US3024898A - Containers for storing needles or the like - Google Patents

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US3024898A
US3024898A US772540A US77254058A US3024898A US 3024898 A US3024898 A US 3024898A US 772540 A US772540 A US 772540A US 77254058 A US77254058 A US 77254058A US 3024898 A US3024898 A US 3024898A
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  • Needles or the like are stored in the most varying types of containers, preference being given to containers consisting of boxes of the most widely-varying shapes adapted to be closed by means of a lid.
  • the needles In all boxes of this kind, the needles must be removed individually by hand after the lid has been opened. As this is done, the fingertips can of course very easily be injured in a manner which is not only extremely painful but which also may give rise to a larger number of diiferent infections. Furthermore, when the box has been emptied to a considerable extent, it is extremely difficult to grasp the individual needles lying on the bottom of the box.
  • the invention proceeds from the known containers used for the storing of needles and has as its object to considerably improve the utility properties of the said containers by obviating the above-described disadvantages.
  • the inner space of the container is subdivided in two inter-connected compartments by means of a guide well proceeding from the lateral wall and extending substantially perpendicularly to the bottom of the container, one of the said compartments having, near the root of the separating wall, an aperture passing through the lateral wall of the box.
  • the needles may be removed therefrom practically individually without it being necessary to open the container by removing the lid, the possibility of simultaneously removing a relatively large number of needles after removing the lid being, however, not excluded.
  • the guiding wall is firmly connected at one of its longitudinal edges with the container bottom, extends substantially in the direction of a chord in the interior of the container, and forms an acute angle with the lateral wall thereof.
  • the guiding wall may be curved, the curvature thereof corresponding for example to that of the lateral wall of the container.
  • a guiding wall curved in this manner is so arranged that its two ends are spaced apart by substantially of the container diameter and are disposed on a common diameter thereof.
  • the lateral aperture is of circular crosssection. It may pass through the lateral wall both at right-angles and also at an acute angle, it being advantageous to select an angle relatively to the vertical which corresponds to the angle enclosed between the guiding wall and the lateral wall. In place of a circular cross-section, however, it is also possible to select a ice rectangular cross-section. Furthermore, two such apertures can be arranged side-by-side.
  • the container bottom may have an inclination directed towards the aperture of the container.
  • the closure member In order to prevent the undesired emergence of individual needles from the lateral aperture formed in the container, the latter is provided with a closure member which may be arranged in the most varied ways.
  • the closure member consists of a tongue arranged on the lid, extending at least to a point level with the lower edge of the aperture and sliding on the outer or inner side of the lateral wall of the container, the said tongue being displaced into its closure or opening position by the rotation of the lid.
  • the closure member may be provided, in the simplest possible manner, with a device locking it in the closure position.
  • the container may consist of any desired material, such as sheet-metal, one of the usual synthetic plastic materials, or the like.
  • synthetic plastic materials it will advantageously be manufactured in a die casting or deep-drawing process, the guiding wall and/or the closure member being in one piece with the container.
  • FIGURE 1 shows a cross-section through the container
  • FIGURE 2 shows a plan view of the closed container
  • FIGURE 3 shows a longitudinal section through the container taken along the lines 33 in FIGURE 1,
  • FIGURE 4 shows a lateral view of the container lid
  • FIGURE 5 shows a lateral view of a further constructional example of the container.
  • 1 designates the container bottom and 2 the lateral wall having a groove 3 in the zone of its upper edge.
  • the outer diameter of the lateral wall 2 corresponds to the outer diameter of the lid 4 closing the container, the internal diameter of the said lid corresponding to the outer diameter of the container reduced in the region of the groove 3.
  • a guide wall 5 connected at 6 to the lateral wall 2 and at 7 to the container bottom 1. As apparent in particular from FIGURE 1, it is curved to a degree corresponding substantially to the curvature of the lateral wall 2 and. extends over a length of /3 of the container diameter into the said container, the two ends of the guide wall 5 being disposed on a common container diameter.
