CA1118734A - Ballot box - Google Patents
Ballot boxInfo
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- CA1118734A CA1118734A CA000371000A CA371000A CA1118734A CA 1118734 A CA1118734 A CA 1118734A CA 000371000 A CA000371000 A CA 000371000A CA 371000 A CA371000 A CA 371000A CA 1118734 A CA1118734 A CA 1118734A
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
- B65D5/02—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body
- B65D5/0263—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end closures formed by inward folding of flaps, three of them being formed of a continuous strip, the fourth being a separate flap
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
- B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
- B65D5/44—Integral, inserted or attached portions forming internal or external fittings
- B65D5/46—Handles
- B65D5/46072—Handles integral with the container
- B65D5/46088—Handles integral with the container formed by extensions of closure flaps, by closure flaps or by extensions of side flaps of a container formed by folding a blank to form a tubular body
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A ballot box of novel construction is described.
The ballot box is constructed of paperboard, is foldable for shipping and storage in a planar configuration, is easily and readily erected for use, and is expendable after use. Unique top and bottom closures ensure access to the ballot box only through a slot formed in the top closure.
A ballot box of novel construction is described.
The ballot box is constructed of paperboard, is foldable for shipping and storage in a planar configuration, is easily and readily erected for use, and is expendable after use. Unique top and bottom closures ensure access to the ballot box only through a slot formed in the top closure.
Description
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BALLOT BOX
The present invention relates to a novel ballot box construction.
The casting of votes in federal, provincial and 5 municipal elections has traditionally involved the placement of ballots by voters in a sealed container provided for the purpose. Such sealed containers, or ballot boxes, are usually of rigid construction and formed from metal or plastic.
Such prior art structures are costly to purchase 10 and, since they are designed to be reusable for several elections and have rigid non-collapsible structures, costly to store between elections. In addition, there is a con-siderable transportation cost associated with distribution of ballot boxes from a central storage and re~collection 15 following the election.
The present invention is directed to a ballot box which is inexpensive and expendable. The ballot box embodies novel features of construction which are applicable to other box-like structures. The ballot box of the invention is 20 formed from paperboard, preferably corrugated paperboard, can be stored in a planar configuration, and is provided with a un.ique top closure and, in a preferred embodiment, also with a unique bottom closure. In a preferred embodiment, the ballot box is assembled from an integral blank.
The cost benefits which are derived by this invention, when compared with the prior art, are considerable. The initial cost is considerably lower than the prior art ballot boxes, since a relatively cheaper material of construction is used. The box may be stored and shipped in a collapsed 30 planar form, thereby achieving considerable savings in terms of storage and transportation costs. Additional savings accrue from the fact that the boxes need be ordered only a short time before an election, so that the between election storage costs associated with the prior structures are avoided.
35 Further, since the ballot box of this invention is discarded after use, the prior art costs of re-collection do not occur.
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In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a novel ballot box constructed of paper-board, comprising: an upstanding planar front wall having side edges and upper and lower edges; an upstanding plana~ rear wall 5 having side edges and upper and lower edges and being gener-ally parallel to the front wall; a first planar side wall ex-tending between one side edge of the front wall and the corresponding one side edge of the rear wall and having one side edge integrally hingedly joined to the one side edge of lG the front wall, another side edge integrally hingedly joined to the corresponding one side edge of the rear wall, and upper and lower edges; a second planar side wall extending between the other side edge of the front wall and the corres-ponding other side edge of the rear wall and having one side 15 edge integrally hingedly joined to the other side edge of the front wall, another side edge integrally hingedly joined to the corresponding other side edge of the rear wall, and upper and lower edges; the upper edges of the front wall, 7;~
rear wall and side walls defining an upper openin~ to the box and the lower edges of the front wall, rear wall and side wall defining a lower opening to the box; a lower end closure closing the lower opening; and an upper end closure closing 5 the upper opening, the upper end closure having a slot formed therethrough communicating with the interior of the box and sized to permit ballots to pass therethrough; the upper end closure consisting of a two-part closure constructed to co-operate to prevent access to the interior of the box along the 10 upper edges and to permit access only through the slot.
The present invention also includes an integral blank for ~ ballot box, comprising: a first rectangular panel having longitudinal side edges and lateral side edges;
a second rectangular panel having one longitudinal side edge 15 thereof integrally joined to one longitudinal side edge of the first panel through a first crease line; a third rec-tangular panel of the same dimensions as the second panel and having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the other longitudinal side edge of the first panel through 20 a second crease line; a fourth rectangular panel having sub-stantially the same lateral dimensions as the second and third panels and having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to one lateral side edge of the first panel through a third crease line; a first square panel having sub-25 stantially the same lateral dimensions as the second, thirdand fourth panels and having one side edge thereof integrally joined to one lateral side edge of the second panel through a fourth crease line and another side edge thereof perpendicular to the one side edge thereof integrally joined to one lateral 30 side edge of the fourth panel adjacent the second panel through a fifth crease line; a second square panel having sub-stantially the same dimensions as the first panel and having one side edge thereof integrally joined to the one lateral side edge of the third panel which is aligned with the one 35 lateral side edge of the second panel through a sixth crease line and another side edge thereof perpendicular to the one side edge thereof integrally joined to the other lateral side edge of the fourth panel through a seventh crease line; the first and second square panels each having a first fold line formed therein and extending diagonally with respect thereto from the common corner of join of the first, fourth andsquare panels; the fourth panel having a first elongate slot formed therein ex-tending generally parallel to the one longitudinal edge thereof and 5 located ~etween the one longitudinalsideedge and the midpoint of the lateral distance to the other longitudinal side edge thereof, and a second elongate slot extending generally parallel to the first slot and located closer to the other longitudinal side edge than the first slot; a trape~oid panel having one side edge thereof integrally joined to the other lateral side edge of the first panel through an eighth crease line, the eighth crease line having a third elongate slot formed therein; a triangular panel having one side edge thereof integrally joined to one lateral side edge of the trapezoid panel through a second fold line, the other lateral side edge of the trapezoid panel being free; a fifth rectangular panel having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the other lateral side edge of the third panel through a sixth line, the fifth panel having a third crease line extending from the common corner of join of the other longitudinal edge and other lateral edge of the third panel generally parallel to the other lateral side edge of the trapezoid panel; a further panel having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the other lateral ~5 side edge of the second panel through a tenth crease line and one free lateral side edge extending to the other longitudinal side edge of the further panel parallel to the second fold line; the other longitudinal side edge of the further panel, the trapezoid panel, the fifth panel and one edge of the triangular panel being in substantially straight-line alignment; a sixth rectangular panel having substan-tially the same dimension as the first panel and having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the other`longitudinal side edge of the third panel through an eleventh crease line; a seventh rectangular panel having substantially the same dimensions as the fourth panel and having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the one lateral side edge of the sixth panel aligned with the other lateral side edge of the third panel through a L8~734 twelfth crease line; the seventh panel having a first elongate tab protruding from the other longitudinal side edge thereof and which has a longitudinal dimension substantially that of the third elongate slot; the seventh panel having a fourth fold lire extending thereacross from the corner of join of the other longitudinal side edge! and other lateral side edge of the third panel generally perpendicularly to the third fold line; an eighth rectangular panel having a lateral dimension less than the second and third panels and having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the other longitudinal side edge of the sixth panel through a thirteenth crease line; the eighth panel having a handle outline formed therein comprising a fifth fold line extend-ing generally parallel to the thirteenth crease line and spaced therefrom a distance substantially equal to half the lS lateral dimension of the second and third panels, a cut-through outline extending from the extremities o the fifth fold line to the other longitudinal side edge of the eighth panel, and at least one opening outline comprising a fold line and a cut-through portion extending between the ends of the fold line; and an additional panel having one longi-tudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the other lateral side edge of the seventh panel through a fourteenth crease line and the other longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to one longitudinal side edge of a second elongate tab through a fifteenth crease line; the fifteenth crease line being in susbtantial longitudinal alignment with the second elongate slot, the maximum longitudinal dimension of the second elongate tab being slightly greater than the length of the second slot and having a longitudinal dimension adjacent the fifteenth crease line slightly less than the length of the second slot; the additional panel having lateral side edges which converge to the fifteenth crease line.
