 12 in the base plate (see FIG. 10).
The removable fastener secures the bands and the base plate from
movement in relation to each other, and it also serves as a means
for securing the base plate to a storage shelf. The purpose for
securing the stacks to the shelf is to prevent the unauthorized
removal of the stack.
The bands are elongated and provide a flexible means to tie
variable heights and sizes of bundles of pamphlets in stacks. In
the case where excessive lengths of bands are required, lengths of
bands can be permanently secured together by grommets. The bands
are adapted to be overlapped over each other around a stack of
materials and secured together by removable fasteners 13 (see FIG.
1) through matching holes 10 in the bands when the bands are tensed
around a stack and the bands are superimposed over each other. The
end and side bands are also secured together by removable fasteners
on the top of the stack where they cross each other. The height of
the stack can readily be increased or decreased by removing the
removable fasteners 13 thereby releasing the bands from tying
condition. The multiplicity of holes in the bands insure the
matching of holes to provide adequate tension around the materials
in the stack to maintain the stack in a stable tight bundle. The
bands are reuseable notwithstanding the repeated tying and untying
of the bundle.
Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6 in order to identify periodicals in the
stack by dates and/or nomenclature there are provided
identification flat tabs 14 that are slidably retained on the
bands. The tabs have channels 15 for retaining them in slidable
relation on the bands. They are attached to the bands by bending
the edges of the band towards each other and then sliding the edges
into the channels 15. Holes 16 through a back side 17 of the tabs
are adapted to be indexed with selected spaced holes 10 in the
bands. Removable fasteners 13 through the holes 10 and 16 secure
the tabs on the bands at any desired location in the stack of
materials. The bands are transparent to facilitate the reading of a
legend describing the material in the stack. The legend is recorded
on a removable legend card 18 (see FIG. 6) that is slidably secured
in the slidable tabs. The legend card may also be secured on the
front of the band. As an alternate I provide a disc type tab 19
(see FIGS. 3 and 4) adapted to be secured to the bands. The disc
tabs are secured to the bands by removable bolts 20 having knurled
nuts 21 and the tab is adapted to be positioned at any point on the
band. In stacks having a variety of materials any number of the
flat or disc tabs may be placed on the bands.
Referring to FIG. 1 there is illustrated a handle 22 that is
removably secured to a completed stack 23. The handle is secured to
the stack by removable handle fasteners 24 that are secured in the
handle and also the holes in the bands 9 and 4 that secure the
materials in stacked condition. When bundles are weighty, a buckle
50 (see FIG. 1) is used as an alternate for the removable fasteners
to secure the bands together.
In use the band is made in an enlarged roll to fix it in self
spiraling condition. The band has spaced measured cutting lines 25
(see FIG. 14) with the spaced holes 10 to facilitate taking a
measured length of band from the roll for variable size stacks
and/or bundles. When the bands are used for weighty bundles, the
holes 10 will be reinforced by grommets.
For stacks and bundles too large and heavy there is provided a base
pallet 26 instead of base plate 1, to which there are removably
secured casters 27. FIG. 13 illustrates the casters secured to the
pallet base by means of removable nuts and bolts 28. The base
pallets have the elongated slots 2 and 6 and the bands are secured
to it. The bands are secured to the base pallet as previously
explained for the base plate 1.
In the preferred form there is provided a novel means for
detachably securing the casters to the base pallet. The casters
have a head plate 29 (see FIG. 18). Secured in the head plate are
button headed studs 30 providing a space 36 between the head plate
and the underside of the button. A shank 35 of the button headed
stud is smaller in diameter than the button head. The space between
the head plate and the underside of the button head is such that
when the caster is attached to the base pallet there is sufficient
frictional engagement to prevent the caster from easy sliding and
moving in relation to the base pallet. Positioned at the four
corners of the base pallet there are quadruple U-shaped slots 31
matching in number the button headed studs on each of the casters.
Legs 32 of the U-shaped slot are perpendicular to bottoms 33 of the
slots. These perpendicular legs terminate in holes 34 that are
large enough to receive the button heads 30. The slots forming the
legs 32 are only wide enough to slidably retain the shanks 35 of
the button headed studs. The width of the bottoms 33 of the U-slots
is identical to the width of the perpendicular legs of the U-slots.
Other legs 37 are displaced at acute angles to the bottoms in the
direction towards the perpendicular legs 33. The width of these
other legs of the U-slots is sufficiently wide to slidably retain
the shanks 35 of the button headed studs. These other legs have
slight depressions at their terminal ends that are adapted to
receive and retain the button heads when the casters are secured on
the base pallet.
To attach the casters to the base pallet (see FIG. 16) the button
heads are inserted into the enlarged holes 34. The caster is moved
upward to the bottom side of the pallet until the head plate is in
contact with the bottom side of the base pallet and the bottom side
of the button head is in position to slide on the top side of the
base pallet. When in this position the caster is moved in the
direction indicated by arrows 39 until the button head comes to
rest at the end of the other leg 37 and in place in the depression.
The casters are held in frictional engagement with the base pallet.
They cannot move in relation to the pallet when the pallet and the
casters are moved together. The casters can only be moved in
relation to the base pallet when the base pallet is held stationary
and the casters moved separately.
Referring to FIG. 7 there is illustrated a partial stack of items
40. Positioned within the stack there is an inverted U-shaped wire
stand 41 with horizontally projected feet 42 secured between
pamphlets in the partial stack 40. The bands 4 and 9 are
disconnected and rest on the pamphlets. Another band 43 is
connected to one end of the band 4 by means of a removable fastener
44. A lower end of this other band is in coiled self spiraling
condition and provides a stop 46 for an item on display from the
stack. An upper end 47 of the other band 43 is coiled around the
bar 48 of the inverted U-stand. Vertical disposed legs 49 of the
inverted U-stand extend above the top of the stack and when the
upper end of the other band is coiled around the bar and fastened,
the band presents a sloping rest for a pamphlet that is readily
examined as to its contents. After the bottom of the band 43 is
secured to band 9 a removable fastener is inserted in the upper
coil of band 43 to prevent further uncoiling of the upper coil.
To utilize my invention the bands are secured to the base plate in
coiled condition. Pamphlets or other materials adapted to be
stacked, that is, flat materials, magazines or cards are arranged
in stacks on the base plate to any desired height. The end and side
bands are then wrapped around the sides and ends of the stack and
the bands are secured together by the removable fasteners.
In stacks having one class of material a disc or slidable
identification flat tab with a legend of the contained material is
attached by means of the removable fasteners. When a stack contains
various materials in different quantities of each, several discs or
slidable identification tabs are attached along the band and they
are located at the point in the change of the contained material.
This automatically indexes all materials in any given stack and
facilitates their location in any particular stack.
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