US2041024A - Box - Google Patents

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May 19, 1936. H. w. RUEGER 2,041,024

BOX

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. l5, 1935 May 19, 1936. H. w. RUEGER 2,041,024

v BOX Filed Sept. l5, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 19, 1936 UNITED STATESy PATENT OFFICE 2,041,021z Box Herman W. Rueger, Lancaster, Pa., assignor to vLiberty Can and Sign Company, Lancaster,

Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application September 13, 1935, Serial No. 40,501 11 Claims. (Cl. 221-62) This invention relates to, dispensing or shaker or plate moved to span the discharge opening or dredger boxes or cans or receptacles. with the perforated or sifter portion of said plate;

In boxes or cans of this general type it has been Figure 4, a top plan view thereof with the slide 4usual to provide a sliding or swinging plate to or plate moved to extreme closed position;

cover or uncover the dispensing or discharge Figure 5, a sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. 3, 5 opening, as well shown for instance in such pat- 100kng in the direction 0f the arrOWS;

ents as Betts, No. 697,436, April 15, 1902; Lagois, Figure 6, a sectional view on line 6-6 of Fig. 5, No. 1,144,213, June 22, 1915; Monaco, No. looking in the direction of the arrows;

1,578,159, March 23, 1926; Klingstine, No. Figure 7, a fragmentary sectional view taken 1,524,140,January27,1925; and Bruns and Rueger, in the same plane as Fig. 6 and greatly enlarged l0 No. 1,994,063, March 12, 1935 and No. 2,011,394, or magnified to show the true relationship be- August 13, 1935. tween the parts;

The primary objects of the present invention Figures 8, 9, 10 and 11 sectional views starting are to permanently associate such a slide with a with the flat blank or stock and showing the box member or can end in such manner that said progressive steps in forming up the can end or member with the slide mounted therein constireceptacle member ready to be applied or seamed tutes a, unit, being applied and/or removed as a to the end of the can body;

single unit; to so form and combine said slide Figure 12, a, perspective view of a pill or tablet and receptacle member that the slide will be resil-V dispensing box embodying my invention; l lent and will be held under compression td Figure 13, a top plan view of said dispensing resiliently press against the opposing face of said box, closed;

member to make a tight substantially sift-proof Figure 14, a View similar to Fig. 13, open;

-contact thereagainst when the slide is in closed Figure 15, a perspective view of the body or position; to mount the slide in the interior of said bottom or lower member of the box; member to be protected and shielded thereby; Figure 16, a sectional view on the line lli- I6 25 and to provide a construction wherein the slide of Figure 13, looking in the direction of the arwill be pressed tightly against the opposing face rows; and

of the member irrespective of the relation of the Figure 17, a sectional view on the line Il--IT latter to the body of the box or can. of Figure 16, looking in the direction of the ar- Other objects are to provide a simple yieldrows. ing means for holding the slide in a selected posi- Referring now in detail to the drawings, A destion; to provide in a dredger can such a slide or ignates the body of the dredger or shaker can; cover plate mounted in a breast in the can end B, the top end or member thereof seamed over entirely independent of any special form of the the top end of the body A as at D for permanent can end seams and spaced from and entirely inconnection therewith; C, the lower end or memdependent of the normal side or end faces of the bei' inserted in the lower end of the body A and can or dredger; and in general to provide a simhaving an edge flange C' adapted to be similarly ple, efficient and cheap construction particularly spun or seamed over after the body A has been lending itself to large quantity production by aufilled to permanently connect the lower end or tomatic machinery. In this application I show member C to the body A; and E, the usual body 40 and describe only the present preferred embodiseam. ment of my invention simply by way of illustra- Preferably the top B will be permanently contion of my invention as by' law required. Hownected to the body A and the bottom or member ever, I am not unmindfulof the fact that my in- C will be loosely and removably inserted in the vention is capable of other and different embodibottom of the body A or simply sent along with, ments and that the several details thereof may but entirely disconnected from, the body A to the be modified in various ways and, therefore, the customer, such as a spice packer or dealer, who description herein and the accompanying drawwill then lill the cans, apply the bottoms or memings are to be considered as merely illustrative bers C thereto and then spin or seam over the and not as exclusive. flanges C' thereof by a suitable tool, machine or 50 In the accompanying drawings: device such as commonly used in the art for this Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a. purpose to permanently connect the bottoms or dredger can embodying my invention; members C by a seam corresponding to the Figure 2, a top plan view thereof, open; seam D.

Figure 3, a. top plan view thereof with the slide The subject matter of thetwo immediately foregoing paragraphs is old and well known in the art and simply briefly mentioned by way of promoting better understanding of the invention which in this embodiment resides in the special construction of the top B and its several elements in combination.

