The present invention applies to the field of boxes suitable for containing a pair of shoes, boots or similar footwear, i.e. footwear usually sold in pairs accommodated in respective boxes. For convenience of disclosure, the term “shoes” in the description below refers to any pair of footwear of the aforesaid type.
Namely, the present invention relates to a partition and cover structure that can be accommodated in a box suitable for containing a pair of shoes in order to prevent contact therebetween. The present invention also relates to a shoebox including the aforesaid structure and to one or more substantially flat elements foldable in a suitable manner to obtain said structure.
As known, shoeboxes generally comprise a parallelepiped rectangular container without the upper base. Namely, the container comprises a usually rectangular lower base and four side walls, they also rectangular, connected to the lower base at the edges thereof, respectively. The side walls delimit an opening (coincident with the upper base of the parallelepiped) to allow the introduction of a pair of shoes into the container. Said opening may be closed by means of a substantially rectangular lid which may be rested on the side walls at the upper edges thereof.
Given that the volume of a shoe may be schematized as a prism having a trapezoidal rectangular base, a pair of shoes usually is accommodated in a box in such a manner whereby the soles are mutually parallel and the uppers are mutually opposed. Namely, when a pair of shoes is accommodated in a box, each shoe rests on the lower base of the container at a side portion of the upper, and is arranged with the sole opposed to a side wall of the container. The shoes of a same pair rest on the lower base of the container at opposite side portions of the respective uppers so that the toe of one shoe is opposed to the opening of the other shoe. Unfortunately, when accommodated in a box, said arrangement results in the shoes of a same pair coming into contact with each other at the portion of upper that covers the instep of a foot when the shoe is worn by a person. The contact between the uppers may result in a rubbing during the transport of the box or more generally, during the movement thereof. If repeated, said rubbing between the uppers may irreparably damage the shoes.
In order to avoid a contact between the two shoes (of the same pair) accommodated in a box, the shoes are usually wrapped in a protective material, such as for example one or more layers of tissue paper. The at least partial covering of each shoe with said protective material is however an operation which generally is performed manually, with subsequent lengthening of the shoe packaging times.
It is the object of the present invention to overcome the aforesaid drawbacks by indicating a partition structure which may be placed in a shoebox and suitable for preventing a contact between two shoes (same pair) accommodated therein so as to avoid the same from requiring being at least partly covered with a protective material.
The object of the present invention is a partition and cover structure that can be accommodated in a shoebox and can be made from one or more substantially flat elements foldable on themselves. Whether or not it is one or more, the starting flat element preferably, but not necessarily, is a cardboard sheet with suitable groovings, more preferably a corrugated cardboard sheet, and even more preferably a microwave corrugated cardboard sheet.
The structure of the invention comprises:
The structure of the invention can be accommodated in a shoebox by opposing the two partition walls in such a manner whereby the portions of the base are consecutive to each other at the respective first edge, and by resting the base of the structure against the base of the box in such a manner whereby the side walls of the structure are opposed to the side walls of the box, respectively. When the structure of the invention is accommodated in a shoebox, the structure divides the inside of the box into two compartments separated from each other by the pair of partition walls. Two shoes belonging to the same pair can thus advantageously be accommodated in different compartments of the same box so that contact may not occur therebetween. Incidentally, each shoe can preferably be accommodated in one of the two compartments in such a manner whereby the portion of upper covering the instep of a foot when the shoe is worn by a person is opposed to one of the partition walls.
When accommodated in a shoebox, in addition to performing a partitioning function, the structure of the invention serves as lining since it internally and at least partly lines the box, covering the base and the side walls of the latter. The structure of the invention thus also performs a protective function with regards to a pair of shoes accommodated in a box, thus forming a second packaging thereof.
Other innovative features of the present invention are illustrated in the following description and are referred to in the dependent claims.
According to one aspect of the invention, said second partition wall is connected by means of at least one fold to the second edge of said first partition wall at the second edge thereof.
Advantageously, as is better disclosed later in the present description, if the partition walls are connected to each other by at least one fold, the structure of the invention may be made from a single flat element foldable on itself.
According to this aspect of the invention, in order to oppose the two partition walls in such a manner whereby the portions of the base are consecutive to each other at the respective first edge, it is sufficient to fold the partition walls one with respect to the other about the respective second edges.
According to another aspect of the invention, said first and second portions of the base are shaped in such a manner whereby when said first and second portions of the base are substantially consecutive to each other at the respective first edge thereof, said base substantially is square- or rectangular-shaped,
given that the first edge of said first and second portion is tilted (that is not parallel) with respect to each of the four edges of said base corresponding to the four sides of said square or rectangular shape thereof.
