U.S. patent application number 11/514864 was filed with the patent office on 2008-03-06 for accessory box.
Invention is credited to Walt Chang.
Application Number | 20080054057 11/514864 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 39150116 |
Filed Date | 2008-03-06 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080054057 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chang; Walt |
March 6, 2008 |
Accessory Box
Abstract
An accessory box includes a bottom board defining therein a
bottom receiving room with a front opening and a rear opening, a
first side board integrally formed on a side of the bottom board,
and a second side board integrally formed on a side of the bottom
board to be opposite to the first side board. The second side board
together with the first side board form a top receiving room on top
of and communicating with the bottom receiving room. The top
receiving room has a front opening and a rear opening both
communicating with the top receiving room. A front board is
integrally formed with a front side of the bottom board to cover
the front openings of the bottom receiving room and the top
receiving room. A rear board is integrally formed with a rear side
of the bottom board to cover the rear openings of the bottom
receiving room and the top receiving room.
Inventors: |
Chang; Walt; (Taipei,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
ROSENBERG, KLEIN & LEE
3458 ELLICOTT CENTER DRIVE-SUITE 101
ELLICOTT CITY
MD
21043
US
|
Family ID: |
39150116 |
Appl. No.: |
11/514864 |
Filed: |
September 5, 2006 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
229/120.18 ;
229/120.02 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 5/22 20130101; B65D
2585/86 20130101; B65D 5/5002 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
229/120.18 ;
229/120.02 |
International
Class: |
B65D 25/04 20060101
B65D025/04 |
Claims
1. An accessory box comprising a body formed from a sheet, the body
comprising: a bottom board defining therein a bottom receiving room
with a front opening and a rear opening; a first side board
integrally formed on a side of the bottom board; a second side
board integrally formed on another side of the bottom board to be
opposite to the first side board, the second side board together
with the first side board forming a top receiving room on top of
and communicating with the bottom receiving room, the top receiving
room having a front opening and a rear opening both communicating
with the top receiving room; a front board integrally formed with a
front side of the bottom board to cover the front openings of the
bottom receiving room and the top receiving room; and a rear board
integrally formed with a rear side of the bottom board to cover the
rear openings of the bottom receiving room and the top receiving
room.
2. The accessory box as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a
cover provided to selectively cover the top receiving room.
3. The accessory box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bottom
board comprises: a base board; a first extension board formed on a
side of the base board; a second extension board formed on another
side of the base board to be opposite to the first extension board;
a first outer side wall formed on a side of the first extension
board; and a second outer side wall formed on a side of the second
extension board, wherein the bottom receiving room is formed by the
base board, the first extension board and the second extension
board, the top receiving room is formed by the first outer side
wall, the second outer side wall, the first side board and the
second side board.
4. The accessory box as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first side
board includes a first side wall formed on a side of the first
outer side wall, a first connection wall formed on a side of the
first side wall and a first inner side wall formed on a side of the
first connection wall, the first inner side wall being folded into
the top receiving room to define a first securing passage with the
first side wall; and the second side board includes a second side
wall formed on a side of the second outer side wall, a second
connection wall formed on a side of the second side wall and a
second inner side wall formed on a side of the second connection
wall, the second inner side wall being folded into the top
receiving room to define a second securing passage with the second
side wall.
5. The accessory box as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first outer
side wall has first insertion holes and the first inner side wall
has first extensions formed on a side of the first inner side wall
to be inserted into the first insertion holes, the second outer
side wall has second insertion holes and the second inner side wall
has second extensions formed on a side of the second inner side
wall to be inserted into the second insertion holes.
6. The accessory box as claimed in claim 5, wherein the front board
has two first locking tabs formed on two opposed ends of the front
board to be respectively extended into the first securing passage
and the second securing passage.
7. The accessory box as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a
cover provided to selectively cover the top receiving room.
8. The accessory box as claimed in claim 7, wherein the cover
comprises: a top board formed on a first side of the rear board; a
first wing formed on a side of the top board to be folded into the
top receiving room to be adjacent to the first inner side wall; a
second wing formed on a second side of the top board, opposite to
the first wing, to be folded into the top receiving room to be
adjacent to the second inner side wall; and a front wing formed on
a third side of the top board to be folded and adjacent to an outer
side of the front board, the front wing having two locking tabs
respectively formed on two opposed ends of the front wing and
extended into the first securing passage and the second securing
passage.