The top or member B comprises a preferably integral upwardly pressed breast having a top I, preferably parallel sides 2 and preferably parallel ends 3, all parts of said top B including all parts of said breast with its top I, sides 2 and ends 3 preferably being integral and preferably being of resilient thin sheet metal.

The top I will preferably not extend above the plane of the top of the seam D, but preferably its top face will lie flush with or below said plane.

Said top I of said breast is formed with a preferably long transverse narrow discharge opening 'I near to, but spaced from, one end 3 and extending nearly from one side 2 to the other side 2, and with a lengthwise extending substantially centrally disposed slot I5 to slidably receive the operating or push lug or button I4 of the discharge control slide or plate or element 5, said opening 'l and the adjacent end of the slot I5 being separated by a resilient strap or band portion I3 'carrying a downwardly depressed point or lug II which, by the resiliency of said band I3 may be yieldingly forced upward by engagement with the cooperating concave face of one of the downwardly depressed sockets I Il and I2 of the slide or plate 5 lto have rubbing contact with the top of the member 5 as the same is slid lengthof the breast and will selectively snap into one of said sockets Ill, I2 according to the position of said slide or plate 5 when brought to rest to yieldingly retain said slide or plate 5 in such position;

The sides 2 of said breast are formed with preferably continuous preferably indented or inwardly bent or inwardly struck preferably relatively sharp or abrupt longitudinal ribs 4 having faces opposed to, and preferably equidistant from, the opposed lower face of the top I of the breast, the slide or plate 5 having short resilient side flanges 6 normally under compression engaging the upper portions of said ribs 4 and acting to force the upper face of said slideor plate 5 for preferably substantially its full area into tight slidingcontact with the opposed lower face of the breast top I.

Preferably the top face of the slide or` plate 5 will be of slightly less width than the lower face of said breast top I, so as to leave a slight clear-A ance between the upper portions of the outer faces of the flanges 8 and the corresponding portions of the sides 2, and said flanges 6 will flare downwardly away from each other at obtuse angles with relation to the lower face of the slide or plate 5, the degree of such flare or obtuse angle prior to the insertion of the slide or plate 5 in said breast being greater than that illustrated in Figure 7, wherein the anges Ii are loaded or y under a degree of compression.

The top B may be fabricated and assembled in any suitable orv preferred manner according to any suitable or preferred method.

One method found suitable is to start with a ,flat stock blank of sheet metal such as illustrated in Figure 8 and, as a first step, form the raised breast therein, as illustrated in Fig. 9, during this operation of course forming the discharge opening 'I and the slot I5 and downwardly indentng or depressing the point or lug I I. Next, the ribs or tracks 4 are indented or struck inward from ward movement of the slide or plate -5 to such or tracks 4, the body of the plate or slide l as a and when the slide or4 plate is moved to its the sides-.2,v as illustrated in Fig. 10, and tbereafter the stock will be bent or stamped upwardly in spaced relation to the breast as shown in Fig. 11, when the top or member B will be ready to receive the plate or slide 5, and ready for'seaming in the top of body A. The slide or plate I may be applied to the top B at any timeaafter the ribs or tracks 4 have been formed, as illustrated in Figure l0, but will preferably be inserted after the stamping operations on the top ormember B have been completed, as illustrated in Figure 11, and in fact its insertion may be postponed if desired for any reason until after the top or member B shall have been permanently seemed or otherwise secured to the body A and before said body is filled with the goods it is to contain.

Preferably the ribs or tracks 4 extend for nearly the full length of the sides 2, and the, slide 5, and its flanges 6, preferably are of such length that once inserted the slide or plate lcannot be separated or displaced from position in the interior of said breast by movement in the direction of its length, the inner faces of the ends 3 definitely limiting the endwise movement of said slide or plate 5 and preferably preventing such a degree of lengthwise movement as would permit such separation, the engagement between the edges of the flanges 5 and the tracks or ribs 4 preventing any downward or Indegree as would permit its displacement to inoperative position and the breast top I serving to prevent its upward movement to inoperative 'position.

In order to insert the slide or plate v5 in the upper faces oi' the interior of the raised breast of top or 'member B it suflices simply to loosely place or position the plate or slide 5 1n the lower end of thebreast and then press on it, shoving it upward past the ribs whole, and its flanges 5, bending or being compressed between the opposed faces of the ribsor tracks 4 and then springing back or above the ribs or tracks 4, the body of the plate or slide 5 then spreading and lying slibitantilly' I at against the opposed face of the breast top .l and the flanges 6 being connned andfheld under compression by the upper portions of tlie sides 2 ln cooperation with the upper faces of the ribs' or tracks 4 and serving to press the body of the plate or slide 5 for preferably substantially its full into firm sliding sift proof contact with the opposed lower face of said breast top I.

