US2646875A - Display container - Google Patents

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July 28, 1953 E. FEDR DISPLAY CONTAINER oo 6 6 2 6 7 \f k f R Y E R ms mu. m En... o wf l wn 4 -m .MA Hm 2 IHII. WYW/ fl 0 E .O w 2 M B m 1052 !Ilm w66 JM 1 6 w w J i l M f I n 'WH n w o I. mw l r|n 4 m m. /W .w Mw {I 1 fi 8 f L. m .4 .mw @y @l Pllm n n M w .lul'lllallna'la Patented July 28,v 1953 DISPIJAY CONT'INER llldgardeder, New :York-N.. AplctioMaiBL 1951;"SeriaINo. '229;223

This 'invention relates" to "di'sp1ay"`containers. L It ."is 'an' obj.ect"'of k'thee'present'invention 't0 'provide 'a display lcontainer 'havinga display platformV Wh'chis movable "fromy aliidden'posi- -po'sition'When the containeris'opened Itis another k"object of the *present* invention to provide a display. container ofl'thec'haracter described Which-'is `steli-"locking*in openfposition.

A:Itfis another objectof-thepresent invention "to-provide 'a *display "containeriof-"the v"clfxaractcr tures of' 'eons'truction, combinations-'off elements and :arrangements-of parts--Whi'clfr-vvill befexemplied' 1inv the -fdevicehereinafter jfdescribed land of which! the s'cope'fo'i:"-Y application :Willbef indi-- cated inthe-appended claims.

@In #the accompanying *drawings in1'-`Which shown -one of #the "various possible-*embodiments oftheeinvention, y Y

' 'fFign 1 lis aperspective 'view of Laclosed'f-display container constructed l Iin:'--'a,cco1dance with rfthe presentinvention, Athe 'container 'being partially lcut-"away-to fshovv the internal f construction;

Q'Figr-Z vis aiperspectiveviewito -a--reduced"scal'e oft-thecontainer"-shownirrtliig;- '1 fthe fsame being illustratedin open'pos'ition;

""Fig 'Bris'anenlargedtsectionaltview takensbstantially along the line 3 3 of Fig. 1;r

iFig. 4- is a sectional4 viewftakenbfsubstazitially alongtheline'll-StoFigrB;and

' fligp` is `aview'-'similarftoA Fig? 3-bu'tshowing the containerin'openposition.

'-Referring/ now in-detail te-the drawings, fth'e reference lnumeral' iI 0 denotes a'casing"'of vla; displaycontainerV '1'2 ,*`^fabricated, Me; g5; from sturdy material 'such -as""cardboar'dor`V- thin--pane`lswf Wood.V Said 4casingVcompri'ses 'an'openetop'-box having-iside Walls-14H 6; a lb'ottom'-WalltH? arid-end Walls '20. Ali'fhoughv lthepbox is shown asihaving a-rectangularplan*configurationj itis ttotbeundersto'od' that fthe'inv'ention `is"n'otfto' Ehe-'limited the'zreby"andithati alternatvewsuitable"plan non:

T2 igurations-may vbe employed,4 such as, forexamplecorigurationsf with rounded ends.

display platform *24 is located in theca'sing and inthe closed position of the container'lis disposed -almost atl 'the bottom thereof. "Said platforms desirablyfhas a =contour matching the plancontouroftheboX, i, e. is rectangulanin shapefpreferably 4being slightly lessl in size than theibottomfpanelyand vfor best results'itissemisnugly slidable inthe casing.

1 Itieansis includedonsaidlplatform'to secure objects toit, `'the "meansfshown yin the drawings vbeing astr-ing' 26.

rlfhe nplatform -is employed to support articles 'tofbedisplayed vfand the` present Ainvention is concernedvprimarily 4with providing vmeans to raise the platformto the-top'oi the casing where- Abfbjects on yit are viewable, and with Vprovidfingmeans-to Vautomatically lock the platform iirraisedA position untilV lit is manually unlocked 'permitting Vlowering-fof the platform.