9. The accessory box as claimed in claim 3, wherein two first tabs
are respectively formed on a front end and a rear end of the first
extension board to be folded into the bottom receiving room to be
adjacent to inner sides of the front board and the rear board; two
second tabs are respectively formed on a front end and a rear end
of the second extension board to be folded into the bottom
receiving room to be adjacent to inner sides of the front board and
the rear board; two third tabs are respectively formed on a front
end and a rear end of the first outer side wall to be folded into
the top receiving room to be adjacent to inner sides of the front
board and the rear board; and two fourth tabs are respectively
formed on a front end and a rear end of the second outer side wall
to be folded into the top receiving room to be adjacent to inner
sides of the front board and the rear board.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to an accessory box, and more
particularly to an accessory box defining therein a primary
receiving room and a secondary receiving room for simultaneously
receiving therein additional accessories of the product.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] When an electrical appliance is sold in a store, an
operator's manual, specification of the electrical appliance,
connection wires, transformers, a warrantee and other accessories
will be packaged together with the electrical appliance in an
accessory cardboard box which is described in either U.S. Pat. No.
5,027,709 or U.S. Publication No. 2006/0131198A1.
[0005] The currently available accessory cardboard box 80, as shown
in FIG. 6, designed for containing therein a product 8 and an
accessory box 9 respectively has a primary room 82 corresponding to
and receiving therein the product 8 and a secondary room 83
corresponding to and receiving therein the accessory box 9. After
the product 8 is received in the accessory cardboard box 80, two
cushions 81 will be placed inside the accessory cardboard box 80 to
position the product 8 as well as the accessory box 9.
[0006] During promotion period, discounts and free gifts are
methods to attract customer to shop around, in which free gifts is
the most effective way to draw a crowd of people to shop. When the
size of the gift is too big to fit in the original accessory
cardboard box 80, one way to solve the problem is to redesign the
accessory box 9 to also accommodate the free gift. However,
redesign the accessory box 9 means redesign the accessory cardboard
box 80 and the cushion 81 as well, which brings up the cost of
manufacturing the accessory cardboard box 80. The other way to
handle this problem is now adopted by most of the shop keepers in
that there is no redesign of anything involved. The gift is
packaged in a different box 9a, which in turn is fitted into the
space in the original accessory cardboard box 80, as shown in FIG.
6, or the box 9a is adhered to an outer side face of the accessory
cardboard box 80 via an adhesive tape. When the box 9a is received
inside the space of the original accessory cardboard box 80, the
box 9a may just move around in the accessory cardboard box 80
during transportation and this may cause damage to the product 8.
Attaching the box 9a outside the accessory cardboard box 80
increases the overall dimension of the entire package, which causes
difficulties in transportation and storage.
[0007] To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention tends to
provide a novel accessory box to mitigate the aforementioned
problems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
an improved accessory box having therein an additional room for
additional items.
[0009] In order to accomplish the aforementioned objective, the
accessory box of the present invention is provided with a primary
top receiving room and an additional bottom receiving room in
communication with the primary top receiving room such that an
additional item can be received in the additional bottom receiving
room without modification or alternation of the original cushion
and the dimension of the box.
[0010] More particularly, the accessory box of the present
invention comprises a body which is formed from a sheet and
comprises a bottom board, a first side board, a second side board,
a front board and a rear board. The bottom board defines therein a
bottom receiving room with a front opening and a rear opening. The
first side board is integrally formed on a side of the bottom
board. The second side board is integrally formed on another side
of the bottom board to be opposite to the first side board. The
second side board together with the first side board form a top
receiving room on top of and communicate with the bottom receiving
room. The top receiving room has a front opening and a rear opening
both communicating with the top receiving room. Additionally, the
front board is integrally formed with a front side of the bottom
board to cover the front openings of the bottom receiving room and
the top receiving room. The rear board is integrally formed with a
rear side of the bottom board to cover the rear openings of the
bottom receiving room and the top receiving room.
