JPH11263332A - Box for arranging newspaper - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a box for arranging newspapers wherein used papers can be recycled using a corrugated fiberboard made from used papers and opposed end walls are folded inwardly into a compact form so that the box cannot be easily broken. SOLUTION: A corrugated fiberboard is made from a wood pulp into which a proper amount of used papers is mixed, and each of end walls 2a, 2b interconnects side walls 3a, 3b and superposing pieces 7a-7d are connected to the top ends of the walls 2a, 2b and walls 3a, 3b respectively. And bottom pieces 9a-9d are connected to the lower ends of the walls 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b respectively. An inverted ruled line 13 is formed in the middle of each of the end walls 2a, 2b in the width direction thereof. V-shaped rules lines 5, 8 are provided respectively in the pieces 7a-7d and pieces 9a-9d on the extensions of the lines 13. Further, oblong holes 16, 16 are provided in the pieces 7a-7d and pieces 9a-9d on the extensions of V-shaped rules lines 14, 15 respectively. And the walls 2a, 2b and walls 3a, 3b are connected together into a rectangular form, and the pieces 7a-7d are bonded to the walls 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b respectively, and the pieces 9a-9d each are folded inwardly to close the bottom surface.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is always easily folded into a compact shape, and can be converted into a box having an open top surface and a closed bottom surface by one-touch operation. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cardboard box made of cardboard paper capable of stacking and storing old newspapers, and more particularly to a newspaper sorting box using old newspaper as used paper.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, paper consumption is also referred to as a barometer of culture, and even in Japan, a so-called civilized country, a large amount of used paper is produced from newspapers and various printed materials.
Since these used papers are made from wood pulp, which is a limited natural resource on the earth, it is desirable to use them effectively by recycling them. For this reason, waste paper is mixed into a new wood pipe as a part of the stock, and a representative example thereof is old newspaper. In the case of this old newspaper, it is usually collected from a general household at a predetermined collection place. The collected used newspaper is collected by a paper recovery company, put on a truck, and collected by a paper manufacturer via an intermediate company. The paper is then processed as a stock by the paper maker, mixed with new wood pulp, and reused.

In general households, old newspapers are bundled with a tying string at an appropriate height and processed (conventional example 1), or used in a used cardboard box of an appropriate size. Conventional example 2), an appropriate amount is packed in a commercially available plastic bag or the like and processed as it is (conventional example 3).
In these treatments, since the bundled old newspaper is difficult to be tied with a tying string, the newspaper sorting box (conventional example 4) which is further formed into a predetermined large box shape having an open upper surface from white paperboard and is foldable, A newspaper sorting box (conventional example 5) made of hard plastic and formed in a predetermined large box shape having an open upper surface is used.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example 1, since old newspapers are individually processed, their sizes are not uniform, and handling at a collection place is extremely inconvenient. Moreover, when the collection company puts it on a truck, the size of each old newspaper was not uniform, so that it was difficult to load and the transportation efficiency was poor. Especially in the case of plastic bags, not only is there a risk of collapse of the cargo, but also in the end, the old newspaper and the plastic bags must be separated in order to be treated as stock, which requires a lot of time and effort. There was a fear that it would increase costs.

[0005] On the other hand, if the newspaper sorting boxes of the prior art examples 4 and 5 are used, the size of the old newspaper to be processed is almost uniform, so that the above-mentioned problem does not occur. Since it is made of a thin, single-sheet white paperboard, there is anxiety in terms of form stability and strength, and it is not suitable for repeated use because it is easily deformed. Furthermore, since the bottom wall has a relatively large opening in the center for easy folding, when the newspaper sorting box is lifted as it is in a state where old newspapers are stacked and stored, the weight of the old newspapers inside is reduced. There was annoyance that he could not stand it, the bottom wall came off, and he had to put old newspaper again. Furthermore, since the upper end edge of the newspaper sorting box is formed in a sharp cut surface, there is a risk that the upper end edge may inadvertently injure a finger and there is a problem in safety.

