US20070119728A1

US20070119728A1 - Display box

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Publication number: US20070119728A1
Application number: US11/291,942
Authority: US
Inventors: Kinsen Au
Original assignee: Nationalpak Ltd
Current assignee: Nationalpak Ltd
Priority date: 2005-11-30
Filing date: 2005-11-30
Publication date: 2007-05-31

Abstract

A display box for displaying a display piece, comprising a box body, a box cover and a display arrangement comprises a display stand, and a folding panel. A hidden cavity is formed by a mounting edge, a pivot edge and a surrounding wall of the box body is allowing the storage and safe-keeping of important documents, such that they will not be easily lost when the display piece is being displayed. The hidden cavity is also simply accessed, such that the important documents are stored safely yet easy to reach. A hidden, yet simply accessed, locking unit is also provided for locking the display piece to the display box, so as to prevent the display piece from being taken out of the display box in an unauthorized manner.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to a display box, and more particularly to a display box which has an easy-to-reach compartment, allowing the storage and safe-keeping of important documents, such as warranty certificate and user manual, such that such documents will not be easily lost when the item on display is being displayed.
2. Description of Related Arts
Display boxes have always played a very important role in the sales of jewelry and other accessories such as watches. The primary function they serve is to hold a display piece such as jewelry or watch at a time to nicely display the jewelry or watch to potential buyers. They help protecting a display piece from being damaged by other display pieces when many of such display pieces are being displayed at the same time.
They also enhance the presentation of the display piece than the display piece itself can offer. Without display boxes, any piece of jewelry would not look as classy or desirable than they should. Unfortunately, these two functions are pretty much what conventional display boxes could offer.
People who have done jewelry shopping, such as necklaces, bracelets, watches and so forth, must have seen sales persons struggling to free the piece of display piece from the display box when the shopper wished to take a full look of the piece of jewelry, or the sales persons simply are not allowed to detach the display piece from the display box for security reasons, such that the shopper has to look at the piece of item with the display box attached, turning the box around ridiculously together with the display piece therein, and not being able to take a good look of the display piece.
When the shoppers finally do purchase the piece of jewelry, they must also have seen the sales person either reaching somewhere else, such as a drawer in the store, for important documents such as the warranty certificate and/or the user manual, or, trying very hard to open up the display layer of the box to reach the documents that are well-hidden and yet difficult-to-reach.
Furthermore, even the piece of jewelry is purchased with the display box, after a certain period of time, the documents would be lost and no where to be found, simply because of the fact that the conventional display boxes do not offer a good protection to such important documents.
In view of the above drawbacks of and the problems brought on by conventional display boxes, a better display box has to be provided so as to not only provide a protection to the display piece placed therein, better security of and convenience to reach the display piece, but also provide secured and easy-to-reach storage of important documents.

SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

A main object of the present invention is to provide a display box for displaying a display piece, comprising a box body having a receiving compartment, a base cover to enclose the receiving compartment, and a display arrangement comprises a display stand, and a folding panel, wherein the display stand pivots between a display position and an accessing position to allow access of the display piece and a hidden cavity.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a display box, wherein the hidden cavity is provided for the safe-keeping of documents, such as the warranty certificate or user manual of the display piece.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a display box allowing important documents of the display piece being stored together with the display piece, avoiding mixing up of important documents of other jewelry items, or loosing of the important document.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a display box, wherein when the folding panel is in the display position, the display piece cannot be taken out therefrom and the hidden cavity is inaccessible, such that both the display piece and the document within the hidden cavity are both securely and safely stored.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a display box, wherein the display stand is flexible, such that the display box is capable of displaying display pieces of different nature, size and shape.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a display box which not only allows the display piece and the documents to be safely stored but also easy to be accessed such that the display piece and the document can be taken out simply by pivoting the display panel from the display position to the accessing position.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a display box, wherein forced is required to pivot the display panel from the display position to the accessing position, such that the box cover will not accidentally open up during handling or transportation.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a display box, further comprises a locking unit, such that display piece can be secured on the display stand, so as to prevent the display piece from being taken out from the display box in an unauthorized manner.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a display box, wherein the locking unit is hidden when the folding panel is in the display position, such that it is inaccessible and hence effectively prevents the display piece from being taken in an unauthorized manner, and is easily accessible when the box cover is in the opened position.
Accordingly, in order to accomplish the above objects, the present invention provides a display box for storing and displaying a display piece, comprising:
a box body having a receiving compartment;
a box cover covering on the box body to enclose the receiving compartment; and
a display arrangement, which comprises:
a display stand adapted for detachably holding the display piece in position; and
a folding panel having a mounting edge extended from the display stand and a pivot edge pivotally connecting to a surrounding wall of the box body to form a hidden cavity within the receiving compartment at a position underneath the folding panel such that the display stand is adapted to fold between a display position and an accessing position, wherein at the display position, the folding panel is pivotally folded within the receiving compartment to enclose the hidden cavity so as to retain the display stand within the receiving compartment for securely holding the display piece in the box body, and at the accessing position, the folding panel is pivotally folded to lift up the display stand from the receiving compartment to expose the hidden cavity such that the display stand is allowed for the display piece detaching therefrom.
These and other objectives, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a prospective view of a display box according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 illustrates the box cover and the box body according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 of the drawings, a display box for displaying a display piece according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, wherein the display box comprises a box body 10, and a box cover 20, and a display arrangement 30.
The box body 10 has a receiving compartment 11 and a surrounding wall 12. The box cover 20 is provided for covering the box body 10 to enclose the receiving compartment 11.
The display arrangement 30 comprises a display stand 31 and a folding panel 32, wherein the display stand 31 is adapted for detachably holding the display piece 5 in position. The folding panel 32 has a mounting edge 321 and a pivot edge 322.
The mounting edge 321 of the folding panel 32 extends from the display stand 31, while the pivot edge 322 is pivotally connected to the surrounding wall 12 of the box body 10. The positions of the mounting edge 321 and the pivot edge 322 effectively creates a hidden cavity 13 within the receiving compartment 11 at a position underneath the folding panel 32.
Essentially, the display stand 31 is adapted to fold between a display position and an accessing position, such that the display piece 5 is safely in place when the display stand 31 is in the display position, and can be taken out from the display stand 31 when the display stand 31 is in the accessing position.
While the display stand 31 is in the display position, the folding panel 32 is pivotally folded within the receiving compartment 11 to enclose the hidden cavity 13. As a result, the display stand 31 is retained within the receiving compartment 11 for securely holding the display piece 5 in the box body 10.
The hidden cavity 13 is also complete hidden from the viewers or users when the display stand 31 is in the display position. It is worth mentioning that the hidden cavity 13 is completely shielded from the users or viewers. Without moving the display stand 31 from the display position into the accessing position, presence of the hidden cavity 13 is completely undetectable.
And when the display stand 31 is at the accessing position, the folding panel 32 is pivotally folded to lift up the display stand 31 from the receiving compartment 11 to expose the hidden cavity 13, such that the display stand 31 is allowed for the display piece 5 to be detached from the display stand 31 for examination or better viewing. And since the hidden cavity 13 is now enclosed, any materials placed within the hidden cavity 13 can now be accessed or taken out of the hidden cavity 13.
As a result, a second item 9 such as important document like warranty certificate or messages will be safely protected within the hidden cavity 13. The second item 9 will not fall off from the display box such that they will not be easily lost during transportation, or through mishandling of the display box. Also, the display piece 5 is also well protected by the display box.
Moreover, despite the fact that the second item 9 is well protected within the lost 13 when the display stand 31 is in the display position, the second item 9 can be easily accessed when desired.