  • the said guide wall 5 extends to a height of substantially of that of the container inner space. In this manner, there are formed in the container two compartments 8 and 9 connected together, as indicated at 10, above the guide wall 5.
  • an aperture 11 passes through the lateral wall 2 at an angle (FIGURE 1) corresponding to the angle enclosed by the guide wall 5 and the lateral wall 2.
  • the cover 4 provided on its upper side with a pincushion 12 is provided laterally with a tongue 13 serving as a closure member for the aperture 11 and corresponding substantially to the height of the container.
  • FIGURE 2 shows the tongue 13 in an arrangement closing the aperture 11 from the interior of the container, whereas FIGURE 4 illustrates the tongue 13 in an arrangement such as is used for the outward closure of the aperture 11.
  • FIG- URE illustrates an example of the mode of locking the tongue 13.
  • the lateral wall 2 of the container is recessed to the depth of the groove 3, in the region of the apertures 14, as shown at 15.
  • the tongue 13 is, in this case, constructed as a prolongation of the edge of the lid 4 (not shown in detail in the drawings) and is thus enabled to penetrate into the recess 15 and to be displaced therein by rotation of the lid until it bears laterally against one of the lateral edges of the recess 15.
  • the width of the recess 15 is so selected that the tongue 13 covers the apertures 14 when it bears against the lateral edge 16 of the recess 15, but releases the apertures 14 when it bears against the lateral edge 17 of the recess 15.
  • a container according to claim 1 characterised in that the guide wall is securely connected to the container bottom at one of its longitudinal edges.
  • a container according to claim 1 characterised in that the guide wall projects into the interior of the container in the direction of a chord and forms an acute angle with the lateral wall thereof.
  • a container according to claim 1 characterised in that the guide wall is curved to a degree corresponding substantially to the curvature of the lateral wall of the container and is so arranged that its two ends are spaced apart by substantially /s of the container diameter and are disposed on a common diameter.
  • a container according to claim 1 characterised in that the lateral aperture has a circular cross-section and passes through the lateral Wall at an angle relatively to the vertical which corresponds to the angle enclosed between the guide wall and the lateral wall.
  • a container according to claim 1 characterised in that a plurality of apertures is arranged side-by-side.
  • a container according to claim 1 characterised in that there is associated with the lateral aperture formed in the container a member closing the said aperture.
  • a container according to claim 9 characterised in that the closure member consists of a tongue arranged on the lid, extending to a point at least level with the lower edge of the aperture and sliding on one of the outer and inner sides of the lateral wall.
  • a container according to claim 9 characterised in that the closure member is adapted to be locked in the closure position.
  • a container according to claim 1 characterised in that, when synthetic plastic material or the like is used, the said container is manufactured in a die casting process.
  • a container according to claim 13 characterised in that the guide wall is in one piece with the container.

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March 13, 1962 J. SCHUMACHER 3,024,898
CONTAINERS FOR STORING NEEDLES OR THE LIKE Filed Nov. 7, 1958 INVENTOF? .ToSEF Hume/ R BKM,M"MM
United States Patent 3,024,898 CONTAINERS FOR STORING NEEDLES OR THE LIKE Josef Schumacher, 60 Bergstrasse, Birgel, near Duren (Rhineland), Germany Filed Nov. 7, 1958, Ser. No. 772,540 Claims priority, application Germany Nov. 9, 1957 13 Claims. (Cl. 206-1) The invention relates to containers for storing articles, in particular needles or the like, and it concerns a container of this kind in the form of a box closed with the aid of a lid.
Needles or the like are stored in the most varying types of containers, preference being given to containers consisting of boxes of the most widely-varying shapes adapted to be closed by means of a lid. In all boxes of this kind, the needles must be removed individually by hand after the lid has been opened. As this is done, the fingertips can of course very easily be injured in a manner which is not only extremely painful but which also may give rise to a larger number of diiferent infections. Furthermore, when the box has been emptied to a considerable extent, it is extremely difficult to grasp the individual needles lying on the bottom of the box.
