,'2,07,8,906 joined along a score line 126 @by t6 8pacing @PiLnel 127. Adjacent to the @panel @101 along 'the score lines I 03 @and I 05 @I provide @outer side panels @f 32 and @133, respectively@ which terminate at score lines 134 @and 135 wl-lere they are met by cover flaps 136 and 137 having notches i38 and 139, respectively. The caxton is brought into the condition in which it is shown in @Fig@ 5 by making right angle bends a]Ong the score@lines 114, :11@i@2, @108, 109' 102, 118, 126, 124,: 119 and 104, and interlocking the notches I I I and 123 !with the notches l@21 and I 17, respectively. Al partial enclosure, .15 @open at the top, 'is formed, having three compartments separated by. the partitions formed by the panels 113 and 125. The side@panels 132 and (33 and the cover flaps 136 and 137 are then brought up and over the partial enclosure @@-20 formed in part by the panels 116, 106, 120 and 107, and by interlocking the notches 138 and 1391,'the carton Is completely formed and the :enclosure completed, as is shown in Fig. 6. R6ughly, the dimension 1 of the panels 132 25 and 133 should equal the dimension m of the panels 106 and 107; the dimension n of the panels 113 and 125 should equal the dimension 0 of the panel I 0 1 -1 the dimension p@ of the panels I I 0, I 1 5, 12 2 and 127 should be equal@ to one-third @'S 0 the dimension q of the panel I 0 1 , and the dimension 1, n and p sh6u]d correspond to the principal outer dimensions of each of the thr6e articles or units intended to be packaged in the carton. It will be obvious to those skill-Id in the art 3 ,5that my invention is capable of considerable modification in detail within the skill of the art, and is therefore not limited t6 the illustrative examples giveil hereinabove, but is to be broadly construed within.the scope of the claims herein40 after made. In the following claims, I have used the terms "Side', and "end" walls in order to clearly define the invention. It will be obvious, however, to those skilled in fhe art that these terms @ are 45 intp_rchangeable and @are not to be considered in any sense as limitations. :I@'claim as my invention@ 1. A blank for forming a carton adapted to hold a plu'rality of articles, which comprises a r)O continuous sheet of material having a. central panel adapted to serve as the bottom for the caxton, end panels adjoining said central panel on two sides thereof and adapted to be bent at right angles th.ereto, one of said end panels 55 having exten@ions adapted to be bent to form with said end panels a partitioned enclosure extending upwardly from said central panel and open at the upper end; the other of said end panels carrying extension panels adapted to form with said end panels a complete carton wall structure, and outer side panels adoining said central panel on the other sides thereof, adapted to be bent at right angles to said central panel to reinforce sides of said partial enclosure, at 65 least one of said side panels having an extension adapted to cover the open end of and complete said enclosure. 2. A blank for forming a carton adapted to hold a plurality of articles such as dishes. or the 70 like, which comprises a continuous sheet of material having a cen I tral panel adapted to serve as a bottom for the carton; end panels adjoining said central panel 6n two sides thereof; and having extensions adapted to be bent to form 75 with said end panels a partitioned enclosure extending tipwardly from said central panel :and open a-t the upper end thereof for insertion of said articles therein; and outer side panels adjoining said central panel on the other sides thereof, adapted,to be bent at right angles to r) said central panel to reinforce sides of said partial enclosure, at least one of said side panels having an extension adapted to caver the opeii end of and complete said enclosure, sa4@d outer side panels being adapted to mutLially engage 10 with each other an d lock the completed enclosure. 3. A blank f6r forming a carton adapted to hold a,@plurality of articles such as dishes or the like, which: comprises a continuous sheet of @,15 material having a ceiitral panel adapted to serve as a bottom for the carton; end panels adjoining said central panel on two sides t-heuof, adapted to be bent at right aiigles thereto, oiie of said end panels having extensions adapted to 20 be bent to form spaced partitioiis extending lengthwise of said center panel and at rigl-.t angles thereto, and the other and opposite end panel having extensions adapted to be bent to enclose said partitions to form a partitioned par- Z"L-) tial enclosure open at one end; and outer side panels adjoining said central panel on the other sides thereof, ada,pted to be bent at rigli@u angles to said central panel @to reinforce sides of sai partial enclosure, at least one of said side panels having an extension adal@ted to cover the open end of and complete said enclosure. 