US902347A - Vending carton or package. - Google Patents

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• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
  • B65D71/06—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers
  • B65D71/12—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers the packaging elements, e.g. wrappers being formed by folding a single blank
  • B65D71/36—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers the packaging elements, e.g. wrappers being formed by folding a single blank having a tubular shape, e.g. tubular wrappers, with end walls

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• My invention relates to that class of carof holding a series of smaller packages, boxes, or vendible units of any character, in such a manner that they may be removed one at a time from the bottom of such inor packages in outside view; Figs. 3 ahd4,
• the inclosing package or carton I which is preferably made of pasteboard is arranged to carry a series of smaller boxes, packages or other vendible units 2, of uniform tl1ick-, ness which are piled one upon the other and which have a broad area suflicient to fill the space of the inclosing package.
• This package is provlded at its lower end with an opening 3 having finger notches 4 at the ends of the same, which notches are cut into the sides of the inclosing package.
• the opening 3 is preferably the height of 4 one of the smaller boxes, packages or other inclosed units, and said boxes may be removed through said openlng by grasping the same by the thumb and finger through the said notches 4.
• I provide an aperture 6 at the rear of the carton for theinsertionof the forefinger to push out the box, package or other article it is desired to remove.
• this inclosing package is made up with the top flap or cover 7, as shown in Fig. 1,
• this rubber band or strap will be sufiicient to pull down the pile of boxes and does not require any special positioning means.
• a follower piece 15 which may have a continuous groove 16 across the top, or simply short grooves at. the edge to position the rubber band or strap and insure that the tension of the same is directed at the center of the smaller boxes, packages or other vendible units.
• a paper seal may b placed across the opening 3.to insure against unlawful removal and change of the goods contained. within the'inclosipgbox or dase, and at the same time to prevent dislodg- -ment of any ofthe smaller boxes, packages orother vendible units during shipment.
• I may pack in it he' square boxes, smaller packages of different shapes and sizes, having, however, uniform height.
• a multiple unit receptacleconsisting of an inclosing carton adapted to contain a plurality of vendible units and having at one side of an end thereof an exit opening through which said units are laterally removable, the wall of the carton opposite its exit opening being perforated for the insertion of a finger to assist in the removal of the lowermost unit, the ends of said carton being closed by a plurality of flaps, and elastic means secured to the flaps at one end press the same toward said exit of the carton and arranged to be stretched over and band together vendible units con tained within said carton and press them toward said exit opening.
• a multiple unit receptacle consisting of an inclosing carton having at one side of an end thereof an exit opening, a flap carried by the wall in which said opening is formed partially covering the same, said carton adapted to contain a plurality of vendible units, the ends of said carton being closed by a plurality of flaps, and elastic means se- (Jilted to the flaps at one end of the carton B. o. TILLINGHAST- l/Vitnesses:

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• 1903
  • 1903-01-17 US US13941903A patent/US902347A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

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