U.S. patent application number 11/675540 was filed with the patent office on 2008-01-17 for folding type package box for display.
Invention is credited to Chi-Wen Chen.
Application Number | 20080011818 11/675540 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 38948245 |
Filed Date | 2008-01-17 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080011818 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chen; Chi-Wen |
January 17, 2008 |
FOLDING TYPE PACKAGE BOX FOR DISPLAY
Abstract
A package box includes front and rear walls connected
respectively to front and rear edges of a bottom wall. Each of the
front and rear walls has a connecting lateral edge opposite to an
engaging lateral edge, and is formed with a holding hole adjacent
to a top edge thereof. The connecting and engaging lateral edges of
the front wall correspond respectively to the engaging and
connecting lateral edges of the rear wall. Two opposite lateral
walls are connected respectively to the connecting lateral edges of
the front and rear walls. Each lateral wall has an engaging side
opposite to the connecting lateral edge of the respective one of
the front and rear walls, and is connected detachably to the
engaging lateral edge of the other one of the front and rear walls.
The bottom, front and rear walls, and the lateral walls
cooperatively define an accommodating space thereamong.
Inventors: |
Chen; Chi-Wen; (Taipei City,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT, P.C.;PACWEST CENTER, SUITE 1900
1211 SW FIFTH AVENUE
PORTLAND
OR
97204
US
|
Family ID: |
38948245 |
Appl. No.: |
11/675540 |
Filed: |
February 15, 2007 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
229/117.01 ;
229/117.14 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 5/18 20130101; B65D
85/04 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
229/117.01 ;
229/117.14 |
International
Class: |
B65D 5/36 20060101
B65D005/36 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jul 14, 2006 |
CN |
200620043937.8 |
Claims
1. A package box comprising: a rectangular bottom wall having front
and rear edges; front and rear walls connected respectively to said
front and rear edges of said bottom wall along front and rear
folding lines, each of said front and rear walls having a
connecting lateral edge and an engaging lateral edge opposite to
each other, and a top edge, said connecting and engaging lateral
edges of one of said front and rear walls corresponding
respectively to said engaging and connecting lateral edges of the
other one of said front and rear walls, each of said front and rear
walls being formed with a holding hole adjacent to said top edge;
and opposite two lateral walls connected respectively to said
connecting lateral edges of said front and rear walls along lateral
folding lines, each of said lateral walls having an engaging side
opposite to said connecting lateral edge of the respective one of
said front and rear walls and connected detachably to said engaging
lateral edge of the other one of said front and rear walls; said
bottom wall, said front and rear walls, and said lateral walls
cooperatively defining an accommodating space thereamong, said
package box being unitary and being capable of being unfolded so as
to allow said bottom wall, said lateral walls, and said front and
rear walls to be positioned on a plane.
2. The package box as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said
front and rear walls further has a first flap unit connected to
said top edge along a top folding line and foldable toward an inner
surface thereof, and a second flap unit connected to a wall portion
defining said holding hole along a folding line and foldable toward
said inner surface.
3. The package box as claimed in claim 1, wherein: each of said
front and rear walls further has an engaging flap connected to said
engaging lateral edge and formed with an engaging slot; and said
engaging side of each of said lateral walls has an engaging tab
engaging detachably said engaging slot in said engaging flap of the
other one of said front and rear walls so as to maintain a relative
position among said front and rear walls, and said lateral
walls.
4. The package box as claimed in claim 3, wherein said engaging
side of each of said lateral walls further has an extension wall
portion connected thereto along an upright folding line and formed
with a positioning slot that extends along a middle portion of said
upright folding line and that has an enlarged middle slot portion,
said engaging flaps of said front and rear walls extending
respectively through said positioning slots in said extension wall
portions of said lateral walls, said engaging tabs of said lateral
walls being engagable respectively and fittingly within said
enlarged middle slot portions when said package box is
unfolded.
5. The package box as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said
lateral walls has a top side, and a bottom side opposite to said
top side and having a width larger than that of said top side.
6. The package box as claimed in claim 1, further comprising two
reinforcing flaps connected respectively to bottom edges of said
lateral walls along bottom folding lines and overlying said bottom
wall.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority of Chinese Application No.
200620043937.8, filed on Jul. 14, 2006.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The invention relates to a package box, more particularly to
a folding type package box for display.