Unlike conventional display boxes where either no such hidden cavities are available or accessing of the compartments requires difficult pulling apart of the display box when documents are stored in such compartments, all that has to be done to access the second item 9 stored within the hidden cavity 13 is to pivot the display stand 31 from the display position to the accessing position.
The display stand 31 is substantially mounted to the folding panel 32 to define a bottom disposing portion 323 below the folding panel 32 and an upper exposing portion 324 above the folding panel 32 such that when the folding panel 32 is pivotally folded to the receiving compartment 11 at the display position, the hidden cavity 13 is enclosedly formed within the bottom disposing portion 323 of the display stand 31, the corresponding surrounding wall 12 of the box body 10, a bottom wall 14 of the box body and the folding panel 32.
The display arrangement 30 further has a partition wall 33 extended from the box body 10 to partition the receiving compartment 11 into the hidden cavity 13 at a position underneath the folding panel 32 such that the folding panel 32 forms an enclosing cover 325 to enclose the hidden cavity 13 when the folding panel 32 is pivotally folded on the partition wall 33.
The hidden cavity 13 is provided for accommodating a second item 6 therewithin, such that the second item, such as a certificate of warranty can be bounded within the hidden cavity 13, by the box body 10, the corresponding surrounding wall 12, the enclosing cover 325 and the partition wall 33. When the second item 6 is placed within the hidden cavity 13, the second item 6 is well protected such that the second item 6 will not fall off from the display box, be taken out of the display box in an unauthorized manner or be easily reached by external objects. However, the second item 6 can also be reached when required.
It is worth mentioning that the partition wall 33 has a predetermined height and a top supporting edge 331 provided for substantially supporting the folding panel 32 when the folding panel 32 is pivotally folded to enclose the hidden cavity 13.
The display box further has a locking unit 40 provide for locking the display piece 5 at the display stand 31. The locking unit 40 comprises a locking ring 41 and a breakable locking loop 42.
The locking ring 41 is mounted between the mounting edge 321 of the folding panel 32 and the disposing portion 323 of the display stand 31. The breakable locking loop 42 encircles the disposing portion 323 of the display stand with the locking ring 41 for typing up the display piece 5 with the display stand 31.
The reason is that when the folding panel 32 is pivotally folded at the display position, the locking unit 40 is hidden within the receiving compartment for preventing the locking loop 42 to be accessed. And, when the folding panel 32 is pivotally folded at the accessing position, the locking loop is exposed from the receiving compartment, so as to allow the locking loop 42 to be broken for unlocking the display piece 5 with the display stand 31.
The function of the locking unit 40, as can be seen, is to lock the display piece 5 with the display stand 31. It provides protection for the display piece 5 placed within the display box, such that unauthorized persons cannot easily detach the display piece 5 from the display box.
Furthermore, the partition wall 33 further has a guiding slot 332. The guiding slot 332 is indently extended from the top supporting edge 331 of the guiding slot 332 so as to alignedly receive the locking ring 41 in the guiding slot 332 when the folding panel 32 is pivotally folded on the partition wall 33.
The guiding slot 332 is provided for ensuring that the display stand 31 and the folding panel 32 can open and close matchingly, so as to concealedly close the hidden cavity 13, for protecting both the display piece 5 and the second item 6.
The box body 10 further has a side platform 14, which is shaped and sized symmetrical to the folding panel 32. The side platform 14 is also sidewardly extended from an opposed surrounding wall 15 within the receiving compartment 11 to form a central channel 16 between the side platform 14 and the folding panel 32 so as to receive the display stand 31 in the central channel 16 when the folding panel 32 is folded to enclose the hidden cavity 13.
As a result, the display piece 5, when placed on the display stand, is essentially within the central channel, such that the display piece 5 is in between the folding panel 32 and the side platform 14 providing a protection to the display piece 5.
The display box further has a retention unit 50 for retaining the folding panel 32 at the display position. The retention unit 50 has a retention groove 51 and a retention arm 52.
The retention groove 51 is indently formed on an inner wall 131 of the hidden cavity 13 and the retention arm 52 has a hooking tip 521 downwardly extended from the folding panel 32 and arranged when the folding panel 32 is pivotally folded to enclose the hidden cavity 13.
The hooking tip 521 of the retention arm 52 is then engaged with the retention groove 51 to substantially retain the folding panel 32 in position, which in turn would retain the display piece 5 in a display position, to enhance the presentation of the display piece 5.
And, some force has to be applied to the folding panel 32 to lift the display stand 31 upwards, such that the hocking tip 521 of the retention arm 52 is essentially pulled away from the retention groove 51 on the inner wall 131 of the hidden cavity 13 of the box body 10, such that the folding panel 32 is free to pivot from the display position to the accessing position.
Hence, it can be seen that the retention unit 50 helps preventing the folding panel 32 from accidentally pivoting into the accessing position, such that the second item 9 is well protected within.
It is worth mentioning that according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the pivot edge 322 of the folding panel 32 is pivotally connected to the box body 10 via a pivot joint 326.
The pivot joint 326 comprises a first joint member 3261 and a second member 3262. The first joint member 3261 is substantially mounted on the surrounding wall 12 of the box body 10.
The second member 3262 is substantially mounted on a bottom side 327 of the folding panel 32 at the pivot edge 322 to pivotally connect to the first joint member 3261 such that when the folding panel 32 is pivotally folded at the display position to enclose the hidden cavity 13, the pivot joint 326 is invisibly hidden within the hidden cavity 13.
One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of the present invention as shown in the drawings and described above is exemplary only and not intended to be limiting.
It will thus be seen that the objects of the present invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. It embodiments have been shown and described for the purposes of illustrating the functional and structural principles of the present invention and is subject to change without departure from such principles. Therefore, this invention includes all modifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the following claims.

