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US2143646A
US2143646A US136963A US13696337A US2143646A US 2143646 A US2143646 A US 2143646A US 136963 A US136963 A US 136963A US 13696337 A US13696337 A US 13696337A US 2143646 A US2143646 A US 2143646A
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D5/029Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body the tubular body presenting a special shape
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/54Lines of weakness to facilitate opening of container or dividing it into separate parts by cutting or tearing
    • B65D5/5405Lines of weakness to facilitate opening of container or dividing it into separate parts by cutting or tearing for opening containers formed by erecting a blank in tubular form
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  • a w i Another object is to provide a container which is folded up from a single blank of material to form an elongated sack-like element to'receive St the ice cream and with its sides: perforated some distanceso that they maybe peeled down away from the cream as "it is'eaten, it being evident that the cream maybe eatenin this manner without the hands ever coming in contact with it.
  • Another object is to provide a container of this elongated sack-like form closed at its lower end and with sealing flaps at upper end which may be folded over on themselves to seal the container, the said perforations running down the as sides of the container from the junctions of these flaps so that the customer by loosening the flaps and then pulling on them as required may peel away the sides from the cream as he eats.
  • Another object is to provide a container of this so kind in which the blank from which it is formed is so shaped that the container when filled is substantially square at its upper end portion but tapers 01! and is relatively flat at its lower end v
  • the aforesaid perforations are then run down 45 the "corners" of the container and are terminated some distance from the lower end.
  • This shape and arrangement is of great importance in that the four sides thus formed at the upper portion of the container may be readily peeled back as re- Q. ac quired in the eating of the cream and then, when the limit of the perforations is reached, the remainder-of the cream in the bottom may be readiiy pushed up and eaten by simply queezing the flat tapered lower end of the container.
  • the containers may be laid flatwise or side by 'side in a box of such width as to just accommodate the length of the containers whereupon the said'flaps will be held closed and will require no actual sealing.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of my container as filled and sealed. :1 w
  • Figure 2 is an edge view of my container.
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the container showingtwo sides peeled off as they would be in eating the icecream from the container.
  • Figure 4 is a planview of the blank from which 26 the container is formed.
  • a blank 3 I ofwaxed, paraiiinedjor otherwiselwaterproofed paper, cardboard or other suitable material This blank is cutto a substantially rectilinear shape 80 with a straight- "lower end or'edgeo and upper end or edge 1 which run parallel with each other and are Joined by the lateral margins or sides 8-8 tapering downwardly so that the. blank is narrower at its .lower end as shown.
  • the body 86 of the blank is divided by the fold lines iii-I l--l2- into four panels or sections and the aforesaid upper end I has three equally spaced corners or indentations it cut down all to an equal distance i whereas the outer lines li -l2 run to the lower end, and, the aforesaid indentations I! being located at the upper ends of these fold lines, the flaps thus form extensions of-the four panels 50 defined by the lines.
  • 2 as well as the entirety of the center line iii are defined, and in fact formed by coextensive lines of tiny perforations as indicated by the npmeral ll. Oneside.
  • the blank has a narrow sealing flange or lip l'l extended its entire length while the lower end 8 has a similar flange or lip l8 which however extends and is located only between the outer fold lines l
  • the junction between the lip l1 and the blank is defined along its upper portion by a line of small perforations I60. extending down about the same distance as the others I6. It will be noted that the lines ll
  • 2 are folded over on the center of the blank end so that it may be readily filled with ice cream or any desired confection.
  • the containers may be shipped and stored in this form also.
  • the container When the container is filled it of" course expands and the upper portion assumes a square shape the corners I9 of which are defined by the lines l6l6a. of perforations and the contiguous sides 20 of which are formed by the four panels set out by the fold lines I0-l I-l2 aforesaid.
  • the lower portion of the container assumes a relatively fiat and downwardly tapering shape as indicated at 2
  • the taper of the blank results in the finished container being of equal width throughout its length as viewed from the front or back ( Figure 1) facilitating its storage and packing.
  • the containers may be madein any desired sizes and of any suitable material.

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Jan. 10, 1939. v .1. T. CHAPMAN CONTAINER Filed April 15, 1937 Invamma Jaws T CHnPMnN A'r'roznEw Patented Jan. 10, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CONTAINER Jesse '1. Chapman, Sikeston, Mo., assignor of twoflfths to Frederick H. Cole, Sikeston, Mo.
Application April 15, 1937, Serial No. 136.963.
