U.S. patent application number 10/761339 was filed with the patent office on 2005-07-28 for packaging container recyclable for use as suit hanger.
Invention is credited to Yao, Alice.
Application Number | 20050161349 10/761339 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 34794814 |
Filed Date | 2005-07-28 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050161349 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Yao, Alice |
July 28, 2005 |
Packaging container recyclable for use as suit hanger
Abstract
A packaging container includes a main body and a hook portion
detachably connected to the main body. The main body includes two
downward-curved upper left and upper right corners to provide two
shoulder portions like a suit hanger, and is provided at least at a
top center with a first hole for the hook portion to connect
thereto. The packaging container is used to receive therein an
article for sale and can be hung on a rack or rail at the hook
portion. After the article is removed from the main body, the whole
packaging container may be recycled for use as a suit hanger.
Inventors: |
Yao, Alice; (Tortola,
VI) |
Correspondence
Address: |
ROSENBERG, KLEIN & LEE
3458 ELLICOTT CENTER DRIVE-SUITE 101
ELLICOTT CITY
MD
21043
US
|
Family ID: |
34794814 |
Appl. No.: |
10/761339 |
Filed: |
January 22, 2004 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/300 ;
206/216 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47G 25/32 20130101;
B65D 73/00 20130101; B65D 81/36 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
206/300 ;
206/216 |
International
Class: |
B65D 077/00; B65D
085/00 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A packaging container recyclable for use as suit hanger,
comprising: a main body defining a receiving space for receiving
merchandise therein, and having downward curved upper left and
upper right corners to provide left and right shoulder portions,
respectively; and a first hole being provided on a top center of
said main body; and a hook portion being detachably connected to
said first hole on said main body.
2. The packaging container recyclable for use as suit hanger as
claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of two lateral ends of
said main body is provided with a second hole.
3. The packaging container recyclable for use as suit hanger as
claimed in claim 2, wherein said hook portion includes a hook at
one end and a fastening button at the other end opposite to said
hook, and an integrally formed fastening band extended from said
end with said fastening button toward said hook; and said fastening
band being provided at a free end with a fastening hole adapted to
engage with said fastening button; and said hook portion being
connected to said main body by extending said fastening button
through said first or said second hole and bend said fastening band
to engage said fastening hole with said fastening button.
4. The packaging container recyclable for use as suit hanger as
claimed in claim 3, wherein said fastening button of said hook
portion includes a neck portion and an expanded head portion
located at an outer end of said neck portion.
5. The packaging container recyclable for use as suit hanger as
claimed in claim 3, wherein said fastening band is provided at a
middle point with a groove to facilitate easy bending of said
fastening band thereat.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a packaging container that
is recyclable for use as suit hanger to reduce unnecessary waste of
usable resources and minimize pollution and destruction of
ecologies caused by discarded packaging materials.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] There are many small to middle sizes articles, such as parts
and hardware for cars and motorcycles, being packed in a packaging
containers for sale. The packaging containers are then hung on a
rack or rail for display.
[0003] A packaging container made of a plastic material is tough
and strong enough to bear a heavy article, and can be easily molded
corresponding to a shape of the article to be packed therein.
Therefore, molded plastic packaging containers have been widely
employed in commercial field.
[0004] Most conventional packaging containers are discarded by
consumers when the article packed therein is removed therefrom.
[0005] Since the packaging containers usually have a considerably
large volume, they would occupy relatively large space when they
are discarded. Particularly, the plastic packaging containers are
not decomposable and would pollute and destroy the ecologies if
they are not effectively recycled.
