U.S. patent application number 14/692027 was filed with the patent office on 2016-08-04 for packaging box.
The applicant listed for this patent is GloryInnovations, Inc.. Invention is credited to Kuo-Ching LIU.
Application Number | 20160221711 14/692027 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 54043135 |
Filed Date | 2016-08-04 |
United States Patent
Application |
20160221711 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
LIU; Kuo-Ching |
August 4, 2016 |
PACKAGING BOX
Abstract
A packaging box includes a foldable outer panel having a
substantially rectangular wall-forming section with two opposite
first bounding ends, two opposite second bounding ends extending
between and interconnecting the first bounding ends, and a
plurality or spaced-apart first folding lines that extend
substantially parallel to and between the first bounding ends and
that divide the wall-forming section into a plurality of
surrounding walls. An object-retaining section is connected
foldably to and extends away from one of the first bounding ends in
a direction parallel to the second bounding ends, and has at least
one retaining hole. A foldable inner panel is connected to one of
the surrounding walls, and has two opposite end walls foldably
disposed on the one of the surrounding walls.
Inventors: |
LIU; Kuo-Ching; (New Taipei
City, TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
GloryInnovations, Inc. |
New Taipei City |
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TW |
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Family ID: |
54043135 |
Appl. No.: |
14/692027 |
Filed: |
April 21, 2015 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 5/325 20130101;
B65D 5/5016 20130101; B65D 5/5023 20130101; B65D 5/10 20130101 |
International
Class: |
B65D 5/50 20060101
B65D005/50; B65D 5/10 20060101 B65D005/10 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jan 29, 2015 |
TW |
104201417 |
Claims
1. A packaging box having a folded configuration and a spread
configuration, said packaging box comprising: a foldable outer
panel including a substantially rectangular wall-forming section
and an object-retaining section, said wall-forming section having
two opposite first bounding ends, two opposite second bounding ends
extending between and interconnecting said first bounding ends, and
a plurality of spaced-apart first folding lines that extend
substantially parallel to and between said first bounding ends and
that divide said wall-forming section into a plurality of
surrounding walls, said object-retaining section being connected
foldably to one of said first bounding ends and extending away from
said, one of said first bounding ends in a direction parallel to
said second bounding ends, said object-retaining section having at
least one retaining hole; and a foldable inner panel connected to
one of said surrounding walls formed between said first folding
lines, and having two opposite end walls foldably disposed on said
one of said surrounding walls; wherein, when said packaging box is
placed in the spread configuration, said end walls are able to lay
fiat on said one of said surrounding walls and to respectively and
outwardly project from said second bounding ends in opposite
directions; and when said packaging box is placed in the folded
configuration, said end walls upstand from said one of said
surrounding walls, said wall-forming section is folded along said
first folding lines to stir round said end walls and to cooperate
with said end walls to form a receiving space, and said
object-retaining section is folded along said one of said first
bounding ends and is disposed across said receiving space and
between said end walls, said at least one retaining hole being
adapted to receive and retain an object in said receiving
space.
2. The packaging box as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least
one retaining hole includes a plurality of said retaining holes for
respectively receiving a plurality of objects in a spaced apart
fashion when said packaging box is placed in the folded
configuration.
3. The packaging box as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said
foldable outer and inner panels is a single-piece paper board, said
foldable inner panel further having a base part that is connected
foldably between said end walls and that is superimposed fixedly on
said one of said surrounding walls.
4. The packaging box as claimed in claim 1, wherein said foldable
inner panel further has a plurality of second folding lines each of
which is disposed between one of said end walls and said base part,
said second folding lines being disposed parallel to and between
said second bounding ends and being spaced apart from said second
bounding ends, said end walls upstanding from said one of said
surrounding walls inwardly of said second bounding ends when said
packaging box is placed in the folded configuration.
5. The packaging box as claimed in claim 4, wherein said
object-retaining section has a connecting part connected foldably
to said one of said first bounding ends, and an extension part that
projects from one side of said connecting part opposite to said one
of said first bounding ends, said extension part having two
opposite sides that are parallel to said second bounding ends, that
are indented respectively from said connecting part along
directions parallel to said first bounding ends and that are
substantially and respectively aligned with said second folding
lines, said connecting part having two first notches that
respectively adjoin said two opposite sides of said extension part
and that extend in a direction parallel to said second bounding
ends, each of said end walls having a second notch, said second
notches of said end walls respectively interlocking with said first
notches when said foldable outer and inner panels are folded,
whereby said object-retaining section engages said second notches,
said-end walls respectively engage said first notches, and said
object-retaining section is fixed to said end walls.