` I'he slide or plate 5 in the embodiment illu,v ltrated in the first eleven views y l end portion adjacent the discharge formed with a plurality of sifter openings or pere,- forations 8 arranged in a transverse band-cor responding in widthl to the width of said rdischarge opening 'I and of less width than the '00' strap I3 and is so positioned and of such length that when moved to its extreme position to the left, wherein the lug or catch IIv is seated vin socket or recess I2, the discharge opening l will.I

be covered and dosed by the sona unperrqrated alsv portion of the plate or slide 5 immediately right of the band of perforations l; when plate or slide 5 is moved to intermediate post* non with the catch seated in socket or I0 the band of perforations Il will be in registry with the discharge opening 'I as shown in FIg.- 3,',A

ik 0WD' treme position to the right the discharge ing 1 will be left entirely unobstructed, as shown in Fig. 2, the extreme'left end of the plate orv75 has its extremev .55

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slide lying flush or substantially flush with the right lside or wallof said opening 1 and the perfoi-ations 3 being covered by the band I3.

,In the vembodiment illustrated in Figures 12 to 17 ,inclusive the construction and operation are the same as that above described with relation to Figures l to 11 inclusive, except that in Figures l2 to 17 the invention is employed in connection with a pill or tablet or the like dispensing box instead of a dredger or shaker can, and the raised breast is now found in the form of a box top of member I' having preferably substantially parallel sides 2 and preferably substantially parallel ends 3 the material of the top or member I' being cut out to form a preferably circular dispensing opening 1' and a slot `I4, the closure or discharge control plate or slide bearing with its upper face against the lower face of box member I' and having side flanges 6 held under compression by the sides 2 and in engagement with the upper portions of ribs or tracks 4 indented, or struck inwardly, in the sides 2.

Said box top or member I is formed with an indented lug or latch or catch Ii to snap into a circular hole or socket I2' in the extreme iiexible left end portion of the plate or slide 5U, and the plurality of sockets Ill, I2 of the embodiment shown in Figures 1 to 11 are omitted since not needed ordesirable, there being no intermediate position in the embodiment shown in Figures 12 to 17.

The association, construction and operation of the plate or slide 50 with the box top or member I' and its sides 2 with their ribs or tracks 4 and its ends 3- are the same as the construction, association and operation of the plate or slide 5 with the breast top I, breast `sides 2 with their ribs or'tiacks 4, and breast ends 3 of the embodiment illustrated in Figures 1 to 11. v

The lower or bottom box section or member or body A' is formed with ends 3' and sides 2 downwardly curved or cut out between the ends 3' as vat 2a to lie below and accommodate the ribs or tracks 4 in the sides 2 of the top member I as well illustrated in Figures 16 and 17.

When the slide or plate 50 has been inserted in the box o'r receptacle member I' it is insepa- 5 4 rable therefrom and when the bottom member A' has' been filled with tablets the members I' and A' 'are pressed together with a preferably very tight frictional engagement, or the ends 3 and/or sides 2 of member I may even be bent over or clinched about or against the bottom or about curved marginal face where the sides 2' vand ends 3' merge with the bottom or lower face of the member A', the contents of the box being dispensed as wanted through the opening 'I'.

In the embodiment illustrated in Figures 12 to 17 the ribs or tracks 4 are of less length relative to the length of the sides 2 of the member I' than are the ribs or tracks 4 relative to the sides 2 of the breast of the embodiment illustrated in Figures 1 to 11, but the plate 50 extends beyond the ends of the flanges 6 in the embodiment illustrated in Figures 12 to 1'7 to a greater length than ds the plate 5 with relation to the flanges i of the embodiment illustrated in Figures 1 to 11, so that the net result of preventing separation by endwise movement due to the engagement of the end of the plate or slide with one of the ends 3 is the same in each instance.

While two embodiments in different types of boxes or receptacles are illustrated, neither can be said to be the preferred form, and in fact the construction and operation and assembly of the invention is identical or substantially identical in each, but simply the background or elements with which the invention is used are varied to suit the requirements of the different commodities to be packaged.

I claim:

1. A dredger can comprising a top end member having a raised breast formed with sides and ends and spaced from 4the marginal portions of said member, the edge portion of said member extending upward to at least the plane of the upper face of the top of. said breast, the breast top being formed with a .discharge opening and with a slot, and the sides of said breast being substantially parallel, and ribs indented in the sides respectively substantially equidistant from the lower face of the breast top and extending for the greater portion of the length of said sides, in combination with a resilient sheet metal plate formed withan upwardly pressed lug extending through said slot as an operating linger-piece and having outwardly flaring depending side flanges slidably engaging the inner upper portions of said ribs and held under compression by said breast sides,vsaid anges holding said plate in the interior of said breast against separation therefrom and forcing said plate against said breast top for substantially its full area with a sliding substantially sift proof contact.'

