1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a portable container, and more particularly to a foldable box and a package panel which is folded to form the box.
2. Description of the Related Art
There are various designs of portable containers for different purposes in the market, such as pet carrier. Typically, the pet carrier simply is a plastic box with a fixed size so that the user still has to carry the pet carrier when there is no pet in it, and furthermore, it is a problem to store such pet carrier in house.
A detachable pet carrier is provided to solve above drawback. However, it is a hard job for the user to assemble and disassemble the pet carrier. The price of such pet carrier is much higher because of its complex structure. The pieces of the detached pet carrier are separated so that sometime the pet carrier cannot be assembled because some of the pieces are lost. In addition, it usually needs a specific tool to assemble and disassemble the pet carrier, and the user can do nothing without the tool.
Therefore, a new portable box for carrying pets without the above drawback is very welcomed by the consumer.
The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a foldable box, which is light, fast-assembling, and a small size for storage.
According to the objective of the present invention, the present invention provides
In an embodiment, the flat portion is slightly curved inwardly.
In an embodiment, the wing piece is an elliptic plate; a proximal side of the wing piece is curved inwardly from the side of the side board which connects to the wing piece and a distal side of the wing piece is curved outwardly from the side of the side board which connects to the wing piece.
In an embodiment, the wing piece has a long axis and a short axis, and the long axis is parallel to the side of the side board which connects to the wing piece.
In an embodiment, the top board has a transfer piece connecting to the side board, and the transfer piece forms a flat portion at a junction between the top board and the side board.
In an embodiment, the transfer piece is an elliptic plate a side of the transfer piece is curved inwardly from the side of the side board which connects to the top board and an opposite side of the transfer piece is curved outwardly from the side of the side board which connects to the top board.
In an embodiment, the engaged wing pieces respectively have a locker and an opening; and the locker is inserted into the opening and turned to secure the wing pieces.
Therefore, the foldable box of the present invention may be assembled and disassembled in an easy and fast way.
The detailed description and technical contents of the present invention will be explained with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the drawings are illustrative only but not used to limit the present invention.
The bottom board 12 is a rectangular board having four sides 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d.
The side boards 14 and 16 are inherently formed on the side 12a and the side 12c of the bottom board 12. The other two side boards 18 and 20 are two separated boards which are connected to the 12b and the side 12d of the bottom board 12 by bolts. The side boards are provided with bores 24 for ventilation when the foldable box 100 carries a pet.
Each side board is provided with a pair of wing pieces 26 at opposite sides. As shown in
The wing pieces 26 of the side boards 14 and 16 are respectively provided with a rotary locker 28, and the wing pieces 26 of the side boards 18 and 20 are respectively provided with an opening 30. While the side boards 16-20 respectively fold upwardly as shown in
The top boards 32 are inherently formed on distal sides of the side boards 14, 16. In an embodiment, the top board 32 has a transfer piece 321, a cover piece 322, and an extending piece 323. As shown in
The connecting boards 34 are inherently formed on distal sides of the side boards 18, 20. Each connecting board 34 is provided with an elongated slot 34a to engage the protrusion 323a of the extending piece 323. Each top board 32 has an opening 323b on the extending piece 323 for the user to hold the foldable box 100.
The foldable box 100 is formed by folding the package panel 10. The lockers 28 are to secure the side boards. The foldable box 100 may receive specific object, such as a pet, therein. On the contrary, the side boards are disconnected by turning the lockers 28 to transform the box 100 into a flat board for storage.
The description above is a few preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the equivalence of the present invention is still in the scope of claim construction of the present invention.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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100217929 | Sep 2011 | TW | national |