US824566A - Shipping-crate. - Google Patents

Description

PATENTBD JUNE-15266906.

, J. P.. v MOSS. SH'IPBING CRATE. APPLIOATION rum'. xov. zo. 1905.

2 SHEETS-6mm 2,

lo al w/wm it may concern: 7

-Be it known that I, JAMES F. Moss, a citi-A JAMiis rf.v Moss. or PALMYnAjviRGiNiA; I' 'tsr-HP1?|N@-clmrlTr-i.l Y

' Specification of Letters Patent.

' -rat'ente'd Jaque 26,1906.-

Appliqtion'mea 'November 2o, 1905. seriiiNmaaiw Vzen of the United States, residing at Palmyra,

the county of Fluvanna and State vof Vir; gima, have invented certain new and usefuly Improvements in Shipping-Crates, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relatesY to improvements in .shipping-crates,- and refers particularly to a crate designed for storing and shipping toand shipping.

One object of the invention is the pro-vision'v of a device of this character which is light in.

weight and which whenthe contents are re- -moved may be folded or rolled into small spaceforreshipping or storing.

Another object of my invention is to provide a shipping-crate whchrwill'be easy to' assemble and to open, will be inexpensive of production, and" durable in construction and Willbeofa shape convenient for handling Witli these and other objects in `view my invention consists of'a crate comprising a liniig1 of paper or similar material, vertical stayr s,and the hoops or bands secured't said 'rods, the removable head and bottom of the crate, 'and'means for securing the open ends v 'of the hoops.,

the invention.' Fi 4 is a top plan view Myinvention further consists in certain other novel features of construction and combination and'arr'angement `tially as disclosed herein.'

' Figure 1 is a perspective view ouf-the' assembled crate embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a modiedjorm of 1 thereof, and Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view showing the manner in which the is se- Vcured tothe vertical stays.

In the drawings, the numeral 1 designates thelining. of the crate, which may be of pa? per or pasteboard, or it ma be of some exie vertical s ta s le waterproof material.' 2V may be of'heavywire and are formed at t e top with eyes 3,'in which is secured thev upper hoo 4. Intermediate the length of the rods are iormed eyes 5, in which is secured the encircling hoop 6, and the hoopv 7 is secured near the lower ends of the stays. The lower ends of the staysare bent to form a loop 8, in

` which is secured-the ban 9,-and the ends of the rods are Vbent inwar Vt` Yform retaining Ybracesy 21" may besecured'between the hoops and the ring is engaged and held in place by of parts substan` v stay-rods, hoopsor bands secured to the rods,

. extensions 10, which engagethe bottomll 5-"5 of the crateand secure it m position. TheA bottom' 11' is formed of slats '12, properly spaced by the hoop 1 3, secured to theslat's by cleats or staples 14. 'An oval-shaped hoop '15 is also secured 4to the'slats and serves' to 6o strengthen them.

After the 1 tobacco or othermaterialhas been placed in the crate-the'head or top 16 is "l Y placedthereon. This top maybe of the lsame material as the and is held in-plaee by thel metallics'trip 17, which has its endslselcuredto the hoop 4. Diametrically-extend ling braces 18 are secured tothe hoop and'eX-,

tend across the top, and these braces are connected the shorterA Web-braces 19.

7o The lining is secured to the'vertical staysby metalliccleats or clamps 20, which-en circle the stays, pass through the lining, and are clenched onthe inner side. (Diagonal vand give strengih and "r igidity'to' the crate.

AWire networ 22 encirclesthe and strengthens the same. v In the modiiied construction shown in 3 instead of the lhoops I use the bands1 23V at the top, bottom, and intermediate portions, and the top cover consists of a ring or hoop 2 4, provided `with a network comprising braces 18 and 19, which iitsover the cover,

the retaining-lugs 25, formed onthe ends of the stays. y

OneA of the vertical stays at the open ends ofthe hoops is provided with the hook s 27, which engage the adjacent stayrod and serve to hold the package in cylindrical form.

From this description, taken in connection with the drawings, 'it is evident 4that I provide a crate which accomplishes vthe objects heter in set-forth, is'rdurable'and economical of 95 manufacture, and is practical for the purposes intended. Y I claim- Y i 1. A shipping-crate consist-inv of "crt-icalV rw a, lining secured to the rods by clips, removable top and bottom to the crate, and. wire network encircling the lining.

2.z A 'shipping-crate vcomprising vertical stay-rods, hoops or bands secured to the rods, a lining secured to the rods by clips, removable top and bottom to the crate, a wire net` work encircling the lining, hooks carried by .stay-rod;- and diagonal braces secured be.

one of the stay-rods to engagethe adjacent gage ythe adjacenJ stay-rods, 'and diagonal Ween the a'oops. braces vsecured betwveen the hoops.

3. In a shippingfcrate, the combination l In testimony whereof' l alix my signature with vertical stay-rods, hoops or bands sein presence of two'wtnesses. v cured to the rods, a lining secured to the'rods JAMES F. MOSS. by clips, removable top and bottoml to the .Wtnessesz crate, diametrical braces across the top of the l C. W. LOCKER, crate, a Wire network'surrounding the lining, l L. O. HMDEN.`

llookscarrecl by one of the stay-rods to en- 1o. l

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