Further, the prior art 5 is formed of hard plastic, so that it is excellent in strength. However, if it is worn out, it is discarded, but if it is discarded, it becomes a cause of pollution. There was a problem that. Therefore,
The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and is made of corrugated cardboard mixed with old newspaper, is foldable, is uniform, is easy to handle, and has high strength, safety, and reusability. It is intended to provide an excellent and extremely useful newspaper box.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a newspaper sorting box according to the present invention is formed from corrugated cardboard made of wood pulp mixed with an appropriate amount of waste paper, and is provided with two end walls through vertical folding lines. Side walls are alternately provided, and the end walls and the side walls are each provided with a superposed piece at the upper end via a horizontal fold line and a bottom piece at the lower end via a horizontal fold line. An inverted ruled line parallel to the vertical folding line is provided at the center in the width direction of the end wall, a V ruled line is provided on each of the overlapped piece and the bottom piece on an extension of each inverted ruled line, and each of the overlapped lines is formed on a line of each V ruled line. Each of the piece and the bottom piece is provided with a vertically elongated hollow hole in close proximity to each of the horizontal fold lines, the end walls and the side walls are bent at the vertical fold lines and connected in a rectangular tube shape, and each overlapped piece is formed with a horizontal fold line. Fold it inward, glue it to each end wall and side wall, and fold each bottom piece inward along the horizontal fold line to make the entire bottom surface The result is engaged with each other so as to close and foldable into a flat shape by bending inward each respective end walls at opposite borders.

As described above, the newspaper sorting box of the present invention is made of corrugated cardboard mixed with old newspaper and is recyclable. Further, since it is freely foldable, it can be easily folded to be compact, and the box shape can be made one-touch. Can be converted to Then, in a state where the old newspapers stacked and stored are full, the upper surface is stopped with a gum tape or tied with a paper string, collected at a collection place, and collected by a collection company as it is. At this time, the size is almost uniform,
Very easy to handle. In addition, even if each end wall is bent inward with a reverse ruled line to make it compact,
Since a hollow hole is provided along the folding line, the bent portion of the overlapped piece or the bottom piece is not pulled and torn, and it is strongly corrugated as a whole, and it is strongly deformed, etc. Does not occur. Furthermore, since the bottom is closed by each bottom piece, even if the newspaper sorting box is lifted, the bottom of the newspaper does not fall out enough to withstand the weight of the old newspapers to be stored, and the upper edge is formed with a rounded edge. Therefore, there is no danger of damaging the hands and fingers.

The newspaper storage box can be reused and used for a long time. In this case, a full used old newspaper is taken out of the newspaper storage box and bound and collected and collected.
Similar to the above, the size is almost uniform and handling is easy.

[0010]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a newspaper box according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is an exploded plan view of a corrugated cardboard newspaper sorting box according to the present invention. The corrugated paper used is preferably produced from a mixture of about 30 to 20% by weight of old newspaper paper to about 70 to 80% by weight of wood pulp. In the figure, a vertical folding line 1 is arranged in order from the left side in the center of a horizontally long substantially square corrugated paper.
End wall 2a, side wall 3a, end wall 2b and side wall 3 partitioned by
b is continuously provided, and a glue allowance 4 extends to the right end of the side wall 3 b via the vertical folding line 1. Each end wall 2a, 2b and each side wall 3
a, 3b at the upper end of two overlapping fold lines 5, 6
a to 7d are continuously provided. Bottom pieces 9a to 9d are continuously provided at the lower ends of the end walls 2a, 2b and the side walls 3a, 3b via horizontal folding lines 8.

Of these bottom pieces 9a to 9d, each side wall 3
a, a glue allowance 11, which forms a triangular shape via diagonal fold lines 10, 10 near the left end of the bottom pieces 9b, 9d connected to the 3b,
11 are provided, and these glue margins 11, 11 are bonded to the right side of the other adjacent bottom pieces 9a, 9c. In this bonding, the end walls 2a, 2b and the side walls 3a, 3b are each bent at a right angle at the vertical folding line 1, and the bottom pieces 9a to 9d are respectively at right angles to the end walls 2a, 2b, the side walls 3a, 3b at the horizontal folding line 8. It is performed in a state of being bent. Further, the bottom pieces 9b, 9d
In the state where the bottom pieces 9a to 9d are combined with each other at the end of the right half of the above, each of the opposing bottom pieces 9b and 9d and each of the adjacent bottom pieces 9a and 9c are brought into contact with and held by the suppressing piece portion 1.
2, 12 are extended.

