US1489806A - Paper container or receptacle - Google Patents

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April 8 1924. 1,489,806

H. C. ANDERSON PAPER CONTAINER OR RECEPTACLE Filed March 22 192 s INVENTOR- jfarly curimlenswo,

ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 8, was

antes stares HARRY C. ANIQEMON, F YONKEBS, NEW YORK.

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Application filed March a, 1923. Serial m. seem.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY C. Annnnson, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Yonkers cdunty of Westchestenand a State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pa r Containers or Receptacles, of which the ollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to paper containers is or receptacles,, and more particularly to' a container for tea leaves or the like, designed for individual use in the preparation of a beverage.

It is the primary object and purpose of is my present improvements to provide a aper container for the above purpose havlng foraminated walls which may be served in restaurants to individual patrons so that when immersed in hot water contained in so the cup, the water will pass freely through the foraminous walls of the container into contact with the tea leaves therein whereby a fusion may be produced from said tea leaves of a strength satisfactory to the taste of the individual.

It is another important object of the inventionto provide a paper tea container which may be readily roduoed by machine at small cost, and which is securely sealed so as to prevent the release of the tea leaves into the cup upon the softening of the paper by the action of heat and moisture.

In one practical embodiment of the invention, I provide a container of the above 85 character of elongated pyramidal or cylindrical form, the walls of which are perforated for a portion of the length of the container, the remaining portions of the container walls being imperforate so that 4 part of the container can be grasped between the fin ers of the hand to immerse or remove 5w container from the water without wetting the fingers."

With the above and other objects in view,

the invention consists in-the improved container or receptacle, and in the several structural features thereof as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawin and subsequently incorporated 1n the su joined claims.

In the drawing wherein- I have shown several simple and practical embodiments of the invention and in which similar referparts throughout the several views:

ence characters designate corresponding Fi 1 is a perspective view illustratt e manner of use of the device; 1 igure 2. is a side elevation showing one form of the invention;

Figure 3 is a similar view, the container being partly broken away and turned at an angle of 45 from the position shown at Figure 2,

Figure 4 1s an end elevation;

Fi ure 5 is a transverse section taken on the line 5-5 of Fl 3; a

Figure 6 is a, side elevation illustrating a modified construction of the device;

Figure 7 is a similarview looking at right angles to Fi e 6 and with a part of the container we 1 broken away;

Fi re 8 is an end elevation f the modified cm of the device; and

Figures 9, 10 and 11 are views corresponding to F'gures 6, 7 and 8 illustrating another alternative construction.

Referring in detail to the drawing and more particularly to Figures 1 to 5 thereof, the container is formed from a single sheet of paper of suitable size and shape. This paper sheet is wound-upon a; mandrel of predetermined form to provide the overlapping convolutions 5. If desired the overlapping portions may be adhesively secured to each other. As seen in'Figures 2 and 3, of this embodiment of the invention, the container or receptacle is in the form of an elongated pyramid, the point or apex 6 of which is securely sealed in any preferred manner.

The paper sheet from which'the container is formed is provided with closure fla 7 which extend from the opposed walls 0 the pyramidal body of the container at the base thereof and are adapted to be folded inwardly into superposed relation u 11 each other after the container has been fi ed with tea leaves, whereby the base end of the container is closed. The outermost supe closure fla 7 are permanently connected to each ot er by means of a suitable fastener indicated at 8.

Preferabl the lower and intermediate portions on y of the container are of rectangular form in cross-section, the u per relml atively small end portion thereof ing ofv circular cross-sectional form as shown at. 9 so that this end of the container may be conveniently rasped between the fingers of the hand. After the container has been formed as above described, it is placed in a suitable mold, and the lower and intermediate portions of its walls are perforated as at 10, said perforations being of very small diameter so that the tea leaves may not pass t-herethrough. The water may, however, readily enter to the interior of the container so that the tea leaves will become fairly steeped in a relatively short time. The paper from which the container is formed is of a special grade, no chemicals being used in the manufacture thereof so that a disagreeable taste will not be 1mparted to the tea by the action of th heat and water upon the paper walls of the container. I have used a good commercial grade of vegetable parchment paper and have found that the same not only withstands the action of boiling water without disintegration but when wet, is considerably toughened so that .the paper is capable of withstanding high tensile strains.