The .invention is described further, by way of illus-tration, with :reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 is a plan view of a blank for a ballot box constructed in accordance with one embodiment of the invention;
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Figures 2 to 4 illustrate the folding sequence which is effected with the blank of Figure 1 to form a ballot box in collapsed form;
Figure 5 is a perspective view of a ballot box in a 5 collapsed form formed by the folding sequence of Figures 2 to 4 suitable for storage and shipping;
Figures 6 and 7 are perspective view of the ballot box of Figure 4 illustrating the formation of the bottom closure fxom the collapsed form o1E Figure 4;
Figures 8 and 9 are perspective view of the ballot box of Figure 5 illustrating the folding operations involved in assembly of the top closure; and FigurelO is a perspective view of the assembled ballot box illustrating the application of sealing tape to the top closure.
Referring first to Figure 1 of the drawings, there is shown therein an integral blank 10 die cut, or otherwise formed, from paperboard, which may be corrugated, or other stiff cardboard stock having the rigidity required for struc-tural integrity of the ballot box, and bearing any desiredprinting material thereon.
The blank 10 comprises a plurality of individual panels integrally joined together along crease or fold lines.
A first generally rectangular panel 12 is joined along a first longitudinal crease line 14 to a second rectangular panel 16 which is longitudinally coextensive with but of narrower transverse dimension than the first panel 12. The first panel 12 is joined along a second longitudinal crease line 18 to a third rectangular panel 20 which is dimensioned identically to the second panel 16.
A first lateral crease line 22 join~ the first panel 12 to a fourth rectangular panel 24 which is longi-tudinally coextensive with the transverse dimension of the first panel 12 and has a lateral dimension substantially that of the second and third panels 16, 20. The fourthpanel 24 has a pair of parallel slots 26 and 28 formed therethrough parallel to the crease line 22, with the slot 26 nearer the crease line 22 being of shorter dimension than the other slot 28. The opposite ends of the slots 26 and 28 are posi-73~
tioned approximately equidistantly from the lateral edges o~
the panel 24.
A second lateral crease line 30 joins the first panel 12 to a fifth panel 32. The fifth panel 32 includes a lateral free edge 34 which extends angularly from the point of join of the crease lines 18 and 30 to a longitudinal free edge 36 of the panel 32 which extends parallel to the crease line 30. A crease line 38 extends across the ~ifth panel 32 from the point of intersection of th~e crease lines 14 and 30 to the free edge 36 at an angle to the crease line 30 which is the same as for the edge 34 to define a trapezoid-shaped panel 40 with the edge 34 and a triangular panel 42 with the other lateral free edge 44. A triangular notch 46 is cut from the panel 42 adjacent the inboard extremity of the fold line 38.
A slot 4~ is cut through the crease line 30 longitudinally thereof.
The second panel 16 is joined through one lateral crease line 52 to a wing panel 54 which has a free edge 56 extending at an angle to the crease line 52 parallel to the crease line 38 and an acu~ely angled edge 58 adjacent the free edge 44 of the panel 32.
The third panel 20 is joined through one lateral crease line 60 to a sixth generally rectangular panel 62 which has a lateral dimension the same as the maximum lateral dimension of the fifth panel 32 and the wing panel 54. The sixth panel 62 has a crease line 64 extending across the surface thereof angularly with respect to the crease line 60 and generally parallel to the inclined edge 34 to define a tri-angular panel portion 65. A triangular notch 66 sized the same as notch 46 but mirror-image shaped with respect thereto is pro-vided at the inboard end of the ~rease line 64.
The other lateral crease line 67 of the second panel 16 joins the second panel 16 to a first square panel 68, which is also joined by a crease line 70 to one lateral edge of the fourth pa:nel 24. A small round hole 72 is formed at the corner join of crease lines 22, 66 and 70. A crease line 74 extends diago:nally across the square panel 68 from the hole 72 to the opposite corner, which has a small square 76 cut therefrom.
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The third panel 20 is joined through its other lateral crease line 78 to a second square panel 80 which is dimensioned the same as the square panel 68 but is compli-mentarily shaped with respect thereto. The square panel 80 is joined to the other lateral edge of the fourth panel 24 through crease line 82. A small round hole 84 is formed at the corner join of crease lines 22, 78 and 82. A crease line 86 extends diagonally across the square panel 80 from the hole 84 to the opposite corner, which has a small square 88 cut therefrom.
Panel 20 is joined through its other longitudinal crease line 90 to a seventh rectangular panel 92 which is dimensioned the same as the first rectangular panel 12. The other longitudinal edge of the panel 92 is joined through crease line 94 to an eighth rectangular panel 96, which carries the outline of a carrying handle 98.
Panel 92 is joined at one lateral edge 100 thereof to an eighth generally rectangular panel 102. The free longi-tudinal edge 104 of the panel 102 has a tab 106 extending therefrom of length and location substantially the same as slot 48. A crease line 108 extends across the panel 102 from the corner join of crease lines 60, 90 and 100 to the tab 106 and defines an approximate right-angle with the crease line 64.