According to this aspect of the invention, the first and the second portions of the base are for example, trapezoidal rectangular in shape, with the first edge corresponding to the side of the trapezoidal shape tilted with respect to the largest base and to the smallest base thereof.
Advantageously, each compartment into which the structure of the invention divides a shoebox is shaped as a prism having a trapezoidal rectangular base, i.e. as the three-dimensional shape in which the volume of a shoe generally may be schematized.
According to another aspect of the invention:
Advantageously, according to this aspect of the invention, the dimensions of the two compartments separated by the partition walls may be adapted to the height of the heel of the pair of shoes to be accommodated therein.
According to another aspect of the invention:
Advantageously, when the partition walls are opposed to each other, the cut in a partition wall facilitates the folding of the other partition wall along a line opposed to said cut.
According to another aspect of the invention, the structure further comprises a lid connected to at least one of said side walls by means of a fold.
According to another aspect of the invention, said portions of the base, said partition walls, said side walls and, when present, said lid, are at least partly covered with at least a material selected in the group including fabric, non-woven fabric, paint and polymeric materials.
According to this aspect of the invention, the structure is at least partly covered with fabric and/or non-woven fabric and/or preferably non-scratch paints and/or polymeric materials (such as e.g. polyethylene) at the “inner” faces of the walls forming it, i.e. the faces facing the shoes possibly accommodated in the compartments delimited by said structure.
The covering advantageously protects the shoes from any rubbing therebetween and the walls of the structure of the invention.
According to another aspect of the invention:
Another object of the invention is a container comprising:
Another object of the invention is a substantially flat element comprising a plurality of groovings about which said element is foldable on itself, said element comprising:
Another object of the invention is a substantially flat element comprising a plurality of groovings about which said element is foldable on itself, said element comprising:
Further objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description provided below of an example embodiment thereof and from the accompanying drawings merely given by way of a non-limiting example, in which:
In the continuation of the present description, a figure may also be shown with reference to elements not expressly indicated in that figure but in other figures. The scale and proportions of the different elements depicted do not necessarily correspond to the actual ones.
Sheet 1 (shown in
The sections 14, 16 and 17 preferably are rectangular, with the long sides arranged at edge 12, respectively, and at groovings 3, 4, 5 and 6. By defining “length” as the dimension of the aforesaid sections orthogonal to edge 12 and “width” as the dimension of the aforesaid sections parallel to edge 12, the sections 14, 16 and 17 preferably have the same width. More preferably, the edges of the sections 14, 16 and 17 corresponding to the short sides thereof, respectively, lying on the same side with respect to the groovings 3, 4, 5 and 6, are aligned with one another so that the portion of band 2 delimited transversely by edge 12 and by grooving 6 is shaped as a rectangle. The sections 14 and 16 preferably also have the same length. More preferably, each of the sections 14 and 16 has a length which is almost equal to twice the length of section 17. The width of each of the sections 14, 16 and 17 preferably is almost equal to three times the length of section 17.
Section 15 has a much smaller length than the one of the sections 14, 16 and 17. More preferably, section 15 has a length almost equal to twice the thickness of sheet 1. According to a variant of sheet 1, the sections 14 and 16 are mutually connected by a single grooving rather than being connected to each other by section 15 and by the groovings 3 and 4.
As may be noted in
Section 18 preferably is trapezoidal rectangular, with the edges corresponding to the smallest base and to the largest base preferably aligned (i.e. adjacent) with the edges 25 and 26, respectively, the height (i.e. the side orthogonal to the aforesaid bases) at grooving 6 and the oblique side (i.e. the side opposite to the height) at grooving 7. The largest base of section 18 has a length preferably almost equal to one and a half times the length of section 17. The smallest base of section 18 has a length preferably almost equal to half the length of section 17.
The sections 19 and 21 preferably are rectangular, with the long sides arranged at groovings 7, 8, 9 and 10, respectively. By defining “length” as the dimension of the aforesaid sections orthogonal to groovings 7, 8, 9 and 10, and “width” as the dimension of the aforesaid sections parallel to the groovings 7, 8, 9 and 10, the sections 19 and 21 preferably have the same width. More preferably, the edges of the sections 19 and 21 corresponding to the short sides thereof, respectively, lying on the same side with respect to the groovings 7, 8, 9 and 10 are aligned with one another so that the portion of band 2 delimited transversely by the groovings 7 and 10 is shaped as a rectangle. As shown in
Section 20 has a much smaller length than the one of the sections 19 and 21. More preferably, as section 15, section 20 has a length almost equal to twice the thickness of sheet 1. According to a variant of sheet 1, rather than being connected to each other by section 20 and by the groovings 8 and 9, the sections 19 and 21 are mutually connected by a single grooving.
