CN216070983U - Blind box and blind box package - Google Patents

Abstract

The present application discloses a blind box package (1) comprising a box lid (10) and an integral bottom piece (20); the unitary bottom piece (20) comprising a bottom wall (22), a plurality of first side walls (24) connecting the bottom wall (22), and a plurality of second side walls (26), each second side wall (26) connecting two adjacent first side walls (24), the bottom piece (12) having a collapsed configuration (a) for receiving contents of the blind box and an expanded configuration (B) for presenting contents of the blind box; wherein, in the folded configuration (A), the lid (10) covers on top of the integral bottom piece (20) and constrains the bottom piece (20); in the deployed configuration (B), the lid (10) disengages the integral base (20) to release the base (20). The application also discloses a blind box.

Description

Blind box and blind box package

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of packaging, in particular to a blind box package and a blind box.

Background

The blind box is a toy box which can not be known by consumers in advance by specific product styles, has random attributes and can be known by consumers only after being opened.

Currently, blind boxes are economically thrive, and the uncertainty in opening blind boxes is highly appreciated and welcomed by modern young people. Current blind boxes are typically contained in blind box packages, which are typically paper boxes, which can be opened by the user in a destructive or non-destructive manner when the blind box is opened.

This background description is for the purpose of facilitating understanding of relevant art in the field and is not to be construed as an admission of the prior art.

Disclosure of Invention

Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention are directed to providing a blind box package and a blind box using the same, which can provide a user with a desired sense of surprise when the blind box is opened.

In a first aspect, there is provided a blind box package comprising a box lid and an integral base member; the integrated bottom piece comprises a bottom wall, a plurality of first side walls and a plurality of second side walls, wherein the first side walls and the second side walls are connected with the bottom wall, each second side wall is connected with two adjacent first side walls, and the bottom piece is provided with a folding shape used for containing the articles in the blind box and an unfolding shape used for presenting the articles in the blind box; wherein in the folded configuration, the lid covers on top of and constrains the base member; in the deployed configuration, the lid disengages the integral bottom member to release the bottom member.

In some embodiments, each second side wall comprises a first sub-wall portion connecting one of the adjacent two first side walls, a second sub-wall portion connecting the other of the adjacent two first sub-wall portions, and a fold line connecting between the first and second sub-wall portions.

In some embodiments, the first and second sub-wall portions are proximate to each other in the folded state and distal from each other in the unfolded state.

In some embodiments, the first sub-wall portion and the second sub-wall portion of each of the second side walls have a pointed end adjacent to the bottom wall and a rounded end remote from the bottom wall, thereby forming a depression between the rounded ends of the first sub-wall portion and the second sub-wall portion.

In some embodiments, each second side wall includes a resilient return reinforcing facing on an inside surface of the first and second sub-wall portions, and the fold line is a single-sided line of weakness on an opposite side of the reinforcing facing, such that each second side wall is subjected to a resilient return force varying from the folded configuration toward the unfolded configuration by way of the resilient return reinforcing facing and the single-sided line of weakness.

In some embodiments, each second side wall includes a resilient return structure having two ends connected to the first sub-wall portion and the second sub-wall portion, respectively.

In some embodiments, the blind box package further comprises:

a light sensor or a normally closed microswitch arranged on the adjacent surfaces of the first sub-wall part and the second sub-wall part; and

and the sound effect and/or light effect unit is linked with the light ray sensor or the normally closed microswitch.

In some embodiments, the blind box package comprises a light sensor disposed on an adjacent surface of the first and/or second sub-wall portion and an audio and/or light effect unit in operative communication with the light sensor. Thus, in the folded configuration, the light sensor is blocked by the first and second sub-wall portions being proximate to each other. In the unfolded state, the light sensor is activated because the first sub-wall portion and the second sub-wall portion are far away from each other and are not shielded, so as to trigger the sound effect and/or light effect unit.