Claims

1. A display box for storing and displaying a display piece, comprising:

a box body having a receiving compartment;

a box cover covering on said box body to enclose said receiving compartment; and

a display arrangement, which comprises:

a display stand adapted for detachably holding said display piece in position; and

a folding panel having a mounting edge extended from said display stand and a pivot edge pivotally connecting to a surrounding wall of said box body to form a hidden cavity within said receiving compartment at a position underneath said folding panel such that said display stand is adapted to fold between a display position and an accessing position, wherein at said display position, said folding panel is pivotally folded within said receiving compartment to enclose said hidden cavity so as to retain said display stand within said receiving compartment for securely holding said display piece in said box body, and at said accessing position, said folding panel is pivotally folded to lift up said display stand from said receiving compartment to expose said hidden cavity such that said display stand is allowed for said display piece detaching therefrom.

2. The display box, as recited in claim 1, wherein said display stand is substantially mounted to said folding panel to define a bottom disposing portion below said folding panel and an upper exposing portion above said folding panel such that when said folding panel is pivotally folded to said receiving compartment at said display position, said hidden cavity is enclosedly formed within said bottom disposing portion of said display stand, said corresponding surrounding wall of said box body, a bottom wall of said box body and said folding panel.

3. The display box, as recited in claim 1, wherein said display arrangement further comprises a partition wall extended from said box body to partition said receiving compartment into said hidden cavity at a position underneath said folding panel such that said folding panel forms an enclosing cover to enclose said hidden cavity when said folding panel is pivotally folded on said partition wall.

4. The display box, as recited in claim 2, wherein said display arrangement further comprises a partition wall extended from said box body to partition said receiving compartment into said hidden cavity at a position underneath said folding panel such that said folding panel forms an enclosing cover to enclose said hidden cavity when said folding panel is pivotally folded on said partition wall.

5. The display box, as recited in claim 3, wherein said partition wall, having a predetermined height, has a top supporting edge substantially supporting said folding panel when said folding panel is pivotally folded to enclose said hidden cavity.

6. The display box, as recited in claim 4, wherein said partition wall, having a predetermined height, has a top supporting edge substantially supporting said folding panel when said folding panel is pivotally folded to enclose said hidden cavity.

7. The display box, as recited in claim 2, further comprising a locking unit for locking said display piece at said display stand, wherein said locking unit comprises a locking ring mounted between said mounting edge of said folding panel and said disposing portion of said display stand and a breakable locking loop encircling said disposing portion of said display stand with said locking ring for tying up said display piece with said display stand, such that when said folding panel is pivotally folded at said display position, said locking unit is hidden within said receiving compartment for preventing an access of said locking loop, and when said folding panel is pivotally folded at said accessing position, said locking loop is exposed from said receiving compartment that said locking loop is allowed to be broken for unlocking said display piece with said display stand.

8. The display box, as recited in claim 4, further comprising a locking unit for locking said display piece at said display stand, wherein said locking unit comprises a locking ring mounted between said mounting edge of said folding panel and said disposing portion of said display stand and a breakable locking loop encircling said disposing portion of said display stand with said locking ring for tying up said display piece with said display stand, such that when said folding panel is pivotally folded at said display position, said locking unit is hidden within said receiving compartment for preventing an access of said locking loop, and when said folding panel is pivotally folded at said accessing position, said locking loop is exposed from said receiving compartment that said locking loop is allowed to be broken for unlocking said display piece with said display stand.

9. The display box, as recited in claim 6, further comprising a locking unit for locking said display piece at said display stand, wherein said locking unit comprises a locking ring mounted between said mounting edge of said folding panel and said disposing portion of said display stand and a breakable locking loop encircling said disposing portion of said display stand with said locking ring for tying up said display piece with said display stand, such that when said folding panel is pivotally folded at said display position, said locking unit is hidden within said receiving compartment for preventing an access of said locking loop, and when said folding panel is pivotally folded at said accessing position, said locking loop is exposed from said receiving compartment that said locking loop is allowed to be broken for unlocking said display piece with said display stand.

