U.S. patent number 3,749,299 [Application Number 05/192,440] was granted by the patent office on 1973-07-31 for compartmented containers.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Hoerner Waldorf Corporation. Invention is credited to Robert B. Ingle.
United States Patent |
3,749,299 |
Ingle |
July 31, 1973 |
COMPARTMENTED CONTAINERS
Abstract
A partitioned container is provided in which the bottom wall and
side walls are of double thickness and the end walls are of triple
thickness the inner side walls and intermediate and inner end walls
are vertically slotted to accommodate intersecting partition
panels.
Inventors: |
Ingle; Robert B. (Fort Worth,
TX) |
Assignee: |
Hoerner Waldorf Corporation
(Ramsey, MN)
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Family
ID: |
22709656 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/192,440 |
Filed: |
October 26, 1971 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
229/120.34;
229/178 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D
5/18 (20130101); B65D 5/48038 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
B65D
5/18 (20060101); B65D 5/49 (20060101); B65D
5/00 (20060101); B65D 5/48 (20060101); B65l
005/48 (); B65l 085/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;229/15,42,27,28,16A,16R |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
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899,431 |
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Jun 1962 |
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GB |
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212,698 |
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May 1967 |
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SW |
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705,435 |
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Mar 1954 |
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GB |
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Primary Examiner: Moorhead; Davis T.
Claims
I claim:
1. A partitioned container including:
a bottom panel,
side walls connected to said bottom panel,
side wall liner panels secured to said side walls and folded
inwardly thereof,
end walls foldably extending between said side walls,
opposed spaced slots extending vertically in said side wall liner
panels from the upper edges thereof, and terminating in spaced
relation to the lower edges thereof,
transverse partition members having projecting end portions engaged
in said slots,
said end walls being folded to the ends of one side wall,
an intermediate end wall panel hingedly connected to each end of
the other side wall,
an end wall liner panel hingedly connected to said end wall and
folded inwardly to overlie each of said intermediate end wall
panels,
vertical slots in said end wall liner panels extending from the
upper edges thereof to points spaced from the lower edge thereof,
and a longitudinal partition intersecting said transverse partition
members and having peojecting end portions engaged in said last
named slots.
2. The structure of claim 1 and in which said intermediate end wall
panels include vertical slots in registry with said end wall liner
panels.
3. The structure of claim 1 and including horizontal slots in the
upper edges of said side wall liner panels communicating with an
opposed pair of said vertical slots, and flanges on the ends of one
of said partition members inserted through said horizontal slots to
extend between said side walls and the corresponding side wall
liner panels.
4. The structure of claim 3 and in which said transverse partition
members are three in number, and in which said opposed pair of said
vertical slots in said side wall liner panels comprise the center
slots therein.
Description
This invention relates to an improvement in Compartmented
Containers and deals particularly with a container which may be
used as a storage box for parts of different types.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Various types of Compartmented Containers have been produced. In
many instances, as for example where containers are used to contain
bottled goods, the structure comprises an outer rectangular shell
into which is inserted a filler made of material such as corrugated
paperboard having intersecting partitions to hold the bottled goods
in spaced relation. In this type of construction, the ends of the
partitions are actually held in place by the contents of the cells.
In other words, there is no chance that the goods in one cell will
penetrate the goods of another cell, so that the filler is
completely free of attachment to the walls of the container.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a Compartmented
Container including an outer generally rectangular shell, and a
partition member inserted within the shell, the partition member
being an interlocking relation with the walls of the container so
that products placed in one cell can not intermingle with products
in another cell. The walls of the container are of at least double
thickness and the inner walls of the container are vertically
slotted to accommodate the ends of the partition members. As a
result, each cell is definitely isolated from the others, and
materials placed in the cells are definitely contained.
An added feature of the present invention resides in the provision
of a Compartmented Container of the type described in which the
center partitions include flanges which extend between the side
walls and the side wall liner panels. As a result, the side walls
are held from bowing outwardly, and the ends of the remaining
partitions are held engaged in the slots in the side and end wall
liner panels.
These and other objects and novel features of the present invention
will be more clearly and fully set forth in the following
specifiaation and claims.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the container in its finished
form.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the container in partially
assembled form.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the container during its set up
operation.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view longitudinally through the
container.
FIG. 5 is a diagrammatic view of the blank from which the container
is formed.
FIG. 6 is a diagrammatic view of one of the transverse partition
members.
FIG. 7 is a diagrammatic view of the central and transverse
partition member.
FIG. 8 is a diagrammatic view of the longitudinally extending
partition member.
The container, which is indicated in general by the letter A, is
indicated in its blank form in FIG. 5 of the drawings. As
indicated, the container includes a bottom panel 10 which is
foldably connected along parallel fold lines 11 and 12 to side
walls 13 and 14 respectively. The side walls 13 and 14 are
connected along double fold lines 15 and 16 respectively to side
wall liner panels 17 and 19 respectively.