If, however, a box which has been opened for the purpose of making use of the needles is pushed over, the entire contents fall out, the needles have to be picked up again, and this is a tedious operation. Apart from injuries which may also be caused during this operation, in most cases numerous needles are overlooked and these easily get into the wrong hands, for example into the hands of playing children, resulting in numerous further dangers.
The invention proceeds from the known containers used for the storing of needles and has as its object to considerably improve the utility properties of the said containers by obviating the above-described disadvantages. According to the invention, the inner space of the container is subdivided in two inter-connected compartments by means of a guide well proceeding from the lateral wall and extending substantially perpendicularly to the bottom of the container, one of the said compartments having, near the root of the separating wall, an aperture passing through the lateral wall of the box.
In consequence of this manner of shaping the container, the needles may be removed therefrom practically individually without it being necessary to open the container by removing the lid, the possibility of simultaneously removing a relatively large number of needles after removing the lid being, however, not excluded.
According to a further feature of the invention, the guiding wall is firmly connected at one of its longitudinal edges with the container bottom, extends substantially in the direction of a chord in the interior of the container, and forms an acute angle with the lateral wall thereof.
Advantageously, the guiding wall may be curved, the curvature thereof corresponding for example to that of the lateral wall of the container. In a preferred embodiment of the container according to the invention, a guiding wall curved in this manner is so arranged that its two ends are spaced apart by substantially of the container diameter and are disposed on a common diameter thereof.
Expediently, the lateral aperture is of circular crosssection. It may pass through the lateral wall both at right-angles and also at an acute angle, it being advantageous to select an angle relatively to the vertical which corresponds to the angle enclosed between the guiding wall and the lateral wall. In place of a circular cross-section, however, it is also possible to select a ice rectangular cross-section. Furthermore, two such apertures can be arranged side-by-side.
For the reliable guiding of the needles in the container in the direction of this lateral aperture, the container bottom may have an inclination directed towards the aperture of the container.
In order to prevent the undesired emergence of individual needles from the lateral aperture formed in the container, the latter is provided with a closure member which may be arranged in the most varied ways. In an especially advantageous embodiment, the closure member consists of a tongue arranged on the lid, extending at least to a point level with the lower edge of the aperture and sliding on the outer or inner side of the lateral wall of the container, the said tongue being displaced into its closure or opening position by the rotation of the lid. The closure member may be provided, in the simplest possible manner, with a device locking it in the closure position.
The container may consist of any desired material, such as sheet-metal, one of the usual synthetic plastic materials, or the like. When synthetic plastic materials are used, it will advantageously be manufactured in a die casting or deep-drawing process, the guiding wall and/or the closure member being in one piece with the container.
A constructional example of the container according to the invention is illustrated in the drawings, wherein:
FIGURE 1 shows a cross-section through the container,
FIGURE 2 shows a plan view of the closed container,
FIGURE 3 shows a longitudinal section through the container taken along the lines 33 in FIGURE 1,
FIGURE 4 shows a lateral view of the container lid, and
FIGURE 5 shows a lateral view of a further constructional example of the container.
In the figures, 1 designates the container bottom and 2 the lateral wall having a groove 3 in the zone of its upper edge. The outer diameter of the lateral wall 2 corresponds to the outer diameter of the lid 4 closing the container, the internal diameter of the said lid corresponding to the outer diameter of the container reduced in the region of the groove 3.
Extending into the container is a guide wall 5 connected at 6 to the lateral wall 2 and at 7 to the container bottom 1. As apparent in particular from FIGURE 1, it is curved to a degree corresponding substantially to the curvature of the lateral wall 2 and. extends over a length of /3 of the container diameter into the said container, the two ends of the guide wall 5 being disposed on a common container diameter. The said guide wall 5 extends to a height of substantially of that of the container inner space. In this manner, there are formed in the container two compartments 8 and 9 connected together, as indicated at 10, above the guide wall 5.
In the region of the container bottom 1, which is arranged in an inclined manner in FIGURE 3, and of the root 6 of the guide wall 5, an aperture 11 passes through the lateral wall 2 at an angle (FIGURE 1) corresponding to the angle enclosed by the guide wall 5 and the lateral wall 2.