A crease line 110 joins the other lateral edge of the panel 92 to a panel 112, which has convergent side edges 11~ which terminate in a crease line 116 parallel to crease line 110 and joining the panel 112 to a panel 118 which has a maximum dimension slightly greater than the length of slot 28.
Assembly of the blank 10 into a folded ballot box 120, as seen in Figure 5, is effected in the following manner, and as illustrated in Figures 2 to 4. Panels 54, 32, 62 and 102 are folded inwardly about their respective crease lines 52, 30, 60 and 100 until they lie ~lat on respective panels 16, 12, 20 and 92. Panel 42 is folded about crease line 38 to overlie panel 40 while panel portion 65 is folded about crease line 64 to overlie the remainder of the panel. Adhesive strips 43, 63 and 97 are heat applied to panels 44, 65 and 96 respectively (see Figure 2).
7;~4 ,~ g Panel 16 then is folded about crease line 14 until folded-over panel 54 engages folded-over panel 42 to effect adhesive joining of the two panels through adhesive strip 43 (see Figure 3). Panel 92 then is folded about crease line 90 5 until panel 96 engages folded-over panel 16 and folded-over panel 102 engages folded-over panel 65. Adhesive joining is then effected between the engaged panels through adhesive strips 63 and 37 to produce a collapsed form of a ballot box 120, as seen in Figures 4 and 5.
The flat, planar disassembled form of the ballot box 120 which results from these folding and glueing operations(see Figures 4 and 5) occupies considerably less space than prior preformed rigid ballot boxes and hence can be readily stored and shipped at considerably less cost.
When it is desixed to assemble the ballot box 120 for use, the bottom closure 122 first is formed by squeezing opposite edges of the box to cause folding the panels 12, 16, 20 and 92 until the side panels 16 and 20 are substan-tially perpendicular to the rear and front panels 12 and 92 20 respectively. This folding action which is achieved in rapid effortless manner, causes the elements of the bottom closure 122 to fold open as seen in Figure 6 and to assume the posi-tions shown in Figure 7. The elements of the bottom closure 122 w~Ich were originally adhesively-joined remain so in the 25 assembled form as a result of the unique coaction of the elements thereof and the crease lines provided therein. The structure is stabilized by th~- snapping of the tab 106 into the slot 48. As may be seen in Figure 6, the panel 102 is dimensioned slightly less than the bottom opening of the box 30 120. If desired, self-adhesive strips may be provided on the panel 102 and on the panel 40 to cause adhesion of these panels and thereby result in structure stabllization.
Assembly of the top closure 124 is effected, as seen in Figures 8 and 9, by folding the panel 24 about crease 35 line 22 while, at the same time, the panels 68 and 80 fold about crease lines 70, 66 and 74 and 82, 78 and 86 :- ~
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-9a-respectively until the panel 24 covers the top of the box 120 with the panels 68 and 80 folded on themselves underneath the panel 24. The panel 24 is dimensioned sliyhtly less than the top of the box 120.
The top closure 124 is completed by folding the panel 112 down about crease line 110 and insertion of the ~ , ~.~
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tab 118 through the slot 28. The tab 118 has notches 119 adjacent the crease line 116 to enable the tab to snap into the slot 28. Further security against opening of the ballot box 120 may be provided by adhesive tape 126 which 5 applied across the top closure 1;24 and into en~agement wi~h the side panels 16 and 20, as seen in Figure 10.
When assembled in this manner, the only access to the interior of the ballot box 120 is through the slot 26 in the top closure 124. A reinforcement element 128, or other con-10 venient reinforcement, such as tape, is attached to the panel24 surrounding the slot 26 to prevent the possibility of tamperingt or accidental damage to the slot opening.
The bottom closure 122 is secure and access to the interior of the ballot box 120 cannot be attained therethrough, 15 as is apparent from the above description of its structure and formation. In addition, since the panels 68 and 80 -are integrally joined to both the side panels 16 and 20 and the panel 24, the top closure 124 is closed on all four sides and there is no possibility for ballots to be inserted 20 into the ballot box 120 nor to be removed therefrom through the perimeter of the top closure 124. This unique top closure structure may be used in a variety of oth~r box-like containers.
Once the polling has been completed, the box is 25 easily transported by the handle 98, which bends to a position generally perpendicular to the panel 96 about crease line 130 and finger holes 132 are used to carry the ballot box 120.
The weight of the ballot box 120 is considerably less than th~
weight of prior art ballot boxes, enabling a person to readily transport even a ~ull box with ease.
Once opened by electoral officials, the box may be discarded, so that the prior art costs associated with collec-tion and warehousing of the ballot boxes are eliminated.
In summary of this disclosure, the present inven-tion relates to a ballot box of novel construction which avoids many of the prior art difficulties associated with rigid ballot boxes. Modifications are possible within the scope of this invention.
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BALLOT BOX
The present invention relates to a novel ballot box construction.
The casting of votes in federal, provincial and 5 municipal elections has traditionally involved the placement of ballots by voters in a sealed container provided for the purpose. Such sealed containers, or ballot boxes, are usually of rigid construction and formed from metal or plastic.
Such prior art structures are costly to purchase 10 and, since they are designed to be reusable for several elections and have rigid non-collapsible structures, costly to store between elections. In addition, there is a con-siderable transportation cost associated with distribution of ballot boxes from a central storage and re~collection 15 following the election.
The present invention is directed to a ballot box which is inexpensive and expendable. The ballot box embodies novel features of construction which are applicable to other box-like structures. The ballot box of the invention is 20 formed from paperboard, preferably corrugated paperboard, can be stored in a planar configuration, and is provided with a un.ique top closure and, in a preferred embodiment, also with a unique bottom closure. In a preferred embodiment, the ballot box is assembled from an integral blank.
The cost benefits which are derived by this invention, when compared with the prior art, are considerable. The initial cost is considerably lower than the prior art ballot boxes, since a relatively cheaper material of construction is used. The box may be stored and shipped in a collapsed 30 planar form, thereby achieving considerable savings in terms of storage and transportation costs. Additional savings accrue from the fact that the boxes need be ordered only a short time before an election, so that the between election storage costs associated with the prior structures are avoided.
35 Further, since the ballot box of this invention is discarded after use, the prior art costs of re-collection do not occur.
