US3770187A - Container closure structure - Google Patents
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- US3770187A US3770187A US00243247A US3770187DA US3770187A US 3770187 A US3770187 A US 3770187A US 00243247 A US00243247 A US 00243247A US 3770187D A US3770187D A US 3770187DA US 3770187 A US3770187 A US 3770187A
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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
- B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
- B65D5/02—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body
- B65D5/10—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end closures formed by inward-folding of self-locking flaps hinged to tubular body
- B65D5/103—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end closures formed by inward-folding of self-locking flaps hinged to tubular body one of the self-locking flaps having a tongue engaging into an opening of an opposite flap
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- ABSTRACT A closure structure for a container formed from a cut and scored blank of paperboard comprising opposed pairs of main and side panels hingedly connected to form a tube including a first closure flap connected along a line of fold of one of the main panels and having V-shaped panels therein defined by score lines commencing near the line of fold and diverging toward the distal edge thereof.
- Intermediate closure flaps are each joined along a fold line to a correlative side panel, and are foldable into position overlapping the first closure flap, and a fourth closure flap is connected along a line of fold to the other of the main panels and is likewise foldable into closing position, the fourth closure flap having converging sides and having a distal portion adapted to enter beneath the V-shaped panel of the first closure flap.
- the structure according to the present invention constitutes an improvement over the cited patents in that one of the closure flaps is provided with a V-shaped panel therein facilitating both the closing and the opening of the container.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container having the closure structure according to the present invention embodied therein;
- diverging score lines 27 extend to ends of a rectangular shaped cut-out 28 in the distal portion of first closure flap 24.
- the closure flap 24 is folded into position in the plane defined by the fold line 25, and intermediate closure flaps 29, 29 are folded'into the same plane along the fold lines 25 connecting same to the end panels 12.
- the intermediate closure flaps 29 are so configured as to maintain the V-shaped panel 26 uncovered as seen clearly in FIGS. 1 and 4 particularly.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view of a cut and scored blank of paperboard or the like forming the structure of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the structure seen in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a step in the forming of a top closure therefor.
- FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 4 showing a further step for forming the top closure.
- the improved closure structure according to the present invention is embodied in a container denoted generally by the reference numeral 10 and formed from a cut and scored blank 10A seen in FIG. 2.
- Blank 10A includes a pair of opposed main panels 11 which alternate with opposed end panels 12, panels 11 and 12 being foldably connected to each other along fold lines 13.
- Glue flap 14 is connected by a fold line 16 to one of the main panels 11 and is adapted to be glued or otherwise secured to one of the opposed end panels to provide a tube of rectangular cross section.
- Container 10 includes a bottom closure structure comprised of flaps 17, 19, 19 and 21, these being connected to respective main or end panels, as the case may be, along a common line of fold 18.
- the first bottom closure panel 17 is adapted to be folded into position into a plane containing the fold line 18; and intermediate flaps 19, 19 are folded into position thereover, the closure being completed by a second closure panel 21.
- First closure flap 17 has a rectangular cut-out portion 22, and a rectangular tab 23, the second closure flap 21 is adapted to enter under flap 17, all in a manner well known in the prior art.
- the closure structure according to the present invention includes a first closure flap 24 connected to one of the main panels 11 along a fold line 25.
- a V-panel 26 is provided in the mid portions of flap 24 and is defined between the score lines 27 defining the V-shaped panel In effecting the closing of the container 10, the V panel 26 may be flexed slightly out of the plane of the first closure flap 24, as seen more particularly in FIG.
- a first closure flap connected along a line of fold to one of said main panels and foldable to position in the plane defined by one end of said tube;
- a fourth closure flap connected along a fold line to the other of said main panels and foldable to closing position
- said fourth closure flap having converging side edges and having a distal portion adapted to enter beneath said first closure flap between the V- shaped panel thereof;
- V-shaped panel being capable of being flexed out of the plane of said first closure flap to facilitate entrance of the distal portion of the fourth closure flap.
