Wire dispenser container

• US 4,006,854 A
• Filed: 11/26/1975
• Issued: 02/08/1977
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/1975
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: International Paper Company
• Original Assignee: International Paper Company
• Inventors: Gibson, Obediah Daniel, Kazes, Daniel Philip
• Primary Examiner(s): Moorhead, Davis T.
• Application Number:
  US05/635,290
• Time in Patent Office: 440 Days
• Field of Search: 229/36, 229/52 B, 229/51 D, 229/17 S, 242/171, 206/409, 206/395
• US Class Current: 206/409
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/22 held erect by extensions of one or more sides being doubled-over to enclose extensions of adjacent sides
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/4612 formed by extensions of side flaps or by side flaps of a container formed by folding-up portions connected to a central panel from all sides
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/676 on cores

Abstract

A cut and scored, paperboard blank and the hexahedronal container formed from the blank. The container has bottom, top and end walls reinforced by at least one additional layer of paperboard material. The container features a handle construction which is connected to one of the side walls and is located within the container and beneath its top wall until the handle is positioned outwardly of the container, by the two steps of: partially opening the container by folding the side panels away from each other; and then, closing the container by folding the side panels towards each other, while urging the handle through a slot in the top wall of the container. The container also features a key shaped hole in an end wall of the container through which a roll of wire, in the container, can be dispensed and which is adapted to hold the end of the wire outwardly of the container in a readily accessible position. The container further features a plurality of interfolded bottom, top and end wall panels adapted to strengthen the container and improve the impact resistance of its bottom, top and end walls.

Claims

1. A cut and scored, paperboard blank (10) for a hexahedronal container, having bottom, top and end walls reinforced by at least one additional layer of paperboard material, which comprises:

a bottom panel (11);

a first side pane (12) and a second side panel (13) connected to opposite sides of the bottom panel (11);

a first end panel (14) and a second end panel (15) connected to opposite sides of the first side panel (12);

a first, first end panel reinforcing flap (16) connected to a side of the first end panel (14) remote from the first side panel (12);

a first, second end panel reinforcing flap (17) connected to a side of the second end panel (15) remote from the first side panel (12);

a second, first end panel reinforcing flap (18) and a second, second end panel reinforcing flap (19) connected to the other opposite sides of the bottom panel (11);

a top panel (20) connected to a side of the first side panel (12) remote from the bottom panel (11);

a third, first end panel reinforcing flap (21) and a third, second end panel reinforcing flap (22) connected to opposite sides of the top panel (20);

a first top panel reinforcing flap (23) connected to a side of the top panel (20) remote from the the first side panel (12);

a first bottom panel reinforcing flap (24) connected to a side of the first, first end panel reinforcing flap (16) remote from the third, first end panel reinforcing flap (21);

a second bottom panel reinforcing flap (25) connected to a side of the first, second end panel reinforcing flap (17) remote from the third, second end panel reinforcing flap (22);

a fourth, first end panel reinforcing flap (26) and a fourth, second end panel reinforcing flap (27) connected to opposite sides of the second side panel (13);

a second top panel reinforcing flap (28) connected to a side of the second side panel (13) remote from the bottom panel (11);

a third top panel reinforcing flap (29) connected to a side of the second top panel reinforcing flap (28) remoted from the second side panel (13);

a fourth top panel reinforcing flap (30) connected to a side of the fourth, first end panel reinforcing flap (26) remote from the first end panel (14); and

a fifth top panel reinforcing flap (31) connected to a side of the fourth, second end panel reinforcing flap (27) remote from the second end panel (15);

the first end panel (14), the first end panel reinforcing flaps (16, 18, 21, and

     26) and the fourth top panel reinforcing flap (30) being adjacent to one another; and

the second end panel (15), the second end panel reinforcing flaps (17, 19, 22 and

     27) and the fifth top panel reinforcing flap (31) being adjacent to one another.

