US1564250A - Display box - Google Patents

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Dec. 8 192 5- I R. A. LAMBERT DISPLAY BOX Fiied Feb. 13 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Dec. 8, 1925- 1,564,250

R. A. LAMBERT DISPLAY BOX Filed Feb. 15. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR WflW I [WWW ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 8, 1925.

UNITED STATES RUSSELL A. LAMBERT, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASS ACHUSE'ITS.

DISPLAY BOX.

Application filed February 13, v19%. Serial No. 892,609.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known. that I, RUSSELL LAMBERT,

' a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in DisplayBoxes,

i of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to lmprovements in display boxes.

The general object of the invention is to provide a container having a cover movable to two positions, in, both of which it forms a closure for the container, and in one of which it overlies the top of the container in inclined relation and may serve in various ways to display one or more of the articles carried by the container.

Another object of the invention is to provide, in a container of the class described,

- an inner cover which, when the outer cover liesin display position, is adapted to-assume an upright position, closing the gap between the top of the rear wall of the box and the elevated rear edge of the outer cover and extending above said edge to function as a display card.

Another object of the invention is to provide foldable bracing means for connecting theside walls of the container to the lower portions of the side edges of the inner cover,the outer cover, .when in dis la position, being positioned between said olc able bracing means to prevent their collapse and said means serving to close any gap which might otherwise exist between the top 'of the side edges of the, container and the inclined side edges of the outer cover.

Another object of the inventionis to provide in a container of the class described a downwardly extending front wall. on the outer cover, which wall is connected by side walls tapering to the hinged edge of the cover, together with partitioning means within the container against which said front wall abuts to support the buter cover in elevated position. Other objects and advantages will appear in the following description and in the illustrative embodiment of the invention in the accompanying drawings, in whichto Fig. 2 but showing two other ways in which ,the outer cover may be" utilized to display the contents of the container; and

Fig. 5 is a small scale cross sectional view of the contalner.

Referring to these drawings; the container proper may be constructed in any suitable manner. and the present invention is largely independent of the constructional details of the container. For the resent purposes, it will suflice to state that t e container comprises a bottom wall 4, parallel front and rear walls 5 and 6, res ectively,

and parallel side Walls 7, dispose at right angles to the front and rear walls. The container is also usually provided with suit-- able partitioning means, whereby a plurality of compartments 8 are provided for the articles. As shown, the partitioning means consists of open ended tubes 9, of rectangular cross section, which are vertically disposed and the tops of which lie substantially flush with the top edges of the front, rear and side walls. The particular construction and arran ement of thepartitioning means is not lmportant, insofar as the present invention is concerned, and their only importance is in a certain cooperative relation with the outer cover, whereby it may be su orted-in dis la osition, as will be latb i' described. Tll e supporting function, however, may be performed by other means and by means which have no.

artitioning function and which merely aford a shoulder 10 ad'acent therear wall 6 of the box, or shoul ers 11 adjacent the side walls 7 of the box, or shoulders at both these locations.

The container is provided with an inner cover 12, joined to, and foldable along, the upper edged the rear wall 6. Cover 12, at its lower side edges, is connected b foldable bracing means to the upper ec ges of side walls 7, such means consisting of connected sections 13 and 14 foldable along the line 15. The construction illustrated is the familiar bellows fold arrangement, whereby the sections 13 and 14 may be superposed and made to lie flatly beneath the inner cover when the same is closed as shown in Fig. 1 The inner cover, when 0 en, is disposed vertically and in continuation of the rear wall 6, and the sections 13 and 14: are then disposed vertically and in continuation of the side walls 7,the upperedges of the sections 13 and 14 being t en in line and forming an edge which tapers downwardly from the rear wall to the front wall of the container.

The container is also provided with an outer cover 16 which is hinged to the upper edge 17 of front wall 5. This cover also has a second line of fold 18 which is parallel and closely adjacentthe line of fold 17. Cover 16 is provided with a 'front wall 19 which depends from the cover a distance substantially equal to the greatest height of the side extensions formed by the sections 14 and 15. Connected with front wall 19 are side walls 20 which taper from the front wall toward the line of fold 17 and correspond substantially in shape to the-side ex tensions formed by sections 13 and 14.

For shipping purposes, the inner cover 12 is positioned, as shown in Fig. 1, and the outer cover 16 closed down upon it, the walls 19 and 20 overlapping to some extent the rear wall 6 and side walls 7 respectively, and engaging therewith with sufiicient friction to hold the covers in closed position. When the box is to be used for display purposes, the cover 16 is swung open and the inner cover 12 moved into the vertical position shown in Fig. 2, thereby moving the extensions 13 and 14 into vertical positions and into the plane of the adjacent side walls 7. While the inner cover is thus positioned, the outer cover is moved toward closed position and inserted between the side extensions formed by sections 13 and 14, thereby preventing such sections from collapsing and maintaining cover 12 in vertical position. The outer cover 16 is thus moved until the lower edge of its front wall 19 or the lower edges of its side walls 20, or both, come into engagement with the shoulders 10 or 11, re-

spectively, whereby the outer cover is supported in inclined relation, with cover 12' positioned at the back thereof in relation to display such advertising matter as one chooses to place thereon. In order to permit the cover 16 to be positioned, as just described, the second line of fold 18 is provided and the section between the lines of fold 17 and 18 is disposed substantially vertically and in continuation of front wall 5.

