Ammunition packaging

Claim 2

A package for storing and displaying cartridges of the type having a body portion and a rim, said package comprising: a box like container including a bottom and end and side walls, certain of the walls provided with inwardly projecting protrusions having support surfaces spaced from the bottom of the container, an upper portion of each side wall separated from both end walls, a groove on the inner side of each upper portion, and at least one end wall of the container having its upper edge spaced lower than the grooves of the side walls, a cartridge holding tray consisting of a flat rigid plate having openings larger than the body portion and smaller than the rim of the cartridges, said tray with cartridges supported on said support surfaces on the protrusions with the cartridges suspended from the bottom of the container, a lid for the container having end and side edges and a flange along each side edge adapted to slide in the grooves over said one end wall, said lid with flanges having a width slightly greater than the distance between the side walls of the container and means for resiliently spreading the upper portions of the walls outwardly in response to a forcing of the lid, and detents on the underside of the lid that engage the end wall to resist free sliding of the lid for holding the lid in place, and a relief portion in one end wall under the lid, a card label having a tab placed under the lid with the tab protruding through the relief portion, and the lid being transparent through which the card can be observed.

Claim 3

A package for storing and displaying cartridges of the type having a body portion and a rim, said package comprising: a box like container including a bottom and end and side walls, certain of the walls provided with inwardly projecting protrusions having support surfaces spaced from the bottom of the container, an upper portion of each side wall separated from both end walls, a groove on the inner side of each upper portion, and at least one end wall of the container having its upper edge spaced lower than the grooves of the side walls, a cartridge holding tray consisting of a flat rigid plate having openings larger than the body portion and smaller than the rim of the cartridges and arranged in rows, and columns, said tray with cartridges removably supported on said support surfaces of the protrusions with the cartridges suspended from the bottom of the container; a lid for the container having end and side edges and a flange along each side edge adapted to slide in the grooves over said one end wall, said lid with flanges having a width slightly greater than the distance between the side walls of the container and means for resiliently spreading the upper portions of the walls outwardly in response to a forcing of the lid, and a column of detents on the underside of the lid arranged in registry with the rows of cartridges, each of said detents sequentially engaging the upper edge of said one end wall as the lid is slid over said end wall whereby further sliding is resisted to selectively expose for dumping the row of cartridges in registry with the engaged detent, a removable card label bearing printed information placed under the lid, and the lid being transparent through which the printed information can be observed.

Claim 4

A package for storing and displaying cartridges of the type having a body portion and a rim, said package comprising: a box like container including a bottom and end and side walls, certain of the walls provided with inwardly projecting protrusions having support surfaces spaced from the bottom of the container, an upper portion of each side wall separated from both end walls, a groove on the inner side of each upper portion, and at least one end wall of the container having its upper edge spaced lower than the grooves of the side walls, a cartridge holding tray consisting of a flat rigid plate having openings larger than the body portion and smaller than the rim of the cartridges and arranged in rows, and columns, said tray with cartridges removably supported on said support surfaces of the protrusions with the cartridges suspended from the bottom of the container; a lid for the container having end and side edges and a flange along each side edge adapted to slide in the grooves over said one end wall, said lid with flanges having a width slightly greater than the distance between the side walls of the container and means for resiliently spreading the upper portions of the walls outwardly in response to a forcing of the lid, and a column of detents on the underside of the lid arranged in registry with the rows of cartridges, each of said detents sequentially engaging the upper edge of said one end wall as the lid is slid over said end wall whereby further sliding is resisted to selectively expose for dumping the row of cartridges in registry with the engaged detent, a removable card label bearing printed information placed under the lid, and the lid being transparent through which the printed information can be observed.