In some embodiments, the blind box package comprises a normally closed microswitch arranged on an adjacent surface of the first and/or second sub-wall portion and a sound and/or light effect unit in linkage with the microswitch. Thereby, in the folded configuration, the normally closed microswitch is in an off state due to the first and second sub-wall portions being in close proximity; in the deployed configuration, the normally closed microswitch is switched on by the first and second sub-wall portions being distant from each other to trigger the sound and/or light effect unit.

In some embodiments, the first side wall has a first end adjacent to the bottom wall and a second end remote from the bottom wall, and the first side wall includes a thickening and/or weighting structure disposed at the second end, such that in the expanded configuration, the thickening and/or weighting structure urges the first side wall outwardly via gravity.

In some embodiments, the bottom member includes a body formed by folding a planar sheet material, wherein the bottom wall has a square shape, four first side walls have a square shape and connect four sides of the bottom wall, and four second side walls are respectively disposed between the four first side walls.

In some embodiments, the body is paperboard or a foldable plastic sheet.

In a second aspect, there is provided a blind box comprising a blind box package according to any embodiment of the utility model and a blind box contents contained within the blind box package.

In some embodiments, the blind box interior article is a card comprising a body and one or more breakable corners connected to the body by a line of weakness.

Compared with the conventional detachable blind box and the packaging thereof, the blind box and the packaging thereof in the embodiment of the utility model can provide a simple method for opening the blind box for a user and provide a sudden uncertain feeling which is expected to be obtained when the blind box is opened for the user by providing the folding state which is restrained by the box cover and the unfolding state which is restrained by the box cover.

Additional optional features and technical effects of embodiments of the utility model are set forth, in part, in the description which follows and, in part, will be apparent from the description.

Drawings

Embodiments of the utility model will hereinafter be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein the elements shown are not to scale as shown in the figures, and wherein like or similar reference numerals denote like or similar elements, and wherein:

fig. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a blind box package according to an embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 2 shows a schematic perspective view of components of a blind box package according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 shows a schematic top view of components of a blind box package according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 shows a schematic top view of components of a blind box package according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 shows a schematic perspective view of components of a blind box package according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 shows a schematic perspective view of components of a blind box package according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIGS. 7A and 7B show two schematic expanded views of components of a blind box package according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 shows an exemplary diagram of a blind box card implemented in accordance with an embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 9 shows an exemplary diagram of a blind box card implemented in accordance with an embodiment of the utility model;

fig. 10 shows an exemplary diagram of a blind box card embodying an embodiment according to the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the following detailed description and accompanying drawings. The exemplary embodiments and descriptions of the present invention are provided to explain the present invention, but not to limit the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1, in an embodiment of the present invention, a blind box package 10 is provided that may be applied to a blind box to contain the contents of the blind box, as further described below.

Referring collectively to fig. 1 and 2, the blind pack 10 may include a lid 11 and an integral base member 12. Fig. 2 shows a combination state of the cap 11 and the bottom part 12; at this point, the bottom member is in a folded configuration a (fig. 3), as further described below.

As shown in fig. 1-6, the unitary bottom member 12 may include a bottom wall 122, a plurality of first sidewalls 124 connecting the bottom wall 122, and a plurality of second sidewalls 126, each second sidewall 126 connecting two adjacent first sidewalls 124.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 7A and 7B, the base member 12 comprises a body folded from a planar sheet of material. In some embodiments, the body of the bottom piece 12 may be paperboard or a foldable plastic sheet, such as a clear PVC material. In some embodiments, the cover 11 may also be made of cardboard or foldable plastic sheet material, such as transparent PVC material. However, other suitable materials are contemplated for the base member 12 (body) and/or the lid 11.

Referring to fig. 1-6 and 7A-7B in combination, more specifically, the bottom wall 122 may be square, and four first side walls 124 may also be square and connect four sides of the bottom wall 122, and four second side walls 126 are respectively disposed between the four first side walls 124. Correspondingly, the lid 11 may also have a square top wall (not shown) and four side walls (not shown) connecting the top wall.

