US2724539A - Packages for frozen pops - Google Patents

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2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May 25, 1953 INVENTOR.

1! TTORNE Y Nov. 22, 1955 P. SCHENK PACKAGES FOR FROZEN POPS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 25, 1953 W. Peter 6M ATTORNEY portions of the flaps. an improvement on the package therein disclosed. One

PACKAGES FOR FROZEN POPS Peter Schenk, Huntington, N. Y.

Application May 25, 1953, Serial No. 357,236 Claims. (Cl. 229-23) This invention relates to the packaging of frozen pops of the order of ice cream, ices, frozen sherbet and similar confections, and has for its'primary object the provision of means by which a completely sanitary protective enclosure is provided for each pop at a minimum of expense for manufacturing, shipping and storing.

In my Patent No. 2,582,655, dated January 15, 1952, is shown a package construction in which a plurality of separate enclosures are formed from an elongated strip in which partitions are formed, and in which overlapping closure flaps are held in closed relation by the penetration of the sticks of the pops through the overlapped The present invention constitutes of the advantages of the present package over that shown in the above-mentioned patent resides in the fact that the present package is so *shaped that one package can be nested within another so that a substantial number of the packages will occupy but little space in shipping and storing). Another object of the invention is to provide a package of this character which can be assembled at a minimum of manufacturing cost; It is another object to provide a package inwhich theseparate pop-enclosing sections are made readily separable and which, because of their construction of these sections, result in better and more thorough freezing of the pops. These and other advantages are attained by the invention, a more particular description of whichqwill here- 2,724,539 Patented Nov. 22, 1955 ments the length of the strip 1 is increased accordingly,

inafter appear and be pointed out in the claims appended hereto. r i

In the accompanying drawings, wherein an illustrative embodiment of the invention is disclosed,

Fig. 1 is a face view of the strip or blank from which 3 part of a two-compartment package is produced;

Fig. 2 is a face view of one of the side walls of the wrapper; l l

Fig. 3 isa side elevation of a two-compartment wrapper containing the pops and sticks therefor;

Fig. 4. is a top plan view of the package shown in Fig. 3; t i i Fig. 5 is an end view of the package;

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of a two-compartment empty package, with the cover flaps in open position;

Fig. 7 is a sectional view, taken substantially on the line 7--7 of Fig. 4, looking in the direction of the arrows, but with the cover flaps in open position;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of' a six-compartment empty package;

Fig. 9 is a face view of the end wall for a sixcompartment package, and

Fig. 10 is a longitudinal view through the strip which forms the end walls of a several-compartment package,

showing the zigzag or undulating folding required to form the end walls and bottoms in the necessary shape.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a cardboard strip from which a two-compartment package of the kind shown inFigs. 3, 4, 5 and 6 is produced. When it is desired to produce a package of more compartas will be apparent as this description proceeds. For the purpose of illustration, the two-compartment package shown in Figs. 1 to 7 will be first described.

The strip 1 is provided with a plurality of transverse score or fold lines indicated respectively at 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. The strip is folded into zig-zag or undulated formation, as shown in Fig. 7, wherein it will be seen that the part 7 of the strip forms one of the outer end walls of the pop container compartment 8. The narrow strip-like section indicated at 9, and located between the score or fold lines 2 and 3, constitutes the bottom of the container compartment 8, while the part indicated at 10 and located between the score lines 3 and 4 constitutes the second end wall of the compartment 8. The part 11, located between the scorelines 4 and 5, constitutes one end wall of the second container compartment or that designated at 12 (Fig. 7), while the narrow strip-like part shown at 13, and located between the fold lines 5 and 6, constitutes the bottom wall of the container compartment 12. Part 14 forms the outer end wall of the container compartment 12.

When the strip 1 is folded into the zigzag form described, it will be observed that the score line 4 is located at the apex of one of the folds between the two container compartments 8 and 12. This score line is accordingly in the nature of a plurality of perforations so that in fact it constitutes a tear line or line of separation between the two container compartments.

The side walls of the wrapper are formed by two cardboard sheets of the form shown at 15. These sheets are split or notched upwardly from the bottom for a portion of their height, as indicated at 22 and thus have the two tapered leg sections 16 and 17 between which the weakened tear line 18 is located. At the top, the leg sections 16 and 17 are each provided with a closure flap 19, each of which flaps is formed with a slit 20 through which the stick of the pop is inserted in a manner to be described, when a flap at one side of the wrapper is placed in overlapping relation with one on the opposite side of the wrapper.