2. The blank of claim 1 wherein the top panel (20) includes a first elongated slot (32) and the first top panel reinforcing flap (23) includes a second elongated slot (33), the slots (32 and 33) being parallel to and equidistant from the connected sides of the top panel (20) and the first top panel reinforcing flap (23);

and wherein the second and third, top panel reinforcing flaps (28 and

     29) each include a pair of handle slits that intersect along their connected sides, are substantial mirror images along their connected sides and are located between the lengthwise ends of the first and second slots (32 and

     33).

3. The blank of claim 2 wherein the fourth and fifth, top panel reinforcing flaps (30 and 31) each include an additional handle slit (38 and 39), each of which is a substantial mirror image, along a side (30a and 31a) of the fourth or fifth, top panel reinforcing flap (30 and 31) remote from the second top panel reinforcing flap (28), of the respectively closer handle slit in the second top panel reinforcing flap (28), along the connected sides of the second and third, top panel reinforcing flaps (28 and 29).

4. The blank of claim 2 wherein the pairs of handle slits in the second and third, top panel reinforcing flaps (28 and 29) comprises a first handle slit (34) and a second handle slit (35) that are:

substantially parallel;

substantially transverse to the connected sides of the second and third, top panel reinforcing flaps (28 and

     29);

substantially transverse to the slots (32 and

     33); and

respectively closer to the fourth top panel reinforcing flap (30) and the fifth top panel reinforcing flap (31).

5. The blank of claim 4 wherein the fourth top panel reinforcing flap (30) includes a third handle slit (38), parallel to the side of the fourth, first end panel reinforcing flap (26) connected to the fourth top panel reinforcing flap (30) and spaced from the parallel side of the fourth, first end panel reinforcing flap (26) by a distance equal to the distance between the first handle slit (34) and the adjacent side of the second top panel reinforcing flap (28) between the second and fourth top panel reinforcing flaps (28 and 30);

and wherein the fifth top panel reinforcing flap (31) includes a fourth handle slit (39), parallel to the side of the fourth, second end panel reinforcing flap (27) connected to the fifth top panel reinforcing flap (31) and spaced from the parallel side of the fourth, second end panel reinforcing flap (27) by a distance equal to the distance between the second handle slit (35) and the adjacent side of the second top panel reinforcing flap (28) between the second and fifth top panel reinforcing flaps (28 and

     31).

6. The blank of claim 5 wherein the third and fourth, handle slits (38 and 39) each have about one-half the length of the first or second, handle slit (34 or 35).

7. The blank of claim 2 wherein the second and third, top panel reinforcing flaps (28 and 29) each include an additional elongated slot (36 and 37) parallel to and equidistant from the connected sides of the second and third, top panel reinforcing flaps (28 and 29) and located between the handle slits (34 and 35).

8. The blank of claim 7 wherein the side of each additional slot (36 and 37) remote from the connected sides of the second and third, top panel reinforcing flaps (28 and 29) lies along the line connecting the ends of the handle slits (34 and 35) in the second or third, top panel reinforcing flap (28 and 29).

9. The blank of claim 1 wherein the first end panel (14) includes a key shaped hole.

10. The blank of claim 9 wherein the third, first end panel reinforcing flap (21) includes a key shaped hole.

11. The blank of claim 10 wherein the first, first end panel reinforcing flap (16) includes a substantially-round, wire-dispensing hole.

12. The blank of claim 10 wherein the second, first end panel reinforcing flap (18) includes an elongated wire-retaining notch extending from the side thereof remote from the bottom panel (11).

