BOX FOR DISPENSING FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL

• US 3,698,548 A
• Filed: 06/15/1970
• Issued: 10/17/1972
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/1970
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Donald W. Stenzel, Robert N. Stenzel
• Original Assignee: Donald W. Stenzel, Robert N. Stenzel
• Inventors: Stenzel, Robert N., Stenzel, Donald W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Leclair, Joseph R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Garbe, Stephen P.
• Application Number:
  US05/046,067
• Time in Patent Office: 855 Days
• Field of Search: 206/52R,58 229/17S,34R,33,36,44R 242/55.53
• US Class Current: 242/588.4
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 83/0882 and for cutting interconnected articles cutting devices for dispensers intended for re-use B65H35/008
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/672 on cores
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 229/92 Stress relief
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 225/248 Single blank container

Abstract

A box has front, back, top, bottom, and end walls arranged in a box-like configuration and contains a roll of sheet material, through which a spindle extends. The end walls of the box comprise several plies of paperboard material and some of these plies are provided with cutouts which form a cradle for the ends of the spindle. The top wall has a slot from which the sheet material is withdrawn, and this slot is positioned forwardly from the back wall of the box. A cutter blade projects upwardly beyond the top wall for cutting the sheet material after it is withdrawn from the slot.

Claims

1. A dispenser box for dispensing flexible sheet material from a roll of said material receivable within said box, the dispenser box being made from a blank of corrugated paperboard or the like and the roll having a spindle extending through it;

said box comprising front, rear, top, and bottom panel members closed by multiply ends, the dispenser box being longitudinally hinged along the rear panel member for dividing the box into top and bottom portions which may be moved from an open position wherein the roll may be fitted into the box to a closed position wherein the roll is confined in the box, the front panel member and the ends being formed in separate upper sections connected in the top portion and separate lower sections connected in the bottom portion, the top panel member having a slot spaced forwardly from the rear panel member for enabling withdrawal of the sheet material from the box;

said bottom portion comprising the lower front panel, the bottom panel and the lower part of the rear panel, said lower-front and rear panels each having an end flap provided with a cutout, the bottom panel having at its opposite ends end members hinged at a medial section to define inner and outer sections, the outer section having a cutout adapted to register with the cutouts in the end flaps when the end flaps are closed together in nested relation in the assembly of the box with the hinged end members being adapted to be bent over the end flaps to enclose them to define a four-ply thickness for the assembled ends, the inner three plys of which are provided with the cutouts which register to define a cradle for receiving the spindle extending through the roll of material, the top portion of the box comprising the upper front panel, the top panel and the upper part of the rear panel, said upper front and rear panels each having end flaps provided with cutouts, the top panel having at its opposite end end members hinged at a medial section to define inner and outer sections, the outer section having a cutout adapted to register with aforementioned cutouts in the end flaps when the end flaps are closed together in nested relation in the assembly of the box with the hinged end members being adapted to be bent over the end flap to enclose them to define a four-ply thickness for the assembled ends, the cutouts in the inner three plys registering for reception of the spindle.

2. The dispenser box of claim 1 in which the lower front panel has a hinged section adapted to be bent over the ends of the box and a slot extending along the hinge line to a point adjacent the end of the panel, said slot receiving a tab provided at the lower portion of the upper front panel.

3. The dispenser box of claim 2 in which the tab has cam means at its ends and notch means whereby the tab can be forced into engagement with the end of the slot in the lower front panel and locked by engagement of the notch means with the end of the slot.