Pursuant "to-'the `Apresent invention,` a lpair -of rectangularfpanels -23 as long as the container andihalf'as" wide is provided, -each panel being hingedtbyraf flexible stripZQ to the -top edg'e'of a different side wall. A narrow rectangular-panel 3'0as21-long aSfYth'e-panels 28-is secured as by vce- 'mentin'g on the top surface of each said/panel A3"`at-'its outer long-edgey i. e. lits edge remote kfrom thehinga-theouter edge ofV each -panel 3'0"'being registered lwith that' ofv its -associated panel 28. Y *A rectangular jpanel 352 is `hinged by a'=`lexible strip-f3l v`vto"tl1e `inner long Vedge of -each Apanel L30; each pair-of panelsffz beingthus adapted tofiie"-in-afcomrnon horizontal plane immediately aboveiithe, `panel 28 -When the'containeris closed (fseeiFig. lPreferably Y the panels-30, *32 `are-secured to the strip-53H11 slightly spaced apart-relationship @tolpermit relative vtranslatory asjwelbas'fpivotal fmove'men The combined yWidth'o"ieach:pairof -panels 13B, fis' equal toor slightly lessfthan "the Width of a panel y28. Each panel-*312 idas-long as av-panel'. Thus; a pair of' panels"^l30,`fi32 `cover the'entire top surface of 'af-paneli-ZB. v

MA-rectangularpanelBt-as'long as a panel 132 andisomewliat'narroweris ysecured as by cementingltoithe-top--surfacecf each panel 32, vthe outer edge for f-therpanel-#M -being registered Withthe COII'ESDOnding A'edge uof* its associated panell 32. To'fithe-topfsurface of -each 'panel 3G is secured, as by cementing-fa'rectangular panel -36 equal in--^size toa vpanel '2-3 and' having'rlits outeredge registered'withf'the corresponding edge of its associated panel 34 whereby the two panels 36 can completely close the casing. A notch is thereby produced between the facing surface of panels 3U, 36.

It will be observed the foregoing construction the cover for the casing constitutes two halves, each of which includes two units. The first of these units comprises the panels 28, 3U and the second, which has the notch 35 at its inner longitudinal edges, comprises the panels 32, 34, 33. The first unit is hinged to the casing, and the second unit is hinged to the first.

A flexible ribbon 38 made, for instance of cloth runs under each end of the platform near the end Walls of the casing, each ribbon being secured as by cementing to the bottom of the platform. The ends of each ribbon are attached as by cementing under the outer edges of the panels 32 near the ends thereof. Each hinge strip 29 stopsshort of the ends of its associated panel 23 so thatrclear spa-ces are provided between the panels 28, 32 through which the ribbons can slide.

In the form of the invention illustrated the length of each ribbon is such that when the platform is adjacent the bottom wall of the casing, the ribbon will have no slack therein; To .this end the combined widths of the panels 28, 34 is approximately equal to the height of the casing above the platform when the container is closed, and the length of ribbon between the top of the casing and the bottom of the platform is substantially equal to the depth of the casing.

If the height of the casing above the platform is appreciably greater than the combined widths of the panels 23, 34, the platform will be suspended above the bottom wall of the casing when the container is closed, or the platform, if the ribbon is lengthened to prevent such suspension, will be below the top of the casing when the container is open. If the combined widths of the panels 28, 34 appreciably exceeds the height of the casing above the platform, there will be slack in the ribbons when the container is closed.

It will be observed that in no case should the length of the ribbon from the top of the platform to the top of the closed container be less than the combined width of the panels 28, 34.

A'tab 40 is secured to the middle of the outer edge of each panel 32.

To raise the platform and automatically lock the same in raised position the tabs simply are pulled outwardly as far as they will go and are released. The sequence of operation consequent upon such manipulation is as follows:

As the tabs initially are pulled, each panel 28 will turn on its hinge 29 to a vertical position and each panel 32 will then pivot outwardly on its hinge until it reaches a position 180 from that at which it started. At the same time, each panel 28 will continue to move from its original position until abutted by an associated panel 33 carried by an associated panel 32 by means of an associated panel 34. At this point each panel 28 will lie in the same plane as its associated panel 34, and the facing edges of these panels will be Separated by a distance equal to the sum of the width of a panel 32 and the width of a hinge strip 3| minus the sum of the widths of panel 34. At this point each panel 36 extends over the adjacent edges of its associated panels 28 and 34, and panel 32 lies under both adjacent edges, it lying directly unthat in accordance with I, ciated panels 28 4ciated panels 32 and der the panel 34 and under panel 30 which is attached to panel 28, the panel 30 lying below panel 28 at this point. Thus, a cavity 52 is produced from the notch, said cavity being located between associated panels 32 and 36. The weight of the tray will pull panel 34 towards panel 28 thereby forcing the latter into the cavity. Panel 32 will be able to slide along panel 3D because the hinge strip 3l therebetween is flexible and of a width as specified above. The display case is now locked in open position as the panel 28 cannot move about its associated hinge strip 3l until its associated panel 34 is manually pulled away from it to free its associated panel 30 because panels 28 and 3B are held between the asso- 36. The ribbon on complete opening will have been pulled upwardly a distance equal to the combined widths of assoand 34 whereby the tray has been brought into view.

