US1836122A - Cover for egg cases - Google Patents

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Dec. 15, 1931. I o. H."JOHNSON 1,836,122

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Patented Dec. 15, 1931 UNITED STAT S ATENT] jFFiE i OSCAR H. JOHNSON, F rn'r-ALuMA; oALIroRNIa and its principal object is to provide a cover that may be quickly fastened to the case and 6 quickly removed from the case, and that is made interchangeable for cases of thesame character.

A further object of the invention 1s to provide a cover of the character described that 10 permanently carries the means for fastenlng the same to a case and that utilizes for this purpose cleats ordinarily provided 1n the proper place on standard egg cases.

A further object of the lnvention 1s to provide fastening means fora case cover of the character described that will take up very little space when not in use and will allow a plurality of covers to be stacked for shipping purposes without interference by the fastening means. r A further object of the invention 1s to provide a fastening means of the character described that is simple and at the same time substantial and that firmly holds the cover to the case without any possibility of acci dental removal, while at the same time the fastening means yield very readily to proper manipulation for removing the cover from the case.

Further objects and advantages of my invention will appear as the specification proceeds.

The preferred form of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 shows a perspective view of an egg case having my cover fastened thereto;

Figure 2 a top plan view of the same;

Figure 3 a side elevation of the same;

' Figure 4: an end elevation thereof;

Figure 5 a perspective detail view of the fastening means;

Figure 6 a vertical section taken along line 6-6 of Figure 2; and Figure 7 a detail view of a plurality of' covers in stacked relation.

While I have shown only the preferred form of the invention I wish to have it understood that various changes or modifications may be made within the scope of the claims v whereby en'dwise motion of'the two parts of use cases 1930. Serial No; 434,252.

hereto attached without departingfrom the spirit of the invention. I

In its preferred form my invention com prises ac'ase or box 1, a cover: 2', and means for fastening'theends of the cover to the case indicated at '3 V f The case itself may be of any suitable ki nd and preferably comprises a rectangular box of standard size and proportions, such as are now commonly used'for the'storingand ship- 00 V pingof eggs.g, Itfis evident, of course, that my invention is not confined to egg cases but may be used in connection. with" other boxes or cases serving similar purposes. 1 i p The case as presented provided with cleats 4 and .5 along the top and bottom edges of the end pieces. These cleats are part of the standard boxes, andin my invention I'use the top cleats to'fco-act with myfastening means in holding the cover to the case. The 7 cover 2 is preferably made in'the customary 1 manner so as to sub stantially correspond to the bottom of the case, and to entirely cover the contents of the case, the edgesof thecover resting on the top edges of the case. The coveralso hascleats 6'fastened tothe ends thereof, by any suitable means and these cleats, which extend completely across the face of the cover, areformed with grooves 7 in the bottom adapted to receive the upper section f a loop 9 shown in detail in Figure 5 so that the loop is hinged between the cleat 6 and the cover, and is adapted forencircling engagement with the cleat5 secured tothecase. V, p 1

The upper section 8 of the loop is split, at the center and the two ends '10 are turned] over at right; angles tothe plane of the loop the upper section, "and withdrawal offthe sameis prevented. Thecover 2 is slotted in theienrls as shown at 11' so to allow the two ends 10 to moveinfthe'slot while the loop is moved" between" the active position shown in Figure 1 and the inactive position, adjacent the bottom of the cover shown in Figure 7. lVh-en the loop is inactive position the two bent ends 10 bear against the bottom face of the cleat 6 and the xlatter is preferably reinforced by' means of a small the sides of the cleat aid in adjusting the size of the loop while at the same time they serve the purpose of facilitating. manipula tion of the loop for opening the case.

The advantages of my invention will be readily understood'fromthe foregoing description. When the cover is not in use the two loops may beswung upward againstthe bottom face as shown in Figure 7,and any number of covers may be piled into a stack for shipping or storlng purposes. .To apply the cover to the box, a person causes the two loops to assume a downward position, and

the latter, the basebeing'slotted atits ends and the loops being formed with turned over members adapted to be operatedin the slots and to bear against the cleats for limiting movement of the loops.

3. A case cover of the character described comprising a base, cleats fastened thereto at the ends of the base, loops hinged between the cleats and the base and suspended from the latter, the base being slotted at itsends "and the loops being formed with turned outmembers adapted to be operated in the slots,

and reinforcing members positioned between the base and the cleats and arranged over the slots and adapte dto have the turned out members bear thereagainst for limiting the movement of the stops.

OSCAR H. JOHNSON.

then placing" the cover over the .box, causes,

one of the loops to engage with one of the cleats 5, whereupon the cover is dropped upon the ease, whichwill cause the second loop to automatically engage with the second cleat 5. It should be understood that the angularity of the two ends 10 of the loop is such that when the loop is brought into vertical position there will be a certain spring tension tending to urge the loop inward so that when the cover is in place the loops bear against the outer face of the box or case, and are firmly held by spring tension against accidental removal. Difierent widths of cleats are taken care of by the different curvatures in the loops which allow of slight expansion of the latter. To remove the cover a person places his thumbs on one ofv the cleats 5, takes hold of the sides of the loop by means of his fingers, andby a slight pressure causes the loop to clear the cleat, whereupon the end of the cover held by the operator may be raised and'th'e opposite end may be freed by a slight forward movement.

I claim:

1.111 combination with a case having a I cleat extending across an upper edge thereof, v a cover having a loop pivoted thereto adapted for encircling engagement wit-h the cleat, and means for urging the loop into contact with the cleat carrying face of the case, the loop being fashioned with offset portions along the sides and the sectionfconnectin-g the sides to facilitate manipulation thereof, and yield-" mg so as to accommodate cleats of various widths. a a 1 A case cover of the character described. comprising a base, cleats fastened thereto at the ends of the base and loops hinged betweenthe cleats and the base-and suspended from

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