US1540807A - Display cover for relatively long boxes - Google Patents

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June 9, 1925.`

J. l. FUSSAKOV DISPLAY COVER Fon HLATIVELY LONG BOXES Filed Julyv 14. 1924 Ilrlllllllllmlllil'ul Patented June 9, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE.

JACOB I. RUSSAIOV, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

`DISELAY COVER FOR RELATIVELY LONG BOXES.

Application filed July 14, 1924. Serial No. 725,888.

Certain fruits and other commodities such as crackers, biscuits and the like are,v

to a large extent, shipped by the growers or manufacturers in standard-size boxes approximately twenty-one and'one-half inches long by thirteen and one-half inches wide. The store-keeper removes .the` top boards and thereafter desires to sell the contents directly from thel box while keeping the goods on display. It hasv been suggested heretofore to provide a display cover for such boxes comprising two relatively long and narrow wooden frames of the length of the box and half its width hinged t0- gether and having the combined area and shape of the top ofthe box, each of the frames having a glass panel extending Vsubstantially. from end to .end of the box, one of the frames being secured in a readily removable way to the. top of the box, the other frame constituting a door and swinging open for access to the commodity.

Another suggestion for the purpose has been to provide two'relatively long and narrow sheet-metal frames the length of the box, each having marginal flangesadapted to encompass the outer surfaces ofthe box near the top, each frame having a glass plate extending from end to end of the box, the frames also being hinged together, with means for securing one of the frames readily removably upon the box, the other frame similarly constituting a door.

In each of these instances the narrow frame constituting the door extends from end to end of the-box and provides an opening which is about the length of the box and about half its width. In such construction access to the contents below the relatively fixed part of the cover is fairly difficult, with the result that in practice the commodities are unequally withdrawn, the appearance of the display marred-notably where the goods, as biscuits, are packed in layers with sheets of paper between them-- handling the goods, as fruit, to pick out spoiled items is dilcult and loften not attended to, and, since such boxes are usually set on a rack 1nchned downward and away from the front, the uppermostcontents Afall down upon the lower when re-' lieved of the subjacent support by such withdrawals immediately below the door. Furthermore, the inner surfaces of the relatively fixed glass plate in such instances can not be readily cleaned without removal of the cover complete.

The present improvements have for their principal objects .the provision of a display cover for such relatively long boxes according to which free and easy accessmay be had to'all parts of the interior of the box through 4an opening or openings substantially coextensive with the open top of the box; to provide a cover which maybe read'- vily applied and removed, and which holds itself in position on the box rmly and securely; to` provide a cover which protects the contents unusually well from dirt, dust and vermin; one which overcomes such disadvantages as hereinabove mentioned; and one which is unusually attractive in appearancea quality of importance in a device for displaying such commodities. Other objects and advantages will appear hereinafter. f

In the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification', Figure l is a face viewof my-improved cover with the doors'closed, and it may be considered to be shown as'applied normally to the box of Fig. 3; Fig. 2 shows the cover of F ig. l viewed slightly from the top, and with the doors open; and Fig. 3 is a sectional view as on the line 3-3 of Fig. l, showing the application ofthe cover to a box of the character described.

The box 10 illustrates the relatively long and narrow box of commerce hereinabove described. It is deep or shallow according to the commodity enclosed.

My improved display cover is formed largely of sheetmetal and may Vbe made according to practices well understood in the art. It 'comprises first a fiat rectangular Vably integral with each other and being and end flanges 17 and 18, thesev flangesl being preferably integral with the baseparts and being adapted to encompass and ytele-` scope upon the outer surfaces of the box at upper portions thereof in readily applicable and removable relation. inward upon the loweredges of the flanges as shown at E20, Fig. 3, which provides a sub stantially good seal for the cover against the ent-rance of dust and dirt and creeping ver min, and the fact that the basevrests upon the top edges of the box further addsV to the protection afforded the contents atthis place.

I preferably employ also, as an integral part, a relatively long and `narrow strip-like member 22 extending from the'base part ll to the base part l2 midway between the ends of the device. This member 22 not only strengthens the base, but forms a rest for the doors and cooperates in the pro-vision of a sealfor he device around the margins of the doors. Vil'hile it divides the opening in the base into two relatively large openings, this strip 22' is so narrow asnot materially to alter the effect of an `opening in the base substantially coextensive with the open Atop ofthe box. It may be .omitted,with loss of advantage, while retaining other advantages ofthe construction.

Upstanding flanges Q3, 24, 25 and 26 beaded at the top are formed at the inner edges of the base frame parts, not'only further strengthening the base, but providing rounded edges forthe openings through'which the hand passes, and cooperating also to pro-` vide a seal for thedoor openings.

