US1995655A - Box - Google Patents

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March 26, 1935. Q G, STONE ET AL v 1,995,655

BOX

Filed April 25, 1931 har/es s one Patented Mar. 26, 1935 PATENT OFFICE BOX Charles G. Stone and Jerry G. Stone,

New Cumberland, Pa.

Application April 23, 1931, Serial No. 532,334

1 Claim.

This invention relates to boxes, and more particularly to improvements in boxes which shall be especially suitable for packing, storing and shipping cigars and any other commodities requiring alight and rigid box of this type.

One of the necessary requisites for a satisfactory cigar box is that it shall have rigid and sharply defined plane inside dimensions to facilitate packing cigars in the box and definite sharp or plane outside dimensions so that the boxes may be properly packed or stacked, as well understood in the art. Boxes composed entirely of wood are frequently unsatisfactory because they become warped due to improper seasoning of the wood and thus cause considerable difficulty in properly packing or stacking the boxes. To overcome this disadvantage of warping, there have been proposed various types and constructions of fibre composition boxes contemplated to replace the present-day rectangular wooden cigar box, for example. These substitutes have been unsuccessful because fibre boxes do not possess the desired rigidity for packing the cigars in the box or retaining the plane outside dimensions necessary for storing or stacking the boxes.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide an improved box construction, and this object is accomplished by employing a novel combination of Wood and fibre walls.

Another object of the invention is to provide .a box of the character designated which shall possess the desired rigidity and plane dimensions and retainthese qualities under all conditions to which the box may be subjected.

A further object of the invention is to provide a box of the character designated which shall be light and durable in construction and in which the manufacturing costs shall be reduced to a minimum.

These and other objects of the invention will be more manifest from the following specification and specifically set forth in the claim.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a box constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the paper board blank;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and

Fig.4 is an enlarged fragmentary view, showing the novel corner construction.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawing, there is shown a box 10 constructed in accordance with the present invention which is particularly designed to accommodate cigars for packing, shipping, storage or display purposes.

The box is of the usual rectangular shape and comprises a top 11, ends 12 and 13, front 14, back 15 and a bottom 16 assembled to form a rigid 5 structure. The box is constructed in a novel manner from wood and paper board parts as hereinafter described. The bottom 16 and ends 12 and 13 are made from a single blank, as shown in Fig. 2. This blank is of heavy paper board, 10 scored on line 17-17 so that portions 12 and 13 may be bent upward to form the ends of the box. The front and back sides 14 and 15 are wood of the conventional kind used in making cigar boxes of this type.

In the present construction the desired rigidity is effected by securing the front and rear bottom edges to the bottom by nails or brads 18 passing through the paper board and into the wooden sides. When the edges 17-17 are scored 20 and the ends bent upward as indicated in Figs. 2,

3 and 4, a rectangular space is formed at the bottom end edges and. this space is filled by a laterally extending filler strip 19. This strip may be of any suitable material to reinforce the 25 edges and provide a rigid corner in the plane of the box sides. Whichever form of strip is used, the edges are glued or otherwise secured to the adjacent surfaces of the bottom and end sections. The edges of the box may be covered by 30 a binding strip 20 of paper or fabric, if desired,

to make the box air-tight or add to the appearance of the same. The lid is provided with a hinge 21 of flexible material and the ends 12 and 13 extend above the sides, as indicated at 12' and 13', so as to provide a top plane surface, as well understood in the art.

By partially scoring the edge 17 of the paper board blank, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the inside lining indicated at 22 is unbroken and serves to hold the parts during assembly and also form a tight permanent connection between the ends and bottom and also add to the rigidity of the box. The insert strip 19 provides the desired sharp, rigid corner edge, which is a very desirable feature in cigar box construction, to facilitate handling and storing the boxes. If desired, the inside of the box may be provided with another lining which shall entirely cover the bottom ends and side walls. I

From the above construction it will be noted that the front and rear edges of the box are supported and secured by the rigid wooden side walls and thereby insure maximum rigidity to the box. By making the top, bottom and connecting 5 end pieces of paper board any tendency for the box to become warped is reduced to a minimum.

Another important feature of this construc tion is that it permits the sides, ends and bottom parts to be securely nailed in place by brads 18 which pass through the paper board elements into the wooded side elements adjacent thereto. This construction enables the box to obtain all the desirable features of a nailed wooden box and the added ieatures of a combined wooden and paper board box. Furthermore, a box constructed in the above manner provides a superior article in which the manufacturing costs are reduced to a minimum.

What is claimed is:

As a new article of manufacture, a cigar box and the packing of the boxes together, and a binder strip covering the filler strip and the adjacent portions of the bottom and side walls.

CHARLES G. STONE. JERRY G. STONE.

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