Collapsable box

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11459145-B2
Application number	US-201716304225-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 23, 2017
Priority date	May 24, 2016
Publication date	Oct 4, 2022
Grant date	Oct 4, 2022

Abstract

Disclosed is a collapsible box, comprising a base (1) and two pairs of opposite side plates. A protrusion edge (10) is provided at the periphery of the base (1). The side plates are hinged to the base and foldable relative to the base (1). Each of the side plates is smooth at both sides thereof and at least one pair of the side plates are each provided with a cavity in lower edges. When a collapsible box (100) is deployed, the lower edges of one pair of side plate are connected with the lower edges of the other pair of side plates so as to form a frame. The frame is hinged to the base (1) by means of hinges, so as to form a reinforced structure which resists the base from depressing and the protrusion edge from recessing. This solution increases the cleaning efficiency of the collapsible box, alleviates the depressing of the base when the box body is loaded, and solves the problem of the collision and damage among goods in upper and lower layers due to the depressing of the base due to multi-layer stacking of collapsible boxes. Further, the safety risk in warehouse storage caused by the failure of stacking due to side plate deformation caused by multi-layer stacking of collapsible boxes and side plates being pressed is avoided. Meanwhile the box has a smaller wall thickness and a higher folding ratio.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A collapsible box, comprising a base and two pairs of opposite side plates, and protrusion edges are arranged on the periphery of the base, wherein the side plates are hinged to the base and foldable relative to the base, wherein each of the side plates is a dual-smooth side plate, and at least one pair of the side plates are each provided with a closed cavity in a lower edge, wherein the closed cavity is located between an inner side surface and an outer side surface of the side plate, and when the collapsible box is deployed, the lower edges of one pair of side plates of the two pairs of opposite side plates are connected with the lower edges of the other pair of side plates to form a frame, and the frame is hinged to the base through hinges, so as to form a reinforcing member which resists the base from depressing and the protrusion edge from recessing, wherein the hinges are provided at the bottom of the lower edge of the side plate, wherein the hinges each comprise a hinge seat provided on the lower side of the lower edge of the side plate, and a hinge groove provided at the base, the hinge groove engageable with the hinge seat, and wherein the hinge seat includes at least two hinge pins.

2. The collapsible box according to claim 1 , wherein a closed cavity extending along the length direction of the side plate is formed in the upper edge and/or the lower edge of each side plate, so that when the two pairs of opposite side plates are in erected state, and the closed cavities in the upper edges of the two pairs of opposite side plates form a rectangular frame, and/or the closed cavities in the lower edges of the two pairs of opposite side plates form a rectangular frame.

3. The collapsible box according to claim 1 , wherein a closed cavity extending along the length direction of the side plate is provided in the upper edge of the side plate, and the left end part or the right end part of the side plate is provided with a closed cavity extending along the height direction of the side plate.

4. The collapsible box according to claim 1 , wherein a closed cavity extending along the length direction of the side plate is provided in the upper edge of the side plate, and closed cavities extending in the height of the side plate are provided in the left and right end parts of the side plate respectively, wherein the closed cavity formed in the upper edge of the side plate is in fluid communication with the closed cavities formed in the left and right end parts of the side plate, and the closed cavity formed in the lower edge of the side plate is spaced from the closed cavity formed in the left and right end parts of the side plate.

5. The collapsible box according to claim 3 , wherein the closed cavity formed in the lower edge of the side plate and the closed cavity formed in the left and the end parts of the side plate are separated from each other at the lower left corner and the lower right corner of the side plate respectively.

6. The collapsible box according to claim 1 , wherein a closed cavity extending along the length direction of the side plate is formed in the upper edge of the side plate, and closed cavities extending along the height direction of the side plate are provided in the left and right end parts of the side plate respectively, the closed cavities in the left and right end parts of the side plate comprise an upper closed cavity and a lower closed cavity spaced apart along the height direction of the side plate.

7. The collapsible box according to claim 1 , wherein the closed cavity is a gas-assisted molding cavity.

8. The collapsible box according to claim 6 , wherein the closed cavities of the left and right ends of the side plates extend from the upper edge to the lower edge of the side plate in the height direction, or extends downwards from the upper edge of the side plate for a predetermined length, or extends upwards from the lower edge of the side plate for a predetermined length.

9. The collapsible box according to claim 1 , wherein one pair of the two pairs of opposite side plates are opposite long side plates, and the other pair are opposite short side plates, wherein the long side plates and the short side plates are hinged to the base and foldable relative to the base, wherein closed cavities along the height direction are provided in left and right end parts of the long side plates, wherein the closed cavities in the left and right end parts of the long side plate are located between an inner side surface and an outer side surface of the long side plates.

10. The collapsible box according to claim 9 , wherein the closed cavities in the left and right end parts of the long side plate extend from the bottom of the long side plate to the top of the long side plate.

11. The collapsible box according to claim 9 , wherein the left and right ends of the long side plate are respectively provided with a connecting part, wherein the closed cavities in the left and right end parts of the long side plate are formed in the connecting parts.

12. The collapsible box according to claim 11 , wherein the outer side of the connecting part is provided with an engaging structure, and a corresponding engaging structure is also provided on the short side plate, the engaging structure on the short side plate and the engaging structure on the long side plate are engageable with each other.

13. The collapsible box according to claim 9 , wherein the upper edge of the long side plate and/or the short side plate is provided with a closed cavity extending in the length direction thereof.

14. The collapsible box according to claim 9 , wherein the lower edge of the long side plate and/or the short side plate is provided with a closed cavity extending in the length direction thereof.

15. The collapsible box according to claim 9 , wherein the left and right ends of the long side plate are provided with connecting parts, wherein the left and right ends of the short side plate are provided with connecting parts engageable with the connecting parts of the long side plates; and closed cavities extending along the height direction of side plates are formed in the left and right end parts of the long side plate and/or the short side plate.

16. The collapsible box according to claim 15 , wherein the closed cavities in the left and right ends of the long side plate extend from the bottom to the top of the long side plate, and the closed cavity of the short side plate is composed of a first section closed cavity, wherein the first section closed cavity extends from the bottom of the short side plate to the bottom of a mounting hole of a locking mechanism.

Assignees

• Shanghai Hongyan Returnable Transit Packagings Co Ltd

Inventors

• Su Yongping

Classifications

• B65D11/1833 Primary

  whereby all side walls are hingedly connected to the base panel (B65D11/186 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65D21/0209

  stackable or joined together one-upon-the-other in the upright or upside-down position (B65D21/0234, B65D21/0235 take precedence) · CPC title

• B65D21/0235

  Containers stackable in a staggered configuration · CPC title

• B65D21/0226

  Containers with movable parts adapted to be placed in alternative positions for stacking the containers at different levels, i.e. without nesting of the containers (with means for nesting B65D21/06) · CPC title