US2092855A - Milk bottle case - Google Patents

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Sep t.;14, 1937. E. M. PENNOCVK ET AL MILK BOTTLE CASE Filed July 5. 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet l MILK BOTTLE CASE Filed Juiy 5, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Sept. 14, 1937. E. M. P4ENNOCK r AL Patented Sept. 14, 1937 515;

DIILK BOTTLE CASE Edward MpPennook, St. Paul, and--.- I.|l oyd Hale,

Minneapolis, Minn., assignorsxtocG. H. .Tene nant Company, Minneapolis, vMinrn, acorpora tion of Minnesota Application July 5, i 1934, Serial No. 17 3304 8 Claims. (atria-'20) V This invention relates to milk bottle cases and particularly cases which are made up of a series of wooden slats placed edge to edge and bound together at the corners by angle iron inner and outer members. A feature resides in providing a support for the wire members which form the bottom of the bottle compartments of the case. We provide a means of supporting the ends of the wires which form the bottoms of the bottle compartments which overcomes the weakening of the lower slats of the case which was. an objection in old styles and former constructions of milk crates. Heretofore milk bottle crates and the like have been made with the wires'which form the bottoms for the compartments of the case anchored in'the lower wooden slat of the case, thus putting a strain on the lowerslat and weakening the same by the rods running through the slat. The holes which support the rods in the lower slat wear, and finally the wear and tear on the lower slat in supporting these rods has a tendency to crack or break the slat and it must be replaced. We overcome this-by providing a channel or tubular bracket bar which engages the ends of'the rods which form the bottoms of the compartments and holds the rods supported in a manner so that the weight on the rods iscarried by the channel and'distributed to the corners of the case where the same is rein-' o forced by the inner and outerangle iron memhers.

The invention includes a reinforced supporting means for the ends of the rods which form the bottoms for the bottle compartments.

' Further, our invention includes the construction of a milk bottle case or the like where rods or similar members are used as bottom members for thebottles to rest upon, and a means for supporting the ends of these rods which will distribute the weight carried by the rods. to the corners and to several points of the case rather than at the individual points where the rod ordinarily would pass through the wall of the case;

The, channel bracket bar further forms a reinforcing means across the end of the case between the corners. This makes a stronger crate construction as well as serving as a bracket bar for the ends of the compartment bottom rods.

'In-the drawings forming part of; this specification:

Figure 1 illustrates a perspective of our milk case, looking at the bottom, viewing the compartment bottom forming rods and supporting f --the channel bracket bar;

ing the bracket bar construction for. supporting the ends of the compartment bottom forming rods. Figure 3 illustrates an enlarged sectionalfperspective detail fone corner of our case; 5'

Figure'4'is an enlarged detailfofthe end of Figure 5 is a sectional detail, similar to Figure 2, showing azdifierent construction of the bracket 7 bar whichiin th'isforrn'.has atubularnature; 0'

Figure 6 illustrates an enlarged .perspectivedetail of the tubular. bracket bar 11'sed=in: the construction of the crate illustrated 5m. Figure 5; Figure '7' is a-sectional detail similar tmFigure 2, showingthe compartment bottom'forming 15 rods formed with z'heads on the' end's-ithereof which are supported within the bracket channel bar. v

Our milk bottle case A is :made upcof slats or members '9 which are placed edge toedge and are 20 adapted to be reinforced and held'together vat the corners by: metal :outside cornermembers I'D and metal insidecornermembers II. The corner angle members I0 an'dll are-connected to-' gether: by rivets l2'which extendthrough the 25 wooden slat members. v

The case A is divided into bottle'compartments by aseries of intersecting wires I3 which extend atright angles" to each other and'suchas'; are

.shown'herein. I These wires l3" extend in differ- 30 ent planes and run crosswise and longitudinally' of' the case Aland extend through the wooden" sidesof' the case. "The ends-of the rods areriv eted over on the outside'of the slat members 9 as illustrated in Figure 1. r 3 5 the slats!) of the casefA byf'aI central rivet l6, 7

while the ends I! are flattened and are secured by the rivets l2 between the surface of the 'in- 0 ner angle member I l and the tongue l8 which is formed on theouter angle member*l0' -and*is folded over the bottomasillustratedin 'l igure' 3. Thus the rods 1 4' have" their ends 4" extending through the holes I9 formed in the chamiiel bracket bar B and abutting against a slat 9 which holds the rods against longitudinal movement. This provides a bracket for supporting the ends of the rods l4 and thus distributes the Weight carried by the compartment bottom forming rods l4 along the channel B which is anchored at its ends to the corner members I and H.