[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0005] To facilitate fabrication, a conventional package box has
only opposite front and rear plates, and a bottom plate
interconnecting the front and rear plates. Each of the front and
rear plates has an outer surface that is usually printed with
pictures and advertisement relating to an article received in the
conventional package box. In such a configuration, if each of the
front and rear plates has a relatively large width, since the outer
surface of the front or rear plate needs to face consumers, the
position of the conventional package box is hard to adjust in a
limited space for display. Furthermore, the article received in the
conventional package box is hard to be anchored thereto.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide
a package box that can overcome the aforesaid drawbacks of the
prior art.
[0007] According to the present invention, a package box
comprises:
[0008] a rectangular bottom wall having front and rear edges;
[0009] front and rear walls connected respectively to the front and
rear edge of the bottom wall along front and rear folding lines,
each of the front and rear walls having a connecting lateral edge
and an engaging lateral edges opposite to each other, and a top
edge, the connecting and engaging lateral edges of one of the front
and rear walls corresponding respectively to the engaging and
connecting lateral edges of the other one of the front and rear
walls, each of the front and rear walls being formed with a holding
hole adjacent to the top edge; and
[0010] opposite two lateral walls connected respectively to the
connecting lateral edges of the front and rear walls along lateral
folding lines, each of the lateral walls having an engaging side
opposite to the connecting lateral edge of the respective one of
the front and rear walls and connected detachably to the engaging
lateral edge of the other one of the front and rear walls.
[0011] The bottom, front and rear walls, and the lateral walls
cooperatively define an accommodating space thereamong. The package
box is unitary, and is capable of being unfolded so as to allow the
bottom wall, the lateral walls, and the front and rear walls to be
positioned on a plane.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] Other features and advantages of the present invention will
become apparent in the following detailed description of the
preferred embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings,
of which:
[0013] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the preferred
embodiment of a package box according to the present invention;
[0014] FIG. 2 is a schematic top view showing the preferred
embodiment when in a fully unfolded state;
[0015] FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the preferred
embodiment when in a semi-unfolded state;
[0016] FIG. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the
preferred embodiment; and
[0017] FIG. 5 is a schematic front view showing the preferred
embodiment when in a state of use.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0018] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, the preferred embodiment of a
package box according to the present invention is shown to include
a rectangular bottom wall 3, front and rear walls 4, 5, and
opposite two lateral walls 6, 7. In this embodiment, the package
box is adapted for receiving an article, such as bundled electric
wires 10, therein, as shown in FIG. 5.
[0019] The bottom wall 3 has front and rear edges 31, 32.
[0020] The front and rear walls 4, 5 are connected respectively to
the front and rear edges 31, 32 of the bottom wall 3 along front
and rear folding lines (L1, L2). Each of the front and rear walls
4, 5 has a connecting lateral edge 41, 51 and an engaging lateral
edge 42, 52 opposite to each other, a top edge 43, 53, and an inner
surface 40, 50. The connecting and engaging lateral edges 41, 42 of
the front wall 4 correspond respectively to the engaging and
connecting lateral edges 52, 51 of the rear wall 5. Each of the
front and rear walls 4, 5 is formed with a holding hole 44, 54
adjacent to the top edge 43, 53. In this embodiment, each of the
front and rear walls 4, 5 further has a first flap unit 45, 55, a
second flap unit 46, 56, and an engaging flap 47, 57.
[0021] For the front wall 4, the first flap unit 45 includes a
plurality of flaps 450 connected to the top edge 43 along a top
folding line (L5) and foldable toward the inner surface 40. The
second flap unit 46 includes a plurality of flaps 460 connected to
a wall portion defining the holding hole 44 along a folding line
(L7) and foldable toward the inner surface 40. The engaging flap 47
is connected to the engaging edge 42 and is formed with an engaging
slot 470.
[0022] For the rear wall 5, the first flap unit 55 includes a
plurality of flaps 550 connected to the top edge 53 along a top
folding line (L6) and foldable toward the inner surface 50. The
second flap unit 56 includes a plurality of flaps 560 connected to
a wall portion defining the holding hole 54 along a folding line
(L8) and foldable toward the inner surface 50. The engaging flap 57
is connected to the engaging lateral edge 52 and formed with an
engaging slot 570.