One of the sheets 15 is arranged at each side of the folded strip 1 and flanges 21 extending along the longitudinal sideedges of the strip 1 are folded inwardly and adhesively secured to the side walls 15 on the inside faces of said walls. The complete box or two unit wrapper is shown in Figs. 7 and 8 in its open position or ready for the deposit of the ice cream or other frozen material into it. Such material is poured into the container units 8 and 12 in the mannerdescribed in my Patent No. 2,582,655 or by other suitable methods, and the shape of the compartments will serve as molds to produce pops of uniform shape. After the package is filled, the closure flaps 19 are folded inwardly or toward one another and into overlapping relation as seen in Figs. 4 and 5, thereby aligning the slits 20 so that the sticks 28 may now be inserted through the aligned slits 20 to thereby project into the contents of the now-closed container, leaving a portion of each stick exposed on the outside of the receptacle to later serve as a handle for each pop. The filled and closed package, with the sticks 28 in place as described, is now transported in any suitable way into a freezing chamber where the contents of the package are frozen to the re provides for uniformity of freeze, but. speeds up the freezing period. In separating the several compartments, the fingers may be readily inserted into this space 22 and the compartments readilypulled apart on the severance lines 18. andthe tear lines. 23 locat d. b tween he flap 1. and constituting a continuation of the lines 18. The severance lines 4 are also in line with the tear lines 18 and 23,. as seen in Fig. 6, so it will be apparent that the several pop-compartments may: be readily torn apart on these lines.

When each pop-compartment is separated'from its companion it will form a complete enclosure for the pop so that the hands of the seller or distributor need never come into contact with the frozen contents of the container. To open the closure, the outer closure flap must be tornto free it from its encirclement of the stick 28. Such tearing or destruction of the flap constitutes a telltale, at once, indicating to, the vendor that the wrapper has been opened and. he is thus obligated to refuse totake back or exchange a pop, the. torn flap. of a wrapper indicating. that it has been tampered with.

It will be noted that all of the walls of the container are tapered or inclined,v so that, as a result, these con. tainers. may be nested within one another and thus a very substantial quantity of them may be shipped or stored in small space and Ma minimum. of expense.

While I have shown in Figs. 3. to 7 inclusive, a container composed of two compartments, it will be apparent that the number of compartments may be. increased according to particular requirements. For example, in Fig. 8 is shown a six-compartment container, which is produced by increase of the length of the wall-forming strip 1 to the extent necessary and by the production of end walls of the character shown at 25 in Fig. 9. The elements of the multi-unit container are similar to those described in connection with the two-unit container. Regardless of the length of the container or the number of compartments of which it is composed, it may be nested as previously described and the compartments torn off as required, each compartment consisting of an individual wrapper for its pop contents, with the closure flaps held in closed position by the stick.

Having described one embodiment of the invention, it is obvious that the same is not to be restricted thereto, but is broad enough to cover all structures coming within the scope of the annexed claims.

What I claim is;

1. A package for frozen pops comprising, a tray of paper provided with a plurality of inclined end walls didins he r y i o pl i y o Separate o pa t e ts, the wall being connected together at the top and provided at their points of connection with weakened tear lines on which the compartments are capable of separa-v tion from one another, side walls adhesively connected to the end walls, said, side walls being divided into separate sections in their lower area and connected in their upper area by tear lines located in line with the weakned ea ines on. he ops f e nd a ls, osu p for the compartments, said flaps being slit to receive 4v sticks passed through said slits and entered into the frozen contents of the. com a ment 2. A package for frozen pops comprising, a strip of ment with those. on'the apices of the folds in the zig-zig' sheet.

3. A package for frozen pops comprising a pair of spaced-side walls, said walls. being notched upwardly from their lower edges to thereby provide a plurality of separate side-wall sections starting at the lower edge of the wall and terminating short of the upper edge of the same, an elongated sheet folded into zig-zag formation and located between the side walls, said sheet forming the end walls and. bottoms for; a plurality of compartments of which the separate side wall sections form the side walls, and flaps at the top of the side walls, said flaps being slit to receive sticks while the flaps are in overlapped relationship.

4. A package for frozen pops comprising a'pair of spaced side walls, said walls being notched upwardly from their lower edges to thereby provide a plurality of separate side-wall sections starting at the lower edge of the wall and terminating short of the upper edge of the same, an elongated sheet folded into zig-zag formation and located between the side walls, said sheet forming the end walls and bottoms fora. plurality of compartments of which the separate side wall sections form the' side walls, the package having tear lines on which the several compartments may be, separated, with each compartment completely enclosing its contents.

5. A package for frozen pops comprising, a tray of sheet material consisting of a single strip folded into zigzag formation to produce the end walls and bottoms of a plurality of separate cups, the cups so formed being connected at their top edges by parts of said stripand separated by score lines. adjacent said top edges, the sides of the cups being closed by serrated sheets adhesively attachedto the zig-zag strip, said sheets each having parts bridging the space between the cups adjacent to the upper ends only of the cups, the lower ends of the cups being unconnected by said sheets and score lines extending through those. parts of; the sheets which are located between the cups.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,091,126 Speer Aug. 24, 1937 2,162,162 de Murguiondo June 13, 1939 2,234,032 West Mar. 4, 1941 2,582,655 Schenk Jan. 15, 1952

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