2. A dredger can comprising a top end member having a raised breast forme-d with sides and ends and spaced from the marginal portions of said member, the breast top being formed with a `dissides, in combination with a plate having resilient.

outwardly flaring depending side flanges slidably engaging the inner upper portions of said ribs and held under compression by said breast sides, said flanges holding said plate in the interior of said breast against separation therefrom and forcing said plate against said breast top.

3. A dredger can comprising a top end member having a raised breast formed with sides and ends, the breast top being formed with a discharge opening, and ribs indented in the sides respectively, in combination with a plate having resilient outwardly ilaring depending side flanges slidably engaging the inner upper portions of said ribs, said flanges holding said slide in the interior of said breast against separation therefrom and forcing said plate against said breast top with a sliding contact.

4. A dredger can comprising an end member having a raised breast formed with sides and ends, the breast top being formed with a discharge opening, and ribs indented in the sides respectively, in combination with a resilient metal plate disposed between said ribs and the opposed lower face'of said breast top and having outwardly aring depending side flanges slidably engaging the inner upper portions of said ribs, said flanges holding said plate in the interior of said breast against separation therefrom.

5. A receptacle member comprising a top wall, connected side and end walls depending therefrom, said top wall being formed with a discharge opening and with a slot, and ribs indented in the side walls respectively substantially equidistant from the lower face of said top wall andl extending for the greater portion of the length of said side walls, in combination with a resilient sheet metal plate disposed between said ribs and the lower face of said top wall and slidable to selectively cover or uncover said discharge opening, said plate being formed with an upwardly disposed lug extending through said slot as an operative finger-piece and having outwardly ilaring depending side flanges slidably engaging the inner upper portions of said ribs and held under compression by said sides, said flanges holding said plate in the interior of said member against separation therefrom and forcing said plate against said top wall with a sliding contact.

6. A receptacle member comprising atop wall, connected side and end walls depending therefrom, said top wall being formed with a discharge opening, and ribs indented in the side walls respectively substantially equidistant from the lower face of said tcp wall and extending for the greater portion of the length of said side walls, in combination with a resilient' sheet metal plate slidably disposed between the said ribs and the opposed lower face of said top wall to selectively cover or uncover said opening, said plate having outwardly flaring depending side flanges slidably engaging the inner upper portions of said ribs and held under compression by said sides, said flanges holding said plate in the interior of said member against 'separation therefrom and forcing said plate against said top wall with a sliding contact.

7. A receptacle member comprising a top wall. side walls depending therefrom, said top wall be- 4ing formed with a discharge opening, and ribs extending inward from the side walls respectively, in combination with a plate slidably disposed between said ribs and the opposed lower i'ace of said top wall to selectively cover or uncover said discharge opening, said plate having resilient outwardly flaring depending side flanges slidably engaging the inner upper portionsl of said ribs, said flanges holding said plate in the interior of said member against separation therefrom and forcing said plate against said top wall with a sliding contact.

8. A receptacle member comprising a top wall, side walls depending therefrom, said top wall being formed with a discharge opening, and ribs extending inward from the side walls respectively, in combination with a resilient plate slidably disposed between said ribs and the opposed lower face of said top wall to selectively cover or uncoverv said opening, said plate having depending side flanges slidably engaging the inner upper portions of said ribs and being resiliently pressed thereagainst by said said plate in the interior oi said member against separation therefrom.

9. A receptacle member comprising a top wall, side walls depending therefrom, said top wall being formed with a discharge opening, tracks respectively carried by the side walls interiorly of said member and having upwardly and inwardly presented faces, in combination with a plate slidably disposed between said tracks and the opposed lower face of said top wall to selectively cover or uncover said opening, said plate having outwardly flaring'depending side flanges slidably engaging said faces of said tracks respectively and held under compression by said sides, said flanges holding said plate in the interior of said member against separation therefrom.

10. A receptacle member of resilient material formed with a discharge opening and a slot in close adjacency thereto and spaced therefrom by a strap-form resilient integral portion free to flex to a greater extent than the remainder of said member, in combination with a slide held in sliding contact with the lower face of said member to control the discharge through said opening. said slide being formed with an upwardly projecting part extending through said slot as an operative finger-piece, and said strap and slide being formed with cooperative lug and socket means for yielding'ly frictionally holding said slide in a selected position, said strap yielding in a direction perpendicular to the plane of movement of said slide on the engagement of opposed faces of said lug and socket means as the slide is shifted endwise to permit such movement of the slide. Y

A1l. A receptacle member of resilient material formed with a discharge opening and a slot in adjacency thereto and spaced therefrom by a strap-form resilient integral portion free to flex to a greater extent than the remainder of said member, in combination with a slide held in sliding contact with the lower face of said member to control the discharge through said opening, said strap and slide being formed with cooperative lug and socket means for yieldingly frictionally holding said slide in a selected position.

HERMAN W. RUEGER.

plate, said flanges holding

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