[0011] Other objects, advantages and novel features of the
invention will become more apparent from the following detailed
description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the display of the
accessory box of the present invention;
[0013] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the folding process of
the accessory box of the present invention;
[0014] FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing that the folding
process of the accessory box of the present invention is
substantially finished;
[0015] FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the accessory box of
the present invention is entirely assembled;
[0016] FIG. 5 is a schematic cross sectional view showing the
arrangement of items inside the accessory box of the present
invention;
[0017] FIG. 6 is a schematic cross sectional view showing the
conventional accessory cardboard box; and
[0018] FIG. 7 is a schematic cross sectional view showing a
different conventional embodiment of attaching the box to the
accessory cardboard box.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0019] With reference to FIGS. 1-4, it is noted that an accessory
box constructed in accordance with the present invention includes a
body 1 and a cover 2. Both the body 1 and the cover 2 may be made
of a sheet of cardboard, plastic or any other foldable material. In
FIG. 1, the body 1 comprises a bottom board 10, a first side board
20, a second side board 30, a front board 40 and a rear board 50.
The cover 2 comprises a top board 60, a first wing 61, a second
wing 62 and a front wing 63.
[0020] The bottom board 10 substantially comprises a base board 11,
a first extension board 12 integrally formed on a side of the base
board 11, namely the left side (from the direction viewing the
perspective view of the drawing) of the base board 11, a second
extension board 13 integrally formed on another side of the base
board 11, namely the right side of the base board 11, to be
opposite to the first extension board 12, a first outer side wall
14 integrally formed on the left side of the first extension board
12, a second outer side wall 15 integrally formed on the right side
of the second extension board 13 to be opposite to the first outer
side wall 14, two first tabs 16 respectively formed on a front end
and a rear end of the first extension board 12, two second tabs 17
respectively formed on a front end and a rear end of the second
extension board 13, two third tabs 18 respectively formed on a
front end and a rear end of the first outer side wall 14 to be
adjacent to a corresponding one of the two first tabs 16, and two
fourth tabs 19 respectively formed on a front end and a rear end of
the second outer side wall 15 to be adjacent to a corresponding one
of the two second tabs 17. The first outer side wall 14 has two
first insertion holes 140 and the second outer side wall 15 has two
second insertion holes 150.
[0021] The first side wall 20 is formed on the left side of the
bottom board 10 and comprises a first side wall 21 integrally
formed on the left side of the first outer side wall 14, a first
connection wall 22 integrally formed on the left side of the first
side wall 21 and a first inner side wall 23 integrally formed on
the left side of the first connection wall 22. The first inner side
wall 23 has two first extensions 230 formed on a free edge of the
first inner side wall 23 to correspond to and be received in the
first insertion hole 140.
[0022] The second side board 30 is integrally formed on the right
side of the second outer side wall 15 and comprises a second side
wall 31 integrally formed on the right side of the second outer
side wall 15, a second connection wall 32 integrally formed on the
right side of the second side wall 31 and a second inner side wall
33 integrally formed on the right side of the second connection
wall 32. The second inner side wall 33 has two second extensions
330 formed on a free edge thereof to correspond to and be received
in the two second insertion holes 150 of the second outer side wall
15.
[0023] The front board 40 is formed on the front end of the base
board 11 of the bottom board 10 and includes two first locking tabs
41 respectively formed on two opposite ends of the front board 40.
The rear board 50 is formed on the rear end of the base board 11
and includes two second locking tabs 51 respectively formed on two
opposite ends of the rear board 50.
[0024] In FIG. 1, the top board 60 of the cover 2 is integrally
formed on a rear side of the rear board 50. The first wing 61 is
integrally formed on a first side of the top board 60, namely the
left side of the top board 60; the second wing 62 is integrally
formed on a second side of the top board 60, namely the right side
of the top board 60; and the front wing 63 is formed on a third
side of the top board, namely the rear side of the top board 60. In
addition, the front wing 63 has two third locking tabs 64, 65
respectively formed on two opposed sides of the front wing 63.