6. The packaging box as claimed in claim 5, wherein said foldable
outer panel further includes a flange part that is connected
foldably to and projects from the other one of said first bounding
ends of said wall-forming section in a direction parallel to said
second bounding ends when said packaging box is placed in the
spread configuration, said flange part having two third notches
extending in a direction parallel to said second bounding ends and
respectively aligned with said first notches, and wherein, when
said packaging box is placed in the folded configuration, said
flange part is folded along said other one of said first bounding
ends and is stacked on said object-retaining section, said third
notches are respectively disposed on said first notches and
interlocked with said second notches to enable said flange part and
said object-retaining section to commonly engage said second
notches, and said two opposite first bounding ends of said
wall-forming section adjoin each other.
7. The packaging box as claimed in claim 6, wherein each of said
end walls has a notch edge formed in said second notch, and a notch
open end opposite to said notch edge, said notch edge being stepped
to form a deep edge portion and a shallow edge portion, said deep
edge portion being able to engage said object-retaining section,
said shallow edge portion being able to engage said flange part, a
depth of said deep edge portion from said notch open end being
larger than a depth of said shallow edge portion from said notch
open end.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority of Taiwanese Application
Number 104201417, filed on Jan. 29, 2015.
FIELD
[0002] This disclosure relates to a packaging box, more
particularly to a packaging box having a limiting structure formed
from folding the packaging box.
BACKGROUND
[0003] A conventional packaging box made of paper is usually formed
by assembling together a plurality of cardboards, and generally
includes a cardboard main body that serves as an outer casing of
the packaging box and that defines a receiving space, and a
partition unit dividing the receiving space into a plurality of
compartments. Objects may be neatly arranged and received in the
compartments of the packaging box.
[0004] The partition unit mostly includes a plurality of
cross-shaped dividers each of which consists of two or more
partition cardboards that are perpendicularly inserted into each
other to form a cross-shaped structure. To assemble the
conventional packaging box, firstly, the cardboard main body is
folded to form the outer casing of the packaging box, and the
partition cardboards are connected one by one to each other to form
the cross-shaped dividers. Then, the cross-shaped dividers are
placed in the receiving space. The assembly of the packaging box is
thus complicated and labor-intensive. Further, a gap usually exists
between one of the compartments and the received object so that the
object, is likely to rock and cannot be fixedly positioned.
Moreover, because the cardboard is thin, if the objects are
fragile, for example, glass bottles, two adjacent objects are
likely to hit each other and break. Additionally, if it is desired
to increase the compartments in the receiving space, more partition
cardboards must foe consumed. Hence, the conventional packaging box
is not environmentally friendly, and the production cost thereof is
high.
SUMMARY
[0005] Therefore, the object of the present disclosure is to
provide a packaging box that is capable of alleviating at least one
of the drawbacks of the prior arts.
[0006] According to this disclosure, a packaging box having a
folded configuration and a spread configuration comprises a
foldable outer panel and a foldably inner panel. The foldable outer
panel includes a substantially rectangular wall-forming section and
an object-retaining section. The wall-forming section has two
opposite first bounding ends, two opposite second bounding ends
extending between and interconnecting the first bounding ends, and
a plurality of spaced-apart first folding lines that extend
substantially parallel to and between the first bounding ends and
that divide the wall-forming section into a plurality of
surrounding walls. The object-retaining section is connected
foldably to one of the first bounding ends and extends away from
the one of the first bounding ends in a direction parallel to the
second bounding ends. The object-retaining sect ion has at least
one retaining hole. The foldable inner panel is connected to one of
the surrounding walls formed between the first folding lines, and
has two opposite end walls foldably disposed on the one of the
surrounding walls. When the packaging box is placed in the spread
configuration, the end walls are able to lay flat on the one of the
surrounding walls and to respectively and outwardly project from
the second bounding ends in opposite directions. When the packaging
box is placed in the folded configuration, the end walls upstand
from the one of the surrounding walls, the wall-forming section is
folded along the first folding lines to surround the end walls and
to cooperate with the end walls to form a receiving space, and the
object-retaining section is folded along the one of the first
bounding ends and is disposed across the receiving space and
between the end walls. The at least one retaining hole is adapted
to receive and retain an object in the receiving space.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] Other features and advantages of the present disclosure will
become apparent in the following detailed description of the
embodiment of the disclosure, with reference to the accompanying
drawings, in which:
[0008] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a packaging box according to
the embodiment of the present disclosure in a spread
configuration;
[0009] FIG. 2 to FIG. 6 are perspective views to illustrate
consecutive steps of how the embodiment is transformed from the
spread configuration to a folded configuration; and
[0010] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the embodiment in the folded
configuration.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0011] A packaging box according to the embodiment of the present
disclosure has a spread configuration, as shown in FIG. 1, and a
folded configuration, as shown in FIG. 7.