Section 22 preferably is trapezoidal rectangular, with the oblique side at grooving 10 and the height at grooving 11. As shown in
Section 23 is preferably rectangular, with the long sides arranged at grooving 11 and edge 13, respectively. The edges of section 23 corresponding to the short sides thereof preferably are aligned (i.e. adjacent) with the edges of section 22 corresponding to the largest base and to the smallest base of the latter, respectively. The edges of section 23 corresponding to the short sides thereof therefore are parallel to the edges 25 and 26. Section 23 preferably is almost equal to section 17.
Sheet 1 comprises two further sections 27 and 28, preferably rectangular, connected to band 2 by means of two respective groovings 29 and 30. Namely, section 27 is connected, at an edge coincident with a long side thereof, to the largest base of section 18 by means of grooving 29. Similarly, section 28 is connected, at an edge coincident with a long side thereof, to the largest base of section 22 by means of grooving 30. In light of what is said, the sections 27 and 28 lie on opposite sides with respect to band 2 and are arranged with the edges corresponding to the long sides thereof parallel to the edges 25 and 26. By defining “length” as the dimension of the aforesaid sections parallel to groovings 29 and 30, and “width” as the dimension of the aforesaid sections orthogonal to the groovings 29 and 30, the sections 27 and 28 preferably have the same length. More preferably, each of the sections 27 and 28 has a length which is almost equal to twice the length of section 17. The sections 27 and 28 preferably also have the same width, i.e. they are almost equal to each other. More preferably, each of the sections 27 and 28 has a width which is almost equal to the length of section 17. As shown in
Incidentally, one or more sections 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 27 and 28 could be square rather than preferably being rectangular.
Incidentally, if the sections 14 and 16 are connected to each other by a single grooving rather than by section 15 and by the groovings 3 and 4, section 14 is folded by 180° with respect to section 16 about said single grooving.
With reference to the plane on which sheet 1 is lying in
Similarly, with regard to the sections 18 and 22, the sections 19 and 21 are folded on the opposite side with respect to the folding of section 14 with regard to section 16. That is, the sections 19 and 21 are caused to rotate upwards with respect to the sections 18 and 22, as sections 17, 23, 27 and 28.
Conversely, with regard to section 21, section 19 is folded from the same side with respect to the folding of section 14 with regard to section 16. That is, section 19 is caused to rotate downwards with respect to section 21.
Incidentally, if the sections 19 and 21 are connected to each other by a single grooving rather than by section 20 and by the groovings 8 and 9, section 19 is folded by 180° with respect to section 21 about said single grooving.
As mentioned above, sections 19 and 21 preferably are rectangular and equal to each other. Due to this, at the end of the folding operations in
An adhesive substance may be interposed between the faces of the opposed sections 19 and 21. Said adhesive substance advantageously contributes to keeping the sections 19 and 21 folded by 180° with respect to each other, thus overcoming the possible elastic return of sheet 1.
As may be noted in
Namely, at the end of the folding operations in
Wall 21 is also connected to wall 19 by means of section 20 and the folds originating at the groovings 8 and 9, respectively. Incidentally, if the sections 19 and 21 are connected to each other by a single grooving rather than by section 20 and by the groovings 8 and 9, wall 21 is connected to wall 19 by means of a single fold originating at said single grooving.
Due to the connection by means of one or more folds between the walls 19 and 21, the latter are opposable to each other. Additionally, as shown in
Incidentally, in structure 35:
Lid 36 is foldable by 90° with respect to wall 17, about grooving 5 so as to be orientable parallel to the portions 18 and 22. If lid 36 is folded by 90° with respect to wall 17, at the end of said folding lid 36 is also almost coplanar to the edges of the walls 17, 22, 27 and 28 opposite to the portions 18 and 22 (i.e. upper in
The sections 14 and 16, and therefore lid 36, preferably are shaped as a rectangle (or square) which is almost equal to the base of structure 35, i.e. to the combination of the portions 18 and 22. In virtue of this, the portions 18 and 22, together with the four walls 17, 23, 27 and 28, delimit a seat which can be closed at the top (i.e. on the side opposite to the portions 18 and 22) by lid 36 and divided, by walls 19 and 21, into two compartments 37 and 38 almost shaped as prisms having trapezoidal rectangular base.
As may be noted in
As described above, the side walls 17, 23, 27 and 28 are connected to the portions 18 and 22 by means of folds originating at the groovings 6, 11, 29 and 30. This constitutes a single possible variant of how the side walls 17, 23, 27 and 28 are connected to the portions 18 and 22. For the purposes of the invention, it indeed is sufficient for at least one of the side walls 17, 23, 27 and 28 to be connected, by means of at least one fold, to portion 18 or 22, and for each of the side walls 17, 23, 27 and 28 to be connected, by means of at least one fold, to portion 18 or 22 or to another of the side walls 17, 23, 27 and 28.