10. The display box, as recited in claim 9, wherein said partition wall further has a guiding slot indently extended from said top supporting edge thereof to alignedly receive said locking ring in said guiding slot when said folding panel is pivotally folded on said partition wall.

11. The display box, as recited in claim 1, wherein said box body further comprises a side platform, which is shaped and sized symmetrical to said folding panel, sidewardly extended from an opposed surrounding wall within said receiving compartment to form a central channel between said side platform and said folding panel so as to receive said display stand in said central channel when said folding panel is folded to enclose said hidden cavity.

12. The display box, as recited in claim 4, wherein said box body further comprises a side platform, which is shaped and sized symmetrical to said folding panel, sidewardly extended from an opposed surrounding wall within said receiving compartment to form a central channel between said side platform and said folding panel so as to receive said display stand in said central channel when said folding panel is folded to enclose said hidden cavity.

13. The display box, as recited in claim 9, wherein said box body further comprises a side platform, which is shaped and sized symmetrical to said folding panel, sidewardly extended from an opposed surrounding wall within said receiving compartment to form a central channel between said side platform and said folding panel so as to receive said display stand in said central channel when said folding panel is folded to enclose said hidden cavity.

14. The display box, as recited in claim 10, wherein said box body further comprises a side platform, which is shaped and sized symmetrical to said folding panel, sidewardly extended from an opposed surrounding wall within said receiving compartment to form a central channel between said side platform and said folding panel so as to receive said display stand in said central channel when said folding panel is folded to enclose said hidden cavity.

15. The display box, as recited in claim 1, further comprising a retention unit for retaining said folding panel at said display position, wherein said retention unit has a retention groove indently formed on an inner wall of said hidden cavity and comprises a retention arm having a hooking tip downwardly extended from said folding panel and arranged when said folding panel is pivotally folded to enclose said hidden cavity, said hooking tip of said retention arm is engaged with said retention groove to substantially retain said folding panel in position.

16. The display box, as recited in claim 10, further comprising a retention unit for retaining said folding panel at said display position, wherein said retention unit has a retention groove indently formed on an inner wall of said hidden cavity and comprises a retention arm having a hooking tip downwardly extended from said folding panel and arranged when said folding panel is pivotally folded to enclose said hidden cavity, said hooking tip of said retention arm is engaged with said retention groove to substantially retain said folding panel in position.

17. The display box, as recited in claim 14, further comprising a retention unit for retaining said folding panel at said display position, wherein said retention unit has a retention groove indently formed on an inner wall of said hidden cavity and comprises a retention arm having a hooking tip downwardly extended from said folding panel and arranged when said folding panel is pivotally folded to enclose said hidden cavity, said hooking tip of said retention arm is engaged with said retention groove to substantially retain said folding panel in position.

18. The display box, as recited in claim 1, wherein said pivot edge of said folding panel is pivotally connected to said box body via a pivot joint which comprises a first joint member substantially mounted on said surrounding wall of said box body and a second member substantially mounted on a bottom side of said folding panel at said pivot edge thereof to pivotally connect to said first joint member such that when said folding panel is pivotally folded at said display position to enclose said hidden cavity, said pivot joint is invisibly hidden within said hidden cavity.

19. The display box, as recited in claim 14, wherein said pivot edge of said folding panel is pivotally connected to said box body via a pivot joint which comprises a first joint member substantially mounted on said surrounding wall of said box body and a second member substantially mounted on a bottom side of said folding panel at said pivot edge thereof to pivotally connect to said first joint member such that when said folding panel is pivotally folded at said display position to enclose said hidden cavity, said pivot joint is invisibly hidden within said hidden cavity.

20. The display box, as recited in claim 17, wherein said pivot edge of said folding panel is pivotally connected to said box body via a pivot joint which comprises a first joint member substantially mounted on said surrounding wall of said box body and a second member substantially mounted on a bottom side of said folding panel at said pivot edge thereof to pivotally connect to said first joint member such that when said folding panel is pivotally folded at said display position to enclose said hidden cavity, said pivot joint is invisibly hidden within said hidden cavity.