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In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a novel ballot box constructed of paper-board, comprising: an upstanding planar front wall having side edges and upper and lower edges; an upstanding plana~ rear wall 5 having side edges and upper and lower edges and being gener-ally parallel to the front wall; a first planar side wall ex-tending between one side edge of the front wall and the corresponding one side edge of the rear wall and having one side edge integrally hingedly joined to the one side edge of lG the front wall, another side edge integrally hingedly joined to the corresponding one side edge of the rear wall, and upper and lower edges; a second planar side wall extending between the other side edge of the front wall and the corres-ponding other side edge of the rear wall and having one side 15 edge integrally hingedly joined to the other side edge of the front wall, another side edge integrally hingedly joined to the corresponding other side edge of the rear wall, and upper and lower edges; the upper edges of the front wall, 7;~
rear wall and side walls defining an upper openin~ to the box and the lower edges of the front wall, rear wall and side wall defining a lower opening to the box; a lower end closure closing the lower opening; and an upper end closure closing 5 the upper opening, the upper end closure having a slot formed therethrough communicating with the interior of the box and sized to permit ballots to pass therethrough; the upper end closure consisting of a two-part closure constructed to co-operate to prevent access to the interior of the box along the 10 upper edges and to permit access only through the slot.
The present invention also includes an integral blank for ~ ballot box, comprising: a first rectangular panel having longitudinal side edges and lateral side edges;
a second rectangular panel having one longitudinal side edge 15 thereof integrally joined to one longitudinal side edge of the first panel through a first crease line; a third rec-tangular panel of the same dimensions as the second panel and having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the other longitudinal side edge of the first panel through 20 a second crease line; a fourth rectangular panel having sub-stantially the same lateral dimensions as the second and third panels and having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to one lateral side edge of the first panel through a third crease line; a first square panel having sub-25 stantially the same lateral dimensions as the second, thirdand fourth panels and having one side edge thereof integrally joined to one lateral side edge of the second panel through a fourth crease line and another side edge thereof perpendicular to the one side edge thereof integrally joined to one lateral 30 side edge of the fourth panel adjacent the second panel through a fifth crease line; a second square panel having sub-stantially the same dimensions as the first panel and having one side edge thereof integrally joined to the one lateral side edge of the third panel which is aligned with the one 35 lateral side edge of the second panel through a sixth crease line and another side edge thereof perpendicular to the one side edge thereof integrally joined to the other lateral side edge of the fourth panel through a seventh crease line; the first and second square panels each having a first fold line formed therein and extending diagonally with respect thereto from the common corner of join of the first, fourth andsquare panels; the fourth panel having a first elongate slot formed therein ex-tending generally parallel to the one longitudinal edge thereof and 5 located ~etween the one longitudinalsideedge and the midpoint of the lateral distance to the other longitudinal side edge thereof, and a second elongate slot extending generally parallel to the first slot and located closer to the other longitudinal side edge than the first slot; a trape~oid panel having one side edge thereof integrally joined to the other lateral side edge of the first panel through an eighth crease line, the eighth crease line having a third elongate slot formed therein; a triangular panel having one side edge thereof integrally joined to one lateral side edge of the trapezoid panel through a second fold line, the other lateral side edge of the trapezoid panel being free; a fifth rectangular panel having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the other lateral side edge of the third panel through a sixth line, the fifth panel having a third crease line extending from the common corner of join of the other longitudinal edge and other lateral edge of the third panel generally parallel to the other lateral side edge of the trapezoid panel; a further panel having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the other lateral ~5 side edge of the second panel through a tenth crease line and one free lateral side edge extending to the other longitudinal side edge of the further panel parallel to the second fold line; the other longitudinal side edge of the further panel, the trapezoid panel, the fifth panel and one edge of the triangular panel being in substantially straight-line alignment; a sixth rectangular panel having substan-tially the same dimension as the first panel and having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the other`longitudinal side edge of the third panel through an eleventh crease line; a seventh rectangular panel having substantially the same dimensions as the fourth panel and having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the one lateral side edge of the sixth panel aligned with the other lateral side edge of the third panel through a L8~734 twelfth crease line; the seventh panel having a first elongate tab protruding from the other longitudinal side edge thereof and which has a longitudinal dimension substantially that of the third elongate slot; the seventh panel having a fourth fold lire extending thereacross from the corner of join of the other longitudinal side edge! and other lateral side edge of the third panel generally perpendicularly to the third fold line; an eighth rectangular panel having a lateral dimension less than the second and third panels and having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the other longitudinal side edge of the sixth panel through a thirteenth crease line; the eighth panel having a handle outline formed therein comprising a fifth fold line extend-ing generally parallel to the thirteenth crease line and spaced therefrom a distance substantially equal to half the lS lateral dimension of the second and third panels, a cut-through outline extending from the extremities o the fifth fold line to the other longitudinal side edge of the eighth panel, and at least one opening outline comprising a fold line and a cut-through portion extending between the ends of the fold line; and an additional panel having one longi-tudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the other lateral side edge of the seventh panel through a fourteenth crease line and the other longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to one longitudinal side edge of a second elongate tab through a fifteenth crease line; the fifteenth crease line being in susbtantial longitudinal alignment with the second elongate slot, the maximum longitudinal dimension of the second elongate tab being slightly greater than the length of the second slot and having a longitudinal dimension adjacent the fifteenth crease line slightly less than the length of the second slot; the additional panel having lateral side edges which converge to the fifteenth crease line.
The .invention is described further, by way of illus-tration, with :reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 is a plan view of a blank for a ballot box constructed in accordance with one embodiment of the invention;
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Figures 2 to 4 illustrate the folding sequence which is effected with the blank of Figure 1 to form a ballot box in collapsed form;
Figure 5 is a perspective view of a ballot box in a 5 collapsed form formed by the folding sequence of Figures 2 to 4 suitable for storage and shipping;
Figures 6 and 7 are perspective view of the ballot box of Figure 4 illustrating the formation of the bottom closure fxom the collapsed form o1E Figure 4;
Figures 8 and 9 are perspective view of the ballot box of Figure 5 illustrating the folding operations involved in assembly of the top closure; and FigurelO is a perspective view of the assembled ballot box illustrating the application of sealing tape to the top closure.
Referring first to Figure 1 of the drawings, there is shown therein an integral blank 10 die cut, or otherwise formed, from paperboard, which may be corrugated, or other stiff cardboard stock having the rigidity required for struc-tural integrity of the ballot box, and bearing any desiredprinting material thereon.
The blank 10 comprises a plurality of individual panels integrally joined together along crease or fold lines.
A first generally rectangular panel 12 is joined along a first longitudinal crease line 14 to a second rectangular panel 16 which is longitudinally coextensive with but of narrower transverse dimension than the first panel 12. The first panel 12 is joined along a second longitudinal crease line 18 to a third rectangular panel 20 which is dimensioned identically to the second panel 16.