Further, as best shown particularly in fig. 4-6, each second sidewall 126 of base component 12 may include a first sub-wall portion 1262 connecting one of the adjacent first sidewalls 124, a second sub-wall portion 1264 connecting the other of the adjacent first sidewalls 124, and a fold line 1260 connecting between the first and second sub-wall portions.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 4-6, the first sub-wall portion 1262 and the second sub-wall portion 1264 of each second side wall 126 have a pointed end 12622, 12642 adjacent to the bottom wall and a rounded end 12624, 12644 remote from the bottom wall, so that a recess 1268 is formed between the rounded ends 12624, 12644 of the first sub-wall portion 1262 and the second sub-wall portion 1264, which may facilitate the bottom member 12 being transformed from the folded configuration to the unfolded configuration, for example.

With combined reference to fig. 1-6, the bottom member 12 has a folded configuration a (fig. 3) for receiving the blind box interior contents and an unfolded configuration B (fig. 4-6) for presenting the blind box interior contents. In the folded configuration a, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the lid 11 overlies the top of the unitary bottom member 12 and restrains the bottom member 12 to prevent the bottom member 12 from unfolding. Further, as best shown in fig. 3, the first and second sub-wall portions 1262, 1264 lie close to each other in the folded state a. In addition, as best shown in FIG. 3, in the folded configuration, the base member 12 is configured for receiving a blind box contents, such as a card 20 (FIG. 8).

In the deployed configuration B, the lid 11 is disengaged from the integral base 12 to release the base 12, as shown in fig. 4 to 6. Further, the first sub-wall portion 1262 and the second sub-wall portion 1264 are distant from each other in the expanded state B. In addition, as shown in fig. 4-6, in the expanded configuration, the base member 12 is configured for presenting a blind box contents, such as a card 20 (fig. 8).

Thus, by providing a folded configuration constrained by the lid and an unfolded configuration constrained by the lid, the user can provide the user with a sense of expectation of the uncertainty of the sudden opening that he would expect to achieve when opening the blind box by simply picking up the lid 11 to disengage the bottom piece 12 from the lid constraint during the blind box opening process.

Further, in embodiments according to the utility model, such bottom pieces, those shown in the drawings, when transformed from the folded configuration to the unfolded configuration, generally resemble flowers blooming, making it more likely that the user will experience a pleasant expectation as flowers bloom when opened.

In a further embodiment, the sudden opening from the folded to the unfolded configuration, such as an uncertain feeling like a flower blooming, may be further facilitated by providing elastic return means.

In some embodiments, this may be achieved by an overall elastic return force due to the material and/or shape of the bottom member 12 (body) itself. Here, the bottom part 12 (body) or the second sidewall 126 thereof may include an integral elastic restoring structure.

Further, as schematically shown in fig. 7B, each second sidewall 126 may include an elastic return reinforcement facing 1266 on an inside surface of the first and second sub-wall portions 1262, 1264, and the fold line is a single-sided line of weakness 1260' (fig. 6) on an opposite side of the elastic return reinforcement facing 1266. For illustrative purposes, fig. 7B shows only one resilient return-enhancing facing 1266 covering one second sidewall 126, but it is contemplated that the facing may be provided on all or a portion of the second sidewall 126. Thus, each second sidewall 126 is subjected to an elastic return force that varies from the folded configuration a toward the unfolded configuration B by way of the elastic return reinforcement facing 1266 and the single-sided lines of weakness. In some embodiments, the facing layer may be a different material or covering than the other layers, thereby having a superior elastic return force to the other layers, so that since the facing layer covers both sub-wall portions (the side without the line of weakness) at the same time, it may incorporate the lines of weakness on opposite sides to provide the desired elastic return force. Specifically, for example, the bottom member 12 (body) and the side walls are mostly made of cardboard, and the elastic return reinforcement surface layer 1266 may be a plated film covering the first and second sub-wall portions.