The cover 16 may be made to display the articles in various ways. For example, it may be provided with a window 21 (Fig. 3) through which the articles inside the container mav be viewed. The cover may also be provided with various arrangements whereby one or more of the articles may be supported on its outer face in full view of the purchaser. Thus, if the articles are small boxes, such as is shown in Fig. 4 at 22, the cover may have an opening therein into which the box may be inserted until its lower face abuts the partitioning means 9. Desirably, such opening is normally closed by two flaps 23 which are pressed down line25. Each flap 24 has an eye 26 and is out along a line 27 leading from the eye to an adjacent cut edge of flap 24. One of the snap hooks h of the key case a is swung out of the case and moved into eye 26 by way of the cut 27, whereby the case 0 may be held to the cover in the general manner shown in Fig. 2.

The invention has been disclosed herein, in an embodiment at present preferred, with detailed variations, for illustrative purposes but the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description.

What I claim is 1. In a display box, an inner cover and an outer cover hinged to opposite walls of the box, and foldable bracing means connecting the inner cover to other opposite walls of the box, said outer cover adapted to be inserted between said foldable bracing means when the inner cover is open to hold the latter thus positioned by prevent ing collapse of said foldable bracing means.

2. In a display box, an inner cover and an outer cover hinged to opposite walls of the box, foldable bracing means connecting the inner cover to otheropposite walls of the box, said outer cover adapted to be inserted between said foldable bracing means when the inner cover is open to hold the latter thus positioned by preventing collapse of said foldable bracing means, and means for supporting the outer cover in inclined position when thus inserted between said foldable bracing means.

3. A display box, comprising, a bottom, front, rearand side, walls upstanding therefrom, an inner cover hinged to the upper edge of the rear wall, foldable bracing means connecting the inner cover tothe upper edge of each side wall, and an outer cover hinged to the front wall and adapted to close the box whether the inner cover is in closed or open position, the outer cover when the inner cover is in openoposition adapted to be inserted between said foldable bracing means and held in inclined relation with the top of the box. 7

4. A display box,.comprising, a bottom, front, rear and side walls upstanding therefrom, an inner cover hinged to the upper edge of the rear .wall, foldable bracing means connecting the inner cover to the upper edge of each side wall. an outer cover hinged to the front wall, a depending front wall on the outer cover adapted, when'the cover is in normal closed position, to parfront wall with said shoulder.

5. A display box, comprising, a bottom, front, rear and side walls upstanding therefrom, an inner cover hinged to the'upper edge of the rear wall, foldable bracing means connecting the inner cover to the upper edge of each side wall, and outer cover hinged to the front wall, depending side walls on the outer cover adapted, when the latter is in normal closed position, to partially overlap the adjacent side walls of the box, and shoulders provided inside the box adjacent the side walls thereof, said outer cover adapted to be inserted between said foldable bracing means and supported in inclined relation by the engagement of-its side walls with said shoulders.

6. A display box, comprising, a bottom, front, rear and side walls upstanding therefrom, an inner cover hinged to the upper edge of the rear wall, foldable bracing means connecting the inner cover to the upper'edge of each side wall, an outer cover hinged to the front wall, a depending front wall of the outer cover and depending side walls thereon tapering from said front wall toward the hinge line of the cover, said last named walls, when the cover is in normal closed position, adapted to partially overlap the corresponding walls of the box, and shoulders inside the box adjacent the rear and side walls thereof, said outer cover adapted to be moved to lie between said foldable bracing means and supported in inclined relation by the engagement of its depending front and side walls with said rear and side shoulders, respectively.

7. In a display box, an inner cover and an outer cover hinged to opposite walls of the box, foldable bracing means connecting the inner cover to other opposite walls of the box, said outer cover adapted to be inserted between said foldable bracing means when the inner cover is open to hold the latter thus positioned by preventing collapse of said foldable bracing means, and means on said cover for displaying articles contained in the box.

8. In a display box, an inner cover and an outer cover hinged to opposite walls of the box, foldable bracing means connecting the inner cover to other opposite walls of the box, said outer cover adapted to be inserted between said foldable bracing means when the inner cover is open to hold the latter thus positioned by preventing collapse of said foldable bracing means, and means on the cover for supporting one or more of the articles contained in the box.

9. In a display box, an inner cover and an outer cover hinged to opposite walls of the box, foldable bracing means connecting the inner cover to'other opposite walls of the box, said outer cover adapted to be inserted between said foldable bracing means when the inner cover is open to hold the latter thus positioned by preventing collapse of said foldabl'e bracing means, and a tab on the cover having an eye therein and a slit leading from said eye to an edge of the tab.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

RUSSELL A. LAMBERT.

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