A first lateral crease line 22 join~ the first panel 12 to a fourth rectangular panel 24 which is longi-tudinally coextensive with the transverse dimension of the first panel 12 and has a lateral dimension substantially that of the second and third panels 16, 20. The fourthpanel 24 has a pair of parallel slots 26 and 28 formed therethrough parallel to the crease line 22, with the slot 26 nearer the crease line 22 being of shorter dimension than the other slot 28. The opposite ends of the slots 26 and 28 are posi-73~
tioned approximately equidistantly from the lateral edges o~
the panel 24.
A second lateral crease line 30 joins the first panel 12 to a fifth panel 32. The fifth panel 32 includes a lateral free edge 34 which extends angularly from the point of join of the crease lines 18 and 30 to a longitudinal free edge 36 of the panel 32 which extends parallel to the crease line 30. A crease line 38 extends across the ~ifth panel 32 from the point of intersection of th~e crease lines 14 and 30 to the free edge 36 at an angle to the crease line 30 which is the same as for the edge 34 to define a trapezoid-shaped panel 40 with the edge 34 and a triangular panel 42 with the other lateral free edge 44. A triangular notch 46 is cut from the panel 42 adjacent the inboard extremity of the fold line 38.
A slot 4~ is cut through the crease line 30 longitudinally thereof.
The second panel 16 is joined through one lateral crease line 52 to a wing panel 54 which has a free edge 56 extending at an angle to the crease line 52 parallel to the crease line 38 and an acu~ely angled edge 58 adjacent the free edge 44 of the panel 32.
The third panel 20 is joined through one lateral crease line 60 to a sixth generally rectangular panel 62 which has a lateral dimension the same as the maximum lateral dimension of the fifth panel 32 and the wing panel 54. The sixth panel 62 has a crease line 64 extending across the surface thereof angularly with respect to the crease line 60 and generally parallel to the inclined edge 34 to define a tri-angular panel portion 65. A triangular notch 66 sized the same as notch 46 but mirror-image shaped with respect thereto is pro-vided at the inboard end of the ~rease line 64.
The other lateral crease line 67 of the second panel 16 joins the second panel 16 to a first square panel 68, which is also joined by a crease line 70 to one lateral edge of the fourth pa:nel 24. A small round hole 72 is formed at the corner join of crease lines 22, 66 and 70. A crease line 74 extends diago:nally across the square panel 68 from the hole 72 to the opposite corner, which has a small square 76 cut therefrom.
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The third panel 20 is joined through its other lateral crease line 78 to a second square panel 80 which is dimensioned the same as the square panel 68 but is compli-mentarily shaped with respect thereto. The square panel 80 is joined to the other lateral edge of the fourth panel 24 through crease line 82. A small round hole 84 is formed at the corner join of crease lines 22, 78 and 82. A crease line 86 extends diagonally across the square panel 80 from the hole 84 to the opposite corner, which has a small square 88 cut therefrom.
Panel 20 is joined through its other longitudinal crease line 90 to a seventh rectangular panel 92 which is dimensioned the same as the first rectangular panel 12. The other longitudinal edge of the panel 92 is joined through crease line 94 to an eighth rectangular panel 96, which carries the outline of a carrying handle 98.
Panel 92 is joined at one lateral edge 100 thereof to an eighth generally rectangular panel 102. The free longi-tudinal edge 104 of the panel 102 has a tab 106 extending therefrom of length and location substantially the same as slot 48. A crease line 108 extends across the panel 102 from the corner join of crease lines 60, 90 and 100 to the tab 106 and defines an approximate right-angle with the crease line 64.
A crease line 110 joins the other lateral edge of the panel 92 to a panel 112, which has convergent side edges 11~ which terminate in a crease line 116 parallel to crease line 110 and joining the panel 112 to a panel 118 which has a maximum dimension slightly greater than the length of slot 28.
Assembly of the blank 10 into a folded ballot box 120, as seen in Figure 5, is effected in the following manner, and as illustrated in Figures 2 to 4. Panels 54, 32, 62 and 102 are folded inwardly about their respective crease lines 52, 30, 60 and 100 until they lie ~lat on respective panels 16, 12, 20 and 92. Panel 42 is folded about crease line 38 to overlie panel 40 while panel portion 65 is folded about crease line 64 to overlie the remainder of the panel. Adhesive strips 43, 63 and 97 are heat applied to panels 44, 65 and 96 respectively (see Figure 2).
7;~4 ,~ g Panel 16 then is folded about crease line 14 until folded-over panel 54 engages folded-over panel 42 to effect adhesive joining of the two panels through adhesive strip 43 (see Figure 3). Panel 92 then is folded about crease line 90 5 until panel 96 engages folded-over panel 16 and folded-over panel 102 engages folded-over panel 65. Adhesive joining is then effected between the engaged panels through adhesive strips 63 and 37 to produce a collapsed form of a ballot box 120, as seen in Figures 4 and 5.
The flat, planar disassembled form of the ballot box 120 which results from these folding and glueing operations(see Figures 4 and 5) occupies considerably less space than prior preformed rigid ballot boxes and hence can be readily stored and shipped at considerably less cost.
When it is desixed to assemble the ballot box 120 for use, the bottom closure 122 first is formed by squeezing opposite edges of the box to cause folding the panels 12, 16, 20 and 92 until the side panels 16 and 20 are substan-tially perpendicular to the rear and front panels 12 and 92 20 respectively. This folding action which is achieved in rapid effortless manner, causes the elements of the bottom closure 122 to fold open as seen in Figure 6 and to assume the posi-tions shown in Figure 7. The elements of the bottom closure 122 w~Ich were originally adhesively-joined remain so in the 25 assembled form as a result of the unique coaction of the elements thereof and the crease lines provided therein. The structure is stabilized by th~- snapping of the tab 106 into the slot 48. As may be seen in Figure 6, the panel 102 is dimensioned slightly less than the bottom opening of the box 30 120. If desired, self-adhesive strips may be provided on the panel 102 and on the panel 40 to cause adhesion of these panels and thereby result in structure stabllization.
Assembly of the top closure 124 is effected, as seen in Figures 8 and 9, by folding the panel 24 about crease 35 line 22 while, at the same time, the panels 68 and 80 fold about crease lines 70, 66 and 74 and 82, 78 and 86 :- ~
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The top closure 124 is completed by folding the panel 112 down about crease line 110 and insertion of the ~ , ~.~
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tab 118 through the slot 28. The tab 118 has notches 119 adjacent the crease line 116 to enable the tab to snap into the slot 28. Further security against opening of the ballot box 120 may be provided by adhesive tape 126 which 5 applied across the top closure 1;24 and into en~agement wi~h the side panels 16 and 20, as seen in Figure 10.
