U.S. patent application number 11/663692 was filed with the patent office on 2009-03-05 for reinforced archive box comprising a cover safety lock and a built-in card case.
Invention is credited to Juan Roberto Tirado Alanis.
Application Number | 20090057387 11/663692 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 35839677 |
Filed Date | 2009-03-05 |
United States Patent
Application |
20090057387 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Tirado Alanis; Juan
Roberto |
March 5, 2009 |
Reinforced archive box comprising a cover safety lock and a
built-in card case
Abstract
This invention is a box with safety locks on its lid and an
integrated cardholder for storing documents. The reinforced filing
box with safety lock on the lid and integrated cardholder is
designed in such a way as to be assembled from a one-piece template
of any laminated material, without having to staple, glue or
otherwise join it, which provides resistance to the load placed
upon it, according to the needs of the use to be fulfilled. The box
can be assembled with fewer sides if necessary. Said box has safety
locks that once shut will not let the lid remain open, thus
providing maximum protection against the entrance of dust or pests.
This box has no incision on the inside that passes to the outside,
including the incision for the handles, and it also has a
protective flange so as not to damage one's fingers, which allows
for the documents to be safe from external agents that may damage
them. Said box includes an integrated cardholder which can be
placed on any of the sides of the box, since it is made of the same
material that shapes the template of the box in such a way that it
can be adapted to any of the sides of the wall. The cardholder
provides the advantage of being able to classify the box's content
as often as necessary, because it allows for adding or removing
cards as many time as is needed. Costs are reduced because this box
can be recycled as often as necessary.
Inventors: |
Tirado Alanis; Juan Roberto;
(Colonia Agricola Oriental, MX) |
Correspondence
Address: |
MITCHELL P. BROOK;LUCE, FORWARD, HAMILTON & SCRIPPS LLP
11988 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200
SAN DIEGO
CA
92130
US
|
Family ID: |
35839677 |
Appl. No.: |
11/663692 |
Filed: |
August 9, 2004 |
PCT Filed: |
August 9, 2004 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/MX05/00067 |
371 Date: |
January 30, 2008 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
229/145 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 5/665 20130101;
B65D 5/6652 20130101; B65D 5/4608 20130101; B65D 5/4237 20130101;
B65D 5/22 20130101; B65D 5/2057 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
229/145 |
International
Class: |
B65D 5/00 20060101
B65D005/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Aug 9, 2004 |
MX |
PA/A/2004/007725 |
Claims
1. A template of a storage container comprising: a sheet of
material defining a plurality of faces and configured to be folded
into a storage container, the storage container comprising a lid
and a plurality of vertical sides, wherein the plurality of
vertical sides are formed from at least eight of the faces.
2. The template of claim 1 wherein the template is die cut.
3. The template of claim 2 wherein the storage container further
comprises a safety lock.
4. The template of claim 3 wherein the storage container further
comprises a cardholder.
5. The template of claim 1 wherein the plurality of vertical sides
are formed from at least nine of the faces.
6. The template of claim 5 wherein the plurality of vertical sides
are formed from at least ten of the faces.
7. The template of claim 6 wherein the plurality of vertical sides
are formed from at least eleven of the faces.
8. The template of claim 7 wherein the plurality of vertical sides
are formed from at least thirteen of the faces.
Description
INVENTED OBJECT
[0001] This invention is a reinforced filing box made up of
thirteen vertical sides or walls that will provide resistance to
the weight of the load placed upon said box, with the purpose of
keeping the documents in better condition despite the heavy load
that may be placed upon the box in which they are kept. The
arrangement of the sides of the box has been calculated in such a
way that the empty box can bear a weight greater than that which it
would regularly carry. Said box has safety locks on its lid to
prevent it from accidentally opening once it contains documents,
with the purpose of not allowing in dust or any type of pests and
thus keep the documents in better conditions. Said box has an
integrated cardholder so that documents can be recycled and
reclassified in a practical manner. By reusing this box, costs can
be saved.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Commercially available boxes are very simple and are not
very resistant, regardless of the material with which they are
made. Die design leaves unusable parts that must be discarded,
which increases costs since the sheet of material to be die-cut is
not made the most of. Therefore, the boxes are not adequately
resistant to support the frequent use to which they are subjected,
which causes the projecting edges to come away, and causes overlap
and deformation of the boxes, making their use more difficult.