It will also be apparent that the channel bar B forms a reinforcing means extending across the end walls of the case A, thereby making the case A stronger in its construction and securely supporting the ends of the rods l4. g The bracket bar may be formed in a tubular construction such as B, illustrated in Figures 5 and 6, if it is desired. .When the bracket bar B is employed in the case A, the rods l4 extend through the holes l9 and the ends of the rods M will abut against the inner wall 20 of the tubular bracket bar B. The wall 20' prevents the ends of the rods I4 from biting into the wooden slat 9 in any longitudinal movement of the rods M.

We also make our crate in the form illustrated in Figure 7 with the ends of the rods l4 upset or formed with enlarged head portions 2|. The heads 2| form a larger abutting end on the rods l4 so as to hold the same against a certain amount of longitudinal play and also provide.

a means of preventing the rods M from biting into the bottom slat 9 of the milk bottle case A.

With this form and construction of milk bottle case A, we provide-a stronger and more practical milk case which is adapted to provide a better wearing construction and overcome any weakening by the supporting of the rods !4 in the slats of the case. It will be apparent that when milk bottles are carried in the case A and the case is subjected to hard wear and rough handling, it is extremely important that the compartment bottom forming-rods I l be well supported so that the milk bottles carried on the same will not have a tendency to crack or break the bottom end slats 9. This we have accomplished by our bracket channel bar B and tubular bar B which not only forms a substantial means for holding the ends of the rods 14, but also acts as a brace bar from corner to corner across the ends of the case A. The angle corner members Ill and ll provide a strong and substantial supporting means for the ends of the bars B and B and distribute the load carried by these members into the corners of the case.

It is apparent that the channel and tubular bracket bars may be made of any suitable material or in any form and construction wherein they provide a reinforced support for the ends of the rods I4, leaving the rods free from direct load supporting contact, with the lower slats 9 taking the strain off of these slats. It will also be clear that the bracket bar may be varied within the scope of the following claims as may be apparent to those skilled in the art.

We claim:

1. A milk bottle case including, walls forming the body of the case, bottle compartments formed in said case body by a series of intersecting rods, bottom rods extending across said compartments on which the bottles are adapted to rest, and channel means for supporting the ends of said rods, means for securing said channel means with the open side thereof abutting the inner wall surface, said channel means distributing the weight carried by said. bottom rods along said channel and to the points of attachment thereof with said body. 7 I

, surfaces, angle iron members for connecting said slats together at the corners, bracket bar means extending over the inner surface of a Wall and having a portion thereof spaced from and parallel to said wall secured at the ends to said angle iron corner members, and bottom forming members carried by said bracket bar means.

4. Bottle cases and the like comprising, walls formedof wooden slats, means for connecting said slats together to reinforce the same inwardly and outwardly at the corners, bottom forming members extending between the sides of said case adjacent the bottom edge thereof, and tubular bracket means extending along the walls of said case having openings in one side thereof for supporting the ends of said bottom forming members which terminate within said tubular member to distribute the load carried by said bottom forming members along said tubular bracket means.

5. A milk bottle case and the like including, a tubular channel brace member, and a series of pairs of rod members having their ends termi-. hated and anchored within said tubular channel brace member to form a reinforced bottom support for bottles carried by said case.

6. A milk bottle case and the like including, side walls formed of nonmetallic slats positioned edge to edge, reinforcing corner angle members for connecting said slats together, longitudinally disposed pairs of rods extending across the bottom of said case to form supporting means for the bottles carried by said case, and tubular chan nel bracket bars having openings therein for accommodating the ends of said rods which terminate within said hollow bracket bars anchored at the corners and between the ends thereof to the walls of said case adapted to distribute the Weight carried by said rods to said tubular channel bar.

7. A milk bottle case comprising, walls formed of nonmetallic slats, means for connectingand reinforcingsaid slats at the'corners to form the body of said case, bottle compartments formed in said case, compartment bottom forming rods straight from one end to the other extending across the bottoms of the bottle compartments, channel bracket bar means having openings therein for accommodating the ends of said compartment bottom forming rods, and guard means for preventing the ends of said bottom forming rods from biting into the surface of said slats adjacent thereto. v

8. A brace bar means for compartment bottom'forming rods for bottle cases including, a channel member, openings formed in said chane nel member for receiving the ends of the bottom forming rods, means for anchoring said channel member to the side of the bottle case, and guard means opposite said openings for the ends of said compartment bottom forming rods to overcome the end thrust wear of the bottom forming rods.

" EDWARD M. PENNOCK.

LLOYD HALE.

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