US20080237321A1 - Storage Box that is Foldable When Not in Use - Google Patents
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- US20080237321A1 US20080237321A1 US11/935,716 US93571607A US2008237321A1 US 20080237321 A1 US20080237321 A1 US 20080237321A1 US 93571607 A US93571607 A US 93571607A US 2008237321 A1 US2008237321 A1 US 2008237321A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
- B65D5/02—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D11/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material
- B65D11/18—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected
- B65D11/1846—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected whereby all side walls are hingedly connected to each other
- B65D11/1853—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected whereby all side walls are hingedly connected to each other and one or more side walls being foldable along a median line
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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- the present invention relates to a box and, more particularly, to a storage box to receive and store articles.
- a conventional storage box comprises a box body having a hollow inside to receive articles, and a cover removably mounted on the box body to close the box body.
- the box body has a fixed volume and cannot be folded so that the box body will occupy a determined space when not in use, thereby greatly causing in convenience to a user in packaging, storage and transportation of the storage box.
- a storage box comprising a flexible box body, a hard support board removably mounted in the box body to support the box body, and a cover removably mounted on the box body.
- the support board is receivable into the cover, and the box body is foldable when being compressed and receivable into the cover.
- the primary objective of the present invention is to provide a storage box that is foldable when not in use.
- Another objective of the present invention is to provide a storage box, wherein the support board and the box body are received in the hollow inside of the cover to reduce the volume of the storage box to the minimum size so that the storage box has a smaller volume when not in use, thereby greatly saving the space of storage, and thereby facilitating packaging, storage and transportation of the storage box.
- a further objective of the present invention is to provide a storage box, wherein the storage box contains a decorative piece or a plurality of patterns mounted on a surface of the box body to enhance the aesthetic quality of the storage box.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a storage box in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the storage box as shown in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is a front cross-sectional view of the storage box as shown in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 4 is a top view of a flexible box body of the storage box as shown in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 5 is a top view showing a compressed state of the flexible box body of the storage box as shown in FIG. 4 .
- FIG. 6 is a front cross-sectional view showing a folded state of the storage box as shown in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a storage box in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- a storage box in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a flexible box body 31 , two bendable strips 32 mounted on two opposite first sides 312 of the box body 31 , a soft piece 33 mounted in the box body 31 , a hard support board 2 removably mounted in the box body 31 to support the box body 31 , and a cover 1 removably mounted on the box body 31 .
- the support board 2 is receivable into the cover 1
- the box body 31 is foldable when being compressed and receivable into the cover 1 .
- the cover 1 has a substantially inverted U-shaped cross-sectional profile and has a hollow inside 12 which is defined by a peripheral wall 11 which is removably mounted a top of the box body 31 .
- the box body 31 has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional profile and has a hollow inside 34 to receive the support board 2 and the soft piece 33 .
- Each of the bendable strips 32 is disposed at an upright state and is located at a middle position of each of the first sides 312 of the box body 31 .
- the soft piece 33 is mounted on a bottom of the box body 31 .
- the support board 2 has a bottom rested on a top of the soft piece 33 and has a size flush with that of the hollow inside 34 of the box body 31 and that of the hollow inside 12 of the cover 1 so that the support board 2 is receivable into the hollow inside 34 of the box body 31 and the hollow inside 12 of the cover 1 .
- the box body 31 has two opposite second sides 310 located between the first sides 312 .
- the second sides 310 of the box body 31 are compressible and movable toward each other to bend the bendable strips 32 toward each other and to compress the soft piece 33 so as to compress the box body 31 so that the box body 31 is foldable to have a flat shape.
- Each of the second sides 310 of the box body 31 has a size flush with that of the hollow inside 12 of the cover 1 so that the box body 31 is receivable into the hollow inside 12 of the cover 1 when the box body 31 is foldable to have a flat shape.
- the support board 2 is placed into the hollow inside 34 of the box body 31 and rested on the soft piece 33 to expand and support the box body 31 .
- the cover 1 is mounted the top of the box body 31 to close the box body 31 so that the box body 31 can be used to receive and store articles 5 as shown in FIG. 3 .
- the cover 1 When not in use, the cover 1 is removed from the box body 31 , and the support board 2 is removed from the box body 31 and received in the hollow inside 12 of the cover 1 as shown in FIG. 6 .
