US3102675A

US3102675A - Dispensing carton

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Publication number: US3102675A
Application number: US120587A
Authority: US
Inventors: Archie M Schrom
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1961-06-29
Filing date: 1961-06-29
Publication date: 1963-09-03
Anticipated expiration: 1980-09-03

Description

Sept. 3, 1963 A. M. scHRoM 3,102,675

` DISPENSING CARTON Filed June 29, 1961 5 Sheets-Sheet l l l l l H I'Z f6 ll dim/7;@ W/cfew A. M. SCHROM DISPENSING CARTON Sept. 3, 1963 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 yg/9i@ Filed June 29, 1961 Q50 44m :EM/NI J Sept. 3, 1963 A. M. scHRoM DISPENSING CARTON Filed June 29, 1961 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 warme/c45 United States Patent O 3,102,675 DISPENSING CARTON Archie M. Schram, 1315 Greenwood Ave., Wilmette, Ill. Filed June 29, 1961, Ser. No. 120,587 4 Claims. (Cl. 229-20) 'I'his invention relates to an improved dispensing carton for the reception of cigarettes, cigars and similar articles of an elongated shape, which provides protection of such articles when closed, and which may be readily and surely opened to present such articles for easy, ready, selection.

v The requirements of a desirable dispensing carton can best be understood if related to the specific problems involved in cigarette packages, although it is understood that the invention is not limited Ito such use.

It is believed that the ideal cigarette container would be one which would be operable with a single hand when necessary to expose the entire contents for rapid and facile yselection from the very first cigarette until the contents are exhausted, which would be sufliciently rigid in construction to maintain life and operability throughout the period of the use of the contents and offer signicant protection to the contents when closed, which would have an opened position Which was self-locking and which exposed the upper ends of Ithe cigarettes for ease in grasping to facilitate selection, which would include closing means to insure complete closing of the container after use, and which would lend itself to simple and inexpensive manufacture and assembly in extremely large quantities while being intrinsically subject to precise quality control.

Therefore, it is the primary object of this invention to provide a dispensing carton which accomplishes all the foregoing requirements when used for cigarettes or any other similar objects.

f The novel features :of the construction and operation of this dispensing carton Will be more clearly apparent from the following description, reference being had to the Iaccompanying drawings which illustrate the preferred form lof the invention, like character references being employed to denote like parts throughout the several igures.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the inside envelope or casing before assembly;

FIGURE la is an end elevational view thereof;

FIGURE 2 is a perspective View of the outer envelope or casing before being assembled;

FIGURE 2a 4is an end elevational view thereof;

FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of the assembled `dispensing carton shown in the opened position;

FIGURE 3a is an end elevational view thereof;

FIGURE 4 is a perspective view of the assembled dispensing carton shown in the closed position;

FIGURE 4a is an end elevational view thereof partly broken laway to show the contents;

FIGURE 5 is the top plan view of the blank utilized to form the inner envelope or casing;

FIGURE 5a is a fragmentary View in perspective of a portion of one of the closure halves; and

j FIGURE 6 is :the top plan view of the blank utilized to form the outer envelope or casing.

The inner envelope or casing A, shown before assembly in FIG. l, is of a substantially box-like configuration hav- `ing two

opposing side walls

10 and 12 joined by

end walls

14 and 16, all of which join the bottom 18.

The upper end of the inner casing A is formed to pro- Vide two cooperating closure halves and Z2, each of said sides being scored at a distance from the top of the respective sides 'along lines 24 and 24a to permit each of said closure halves to be moved hingedly outwardly into the position shown in FIG. '1a. It is further to be noted JCC Ithat the upper portion of the inner casing forming the cooperating closure halves completely surrounds the enclosed articles to form a complete rectangular box-like container when the halves are in closed position, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 4a, to provide protection for the contents.

The inner casing A is slidably received within the outer envelope or casing B, shown in FIG. 2. Outer casing B is formed with an open bottom, and two

opposing side walls

26 and 28 which join the

end walls

30 and 32 to form a hollow tubular unit.

The upper portions of the

opposing side walls

26 and 28 are each cut downwardly `separating the upper portions from each of the `

respective end Walls

30 and 32, each of said cuts then turning away from said end Walls and extending toward each other substantially parallel with the upper edge of the

respective side walls

26 and 28 to form

shoulders

34 and 36, as seen in FIG. 4. The respective cuts then slope downwardly `and inwardly, terminating in the scored

portions

38 and 39 respectively, thus forming opposed webbed portions which are indicated generally at 40 land 41 in FIG. 2 and are free to move hingedly outwardly to accommodate the opening of the cooperating closure halves when the two cases are assembled.

The upper end of each of the

respective webs

40 and 41 terminates in an

upper tab

42 and 44 which likewise, because of the

scoring

45 and 46, have a hinged relationship with respect to the web.

Also, the opposing sides of the outer casing B are seen to have

cutout portions

47 and 49 adjacent each of the lower edges to permit grasping of the lower portion of the inner casing when the container is assembled.