Also, said boxes do not provide sufficient fastening of the lid
when they are shut, so dust or pests can get inside and damage the
documents. Furthermore, the cuts performed on the handles always
face inwards where the documents are located, causing the
aforementioned problems, and they do not provide protection against
harm to the fingers. Experience has also shown that boxes are
marked with adhesive labels that come off with time, because either
the glue wears out or the boxes are rubbed together. This way, all
information regarding the content of the box is lost. In order to
solve said problems, I have come up with a novel design called
reinforced filing box with safety lock on the lid and integrated
cardholder, which makes it advantageous on all fronts: it has new
and improved structure and assembly features, it is considerably
more resistant, I have made better use of the materials and the
integrated cardholder makes it more versatile. All in all, it is a
novel kind of filing box.
[0003] I will hereby describe the development of this box:
[0004] This invention is a one-piece filing box that does not
require any of its parts to be glued, stapled or otherwise joined.
It is reinforced and improved and can be assembled with either
eight, nine, ten, eleven or thirteen sides or walls to its body,
according to the use and resistance needs to be fulfilled. It is
made up of four vertical sides, one horizontal side on its lid and
three horizontal sides inside, using the materials from the same
sheet that it was cut from, which used to be thrown away, and which
now makes the design more resistant to the load placed upon it.
Once assembled, the box has no perforation or die cut (including
the one made for the handles that faces the inside of the box) that
could let in dust or other material that could damage the
documents. The integrated cardholder considerably modifies the way
in which the contents of a box are labeled or classified and is
made with the same die cut or incision in the material. This allows
for adding or removing cards in a practical manner, which are held
by the same material the box is made of. The cardholder can be
placed on any of the sides of the box and its shape can be
modified. The box has locks or tongues of the same material
integrated into its body that fasten the lid shut in its original
position. The box may be made of cardboard, plastic or any other
material that can be used to assemble the templates, be it
partially or wholly, according to the resistance and use made of
it. Said templates are die cut, the folding lines are marked, and
the templates have tongues, flanges or flaps.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0005] To provide a better idea of the advantages and novelties
provided by this invention, following is a detailed
description:
[0006] This filing box has a characteristic design that allows it
to be assembled with eight, nine, ten, eleven or thirteen vertical
sides or walls, not counting the lid, and which depends on the use
to be made of it and the amount of sides to be used and discarded.
It must be remembered that its resistance will depend on the number
of sides used. The most resistant box, which will also save the
most material, is the one with thirteen vertical sides, because no
material will be wasted when the templates are die-cut, eliminating
the cost of recycling or disposing of the parts of the template
that were normally thrown away. Said parts are made the most of
with this design, and provide greater resistance to the load placed
upon the box.
[0007] Taking this into account, one will save having to recycle
boxes that don't provide adequate resistance for the rough and
frequent use these boxes are subjected to.
[0008] To better safeguard the documents kept in these boxes, they
are equipped with safety locks integrated into the design with no
floating or external parts that need to be put together for the
assembly of said safety locks. The safety locks make it possibile
to keep the lid shut in its position, even though the box is
handled roughly or stacked, thus avoiding the entrance of dust or
pests that could damage the documents.
[0009] The perforations made for the handles of this filing box
protect the fingers of the person carrying the box, because the
same incision leaves a projecting edge that protects one from the
sharp edges that may be harmful. Said perforation does not go all
the way into the inner part of the box, therefore avoiding the
entrance of dust or pests into the box.
[0010] Another important feature of this box is the cardholder,
which has been designed in such a way as to be integrated into the
box, because it is assembled through the same design, and there is
no need for external material upon assembling the box. Taking all
this into consideration, one is spared the use of adhesive labels
which in time will fall off and prevent one from seeing how the box
was classified. This cardholder will provide one with the
opportunity to change the box's classification as many times as
necessary, and this way it will be easier to change information for
classifying the documents, at the same time lowering expenses and
making the boxes recyclable.