13. A paperboard hexahedronal container (60), having bottom, top and end walls reinforced by at least one additional layer of paperboard material, which comprises:

a bottom panel (11);

a first side panel (12) and a second side panel (13) connected to opposite sides of the bottom panel (11);

a first end panel (14) and a second end panel (15) connected to opposite sides of the first side panel (12);

a first, first end panel reinforcing flap (16) connected to a side of the first end panel (14) remote from the first side panel (12);

a first, second end panel reinforcing flap (17) connected to a side of the second end panel (15) remote from the first side panel (12);

a second, first end panel reinforcing flap (18) and a second, second end panel reinforcing flap (19) connected to the other opposite sides of the bottom panel (11);

a top panel (20) connected to a side of the first side panel (12) remote from the bottom panel (11);

a third, first end panel reinforcing flap (21) and a third, second end panel reinforcing flap (22) connected to opposite sides of the top panel (20);

a first top panel reinforcing flap (23) connected to a side of the top panel (20) remote from the first side panel (12);

a first bottom panel reinforcing flap (24) connected to a side of the first, first end panel reinforcing flap (16) remote from the third, first end panel reinforcing flap (21);

a second bottom panel reinforcing flap (25) connected to a side of the first, second end panel reinforcing flap (17) remote from the third, second end panel reinforcing flap (22);

a fourth, first end panel reinforcing flap (26) and a fourth, second end panel reinforcing flap (27) connected to opposite sides of the second side panel (13);

a second top panel reinforcing flap (28) connected to a side of the second side panel (13) remote from the bottom panel (11);

a third top panel reinforcing flap (29) connected to a side of the second top panel reinforcing flap (28) remote from the second side panel (13);

a fourth top panel reinforcing flap (30) connected to a side of the fourth, first end panel reinforcing flap (26) remote from the first end panel (14); and

a fifth top panel reinforcing flap (31) connected to a side of the fourth, second end panel reinforcing flap (27) remote from the second end panel (15);

the bottom panel reinforcing flaps (24 and

     25) being adjacent to and overlying the bottom panel (11);

the first and second side panels (12 and

     13) being upstanding relative to the bottom panel (11);

the upstanding first end panel (14) and upstanding, first, second and fourth, end panel reinforcing flaps (16, 18 and

     26), relative to the bottom panel (11), and the downwardly extending third, first end panel reinforcing flap (21), relative to the bottom panel (11), being adjacent to one another;

the upstanding second end panel (15) and upstanding, first, second and fourth, second end panel reinforcing flaps (17, 19 and

     27), relative to the bottom panel (11), and the downwardly extending third, second end panel reinforcing flap (22), relative to the bottom panel (11), being adjacent to one another; and

the first, second, third, fourth and fifth, top panel reinforcing flaps (23, 28, 29, 30 and

     31) being adjacent to and underlying the top panel (20);

each second and third, end panel reinforcing flap (18, 19, 21 and

     22) being located inwardly of the adjacent end panel (14 and

     15), and each first end panel reinforcing flap (16 and

     17) being located inwardly of the adjacent third end panel reinforcing flap (21 and

     22) and outwardly of the adjacent fourth end panel reinforcing flap (26 and

     27); and

the fourth and fifth, top panel reinforcing flaps (30 and

     31) underlying the second top panel reinforcing flap (28) and overlying the third top panel reinforcing flap (29), and the first top panel reinforcing flap (23) underlying the top panel (20) and overlying the second top panel reinforcing flap (28).

14. The container of claim 13 wherein each second end panel reinforcing flap (18 and 19) is located outwardly of the adjacent third end panel reinforcing flap (21 and 22).

15. The container of claim 13 wherein the top panel (20) and the first top panel reinforcing flap (23) each include an elongated slot (32 and 33) extending parallel to and being equidistant from the connected sides of the top panel (20) and the first top panel reinforcing flap (23);

and wherein the second and third, top panel reinforcing flaps (28 and

     29) each include a pair of handle slits that intersect along their connected sides, are substantially aligned and coextensive, and are located between the lengthwise ends of the slots (32 and

     33).

16. The container of claim 15 wherein the fourth and fifth, top panel reinforcing flaps (30 and 31) each include an additional handle slit (38 and 39), each of which lies between and is substantially aligned and coextensive with one of the handle slits in the overlying second and underlying third, top panel reinforcing flaps (28 and 29).