In addition or alternatively, an additional elastic restoring element can be provided. For example, in an embodiment not shown, each second sidewall 126 includes an elastic restoring member having two ends connected to the first sub-wall portion 1262 and the second sub-wall portion 1264, respectively. For example, the elastic reset piece is made of strip reset material, one end of the elastic reset piece is connected with the first sub-wall part, and the other end of the elastic reset piece is connected with the second sub-wall part. The resilient return member may be provided on the outer side of the second side wall 126, whereby in the folded configuration it is folded and clamped between the first and second sub-wall portions. The resilient return member may also be provided on the inner side of the second side wall 126 (e.g. on the side of the facing layer as described above) whereby in the folded configuration it is folded and tensioned by the overlapping of the first and second sub-wall portions along the fold line.

In a further embodiment, the user experience may be further enhanced by providing other effects in the case of going from the folded configuration to the unfolded configuration, for example highlighting the desired freshness when opening the blind box.

As schematically shown in fig. 6, the blind box package 10 may further comprise a light sensor 127 disposed on an adjacent surface of the first sub-wall portion 1262 and/or the second sub-wall portion 1264. In the embodiment shown, for example, on an adjacent surface of the first sub-wall portion 1262. But it is conceivable that the other sub-wall portion is on the adjacent surface of the other sub-wall portion or on both.

As schematically shown in fig. 6, the blind pack 10 may further comprise a sound and/or light effect unit 128 in conjunction with the light sensor 127.

In the embodiment shown, therefore, in the folded configuration a (fig. 3), the light line sensor 127 is blocked by the proximity of the first and second sub-wall portions 1262, 1264 to each other, so as not to activate the sound and/or light effect unit 128; in the deployed configuration (fig. 4-6), the light sensor 127 is activated, because the first and second sub-wall portions are clear from each other, to trigger the sound and/or light effect unit 128.

In an alternative embodiment, the blind cartridge package may comprise a normally closed microswitch arranged on the adjacent surfaces of the first and second sub-wall portions. It is conceivable that a normally closed microswitch could alternatively be arranged on the adjacent surface of one sub-wall part, where it could be kept open in the folded configuration by the adjacent avoidance of contact of the other sub-wall part. In this embodiment, the blind box package may further comprise said microswitch-linked sound and/or light effect unit.

In this alternative embodiment, the normally closed microswitch is thus in the open state in the folded configuration, due to the proximity of the first and second sub-wall portions; in the deployed configuration, the normally closed microswitch is switched on by the first and second sub-wall portions being distant from each other to trigger the sound and/or light effect unit.

In a further embodiment, a sudden opening from the folded to the unfolded configuration, such as an uncertain feeling like a flower blooming, may be further facilitated by providing a drop means.

For example, in the embodiment shown in fig. 4, the first sidewall 124 has a first end adjacent to the bottom wall 122 and a second end remote from the bottom wall 122, and the first sidewall 124 includes a thickening 1240 and/or a weighting disposed at the second end, such that in the deployed configuration, the thickening 1240 and/or the weighting urges the first sidewall outwardly via gravity. In some embodiments, the thickened structure 1240 can be one or more layers added. In other embodiments, the weighting structure may be a combination of heavier mass/denser material. In other embodiments, a combination of thickening and weighting structures may be provided.

As shown in fig. 1, the blind pack 10 may optionally further comprise an outer box 13. Similarly, the body of the outer box 13 may be paperboard or a foldable plastic sheet, such as a transparent PVC material. In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the sleeve 13 may include side openings (not shown) for receiving the lid 11 and base 12 in an assembled state (in the collapsed configuration). The sleeve may further include a pull-out strap 130 to allow a user to pull out the lid 11 and base 12 in the assembled state (in the collapsed configuration).

As previously described, embodiments of the present invention also provide a blind box that may include a blind box package 10 according to embodiments of the present invention and a blind box contents contained within the blind box package 10.

Referring collectively to fig. 8-10, the article contained within the blind box can be a card 20, the card 20 including a body 200 and one or more breakable corners 210, 220, 230, 240, the one or more breakable corners 210, 220, 230, 240 connected to the body 200 by a line of weakness 250. In some embodiments, the line of weakness 250 can be a single-sided line of weakness.

By means of the breakable corners, various functions of the blind box can be achieved.

In this document, "first" and "second" are used to distinguish different elements in the same embodiment, and do not denote any order or relative importance.