[0012] With reference to FIGS. 1 and 7, the packaging box of the
embodiment is shown to comprise a foldable outer panel 1 and a
foldable inner panel 2,
[0013] The foldable outer panel 1 is a single-piece paper board
having a substantially rectangular shape, and includes a
substantially rectangular wall-forming section 11, a flange part 12
and an object-retaining section 13. The wall-forming section 11 has
two opposite first bounding ends 111, and two opposite second
bounding ends 112 extending between and interconnecting the first
bounding ends 111. A plurality of spaced-apart first folding lines
113 extend substantially parallel to and between the first bounding
ends 111, and divide the wall-forming section 11 into a plurality
of surrounding walls 114. In this embodiment, four first folding
lines 113 are provided.
[0014] The object-retaining section 13 is connected foldably to one
of the first bounding ends 111 and extends away from the one of the
first bounding ends 111 in a direction parallel to the second
bounding ends 112. The object-retaining section 13 has a connecting
part 131 connected foldably to the one of the first bounding ends
111, an extension part 132 that projects from one side of the
connecting part 131 opposite to the one of the first bounding ends
111, and two spaced-apart retaining holes 133 formed in the
extension part 132. The extension part 132 has two opposite sides
that are parallel to the second bounding ends 112 and that are
indented respectively from the connecting part 131 along directions
parallel to the first bounding ends 111. The connecting part 131
has two first notches (131a) that respectively adjoin the two
opposite sides of the extension part 132 and that extend in a
direction parallel to the second bounding ends 112.
[0015] The flange part 12 is connected foldably to and projects
from the other one of the first, bounding ends 111 in a direction
parallel to the second bounding ends 112, and has two third notches
121 extending in a direction parallel to the second bounding ends
112 and respectively aligned with the first notches (131a).
[0016] The foldable inner panel 2 is a single-piece paper board
having a substantially rectangular shape, and includes two opposite
end walls 21 foldably disposed on one of the surrounding walls 114,
a base part 22 that is connected foldably between the end walls 21
and that is superimposed fixedly on the one of the surrounding
walls 114, and two second folding lines 23 each of which is
disposed between one of the end walls 21 and the case part 22. The
two opposite sides of the extension part 132 are substantially and
respectively aligned with the second folding lines 23. Each of the
end walls 21 is foldable along a respective one of the second
folding lines 23, and has a second notch 211 that is engageable
with a respective one of the first notches (131a). In this
embodiment, each end wall 21 further has a notch edge 212 formed in
the second notch 211, and a notch open end 213 opposite to the
notch edge 212. The notch edge 212 is stepped to form a deep edge
portion (211a) and a shallow edge portion (211b). The deep edge
portion (211a) is able to engage the object-retaining section 13,
while the shallow edge portion (211b) is able to engage the flange
part 12. A depth of the deep edge portion (211a) front the notch
open end 213 is larger than a depth of the shallow edge portion
(211b) from the notch open end 213.
[0017] In this embodiment, the base part 22 is connected to the one
of the surrounding walls 114 that is located at a central portion
of the outer panel 1 between two adjacent ones of the first folding
lines 113. The second folding lines 23 are disposed parallel to and
between the second bounding ends 112, and are spaced apart from the
second bounding ends 112. In the spread configuration, the end
walls 21 are able to lay flat on the one of the surrounding walls
114 and to respectively and outwardly project from the second
bounding ends 112 in opposite directions, as best shown in FIG.