As may be noted in
Sheet 1 (and accordingly, also structure 35) preferably, but not necessarily, is at least partly covered at a face thereof by at least one layer made of one or more protective materials preferably selected in the group comprising fabric, non-woven fabric, paint (more preferably non-scratch paint) and polymeric materials (more preferably polyethylene). With reference to
As described above, lid 36 comprises the sections 14, 15 and 16 of sheet 1.
The folding of section 14 with respect to section 16 moreover occurs on the opposite side with respect to the folding of the sections 17, 27 and 23, 28 with respect to the sections 18 and 22. Due to this, if sheet 1 is covered by a layer of protective material, not only is said covering present at the inner face of lid 36 (i.e. the one facing the portions 18 and 22 when lid 36 is arranged parallel thereto), but also at the outer face of the latter. Due to this, starting from a configuration in which lid 36 is arranged parallel to the portions 18 and 22, when a user of structure 35 slips a finger into notch 39 to open the latter, said user tactilely perceives the presence of the protective material at both the faces of lid 36. This advantageously gives the user a sense of complete protection of the possible contents in structure 35.
In light of what said, structure 35 is suitable for serving as partition and cover structure of a shoebox. Incidentally, if structure 35 is accommodated in box 40, a pair of shoes advantageously can be accommodated in structure 35 in such a manner whereby the soles are mutually parallel and the uppers are mutually opposed, i.e. namely in such a manner whereby each shoe is accommodated in one of the compartments 37 and 38 with a side portion of the upper resting on one of the portions 18 and 22 and with the sole opposed to one of the side walls 17 and 23. The partition walls 19 and 21 prevent there from being any contact between the aforesaid shoes of the same pair.
In addition to sheet 1 and structure 35, box 40, including structure 35 accommodated therein as described above, also is an object of the invention.
Certain variants of sheet 1, which reflect just as many variants of structure 35, are disclosed in the description below. Said variants of structure 35 can be equivalently accommodated in box 40, as structure 35. Incidentally, just as sheet 1, structure 35 and box 40 including structure 35 are an object of the invention; the variants of sheet 1 disclosed below, the variants of structure 35 originating from said variants of sheet 1 and box 40, including one of said variants of structure 35 accommodated therein, fall within the scope of the invention.
Preferably, but not necessarily, element 50 differs from element 1 also in that it includes two further cuts 57 and 58, preferably, through cuts, at the sections 19 and 21, respectively. Namely, cut 57 is made in section 19 and extends from grooving 8 at the end of cut 52 coincident with an end of grooving 55. Cut 58 is made in section 21 and extends from grooving 9 at the end of cut 53 (i.e. the cut the furthest from cut 52 or 57) coincident with an end of grooving 56. The cuts 57 and 58 preferably are arranged orthogonal to the groovings 8 and 9.
Alternatively to being made in the sole sections 19 and 21, the cuts 57 and 58, when present, extend into section 20. Here, cut 57 extends preferably orthogonal from grooving 9 rather than from grooving 8, and cut 58 extends preferably orthogonal from grooving 8 rather than from grooving 9.
Incidentally, if the sections 19 and 21 are connected to each other by a single grooving rather than by section 20 and by the groovings 8 and 9, the cuts 57 and 58 extend preferably orthogonal from said single grooving.
In light of what is said, cut 58 extends from one end of the end stretch 53 not opposed to the end stretch 52 from which end cut 57 extends (when the base portions 18 and 22 substantially are consecutive to each other at the two edges where two folds originated respectively from the groovings 55 and 56).
Incidentally, the folding of the walls 19 and 21 results in an equivalent folding of section 20 on itself at two mutually opposite end portions thereof. One of said portions is folded towards wall 17, the other towards wall 23. Similarly, if the sections 19 and 21 are connected to each other by a single grooving rather than by section 20 and by the groovings 8 and 9, the folding of the walls 19 and 21 results in an equivalent folding of said single grooving on itself at two mutually opposite end stretches thereof.
According to this variant of structure 35, the dimensions of the compartments 37 and 38 advantageously may be adapted to the height of the heel of the pair of shoes to be accommodated therein. Cut 57 or 58 in one of the partition walls 19 or 21, when present, advantageously facilitates the folding of the other partition wall 21 or 19 along a line opposed to said cut 57 or 58.
Incidentally, the cuts 51, 52, 53 and 54, and possibly also the cuts 57 and 58, may equivalently be made in element 65. Here, said cuts 51, 52, 53 and 54, and possibly also 57 and 58, are also found in structure 66. Therefore the considerations made in reference to structure 60 apply.