1 Claim. (01. 229-51 ventional packages are unsanitary in one way or another and are hard to. handle and to store in a refrigerator without taking up a great'deal of' 15 room and still, bytheir shape, leaving a considerable lost air space between and around them.
It is the main object of my invention to provide a container which will havenone of these disadvantages and which will, be extremely in-"- 20 expensive to manufacture, easyto pack, sanitary and convenient. a w i Another object is to provide a container which is folded up from a single blank of material to form an elongated sack-like element to'receive St the ice cream and with its sides: perforated some distanceso that they maybe peeled down away from the cream as "it is'eaten, it being evident that the cream maybe eatenin this manner without the hands ever coming in contact with it.
80 Another object is to provide a container of this elongated sack-like form closed at its lower end and with sealing flaps at upper end which may be folded over on themselves to seal the container, the said perforations running down the as sides of the container from the junctions of these flaps so that the customer by loosening the flaps and then pulling on them as required may peel away the sides from the cream as he eats.
Another object is to provide a container of this so kind in which the blank from which it is formed is so shaped that the container when filled is substantially square at its upper end portion but tapers 01! and is relatively flat at its lower end v The aforesaid perforations are then run down 45 the "corners" of the container and are terminated some distance from the lower end. This shape and arrangement is of great importance in that the four sides thus formed at the upper portion of the container may be readily peeled back as re- Q. ac quired in the eating of the cream and then, when the limit of the perforations is reached, the remainder-of the cream in the bottom may be readiiy pushed up and eaten by simply queezing the flat tapered lower end of the container. Another advantage irom this shape of the contalner is the ease with which a number may be packedor stored. For example, the containers may be laid flatwise or side by 'side in a box of such width as to just accommodate the length of the containers whereupon the said'flaps will be held closed and will require no actual sealing.
In this arrangement it will also be evident that there will be no wasted air space in and around the containers thus effecting a saving of refrigeration space to the storekeeper. 1
With these and other objects in view the invention resides in the novel construction and ar-' rangement of parts as hereinafter fully set forth and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing as showing a preferred embodi- 15 ment' of my invention for purposes of exemplification;
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Figure 1 is a perspective view of my container as filled and sealed. :1 w
Figure 2 is an edge view of my container.
- Figure 3 is a perspective view of the container showingtwo sides peeled off as they would be in eating the icecream from the container. w
Figure 4 is a planview of the blank from which 26 the container is formed.
In carrying out my invention it, provide a blank 3 I ofwaxed, paraiiinedjor otherwiselwaterproofed paper, cardboard or other suitable material. This blank is cutto a substantially rectilinear shape 80 with a straight- "lower end or'edgeo and upper end or edge 1 which run parallel with each other and are Joined by the lateral margins or sides 8-8 tapering downwardly so that the. blank is narrower at its .lower end as shown. The body 86 of the blank is divided by the fold lines iii-I l--l2- into four panels or sections and the aforesaid upper end I has three equally spaced corners or indentations it cut down all to an equal distance i whereas the outer lines li -l2 run to the lower end, and, the aforesaid indentations I! being located at the upper ends of these fold lines, the flaps thus form extensions of-the four panels 50 defined by the lines. The upper portions of the outer lines ll-|2 as well as the entirety of the center line iii are defined, and in fact formed by coextensive lines of tiny perforations as indicated by the npmeral ll. Oneside. as I, of the blank has a narrow sealing flange or lip l'l extended its entire length while the lower end 8 has a similar flange or lip l8 which however extends and is located only between the outer fold lines l|-I2 at the center portion-of the blank. The junction between the lip l1 and the blank is defined along its upper portion by a line of small perforations I60. extending down about the same distance as the others I6. It will be noted that the lines ll|2 extend substantially parallel with the adjacent margins 8-9 so that the center of the blank defined by these lines has about the same taper as the blank as a whole.
The foregoing completes the blank and it will be apparent that, in this fiat form, a great number of the blanks may be readily and compactly packaged, shipped and stored.
