US2011703A - Wrapper or container - Google Patents

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1935. s. w. BARKER I WRAPPER OR CONTAINER FiledMay 28, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORN S. W. BARKER WRAPPER OR CONTAINER Aug. 20, 1935.

Filed May 28, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 v INVENTOR ATTORNi% Patented Au 2c, 1935 signor of one-half 0range, N. J.

g 52 011303 waArrEa on CONTAINER Q Seeman WeldoiiBarker, East Orange, N. 'J., as-' to Eugene V. Myers, East Application May .28, 193a sa i No. 614,069

' invention relateis to ajwrapper or container for shipping articles by post, express or other 'means of transportation.

.Q It is customary in many lines of trade toship the;article intended tobesold to an'actual or prospective, purchaser,with the possibility that the articlemay be, fonone reason or another, returned to the originalshipper. Books or other articles sentonapprovaluconstitute one class of such. merchandise. Another class comprises pamphlets, books, cards, 'etc., which are not shipped onoriginalorder butwhich are sent to prospective purchasers in the expectation that a sufiicient percentage of them will purchase the article s-to. warrant the; expense and risk in conflnection. with such-a system .of merchandising.

Infsuch systems it highlyadvantageous, if not .necessary;. that some Wrapping means he employed: which will facilitate as much as possible the return of theiarticle, if unwanted, tothe merchandiser; :-This" is. due 'to the fact" that many prospective customers react unfavorably to a pro- ,posed purchase where the: merchandiser leaves the customer in a position 'w-here it is diflicult or bothersome-to return the merchandise. This is also 'expen'sive to thei-merchandiser on account of f customers will destroyor throw away the merchandise rather than go to the necessary trouble 1 incident to returningit. Aecording' to myin'vention, I provide a wrapper the fact that a certain percentage of prospective in which such -mrchandise maybe initially packed,-"and* in; theuse of whichpracticallyall burden is takenfrom the-prospective-customer if he wishe s to return it. The invention is applicable-to any method of shipping, and is also applicable tonnsealed orsealed packages. It is also economical tattle merchandiser; for; the reason m that with little or no expense he may utilize the same'package for several shipments. V

The invention includes. other jfeatures of improvement, which will be hereinafter more fully pointed out.

Referring to the drawings, which illustrate several fbrms of the invention,-:

Fig.'2 is a perspective View illustrating the package and wrapper of Fig. 1, with the package completely closed.

1 3 illustrates thefsame package ready for the return trip.

I Fig. 4 is a perspective viewshowing the preferred method of tying the package.

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of a modified form for sealed shipments. Z V

. Fig. :6 is a plan of wrapper showing another fastening means. i 1

a Fig. 7 isa perspective view of Fig. 6 folded. 1 Fig. 8 is a plan of a wrapper showing another form of the invention. Fig. 9 is a perspective View of a package partially enclosed therein. 4 I

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of one side of the device of Fig. 9;-with the package fully closed.

.Fig. -11 is a view of the opposite side.

Referring first to the form of the invention set 15 .forth in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, the wrapper comprises "a cruciform sheet or sheets of material. such as paper, or any other suitable material, comprising a body portion A having a primary cover portion Band a secondary cover portion C, which cover portions arepreferably substantially. of the same area as the body portion and of similar shape, Extending fromthe ends of the body portion are end flaps D and E. Cover B isshown extended, in dotted lines, and partly folded in full lines. End flaps D and E are shown extended, in dotted lines, and fully folded in full lines. F is an article of merchandise such as a thin book or box or thelike which is shown in Fig. l in place on the body portion A, the end portions being folded over the top of the same. a

a ry coverportion C be'first folded over the portions D and E and the primary cover portion B then folded on topof the portion C, the underside of the portion B will, then be exposed. This is the condition of the package as shown in Fig. 2. The under side of the cover portion Bhas now become the top of the package. Accordingfto' the preferred form of the invention, the cover portion B is utilized for the address of the prospective'customer', being provided with lines for this purpose if desired. In the upper left-hand corner may well appear the card of the merchandiser. In the upper right-hand corner may be afiixed a suitable postage stamp if the article is to go through the mails, such as is indicated at G, orany permissible post office substitute for the stamp may be utilized.

If the customer does not wish to purchase the article of merchandise, he merely replaces it in the wrapper and instead of folding down the secondary cover C first, folds down the primary cover B, with the cover C on top' of'it. The condition ofthe package in this case is'indi- The name and .address of the merchandiser is chandiserjto pay the postage on the; package if. it is returned, thus'avoiding the expense-of afiix- I ,ing stamps originally to this; secondary cover;- i 'n-.J I 1 v i Tocomplete the article as thus described, my"

printed on what is now'the upper side offthe cover C, and lines are provided in the upper left handjcorner for the cardof the customer, as. indicated at H. At the upper right-hand corner is preferably provided a post office permit' l of the type well known which'permits themerinvention provides a -rneans, preferably lcarried as part- 0f; the package, by-which-the package maybe securely fastenedftogether in either of its two conditions, that is to say, when it isorigi-j nally' shipped with the primary cover outermost 'orj when it ispreturnedwith the secondary coyer outermost. This means of'fastening thepackage together is particularly 'desirablewhen merchandise isseht' unsealedileither{through the mails'or 1 by any other 'meansioftransportation;, The device i I prefer to' employ upon this -comprises' aasinglei 2 r tom or outsideof thefbodyportioh Aby a friction lerigthof stringv K,' which' is fastened tO th Eb Ot ror clamping button L: Thifs'abutten may be yery' easilyapplied to thfebody portiomand is preferably located at a middlepoint in the latter. -fThe end'of the string Kmayb e tied to the button or.v

may be otherwise fastened-to the package. When g thisi means is adopted tor -fastening the; package the-string is merely; led-inone'direction or fthe other around-the package; then around: the but:-

a i article or merchandise by" the user. g

" The package when initially used mayiwell conton and then around; thejpackage in' a direction' normal to thefirst,1'and then {again around the.