4. A blank for forming a cartor@ comprising a sheet of material having a rectangular central panel having end panels adjoining the saiii" at@'"' the relatively short side thereof, one of said end pan els being provided with foldable extensions ada pted to be bent to form. with said central pan el a partit-loned partial enclosure open at the top, the other of said end panels being pro- 40 vide d with extensions adapted to forl-n the side wall s of the carton, and outer side pariels adjoining said central panel at the rel,,.tively long sides ther eof to reinforce the sides of the carton and ada pted to be bent to engage each other across 43 the open end and complete said partial enclos ure. 5 ' A blank for forming a carton adapted to @h old a plutality of Ai-ticles such as dishes or the @lik e, wliieh comprises a continuous sheet of 5( mat erial having a central panel adapted to serve as a bottom for the cartoii; end panels adjoining said central panel on two sides thereof, each of said end panels having an extension adapted to be bent to form a partitioning and spacing 5 r, stru cture and an extension adapted to form a side, the partitioning extension of each end panel bein g adapted to engage and interlock,with the si de panel carried by the other end panel, thereby forming a partitioned pertial enclosure open 60 at the top; and outer side panels adjoining said c entral panel on the other sides thereof and a dapted to be bent at iight ai3gles thereto to r einforce said enclosure, said outer side panels c orresponding in length to the height of said 6 5 e nclosure, and having extensions adapted to m utually engage and interlock across the open e nd of said partial enclosure, thereby completing th e same. 6. A blank for forming a partitioned carton 70 c omprising a central panel adapted to serve as th e bottom, panels adjoining said central panel o n two opposite edges thereof, panels carried by s aid first mentioned panels adapted to form th ewi t w Is o sa d car on, ex ensions 7C)

4 2,078,900 carried by said first mentioned panels adapted to extend across said central panel to provide a plurality af partitions, said extensions also being provided with spacing panels adapted to hold said partitioiis in predetermined relation to the walls of said carton. 7. A blank for forining a partitior@ed carton comprising a central panel adapted to serve as the bottoni for said carton, panels adjoining 10 said central panel oii two opposite edges thereof, panels carried by said first mentioned panels adapted to form therewith the walls of said carton, extensions carried by said first mentioned panels adapted to extend across said cen15 tral panel to provide a plurality of partitions for said carton, each of said first mentioned panels also being provided with a spacing panel to hold said partitions in predetermined relation to the waLlIs of said carton, said spacing panels 20 and said panels carried by the first ment-ioned pa,nels being provided with interlocking means to hold said partitions and walls in operative position. 8. A blank for forming 9, carton comprising a 25 sheet of material having a central panel, end panels adjoining two opposite edges of said panel, one of said end panels carrying panels forming the side walls of the carton, the other end panel carryillg an exteiision forming a partition for so said panel, and panels adjoining the other opposite edges of said central panel to forr@i outer side walls for reinforcing said fi@,st material side walls, the diff erence in width between the e-@id panel carryin., said first w-entioned side walls 35 and said central panel beilig substantially equal to the thickness of said first material side walls whereby to provide a completed carton having panelled walls. 9. A carton comprising, in conib,.nat,on, a bot,10 tom, side and end walls, extensions attached to one of said end walls extending across said bottom to provide a plurality of partitiors in said carton, said exi.ensions also being provided with spacing paiiels adapted to hold said partitions 45 in predetermined relation to the side walls of said carton, and panels carried by said bottorn providing a reinforeemenl, for said side walls. 10. A carton cornprising, in combinn-tion, a bottom, side aiid end walls, each elid wall@ being 60 provided with a member for locking said side and end walls together, an extension having a spacing panel formed with each of said members extending across said bottom to divide the carton into a plurality of compartments, said members and spacing panels cooperating to hold said 5 extensions in predetermined relation to the walls of said carton. 