US1934453A - Milk bottle shipping container - Google Patents

Description

1933- c. A. SNYDER 1,934,453

MILK BOTTLE SHIPPING CONTAINER Filed March 24, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l /f AT 20% 0 7; o o o 0 Nov. 7, 1933. c. A. SNYDER MILK BOTTLE SHIPPING CONTAINER Filed March 24, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jrz venzor Patented Nov. 7, 1933 1,934,453 MILK BOTTLE SHIPPING CONTAINER Charles A. Snyder, Willow Grove, Pa.

Application March 24,

Claims.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in milk bottle shipping containers and the like and has for its object to so construct a container or box of this description as to greatly simplify and strengthen the same in order that it may withstand the rough handling to which such boxes are subjected in use.

A further object of this invention is to provide for the ready repair of any portion of the box without interfering with other portions thereof not needing repair.

With these ends in view, this invention consists in the details of construction and combination 7 of elements hereinafter set forth and then spel5 cificaliy designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, I will describe its construction in detail, referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application in which:--

Fig. l is a plan view of my improved shipping box for milk bottles.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. 1, one corner being broken away and sectioned to show the manner of securing the spacing corner posts.

Fig. 3 is a perspective of one of the spacing corner posts.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross section of one of the posts showing that the same is in the form of an angle iron.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section of the upper portion of one of the posts on the same scale as Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a detail cross section of one of the bottom slats showing the metal sheathing and one of the bottom rods which secure this sheathing in place.

In carrying out my invention as herein embodied, 10 represents four metal posts which may be either cast or otherwise formed so as to be in the general shape of angle irons and having spacing ribs 11 formed on their outer surfaces.

Each of these posts has a guide 12 in the form of a lug curving upward and inward for the pur- 5 pose hereinafter explained and a series of holes 13 are formed through the posts for the passage of suitable rivets.

These four posts form the corner supports for the container or box to which the slats 14 forming 59 the sides of the box are secured by the rivets 15 passing through the ends of said slats and through the holes 13, while the ends of the box are also composed of slats and designated by the numeral 16 which likewise are secured to the posts by the rivets 1'7.

1931. Serial No. 524,812

The slats are spaced apart by the ribs 11 and these ribs also serve to firmly hold the slats against any twisting movement thereby greatly stiffening and strengthening the box. 18 represents a series of rods having their ends secured in certain of the side slats 14, here shown asthe two middle side slats, and 19 represents a corresponding series of rods having their ends secured in certain of the end slats l6 and these last named rods cross the first named rods at right angles in such manner as to form open work cells within thebox for receiving milk bottles and the like and holding such bottles against undue shifting. 20 represents a series of rods, the ends of which are secured in the bottom end slats of the box and these rods form an open Work bottom for said box so that bottles placed within the cells will rest upon and be supported by-these last named rods.

In order to strengthen the bottom end slats in which the rods 20 are secured and prevent them from being split or otherwise damaged by the rough handling to which said boxes are usually subjected, I cover these bottom slats with a metal sheathing 21 preferably consisting of sheet metal bent around each slat, said sheathing being secured and held in place by the rods 20 as clearly shown in Fig. 6.

To assist in carrying the weight of the contents of the box upon the bottom rods thereof, a support rod 22 is secured in the bottom side slats and extends across the box immediately beneath and in contact with the rods 19 forming said bottom. The guide lugs 12 are so shaped and positioned relative to the completed box that in placing one box upon the top of another, the lower ends of the four metal posts will fit over and be guided by the lugs 12 to bring the upper box in alignment with the lower box and prevent any shifting of the boxes relative to each other; and on account of the lugs being metal and coacting only with the lower ends ofthe metal posts all wear and tear upon the wooden portion of the box is avoided.

The top and bottom ribs 11 preferably extend slightly beyond the top and bottom slats in order that the wear and tear in sliding the boxes on the floor or nesting said boxes may be sustained by these metal ribs without affecting the wooden slats.

From the foregoing description it will be obvious that a shipping box made in accordance with my invention will be strong and rigid and that any one of the slats composing the sides and ends may be removed for repair or replacement without interfering with the remaining slats. This is a great advantage over this class of shipping boxes wherein the parts interlock or are secured in place in series.

By making my improved shipping box of slats spaced apart not only is less wood needed to construct a box of a given size, but in the case of milk bottle shipping boxes a decided advantage is gained in that free circulation of air through the box and around its contents is provided for thereby facilitating the chilling of said contents."

While any suitable washers may be used under the heads of the rivets 15 and 17, I prefer to; use relatively large rectangularwashersfor this purpose one of which is shown in place in Fig. 2, at 25; or be in the form of angle plateszand extend around the corners of .the slats as shown.

formed on the upper ends of said posts to faeilitate thenestingof a number-of containers.

2. In a milk bottle shipping-container, upright walls produced from spaced slats and assembled to form corners, and an angular corner post on the inside of each corner having outwardly projecting ribs coextensive with the width of the faces of the post and registering with the spaces between vertically adjacent slats, said slats being individually secured to each post.

3. In a milk bottle shipping container, upright walls produced from spaced slats and assembled to form corners, a single angular corner post on the-inside of each corner, outwardly projecting ribs extending from the post between adjacent parallel slats, and means to individually fasten each slat to the post whereby any slat may be removed without-disturbing other parts of the container.

4. In a device: of the kind described, corner posts each comprising upright angular elements and horizontal outwardly projecting vertically spaced ribs coextensive with the faces of each post, and slats individually secured directly against the outside surfaces of said posts between the ribs to permit the removal of any slat independently of all others and without displacing any of said other slats, any post or any-part of the latter.

5. In a device of the character described, a unitary corner post structure comprising an angularupright portion having a stacking lug formed as anintegral part thereof at the upper end and provided with horizontally arranged vertically spaced outwardly projecting integral ribs coextensive with the faces of said post.

CHARLES A. SNYDER.

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