A structure may be obtained from the elements 70 and 71, which structure differs from structure 66 in that it does not have section 20. Namely, such a structure may be obtained by carrying out the following folding operations:
With reference to the plane in which the elements 70 and 71 in
At the end of the folding operations listed above, in order to obtain a structure which differs from structure 66 only in that it does not have section 20, it is sufficient to oppose the sections 19 and 21 against each other so that the sections 18 and 22 are coplanar and substantially consecutive to each other at the groovings 7 and 10.
Incidentally, the cuts 51, 52 and 53, 54 may equivalently be made in elements 70 and 71, respectively.
Each of the cuts 81, 82, 83, 84, 85 and 86 preferably is at least partly unaligned with the stretches of grooving 6, 7, 10 and 11 between which it is interposed, and it encroaches on the preferably trapezoidal section to which it is adjacent. In particular, the cuts 81, 82 and 83 encroach on section 18, and the cuts 84, 85, 86 go into section 22. Due to such encroachments on element 80 with respect to element 1, albeit they remain substantially preferably trapezoidal, the sections 18 and 22 do not have small marginal portions 91, 92, 93, 94, 95 and 96 which can be defined as “nails” and became marginal portions of the sections 17, 19, 21 and 23, respectively. Namely:
As may be noted in
Preferably, but not necessarily, element 80 differs from element 1 also for the different shape of the sections 27 and 28. Namely, rather than being constant for the whole length thereof (as in element 1), the width of the sections 27 and 28 is greater at the portion of the sections 27 and 28 which protrudes past the groovings 7 and 10, respectively. More preferably, rather than being adjacent to grooving 29 (as in element 1), the edge of section 27 including grooving 29, at the short stretch thereof protruding longitudinally past the end of grooving 7 is, proceeding from the aforesaid end, initially parallel to the edge of section 19 corresponding to the short side thereof consecutive to grooving 29, and then is parallel to the latter. Similarly, rather than being adjacent to grooving 30 (as in element 1), the edge of section 28 including grooving 30, at the short stretch thereof protruding longitudinally past the end of grooving 10 is, proceeding from the aforesaid end, initially parallel to the edge of section 21 corresponding to the short side thereof consecutive to grooving 30, and then is parallel to the latter. If the cuts 81, 82, 83, 84, 85 and 86 are shaped as a crest of square wave and are equal to one another, the difference between the width of each of the sections 27 and 28 at the portion thereof protruding past the groovings 7 and 10, respectively, and the width of each of the sections 27 and 28 at the portion thereof connected to the sections 18 and 22 (from the groovings 29 and 30), respectively, is equal to the height of the aforesaid crests of square wave, i.e. the distance between each stretch of the cuts 81, 82, 83, 84, 85 and 86 parallel to the groovings 6, 7, 10 and 11, respectively, and the latter. In light of what is said, the sections 27 and 28 preferably are equal to each other and are rotated by 180° with respect to each other.
By performing the same folding operations on element 80 performed to make structure 35 from element 1, a structure is obtained which constitutes a variant of structure 35 and differs from the latter due to the presence of the nails 91, 92, 93, 94, 95 and 96, which, being parallel to the sections 17,19, 21 and 23, respectively, protrude from the portions 18 and 22 of the base, preferably orthogonal to the latter, on the opposite side with respect to the partition walls 19 and 21.
If, as described above, rather than being constant for the whole length thereof, the width of the sections 27 and 28 is greater at the portion of the sections 27 and 28 which protrudes past the groovings 7 and 10, respectively, the structure which is obtained from element 80 differs from structure 35 also in that two portions of the side walls 27 and 28, respectively, protrude from the portions 18 and 22 of the base, preferably orthogonal to the latter, on the opposite side with respect to the partition walls 19 and 21 (i.e. on the same part as the nails 91, 92, 93, 94, 95). The portions of the side walls 27 and 28 protruding past the portions 18 and 22 of the base correspond to the portions of the sections 27 and 28, respectively, of element 80 which extend transversely past the groovings 29 and 30.
The nails 91, 92, 93, 94, 95 and 96 and, when present, the aforesaid protruding portions of the side walls 27 and 28, serve as spacer means of the portions 18 and 22 of the base from a plane on which the structure of the invention is possibly rested. When the latter is inserted into box 40, although they overlap base 41, the portions 18 and 22 of the base of the structure of the invention are therefore kept at a given distance from the base by the nails 91, 92, 93, 94, 95 and 96 and by the aforesaid protruding portions of the side walls 27 and 28. Thus, an air gap is created between base 41 and the portions 18 and 22 of the base.