Outer end walls 20 and 21 are connected to the ends of side wall 13
along parallel lines of fold 22 and 23 which are at right angles to
the fold lines 11 and 12. Bottom liner panels 24 and 25 are
foldably connected to an edge of each end wall 20 and 21 along fold
lines 26 and 27 which are aligned, and which are substantially
aligned with the fold line 11. Inner end wall liner panels 29 and
30 are foldably connected to the edges of the end wall panels 20
and 21 along double fold lines 31 and 32. The fold lines 31 and 32
are aligned with the fold lines 15 which connect the side wall
liner panel 17 to the side wall 13.
Intermediate end wall panels 33 and 34 are hingedly connected to
opposite ends of the side wall 14 along fold lines 35 and 36 which
are substantially aligned with the fold lines 22 and 23. The upper
edges of the end walls 20 and 21, as well as the upper edges of the
end wall liner panels 29 and 30 are provided with rectangular
notches 28 and 38 which fold into registry when the liner panels
are folded inwardly of the end walls. Vertical slots 35 extend from
the notches 28 toward the ends of the liner panels 29 and 30 which
will be lowermost when the container is set up.
The intermediate end wall panels 33 and 34 are also provided with
generally rectangular notches 36 and 37 which are designed to
register with the notches 28 and 38 in the outer and inner end wall
panels 20, 21, 29 and 30. Verticle slots 39 and 40 extend from the
notches 36 and 37 toward the lower edges of the intermediate end
wall panels and are adapted to register with the slots 35 and 36 in
the end wall liner panels 29 and 30.
The side wall liner panels 17 and 19 are also provided with spaced
slots designed to accommodate the ends of transverse partition
members indicated in FIGS. 6 and 7 of the drawings. Two of these
slots 41 which extend downwardly from the upper edges of the side
wall panel 17 are spaced on opposite sides of the center of these
panels. Opposed slots are provided in the side wall liner panel 19.
A central liner slot 43 is provided intermediate the ends of the
side wall liner panel 17, and a similar opposed slot 44 is provided
in the side wall iiner panel 19. A transverse slot 45 communicates
with the upper end of the slot 43 and extends transversally along
the double fold lines 15. In a similar manner, the upper end of the
slot 44 is provided with a transverse slot 46 which extends
longitudinally of the double fold line 16.
A longitudinal partition member 47 is shown in FIG. 8 of the
drawings and includes projecting ends 49 which are adapted to
extend into the slots 35, 36 39 and 40 in the end wall liner panels
29, 30 and the intermediate end wall panels 33 and 34 when the
container is set up. The partition member 47 is provided with three
vertical slots 50 which are designed to accommodate the transverse
partition members which will be described.
the transverse partition members 51 which are indicated in FIGS. 6
of the drawings are designed for accommodation in the opposed slots
41 and 42 in the side wall liner panels 17 and 19. As indicated,
the partition members 51 are provided with laterally extending
extentions 52 which extend into the slots 41 and 42. Each partition
member 51 is also slotted as indicated at 53 so that these
transverse partition members may intersect the longitudinal
parition members 47.
As indicated in FIGS. 7 of the drawings, a central divider or
partition member 54 is provided with laterally extending flanges 55
which are hingedly connected to opposite hinges hereof along
parallel fold lines 56. A slot 57 is provided in the under surface
of the central partition member 54 which is designed to intersect
the central slot 50 of the longitudinal partition member 47.
The container is set up by folding the side wall 13 upwardly in
right angular relation with the bottom panel 10, folding the outer
end walls 20 and 21 into right angular relation to the side walls
13, and folding the bottom liner panels 24 and 25 over the bottom
panel 10. The opposite side wall 14 is erected, and the
intermediate end walls 33 and 34 are folded inwardly of the outer
end walls 20 and 21. The end wall liner panels 29 and 30 are folded
down inwardly of the intermediate end walls 33 and 34, and the
locking tongues 59 and 60 on the end wall liner panels 29 and 30
are engaged in the slots 61 and 62 in the bottom liner panels 24
and 25. The side wall liner panels 17 and 19 are folded down
inwardly of the side walls 13 and 14. Locking tongues 62 are
engaged in the notches 63 in the bottom liner panels 24 and 25.
Locking tongues 64 on the side wall liner panel 19 are engaged in
the notches 65 in the bottom liner panels 24 and 25 This completes
the outer shell.
The partitions are put into intersecting relation as indicated in
FIG. 2 of the drawings, the partitions 51 being on opposite sides
of the central partition 54, and intersecting the longitudinal
partition 49 at right angles. The partitions are then inserted
downwardly into the slots in the side and end wall liner panels.
the flanges 55 on the central partition 54 are folded at right
angles and inserted through the slots 45 and 46 in the upper edges
of the side walls. The flanges 55 prevent the bulging or spreading
of the side walls, and all of the partition members are firmly
locked in place in the completed partitioned container.
In accordance with the Patent Statues, I have described the
principles of the construction and operation of my improvement in
COMPARTMENTED CONTAINERS while I have endeavored to set forth the
best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that
obvious changes may be made within the scope of the following
claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.
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