1t should be noted that associated panels 30,

v32 must be close enough together where attached by a hinge strip 3| so that panel 30 cannot fail to enter the notch when the cover is opened.

It thus will be seen that there is provided a device which achieves all the objects of the invention and is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use. v As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein described, or shown in the accompanying drawings, is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described the invention, claimed as new and desired to 'ters Patent:

l. A display container comprising an open-top casing, a platform disposed in said casing, a twopart cover for said casing, each said part including a rst and a second unit, means to hinge the first of said units to a side of the casing, means to hinge the second unit to the first unit remote from the first-named hinging means, said second unit having a notch extending along an edge thereof parallel'to theedge of the casing to which the firstv unit is hinged, said notch being disposed to receive an edge of the first unit when the cover part 'is opened, vat least one flexible elongated member connected to one side of the platform and having an end connected to the second unit of one of the cover parts remote from the secondnamed hinging means, and a flexible elongated element connected to the other side of the platform and having an end connected to the second unit of the other cover part remote from the second-named hinging means, whereby when said cover parts are opened the platform will be raised bodily and will be automatically locked in raised position..

2. A display container comprising an open-top casing, a platform disposed in said casing, a twopart cover for said casing, each said part including a first and a second unit, means to hinge the first of said units to a side of the casing, the second of said units having a longitudinally extending notch in an edge thereof, means to hinge the first unit to the second unit remote from the rstnamed hinging means and at a side of the notch whereby an edge of the rst unit is adapted to enterthe notch when the two units are swung relative to one another, at least one iiexible elongated element connected to one side of the platform andhaving an end connected to the second there is be secured by Letnunitaof one :of the; cover.fpartsfremotefrom-the --second-:namedfhingingmeans, and4 a iiexible'elongated" element tconnected tol-the other side `of the platform-.zandzhaving. anzendv connected to the second- :unit sofl 'the .other cover-part :remote from thefsecond-named hingingzmeans, whereby-when :osaidfcoversparts are `.opened the platform `-will be the Inotch 'whereby -an edge sof the nrst 'unit adapted to enterth'e "notch' when the two units are swung relative to one another, at least one v. flexible I'elongated elementiconnected to 'one side lofthe platform 'andhaving an 'end connected to the second unit of one of the cover parts remote from the second-named hinging means, and a flexible elongated element connected to the other side of the platform and having an end connected to the second unit of the other cover part remote from the second-named hinging means, whereby when said cover parts are opened the platform will be raised bodily and will be automatically locked in raised position.

4. A display container comprising an open-top casing, a platform disposed in said casing, a two part cover for said casing, each said part including a iirst and a second unit, means to hinge the rst of said units to a side of the casing, the second of said units having a longitudinally extending notch in an edge thereof, means t loosely hinge the rst unit to the second unit remote from the first-named hinging means and at a side of the notch whereby an edge of the rst unit is adapted to enter the notch when the two units are swung relative to one another, the opposite side of the notch overhanging the side of the notch on which the hinge is located, at least one exible elongated element connected to one side of the platform and having an end connected to the second unit of one of the cover parts remote from the second-named hinging means, and a flexible elongated element connected to the other side of the platform and having an end connected to the second unit of the other cover part remote from the second-named hinging means, whereby when said cover parts are opened the platform will be raised bodily and will be automatically locked in raised position.