When the structure of the invention is inserted into box 40 and accommodates a pair of shoes in the compartments 37 and 38, the nails 91, 92, 93, 94, 95 and 96 and, when present, the aforesaid protruding portions of the side walls 27 and 28, advantageously serve as buffers if, by way of example, box 40 is erroneously caused to fall on the ground. The structure which may be obtained from element 80 therefore provides an additional protection for the pair of shoes possibly accommodated therein, with respect to the protection provided by structure 35.
By way of example, there are only six cuts 81, 82, 83, 84, 85 and 86. For the purposes of the invention, element 80 could include only the cuts 81, 82, 85 and 86 for the creation of a gap between the base 41 of box 40 and the portions 18 and 22 of the base of the structure of the invention. Element 80 might therefore not have one or both the cuts 83 and 84 and/or one or both the portions of the sections 27 and 28 corresponding to the aforesaid protruding portions of the side walls 27 and 28.
Alternatively, for the purposes of the invention, element 80 could include only the cuts 81 and 86 and the portions of the sections 27 and 28 corresponding to the aforesaid protruding portions of the side walls 27 and 28. Element 80 might therefore not have one or both the cuts 82 and 85 and/or one or both the cuts 83 and 84.
Incidentally, if element 80 does not include the cuts 83 and 84, the cuts 51, 52, 53 and 54, and possibly also the cuts 57 and 58, may equivalently be made in element 80. Here, said cuts 51, 52, 53 and 54, and possibly also 57 and 58, are also found in the structure which may be obtained from element 80. Therefore the considerations made in reference to structure 60 apply.
Incidentally, the cuts 81, 82, 83, 84, 85 and 86, and possibly also the portions of the sections 27 and 28 corresponding to the aforesaid protruding portions of the side walls 27 and 28, may equivalently be in element 65. Here, the nails 91, 92, 93, 94, 95 and 96, and possibly also the aforesaid protruding portions of the side walls 27 and 28, are also found in structure 66.
Incidentally, the cuts 81, 82, 83, 84, 85 and 86, and possibly also the portions of the sections 27 and 28 corresponding to the aforesaid protruding portions of the side walls 27 and 28, may equivalently be in element 70 and 71, respectively. Here, the nails 91, 92, 93, 94, 95 and 96, and possibly also the aforesaid protruding portions of the side walls 27 and 28, are also found in structure which may be obtained from the elements 70 and 71.
The sections 101 and 102 preferably have the same width. More preferably, the sections 101 and 102 have the same width as section 23. The edges of the sections 101 and 102 corresponding to the short sides of the latter preferably are aligned with the edges, respectively, of section 23 corresponding to the short sides thereof. Section 102 has a length which preferably is less than the length of section 23, and more preferably is equal to about half the length of the latter. Section 101 has a much smaller length than the one of section 23. More preferably, section 101 has a length which is almost equal to twice the thickness of element 100.
According to one variant of element 100, rather than being connected to each other by section 101 and by the groovings 111 and 112, the sections 23 and 102 are mutually connected by a single grooving.
According to another variant of element 100, section 101 preferably is trapezoidal isosceles, with the smallest base at grooving 111 and the largest base (having a slightly greater length than the one of the smallest base) at grooving 112. According to this variant, the edges of section 101 corresponding to the oblique sides of the latter are consecutive, respectively, but not adjacent to the edges of section 23 corresponding to the short sides thereof.
The sections 103 and 104 preferably have the same length. More preferably, the sections 103 and 104 have the same length as section 27. The edges of the sections 103 and 104 corresponding to the short sides of the latter preferably are aligned with the edges, respectively, of section 27 corresponding to the short sides thereof. Section 104 has a width which preferably is less than the width of section 27, and more preferably is equal to about half the width of the latter. Section 103 has a much smaller width than the one of section 27. More preferably, section 103 has a width which is almost equal to twice the thickness of element 100.
According to one variant of element 100, rather than being connected to each other by section 103 and by the groovings 113 and 114, the sections 27 and 104 are mutually connected by a single grooving.
According to another variant of element 100, section 103 preferably is trapezoidal rectangular, with the smallest base at grooving 113, the largest base (having a slightly greater length than the one of the smallest base) at grooving 114 and the side orthogonal to both bases aligned with (i.e. adjacent to) the edge of section 27 corresponding to the short side of the latter adjacent to grooving 6. According to this variant, the edge of section 103 corresponding to the oblique side of the latter is consecutive, but not adjacent, to the edge of section 27 corresponding to a short side thereof (not adjacent to grooving 6). The sections 105 and 106 preferably have the same length. More preferably, the sections 105 and 106 have the same length as section 28. The edges of the sections 105 and 106 corresponding to the short sides of the latter preferably are aligned with the edges, respectively, of section 28 corresponding to the short sides thereof. Section 106 has a width which preferably is less than the width of section 28, and more preferably is equal to about half the width of the latter. Section 105 has a much smaller width than the one of section 28. More preferably, section 105 has a width which is almost equal to twice the thickness of element 100.