V button, where two orthreeturns'will be sufficient "g, :tqifasten the end'of the string;

- thus constituted-the package provides the greatest facilityand simplicity m re-Wrapping the tain a return enye'lope wit ig coinfcard re tile payment for-themerchandise in case it is re- "tained, or -it -'may c ontainiany desired literature advertising theadvaritages of. the article shipped. if 'the' article is "not-purchased and: is returned Qth'e package "can'be reused by the simpleexpea fdient of pasting a sheet of paper overthe primary 'over"for the reception of the nal riefandaddress ,of the new consignee;

' fof thelinyention are thegprovision 'of the primary .-'and secondary covers with means forifning 'a part 'o f the package for holding the i package "to-- gether. Whilefit mightibe possibleito l'ise'alclip :of onekind-ora'notheras alseparate article, this Fig; :1, are enlarged tomake' a third 'andfourth is'unsatisfactoryyand if-ahpliedtoa thick pack- I ageisfeXpensiye;

""Ifi Fig'.";5 I have shown a form of invention in hich theend' portions shownat Dyand E in T cover portion'lettered D1 and respectively i rrms guaasfai hows rbfmormai for *keeping the paokageyol'osed, which comprises gumrned stripsM, the gum being applied; directly .anqgbe pasted to that portion. g I :This construction of paoka'gel willpermit at v to the arias-2 the cover portions-and the latter beingpreferably -long. enough so as tosre a'ch over 1; win he observed that the mascara hates] the outside-surface blank. 1

change. That is to say, the portions D and E may be'provided on their surfaces with .rnailing indiciajsimilar to' those on thejcoyer portions B" and C, as alreadyexplainedwith'relation to Figs. 1' to 4 One set could be. used in the first issuance pf a package, and if the latter is I returned'the secondset maybe used.. i similar'construction'isshowninFig s. 6 and. 7,"e5cept'in'p1ace of the primary and secondary covers' B C being provided with gummed edges one of these. covers, such as C is provided. with oneor'morefholes or eyelets O, which when the ..,cover B%:is first foldedsdown and the cover C rolde'd'over'it aline'with bendable prongs P connected withthe body portion at the base of the fixed to the prongand tied around thepackage; as'illustrated in Fig. 7. -Inthe5construction shown-'in-Figs-Ei to 11,?the' coversfB C are'provided with tab portions' Q and Rfrespectively, The special-purpose of these -tabportions is to extendaround the rear of the package, so that'oneof the eyeletss with which v each is providedmay registefiat-therear ofjthe package with a bendable prongedraisterier T per .manently connected" 'with the back :of the -body portion; In the useo'f this'construction oneacl- "dress willibe carried on the over B and the other on, the, cover C and the l uppermost cover will. have its tab foldedunder the package and .connected through the pronged fastener with the body portion.- If desired, the prongediiastener may be utilized as .a point of application of a string, suchias U, whichcan -'be wrapped side; wise or'lengthwise around theipackage', or both effect a friction'fasteningdevicet so that the fas-;

directions, the pronged fastener}.constituting in tening of the bendablej'prongmay be reinforced.

At any: point, wherethe'package is. provided with a g ummed. strip, such; as M in Figs. 5 and, 6,

I may introducea tearingcordX along the inner margin bribe-strip, so, that-the consignee may easily open the package by tearing it with-the V cord. i V

j While I ma ma; indetail several fans .or

f "the; inyention,;;-it willjbe understood that .L do

n tqwis o h l ted.-theret s eyariou changes can be made'therein without departing I from .,thespirit; of the invention? 1 w atjul :1. 'A package wrapper comprising foldable surfaeefland an outside surface andiiafback portion and a plurality of cover portions; the outside surfaces offwhich cover portionsa're adapted to carry forwarding indicia, each ofsaid cover portionsfbein'g adapted tof be selectively folded into ble ki 'ia ie f ins mea s'ior ecur ne t blank 7 a o iena aid. la k avi aain either an exposed one substantially unexposed.

. position, fone'portiohof the blank having itsoutside surface exposed regardless of, the? manner in which the blahkiis,ioldedffforuse; and theffastening Jme ans being a singleflmeans perman nt};

lyj'connected to" such latter exposed outsidej sur} face and being; adapted to pass around the pack;

'age inone or more directions. f; 2 A' package wrapper in accordance' with claim 1, in whicl'i' the fastening meansis connected-t0 .of' the baok portion of the 7 3. A, package wrapper comprising a, f oldable blank and fastening means for securing theblank in a closed position, said blank having an inside surface and an outside surface, and a back portion and a plurality of cover portions, the outside surfaces of which cover portions are adapted to carry forwarding indicia, each of said cover portions being adapted to be selectively folded into either an exposed or a substantially unex- 0 posed position, oneportion of the blank having 4. A package wrapper in accordance with claim '3, in which the cord is connected tothe outside surface of the back portion of the blank.

SEEMAN WELDON BARKER. 10

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