US1665359A - Berry box - Google Patents

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F.G.HAAS

BERRY BOX Filed Feb. 14, 1927 sallnlllllll l I l 'Int-IL,

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the blank forminglth'e :four y"side walls ott-he i Patented Apr. l0, 1928@ i.

y application ale'drirebruary `14, 1927. serial iro. 168,028.

This invention-relates ,to "boxes'of theinex- 'pensive-type'lused in dispensingand transporting berries and other fresh foodstuffs, 'andparticularly to suchabox adapted-to bey v"eonstrusted v`from paperboard or other-fold -able sheet material.

Itis the objectof this inventiontolprovide ainovel' andunusually strong box fof this vkind, Vwhich is inexpensive and adapted to 'facilitate assembling and :securingifn fbox VA'form. lOther vobjects will appear and rbe fpoii'ft'e'tl out and "claims. i Y y l Y, y y f In the "accompanying v"drawings, lWhich illustrate thebest Yforniloi my device. at present knownto me, Figure lis aplan view of in the following 'specification box; Figa-2 is a plan :View otthe'blankconstituting 'tliebot'tom ofthe box; Fig. B jis a 251 i "be folded vThe blank ri's creased along :nor-

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side"elevation of the box assembled andFig. 4 is atypical `vertical 'section taken on the As shvownin Fig. A1, the inainblariklcon sists of 'a rectangular sheet of paperboard or other `suitable sheet material 4adapted to Lmallyverticallines i'to form ourside walls 6. At one end,.an integral fflap -7 is formed tooverlap iand be "secured totheside 6 .at oppositeendotheblank. Each ofthe sides (ibas a tongue 8,*which iis integral with the side and adapted to be extended obliquely inward and downward. Laterally projecting ears 9 on `each tongue 8 are adapted to support the bottom of the box as hereinafter described. As shown in Fig. 2the bottom 10 ofthe box is also formed 4from foldable 'sheet material and is ereased'along the dotted lines 11, to permit folding of the series of'flanges 12 at right angles to the bottom proper, a pair of such -flanges being formed on each of the four side edges. Theiianges vof each pair are separatedby cutting an opening 18, which extends' in romaside edge ofthe blank. i f Y' The'tongues 8 are adapted to extend Vinto the 'openings 13. The bottom 10 may be perforated, as indicated at 14 for ventilation, and where the box is made from paper board, the material is treated with a moisture resistant substance, such as paraiiin.

To assemble the box, the main body Vblank is folded along the lines 5 to tubular form and the end flap 7 is secured along the margin of the adjacent side 6. This fastening 'may be `made with a suitable adhesive, lsuch joint. The other normally vertical corners o'fthe box may also be reinforced lby secur-` ing stripsof` clot-h-oritoughpaper thereto. Now the bottom 10 of the l"box isv folded along thelinesll, 'soi that thesevferal flanges l2extend downward, and thel bottom is placed within the vtubularstructure `formed `by'thesiczles 6 by' inserting it' into the' top 15 foi' the box. *Beforepressingthe rbottom 10 down within the` box, lthe tongues 8 are bent 'obliquely inwa-rd'to substantially fthe posi,` 'tion shown inlig.l 4. Nowfthe bottomjlO is pressedidown throughy the box totheposi- 'tion i shown in: Fig; 41. The inwardly bent I' tongues 8y are passed' into thefop'er'iingsfI 1 3so thatlthe'ears 9 interlock withthe jflan'ge's v12 at "each ,side of i the bottom.` ,Downward movement :ofi the bottom 'is 'stopped` bythe ears '9, which VVAof rthe openings 13.1 v:It `will' be lnoted extend 'in engagement with `the"`inner surfaces yoi. the v sides 6, .and ythe loweredges of. said flanges are flush with' theflower; edges r.

,pro/jectV beyond f the .iside iedg'es l ma' at etages e `sav `1e lof the sides e'. Thais, 'wheathefbx seas 'upon 'the 4lower edges @fthe s desft, the vbottom 10y i When box "is Vraised ro'irii ,the support, "tl/ie supported upfon'lthe' flanges `12.

, bottom ioajndfonttntsjare suspended@ the tongues 8. These tongues "8 also constitute means for preventing outward ,bulgingl of the Asides 6 when the box'is filled. It will -i thus be evident that the sides and bottom are securely'fastened togetherl in thercompleted box and the parts of the sides projecting below the bottom proper are rein- :forced by the llanges 12 on the bottom. p lThe boxes are preferablyprepared for shippingl with the body blanks separate from the bottom panels and the body secured in tubular form and collapsed so `as to lie Hat. `The operation of ass'emblingthel boxes i's'performed immediately before tliey are filled,

10o" and Athis operation'is facilitated lby my arrangement which eliminates all auxiliaryor y separate fastenings between the bottoms and i sides. Obviously, the voperation .of folding' the Hanges 12 and extendingy the tongues 9 into interlocking position in the openings 13 may be performed quickly and easily. 'It

will further be noted that the box; has `the advantages of beingstrong andat the same time requiring a minimum ofy sheet material in its construction and is, therefore, of unusually inexpensive design. Ample strength y v is given the box byfreason of the interlock- Y ing of the ears 12 with the lower surface of Y the panel l and inner surface of the {ianges 12, whereby the bottomV is positively connected with each side of the box. i

y @Having described .my invention what 1 claim as new `and desire to protect by Let` s ters Patent is: t Y I Y 1. In a boxl formedfroin Voldable sheet material, the combinationv witlrfour side walls, a `rectangular bottom panel vfitting Vipvithin the four walls and having a down- M wardlyprojecting langei on each side edge,

a tongue secured to aside 4wallrabove said bottom panel and projecting downward be-V neath said bottoinpanel7 saidbottom panel being formed with 'an opening to receive said tongue V- and means on said tongue be- 'neath said bottomV panel to support the saine; f

jecting beneathsaid bottom panel, said bottom panel having an opening to receive said c tongue and laterally projecting ears'formed on said tongue beneath said panel to support y 3. In a box formed from, foldable sheet material, the; combination with four Vside walls, .a rectangular bottom .panel oi'setl upyjward from the lower 'edges of said'walls fand having a downwardly projectingflange on each side edge adapted to support said panel, a tongueisecuredto-.eachside wall above said bottom Vpanel andprojecting downward beneath said panel, said bottom being formed with openings to receive said tongues andinterlocking means disposed on each ofsaid tongues to engage the inner surfaces of said flanges and bottom surface of said panel and thereby positively connect the bottom panel toireach of said side walls.

4Q The combination with vfour side Walls formed from exible sheet material, a bottom panel fitting within the box andv oilset upwardfrom the lower edges of said side walls, flanges depending from each sideedge of said bottom panel and having theirlower edges substantially flush with the lower edges of said side walls, a tonguevoffsetinward from each side Walland secured thereto above said bottom panel, said bottom :panel being formed with openings to receive said tongues and said tongues being formed to project downward through said openings and projections on said tonguesvadapted vto positively interlock with said bottom panel. 5.v The combination withfi'our side walls Vformed from flexible sheet'material, a b otf tom panel fitting withinl the box. and offset upward from theloweredges lof said sidey walls,l a flange on each side edgeof said bottom paneha tongue secured to each side Vwall above said bottoinipanel Vand offset obliquely inward from each side wall, said bottomkpanel being formedl ywith openings to receive said V'tongues and said tongues being disposed to project through said openings and k Ineanson said tongues adapted; to interlock with said bottom panel and thereby support the saine. i

V.. In testimony whereot,` -I hereunto lsigned my name toy this specification.

FERDINAND G, HAAS.

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