The cover 4 provided on its upper side with a pincushion 12 is provided laterally with a tongue 13 serving as a closure member for the aperture 11 and corresponding substantially to the height of the container. FIGURE 2 shows the tongue 13 in an arrangement closing the aperture 11 from the interior of the container, whereas FIGURE 4 illustrates the tongue 13 in an arrangement such as is used for the outward closure of the aperture 11.
In the constructional example according to FIGURE 5, instead of one aperture 11 two apertures 14 are provided which are arranged side-by-side and have substantially rectangular cross-section. Furthermore, FIG- URE illustrates an example of the mode of locking the tongue 13. The lateral wall 2 of the container is recessed to the depth of the groove 3, in the region of the apertures 14, as shown at 15. The tongue 13 is, in this case, constructed as a prolongation of the edge of the lid 4 (not shown in detail in the drawings) and is thus enabled to penetrate into the recess 15 and to be displaced therein by rotation of the lid until it bears laterally against one of the lateral edges of the recess 15. The width of the recess 15 is so selected that the tongue 13 covers the apertures 14 when it bears against the lateral edge 16 of the recess 15, but releases the apertures 14 when it bears against the lateral edge 17 of the recess 15.
Of course, the invention is not limited to the special examples described hereinabove and illustrated in the figures; on the contrary, numerous variants are possible without departing from the underlying idea of the invention.
I claim:
1. A container for storing articles, in particular needles or the like, in the form of a box having a circular wall and closed by means of a lid, characterised in that the inner space of the container is sub-divided into two interconnected compartments by means of a guide wall extending from the lateral wall and extending substantially perpendicular to the container bottom, one of the said compartments having, near the root of the separating wall, an aperture passing through the lateral wall of the box.
2. A container according to claim 1, characterised in that the guide wall is securely connected to the container bottom at one of its longitudinal edges.
3. A container according to claim 1, characterised in that the guide wall projects into the interior of the container in the direction of a chord and forms an acute angle with the lateral wall thereof.
4. A container according to claim 1, characterised in that the guide wall is curved to a degree corresponding substantially to the curvature of the lateral wall of the container and is so arranged that its two ends are spaced apart by substantially /s of the container diameter and are disposed on a common diameter.
5. A container according to claim 1, characterised in that the lateral aperture has a circular cross-section and passes through the lateral Wall at an angle relatively to the vertical which corresponds to the angle enclosed between the guide wall and the lateral wall.
6. A container according to claim 1, characterised in that the aperture is of rectangular cross-section.
7. A container according to claim 1 characterised in that a plurality of apertures is arranged side-by-side.
8. -A container according to claim 1, characterised in that the container bottom is inclined in a direction extending towards the lateral aperture thereof.
9. A container according to claim 1, characterised in that there is associated with the lateral aperture formed in the container a member closing the said aperture.
10. A container according to claim 9, characterised in that the closure member consists of a tongue arranged on the lid, extending to a point at least level with the lower edge of the aperture and sliding on one of the outer and inner sides of the lateral wall.
11. A container according to claim 9, characterised in that the closure member is adapted to be locked in the closure position.
12. A container according to claim 1, characterised in that, when synthetic plastic material or the like is used, the said container is manufactured in a die casting process.
13. A container according to claim 1, characterised in that the guide wall is in one piece with the container.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 735,757 Grubbs Aug. 11, 1903 1,494,978 Roy May 20, 1924 1,886,373 Bracey Nov. 8, 1932 2,144,255 Carpenter Jan. 17, 1939 2,214,993 De Witt Sept. 17, 1940 2,549,681 Goldstaub Apr. 17, 1951 2,551,710 Slaughter May 8, 1951 2,613,859 Boudreau Oct. 14, 1952 FOREIGN PATENTS 472,832 Germany Mar. 7, 1929 573,757 Germany Apr. 5, 1933 627,640 Great Britain Aug. 12, 1949
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