According to one variant of element 100, rather than being connected to each other by section 105 and by the groovings 115 and 116, the sections 28 and 106 are mutually connected by a single grooving.
According to another variant of element 100, section 105 preferably is trapezoidal rectangular, with the smallest base at grooving 115, the largest base (having a slightly greater length than the one of the smallest base) at grooving 116 and the side orthogonal to both bases aligned with (i.e. adjacent to) the edge of section 28 corresponding to the short side of the latter not adjacent to grooving 11. According to this variant, the edge of section 105 corresponding to the oblique side of the latter is consecutive, but not adjacent, to the edge of section 28 corresponding to a short side thereof (adjacent to grooving 11).
Incidentally:
At the end of the aforesaid four folding operations:
An adhesive substance may be interposed between the faces of the opposed sections 14 and 16, 23 and 102, 27 and 104, 28 and 106. Said adhesive substance advantageously contributes to keeping the aforesaid sections folded by 180° with respect to one another, thus overcoming the possible elastic return of element 100.
An adhesive substance may be interposed between the faces of the opposed sections 19 and 21. Said adhesive substance advantageously contributes to keeping the aforesaid sections 19 and 21 folded by 180° with respect to one another, thus overcoming the possible elastic return of element 100.
Structure 117 differs from structure 35 in that the side walls 23, 27 and 28 are provided with (side) wall linings coincident with the sections 102, 104 and 106, respectively. Said wall linings advantageously strengthen structure 117 with respect to structure 35. Additionally, the upper edges of the side walls 23, 27 and 28 correspond to the sections 101, 103 and 105, rather than coinciding with the free edges of the side walls opposite to the groovings 11, 29 and 30 (as in structure 35), respectively. Given that the sections 17, 23, 27 and 28 preferably are rectangular, given that the sections 17 and 23 preferably have the same length and given that the sections 27 and 28 have a width which preferably is equal to the length of section 17, the sections 101, 103 and 105 preferably are coplanar and parallel to the sections 18 and 22 of the base of structure 117. Thus, the aesthetic effect generated by the sections 101, 103 and 105 is valuable in partly delimiting the compartments 37 and 38 of structure 117.
Incidentally, as structure 35, structure 117 can be accommodated in box 40 so that the portions 18 and 22 overlap base 41, the side wall 17 is opposed to the side wall 45 and the side walls 23, 27 and 28 are opposed to the side walls 43, 42 and 44, respectively, by means of the wall linings 102, 14 and 106.
Advantageously, due to the presence of the sections 101, 103 and 105, respective air gaps are created between the side walls 23, 27 and 28 and the wall linings 102, 104 and 106. When structure 117 is inserted into box 40 and accommodates a pair of shoes in the compartments 37 and 38, the sections 101, 103 and 105 advantageously serve as buffers if, by way of example, box 40 is erroneously caused to fall on the ground. Structure 117 therefore provides an additional protection for the pair of shoes possibly accommodated therein, with respect to the protection provided by structure 35.
Incidentally, the cuts 51, 52, 53 and 54, and possibly also the cuts 57 and 58, may equivalently be made in element 100. Here, said cuts 51, 52, 53 and 54, and possibly also 57 and 58, are also found in structure 117. Therefore the considerations made in reference to structure 60 apply.
Incidentally, the sections 101, 102, 103, 104, 105 and 106 (and with them, the groovings 111, 112, 113, 114, 115 and 116) may equivalently be in element 65. Here, the wall linings 102, 104 and 106 and the upper edges 101, 103 and 105 also are in structure 66.
Incidentally, the sections 101, 102, 103, 104, 105 and 106 (and with them, the groovings 111, 112, 113, 114, 115 and 116) may equivalently be in the elements 70 and 71, respectively. Here, the wall linings 102, 104 and 106 and the upper edges 101, 103 and 105 also are in the structure that may be obtained from the elements 70 and 71.
Incidentally, the sections 101, 102, 103, 104, 105 and 106 (and with them, the groovings 111, 112, 113, 114, 115 and 116) may equivalently be in element 80. Here, the wall linings 102, 104 and 106 and the upper edges 101, 103 and 105 also are in the structure that may be obtained from element 80.