4. A box for containing a roll of sheet material;

said box comprising top, bottom, front, rear and end walls arranged in a box-like configuration, at least one of the walls being movable relative to the other walls to expose the interior of the box for insertion of the roll of sheet material therein, and a spindle extending through the roll of sheet material from one end wall to the other end wall, the end walls being formed from a plurality of plies, at least some of which are provided with cutouts which form a cradle for the ends of the spindle so that the roll is supported for rotation within the box by the end walls, the top wall having a slot which extends parallel to the axis of the roll and is slightly wider than the sheet material is wide so that the sheet material can be withdrawn from the interior of the box, the top wall further having finger holes which are positioned such that the sides of the sheet material pass over them after the sheet material emerges from the slot, so that the user may easily place his fingers beneath the sides of the sheet material and grasp that material.

5. A box according to claim 4 wherein the sheet material is wound about a hollow core, and wherein the spindle extends through the core and forms a journal therefor.

6. A box according to claim 4 wherein the finger holes are located adjacent to the ends of the slot and the slot is positioned between and spaced from both the front and rear walls.

7. A box for containing a roll of sheet material;

said box comprising top, bottom, front, rear and end walls arranged in a box-like configuration, the box being longitudinally hinged along the rear wall to form top and bottom box portions which are movable relative to each other to expose the interior of the box for insertion of the roll of sheet material therein, and a spindle extending through the roll of sheet material from one end wall to the other end wall, the end walls comprising upper and lower multiply sections forming part of the top and bottom portions of the box, respectively, the end walls further being formed from a plurality of plies, at least some of which in the lower end wall sections are provided with cutouts which form a cradle for the ends of the spindle so that the roll is supported for rotation within the box by the end walls, the front wall being divided into upper and lower panels which are on the top and bottom box portions, respectively, one of the front wall panels having a first tab hinged to it, the first tab having a slot extending adjacent to the panel to which that tab is hinged, the other front wall panel having a second tab which is positioned to align with and is sized to snugly fit into the slot of the first tab, to provide locking means for holding the top and bottom portions of the box together in a closed position, the top wall having a first slot located forwardly from the rear wall so that the sheet material can be withdrawn from the interior of the box.

8. A box for containing a roll of sheet material;

said box comprising top, bottom, front, rear and end walls arranged in a box-like configuration, at least one of the walls being movable relative to the other walls to expose the interior of the box for insertion of the roll of sheet material therein, and a spindle extending through the roll of sheet material from one end wall to the other end wall, the end walls comprising upper and lower multiply sections forming part of the top and bottom box portions, respectively, each end wall of the lower box portion comprising a first member foldably connected to the rear wall, a second member foldaBly connected to the front wall and positioned against the first member, a third member foldably connected to the bottom wall and folded up and presented outwardly from the first and second members, and a fourth member foldably connected to the third member and folded over the upper edges of the first and second members and into the interior of the box so that the first and second members are interposed between the third and fourth members, the bottom wall adjacent to the third member being provided with a groove, and the fourth member being provided with a tab which fits into the groove and holds the fourth member in an upstanding position relative to the bottom wall, at least some of the members being provided with cutouts which form a cradle for the ends of the spindle so that the roll is supported for rotation within the box by the end walls, the top wall having a first slot located forwardly from the rear wall so that the sheet material can be withdrawn from the interior of the box.

9. A box for containing a roll of sheet material;

said box comprising top, bottom, front, rear and end walls arranged in a box-like configuration, at least one of the walls being movable relative to the other walls to expose the interior of the box for insertion of the roll of sheet material therein, and a spindle extending through the roll of sheet material from one end wall to the other end wall, the end walls comprising upper and lower multiply sections, each end wall of the lower box portion comprising a first member foldably connected to the rear wall, a second member foldably connected to the front wall and positioned against the first member, a third member foldably connected to the bottom wall and folded up and presented outwardly from the first and second members, and a fourth member foldably connected to the third member and folded over the upper edges of the first and second members and into the interior of the box so that the first and second members are interposed between the third and fourth members, the first, second, and fourth members being provided with cutouts which form a cradle for the ends of the spindle so that the roll is supported for rotation within the box by the end walls, the top wall having a first slot located forwardly from the rear wall so that the sheet material can be withdrawn from the interior of the box.