[0011] There is the possibility that depending on the needs, the
cardholder could be moved to another part of the box to make
handling and reading of the label easier.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
[0012] The novel and characteristic details of the filing box are
clearly illustrated in the attached drawings, where the same points
of reference are used to indicate the parts and figures shown. For
a better description, let's return to the design features of the
filing box, which can be made up of eight, nine, ten, eleven or
thirteen vertical sides not counting the lid, depending on the use
to be made of it and the amount of sides to be used and discarded.
It must be remembered that the box's resistance will depend on the
number of sides used. As shown on the following list, the faces
that can be used for each assembly according to the numbering for
the template on FIG. 1 are: [0013] 8 vertical sides with faces: 18,
12, 5, 16, 10, 3, 2, 15. [0014] 9 vertical sides with faces: 18,
12, 5, 16, 10, 3, 2, 15, 13. [0015] 10 vertical sides with faces:
18, 12, 5, 16, 10, 3, 2, 15, 1, 14 [0016] 11 vertical sides with
faces: 18, 12, 5, 16, 10, 3, 2, 15, 13, 19, 6 [0017] 13 vertical
sides with faces: 18, 12, 5, 16, 10, 3, 2, 15, 13, 19, 6, 1, 14
[0018] The assembly of any of the above may be made in a similar
manner by following the figures and removing the faces not to be
used. Following is a detailed description of each one:
[0019] Figure No. 1 shows a perspective view of the template where
one can clearly see each incision where the box will be folded, and
shown on the template as a dotted line. The template is made up of
23 faces numbered individually so they can be located more readily.
Throughout the template can be seen the incisions or die cuts for
the handles (A) located on faces (No. 14, 16, 18, 19, 1, 3, 5, 6).
Please note that the faces (No. 3 and 16) of the handle's die cut
incision will leave a flange that will be folded towards the inside
until it meets the internal protection wall (No. 15) that will
protect the fingers when the box is loaded with a certain weight.
Also shown are the incisions for the lid's safety lock (B) located
between the faces (No. 15, 16 and 2, 3) and the integrated
cardholder with its flanges and folds (C) that will be located on
the face (No. 16). It must be remembered that the cardholder's
location can be changed according to one's needs.
[0020] In another one of the template's faces can be seen the
perforations or slots where the cardholder's flanges (D) will be
inserted, located on the face (No. 18). Also shown in this template
are the flanges (E) located between faces (No. 14 and 15, 1 and 2)
of the assembly, as well as its slots (F) where these same flanges
will be lodged, which are located on the faces (No. 17 and 4). In
the same manner, also shown are the slots (G) located on the face
(No. 9) that will serve to lodge the flanges (H) located on the
face (No. 7) that will assemble the lid by introducing the faces
(No. 22 and 23 between 7 and 8). Also shown are the slots (I)
located on the faces (No. 20 and 21) where the flanges of the locks
(B) will go, and that are located between the faces (No. 15, 16 and
2, 3).
[0021] Figure No. 2 shows a perspective view of the box, as seen
from the upper left part of the design, where one can see that the
faces (No. 21, 23, 1, 2, 3) are folded over the dotted line towards
the center as shown by the reference arrows drawn on the templates.
The face (No. 4) folds towards the face (No. 3), forming a
90-degree angle towards the inside of the design. One can also see
that on the opposite end one must also make a fold, following the
direction of the reference arrow, in the same manner for the faces
(No. 20, 22, 14, 15, 16). Likewise, the face (No. 17) is folded
towards the inside of the design in a 90-degree angle to the face
(No. 16), where the face (No. 16) contains the cardholder; here can
be seen part of the incision made for the lock (B) of the lid,
passing from the face (No. 16) to the face (No. 15). Also shown is
the other lock (B) that runs from the face (No. 3) to the face (No.
2). Please note that this has started the fold towards the inside
on the lower part of the template as shown by the reference arrow,
and that will give shape to the double faces to be included inside
the assembly formed by the faces (No. 5, 6, 12, 13, 18 and 19).