5. A display container comprising yan open-top casing, a platform disposed in said casing, a twopart cover for said casing, each said part including Ia rst and a second unit, means to hinge the first of said units to a side of the casing, the second of said units having a longitudinally extending notch in an edge thereof, means to loosely hinge the rst unit to the second unit remote from the first-named hinging means and at a side of the notch whereby an edge of the first unit is adapted to enter the notch when the two units are swung relative to one another, the opposite side of the notch overhanging the side of the notch on which the hinge is located, at least one exible elongated element connected to one side of the platform and having an end connected to the second unit of one of the cover parts at an edge remote from the notch thereof, and a flexible Aedge remote from the -elongatedelement connectedftoithe .othertsideiof the platform-and havingan endconnecteditorthe :notch thereof, whereby when said cover `parts `are opened theplatform will be :raised bodily and will bezautomatically flocked in raised position.

Y`6.1A display container comprisingan .open-:top

1casing;a: platform disposed -in fsaidicasing-fa. two- :part cover for said casing,each said partiinclud- .ing a-rst :and a second unit, 'means to'hingezthe first'offsaid units'to aside ofthe casing, .the second of said units having a longitudinally extending notch in an edge thereoffmeans .to loosely rhinge `the irst Vunit Vto the vsecond unit'remote from the first-named hinging means and at a' side of the notch whereby an edge of the iirstunitis adapted to enter the notch when the two units .are swung relative to-oneanother, the-opposite side of the vnotch overhanging the side ofLthe -notchon which the hinge is located, at least .one yflexible elongated element connected to one side of the platform and having an end connectedto the second unit of oneof the cover partsfrem'ote from the second-named hinging means, and a exible elongated element connected to the other side of the platform and having an end connected to the second unit of the other cover part remotel from the second-named hinging means, whereby when said cover parts are opened the platform will be raised bodily and will be automatically locked in raised position, the length of each flexible element from the top of the platform to its point of connection to the second unit being substantially equal to the distance from the top of the platform to the top of the casing.

7. A display container comprising an open top casing, a platform disposed in said casing, a two part cover for said casing, each said part including a rst and a second unit, means to hinge the rst of said units to a side of the casing, mounting means remote from the hinging means, said last-named means mounting the second unit on the first unit for extension therefrom, means for automatically locking the second unit in eX- tended position, at least one flexible elongated member connected to one side of the platform and having an end connected to the second unit of one of the cover parts remote from the mounting means, and a flexible elongated element connected to the other side of the platform and having an end connected to the second unit of the other cover part remote from the mounting means, whereby when said cover parts are opened the platform will be raised bodily and will be automatically locked in raised position.

8. A display container comprising an open top casing, a platform disposed in said casing, a two part cover for said casing, each said part including a iirst and a second unit, means to hinge the rst of said units to a side of the casing, means to hinge the second unit to the rst unit remote from the first-named hinging means whereby the second unit can be extended from the first unit, means for automatically locking the second unit in extended position, at least one flexible elongated member connected to one side of the platform and having an end connected to the second unit of one of the cover parts remote from the second-named hinging means, and a flexible elongated element connected to the other side of the platform and having an end connected to the second unit of the other cover part remote from the second-named hinging means, whereby when said cover parts are opened the platform will be raised bodily and will be automatically locked in raised position.

9. In combination in a display container an open top casing, a platform disposed in said casing, a cover part for said casing, said cover part including a first and a second unit, means to hinge the first unit to a side of the casing, mounting means remote from said hinging means, said last-named means mounting the second unit on the first unit for extension therefrom, means for automatically locking the second unit in extended position, and at least one iiexible elongated member connected to one side of the platform and having an end connected to the second unit of the cover part remote from the mounting means.

l0. In combination in a display container an open top casing, a platform disposed in said casing, a cover part for said casing, said cover part including a rst and a second unit, means to hinge the rst of said units to a side of the casing, means to hinge the second unit to the rst unit remote from the hinging means of the rst unit tothe casing whereby the second unit can be extended from the first unit, means for automatically locking the second unit in extended position, and at least one flexible elongated member connected to one side of the platform and having an end connected to the second unit of the cover part remote from the second-named hinging means.

EDGARD FEDER.

References Cited in the iile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 743,926 Pugh Nov. 10, 1903 1,417,814 Fairweather Mat7 30, 1922 1,587,468 Burkey et al June 1, 1926 1,595,649 DeRitis Aug. 10, 1926 2,112,551 Anderson Mar. 29, 1938 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 468,473 Great Britain July 6, 1937

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