US1229834A - Knockdown box. - Google Patents

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H. B. WALTER.

KNOCKDOWN BOX.

19229,83& APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20. I914- Patented June 12,

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H. B. WALTER.

KNOCKDOWN BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20, I914.

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HARRISON IB. WALTER, .01 DANVILLE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO NATIONAL FIBRE BOX COMPANY, OF DANVILLE, ILLINOIS.

KNQCKDOWN BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 12;, rear.

Application- -fi 1ed March 20, 1914. Serial No. 826,021.

To all whom it may concern I Be it known that I, HARRISON B. WVALTER, citizen of the United States, residing at Danville, in county of Vermilion and- State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Knockdown Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in knock-down boxes, and the object is to provide a box which is simple in construction and which can be easily and readily assembled.

Oneof the novel features of the invention consists in the provision of cleats or battens which are of less length than the width of the sides of the box, which cooperate with cleats or battens connected to the ends, so that the mortised ends of the cleats or battens on the box ends will fit over the ends of the cleats or battens, whereby the cleats or battens of the box ends can be fastened to the cleats or battens of the sides for fastening the box ends in position, and maintaining the sides of the box in an upright or vertical position.

The invention relates to still other novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view showing the body of the box before it is folded for forming a box;

Fig. 2 is an end view of the completed box- Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional View;

Fig. 4 is a view in front elevation of one of the end members; and

Fig. 5 is a view in elevation of the partition.

A represents the body of the box, consisting of a bottom 1, sides 2, and top 3. Connected to each of the sides and at the ends thereof are battens 4, 4, which battens are of less length than the width of the sides. The battens are mounted upon the sides so that a space is formed between the edges of the sides and the ends of the battens. The body of the box A is preferably made in a single piece of material, which may be of card board, straw board, or any suitable kind of flexible material, and it is creased at predetermined intervals to form the bottom,

sides, and cover, so that when it is desired to assemble a box, the sides are folded at right-angles to the bottom, bringing them to a vertical position, and the cover, which is connected to one side, is folded at right angles to the side to form a hinged lid or cover for the box.

A flap 5 is connected to the other side, and folded at right angles thereto, and is intended to extend beneath the cover as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 when the box is set up. The ends B are provided on two of their edges with battens 6 and 7 secured thereto by means of staples 12, which battens are mortised, as at 8, on their inner surfaces and at the ends thereof, to lit the ends of the battens 4, 4 when the box is set up as shown in Figs. 2 and 5.

The battens 6 are received upon the ends of the battens 4, and the battens 7 are inserted beneath the lower ends of the battens 4, and nails 9 are driven through the battens 6 and into the battens 4 for fastening the battens to the battens 4 and for holding the sides in a vertical position. Nails 10 are driven through the bottom 1 of the box, bat tens 7 and battens 4, for fastening the lower battens and the battens 4 and bottom 1.

The vertical edges of the ends B are fastened to the battens 4 by means of staples or tacks 11, and the bottom 1 is fastened to the batten 7 by means of nails 10, after the ends have been placed in position.

After the box has been filled, the cover 3 and flap 5 are placed upon the battens 6, and are fastened thereto by means of staples or tacks 13. Straps 14 are applied to the cover 3 and one of the sides 2 for fastening the cover in place. The battens 6 and 7 are cut away at their ends to form a beveled or rounded surface 15, so that the body of the box will form a round corner, thereby preventing the corners of the box from being torn or injured by the sharp corners of a batten.

As shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4, the end member B may be provided with holes for ventilation, but when articles not requiring ventilation are shipped in the box, the ends can be made entirely solid. In shipping fruit, it is preferable to divide the box into two compartments, which forms a more compact receptacle, and to produce this result, I have provided a partition 16, one or more of which may be inserted between the sides of the box for dividing the receptacle into compartments.

I claim:

A knock-down boX comprising a scored blank, which provides a bottom two sides and top, battens of slightly less length than the Width of the sides and having square ends secured to the ends of said sides, and box ends having battens secured at opposite edges prior to being inserted Within said box, the ends of said battens mortised or notched to receive the ends of the battens on the sides When the ends are inserted in the box, said mortised and square ended battens fitted together and nailed, whereby to complete the box.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in the presence of two Witnesses.

HARRISON B. WALTER.

lVitnesses:

ERNEST G. MARSHALL, GLARIBEL BULLOCK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, .D. C.

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