Preferably, similarly to what is said with reference to element 80, but not necessarily, element 120 differs from element 100 also for the different shape of the sections 27 and 28. Namely, rather than being constant for the whole length thereof (like in element 1), the width of the sections 27 and 28 is greater at the portion of the sections 27 and 28 which protrudes past the groovings 7 and 10, respectively. More preferably, rather than being adjacent to grooving 29 (as in element 1), the edge of section 27 including grooving 29, at the short stretch thereof protruding longitudinally past the end of grooving 7 is, proceeding from the aforesaid end, initially parallel to the edge of section 19 corresponding to the short side thereof consecutive to grooving 29, and then is parallel to the latter. Similarly, rather than being adjacent to grooving 30 (as in element 1), the edge of section 28 including grooving 30, at the short stretch thereof protruding longitudinally past the end of grooving 10 is, proceeding from the aforesaid end, initially parallel to the edge of section 21 corresponding to the short side thereof consecutive to grooving 30, and then is parallel to the latter. If the sections 104 and 106 have the same width, equal to the length of section 102, the difference between the width of each of the sections 27 and 28 at the portion thereof protruding past the groovings 7 and 10, respectively, and the width of each of the sections 27 and 28 at the portion thereof connected to the sections 18 and 22 (from the groovings 29 and 30), respectively, is equal to the difference between the length of section 102 and the one of section 23, which is equal to the difference between the width of section 104 and the one of section 27, which is equal to the difference between the width of section 106 and the one of section 28. In light of what is said, the sections 27 and 28 preferably are equal to each other and are rotated by 180° with respect to each other.
If, as described above, rather than being constant for the whole length thereof, the width of the sections 27 and 28 is greater at the portion of the sections 27 and 28 which protrudes past the groovings 7 and 10, respectively, the structure which is obtained from element 120 differs from structure 117 also in that two portions of the side walls 27 and 28, respectively, protrude from the portions 18 and 22 of the base, preferably orthogonal to the latter, on the opposite side with respect to the partition walls 19 and 21 (i.e. on the same part as the wall linings 102, 104 and 106). The portions of the side walls 27 and 28 protruding past the portions 18 and 22 of the base correspond to the portions of the sections 27 and 28, respectively, of element 120 which extend transversely past the groovings 29 and 30.
As the nails 91, 92, 93, 94, 95 and 96 in the structure obtained from element 80, the protruding portions of the wall linings 102, 104 and 106 and, when present, the protruding portions of the side walls 27 and 28, serve as spacer means of the portions 18 and 22 of the base from a plane on which the structure of the invention is possibly rested. When the latter is inserted into box 40, although they overlap base 41, the portions 18 and 22 of the base of the structure of the invention are therefore kept at a given distance from the base by the protruding portions of the wall linings 102, 104 and 106 and by the protruding portions of the side walls 27 and 28. Thus, an air gap is created between base 41 and the portions 18 and 22 of the base.
When the structure of the invention is inserted into box 40 and accommodates a pair of shoes in the compartments 37 and 38, the protruding portions of the wall linings 102, 104 and 106 and, when present, the protruding portions of the side walls 27 and 28, advantageously serve as buffers if, by way of example, box 40 is erroneously caused to fall on the ground. As the structure which may be obtained from element 80, the structure which may be obtained from element 120 therefore provides an additional protection for the pair of shoes possibly accommodated therein, with respect to the protection provided by structure 35.
Incidentally, similarly to what is said with reference to structure 117, the structure which may be obtained from element 120 can be accommodated in box 40 so that the portions 18 and 22 overlap base 41, the side wall 17 is opposed to the side wall 45 and the side walls 23, 27 and 28 are opposed to the side walls 43, 42 and 44, respectively, by means of the wall linings 102, 14 and 106.
Incidentally, the cuts 51, 52, 53 and 54, and possibly also the cuts 57 and 58, may equivalently be made in element 120. Here, said cuts 51, 52, 53 and 54, and possibly also 57 and 58, also are in the structure which may be obtained from element 120. Therefore the considerations made in reference to structure 60 apply.
Incidentally, the sections 101, 102, 103, 104, 105 and 106 (and with them, the groovings 111, 112, 113, 114, 115 and 116) and possibly also the portions of the sections 27 and 28 corresponding to the aforesaid protruding portions of the side walls 27 and 28, may equivalently be in element 65.
Incidentally, the sections 101, 102, 103, 104, 105 and 106 (and with them, the groovings 111, 112, 113, 114, 115 and 116) and possibly also the portions of the sections 27 and 28 corresponding to the aforesaid protruding portions of the side walls 27 and 28, may equivalently be in the elements 70 and 71, respectively.
On the basis of the description provided for a preferred example embodiment, it is obvious that certain changes can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the following claims.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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102018000002643 | Feb 2018 | IT | national |