To assemble the containers, rthe inner casing A is inserted within the `outer casing B and the

upper tabs

42 and 44 of outer casing B are glued or otherwise afxed to the respective upper edges of the

respective closure halves

20 and 22. 'Ihe container is then ready for use.

One of the important advantages of this container structure is that it lends itself easily to simple fabrication. The blank from which the inner casing A is formed is shown in FIG. 5 and is seen to be completely symmetrical, with the

opposing sides

10 and 12 being joined on the blank by the intermediary bottom portion 1S. The

sides

14 and 16 are formed respectively by the overlapping of

panels

14, 14n and 16, 16a each bent substantially at right angles with respect to the

side portions

10 and 12 along the scoring provided for this purpose. The

respective panels

14, 14a and 16, 16a are |then glued into position as shown in FIG. l to form the inner casing of the container.

The

respective lclosure halves

20 and 22 are each seen to be comprised of iirst side panels 51 and 51a which are `delineated by score lines 24 and 24a to provide a hinged relationship with respect to the upper edge of the

side panels

10 and 12. Each first side panel has icuts at 53, S5 and 53er, 55a on opposing sides joined by score lines 57 and 57a to yform symmetrical liiaps Si@ and i61. Second side panels 63 and `63a are hinged by means of scoring to the first side panels, and the scoring 65, 65a results in tabs `67 and y67er which enable the second side panels to be folded around, as shown in FIG. 5a, and secured by glue or other similar means with respect to fthe tabs 67 and 67a to form the closure half shown in FIG. 5a. When both closure halves are thus completed they provide lcooperating closure means which completely surround the goods to be packed in the closed position, Iwhile permitting opposi-tely directed hinged movement to accomplish opening.

In FIG. 6 is shown the blank from which the outer casing B is formed. Here again, a substantially symmetrical arrangement is shown wherein the opposing side walls 26 and 2S of the outer casing are shown joined 3 by the end wall' 30 which, because of the score lines 30a and30b, permits this blanli t0 be folded around to form a tube, with the overlapping side panels 32 and 32m being glued together or otherwise aixed.

One the unique advantages of this invention is the fact that the contents such-as cigars, cigarettes, etc. may be inserted Within the inner casing A simultaneously with the formation of the inner casing from the blank shown in :l-TIG. 5. As an alternative, after the inner casing A and the outer casing B have been formed and assembled, the contents can be packaged by merely inserting them into the ycontainer when it is in the opened position, as shown in FIG. 3.

Once the container is appropriately iilled and closed to the position shown in FIG. 4, it is seen that a completely closed container is provided which offers significant protection to the contents, and, especially when made out of cardboard or other heavy material, prevents the contents'from being crushed or otherwise mangled while being carried.

To expose the contents )for selection and use, the con-v tainer, as shown in FIG. 4, is iirst gripped between the end Walls of the outer casing, the thumb and foreiinger placed upon the lower end of the inner casing B through the

cutout portions

47 and 49, and the inner casing moved upwardly in relation to the outer casting. Due to the constraining action of the

webs

40 and 41, the

upper closure halves

20 and 22 are forced to pivot about the scorelines 24 and 24a and over the

shoulders

34, 34a and 36, 36a until the lower surface of each of the closure halves is in a position substantially perpendicular with respect to the side rwalls of the outer casing, as is best seen in FIG. 3a. In this position, further upward movement of the inner casing results in no harm being done to the closure halves, which are free to pivot to prevent any damage. Further, the closure halves, in the position shown in FIG. 3a, are in a self-locking position due to the cooperation between the

shoulders

34, 34a and 36, 36a and the force exerted on the lower portion of each of the closure halves, tending to keep them in the opened position.

When it is desired to lclose the container, the thumb and orenger are then placed over the respective closure halves and they are moved together and thrust downwardly, at which time the thumb and forenger can be removed to grasp the bottom portion of the inner casing B to complete the closing operation. Further, since the

shoulders

34, 34a and 36, 36a extend aboveeach of .the lclosure halves in the closed position, the sides of the outer casing respectively act as guides to force the closure halves into a completely closed position, insuring protection to the contents.

From the foregoing description and from the drawings, it can vbe seen *that an improved dispensing carton has been provided which may be operable with a single hand, when necessary, to expose the entire contents for rapid and facile selection from the very rst cigarette until the contents are exhausted; which is sumciently rigid in construction to maintain life, and operable throughout the period of the use of the contents while offering significant protection to the `contents when closed; which has an open position which is self-locking and which exposes the upper portions of the contents for ease in grasping to facilitate selection; which includes closure means to insure complete closing of the container after use; and which would lend itself to simple and inexpensive manufacture and assembly in extremely large quantities while being intrinsically subject to precise quality control.

I Claim:

1. A dispensing carton comprising an inner and outer tubular casing, each casing being generally rectangular in cross-section, said inner casing being slidably received and closely tting within said outer casing and being Iclosed at the bottom end, the upper end of said inner casing being formed with cooperating closure halves, each of said halves being hingedly mounted with respect to an opposing side of said inner casing for movement toward each other into a mating closed position and away from each other to expose a portion of the contents of the container in the opened position, said outer casing forming a supporting shoulder on opposing sides spaced from the upper end of said casing, and opposing webs each secured respectively for hinged movement at one end to one of said closure halves and-at the other end to one of said sides of said outer casing below said shoulders, said lwebs pulling said closure halves over said shoulders when said inner casing is moved upwardly with respect to said outer casin and the opposing sides of said outer casing acting to guide said closure halves into a mating closed position when said inner casing is moved downwardly with respect to said outer casing.