17. The container of claim 15 wherein the pairs of handles slits in the second and third, top panel reinforcing flaps (28 and 29) comprise a first handle slit (34) and a second handle slit (35) that are:

substantially parallel;

substantially transverse to the connected sides of the second and third, top panel reinforcing flaps (28 and

     29);

substantially transverse to the slots (32 and

     33); and

respectively closer to the first end panel (14) and the second end panel (15).

18. The container of claim 17 the fourth top panel reinforcing flap (30) includes a third handle slit (38), parallel to the side of the fourth, first end panel reinforcing flap (26) connected to the fourth top panel reinforcing flap (30) and spaced from the parallel side of the fourth, first end panel reinforcing flap (26) by a distance equal to the distance between the first handle slit (34) and the side of the second top panel reinforcing flap (28) adjacent to the first end panel (14);

and wherein the fifth top panel reinforcing flap (31) includes a fourth handle slit (39), parallel to the side of the fourth, second end panel reinforcing flap (27) connected to the fifth top panel reinforcing flap (31) and spaced from the parallel side of the fourth, second end panel reinforcing flap (27) by a distance equal to the distance between the second handle slit (35) and the side of the second top panel reinforcing flap (28) adjacent to the second end panel (15).

19. The container of claim 18 wherein the third and fourth handle slits (38 and 39) each havve one-half the length of the first or second, handle slit (34 or 35).

20. The container of claim 15 wherein the second and third, top panel reinforcing flaps (28 and 29) each include an additional elongated slot (36 and 37) parallel to and equidistant from the connected sides of the second and third, top panel reinforcing flaps (28 and 29) and located between the handle slits (34 and 35).

21. The container of claim 20 wherein one side of each additional slot (36 and 37) remote from the connected sides of the second and third, top panel reinforcing flaps (28 and 29) lies along the line connecting the ends of the handle slits (34 and 35) in the second or third, top panel reinforcing flap (28 or 29).

22. The container of claim 13 wherein the portions of the second and third top panel reinforcing flaps (28 and 29) between the handle slits (34 and 35) extend through the slots (32 and 33).

23. The container of claim 13 wherein the first end panel (14) includes a key shaped hole (40), comprising a substantially round, wire-dispensing hole (41) and an elongated wire-retaining slot (42) having a width substantially less than the diameter of the round hole (41).

24. The container of claim 23 wherein the third, first end panel reinforcing flap (21) also includes a key shaped hole, which comprises a substantially round, wire-dispensing hole and an elongated wire-retaining slot;

the key shaped holes in the first end panel (14) and in the third, first end panel reinforcing flap (21) being substantially aligned.

25. The container of claim 24 wherein the first, first end panel reinforcing flap (16) includes a substantially round, wire-dispensing hole, that is substantially aligned with the wire-dispensing holes in the first end panel (14) and in the third, first end panel reinforcing flap (21).

26. A cut and scored, paperboard blank for a container with an integral handle, which comprises:

a bottom panel (11);

a first side panel (12) and a second side panel (13) connected to opposite sides of the bottom panel (11);

a top panel (20) connected to a side of the first side panel (12) remote from the bottom panel (11); and

a top panel reinforcing flap (28) connected to a side of the second side panel (13) remote from the bottom panel (11);

an elongated slot (32) being provided in the top panel (20); and

a pair of handle slits (34 and

     35) being provided in the top panel reinforcing flap (28) that ext4end from a side (28a) of the top panel reinforcing flap (28) remote from the second side panel (13) and that are located between the lengthwise ends of the slot (32).

27. The blank of claim 26 wherein the handle slits (34 and 35) are parallel and substantially transverse to the side (28a) of the top panel reinforcing flap (28).

28. The blank of claim 26 wherein an additional top panel reinforcing flap (29) is provided, connected to the side (28a) of the top panel reinforcing flap (28), the additional flap (29) containing a pair of handle slits (34 and 35) that are a substantial mirror image of the pair of handle slits in the top panel reinforcing flap (28), along the side (28a) of the top panel reinforcing flap (28), and that intersect the pair of slits in the top panel reinforcing flap (28) along the (28a) thereof.

