US2042311A - Spool box - Google Patents

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May 26, 1936. A, HIRSCH 2,042,311

SPOOL BOX Filed Aug. 2Q, 1935 1N VENTOR. ADOLPH HIRSCH 2r b .23 BY ATTORNEY.

Patented May 26, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

This invention relates generally to boxes for containing reels or balls of cotton, thread, silk, string or other materials, and more specifically to boxes of this type wherein the box members themselves provide a slit from which the yarn is unravelled and a catch for the said yarn when a sufficient length thereof has been withdrawn.

The main object of the invention resides in the provision of a box having its members sltted so that yarn may be unravelled from a reel or ball frictionally mounted within the said box, the said yarn being prevented from sliding upwardly along one of the slits of the front wall member by virtue of the clamping action of the closure ap of the box.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a box of the nature described wherein the closure member isprovided with a perforation to render visible the contents of the said box and a flap portion of the said closure member which serves the double purpose of an abutment against the upward thrust of the yarn passing through the slit of the front wall and as a friction member against the ball, reel or spindle of yarn within the box.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a box which is capable of being fashioned from a single piece of material or blank, such as cardboard or other suitable substance capable of maintaining a fold.

Another object of the invention resides in the cheapness in manufacture of such boxes, in the simplicity of conjoint operation with a reel, spindle or ballA of yarn and in the obvious manner of operation.

These objects and other incidental ends and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear in the progress of the disclosure and as pointed out in the appended claims.

Accompanying the specification is a drawing showing a preferred form of the invention wherein corresponding reference characters on the said drawing designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

In accordance with the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective of the box showing the same in operative position and containing a spool of yarn.

Fig. 2 'is a reduced sectional view of Fig. 1 along the plane 2-2 thereof.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a blank from which the box is patterned by folding along the dot and dash lines shown thereon.

In accordance with the invention and in accordance with the preferred form thereof shown in the accompanying drawing, the box comprises front and rear walls I'I and I5 respectively, side walls I4 and I6 respectively, a bottom wall I2 and a top wall or closure member I0.

In accordance with theV blank shown in Fig. 3 5 the front wall I1 is provided with a lateral flap l1', the end wall I4 is provided with an upper ap I 4 and a lower and longer ap I8, the end wall IB is similarly provided vwith an upper flap I6' and a longer and lower flap I9. The bottom 10 wall I2 is provided with a lower iiap I3 while the top wall or closure member IIJ has a central perforation I0 and an upper flap Il. Numeral 25 designates a slitextending along the inner edge of upper flap I4 to the upper horizontal line of' 15 folding B, while numeral 26 designates a slit ex tending from the inner edge of flap I 6 to the same line of folding. Numerals 2l and 28 desig' nate slits along the inner edges of flaps I8 .and I9 respectively, and extending to the lower horizontal line of folding `C`. Flap Il of the top wall I0 folds'along the horizontal line of folding A of the top wall I0, while lateral flap I'I folds along the vertical line of folding G of frontvwall II.

' E and F represent vertical lines of folding in 25 line with slits 25, 21 and slits 2B and 28 respec-V tively, while H is another'vertical line of folding in alignment with the outer edges of ilaps I6 and I9.

By folding the several members described in- 30 Wardly and perpendicularly along the lines of folding A,- B, C, D, E, F, G and H of the blank of` the box, as shown in Fig. 3, and fitting the parts together, the box of Fig. 1 is effected. Flap I3 of the lower wall I2 folds over the outer longi- 35 tudinal edges of flaps I8 and I9 and folds inside of the lower edge of front wall Il. Flaps I4 and I6' serve as the support for top wall l0 and flap II serves as the closure flap for the top wall I0, the said nap folding along the inner surface of 40 front wall l'l.

Lower wall I2 after the folding operation is superposed by the overlying flaps I8 and I 9.