A container or receptacle for individual use of the character above described may be produced at such small cost, that it can be furnished by restaurant proprietors to patrons, the container being used but a single time, and then destroyed. Thus the user may concoct a beverage to suit his own individual taste, the strength thereof depending upon the length of time the container with its contents remains immersed in the hot water.

In Figures 6, 7 and 8 of the drawing I have illustrated a slightly modified form of the invention in which the container 11 is of cylindrical form. In this instance likewise, the container is formed on a mandrel from a single sheet of paper, one end 12 thereof being permanently sealed, and the other end having the closure flaps 7. The cylindrical wall of the container for a portion of its length is perforated as at 10. It will be understood that in each case, the container is not completely filled with tea leaves, but these leaves represented at T fill the container only for a depth equal to the extent of the perforated portion of the container wall. Thus the tea leaves may freely expand within the container without bursting the latter.

In Figures 9, 10 and 11 there is shown another alternative embodiment of the device in which the paper container has a cylindrical portion 13 extending from the permanently sealed end 14 thereof, such cylindrical portion of the container being perforated as at 1-5. The remaining portion of the container is of gradually decreasing diameter and the opposite end is flattened as at 16, the side walls thereof being brought closely together and the ends of said walls folded over as at 17 and securely fastened by means of the wire or other suitable fastening element 18. I have stated that my device may be used with advantage by restaurants and the like, but of course, it is evident that it lends itself also and specifically to use in the home because of the definite portion, convenience and sanitary condition.

It will be seen that anyone of the three embodiments of the device above described may be rapidly produced by merely winding the paper sheetlng upon a suitably formed mandrel. The imperforate section of the container permits the same to be securely grasped and immersed in the water or removed therefrom without staining or wetting the fingers. In addition to the above constructions which I have herein specifically referred to, it is possible that the same advantageous results might be obtained in other modified forms of the invention. Accordingly, it is to be understood that no limitations are to be implied from the foregoing reference to structural details and that I reserve the privilege of adopting all such legitimate modifications thereof as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

' 1. A container composed of a sheet of materialhaving overlapping relatively fixed spiral convolutions providing a container body of elongated form, said container bein permanently sealed at one of its ends an having a foram'inous' wall section, the sheet having flaps projecting from the opposite end of the container body in opposed relation to each other and adapted to be folded inwardly to close the latter end of the con- }:iainer, and fastening means for said closure aps.

2. A container composed of a sheet of material having overlapping relatively fixed spiral convolutions providing a container body of elongated form, said container being permanently sealed at one of its ends, the sheet having flaps projecting from the opposite end of the container body in opposed relation to each other and adapted to be folded inwardly to close the latter end of the container, and fastening means for said closure flaps, the walls of said container being provided with closely adjacent perforations extending from one end of the container to a point spaced from the opposite end thereof. I

3. A container formed from a sin le sheet of paper spirally wound to provi e overlapping convolutions and forming an elongated container body, means permanently closing'the container at its opposite ends, the body wall of the container being provided with closely adjacent perforations extendin from one end thereof to a point substantia y midway of its length.

4. A container formed from a single sheet of pa .er having spirally wound overlapping convo utions providing an elongated container'body having a major portion of py- 5 ramidal shape, said pyramidal shaped portion of the container body gradually merging into a conical apex portion, means permanently closing the container at its opposite ends and the walls of the pyramidal shaped portion of the container body being pro- 10 vided with closely arranged perforations.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name hereunder.

HARRY o. ANDERSON.

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