29. The blank of claim 28 wherein, in each pair of handle slits in the top panel reinforcing flap (28) and in the additional top panel reinforcing flap (29), the handle slits are parallel transverse transvvers to the side (28a) of the top panel reinforcing flap.

30. A paperboard container with an integral handle, which comprises:

a bottom panel (11);

an upstanding first side panel (12) and an upstanding second side panel (13) connected to opposite sides of the bottom panel (11);

a top panel (20) connected to a side of the first side panel (12) remote from the bottom panel (11); and

a top panel reinforcing flap (28) connected to a side of the second side panel (13) remote from the bottom panel (11) and being adjacent to and underlying the top panel (20);

an elongated slot (32) being provided in the top panel (20); and

a pair of handle slits (34 and

     35) being provided in the top panel reinforcing flap (28) that extend from a side (28a) of the top panel reinforcing flap (28) remote from the second side panel (13) and that are located between the lengthwise ends of the slot (32).

31. The container of claim 30 wherein the portions of the top panel reinforcing flap (28) between the handle slits (34 and 35) extend through the slot (32).

32. The container of claim 30 wherein the handle slits (34 and 35) are parallel and substantially transverse to the side (28a) of the top panel reinforcing flap (28).

33. The container of claim 30 wherein an additional top panel reinforcing flap (29) is provided, connected to the side (28a) of the top panel reinforcing flap (28) and underlying the top panel reinforcing flap (28);

the additional flap (29) containing a pair of handle slits (34 and

     35) that are substantially aligned and coextensive with the handle slits in the overlying top panel reinforcing flap (28) and intersect the pair of slits in the top panel reinforcing flap (28) along the side (28a) thereof.

34. The container of claim 33 wherein, in each pair of handle slits in the top panel reinforcing flap (28) and in the additional top panel reinforcing flap (29), the handle slits (34 and 35) are parallel and substantially transverse to the side (28a) of the top panel reinforcing flap (28).

35. The container of claim 32 wherein a pair of further additional top panel reinforcing flaps (30 and 31), connected to opposite sides of the second side panel (13), are provided;

the further additional top panel reinforcing flaps (30 and

     31) underlying the top panel reinforcing flap (28) and overlying the additional top panel reinforcing flap (29); and

the further additional top panel reinforcing flaps (30 and

     31) each including an additional handle slit (38 and

     39) that is substantially alinged and coextensive with and lies between one of the handle slits in each pair of handle slits in the top panel reinforcing flap (28) and the additional top panel reinforcing flap (29).

36. In a cut and scored, paperbord blank for a container for dispensing wire or the like, having a reinforced wall which includes an outer panel (14) and an adjacent inner reinforcing flap (16), the improvement which comprises:

a key shaped hole in the outer panel (14), comprising a substantially round, wire-dispensing hole connected to an elongated wire-retaining slot having a width substantially less than the diameter of the round wire-dispensing hole; and

a substantially round, wire-dispensing hole in the reinforcing flap (16).

37. In a container for dispensing wire or the like, having a reinforced wall which includes an outer panel (14) and an adjacent inner reinforcing flap (16), the improvement which comprises:

a key shaped hole in the outer panel (14), comprising a substantially round, wire-dispensing hole connected to an elongated wire-retaining slot having a width substantially less than the diameter of the round wire-dispensing hole; and

a substantially round, wire-dispensing hole in the reinforcing flap (16), aligned with the wire-dispensing hole in the outer panel (14).

38. The container of claim 37 wherein the reinforced wall includes an additional reinforcing flap (21) having a key shaped hole aligned with the key shaped hole in the outer panel (14).

39. The container of claim 37 wherein the reinforced wall includes an additional reinforcing flap (18) having a wire-retaining notch aligned with the wire-retaining slot in the outer panel (14).