The front wall Il intermediate the lateral Vlimit-,s end folds thereof, H and G, is provided 45 with a vertical slit 20 extending from the top edge thereof to a point preferably below the middle and terminating in an eyelet or perforation 2|. Adjacent the said slit 20 is an inclined slit 22 extending inwardly a short distance from the upper edge of front wall I'I. The said slit 22 serves as a catch for the yarn hereinafter designated by numeral 24 when the latter has been withdrawn a desired length. It should be observed that closure flap Il of top wall I0 extends 55 vantageous purposes.

along the front wall I1 to a point Slightly above perforation 2|.

The box after being folded and assembled from the blank shown in Fig. 3 into the form shown in Fig. 1, is ready for the insertion therein of a reel, spindle or ball of yarn. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2 the box contains a reel 23 with yarn 24 wound ther'earound. The reel of yarn ts into the box snugly so that the yarn 24 will not unravel with too much ease. In order to insert reel 23 in the box, the top wall or closure member I0 is open fully Vso that flapy Il is free of the interior of the box. Thereupon the free end yof the yarn is inserted into slit 2l) of front Y Wall I1, and guided downwardly into the perforation 2|, the latter serving as an eyelet and exit for the yarn from within the box. Closure member l0 together with flap is forced into its closing position whereby the lower Vedge of flap serves as a stop against any upward thrust of yarn 24 along slit 20. serves as an added frictional element against the surface of the reel of yarn, as best shown in Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawing. Thus the difficulty an-d annoyance of having to thread the orice 2| from the inside of the box are eliminated. When the consumer has withdrawn a desired length of yarn and desires to cut the same, the yarn is drawn up along the outer surface of front wall I1 obliquely of perforation 2| through slit 22 until it engages with the bottom of the inclined slit 22, and thereupon drawn outwardly through the upper portion of slit 20, as shown in dotted lines on Fig. 1. The portion of the yarn extending outwardly from the said upper portion of slit 20 is then cut. Thus the free end of the yarn if pulled, will not cause further unravelling. The fastened position of the thread 24 is shown in dotted lines in Figure 1. Y

'I'he invention thus secures a number of ad An economical box is provided which serves as a holder for a reel, spool, spindle or ball of yarn with means provided for identifying the contents of the box and with means provided for threading the free yarn from without Vthe box and securing the same against self-unravelling. No additional mechanisms af' fixed to the box are necessary to accomplish all these ends.

YI wish it understood that minor changes and variations in the method of forming the box and inthe location and integration of the several parts may all be resorted to without departing Furthermore, flap l from the spirit of the invention and without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a box to contain a reel or ball of yarn, the combination of front, rear, side and bottom Walls, a closure member having a. front ap, the front wall being provided with a guiding slit extending down from the upper edge thereof, the lower edge of the front flap extending to a point proximate to the end of the guiding slit to clamp upon the loose end of the yarn passing therethrough and hold the same in said slit.

2. In a box to contain a reel or ball of yarn, the -combination of front, rear, side and bottom walls, a closure member having a front flap, the front wall being provided with a guiding slit extending down from the upper edge thereof, the lower edge of the front flap extending to a point proximate to the endof the'guiding slit to clamp upon the loose end of the yarn passing therethrough and hold the same in saidslit, the front wall being provided with a second slit extending from the upper edge thereof and proximate to the rst mentioned slit serving as a locking means for the loose end of the yarn after being cut.

3. In a box to contain a reel or ball of yarn, the combination of front, rear, side and bottom walls, a closure member having a front flap, the front wall being provided with a guiding slit extending down from the upper edge thereof, the lower edge of the front flap extending to a point proximate to the end of the guiding slit to clamp upon the loose end of the yarn passing there-V through and hold the same in said slit, the closure member being provided with a perforation.

4. In a box to contain a reel or ball of yarn, the combination of front, rear, side and bottom walls, a closure member having a front flap, the front wall being provided with a guiding slit extending down from the upper edge thereof, the lower edge of the front flap extending to a point proximate to the end of the guiding slit to clamp upon the loose end of the yarn passing there-V through and hold the same in said slit, the front wall being provided with a second slit extending from the upper edge thereof and proximate to the rst mentioned slit serving as a locking means for the loose end `of the yarn after being cut, the closure member being provided with a perforation.

ADOLPH HIRSCH.

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