US2228377A - Packing and display container - Google Patents

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Jan. 14, 1941- H. WENDT, JR 2,228,377

, PACKING AND vDIIZSPIJAY CONTAINER Filed Dec. 9, 1958 Patented Jan. 14, 1941 PACKING AND DISPLAY CONTAINER Herman Wendt, Jr., Garwood, N. J., assignor to American Coating Mills, Inc., Elkhart, Ind.

Application December 9, 1938, Serial No. 244,810

3 Claims.

The present invention has relation to containers useful for packing and shipping, also displaying and dispensing merchandise of various kinds.

One object of this invention, amongst others, is

r to produce a simple and economical container which will be efflcient for the several purposes for which the container is designed and to attain this object of the invention, in one embodiment thereof, the improved container is composed of a onepiece blank.

The improved container is so constructed and arranged that for packing and shipping it is closed into a square or rectangular shape having front, back and side walls to form a body into which the merchandise is closely packed so as to form a convenient and rigid package for shipping and handling. In the open position for displaying and dispensing the merchandise, the walls of the container are moved or expanded so as to provide outwardly sloping walls. In this position the capacity of the container is materially increased, thereby permitting the previously closely packed merchandise to be rearranged into a jumbled mass or otherwise as may be desired to produce the best display effect.

The chief aim of this invention is to provide a packing and shipping container which with a very simple operation by the dealer can be converted into a counter basket display such as often used for displaying merchandise en masse. Heretofore, counter baskets of this kind usually were folded and placed within the packing and shipping container for the merchandise or the baskets useful only for display and dispensing were furnished separately. With the present invention the same container, used for packing and shipping, also provides the display basket and this is an obvious advantage, particularly as regards economy in manufacture and consumption of material and also convenience for the dealer.

An embodiment of the invention will be hereinafter described with reference to the accompanying drawing where- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved container shown in its open or display position;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the blank from which the improved container is constructed;

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the improved container in a partly open position, and

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the improved container in its closed position for shipping.

Referring to said drawing, in Figure 2 the complete blank is illustrated and this blank is cut and creased to define sections or portions I, 2, 3,

and 4, which respectively form the bottom, back and front walls and also side walls, which, when folded upwardly on the creased lines (a) form a body or tray member having perpendicular walls to receive the merchandise closely packed therein. 5

The back wall 2 and front wall 3 of the improved container have lateral extensions 5 which are hinged so as to fold on creased lines (12) and provide connecting corner pieces between the walls 24 and 3-4. These connections 5 are 1" provided with lock tongues 6 engaged in radius slots 1 in the side walls 4. The tongues 6 are arranged to slide or move in said slots 1 so that the said walls are permitted to move outwardly or expand and thereby assume a sloping position and the movement of the walls outwardly is limited by the length of said slots 1.

The connecting extensions or pieces 5 are diagonally creased on the line (0) so that these connected pieces will fold to permit both the back 20 wall and the front walls to also assume an angular or sloping position, the same as the side walls. The portions 5 of the connecting pieces 5 provide corner walls so that when set up into a basket form, I the structure will be substantially of 25 octagonal shape.

Figure 1 shows the container set up in the basket form having the merchandise, such for example, as cartons 8, arranged in a jumbled mass therein. It is usual with baskets for displaying 3 merchandise to provide a back display sheet and such sheet is obtained by the extension 9 extending from the back wall 2 and this extension has the conventional cutout folding section l0 and tuck-in flap ll. Flap H in the raised position of 35 the display sheet engages the cut-out tab 12 in the back wall and by this means, the display portion In is maintained in an erect position.

Figure 3 shows the improved container in the position for packing with the walls perpendicular and the merchandise closely packed therein. In this view the display card has been raised and the next operation would be to push the display card and back wall backwardly and pull the front wall forwardly and rearrange the merchandise to get the en masse jumbled display efiect as shown in Figure 1. I

In Figure 4 the complete package for shipping is shown and herein it will be noted the show card In is folded down and the container is inserted within a shell or protector l3 in such a way that the sides H of the protector will prevent the accidental opening of the container. It will be understood, particularly when comparatively heavy merchandise is packed, the protector is provided with tuck-in flaps or the like, to eliminate any possibility of accidental opening of the package. Furthermore it is obvious that in such instances where the cost of the shell is to be saved, the portions 9, l0, and H may be relied upon to form a cover for the closed container if a string, for example, is tied around the package to secure it against accidental opening.

With the example shown in the drawing, the show card or cover is an integral part of the blank, but obviously this card or cover may be a separate member.

Other modifications may be made in carrying out the details of the invention hereinbefore described, and it is to be understood that any modification coming fairly within the terms of the appended claims shall be covered thereby.

I claim:

1. A packing and display container of the class described comprising a body or tray having walls arranged to move outwardly to expand said body or tray, yielding means connecting said walls together permitting of a limited outward movement of said walls and said means comprising locking tongues engaged and movable radially in radius slots.

2. A container of the class described composed of a one-piece blank cut and creased to define portions forming the bottom and the front, back and side walls of the container, corner pieces extending laterally from said front and back walls forming portions providing yieldable means for connecting said walls together, said corner pieces carrying locking tongues arranged to be engaged and travel radially in radius slots provided in said side wall forming portions, and said corner pieces being creased to fold diagonally to form angular corner walls thereby forming a container of an octagonal shape.

3. A convertible container of the class described composed of a one-piece blank cut and creased to define portions forming the bottom and the front, back and side walls of the containerycorner pieces extending laterally from said front and back walls forming portions, said corner piecescarrying locking tongues arranged to be yieldably engaged in radius slots provided in said side wall forming portions, said corner pieces being creased to fold diagonally to form angular corner walls thereby forming a container of an octagonal shape, and said back wall portions having an extension therefrom providing a cover and display sheet respectively in the open and closed positions of the container.

' HERMAN WENDT, JR.

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