2. A dispensing carton comprising an inner and outer tubular casing, each casing being generally rectangular in cross-section, said inner casing being slidably received and closely tting with said outer casing and being closed at the bottom end, `the upper end of said inner casing being formed with cooperating closure halves, each of said halves being secured for hinged movement with respect to an opposing side of said inner casing for movement toward each other into a mating closed position and away from each other to expose the upper portion of the contents in the opened position, said outer casing forming supporting shoulders for supporting each of said closure halves in the opened position, andopposing webs each secured for hinged movement at one end to one of said closure halves and at the other end Yto one of said sides of said outer casing beneath said shoulders, said webs pulling said closure halves over said shoulders into the opened position when said inner casing is moved upwardly with respect to said outer casing, and the Iopposing sides of said outer casing guiding said closure halves into a mating closed position when said inner casi-ng is moved downwardly with respect to said outer casing.

3. A dispensing carton comprising an inner and outer tubular casing, each casing being generally rectangular in cross-section, said inner casing being slidably received and closely fitting within said outer casing and being closed at the bottom end, the upper end of said inner casing being formed with cooperating closure halves, each of said halves being secured for hinged movement with respect to an opposing side of said inner casing for movement toward each other into a mating closed position and away from each other to expose the upper portion of the contents in the opened position, each of said opposing sides lof said outer casing providing spaced supporting shoulders for supporting said closure halves in the opened position, and opposing webs each secured for hinged movement at one end to one of said closure halves .and at the other end to one of said sides of said outer casing beneath said shoulders, said webs extending between said spaced shoulders in the closed position and pulling said closure halves over said shoulders into the opened position when said inner casing is moved upwardly with respect to said outer casing, and the opposing sides of said outer casing guiding said closure halves into a mating closed position when said inner casing is moved downwardly with respect to said outer casing.

`4. A dispensing carton comprising an inner and outer tubular casing, each casing being generally rectangular in cross-section, said inner casing being slidably received and closely iitting within said outer casing land being closed at the bottom end, the upper end of said inner casing being formed with cooperating closure halves, each of said halves being secured for hinged movement with respectrto an opposing side of said inner casing for movement toward each other into a mating closed position and away from each other to expose -the upper portion of Ythe contents in the opened position, each of said opposing sides of said outer casing forming spaced aligned supporting shoulders for supporting each of said closure halves in the opened position, and opposing webs each secured for hinged movement at one end to one of said closure halves and at the other end to one of said sides of said outer casing beneath said shoulders, said Webs extending between said spaced shoulders in the closed position and pulling said closure halves over said shoulders into a self-locking opened position in which each closure half is substantially perpendicular with respect to the plane of the opposing sides ot the outer downwardly with respect .to said outer casing.

References Cited iu the file of this patent UNTED STATES PATENTS Tanzi Aug. 15, 1939 Rudeen Aug. 23, 1960

Claims

1. A DISPENSING CARTON COMPRISING AN INNER AND OUTER TUBULAR CASING, EACH CASING BEING GENERALLY RECTANGULAR IN CROSS-SECTION, SAID INNER CASING BEING SLIDABLY RECEIVED AND CLOSELY FITTING WITHIN SAID OUTER CASING AND BEING CLOSED AT THE BOTTOM END, THE UPPER END OF SAID INNER CASING BEING FORMED WITH COOPERATING CLOSURE HALVES, EACH OF SAID HALVES BEING HINGEDLY MOUNTED WITH RESPECT TO AN OPPOSING SIDE OF SAID INNER CASING FOR MOVEMENT TOWARD EACH OTHER INTO A MATING CLOSED POSITION AND AWAY FROM EACH OTHER TO EXPOSE A PORTION OF THE CONTENTS OF THE CONTAINER IN THE OPENED POSITION, SAID OUTER CASING FORMING A SUPPORTING SHOULDER ON OPPOSING SIDES SPACED FROM THE UPPER END OF SAID CASING, AND OPPOSING WEBS EACH SECURED RESPECTIVELY FOR HINGED MOVEMENT AT ONE END TO ONE OF SAID CLOSURE HALVES AND AT THE OTHER END TO ONE OF SAID SIDES OF SAID OUTER CASING BELOW SAID SHOULDERS, SAID WEBS PULLING SAID CLOSURE HALVES OVER SAID SHOULDERS WHEN SAID INNER CASING IS MOVED UPWARDLY WITH RESPECT TO SAID OUTER CASING, AND THE OPPOSING SIDES OF SAID OUTER CASING ACTING TO GUIDE SAID CLOSURE HALVES INTO A MATING CLOSED POSITION WHEN SAID INNER CASING IS MOVED DOWNWARDLY WITH RESPECT TO SAID OUTER CASING.