US1886211A - Box - Google Patents

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F. H. MIX

` Nav. 1, 1932.`

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Fiied Aug. 21, 1951 I f/ao Y L25 Through the u clearly Patented Nev. 1,1932 i UNITED STATES PATENT oFFl'cE I REDEBIGK IB'. mx, OF BROOKLYN, NEW

YORK, ASS'IGNOB TO JOSEPH DIXOQNl CRUCIBLE u Y. mm, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, A. CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY Box Application illed August 21, 1931. Serial No.A 558,446. l

This invention relates to an improvement in boxes or cartons and has for its object to provide an eilicient and simple means for sealing the same. Vith boxes or cartons of ilthe telescopic kind used for containing merchandise of reasonable weight, some means is generally used to hold the box body and cover together in their telescoped or closed position. In some instances a string is used .10. for this purpose. vIn other cases, labels or stickers are adhesively attachedvto seal the cover on the box.- These and other imprac- A tical and ineiiicient means have been utilized to secure the box cover in place. use of the invention herein set forth, such extra sealing instrumentalities are dispensed with and struck-out tab Y portions are provided on the box cover to formsealing members for holding the box m .and its cover together and for incidentally preventing access to the contents of the box without breaking these seals. Y

Another feature of the invention resides in the position of these tabs relative to the 25 other box parts, so that while these tab porons are integrally formed from parts of.

the box cover, they are so located that the -box cover is in no manner weakened by the formation of these tabs.

' 3 In the accompanying drawing, showing the preferred embodiment of the invention, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a box or carton made in accordance with the invention, with the bottom of the box arranged uppermost to. show the sealing tabs; Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken longitudinally of the box; and Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blank from which the-cover of the box is formed. The box forming the subject matter of this m invention is preferably of simple telescopic form and has a. body or containing-chamber 4 and a cover member 5 which telescopes with or ts over the body. The box body 4 is preferably formed froma single card-board i sheet or blank, and by folding the blank a conventional bottom 6, end walls 7 and side 8 are provided on' the box body.4 Both the end walls and side walls are of double thickness for the purpose of adding rigidity and strength to the structure.

lines 12 and 17.

The cover member 5, to which the invention particularly relates, is formed from the single card-board sheet or blank shown in Fig. 3. This blank has a central portion 9 that forms the top of the cover, and which is bounded by the fold lines 10, 11, 1 2 and 13. The side walls for the cover are formed from the iaps 14 and 15 provided on the blank, each of these flaps being longitudinally folded twice tol produce a wall of/:double thick- Thus, the Hap 14 is folded inwardly on the two fold lines and 16 and the flap 15 is similarly folded inwardly on the two The two layers of each side wall so produced mayv be adhesively secured together if desired. Cut-outs provided in the flaps 14 and 15 enable the box body 4 to be easily engaged by the fingers and drawn out of thecover 5. v

At 21 and 22 are shown two flaps which when folded inwardlyI form the end walls of the cover. These consist of integrally formed parts providedon the ends of the blank shownV in Fig. 3. The iap 21 is folded on the lines v11 and 23, while the iiap 22 is similarly folded on the lines 13 and 24. Supand 22 is provided with a struck-out tab 2 5, which when the body of the box -is located within the cover, v

overlies the outer face of the bottom of the box as disclosed in'Fig. 1. The face of each 'of the tabs 25 in contact with the bottom of the box is adhesively secured to the bottom, and the box is thus eil'ectively sealed with the two telescoped parts of the box securely held together. lt will be seen that the base of each of the tabs is located on one of thefold lines of the flap from w 'ch it is struck, and that each of said tabs is struck out from the body of a cover end wall and .is wholly surrounded by the material thereof so that the y formation of said tabs does not break mateg i v j 1,886,211

strength of each of the end walls is not affected to any great extent by the formatlon of the tabs, and a rigid and sturdy box structure I results. f When the box is in its sealed condition as shown in Fig. 1, it will be seen that access to the contents of the box is impossible Without destroying the adhesive connection between the flaps 25 and the bottom of the box. Yl hus, any unauthorizedopening of the box or removal of a part of the contents thereof may beinstantly detected by'an examination of the sealing flaps 25. Moreover, by the use of sealing tabs at the front and rear ends of the cover in cooperation with the lower surface o f the box, the cover is caused to lit over the box inore snugly and soepresent an improved appearance. What I claim is 2@ 1. A box having a body portion and a cover portion telescoped thereon, said cover being formed roma blank having side and end flaps, each flap being foldable on a line at the edge of the blank and on a line spaced from the blank to provide side and end walls of double thickness throughout their lengths, the side flaps having cut-out notches on the fold lines spaced from the edge of the blank forming finger grips on the body portion of 80 the box and the end iaps having relatively small tabs cut out therefrom inwardly of the outer edges of the flaps without destroyin the continuity f the outer section of the end flaps forming the double walls, said tabs being bendable on the fold lines spaced from the edge of the blank to underlie the bottom of the'body portion and be adhesively secured thereto.

2. A box having a body portion and a 40 cover portion telescoped thereon, said cover being formed from a blank having side and end flaps, each flap being foldable on a line at the edge of the blank and on a line spaced from the blank to provide walls of double 5 thickness, the outer section of each end Hap having a relatively small tab cut out therefrom in spaced relation to the free edge of the Hap and intermediate the ends of th'e ap without destroying the continuity of the end 5o flap sections and double walls and said tabs being bendable upon the fold lines spaced from the edge of the blank to underlie the bottom of the body portion and be adhesiveiy secured thereto.

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