While various embodiments of the utility model have been described herein, the description of the various embodiments is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the utility model to the precise forms disclosed, and features and components that are the same or similar to one another may be omitted for clarity and conciseness. As used herein, "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples" are intended to apply to at least one embodiment or example, but not to all embodiments, in accordance with the present invention. The above terms are not necessarily meant to refer to the same embodiment or example. Various embodiments or examples and features of various embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

Exemplary systems and methods of the present invention have been particularly shown and described with reference to the foregoing embodiments, which are merely illustrative of the best modes for carrying out the systems and methods. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes in the embodiments of the systems and methods described herein may be made in practicing the systems and/or methods without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model as defined in the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A blind box package (10) comprising a box lid (11) and an integral base member (12); the unitary bottom piece (12) including a bottom wall (122), a plurality of first side walls (124) connecting the bottom wall (122), and a plurality of second side walls (126), each second side wall (126) connecting adjacent ones of the first side walls (124), the bottom piece (12) having a collapsed configuration (a) for receiving contents of the blind box and an expanded configuration (B) for presenting contents of the blind box; wherein, in the folded configuration (A), the lid (11) covers on top of the integral bottom piece (12) and constrains the bottom piece (12); in the deployed configuration (B), the lid (11) disengages the integral base (12) to release the base (12).

2. Blind box package (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that each second side wall (126) comprises a first sub-wall portion (1262) connecting one of the two adjacent first side walls (124), a second sub-wall portion (1264) connecting the other of the two adjacent first side walls (124) and a fold line (1260) connecting between the first and second sub-wall portions,

wherein the first and second sub-wall portions (1262, 1264) are proximate to each other in the folded configuration (A) and are distal from each other in the unfolded configuration (B).

3. The blind box package (10) of claim 2 wherein the first and second sub-wall portions (1262, 1264) of each of the second side walls (126) have a pointed end (12622, 12642) proximal to the bottom wall and a rounded end (12624, 12644) distal from the bottom wall, thereby forming a recess (1268) between the rounded ends of the first and second sub-wall portions (1262, 1264).

4. Blind box package (10) according to claim 2, characterized in that each second side wall (126) comprises an elastic return reinforcement panel (1266) on the inner side surface of the first and second sub-wall portions (1262, 1264) and in that the fold line is a single-sided line of weakness (1260') located on the opposite side of the elastic return reinforcement panel (1266), so that each second side wall (126) is subjected to an elastic return force varying from the folded configuration (a) towards the unfolded configuration (B) by means of the elastic return reinforcement panel (1266) and the single-sided line of weakness.

5. Blind box package (10) according to claim 2, characterized in that each second side wall (126) comprises a resilient return structure connected at both ends to the first (1262) and second (1264) sub-wall portions, respectively.

6. The blind pack (10) of claim 2 further comprising:

a light sensor (127) or a normally closed microswitch arranged on an adjacent surface of the first sub-wall portion (1262) and/or the second sub-wall portion (1264); and

and the sound effect and/or light effect unit (128) is linked with the light ray sensor (127) or the normally closed microswitch.

7. The blind cartridge package (10) of claim 1 wherein the first sidewall (124) has a first end adjacent the bottom wall (122) and a second end distal from the bottom wall (122), the first sidewall (124) including a thickening (1240) and/or weighting structure disposed at the second end such that in the expanded configuration, the thickening (1240) and/or weighting structure urges the first sidewall outwardly by gravity.

8. Blind box packaging (10) according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the bottom part (12) comprises a body folded from a planar sheet material, wherein the bottom wall (122) is square-shaped, four first side walls (124) are square-shaped and connect the four sides of the bottom wall (122), and four second side walls (126) are respectively arranged between the four first side walls (124).

9. A blind box comprising a blind box package (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 8 and a blind box contents contained within the blind box package (10).

10. The blind box of claim 9 wherein the blind box contents is a card (20), the card (20) comprising a body (200) and one or more breakable corners (210, 220, 230, 240), the one or more breakable corners (210, 220, 230, 240) being connected to the body (200) by a line of weakness (250).

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