[0025] With reference to FIG. 2, it is noted that the first
extension board 12 and the second extension board 13 are folded
according to seams formed at respective joint between the base
board 11 and the first extension board 12, and between the base
board 11 and the second extension board 13 such that a bottom
receiving room "a" is formed with a front opening and a rear
opening in communication with the front opening. Then the first
side wall 21 and the second side wall 31 are folded upward to be
vertical relative to the first outer side wall 14 and the second
outer side wall 15 respectively. Therefore, a top receiving room
"b" is formed above and communicates with the bottom receiving room
"a." After folding of the first side wall 21 and the second side
wall 31, the top receiving room "b" also has a front opening and a
rear opening in communication with the front opening.
[0026] Following the formation of the top receiving room "b", the
front board 40 and the rear board 50 are folded upward to be
vertical relative to the first outer side wall 14 and the second
outer side wall 15 so as to close the front openings and the rear
openings of the bottom receiving room "a" and the top receiving
room "b" respectively. Thereafter, the first inner side wall 23 is
folded into the top receiving room "b" to allow the first
extensions 230 to be extended into the corresponding first
insertion holes 140 of the first outer side wall 14. Also the
second inner side wall 33 is folded into the top receiving room "b"
to allow the second extensions 330 to be extended into the
corresponding second insertion holes 150 of the second outer side
wall 15, as shown in FIG. 3. After the folding of the first inner
side wall 23 and the second inner side wall 33, a first securing
passage 24 is formed between the first side wall 21 and the first
inner side wall 23; and a second securing passage 34 is formed
between the second side wall 31 and the second inner side wall 33.
Then the first locking tabs 41 of the front board 40 are inserted
from a respective front opening of and into the first securing
passage 24 and the second securing passage 34. The second locking
tabs 51 of the rear board 50 are inserted from a respectively rear
opening of and into the first securing passage 24 and the second
securing passage 34.
[0027] The first tabs 16 and the second tabs 17 are folded into the
bottom receiving room "a" to be adjacent to inner sides of each of
the front board 40 and of the rear board 50. Similarly, the third
tabs 18 and the fourth tabs 19 are folded into the top receiving
room "b" to be adjacent to the inner sides of each of the front
board 40 and of the rear board 50.
[0028] FIGS. 3-4 also depict that the first wing 61, the second
wing 62 and the front wing 63 are folded inward to be close to and
vertical relative to the top board 60. Therefore, when the cover 2
is folded to cover the top receiving room "b", the first wing 61 is
received inside the top receiving room "b" to be adjacent to the
first inner side wall 23; and the second wing 62 is also received
inside the top receiving room "b" to be adjacent to the second
inner side wall 33. Meanwhile the front wing 63 is attached to an
outer side face of the front board 40 to allow the third locking
tabs 64, 65 to be inserted into the first securing passage 24 and
the second securing passage 34. After the aforementioned assembly
procedure is finished, the accessory box of the present invention
having a T-shaped cross section is presented, as shown in FIG.
4.
[0029] With reference to FIG. 5, it is noted that a package 70 is
now provided with cushions 71 positioned at two opposite sides
inside the package 70. Each of the cushions 71 has a primary recess
72 and a secondary recess 73 such that when two cushions 71 are
positioned and facing each other inside the package 70, a product 7
may be positioned between the two primary recesses 72, and an
accessory box 7a of the present invention may be located between
the two secondary recesses 73, wherein the protruding bottom
portion of the accessory box 7a is positioned between the two
cushions 71, namely between the recesses 72, 73.
[0030] Due to the bottom protruding portion of the accessory box
7a, additional accessories of the product such as connection wires,
transformers, specification of the product, CDs containing therein
the install software etc. may be received inside the additional
receiving room. Furthermore, due to the dimension of the accessory
box being the same as that of the conventional box for accessories,
there is no need for alternation or modification of the package and
the cushions. Manufacture cost is thus largely reduced. Still,
because the protruding bottom portion of the accessory box is
positioned between two cushions, movement of the accessory box
inside the box is impossible and thus the product inside the box is
protected from damage.
[0031] It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous
characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been
set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of
the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is
illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in
matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the
principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the
broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are
expressed.
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