11. A carton comprising, in combination, a bottom, side and end walls, each end wall being provided with a member for locldng said side 10 and end walls together, an extension having a spacing panel formed with each of said members extending across said bottom to divide the carton into a plurality of compartments, said members ayid spacing panels cooperating to hold 15 said extensions in predetermined relation to the walls of said carton, and panels carried by said bottom providing a reinforcement for said side walls. 12. A blank for a bottle case comprising a 20 bottom wall, side walls hinged thereto, top flaps at the ends of said side walls provided with oppositely extending locking tabs and notches, and compartment forming members hinged to said bottom and extending parallel to said side walls 26 and provided with oppositely extending locking notches. 13. In a carton made from a unitary blank and having side and end walls, and a, bottom, partition i-ne-mbers carried by one of said end walis, 30 said partition members having extensions contacting wi-th the side walls of the catton to maintain said partition members in spaced relation to said side walls, said side walls compris-ng extensions of the other end wall, said side walls 35 carrying ext-ensions having interengaging means to lock said side walls in operative position. 14. In a carto,-q made from a unitary blank and having side and end wal ' Is, and a bottom, partition members carried by one of said end 40 walls, said partition men-ibers having extensions contacting with the side walls in spaced relation to said side walls, said side vlalls carrying extensions of the other end wall, said side walls carrying extensions having interengaging means 45 to lock said side walls in operative position, said extensions having sufficient area to reinforce the end wail carrying the partition members. HENRY KONDOLR-. 60

Patented Apr. 27, 1937 2@078,906 @UNITED@ STATES PATENT: OFFICE 2,078,906 CARTON AND BLANK FOR @FOP.MING THE I SAME Henry.Kondblt New York, N. Y., assignor to orat' York N. Y.@, $outhern Kraft Corp ion N6w a @-corporation 'of Delawar6 Application October 6, 1932"Serial No. 636,481 Renewed October 16, 1936 14 Cl My invention relates to cartons for packaging, swpplng,@ , storaging and -ve.ading articles of vai,ious kinds, such, for example, as chinaware dishes and cups, bottles and the like. 5 In general@ my invention has for an object the provision of a carton adapted to contain a number of dishes, plates, bottles or other axticies in a single unit adapted for sale as such to the consu,mer, and by means of which the amount of lo loose packing, such as excelsior or the like, required for the packing of fragile articles of the class described, may be materieilly reduced or elin,iinated. An object of my invention is to provide a 16 carto@n formed from a single continuous sheet of material, adapted to @ contain a plurality of articles for shipment, storage or sale as a single unit@ and having selfformed partitions adapted to separate said articles, which partitions divide @o the carton into a, plurality of recesses each adapted to receive and retain o@ne of said articles and sb-aped in accordance therewith@ A further object of my invention Is to provide a carton for the pt@xpose set forth above which is @6 provided with exten'or walls of double thickness, over a sufficient liortionlof the carton to provide I mechanical strength sufficient to prevent damage o,r injury to the carton and its contents under conditions of shipment, handling and storage. so A further object of my inv4ention is to. provide a blank for forming a carton of the character and for the purpbse hereinabove set forth, which is of relatively simple shape or outline and is adapted to be cut fr6m a sin@le continuous sheet of mate3r) riai with a mini'mum of waste. My invention has 'for further object such addi@tional advantages and imp-rovements in constraction and detail as may hereinafter be fbund to, obtain. 40 In the drawings accompanying@ and forming a part of this specification I have illustrated various forms in whirh;my invent,ion may be embodied. In these drawings, Fig. I is a plan vievr of a blank for forming a carton i@n acedrdance with my invention; Mg. 2 is a perspective view of a carton forined from the blank illustrated in Fig. 11 said carton beinp.