US824566A - Shipping-crate. - Google Patents

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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 thevupper hoo 4. Intermediate the length of the rods areiormed eyes 5, in which is secured theencircling hoop 6, and thehoopv 7 is secured near the lower ends of the stays. The lower ends of the staysare bent to form aloop 8, in

` which is secured-theban 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 orstaples 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 ortop 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 thehoop 4. Diametrically-extendling 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 orclamps 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.

AWirenetwor 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 orhoop 2 4, provided `with anetwork 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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