When assembled in this manner, the only access to the interior of the ballot box 120 is through the slot 26 in the top closure 124. A reinforcement element 128, or other con-10 venient reinforcement, such as tape, is attached to the panel24 surrounding the slot 26 to prevent the possibility of tamperingt or accidental damage to the slot opening.
The bottom closure 122 is secure and access to the interior of the ballot box 120 cannot be attained therethrough, 15 as is apparent from the above description of its structure and formation. In addition, since the panels 68 and 80 -are integrally joined to both the side panels 16 and 20 and the panel 24, the top closure 124 is closed on all four sides and there is no possibility for ballots to be inserted 20 into the ballot box 120 nor to be removed therefrom through the perimeter of the top closure 124. This unique top closure structure may be used in a variety of oth~r box-like containers.
Once the polling has been completed, the box is 25 easily transported by the handle 98, which bends to a position generally perpendicular to the panel 96 about crease line 130 and finger holes 132 are used to carry the ballot box 120.
The weight of the ballot box 120 is considerably less than th~
weight of prior art ballot boxes, enabling a person to readily transport even a ~ull box with ease.
Once opened by electoral officials, the box may be discarded, so that the prior art costs associated with collec-tion and warehousing of the ballot boxes are eliminated.
In summary of this disclosure, the present inven-tion relates to a ballot box of novel construction which avoids many of the prior art difficulties associated with rigid ballot boxes. Modifications are possible within the scope of this invention.
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Claims (13)
1. A ballot box constructed of paperboard, comprising:
an upstanding planar front wall having side edges and upper and lower edges;
an upstanding planar rear wall having side edges and upper and lower edges and being generally parallel to said front wall;
a first planar side wall extending between one side edge of said front wall and the corresponding one side edge of said rear wall and having one side edge integrally hingedly joined to said one side edge of said front wall, another side edge integrally hingedly joined to said corres-ponding one side edge of said rear wall, and upper and lower edges;
a second planar side wall extending between the other side edge of said front wall and the corresponding other side edge of said rear wall and having one side edge integrally hingedly joined to said other side edge of said front wall, another side edge integrally hingedly joined to said corresponding other side edge of said rear wall, and upper and lower edges;
said upper edges of said front wall, rear wall and side walls defining an upper opening to said box and said lower edges of said front wall, rear wall and side wall defi-ning a lower opening to said box;
a lower end closure closing said lower opening; and an upper end closure closing said upper opening, said upper end closure having a slot formed therethrough communicating with the interior of the box and sized to permit ballots to pass therethrough, said upper end closure consisting of a two-part closure constructed to cooperate to prevent access to the interior of the box along said upper edges and to permit access only through said slot.
an upstanding planar front wall having side edges and upper and lower edges;
an upstanding planar rear wall having side edges and upper and lower edges and being generally parallel to said front wall;
a first planar side wall extending between one side edge of said front wall and the corresponding one side edge of said rear wall and having one side edge integrally hingedly joined to said one side edge of said front wall, another side edge integrally hingedly joined to said corres-ponding one side edge of said rear wall, and upper and lower edges;
a second planar side wall extending between the other side edge of said front wall and the corresponding other side edge of said rear wall and having one side edge integrally hingedly joined to said other side edge of said front wall, another side edge integrally hingedly joined to said corresponding other side edge of said rear wall, and upper and lower edges;
said upper edges of said front wall, rear wall and side walls defining an upper opening to said box and said lower edges of said front wall, rear wall and side wall defi-ning a lower opening to said box;
a lower end closure closing said lower opening; and an upper end closure closing said upper opening, said upper end closure having a slot formed therethrough communicating with the interior of the box and sized to permit ballots to pass therethrough, said upper end closure consisting of a two-part closure constructed to cooperate to prevent access to the interior of the box along said upper edges and to permit access only through said slot.
2. The ballot box of claim 1 including reinforcing means adjacent said slot and affixed to said top closure.
3. The ballot box of claim 1 including handle means to permit the same to be carried.
4. The ballot box of claim 1, 2 or 3 formed from an integral blank.
5. The ballot box of claim 1 wherein said two-part upper end closure includes:
a first part which consists of a first rectangular panel having longitudinal side edges and lateral side edges, said first rectangular panel being dimensioned slightly less than the dimensions of said upper opening, said first rectangular panel being integrally hingedly joined along one longitudinal edge thereof to said upper edge of said front wall, along one lateral side edge to one edge of a first joining panel and along the other lateral side edge to one edge of a second joining panel, said first and second joining panels being located below said first panel, each of said first and second joining panels being in the form of a substantially square panel which has been folded about a diagonally-extending fold line and having a second edge vertically-adjacent to said one edge in said folded condition and hingedly joined to the upper edge of a respective one of said side walls, said first panel having said slot formed therethrough extending generally parallel to said one longitudinal edge thereof and located closer to said one longitudinal edge than the other;
said first panel further having a second longitu-dinal slot formed therethrough extending generally parallel to said first-mentioned slot and located closer to the other longitudinal edge of said first panel than said first-mentioned slot; and a second part which consists of a locking panel having longitudinal side edges and lateral side edges, said locking panel being integrally hingedly joined along one longitudinal edge thereof to said upper edge of said rear wall and extending across said first panel in overlying relationship therewith towards said slot, said locking panel having a locking tab integrally hingedly connected to the other longitudinal edge of said locking panel and extending into interference fit relation-ship with said second slot.
a first part which consists of a first rectangular panel having longitudinal side edges and lateral side edges, said first rectangular panel being dimensioned slightly less than the dimensions of said upper opening, said first rectangular panel being integrally hingedly joined along one longitudinal edge thereof to said upper edge of said front wall, along one lateral side edge to one edge of a first joining panel and along the other lateral side edge to one edge of a second joining panel, said first and second joining panels being located below said first panel, each of said first and second joining panels being in the form of a substantially square panel which has been folded about a diagonally-extending fold line and having a second edge vertically-adjacent to said one edge in said folded condition and hingedly joined to the upper edge of a respective one of said side walls, said first panel having said slot formed therethrough extending generally parallel to said one longitudinal edge thereof and located closer to said one longitudinal edge than the other;
said first panel further having a second longitu-dinal slot formed therethrough extending generally parallel to said first-mentioned slot and located closer to the other longitudinal edge of said first panel than said first-mentioned slot; and a second part which consists of a locking panel having longitudinal side edges and lateral side edges, said locking panel being integrally hingedly joined along one longitudinal edge thereof to said upper edge of said rear wall and extending across said first panel in overlying relationship therewith towards said slot, said locking panel having a locking tab integrally hingedly connected to the other longitudinal edge of said locking panel and extending into interference fit relation-ship with said second slot.