@ shown in a partly closed condition; 50 Fig' 3 is a perspective view of the carton shgwn in Fig. 2, in a completely closed condition; Fig. 4 is a plan view.of a modified blank; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a carton formed from the blank sho.wn in Fig. 4, said corton bp@ng shown ia 0,,partl@, @elosed condition: and (Cl. 229-27) Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the carton, shown in Figi 5,@in a completely closed condition. Sirnilar reference numerals designate the same or similar parts in the several views of the dra wings. R eferring@now to the drawings and more particul arly Figs. 1, 2 and 3 thereof, it will be seen that I provide a blank having a central panel I whi ch is adapted to constitute the base or bottom of the carton-When forined. The central panel 10 I is of rectangular shape and is defined by score lines 2, 3, 4 and 5. A djoining the panel I along the score lines 2 and4 I provide side panels 6 and 7 respectively. The sides of the panel 6 wwch axe at right angles 15 to the score line 2 are defined by score lines 8 and@9 which are substantially in -alignment with and form extensibns of the score lines 3 and 5 resp ectively. Adjoiriing the side panel 6 along the score hnes. 8 and 9 1 provide side extension 20 pan els IO and II respectivel@ wwch are in turn adjo ined along score lines 12 and 13 to end flap,% 14 and I 5 res'pectively. The end flaps 14 and IS an or are provided with notches I 6 d 17 adapted f mut ual engagement and interlocking when the 2.5 blan k is bent to form a carton as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. T he sides of the panel 7 at right angles to the scor e'line 4 are defiried by score lines 20 and 2 1 whi ch are substantially in alignment with and 30 for m exteiisions to, the scote hnes 3 and 5 respe ctively. Adjoining the side panel 7 along scor e@lines 20 and 21 I provide relatively narrow spa cing panels, 22 and 23 wmeh are in turn adjoin ed along score lines 24 and 25 by partitioning 35 pa @nel's@ 26 'and 27. 1 The panels 26 and 27 are in turn ad@oined along score lines 28 aiid 29 by sp4 cing. 13anels 30 and 3 1, siniilar to the panels 22 2.3, respectively. 411 AdjQining @th6 central panel I along the score hneq 3 and 5, I provide exterior side panels 32 and 33,- respectively, wmeh are in turn adjoined along score lines 34 Ahd 35 by cover flaps 36 and 37 having notches 38 aiid 39, respectively, which @15 are adapted to mutually engage and interlock when the blank is bent to form a carton as shown in Mg. 3. Extending outwardly from the four corners of the centrol panel @i,, I provide straight ruts 40 50 and 4-1 wmdh are, in alignment with aiid form extensions o-f the@se6re lirie 2, 'and also cuts 42 and 43 wh:ich form @ extensions of the score line 4. The cut 40 and 42 separate the@panel 32 from the panels 10 and 20 respectively, while the cuts 41 55

2 @,078,906 and 43 separate the panel 33 from the panels I I and 27- respectively. In this instance, in which the partitions formed by the pailels 26 and 27 ar4e intended to traverse the carton in planes parallel to the sides 32 and 33 when the latter have been bent at right angles to the cenlral i)anel 1, the f6llowing relatiOnshiP should exi@t bet,,veen various dimensions of the several panels: 10 The dimension a of the panels 32 and 33 should equal the diinension b of the panels 6 and 7 and tlle idanels adjoir)ing the latter aloilg the score lines 8, 9, 20 and 2 1. The dimension c of panels 26 and 27 as well as the dime-nsion d of panels 15 1 0 and i I should equal the dime,.ision e Gf the central panel 1. The dimension f of the spacing panels 22, 23, 30 and Bt should be equal to about one-third of the dimension g of the central panel 1. 20 It should be borne in niind, however, that in planning these dimerisions and in cutting and scoring the blank, allowance must be made for the thickness of the material from ,vhich the blank is formed. Thus in practice, especially 25 @,vhen material of considerable thickness is employed, as will be evident from inspection of Fig. 2, the actual dimension c of the panels 26 and 27 will be slightly smaller than the dimeiision d of panels IO and I I due Lo the fact that the panel-s '.0 26 and 21 are intended to form partition members lying within an enclosure formed in part by the panels IO and II. It will further be obviolis that, especially when material of considerable thickness is employed, 35 such score lines as have been stated hereinabove aresiibstantially in alignment with each o'uher or fgrm extensions one of the other may acluually be sli,htly offset .Lt the junctions thereof in order to ali@w for proper folding of the pa,nels and 40 proper formation of tl,.e enclosure. Thus Fig. 1 shows a sliglit offset between the score lines 3 and 20, which offset is provided in order to permit the panels 22, 2a and 30 to be folded wi 'thii,i the enclosure for.-ned by the paiiels 0, 45 1 0, If, 14 and IS. In forming the carton from the blank shown in F,,ig. 1, right an.