US2140001A - Box divider - Google Patents

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M. DAVITT BOX DIVIDER Filed Nov 2, 1937 Fig.1.

Dec. 13, 1938.

Patented Dec. 13, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

The invention relates to devices for dividing the interiors of boxes into cells, and the forms of construction herein disclosed are intended for use in conventional cardboard egg boxes to contain three rows of four eggs each.

The object of the invention is to provide an exceptionally simple and inexpensive divider constructed in a novel way from a single sheet of carboard or the like.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, description being accomplished by reference to the accompanying draw- Fig. 1 is a plan view of the blank used in forming a divider for a box to contain three rows of four eggs each.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the divider in readiness for insertion into the box.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of one end portion of the divider shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a detail longitudinal sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the divider in the box.

In the construction shown, longitudinal score lines l3 divide the sheet I2 into longitudinal thirds, and longitudinally extending slits I4 are formed on said score lines, said slits being uniformly spaced apart and of uniform length, the length of said slits and the spacing thereof being shown in Fig. 1.

The sheet l 2 is provided with transverse score lines extending from edge to edge thereof and disposed at right angles to the longitudinal score lines Ili Some of these transverse score lines (I5 are located at the ends of the slits Id and the others of said transverse score lines (16 are disposed centrally between the ends of said slits.

The blank of Fig. 1 is bent upon the longitudinal score lines 13 to provide a strip-like bottom member ll and two strip-like side members ii", the lower edges of the latter being integrally joined to the longitudinal edges of the former along the score lines l3 The portions of the side members li which are separated from the bottom member I! by the slits [4 are buckled outwardly upon the score lines [5 and Is to provide transverse partition members l8 and the corresponding portions of the bottom member ll are upwardly buckled on the lines I5 and Hi to provide additional transverse partition members 18 Before the separator or divider is placed in the box 20 it possesses the extended bellowslike form shown in Fig. 2 but upon insertion (Fig. 5), the side members l9 of the partition members Ili and 13 occupy positions in substantial 5 contact, providing for effective two-ply partitions which not only divide the interior of the box into the required cells, but serve to well protect the eggs.

Excellent results may be obtained from the 10 exact construction herein disclosed and it is, therefore, preferably followed, but minor variations may, of course, be made within the scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim: 15

l. A box divider comprising a strip-like bottom member, and two strip-like side members, the lower longitudinal edges of said side members being integrally joined to the longitudinal edges of said bottom member only at intervals, providing 20 each member with portions integrally connected with the adjacent member, and with intervening portions free from direct connection with the adjecent member, the latter portions of the two side members being buckled laterally outwardly into 25 substantially V-form, and the corresponding portions of the bottom member being buckled upwardly into substantially V-form, providing partitions.

2. A box divider comprising an elongated rec- 30 tangular sheet having two parallel longitudinal score lines dividing the sheet into longitudinal thirds, said sheet being provided with longitudinal slits of uniform length and uniformly spaced apart along said longitudinal score lines, 35 said sheet being also provided with transverse score lines from edge to edge at right angles to said longitudinal score lines, some of said transverse score lines being disposed at the ends of said slits and the others centrally between said ends 40 of said slits, said sheet being bent along said longitudinal score lines into trough form providing a strip-like bottom member and two striplike side members all integrally joined to each other but having portions separated from each 45 other by said slits, these portions of said side members being buckled laterally outward on said transverse score lines and the corresponding portions of said bottom member being buckled upwardly on said transverse score lines, providing 50 spaced partitions.

MICHAEL DAVITI.

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