6. The ballot box of claim 5 including adhesive tape means overlying said interference fit relationship of said locking tab and said second slot and extending into adhesion relationship with both said side walls.
7. The ballot box of claim 5 wherein said lower end closure includes:
a second rectangular panel having an inner face and an outer face, longitudinal side edges and lateral side edges, said second rectangular panel being dimensioned slightly less than the dimensions of said lower opening, said second rectangular panel being integrally hingedly joined along one longitudinal edge thereof to said lower edge of said rear wall and having a second locking tab extending from the other longitudinal edge thereof, a trapezoid panel having an inner face and an outer face, longitudinal side edges and lateral side edges which converge from one longitudinal side edge to the other, said trapezoid panel being integrally hingedly joined along said one longitudinal edge thereof to said corner edge of said front wall and extending across said second rectangular panel in overlying relationship part-way towards said lower edge of said rear wall, the hinged join between said trapezoid panel and said front wall having a third longitudinal slot therein receiving therethrough said locking tab extending from said other longitudinal edge of said second panel, a third rectangular panel having an inner face and an outer face, longitudinal side edges and lateral side edges, said third panel being integrally hingedly joined along said one longitudinal side edge thereof to said lower edge of one of said side walls and having its inner face adhesively connected to the outer face of said second panel and its outer face in engagement with the inner face of said trapezoid panel, and a further panel having an inner face and an outer face, longitudinal side edges and lateral side edges, said further panel being integrally hingedly joined along said one longitudinal side edge thereof to said lower edge of the other of said side walls and having its inner face in engage-ment with the outer face of said second panel, the lateral edge of said trapezoid panel adjacent said third panel being free and the lateral edge of said trapezoid panel adjacent said further panel being integrally joined through a first fold line to a triangular panel having an inner face adhesively connected to the outer face of said further panel;
said third panel having a second fold line extending thereacross from one corner thereof generally parallel to said first fold line and said second panel having a third fold line thereacross generally in vertical alignment with said second fold line, whereby, upon release of said second locking tab from said third slot, said bottom end closure may collapse inwardly of the container by folding of said panels about said fold lines, and said ballot box may be folded flat.
a second rectangular panel having an inner face and an outer face, longitudinal side edges and lateral side edges, said second rectangular panel being dimensioned slightly less than the dimensions of said lower opening, said second rectangular panel being integrally hingedly joined along one longitudinal edge thereof to said lower edge of said rear wall and having a second locking tab extending from the other longitudinal edge thereof, a trapezoid panel having an inner face and an outer face, longitudinal side edges and lateral side edges which converge from one longitudinal side edge to the other, said trapezoid panel being integrally hingedly joined along said one longitudinal edge thereof to said corner edge of said front wall and extending across said second rectangular panel in overlying relationship part-way towards said lower edge of said rear wall, the hinged join between said trapezoid panel and said front wall having a third longitudinal slot therein receiving therethrough said locking tab extending from said other longitudinal edge of said second panel, a third rectangular panel having an inner face and an outer face, longitudinal side edges and lateral side edges, said third panel being integrally hingedly joined along said one longitudinal side edge thereof to said lower edge of one of said side walls and having its inner face adhesively connected to the outer face of said second panel and its outer face in engagement with the inner face of said trapezoid panel, and a further panel having an inner face and an outer face, longitudinal side edges and lateral side edges, said further panel being integrally hingedly joined along said one longitudinal side edge thereof to said lower edge of the other of said side walls and having its inner face in engage-ment with the outer face of said second panel, the lateral edge of said trapezoid panel adjacent said third panel being free and the lateral edge of said trapezoid panel adjacent said further panel being integrally joined through a first fold line to a triangular panel having an inner face adhesively connected to the outer face of said further panel;
said third panel having a second fold line extending thereacross from one corner thereof generally parallel to said first fold line and said second panel having a third fold line thereacross generally in vertical alignment with said second fold line, whereby, upon release of said second locking tab from said third slot, said bottom end closure may collapse inwardly of the container by folding of said panels about said fold lines, and said ballot box may be folded flat.
8. The ballot box of claim 7, including handle means hingedly connected to one of said side walls.
9. An integral blank for a ballot box, comprising:
a first rectangular panel having longitudinal side edges and lateral side edges;
a second rectangular panel having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to one longitudinal side edge of said first panel through a first crease line;
a third rectangular panel of the same dimensions as said second panel and having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the other longitudinal side edge of said first panel through a second crease line;
a fourth rectangular panel having substantially the same lateral dimensions as said second and third panels and having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to one lateral side edge of said first panel through a third crease line;
a first square panel having substantially the same lateral dimensions as said second, third and fourth panels and having one side edge thereof integrally joined to one lateral side edge of said second panel through a fourth crease line and another side edge thereof perpendicular to said one side edge thereof integrally joined to one lateral side edge of said fourth panel adjacent said second panel through a fifth crease line;
a second square panel having substantially the same dimensions as said first square panel and having one side edge thereof integrally joined to the one lateral side edge of said third panel which is aligned with said one lateral side edge of said second panel through a sixth crease line and another side edge thereof perpendicular to said one side edge thereof integrally joined to the other lateral side edge of said.