Claim 5

A package for storing and displaying cartridges of the type having a body portion and a rim, said package comprising: a flat rigid rectangular plate having openings larger than the body portion and smaller that the rim of the cartridges and arranged in rows and columns: a box like container including a bottom and a pair of opposed parallel end walls and a pair of opposed side walls, the side walls and the end walls defining a rectangular receptacle of substantially the same size as the plate for receiving the plate therein, and inwardly projected protrusions on at least one pair of the walls adjacent the upper edge, and said rectangular plate supported on said protrusions, and the side walls having slideways along their upper edges, a rectangular cover for said container, said cover including slideways cooperatively engaging the slideways of the side walls for sliding removal of the cover, and said cover and container including means to permit the slideways of the cover to be resiliently forced over and into engagement with the slideways of the side walls with the cover in close proximity to the rectangular plate and to the top of the cartridges carried by the plate, and detents on the underside of the lid that engage the end wall to resist free sliding of the lid for holding the lid in place, a removable card label bearing printed information placed under the lid, and the lid being transparent through which the printed information can be observed.

Claim 6

A package for storing and displaying cartridges of the type having a body portion and a rim, said package comprising: a flat rigid rectangular plate having openings larger than the body portion and smaller that the rim of the cartridges and arranged in rows and columns: a box like container including a bottom and a pair of opposed parallel end walls and a pair of opposed side walls, the side walls and the end walls defining a rectangular receptacle of substantially the same size as the plate for receiving the plate therein, and inwardly projected protrusions on at least one pair of the walls adjacent the upper edge, and said rectangular plate supported on said protrusions, and the side walls having slideways along their upper edges, a rectangular cover for said container, said cover including slideways cooperatively engaging the slideways of the side walls for sliding removal of the cover, and said cover and container including means to permit the slideways of the cover to be resiliently forced over and into engagement with the slideways of the side walls with the cover in close proximity to the rectangular plate and to the top of the cartridges carried by the plate, and detents on the underside of the lid that engage the end wall to resist free sliding of the lid for holding the lid in place, a removable card label bearing printed information placed under the lid, and the lid being transparent through which the printed information can be observed.

Claim 7

A package for storing and displaying cartridges of the type having a body portion and a rim, said package comprising: a flat rigid rectangular plate having openings larger than the body portion and smaller than the rim of the cartridges and arranged in rows and columns: a box like container including a bottom and a pair of opposed parallel end walls and a pair of opposed side walls, the side walls and the end walls defining a rectangular receptacle of substantially the same size as the plate for receiving the plate therein, and inwardly projected protrusions on at least one pair of the walls adjacent the upper edge, and said rectangular plate supported on said protrusions, and the side walls having slideways along their upper edges, a rectangular cover for said container, said cover including slideways cooperatively engaging the slideways of the side walls for sliding removal of the cover, and said cover and container including means to permit the slideways of the cover to be resiliently forced over and into engagement with the slideways of the side walls with the cover in close proximity to the rectangular plate and to the top of the cartridges carried by the plate, and a column of detents on the underside of the cover arranged in registry with the rows of the cartridges, each of said detents sequentially engaging the upper edge of the end wall as the cover is slid over said end wall whereby further sliding is resisted to selectively expose for dumping the row of cartridges in registry with the engaged detent, and a relief portion in one end wall under the cover, a card label having a tab placed under the cover with the tab protruding through the relief portion, and the cover being transparent through which the cArd can be observed.

Claim 8

A package for storing and displaying cartridges of the type having a body portion and a rim, said package comprising: a flat rigid rectangular plate having openings larger than the body portion and smaller than the rim of the cartridges and arranged in rows and columns: a box like container including a bottom and a pair of opposed parallel end walls and a pair of opposed side walls, the side walls and the end walls defining a rectangular receptacle of substantially the same size as the plate for receiving the plate therein, and inwardly projected protrusions on at least one pair of the walls adjacent the upper edge, and said rectangular plate supported on said protrusions, and the side walls having slideways along their upper edges, a rectangular cover for said container, said cover including slideways cooperatively engaging the slideways of the side walls for sliding removal of the cover, and said cover and container including means to permit the slideways of the cover to be resiliently forced over and into engagement with the slideways of the side walls with the cover in close proximity to the rectangular plate and to the top of the cartridges carried by the plate, and a column of detents on the underside of the cover arranged in registry with the rows of the cartridges, each of said detents sequentially engaging the upper edge of the end wall as the cover is slid over said end wall whereby further sliding is resisted to selectively expose for dumping the row of cartridges in registry with the engaged detent, and a relief portion in one end wall under the cover, a card label having a tab placed under the cover with the tab protruding through the relief portion, and the cover being transparent through which the cArd can be observed.