[0022] Figure No. 3 shows a perspective view of the box, as seen
from the upper left part of the design, giving continuity to the
assembly steps of the filing box, where it can be seen that the
face (No. 11) has been folded under the face (No. 17 and 4) over
the same 90-degree angle they previously held. The faces (No. 5, 6,
12, 13, 18 and 19) will follow in this folding, and one can see
that the faces (No. 5 and 6) start to fold towards the inside, as
indicated by the reference arrow in a 90-degree angle to the face
(No. 13). Also, the faces (No. 18 and 19) follow the direction of
the corresponding arrow (No. 13) and start to form a 90-degree
angle to the face (No. 13). One can also see that the face (No. 1)
has started to fold over the face (No. 2) in the direction of the
reference arrow, as well as the face (No. 14) over the face (No.
15) in the direction of the corresponding arrow.
[0023] Figure No. 4 shows a perspective view of the box, as seen
from the upper left part of the design, giving continuity to the
assembly steps of the filing box, where one can see that the faces
(No. 5, 6, 12, 13, 18 and 19) start to insert themselves inside the
design of the box in the direction of the reference arrows.
[0024] Figure No. 5 shows a perspective view of the box, as seen
from the upper right part, towards the inside of the design, for
assembling the cardholder, thus giving continuity to the assembly
steps of the filing box, where one can see that, by separating the
faces (No. 18 and 19), the flanges of the cardholder located on the
face (No. 16) start to insert themselves in the slots located on
the face (No. 18) for its assembly.
[0025] Figure No. 6 shows a perspective view of the box, as seen
from the upper right part, towards the inside of the design, for
assembling the cardholder, thus giving continuity to the assembly
steps of the filing box, where one can see that the card holder has
been completely assembled by folding the flanges towards the center
of the face (No. 18), and then covering this face with the face
(No. 19).
[0026] Figure No. 7 shows a perspective view of the box, as seen
from the upper right part, towards the inside of the design, thus
giving continuity to the assembly steps of the filing box, where
one can see that the face (No. 19) has covered the face (No. 18),
where the flanges of the cardholder are already closed towards the
center. One can also see that the faces (No. 1 and 2) and (No. 14
and 15) start to fold towards the inside to finish the assembly of
the box. All that is left is to assemble the lid.
[0027] Figure No. 8 shows a perspective view of the box, as seen
from the upper left part of the design, to begin the assembly steps
of the lid of the filing box, where one can see that the face (No.
20) has been folded in a 90-degree angle over the face (No. 9), as
well as the face (No. 22) has been folded in a 90-degree angle over
the face (No. 20). One can also see that the face (No. 21) is at a
90-degree angle over the face (No. 9), and that the face (No. 23)
is at a 90-degree angle over the face (No. 21).
[0028] Figure No. 9 shows a perspective view of the box, as seen
from the upper left part of the design, thus giving continuity to
the assembly steps of the lid of the filing box, where one can see
that the lid has been fully assembled. The face (No. 7) has been
folded towards the inside of the face (No. 8), wrapping the faces
(No. 22 and 23) and assembling the flanges of the face (No. 7) in
its fastening slots. This completes the assembly of the lid.
[0029] Figure No. 10 shows a perspective view of the box where one
can see that the lid has been placed in its position, covering the
box. This leaves only the safety locks to be secured on the
lid.
[0030] Figure No. 11 shows a perspective view of the fully
assembled box with the security locks in place.
[0031] Figure No. 12 shows a perspective view from the outside
where one can see the fully assembled cardholder (C), as well as
the insertion therein of the box's classification with a card that
will be held by the cardholder's flanges and the sides of the face
(No. 16), which will frame it in this face (No. 18) and keep it
fastened in this manner so that it cannot move from this position
unless one were to purposely change it.
[0032] Figure No. 13 shows a perspective view, as seen from the
upper left part, where one can see that the classifying card has
been fit into the cardholder. Also shown are two images, C1 and C2.
C1 is a frontal view that shows how the card placed in the
cardholder is fastened by the cardholder's flanges and framed by
the face (No. 16). Please note that these flanges are fastened to
the face (No. 18). View C2 shows the cardholder from the back where
one can see the flanges that fasten the card and the flanges that
will be fastened to the face (No. 18), where the face (No. 16)
frames the card and the face (No. 18) supports the card. Said face
(No. 18) is not shown.
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