Each of the end walls 2a, 2b is provided with a reverse ruled line 13, 13 at the center in the width direction and parallel to the vertical fold line 1, and a continuous piece is provided on an extension of the reverse ruled line 13, 13. 7a, 7c and the bottom pieces 9a, 9c each have a V ruled line 1
4, 15 are provided. Further, the overlapping pieces 7a, 7c and the bottom pieces 9a, 9
A vertically extending hollow hole 16 having an appropriate width is formed through each of the horizontal folding lines 6 and 8 as a starting point. Also, the side wall 3
At the center in the width direction near the upper ends of the a and 3b, laterally long finger holes 17 and 17 are formed, and at the upper ends of the overlapping pieces 7b and 7d, notches 18 that match the finger holes 17 and 17 are formed. , 18 are provided.

Then, each of the polymer pieces 7a to 7d is connected to a horizontal folding line 5,
6, the inner walls 2a, 2b, and the side walls 3a, 3b are glued to the upper ends of the side walls 3a, 3b with an adhesive, and the end wall 2a, the side wall 3a, the end wall 2b, the side wall 3b, and the glue margin 4 are vertically folded. 1 and sequentially bent inward at right angles, glue margin 4 is glued to the left end of the end wall 2a with an adhesive and connected in a rectangular tube shape, and each bottom piece 9a
9d are folded inward at the horizontal folding line 8 so that each end wall 2
a, 2b and glue margins 11, 11 are bonded to the bottom pieces 9a, 9c with an adhesive at an angle that is perpendicular to the side walls 3a, 3b, and the four bottom pieces 9a to 9d are combined with the restraint pieces 12,1.
2 and 3 are held in contact with each other to assemble a newspaper sorting box B which is opened at the top and closed at the bottom as shown in FIGS.

In the newspaper box B, the reverse ruled lines 13, 13 provided on the end walls 2a, 2b are pushed inwardly so that the overlapping pieces 7a, 7c and Each of the bottom pieces 9a and 9c is folded in two at the V ruled lines 14 and 15, and as shown in FIG. 4, the both side walls 3a and 3b can be easily folded into a flat shape of a size in which they are overlapped as they are. Therefore, when folded or compacted as shown in FIG. 4 during distribution or non-use, handling is easy, carrying around is easy, and utility value as a promotional product is high.

The newspaper box B made of corrugated paper of the present invention thus constructed is robust as a whole by using corrugated paper as a material. Can be sufficiently achieved. Also, since the overlapping pieces 7a to 7d are bent and bonded to the upper end sides of the end walls 2a, 2b and the side walls 3a, 3b, a double structure is formed, the form is stabilized, and the upper edge has roundness. The safety is improved without damaging the hands and fingers. Furthermore, the end walls 2a, 2b
Is folded in two along the reverse ruled lines 13 and 13, as shown in FIG.
Also, since the bottom portions 9a and 9c are prevented from being torn along the V-ruled lines 14 and 15 and particularly to the laterally-folded lines 5, 6 and 8, the end walls 2a and 2b are repeatedly formed by the inverted ruled lines 13 and 13. Less likely to break when bent.

Next, a method of using the newspaper sorting box B will be described. First, when old newspapers are stacked and accommodated, and the entire newspaper sorting box B is processed, the newspaper sorting box B folded compactly as shown in FIG. 6A is opened as shown in FIG. 6B. Old newspaper P which was box-shaped and read in this state
Are piled up in order and stored. Newspaper box B is
It has the same plane shape as the size of old newspaper P folded in four, and can accommodate newspaper paper of about one month (about 8.5 kg). Therefore, in a state in which the newspaper sorting box B is almost completely filled with the newspaper P as shown in FIG. 6C, the gum tapes T, T are applied to the upper surface thereof so as to straddle the both side walls 3a, 3b, and to the collection location. Take it with you. In this way, the old newspapers issued from each household are stored in the newspaper sorting box B having a uniform size, and the handling becomes easy. Moreover, when the collection company carries the goods by truck, the loading is easy and the transportation efficiency is improved. Further, in the paper maker, the workability is good because the newspaper sorting box B can be processed while the old newspaper P is packed in the newspaper sorting box B. In addition,
Instead of the gum tapes T, T may be bound with a paper string.