- the second sides 310 of the box body 31 are compressible and movable toward each other to bend the bendable strips 32 toward each other and to compress the soft piece 33 as shown in FIG. 5 so as to compress the box body 31 so that the box body 31 is foldable to have a flat shape.
- the box body 31 is received in the hollow inside 12 of the cover 1 as shown in FIG. 6 .
- the support board 2 and the box body 31 are received in the hollow inside 12 of the cover 1 to reduce the volume of the storage box to the minimum size so that the storage box has a smaller volume when not in use, thereby greatly saving the space of storage, and thereby facilitating packaging, storage and transportation of the storage box.
- a plurality of storage boxes are folded, and the folded storage boxes laminate each other.
- the storage box further comprises a decorative piece 4 mounted on a surface of the box body 31 to enhance the aesthetic quality of the storage box.
- the storage box further comprises a plurality of patterns 40 mounted on a surface of the box body 31 to enhance the aesthetic quality of the storage box.
- the support board 2 and the box body 31 are received in the hollow inside 12 of the cover 1 to reduce the volume of the storage box to the minimum size so that the storage box has a smaller volume when not in use, thereby greatly saving the space of storage, and thereby facilitating packaging, storage and transportation of the storage box.
- the storage box contains a decorative piece 4 or a plurality of patterns 40 mounted on a surface of the box body 31 to enhance the aesthetic quality of the storage box.
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DE202007004432U DE202007004432U1 (de) | 2007-03-27 | 2007-03-27 | Ordnungsbehälter |
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US20150144684A1 (en) * | 2013-11-28 | 2015-05-28 | Ming Fuk LEUNG | Storage box |
USD813666S1 (en) * | 2016-08-11 | 2018-03-27 | Target Brands, Inc. | Breast milk storage container |
USD915700S1 (en) * | 2018-08-29 | 2021-04-06 | EP Family Corp. | Foldable hamper |
US11352187B2 (en) * | 2018-11-26 | 2022-06-07 | Airbox Packaging Llc | Reusable inflatable packaging device |
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US3291364A (en) * | 1964-07-02 | 1966-12-13 | Packaging Corp America | Pallet container |
US4358049A (en) * | 1981-04-24 | 1982-11-09 | Kupersmit Julius B | Collapsible shipping container with reinforcing insert |
US4691859A (en) * | 1986-05-05 | 1987-09-08 | Oi Forest Products Sts Inc. | Collapsible bulk shipping container |
US4953779A (en) * | 1987-10-05 | 1990-09-04 | Densen Mark S | Reversible foldable container and closure therefor |
US4949898A (en) * | 1989-01-13 | 1990-08-21 | Packaging Corporation Of America | Palletized container |
US5178100A (en) * | 1991-11-27 | 1993-01-12 | Roseita A. Braddock | Animal litter box |
US6431359B1 (en) * | 1997-06-23 | 2002-08-13 | Milton Bernard Hollander | Multi-view packaging material |
US6050410A (en) * | 1998-01-11 | 2000-04-18 | Quirion; M. Yvan | Foldable pallet-mounted container |
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CN102991808A (zh) * | 2012-11-19 | 2013-03-27 | 中山中荣纸类印刷制品有限公司 | 一种折叠礼盒 |
US20150144684A1 (en) * | 2013-11-28 | 2015-05-28 | Ming Fuk LEUNG | Storage box |
US9169036B2 (en) * | 2013-11-28 | 2015-10-27 | Ming Fuk LEUNG | Storage box |
USD813666S1 (en) * | 2016-08-11 | 2018-03-27 | Target Brands, Inc. | Breast milk storage container |
USD915700S1 (en) * | 2018-08-29 | 2021-04-06 | EP Family Corp. | Foldable hamper |
US11352187B2 (en) * | 2018-11-26 | 2022-06-07 | Airbox Packaging Llc | Reusable inflatable packaging device |
USD1037591S1 (en) * | 2024-04-23 | 2024-07-30 | Qing Li | Laundry basket |
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GB2448008A (en) | 2008-10-01 |
GB0721787D0 (en) | 2007-12-19 |
FR2914280A3 (fr) | 2008-10-03 |
DE202007004432U1 (de) | 2007-06-06 |
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