US822037A - Knockdown paper box. - Google Patents

Description

PATENTED MAY 29, 1906.

F. H. BEROLD, JR. KNOGKDOWN PAPER BOX.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.23, 1905.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

PATENTED MAY 29, 1906.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

.F. H. BEROLD, JR. KNOGKDOWN PAPER BOX.

APP IGATION FILED JAN 23 1905 'Wzlneasea UNI E STATES PATENT oFFIoE.

FREDERICK H. BEROLD, JR, CINCINNATI, CHIC. K'NOCKDOWN PAPER Box.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 29-, 1906.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, FREDERICK H. BEROLD, J r., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in Cincinnati, county of'Hamilton, and State of Ohio, have invented certain'new and useful Improvements in Knockdown Paper Boxes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

' The purpose of my invention is to provide a paper box for hats, flowers, and other light but comparatively bulky articles, which may be sold and stored in knockdown condition and which can be readily and easily erected for use, in which condition it shall be so reinforced, braced, and bound together that it shall be strong and durable, although constructed of comparatively light paper-box material.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the blank from which the box is constructed. Fig. 2 is a perspective view, partly erected. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the body of the box in process of folding for shipment. Fig.

4 is a perspective View of the box complete.

A blank of suitable paper-material is cut and scored, as shown in Fig. 1, to form the bottom A, the sides B B, end flaps C C, attached to the sides, and'the locking-flapsD D, attached to the bottom.

E E are tongues attached to the lockingflaps to fold over the end flaps, as hereinafter described.

Holes are formed in the various flaps as follows: a a and b bin the locking-flaps D D, cc in the tongues E E, and d d in the end flaps C C. Notches e e are also cut in the end flaps C C.

F is a cord sufliciently long to pass over the top of the box for tying, the endsof which cord are passed through the openings a a in the locking-flaps D D, the cord being drawn taut along the outside of the bottom. The ends of the cord are preferably formed with tips, so that the cord can be readily threaded through the holes. The body of the box is then ready for erection.

The sides B B are raised and the end flaps C C are folded to oyerlap across the ends, bringing the holes dd and the notches e ein regis i d, and I) in each endanddrawn taut.

This firmly and securely lockstogether the ends,

and the box is ready for its contents.

In order to hold the end flaps C C in close contact with the locking-flaps D D for the larger sizes of boxes, I prefer to provide tongues g g on the locking-flaps,wl1ich are tucked through the slits g g in the end flaps when the ends are erected to form the box.

used for the top of the box, and the cord F is then tied over the top, as shown in Fig. 4.

For shipping the body of the box the parts are folde as shown in Fig. 3. The cord is 5 Anysuitable shallow lid or cover, as H, is

first threaded through the opening a a and through the locking and end flaps from the inside, as shown in Fig, 2, the cord may be brought over the locklng-tongue and again passed through the perforations c, d d, and b, and the ends will be securely locked together without tying over the top.

It is referable to use a shallow top or cover 0 any well-known construction; but for a comparatively deep box both the cover and body of the box may be constructed in the same way, in which construction there would of course be two' cords, one to be tied over the top and the other to be tied across the bottom.

WhenI use the. terms bottom, sides, and ends with reference to the box, of course these terms are relative terms to designate the parts as illustrated. By changing the shape of the box or using it for a top cover the sides would become the ends, the bottom the top, and the end flaps side flaps, as will be readily understood.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A collapsible folded blank box made of suitable paper material out and scored to form the bottom and side parts, and flaps on said bottom and side parts to form the end arts, said side flaps at each end adapted to fbld in and overlap, and said bottom flaps adapted to fold up outside the overlapped.

side flaps, said side flaps each having a notch and a perforation so located therein as to register res ectively with the notch and perforation of its overlappin side flap, the bottom flaps having periorat one so located as to register res ective ly with the registering notches an perforations in the side flaps when the arts are folded, and a cord passing beneath t e box, through the notch-registering perforation in the bottom fla then engaging the notches, thence alongit e inside of the box and out through the registering side and bottom flap perforations, substantially as and for the urpose set forth.

2. A collapsible folded blank box made of suitable aper material cut and scored to form the iiottom and side arts, flaps on said bottom and side parts to orm the end parts,

and a tongue on each bottom flap, said side I flaps at each end adapted to fold in and overlap, said bottom flaps ada ted to fold u outside the overlapped si e flaps, an said tongue adapted to fold down over said overseaosv lapped side flaps, said side flaps each having a notch and a perforation so located therein as to register respectively with the notch and perforation of its overlapping side flap, the

ottom flaps having erforatlons so located as to register respectively with the registering notches and perforations in the side flaps when the parts are folded, said tongue having a perforation so located as to register with the registering side and bottom flap perforations, and a cord passing beneath the box,

through the notch-registering perforation in the bottom flap, then engaging the notches, thence along the inside of the box and out through the registering tongue, side fla and bottom-flap perforations, substantialy as and for the purpose set forth.

FREDERICK H. BEROLD, J3.

Witnesses:

GLENA PRrronARD, C. M. FAHNns'rooK.

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