WARDROBE BOX

Abstract

The wardrobe box comprises a lid (1), a bottom (2) and side walls (3), comprising also a door (4) at one of its side walls (3), and it is characterised in that said lid (1) comprises two hinged sectors (5, 6) engageable to each other.

Description

The present invention refers to a wardrobe box, specially designed to contain and transport clothes hung from hangers.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The wardrobe boxes are used to contain and transport clothes hung from hungers. To this end, the wardrobe boxes comprise a transversal bar, from which the hangers hung. This transversal bar is usually engaged on the upper edge of the wardrobe box.

To place or remove the clothes, the wardrobe box comprises an upper lid. Usually, to transport the wardrobe box the upper lid must be closed by a closing element, e.g. adhesive tape.

To place and remove the clothes, the known wardrobe boxes comprise a door at one of its side walls.

Furthermore, to facilitate the transportation of the wardrobe box, it comprises handle-like holes in two opposed side walls of the wardrobe box.

The known wardrobe boxes have several drawbacks. Firstly, to close the door of the wardrobe box it is necessary to place the closing element on the lid, because if it is not closed, the lid can be opened. The placement of the closing element each time the lid is closed is uncomfortable, and when the closing element is removed the lid can be damaged, so that the wardrobe box cannot be used several times.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

With the wardrobe box of the invention said drawbacks can be solved, presenting other advantages that will be described.

The wardrobe box of the present invention comprises a lid, a bottom and side walls, and it is characterised in that said lid comprises two hinged sectors engageable to each other.

Therefore, it is not necessary to use an additional closing element, such as e.g. adhesive tape, to close the lid and to keep the door closed, unlike the known wardrobe boxes. Furthermore, it permits to use less material than the conventional wardrobe boxes.

Advantageously, said sectors of the lid comprise complementary flaps engageable to each other.

Preferably, the door of the wardrobe box of the present invention comprises a detachable closure, that according to a preferred embodiment, is made from Velcro®, i.e. is formed by the bands engageable to each other, one provided with a plurality of hooks and the other one provided with a velvet material, one of the bands being placed on said door and the other one on the adjacent side wall against which the door closes.

With respect to the bottom of the wardrobe box of the present invention, it comprises formed flaps engageable to each other.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For a better understanding of what has been described some drawings are attached in which, diagrammatically and only as a non-limitative example, a practical case of embodiment is shown.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the wardrobe box of the present invention with its lid and its door opened;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the wardrobe box of the present invention closed; and

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the wardrobe box of the present invention with its lid and its bottom opened.

DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

As it can be seen in the figures, the wardrobe box of the present invention comprises a lid 1, a bottom 2 and four side walls 3, one of said side walls 3 being provided with a door 4.

The lid 1 comprises two hinged sectors 5, 6 engageable to each other by flaps 5a, 6a provided in said sectors.

These hinged sectors 5, 6 permit to close the lid 1 with no external closing element, such as e.g. adhesive tape.

The lid 1 can also comprise a pair of additional flaps 9 to reinforce it, that are folded below said hinged sectors 5, 6.

Furthermore, the lid 1 comprises adhesives 5b, 6b to keep said hinged sectors 5, 6 joined to each other. Preferably, said adhesives 5b, 6b are double-sided adhesives tapes.

When the lid 1 is closed, the door 4 is also closed, which means that the door 4 can be closed also with no external closing element.

The door 4 also comprises a detachable closing element 7, made up from two complementary bands of Velcro® or adhesive, one placed in the door 4 and the other one placed on the adjacent side wall 3.

This detachable Velcro® closing element or adhesive permits to open and close the door 4 any times not damaging the wardrobe box of the present invention.

Two opposed side walls 3 comprise holes 8 provided to house the ends of a transversal bar (not shown) to hang the hangers for cloths that will be placed inside the wardrobe box of the present invention.

This transversal bar is the same that is disclosed in the Spanish utility model U9500827, which is included here as reference, whose inventor is the same than the inventor of this application.

The use of this transversal bar permits to provide handles at their ends, and it permits at the same time to close completely the wardrobe box, preventing the entrance of dust.

The bottom 2 of the wardrobe box of the present invention is made up from flaps 2a engageable to each other, as it can be seen from FIG. 3.

Said bottom 2 also comprises adhesives 2b, 2c that join the flaps 2a to each other. Preferably, said adhesives 2b, 2c are double-sided tapes.

Even though reference is made to a specific embodiment of the invention, it is apparent for a person skilled in the art that the described wardrobe box is susceptible of numerous variations and modifications, and that all the details cited can be substituted by other technically equivalent ones, without departing from the scope of protection defined by the attached claims.

Claims

1. A wardrobe box comprising: a lid, a bottom, and side walls, further comprising:an opening defined between a first side wall and a second side wall, anda door pivotally coupled to at least one of the first and second side walls, the door being configured to cover the opening,wherein (i) the lid comprises a first hinged sector and a second hinged sector capable of engaging the first hinged sector, (ii) the first hinged sector is pivotally coupled to the first side wall and includes a first flap, and (iii) the second hinged sector is pivotally coupled to the second side wall and includes a second flap capable of engaging the first flap.

2. (canceled)

3. The wardrobe box according to claim 1, wherein the door comprises a detachable closing element.

4. The wardrobe box according to claim 3, wherein the detachable closing element of the door comprises a first band and a second band capable of engaging each other, wherein the first band contains a plurality of hooks and the second band contains a velvet material, wherein one of the bands is placed on the door and the other band is placed on the adjacent side wall against which the door is closed.

5. The wardrobe box according to claim 1, wherein the bottom comprises four flaps capable of engaging to each other.

6. The wardrobe box according to claim 1, wherein the first hinged sector and the second hinged sector are moveable between (i) a first position in which the first flap and the second flap are engaged such that the second flap is positioned over the first flap, and (ii) a second position in which the first flap and the second flap are spaced apart from each other.

7. The wardrobe box according to claim 1, wherein (i) the first hinged sector has a first pair of side flaps and the first flap is positioned between the first pair of side flaps, (ii) the second hinged sector has a second pair of side flaps and the second flap is positioned between the second pair of side flaps, and (iii) the first pair of side flaps is positioned over the second pair of side flaps when first flap engages the second flap.