US20170355499A1

US20170355499A1 - Tube packaging box

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Publication number: US20170355499A1
Application number: US15/180,083
Authority: US
Inventors: Fu-Chia Cheng
Original assignee: Toford Plastic Manufacturing Corp
Current assignee: Toford Plastic Manufacturing Corp
Priority date: 2016-06-13
Filing date: 2016-06-13
Publication date: 2017-12-14

Abstract

A tube packaging box is generally in the form of a box having an open top. The box includes a front board, a rear board, a bottom board, and two side boards such that the boards collectively form a rectangular receiving space. The front board is connected to a folding board. The folding board is extended to form a first folding section and a second folding section. With a tube positioned in the receiving space, the folding board is folded inwardly into the receiving space such that the first folding section of the folding board covers a top side of the tube and the second folding section is fit into and interposed between the tube and the rear board to have the second folding section simultaneously clamped by and between the tube and the rear board with two opposite edges of the first folding section abutting the tube.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to a tube packaging box, and more particularly to a tube packaging box that allows for quick packaging and de-packaging a tube.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

Sales of flexible tubes or hoses is generally conducted by first ordering tubes of desired diameter and length from a manufacturer and various packages that contain and hold therein different lengths of tube are provided for easy purchase by consumers.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, to package a conventional flexible tube, the tube 1 is first wound to be in the form of a coil. And, then, a paper board 2 is provided to cover outside and enclose the coil of the tube 1. The paper board 2 used to package the conventional tube 1 is generally in the form of a planar board having two opposite ends that have generally circular arc contours with a slot 21 formed in a portion close to each of the two ends. The paper board 2 is bent and folded such as to cover and enclose two opposite sides of the coiled tube 1, of which the two circular arc ends would match, in outer configuration, with the coiled form of the tube 1. A plurality of fastening strips 3 is then inserted through the slots 21 to securely fasten and hold the tube 1 and the paper board 2 together thereby having the tube 1 properly packaged with the paper board 2. The tube 1 so packaged can be positioned flat on the ground or on a top of a fixture, such as a table, for being viewed and purchased by consumers. Or, alternatively, as shown in FIG. 3, a support bar 4 of an exhibition rack may extend through the coil of the tube 1 and the slots 21 of the paper board 2 to hold the tube 1 in a suspended fashion for exhibition and displaying.
Although the packaging paper board 2 is good for achieving the purpose of packaging a tube 1 that is wound in a coiled form, the packaging of the tube 1 with the packaging paper board 2 can only be achieved with the additionally applied fastening strips 3. Using the fastening strips 3 makes the component cost increased and also makes the operation time of packaging extended. Further, consumers may wish the unwound the coiled tube 1 for inspection before purchasing. One common way is to cut off the fastening strips 3. However, the fastening strips 3, once cut off, lose the original functionality thereof and cannot be reused. New, substitute fastening strips 3 must be used. This causes troubles to both the salesperson and the consumers.
Thus, it is a challenge of those working in the art to make packaging and de-packaging of a tube 1 that has been wound in the form of a coil easy and efficient.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a tube packaging box, of which an object is to overcome the shortcomings of the conventional packages that does not provide an easy way of packaging a length of tube that is wound in the form of a coil and are also hard to de-package.
To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a tube packaging box. The tube packaging box of the present invention is such that the tube packaging box is generally in the form of a box having an open top. The box comprises at least a front board, a rear board, a bottom board, and two side boards such that the boards collectively form a rectangular receiving space. The front board is connected with a folding board. The folding board is extended to form a first folding section and a second folding section. Further, the rear board comprises a portion extending from connections thereof with the two side boards to for a circular arc contour such that the rear board has a height greater than a height of the two side boards.
The efficacy achieved with the technical solution adopted in the present invention is that when a tube is positioned in the receiving space of the present invention, the folding board can be folded inwardly into the receiving space to allow the first folding section of the folding board to cover a top side of the tube and a second folding section fit into and embedded and interposed between the tube and a rear board so as to have the second folding section simultaneously clamped by and between the tube and the rear board, with two opposite lateral edges of the first folding section abutting against the tube, thereby efficiently fixing the tube in the receiving space of the tube packaging box according to the present invention. On the other hand, through lifting up the first folding section of the folding board, the second folding section is pulled out from between the tube and the rear board, making the tube on longer constrained by the folding board, and thus allowing the tube to be easily removed out of the receiving space. As such, the present invention allows packaging and de-packaging of a tube to be conducted through an easy and efficient operation.
The foregoing objectives and summary provide only a brief introduction to the present invention. To fully appreciate these and other objects of the present invention as well as the invention itself, all of which will become apparent to those skilled in the art, the following detailed description of the invention and the claims should be read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the specification and drawings identical reference numerals refer to identical or similar parts.
Many other advantages and features of the present invention will become manifest to those versed in the art upon making reference to the detailed description and the accompanying sheets of drawings in which a preferred structural embodiment incorporating the principles of the present invention is shown by way of illustrative example.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIGS. 1 and 2 are schematic views illustrating a conventional tube package.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view illustrating an application of the tube package of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing an application of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the application of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing another application of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The following descriptions are exemplary embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following description provides a convenient illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of the invention. Various changes to the described embodiments may be made in the function and arrangement of the elements described without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
