JPH09104480A - Container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multi-purpose type container of which constitutive parts can be used for other purposes except a container. SOLUTION: A container is constituted of a sheet member provided with a plurality of plates 14 divided into small pieces and side wall members 12, 13. The sheet member 11 connects these plates to make a foldable sheet. Two rows of slots 17 provided at both ends 16 of respective divided plates 14 are put in the end side 19 of a pair of side wall members 12, 13 and the sheet member 11 is wound up around the side wall members 12, 13 and held and fixed by bands. The sheet member 11 and the side wall members 12, 13 as the constitutive parts of the container 1 can be used for other uses, decorative materials or coasters for instance, after the contents have been removed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a container, but is not particularly limited to a gift wrapping body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a package is discarded when its contents are taken out. This not only increases the price of the entire product, but is uneconomical.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a multipurpose container which overcomes the above-mentioned drawbacks and allows each component to be used for a different purpose besides the use as a container. Is.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the container of the present invention includes the following constitutions. That is, it includes a sheet member composed of a plurality of small split plates, a pair of spaced side wall members, and a fixing means for holding the sheet member wound around the side wall members. Are substantially parallel to each other, each having an edge portion extending in the longitudinal direction, the sheet member further includes a hinge means for connecting the adjacent edge portions of the adjacent split plates,
The hinge means is a flexible sheet having a plurality of split plates attached thereto and extending across the split plates, wherein each of the side wall members has a polygonal edge, and each edge has an associated edge. Is provided for engagement with a slab that allows the sheet member to be wound around the side wall member to form a hollow for containing an article. Slots are provided near each end, each slot is arranged in two rows, and each side of the side wall portion is 1
It fits into one slot and is held in that position.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1, 2, and 4-6, a container 10 is depicted schematically. The container 10 includes a sheet member 11 and two sets of side wall members 12 and 13.

The sheet member 11 is provided with a plurality of split plates 14 that are substantially parallel and have the same dimension length. The shingles 14 can be made of wood, plastic, metal or another suitable material. Each split plate 14 has a pair of longitudinally extending end edges 15 that extend to opposite ends 16.

Each split plate 14 is provided with a slot 17, which is aligned to form two lines 18. Each slot 17 is shaped so that the side wall members 12, 13 easily fit within the slot 17.

Each of the side wall members 12 and 13 is formed in a substantially flat shape, and has one polygonal peripheral edge having a plurality of end sides 19. The length of each edge 19 is substantially the same as the width of each split plate 14 in the lateral direction.

Each of the split plates 14 is rotatably attached by a hinge means for connecting the adjacent edge portions 15.
This hinge means is here constituted by a flexible sheet 20, which is mounted with a plurality of split plates 14 and extends across the split plates 14. The flexible sheet 20 may be formed of a plastic material or paper and may be naturally decorated.

When forming the container 10, the sheet member 11 is
Lying flat, each set of side wall members 12, 13 has a split plate 14
It is properly placed in one slot 17 of the. Then, the sheet member 11 is wound around the side wall members 12 and 13 to be formed into the shape shown in FIG. Then, fixing means are used to hold the container 10 in the assembled shape. In this embodiment, the securing means is a set of bands 21.

In the embodiment described above, the split plates 14 are of the same width. From this viewpoint, the lateral width can be changed according to the length of the end side 19. In addition, the container 10
Can have any number of sides. In this embodiment, the container 10 is divided into two sub-containers 22 and 23, each sub-container 22 and 23 having eight sides. container
The 10 can be designed to have any number of sides, depending on the items to be packaged. The container 10 need not be subdivided into sub-containers, if desired. The container may be a single cavity.

For example, the container 30 in FIG. 3 includes two sub-containers 31 and 32, one sub-container 31 having eight side surfaces and the other sub-container 32 having six side surfaces.

The sheet member 11 functions as a decoration when not used in the container 10 and the side wall members 12, 13 are used as "drink coasters" or similar type pads.

When disassembled, the container 10 described above can be folded for storage and transportation.

The sheet member 20 may be formed of paper, plastic or another suitable material, as described above,
It is possible to add decorations originally. For example, a graphic or a picture may be printed on the sheet member. further,
The sheet member 20 can also be attached to the split plate 14 in any desired manner, such as using an adhesive.

The split plate 14 may be provided with end holes 24 which may be used to suspend the sheet member 11 when used as a hanging decoration or picture.

In the preferred embodiment described above, the container is
It can have any number of sides, including odd or even sides.

The above-described embodiments of the invention have the advantage that the container provided for packaging purposes can be reused as a decoration.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, a sheet member including a plurality of split plates and a side wall member are provided, the sheet member is wound around the side wall member to form a container, and the container is held. By changing the shape of the edge of the side wall member, various containers can be manufactured. In addition, the structure is simple, and the parts can be stored separately,
Each component may serve a different purpose than the container.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a partially disassembled container.

2 is a schematic perspective view of the container of FIG. 1 fully assembled.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a modified example of the container shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of a sheet member used in the container shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

5 is a schematic perspective view of the sheet member of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a side wall member used in the container of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10,30 Container 11 Sheet member 12,13 Side wall member 14 Split plate 15 Edge 16 Edge 17 Slot 19 Edge 20 Flexible sheet (hinge means) 21 Band (fixing means)

Front Page Continuation (72) Inventor Arik Jawa Zuk Zuk Suk Australia New South Wales 2120 Pennant Hills Victoria Road 28

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A container comprising: a sheet member including a plurality of split plates; a pair of spaced side wall members; and a fixing unit for holding the sheet member wound around the side wall members, Each of the split plates of the sheet member is substantially parallel to each other and has an edge portion extending in the longitudinal direction, and the sheet member further includes a hinge means for connecting the adjacent edge portions of the adjacent split plates. This hinge means is a flexible sheet which is attached with a plurality of split plates and extends across the split plates, each of the side wall members has a polygonal edge, and each edge is , Provided to engage the associated slat so that when the sheet member is wrapped around the sidewall member, a hollow is formed for accommodating an article, and each slat is further Slots are provided near each end of the plate to The container is characterized in that the lots are arranged in two rows, and each side of the side wall portion is fitted in one slot and held in that position. 2. The container according to claim 1, wherein the split plates have the same length dimension. 3. The container according to claim 1, wherein the holding means is at least one band that surrounds the sheet member. 4. Each of the side wall members is substantially flat, and the length of each end side thereof is substantially the same as the lateral width dimension of the associated split plate. The container described in Crab. 5. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein each split plate has the same lateral width dimension. 6. The container according to claim 1, wherein the container has two sets of side wall members, and the sheet member is wound around the side wall members to form two sub-containers. The container described in. 7. The container according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of biplanes are formed by using side wall members having different polygonal end sides.