Next, when only the old newspaper P is bundled and processed and the newspaper sorting box B is used repeatedly, as shown in FIG. 7A, the newspaper sorting box B folded compactly as described above is used. As shown in FIG. 7 (b), it is spread and made into a box shape. Then, the paper string 19 is passed inside, and both ends of the
The old newspapers P are accommodated by inserting them into the papers 7 and 17 and temporarily suspending them. Then, as shown in FIG. 7 (c), the old newspaper P is bundled with the paper string 19 in a state where it is almost fully packed, and FIG.
As shown in (d), the newspaper sorting box B is turned upside down, and the old newspaper P is taken out and brought to the pickup location. Also in this case, the size of the old newspaper paper P is standardized, and the handling becomes easy. In addition, although the old newspaper was described as the old paper, a magazine, an advertisement, and the like may be used.

[0018]

As described above, the newspaper sorting box according to the present invention can be made of corrugated cardboard to have a robust structure as a whole. Further, used paper is mixed with the raw material of corrugated cardboard. This can contribute to the recycling of waste paper and the effective use of wood pulp, which is a limited natural resource. In addition, since it is structurally corrugated paper and the upper end side of each end wall and each side wall has a double structure of a superposed piece, it can be reinforced to improve the stability of the form, and each end can be improved. Since the upper end of the wall and each side wall is rounded, the safety is improved without damaging the fingers. Furthermore, when each opposing end wall is folded inward with a reverse ruled line, a hollow hole is provided, so that the bent portion between the overlapping piece and the bottom piece does not tear and break, and the bottom surface is Since the bottom piece is tightly combined and closed, it does not come off due to the load of the old newspaper stored, and can be used in a stable state when used repeatedly.

Furthermore, old newspapers collected at a collection place as waste are uniform in size, regardless of whether they are still stored in a newsstand or a bundle of old newspapers. It is easy to handle, it is easy for the collection company to load the truck without collapse, and the transportation efficiency is improved. Further, even if the old newspaper is stored in the newspaper sorting box, the paper can be formed and processed as the old paper as it is, so that the operation of the paper maker can be simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a developed plan view of a newspaper sorting box according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the assembled state.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the newspaper sorting box in a folded state.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a state where the same part is cut away.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating the same use state.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating another usage state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vertical fold line 2a, 2b End wall 3a, 3b Side wall 5, 6 Horizontal fold line 7a-7d Overlapping piece 8 Horizontal fold line 9a-9d Bottom piece 13, 13 Reverse ruled line 14, 15 V ruled line 16, 16 Center hole

Claims (1)

[Claims] An end wall and a side wall are alternately connected to each other through vertical folding lines, and each end wall and the side wall are formed of corrugated paper obtained by mixing an appropriate amount of used paper with wood pulp. In addition, a bottom piece is continuously provided via a horizontal fold line at the lower end, and a reverse ruled line parallel to the vertical fold line is provided at the center in the width direction of each of the end walls. A V-rule is provided on each of the overlapped piece and the bottom piece on an extension of each of the inverted creases, and a vertically long hollow is formed on each of the overlapped pieces and the bottom piece on each of the V-folded lines so as to be close to the horizontal fold lines. A hole is provided, each end wall and side wall are bent at each vertical fold line and connected in a rectangular tube shape, each overlapped piece is folded inward at a horizontal fold line and bonded to each end wall and side wall, and each bottom piece is attached. Fold inward at the horizontal fold line and engage with each other so as to close the entire bottom surface. A newspaper storage box characterized in that it can be folded flat by folding it inward.