Firstly, referring to FIG. 4, the present invention provides a tube packaging box, which is generally in the form of a box 5 having an open top. The box 5 comprises at least a front board 51, a rear board 52, a bottom board 53, and two side boards 54 such that the boards collectively form a rectangular receiving space 55.
The front board 51 is also connected to a folding board 56. The folding board 56 is extended to form, at least, a first folding section 561 and a second folding section 562. The first folding section 561 starts at a portion or an edge of the front board 51 that is lower, in a vertical direction, than an upper end of the two side boards 54 such that a connection thereof with the front board 51 forms a fold. The first folding section 561 has a length that corresponds a width of a space formed between the front board 51 and the rear board 52. The second folding section 562 has an end connected to the first folding section 561 such that connection thereof with the first folding section 561 form a fold, allowing for folding therebetween. The second folding section 562 has a length that is not greater than a height between the connection of the first folding section 561 with the front board 51 and the bottom board 53. The rear board 52 comprises a portion extending upward from connections thereof with the two side boards 54 to form an arc contour such that the rear board 52 has an overall height that is greater than heights of the two side boards 54.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in an application of the present invention, the folding board 56 is opened first and a flexible tube 6 that has been wound in the form of a coil is positioned into the receiving space 55. Next, the folding board 56 is folded inwardly into the receiving space 55 to be fit therein such that the first folding section 561 of the folding board 56 is folded into the receiving space 55 and covers a top side of the tube 6 to further allow the second folding section 562 to be folded and fit into a location between the tube 6 and the rear board 52, whereby the second folding section 562 is interposed between and retained by both the tube 6 and the rear board 52, while two opposite lateral edges of the first folding section 561 are respectively positioned against or in contact engagement with two opposite sites of the tube 6. In the way, with the folding board 56 being fit and retained, the present invention allows the tube 6 to quickly retained and fixed in the receiving space 55, such that the present invention may achieve packaging of the tube 6 without assistance made with other accessory parts. Further, in an embodiment, the second folding section 562 may have a width that is slightly greater than a width of the first folding section 561 so that the greater width of the second folding section 562 increases a contact area thereof with the tube 6 and the rear board 52 for clamping thereby enhancing the effect of clamping and improving the result of fixing the tube 6 with the present invention. Further, the rear board 52 is extended upward from the connection thereof with the two side boards 54 to form a circular arc contour, and such a circular arc contour of the rear board 52 may be made matching an outer configuration of the coil formed by winding the tube 6 so that after being packaged, the tube 6 is positioned on the rear board 52 such that the two exhibit similar or identical outer contour or configuration thereby providing an enhanced overall configuration after packaging.
On the other hand, when it is desired to de-package the tube 6 that has been packaged according to the present invention, it only needs to lift up the first folding section 561 of the folding board 56 so as to have the second folding section 562 to be pulled out from the location between the tube 6 and the rear board 52. Consequently, the tube 6 is no longer constrained by the folding board 56 and thus, the tube 6 can be easily removed out of the receiving space 55. As such, a de-packaging operation can be performed very efficiently and does not cause any damage to any part of the present invention, allowing the present invention to be reused.
Referring to FIG. 7, in a different application of the present invention, a hollowed section 521 can be formed in the rear board 52 according to the present invention. With the hollowed section 521 so formed, when the coiled tube is to be suspended on an exhibition rack, a support bar 7 of the exhibition rack is allowed to extend through the hollowed section to support the tube 6 thereon in a suspended fashion thereby achieving a purpose of suspended exhibition. Further, the hollowed section 521 is preferably formed to have at least an upper part thereof in the form of a circular arc so that the circular arc hollowed section 521, in addition to helping suspend the tube for exhibition, matches, in outside configuration, with the coiled tube 6 to provide better visual perception.
The efficacy of the present invention is that the present invention provides a front board 51 that is connected with a folding board 56, so that when a tube 6 is positioned in a receiving space 55 of the present invention, the folding board 56 can be folded inwardly into the receiving space 55 to allow a first folding section 561 of the folding board 56 to cover a top side of the tube 6 and a second folding section 562 fit into and embedded and interposed between the tube 6 and a rear board 52 so as to have the second folding section 562 simultaneously clamped by and between the tube 6 and the rear board 52, with two opposite lateral edges of the first folding section 561 abutting against the tube 6, thereby efficiently fixing the tube 6 in the receiving space 55 of the tube packaging box according to the present invention and the present invention and the tube 6 combined together. On the other hand, through lifting up the first folding section 561 of the folding board 5, the second folding section 562 is pulled out from between the tube 6 and the rear board 52, making the tube 6 on longer constrained by the folding board 56, and thus allowing the tube 6 to be easily removed out of the receiving space 55. With such an arrangement, the present invention allows a tube 6 to be packaged and de-packaged in an easy and efficient way, requiring no additional assistive accessary to help the packaging operation and not damaging any part of the present invention so as to allow the present invention to be reused.
It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together may also find a useful application in other types of methods differing from the type described above.
While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the claims of the present invention.