1.
[0018] By folding the outer panel 1 and the inner panel 2, the
packaging box of this embodiment can be placed in the folded
configuration, as shown in FIG. 7. In the folded configuration, the
end walls 21 are spacedly parallel to each other, and upstand from
the one of the surrounding walls 114 inwardly of the second
bounding ends 112. Further, the wall-forming section 11 is folded
along the first folding lines 113 to surround the end walls 21 and
to cooperate with the same to define a receiving space 3.
Specifically, referring to FIGS. 2 to 4, the end walls 21 are
folded along the second folding lines 23 so as to be spacedly
parallel to each other and to upstand from the one of the
surrounding walls 114, the object-retaining section 13 is folded
along the one of the first bounding ends 111 so as to extend the
extension part 132 between the end walls 21, and the first notches
(131a) are respectively interlocked with the second notches 211 so
that the object-retaining section 13 is engaged to and retained in
the deep edge portions (211a) of the second notches 211 and the end
walls 21 are engaged to and retained in the first notches (131a),
thereby fixing the object-retaining section 13 to the end walls
21.
[0019] With reference to FIG. 5, consequently, the object-retaining
section 13 is disposed across and fixed in the receiving space 3 so
that the retaining holes 133 can respectively receive and retain
two objects 4 therein. In this embodiment, the objects 4 are
bottles of nail polish. The shape of each retaining hole 133
matches with the sectional profile of each object 4, so that each
object 4 will not move relative to the respective retaining hole
133. Further, the objects 4 are in a spaced apart fashion so that
they will not hit each other. The number and shape of the retaining
holes 133 may be adjusted according to the number and shape of the
object 4 to be packaged, and are not limited to the disclosure of
this embodiment. Only one retaining hole 133 may also be
acceptable.
[0020] With reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, the flange part 12 is
folded along the other one of the first bounding ends 111 and is
stacked on the object-retaining section 13, and the third notches
121 are respectively disposed on the first notches (131a) and
interlocked with the shallow edge portion (211b) of the second
notches 211 to enable the flange part 12 and the object-retaining
section 13 to commonly engage the second notches 211, so that the
two opposite first bounding ends 111 of the wall-forming section 11
adjoin each other. Through this, the outer panel 1 can form a
continuous surrounding wall and can be stably fixed, so that the
packaging box of this embodiment has a smooth and appealing
appearance, and has no need for additional use of glue for
bonding.
[0021] In this embodiment, with the shallow edge portion (211b) of
each second notch 211 engaging and retaining the flange part 12 and
with the deep edge portion (211a) thereof engaging and retaining
the object-retaining section 13, the flange part 12 can be easily
moved out of the second notches 211 than the object-retaining
section 13 to facilitate opening of the packaging box in the folded
configuration. Further, as the flange part 12 is moved out of the
second notches 211, the object-retaining section 13 remains
retained in the second notches 211 to facilitate removal of the
object 4 from the packaging box. It should be noted that each of
the second notches 211 having a single depth may also be
implemented. That is, the notch edge 212 of each second notch 211
may be omitted.
[0022] Moreover, with reference to FIG. 7, in the folded
configuration, the end walls 21 are indented with respect to the
second bounding ends 112, so that two opposite ends of the
packaging box respectively form a buffer space. When the ends of
the packaging box hit the ground or a large foreign material, the
ends wall 21 will not be directly hit. Through this, not only the
end walls 21 are prevented from being damaged, but also the objects
4 in the receiving space 3 are protected.
[0023] In sum, the packaging box of this embodiment can be placed
from the spread configuration to the folded configuration, and the
object-retaining section 13 is disposed across and fixed in the
receiving space 3 to retain the objects 4 in the receiving space 3.
Through this, the step of assembling the partition unit of the
conventional packaging box can be omitted, so that the assembly of
the present disclosure is simplified. Further, the shape of each
retaining hole 133 matches with that of each object 4 so that the
objects 4 will not move relative to the respective retaining holes
133 and may be effectively retained in the retaining holes 133.
Therefore, the object of this disclosure can be realized.
[0024] While the present disclosure has been described in
connection with what is considered the exemplary practical
embodiment, it is understood that this disclosure is not limited to
the disclosed embodiment but is intended to cover various
arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest
interpretations and equivalent arrangements.
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