fourth panel through a seventh crease line;
said first and second square panels each having a first fold line formed therein and extending diagonally with respect thereto from a common corner of join of said first, fourth and square panels;
said fourth panel having a first elongate slot formed therein extending generally parallel to said one longi-tudinal edge thereof and located between said one longitudinal side edge and the midpoint of the lateral distance to said other longitudinal side edge thereof, and a second elongate slot extending generally parallel to said first slot and located closes to said other longitudinal side edge than said first slot;
a trapezoid panel having one side edge thereof integrally joined to the other lateral side edge of said first panel through an eighth crease line, said eighth crease line having a third elongate slot formed therein;
a triangular panel having one side edge thereof _ integrally joined to one lateral side edge of said trapezoid panel through a second fold line, the other lateral side edge of said trapezoid panel being free;
a fifth rectangular panel having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the other lateral side edge of said third panel through a ninth crease line, said fifth panel having a third fold line extending from the common corner of join of said other longitudinal edge and other lateral edge of said third panel generally parallel to said other lateral side edge of said trapezoid panel;
a further panel having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the other lateral side edge of said second panel through a tenth crease line and one free lateral side edge extending to the other longidutinal side edge of said further panel parallel to said second fold line;
the other longitudinal side edge of said further panel, said trapezoid panel, said fifth panel and one edge of said triangular panel being in substantially straight-line -alignment;
a sixth rectangular panel having substantially the same dimension as said first panel and having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to said other longitudinal side edge of said third panel through an eleventh crease line;
a seventh rectangular panel having substantially the same dimensions as said fourth panel and having one longi-tudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the one lateral side edge of said sixth panel aligned with said other lateral side edge of said third panel through a twelfth crease line;
said seventh panel having a first elongate tab protruding from the other longitudinal side edge thereof and which has a longitudinal dimension substantially that of said third elongate slot;
said seventh panel having a fourth fold line extend-ing thereacross from said corner of join of said other longi-tudinal side edge and other lateral side edge of said third panel generally perpendicularly to said third fold line;
an eighth rectangular panel having a lateral dimen-sion less than said second and third recangular panels and having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the other longitudinal side edge of said sixth panel through a thirteenth crease line;
said eighth panel having a handle outline formed therein comprising a fifth fold line extending generally parallel to said thirteenth crease line and spaced therefrom a distance substantially equal to half the lateral dimension of the second and third rectangular panels, a cut-through outline extend-ing from the extremities of said fifth fold line to the other longitudinal side edge of said eighth panel, and at least one opening outline comprising a fold line and a cut-through portion extending between the ends of the fold line; and an additional panel having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the other lateral side edge of said sixth panel through a fourteenth crease line and the other longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to one longitudinal side edge of a second elongate tab through a fifteenth crease line;
said fifteenth crease line being in substantial longitudinal alignment with said second elongate slot, the maximum longitudinal dimension of said second elongate tab being slightly greater than- the length of said second slot and having a longitudinal dimension adjacent said fifteenth crease line slightly less than the length of said second slot;
said additional panel having lateral side edges which converge to said fifteenth crease line.
a first rectangular panel having longitudinal side edges and lateral side edges;
a second rectangular panel having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to one longitudinal side edge of said first panel through a first crease line;
a third rectangular panel of the same dimensions as said second panel and having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the other longitudinal side edge of said first panel through a second crease line;
a fourth rectangular panel having substantially the same lateral dimensions as said second and third panels and having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to one lateral side edge of said first panel through a third crease line;
a first square panel having substantially the same lateral dimensions as said second, third and fourth panels and having one side edge thereof integrally joined to one lateral side edge of said second panel through a fourth crease line and another side edge thereof perpendicular to said one side edge thereof integrally joined to one lateral side edge of said fourth panel adjacent said second panel through a fifth crease line;
a second square panel having substantially the same dimensions as said first square panel and having one side edge thereof integrally joined to the one lateral side edge of said third panel which is aligned with said one lateral side edge of said second panel through a sixth crease line and another side edge thereof perpendicular to said one side edge thereof integrally joined to the other lateral side edge of said.
fourth panel through a seventh crease line;
said first and second square panels each having a first fold line formed therein and extending diagonally with respect thereto from a common corner of join of said first, fourth and square panels;
said fourth panel having a first elongate slot formed therein extending generally parallel to said one longi-tudinal edge thereof and located between said one longitudinal side edge and the midpoint of the lateral distance to said other longitudinal side edge thereof, and a second elongate slot extending generally parallel to said first slot and located closes to said other longitudinal side edge than said first slot;
a trapezoid panel having one side edge thereof integrally joined to the other lateral side edge of said first panel through an eighth crease line, said eighth crease line having a third elongate slot formed therein;
a triangular panel having one side edge thereof _ integrally joined to one lateral side edge of said trapezoid panel through a second fold line, the other lateral side edge of said trapezoid panel being free;
a fifth rectangular panel having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the other lateral side edge of said third panel through a ninth crease line, said fifth panel having a third fold line extending from the common corner of join of said other longitudinal edge and other lateral edge of said third panel generally parallel to said other lateral side edge of said trapezoid panel;
a further panel having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the other lateral side edge of said second panel through a tenth crease line and one free lateral side edge extending to the other longidutinal side edge of said further panel parallel to said second fold line;
the other longitudinal side edge of said further panel, said trapezoid panel, said fifth panel and one edge of said triangular panel being in substantially straight-line -alignment;
a sixth rectangular panel having substantially the same dimension as said first panel and having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to said other longitudinal side edge of said third panel through an eleventh crease line;
a seventh rectangular panel having substantially the same dimensions as said fourth panel and having one longi-tudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the one lateral side edge of said sixth panel aligned with said other lateral side edge of said third panel through a twelfth crease line;
said seventh panel having a first elongate tab protruding from the other longitudinal side edge thereof and which has a longitudinal dimension substantially that of said third elongate slot;
said seventh panel having a fourth fold line extend-ing thereacross from said corner of join of said other longi-tudinal side edge and other lateral side edge of said third panel generally perpendicularly to said third fold line;
an eighth rectangular panel having a lateral dimen-sion less than said second and third recangular panels and having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the other longitudinal side edge of said sixth panel through a thirteenth crease line;
said eighth panel having a handle outline formed therein comprising a fifth fold line extending generally parallel to said thirteenth crease line and spaced therefrom a distance substantially equal to half the lateral dimension of the second and third rectangular panels, a cut-through outline extend-ing from the extremities of said fifth fold line to the other longitudinal side edge of said eighth panel, and at least one opening outline comprising a fold line and a cut-through portion extending between the ends of the fold line; and an additional panel having one longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to the other lateral side edge of said sixth panel through a fourteenth crease line and the other longitudinal side edge thereof integrally joined to one longitudinal side edge of a second elongate tab through a fifteenth crease line;
said fifteenth crease line being in substantial longitudinal alignment with said second elongate slot, the maximum longitudinal dimension of said second elongate tab being slightly greater than- the length of said second slot and having a longitudinal dimension adjacent said fifteenth crease line slightly less than the length of said second slot;
said additional panel having lateral side edges which converge to said fifteenth crease line.
10. The blank of claim 9 wherein a hole is formed through the thickness of the blank at each said common corner.
11. The blank of claim 9 wherein a small square is cut-away from the corner of each of said square panels diagon-ally opposite to said common corner.
12. The blank of claim 9 wherein said triangular panel has a first small triangular cut-out one side of which is con-structed by said second fold line and which is located adjacent the common corner of join of said one longitudinal side edge and said other lateral side edge of said first panel and said fifth panel has a second small triangular cut-out dimensioned the same as said first triangular cut-out one side of which is constituted by said third fold line and which is located adjacent the common corner of join of said other longitudinal side edge and said other lateral side edge of said third panel.
13. The blank of claim 9, wherein two finger hole opening outlines are provided in said handle outline.
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