In forming up the container from the blank the lateral portions or panels defined by the lines I l|2 are folded over on the center of the blank end so that it may be readily filled with ice cream or any desired confection. The containers may be shipped and stored in this form also. When the container is filled it of" course expands and the upper portion assumes a square shape the corners I9 of which are defined by the lines l6l6a. of perforations and the contiguous sides 20 of which are formed by the four panels set out by the fold lines I0-l I-l2 aforesaid. Due however to the tapering shape of the blank 5 as a whole and the termination of the perforations Iii-46a above the lower end of the blank the lower portion of the container assumes a relatively fiat and downwardly tapering shape as indicated at 2| which blends nicely into the square shape of the upper portion. It will be noted also that the taper of the blank results in the finished container being of equal width throughout its length as viewed from the front or back (Figure 1) facilitating its storage and packing. When filled the flaps H are folded over on each other in any order and sealed thus closing the upper end of the container and protecting the contents. Then to eat the cream the customer loosens the flaps, pulls them upwardly and outwardly and peels the sides 20 down exposing the cream, the sides being peeled further as necessary until the limit of the perforations is reached. 01? course these perforations tear readily as the sides are peeled. During the time that the upper portion of the cream is being eaten the heat of the hand holding the lower end of the container will have softened the cream at the lower end and this may thenbe readily forced up as required by with the food and the container is thus both sanitary and convenient. Since but a single piece of material is used for each container and it is of such shape that there will be very little waste material in cutting, this form of container .is
extremely inexpensive enabling the producer to realize a fair profit even, on the smallest individual sales and without cheapening his product.
In storing the containers in the refrigerator they may be laid side by side and due to their elongated shape they will pack nicely and leave very little waste air space.
The containers of course may be madein any desired sizes and of any suitable material.
While I have herein set forth a certain preferred embodiment of my invention it is understood that I may vary from the same in minor structural details so as best to provide a practical device for the purposes intended, not departing from the spirit of the invention and within the scope of the appended claim.
I claim:
A container of flexible material and of an elongated, sacklike formation, square at its upper end portion and gradually tapered downward to a flat, wedge like form with the lower edge dis- .posed diagonally relative to the squared upper portion, the said lower end being closed, spaced closure flaps extended marginally at the upper end of the container, one from each side of the squared, upper portion thereof, and lines of perforation extended medially along the lower tapered sides of the wedge like portion and merging
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US2751074A (en) * 1953-04-20 1956-06-19 American Safety Razor Corp Packaged surgeon's blade
US3079062A (en) * 1960-02-19 1963-02-26 Goodrich Co B F Tapered collapsible container
US3302845A (en) * 1965-01-21 1967-02-07 Leslie Salt Co Paperboard packet and blank therefor
US3519194A (en) * 1969-07-07 1970-07-07 Crown Zellerbach Corp End-loading easy-opening shipping carton
EP0016848A1 (en) * 1979-03-24 1980-10-15 REAL-PACK Entwicklungs- und Verpackungstechnik GmbH. Container, particularly a folding box
US4777054A (en) * 1986-11-06 1988-10-11 Perfect Holdings, Ltd. Easy open package
US5188285A (en) * 1990-10-24 1993-02-23 Tetra Alfa Holdings S.A. Opening device for packaging containers
US6811027B2 (en) 2001-08-10 2004-11-02 Blue Mountain Innovations, Llc Quick opening garment protector
US20160031588A1 (en) * 2014-07-29 2016-02-04 Frito-Lay North America, Inc. Snack Food Container
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US2751074A (en) * 1953-04-20 1956-06-19 American Safety Razor Corp Packaged surgeon's blade
US3079062A (en) * 1960-02-19 1963-02-26 Goodrich Co B F Tapered collapsible container
US3302845A (en) * 1965-01-21 1967-02-07 Leslie Salt Co Paperboard packet and blank therefor
US3519194A (en) * 1969-07-07 1970-07-07 Crown Zellerbach Corp End-loading easy-opening shipping carton
EP0016848A1 (en) * 1979-03-24 1980-10-15 REAL-PACK Entwicklungs- und Verpackungstechnik GmbH. Container, particularly a folding box
US4777054A (en) * 1986-11-06 1988-10-11 Perfect Holdings, Ltd. Easy open package
US5188285A (en) * 1990-10-24 1993-02-23 Tetra Alfa Holdings S.A. Opening device for packaging containers
US6811027B2 (en) 2001-08-10 2004-11-02 Blue Mountain Innovations, Llc Quick opening garment protector
US20050081283A1 (en) * 2001-08-10 2005-04-21 Richard Alexander Quick opening garment protector
US20160159544A1 (en) * 2013-07-23 2016-06-09 G.D S.P.A. Rigid container
US20160031588A1 (en) * 2014-07-29 2016-02-04 Frito-Lay North America, Inc. Snack Food Container
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