[0023] The lateral walls 7, 6 are connected respectively to the
connecting lateral edges 41, 51 of the front and rear walls 4, 5
along lateral folding lines (L3, L4)
[0024] The lateral wall 7 has an engaging side 71 opposite to the
connecting lateral edge 41 of the front wall 4 and connected
detachably to the engaging lateral edge 52 of the rear wall 5. In
this embodiment, the engaging side 71 of the lateral wall 7 has an
engaging tab 73 engaging detachably the engaging slot 570 in the
engaging flap 57 of the rear wall 5 so as to maintain a relative
position among the front and rear walls 4, 5, and the lateral wall
7, as shown in FIG. 4. The lateral wall 7 has a top side 74, and a
bottom side 75 opposite to the top side 74 and having a width
larger than that of the top side 74. The engaging side 71 of the
lateral wall 7 further has an extension wall portion 72 connected
thereto along an upright folding line (L7) and formed with a
positioning slot 721 that extends along a middle portion of the
upright folding line (L7) and that has an enlarged middle slot
portion 7211, as shown in FIG. 3. The engaging flap 57 of the rear
wall 5 extends through the positioning slot 721 in the extension
wall portion 72. The engaging tab 73 of the lateral wall 7 is
engagable fittingly within the enlarged middle slot portion 7211 of
the positioning slot 721 in the extension wall portion 72 when the
package box is unfolded, as shown in 2.
[0025] The lateral wall 6, similar to the lateral wall 7, has an
engaging side 61 opposite to the connecting lateral edge 51 of the
rear wall 5 and connected detachably to the engaging lateral edge
42 of the front wall 4. In this embodiment, the engaging side 61 of
the lateral wall 6 has an engaging tab 63 engaging detachably the
engaging slot 470 in the engaging flap 47 of the front wall 4 so as
to maintain a relative position among the front and rear walls 4,
5, and the lateral wall 6. The lateral wall 6 has a top side 64,
and a bottom side 65 opposite to the top side 64 and having a width
larger than that of the top side 64. The engaging side 61 of the
lateral wall 6 further has an extension wall portion 62 connected
thereto along an upright folding line (L8) and formed with a
positioning slot 621 that extends along a middle portion of the
upright folding line (L8) and that has an enlarged middle slot
portion 6211, as shown in FIG. 3. The engaging flap 47 of the front
wall 4 extends through the positioning slot 621 in the extension
wall portion 62. The engaging tab 63 of the lateral wall 6 is
engagable fittingly within the enlarged middle slot portion 6211 of
the positioning slot 621 in the extension wall portion 62 when the
package box is unfolded, as shown in FIG. 2.
[0026] The package box further includes two reinforcing flaps 8, 9
connected respectively to bottom edges 66, 76 of the lateral walls
6, 7 along bottom folding lines (L10, L9) and overlying the bottom
wall 3, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
[0027] In such a configuration, the front and rear walls 4, 5, and
the lateral walls 7, 6 cooperatively define an accommodating space
20 thereamong. In this embodiment, the package box is unitary, and
is capable of being unfolded so as to allow the bottom wall 3, the
lateral walls 6, 7 and the front and rear walls 4, 5 to be
positioned on a plane, as shown in FIG. 2.
[0028] Referring further to FIG. 5, in actual use, the bundled
electric wires 10 disposed in the accommodating space 20 in the
package box can be securely anchored to the front and rear walls 4,
5 by two bonding straps 11 that pass through the holding holes 44,
54 in the front and rear walls 4, 5.
[0029] In sum, since the top side 64, 74 of each of the lateral
walls 6, 7 is smaller than the bottom sides 65, 75 of the lateral
walls 6, 7, the accommodating space 20 converges toward the top
edges 43, 53 of the front and rear walls 4, 5, and the article can
be easily limited in the accommodating space 20 in the package box.
The package box of the present invention has an upper open side 21
such that the article disposed in the accommodating space 20 can be
seen by consumers. The package box of this invention has a
relatively large outer surface that includes outer surfaces of the
front, rear, and lateral walls 4, 5, 6, 7 and that can be printed
with pictures and advertisement relating to the article received in
the package box. In order to place the package box in a limited
space together with others for display, one of the lateral walls 6,
7 can be selected to face consumers as a result of its smaller
area.
[0030] While the present invention has been described in connection
with what is considered the most practical and preferred
embodiment, it is understood that this invention is not limited to
the disclosed embodiment but is intended to cover various
arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest
interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and
equivalent arrangements.
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