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Cited By (19)
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US4017018A (en) * | 1976-03-29 | 1977-04-12 | Fibreboard Corporation | Carton closure |
US4236662A (en) * | 1979-04-09 | 1980-12-02 | Champion International Corporation | Container having an internal support platform and blank therefor |
US4238068A (en) * | 1979-10-04 | 1980-12-09 | Container Corporation Of America | Variable depth self-locking container |
US4279378A (en) * | 1979-11-19 | 1981-07-21 | Willamette Industries, Inc. | Top gap folding box having a top closure interlock |
US4572425A (en) * | 1983-08-01 | 1986-02-25 | Russell William S | Reusable container |
FR2625172A1 (en) * | 1987-12-24 | 1989-06-30 | Apple Computer France | PACKAGING WITH INFLATABLE CUSHIONS |
US5570780A (en) * | 1995-04-17 | 1996-11-05 | Codi, Inc. | Portable computer carrying case |
US5924625A (en) * | 1997-12-31 | 1999-07-20 | J. D'addario & Company, Inc. | Reusable box |
US6640971B2 (en) | 2001-08-08 | 2003-11-04 | Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc. | Carton for containing an object during transport and storage and unitary blank therefor |
US20050011938A1 (en) * | 2003-07-15 | 2005-01-20 | Thomas West | Box flap locking system |
US20080116249A1 (en) * | 2006-11-21 | 2008-05-22 | Thomas West | Box flap locking system with sift-proof bottom |
US20110204131A1 (en) * | 2010-02-19 | 2011-08-25 | David Joe Brundage | Blanks and methods for forming reinforced containers |
US20110204127A1 (en) * | 2010-02-19 | 2011-08-25 | David Joe Brundage | Polygonal containers having a locking bottom and blanks and methods for forming the same |
US8925795B2 (en) | 2010-04-22 | 2015-01-06 | York Container Company | Materials and method for making a container with a locking closure |
US20150129649A1 (en) * | 2013-11-08 | 2015-05-14 | Paper Systems, Inc. | Interlocking container |
US20150291343A1 (en) * | 2012-10-26 | 2015-10-15 | François Berthault | Device for packaging and cooking popcorn and automated method for closing such a device |
US10273070B2 (en) | 2017-05-19 | 2019-04-30 | Paper Systems, Inc. | Collapsible container |
US10336501B2 (en) | 2015-12-10 | 2019-07-02 | Westrock Shared Services, Llc | Polygonal containers having a locking bottom and blanks and methods for forming the same |
CN111301809A (en) * | 2020-02-25 | 2020-06-19 | 珠海格力电器股份有限公司 | Packaging structure |
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US1808772A (en) * | 1926-06-07 | 1931-06-09 | Hummel & Downing Co | Caddy |
US2337039A (en) * | 1941-05-14 | 1943-12-21 | Gardner Richardson Co | Carton with snap lock bottom closure |
US2713965A (en) * | 1953-05-14 | 1955-07-26 | Container Corp | Paperboard container with interlocking flap closure |
US3081017A (en) * | 1960-08-31 | 1963-03-12 | American Can Co | Carton |
US3229891A (en) * | 1963-07-05 | 1966-01-18 | Edelman Jules | Carton closure |
US3258192A (en) * | 1964-03-03 | 1966-06-28 | Eckrich Peter & Sons | Carton |
US3319869A (en) * | 1964-12-04 | 1967-05-16 | Dominion Tar & Chemical Co | Container closure |
US3337115A (en) * | 1965-10-20 | 1967-08-22 | St Joe Paper Company | Container |
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US1808772A (en) * | 1926-06-07 | 1931-06-09 | Hummel & Downing Co | Caddy |
US2337039A (en) * | 1941-05-14 | 1943-12-21 | Gardner Richardson Co | Carton with snap lock bottom closure |
US2713965A (en) * | 1953-05-14 | 1955-07-26 | Container Corp | Paperboard container with interlocking flap closure |
US3081017A (en) * | 1960-08-31 | 1963-03-12 | American Can Co | Carton |
US3229891A (en) * | 1963-07-05 | 1966-01-18 | Edelman Jules | Carton closure |
US3258192A (en) * | 1964-03-03 | 1966-06-28 | Eckrich Peter & Sons | Carton |
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US4017018A (en) * | 1976-03-29 | 1977-04-12 | Fibreboard Corporation | Carton closure |
US4236662A (en) * | 1979-04-09 | 1980-12-02 | Champion International Corporation | Container having an internal support platform and blank therefor |
US4238068A (en) * | 1979-10-04 | 1980-12-09 | Container Corporation Of America | Variable depth self-locking container |