Claims

I claim:

1. A tube packaging box, which is generally in the form of a box having an open top, comprising a front board, a rear board, a bottom board, and the two side boards such that the boards collectively form a receiving space, wherein the front board comprises a folding board connected thereto, the folding board being extended to form at least a first folding section and a second folding section connected to an end of the first folding section.

2. The tube packaging box according to claim 1, wherein the first folding section of the folding board and the front board defines a foldable connection therebetween.

3. The tube packaging box according to claim 1, wherein the first folding section of the folding board has a length substantially corresponding to a width of a space between the front board and the rear board.

4. The tube packaging box according to claim 1, wherein the first folding section of the folding board starts from a portion of the front board that is lower, in position, than upper ends of the two side boards.

5. The tube packaging box according to claim 1, wherein the second folding section of the folding board defines a foldable connection with respect to the first folding section.

6. The tube packaging box according to claim 1, wherein the second folding section of the folding board has a length that is not greater than a height between the connection of the first folding section with the front board and the bottom board.

7. The tube packaging box according to claim 1, wherein the second folding section of the folding board has a width that is greater than a width of the first folding section.

8. The tube packaging box according to claim 1, wherein the rear board comprises a portion extending from connections thereof with the two side boards to form a circular arc contour such that the rear board has a height greater than a height of the two side boards.

9. The tube packaging box according to claim 1, wherein the rear board comprises a hollowed section formed therein.

10. The tube packaging box according to claim 9, wherein the hollowed section has an upper part that comprises a circular arc.