' A pair of doors 27 and 28 are hinged upon the base, preferably at each end of the base, so that the doors will swing outward from the middle and stand open widely to permit free access to the hollow interior of the box through the open interior of the base. The doors respectively comprise integral upper frame parts 30, lower frame parts 3l, outer frame parts 32, and inner frame parts 33, and depending from these frame parts respectively are top flanges 34, bottom flanges 35, inner flanges 36,and outer flanges 37. A marginal bead 38 enclosing a wire is at the free edges of the door flan es, and the hinge l() is substantially a continuation of this bead. lWhen the doors are closed fthemarginal edges of the door flanges respectively rest flat upon the base parts and the intermediate structure A bead is turned Q2, as well illustrated in Fig. 3, and the door flanges surround the upstanding flanges defining the hollow interior of the base through which access is had to the interior of the box. A

The frame parts of the doors respectively define a sight-opening therefor which is relatively large, and in preferred practice is so large as to expose substantially all of the top layer of the contents of the box. These sight-openings are coveredby transparent material, preferably glass plate, as lf2, which may be secured to the doors respectively in any approved way. Y

I may hinge the doors at the top instead of at the outer ends of the base, although not to equal advantage. n Hinging the doors at the bottom would be less advantageous than hinging them at the top, and liinging them in the middle would be less advantageous still. Swinging the doors upon the ends of the base as illustrated provides an unusually free opening, and the operation of opening and closingi the doors is particularly simple and convenient in that it calls for much the same character of operation as the openingV and closing of a box. The construction illustrated has thefurther advantage in that one or the other of the doors lmay be opened without exposing the entire contentsat any given time, and yet an equa ble withdrawal of the box contents over its entire surface may be conveniently had. The goods within the box are peculiarly well displayed, and the cover as as a whole presents an unusually attractive appearance. It may simply be telescoped upon the open top portions of the box, and as easily withdrawn, andV is` well held in kposition when in use. Fastening means'for the device may be dispensed with. The structure as a whole is strong and light in weight. It affords unusual protection for the goods, and at the same time substantially all of the commodities normally lavailable. for displaycan be viewed through the relatively large sight openings@ Y r The device embodies 'many advantages readily to be appreciated by those skilled in the art. Its utility and value do not depend strictly upon the features of construction as actually illustrated and as specifically described herein, and I contemplate as being included in the invention such reasonable departures therefrom as areindicated in the appended claims.

I claim: p

l. A display cover for a relatively long rectangular open-top box of the character described, comprising in combination a substantially flat sheet metal base of relatively long and narrow side and end parts arranged'to conform in shape to the top of the box and adapted to rest upon the top edges thereof, said base havingr depending conifs tinuous flanges adapted to telescope readily removably upon the box and to hold the base thereon, said base parts delining an open interior substantially the area of the open top of the box, a strip-like support eX- tending from one side base part to the other side base part substantially midway between the end base parts and across said open interior and dividing said open interior into two substantially equal parts, a pair of doors with a relatively large sight-opening in each thereof hinged upon the respective end parts of the base and adapted normally to overlie said parts of the open interior respectively and to open so as to stand entirely away from said open interior, each of said sight openings being covered with substantially transparent material, there being an upstanding continuous flange-like part surrounding each part of the `open interior, the doors telesooping respectively with eaeh upstanding flange-like part.

2. A display cover for a relatively long open-top box of the character described, comprising in combination a substantially fiat sheet metal base of relatively long and narrow parts arranged to conform in shape to the top of the box and adapted to rest upon the top edges thereof, said base having depending flanges adapted to telescope upon surfaces of the box near the top thereof in readily attachable and detachable relation, there being a substantially flat relatively long and narrow strip-like support extending from one side part of .the base to the opposite side part thereof substantially midway between the ends thereof and adapted to lie beneath edges of doors ad# jacent to each other when the doors are in closingposition, said base parts and said strip-like support defining two door openings having a combined area substantially close to that of the open top of the box, and a pair 'of doors hinged upon the base and arranged in a plane side by side and substantially close together, and having a relatively large sight-opening in each thereof, said doors being of such area as to overlie the door openings respectively, `each of said sight openings being covered with substantially transparent material.

3. A display cover for asrelatively long open-top box of the character `described comprising in combination a substantially flat sheet-metal base of relatively long and narrow side and end parts arranged to conform in shape to the top of the box and adapted to rest upon the top edges thereof, said base having continuous depending flanges at its louter edges adapted to encompass the outer surfaces of the box near the top thereof and to telecsope therewith in readily attachable and detachable relation, saidl base parts defining an open interior substantially the area of the open top of the box, and a pair of doors with a relatively large sight-opening in each thereof normally overlying the open interior of the base, y

each of said sight openings being covered with substantially transparent material, said doors being respectively hinged upon the base at opposite ends of the base, the sides of the doors opposite the hinges respectively being substantially close to each other when the doors are closed.

JACOB i.V RUssAKov.

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