US4279378A (en) * | 1979-11-19 | 1981-07-21 | Willamette Industries, Inc. | Top gap folding box having a top closure interlock |
US4572425A (en) * | 1983-08-01 | 1986-02-25 | Russell William S | Reusable container |
FR2625172A1 (en) * | 1987-12-24 | 1989-06-30 | Apple Computer France | PACKAGING WITH INFLATABLE CUSHIONS |
EP0325070A1 (en) * | 1987-12-24 | 1989-07-26 | Apple Computer France, Sarl | Inflatable cushions package |
US4905835A (en) * | 1987-12-24 | 1990-03-06 | Apple Computer France, Sarl | Inflatable cushion packaging |
US5570780A (en) * | 1995-04-17 | 1996-11-05 | Codi, Inc. | Portable computer carrying case |
US5924625A (en) * | 1997-12-31 | 1999-07-20 | J. D'addario & Company, Inc. | Reusable box |
US6640971B2 (en) | 2001-08-08 | 2003-11-04 | Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc. | Carton for containing an object during transport and storage and unitary blank therefor |
US20090072017A1 (en) * | 2003-07-15 | 2009-03-19 | Thomas West | Box flap locking system |
US7278565B2 (en) * | 2003-07-15 | 2007-10-09 | Norampac Schenectady, Inc | Box flap locking system |
US20050011938A1 (en) * | 2003-07-15 | 2005-01-20 | Thomas West | Box flap locking system |
US7669753B2 (en) | 2003-07-15 | 2010-03-02 | Norampac Schenectady, Inc. | Box flap locking system |
US20080116249A1 (en) * | 2006-11-21 | 2008-05-22 | Thomas West | Box flap locking system with sift-proof bottom |
US7789292B2 (en) | 2006-11-21 | 2010-09-07 | Norampac Schenectady, Inc. | Box flap locking system with sift-proof bottom |
US9242758B2 (en) | 2010-02-19 | 2016-01-26 | Westrock Shared Services, Llc | Polygonal containers having a locking bottom and blanks and methods for forming the same |
US20110204127A1 (en) * | 2010-02-19 | 2011-08-25 | David Joe Brundage | Polygonal containers having a locking bottom and blanks and methods for forming the same |
US8622282B2 (en) | 2010-02-19 | 2014-01-07 | Rock-Tenn Shared Services, Llc | Blanks and methods for forming reinforced containers |
US8931686B2 (en) * | 2010-02-19 | 2015-01-13 | Rock-Tenn Shared Services Llc | Polygonal containers having a locking bottom and blanks and methods for forming the same |
US20110204131A1 (en) * | 2010-02-19 | 2011-08-25 | David Joe Brundage | Blanks and methods for forming reinforced containers |
US8925795B2 (en) | 2010-04-22 | 2015-01-06 | York Container Company | Materials and method for making a container with a locking closure |
US9434501B2 (en) | 2010-04-22 | 2016-09-06 | York Container Company | Materials and method for making a container with a locking closure |
US20150291343A1 (en) * | 2012-10-26 | 2015-10-15 | François Berthault | Device for packaging and cooking popcorn and automated method for closing such a device |
US20150129649A1 (en) * | 2013-11-08 | 2015-05-14 | Paper Systems, Inc. | Interlocking container |
US10336501B2 (en) | 2015-12-10 | 2019-07-02 | Westrock Shared Services, Llc | Polygonal containers having a locking bottom and blanks and methods for forming the same |
US10273070B2 (en) | 2017-05-19 | 2019-04-30 | Paper Systems, Inc. | Collapsible container |
CN111301809A (en) * | 2020-02-25 | 2020-06-19 | 珠海格力电器股份有限公司 | Packaging structure |
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Owner name: BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK, Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:CONTAINER CORPORATION OF AMERICA;REEL/FRAME:004858/0656 Effective date: 19860930 Owner name: NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:CONTAINER CORPORATION OF AMERICA;REEL/FRAME:004858/0656 Effective date: 19860930 Owner name: BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:CONTAINER CORPORATION OF AMERICA;REEL/FRAME:004858/0656 Effective date: 19860930 Owner name: MANUFACTURERS HANOVER TRUST COMPANY Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:CONTAINER CORPORATION OF AMERICA;REEL/FRAME:004858/0656 Effective date: 19860930 Owner name: CHEMICAL BANK Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:CONTAINER CORPORATION OF AMERICA;REEL/FRAME:004858/0656 Effective date: 19860930 |
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