[0006] It is therefore tried by the inventor to develop a packaging
container that can be recycled for use as a suit hanger instead of
being discarded immediately after the packed article is removed
therefrom.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] A packaging container recyclable for use as suit hanger
according to the present invention mainly includes a main body and
a hook portion detachably connected to the main body. The main body
includes two downward-curved upper left and upper right corners to
provide two shoulder portions like a suit hanger, and is provided
at least at a top center with a first hole for the hook portion to
connect thereto. The packaging container is used to receive therein
an article for sale and can be hung on a rack or rail at the hook
portion. After the article is removed from the main body, the whole
packaging container may be recycled for use as a suit hanger.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] The structure and the technical means adopted by the present
invention to achieve the above and other objects can be best
understood by referring to the following detailed description of
the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings,
wherein
[0009] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a packaging
container recyclable for use as a suit hanger according to the
present invention;
[0010] FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view of FIG. 1;
[0011] FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the circled area A
of FIG. 1;
[0012] FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the circled area B
of FIG. 2;
[0013] FIG. 5 shows the packaging container of the present
invention having merchandise packed therein is hung on a display
rail for sale; and
[0014] FIG. 6 shows the packaging container of the present
invention with the packed merchandise removed therefrom is recycled
for use as a suit hanger.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0015] Please refer to FIGS. 1 and 2 that are exploded and
assembled perspective views, respectively, of a packaging container
recyclable for use as suit hanger according to a preferred
embodiment of the present invention. For simplicity, the present
invention will be referred to as the recyclable packaging container
hereinafter. As shown, the recyclable packaging container includes
a main body 1 for holding merchandise 3 therein, and a hook portion
2.
[0016] The main body 1 provides an internal space 11 adapted to
receive the merchandise 3 therein. In the illustrated embodiment,
the merchandise 3 is an elongate flasher for car. The main body 1
of the recyclable packaging container of the present invention is
characterized in that it is provided at upper left and upper right
corners with downward curved left and right shoulder portions 12,
13, respectively, and can therefore be used as a suit hanger. The
main body 1 is also provided at a top center with a first hole 14,
and at least at one of the left and right sides thereof with a
second hole 15, so that the main body 1 may be hung on a certain
place using the first or the second hole 14 or 15.
[0017] The hook portion 2 is adapted to detachably connect to the
main body 1 for hanging the latter on, for example, a display rail
4, as shown in FIG. 5. The hook portion 2 includes a hook 21 and a
fastening button 22 located at a lower end of the hook 21. As can
be clearly seen from FIGS. 3 and 4, the fastening button 22
includes a neck portion 221 and an expanded head portion 222
located at an outer end of the neck portion 221. The hook portion 2
also includes an integrally formed fastening band 23 extended from
one side of the fastening button 22 toward the hook 21. The
fastening band 23 is provided at a free end opposite to the
fastening button 22 with a fastening hole 231 adapted to engage
with the neck portion 221 of the fastening button 22, and at a
middle point with a groove 232, which allows the fastening band 23
to easily bend thereat for the fastening hole 231 to align with the
expanded head 221 of the fastening button 22.
[0018] The hook portion 2 is connected to the main body 1 by
extending the fastening button 22 through the first or the second
hole 14 or 15, depending on an actual use of the recyclable
packaging container. Then, bend the fastening band 23 at the groove
232, and force the fastening hole 231 through the expanded head
portion 222 of the fastening button 22 to locate around the neck
portion 221, so that the whole hook portion 2 is held to the main
body 1 at the hole 14 or 15. With the hook portion 2 connected to
the main body 1, the main body 1 can be hung on the display rail
4.
[0019] The main body 1 may be horizontally hung on the rail 4 when
the hook portion 2 is connected to the first hole 14, or vertically
hung from the rail 4 when the hook portion 2 is connected to the
second hole 15. FIG. 5 shows the hook portion 2 is connected to the
main body 1 at the second hole 15 for the main body 1 to vertically
hang on the rail 4, so that the merchandise 3 is received in the
receiving space 11 of the main body 1 for display and sale.
[0020] A consumer purchasing the merchandise 3 may unpack the
recyclable packaging container to remove the merchandise 3 out of
the main body 1, and change the hook portion 2 from the second hole
15 to the first hole 14. The downward curved left and right
shoulder portions 12, 13 of the main body 1 allows the consumer to
use the main body 1 as a suit hanger for hanging clothes 5, as
shown in FIG. 6.
[0021] In brief, the present invention provides a recyclable
packaging container that may be reused as a suit hanger after the
merchandise packed therein is removed. Therefore, the packaging
container may be recycled to eliminate unnecessary waste of usable
resources and minimize pollution and destruction of ecologies
caused by discarded packaging materials.
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