@le bends are first iriade along the score lines 20, 21, 24, 25, 28 and 29 in such manner as to bring the spacing panels 22 and 23 50 against the adjacent surfaces of the panel 71 with the spac-ing panels 30 and 31 parallel to the panels 22 -and 23 and extending outwardly therefrorn. A right angle bend is then made along the score line 4, i@Thich brings the partitions ?S r)5 and 27, as well as the spaci-ng panels 22, 23, 30 and 3 1, into the position in which they are shown in Fig. 2. A right angle bend is then made alorig the score lin-I 2, brinp,,ing the Qide par@el 6 ir-to en.-agc60 inent with the panels 30 -and 3 1, and further bends are made along the score Iiiies 8, 9, 12 and 13 to bring the panels 10, 11, 14 and 15 around the structure formed by the panels 7, 22, 23, 26, 27, 30 and 3 1. When tl-ie panels 14 and 15 have been 66 carried around the panel 7 they are mutually interlocked by means of the notches 16 and 17, the carton being at this point virtually in the condition in whievi it is shown in Fig. 2. It will be noted from extens-lon of Fig. 2 that 70 a partial enclosure has now been erected upoti the central panel I as a base, wmeh enclosu@e is divided into three compartments by means of the partitions 26 and 21 and their adjacent spacing panels, ar@d which @'s open at the top, for in75 sertion of articles therein. 'rne carton which I have specificaliy illustrated in the &awlngs is of suchproportions as to be well suited for the purpo@e of packaging three flat articles, such as pl,,ites or saucers and it may be observed at this point that the dirnensiolis b, e and f indicated on a Fig. I should correspond to the P,,inripal exterior dimensions of each of tlae articles intended to be packaged in the carton. it is of course highly desirable that tht3 di8hes br'other articles, whether wrapped or not, should lu fit i-hto the compartments formed by thepartitions 2 6 and 2 7 and the panels IO and I I with sufficient tightness to hold them securely. In order to complete the enclosure, rigl-it angle bencis are made -along the score lines 3, 5, 34 ij az)d 35, brin,-ing the panels 32 and 33 face to face with the panels IO and I I respectively, and bringing the covered ,Llaps 36 and 37 into position across the hitherto open end of the enclosure, as is illustra'Lled in Fig. 3. By means of the notche@. LI U 38 and 39 the covered flaps 36 and 37 are interic)cked and the enclosure of the carton is thereby made cornplete. Tne carton thus formed needs, for most purposes at least, no additional sealing or wr9..i3ping. 23 The articles packaged within the same are seciii,el3r held and separated from each other, thus reducing breakage or injury to a niinirrium. 'nie laitter property is a'so greatly enhanced by the fact that by far the greater portion of the car- 3u ton is comprised of walls of more than one thickness. Thus panels 1 0 and 32 cooperate to provide a side wall of a thickness double that of the blnk from which the carton is made. In the blank aiid carton shown in Figs. 1, 2 Si and 3, Llie panels 26 and 27 are adapted to form par@ltions running lengthwise of the central ozbp-se paiiel 1, that is to say, parallel to the outer side panels 32 and 33 when the carton is completed. This form is especially suitable for pack- 4,j@ aging fla4.- or thin articles, such as plates and saucers. In Figs. 4, 5 and 6, however, I 1-iave illus'urated a modified form of 1)1,@) nk and carton. fo-rmed therefrom, in ,vhich partitions are provided which run transversely witli respect to the central or base panel. This form is suitable for packaging articies, such as cups, jars, cans and the Iike, which are not flat or thin. . In this modification of my inventicn, tJ7xe blank 5 's provided with a central panel I Cl I defined by score lines 9 02, 103, 104 and I 05. Along the score lines 102 and 104 the panel 101 is adjoined by end paiiels 106 and 107, respectively. 55 Tne panel 106 is in part defined by score lines 1 0 8 and IO 9 f orniing extensions of @@he score lines 103 and iC5, respectively. -Uong the score line I 0 8, the panel I 0 6 is connected to a spacing panel I IO having a notch I I I 60 therein and which is adjoined aIGng a score line I 1 2 by a partitioning panel I 1 3. The latter is in turn adjoined along a score line 114 by a spacing panel II 5. Along the opposite score line .4 0 9, the panel 106 adjoins a side extension panel 116 haviiig a notch II 7 therein. SiiniIarly but oppositely, the side panel 10t, which is partly defined by score lines 118 and @ I 9 forming extensions of the score lines 103 and 105, respectively, is adjoined along the score line 70 i I 8 by a side extension panel 12 9 having a notch 121, and along the score line 119 by a spacin,a panel 122 having a riotch i23 ard teri-niiiating at a score line 124', where it is adjoined by a partit4loniiig panel 125. The latter is in turn ad- 75