Patent Application
20160114954
The subject matter herein generally relates to packaging boxes, and particularly to a packaging box for electronic devices.
To prevent fragile precision electronic devices, such as mobile phones, from being damaged during transportation, the electronic devices are packaged in boxes before shipment. However, most of the boxes have complex structures to provide a plurality of receiving spaces to accommodate the electronic device and corresponding accessories.
Many aspects of the present disclosure can be better understood with reference to the drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the disclosure. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the views.
It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures, and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. Also, the description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts may be exaggerated to better illustrate details and features of the present disclosure.
Several definitions that apply throughout this disclosure will now be presented.
The term “outside” refers to a region that is beyond the outermost confines of a physical object. The term “substantially” is defined to be essentially conforming to the particular dimension, shape, or other feature that the term modifies, such that the component need not be exact. For example, “substantially cylindrical” means that the object resembles a cylinder, but can have one or more deviations from a true cylinder. The term “comprising,” when utilized, means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in the so-described combination, group, series and the like.
The housing 10 is a flat plate made of transparent material, hardboard, plastic board, or other suitable material. The housing 10 includes a top plate 12, a first side plate 13, a bottom plate 14, a second side plate 15, and a latching plate 16 foldably connected to each other. Sizes and shapes of the top plate 12 and the first side plate 13 are substantially the same as those of the bottom plate 14 and the second side plate 15, respectively. The first side plate 13 and the second side plate 15 can be folded relative to the bottom plate 14 to cooperatively form a substantial rectangular receiving space 17 (shown in
The housing 10 further includes a pair of latching members configured for latching the latching plate 16 to the top plate 12 and maintaining the holder 30 in the receiving space 17. In this exemplary embodiment, the pair of latching members includes a protrusion 121 protruding from the top plate 12 facing the receiving chamber 17 and a corresponding latching hole 161 defined in the latching plate 16. In other embodiments, the protrusion 121 may protrude from the latching plate 16, and the latching hole 161 may be defined in the top plate 12. In addition, the pair of latching members may be two magnetic members positioned on the top plate 12 and the latching plate 16, respectively.
The buffer 20 is made of cushioning material such as foam. The buffer 20 is attached to an inner surface of the top plate 12. The buffer 20 is configured for protecting the electronic device received in the holder 30.
In this exemplary embodiment, there are three supporting plates defined as a first supporting plate 31, a second supporting plate 33, and a third supporting plate 35. The first, second, and third plates 31, 33, 35 are made of a plurality of bases overlapped and adhered together. The base may be a paper board, or a wood board. In this exemplary embodiment, the base is made of corrugated board.
A first receiving hole 312 and a second receiving hole 314 are defined in the first supporting plate 31. A third receiving hole 331 and a fourth receiving hole 333 are defined in the second supporting plate 33 corresponding to the first receiving hole 312 and the second receiving hole 314, respectively. A fifth receiving hole 351, a sixth receiving hole 353, and a seventh receiving hole 355 are defined in the third supporting plate 35. The fifth receiving hole 351 is adjacent to the sixth and seventh receiving holes 353, 355. The sixth receiving hole 353 corresponds to the first receiving hole 312 and the third receiving hole 331. The seventh receiving holes 355 corresponds to the second receiving hole 314 and the fourth receiving hole 333. Sizes and shapes of the third receiving hole 351 and the fourth receiving hole 333 are the same as those of the sixth receiving hole 353 and the seventh receiving hole 355, respectively.
The first, second and third supporting plates 31, 33, 35 are overlapped together to form the holder 30. A thickness of the holder 30 is substantially equal to a depth of the receiving space 17 (i.e. a height of the first side plate 13).
The first receiving hole 312 and the bottom plate 14 form a first receiving chamber 37. The third receiving hole 331, the sixth receiving hole 353, and the second supporting plate 33 form a second receiving chamber 38 communicating with the first receiving chamber 37. The fourth receiving hole 333, the seventh receiving hole 355, and the bottom plate 14 form a third receiving chamber 39. The fifth receiving hole 351 and the second supporting plate 33 form a fourth receiving chamber 40.
The first, second, third, and fourth receiving chambers 37, 38, 39, 40 have different depths. The first, second, and third receiving chambers 37, 38, 39 are configured for receiving the accessories. The fourth receiving chamber 40 is configured for receiving the electronic device. Because bottoms of the first, second, third, and fourth receiving chambers 37, 38, 39, 40 are formed by at least one of the bottom plate 14, the first supporting plate 31, and the second supporting plate 33 which can also act as buffering layers, the electronic device and the accessories received in the first, second, third, and fourth receiving chambers 37, 38, 39, 40 can be effectively protected from impact forces such as those occurring when the packaging box 100 is dropped, or when struck by another object, especially the fourth receiving chamber 40. In other embodiment, the number of the receiving chambers can be adjusted by increasing or reducing a number of the receiving holes according to actual needs.
The sleeve 50 is configured for packaging the housing 10. The sleeve 50 is substantially a hollow box having an opening 51. The housing 10 can be slide into the sleeve 50 via the opening 51.
To package the electronic device and the accessories in the packaging box 100, the holder 30 is placed on the bottom plate 14. The accessories are received in the first, second, and third receiving chambers 37, 38, 39. The electronic device is received in the fourth receiving chamber 40. The top plate 12 and the first side plate 13 are folded relative to the bottom plate 14 until the first side plate 13 is attached to one side surface of the holder 30 and the top plate 12 is attached to a top surface of the holder 30 with the buffer 20 covering the fourth receiving chamber 40. The second side plate 15 and the latching plate 16 are folded relative to the bottom plate 14 until the second side plate 15 is attached to another side surface of the holder 30 and the latching plate 16 is attached to the top plate 12 with the protrusion 121 latched in the latching hole 161. Therefore, the holder 30 received with the electronic device and the accessories are packaged by the housing 10. The sleeve 50 is sleeved outside the housing 10 via the opening 51.
The packaging box 100 defines a plurality of the receiving chambers for accommodating the electronic device and the accessories by the holder 30 which has a relative simple structure. In addition, the electronic device and the accessories can be effectively protected due to buffering effect of the receiving chambers.
It is to be understood, however, that even through numerous characteristics and advantages of the present disclosure have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of assembly and function, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in the details, especially in the matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 103137087 | Oct 2014 | TW | national |
