Assemblable storage box

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11608208-B2
Application number	US-202017063690-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 5, 2020
Priority date	Apr 3, 2018
Publication date	Mar 21, 2023
Grant date	Mar 21, 2023

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses an assemblable storage box. A box body comprises a bottom plate and four side plates, the four side plates comprise a front side plate, a rear side plate, a left side plate, and a right side plate, two adjacent side plates of the four side plates are detachably clamped together, bottom portions of the four side plates are disposed with support countertops, four sides of the bottom plate horizontally extend outward to define positioning edges, the positioning edges of the four sides of the bottom plate respectively abut the support countertops of the four side plates, and the positioning fasteners are fastened to the support countertops to enable the positioning edges to be positioned relative to the support countertops.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An assemblable storage box, comprising:
a box body comprising a top surface with an opening,
a box cover configured to cover the opening of the box body, and
positioning fasteners, wherein:
the box body comprises a bottom plate and four side plates,
the four side plates comprise a front side plate, a rear side plate, a left side plate, and a right side plate,
two adjacent side plates of the four side plates are detachably clamped together by positioning columns and positioning holes,
the positioning columns and the positioning holes are respectively disposed on one of the two adjacent side plates,
free ends of the positioning columns comprise caps,
the positioning holes are gourd shaped,
the caps of the positioning columns are configured to be disposed in and hung on narrower ends of the positioning holes from wider ends of the positioning holes,
bottom portions of the four side plates are disposed with support countertops,
four sides of the bottom plate horizontally extend outward to define positioning edges,
the positioning edges of the four sides of the bottom plate respectively abut the support countertops of the four side plates, and
the positioning fasteners are fastened to the support countertops to enable the positioning edges to be positioned relative to the support countertops.

2. The assemblable storage box according to claim 1 , wherein:
the left side plate and the right side plate are clamped between the front side plate and the rear side plate,
inner surfaces of the left side plate and the right side plate are disposed with the positioning columns,
end faces of the front side plate and the rear side plate are disposed with the positioning holes, and
the positioning holes comprises narrow tops and wide bottoms.

3. The assemblable storage box according to claim 1 , wherein:
the four sides of the bottom plate are all folded upward to define block edges, and
upper edges of the block edges horizontally extend outward to define the positioning edges.

4. The assemblable storage box according to claim 3 , wherein:
the four side plates comprise rectangular frames and plates,
four sides of the plates extend towards the rectangular frames to surround outer surfaces and bottom surfaces of the rectangular frames, and
upper surfaces of bottom edges of the rectangular frames define the support countertops of the four side plates.

5. The assemblable storage box according to claim 4 , wherein:
the bottom plate is a blister board, and
the bottom plate is disposed with honeycomb grooves.

6. The assemblable storage box according to claim 1 , wherein:
a splice gap is defined between the two adjacent side plates,
the four side plates comprise rectangular frames and plates connected together,
the rectangular frames are disposed along edges of four sides of the plates, and
in the two adjacent side plates connected end-to-end:
the rectangular frame of one side plate of the two adjacent side plates extends outward to define a side wing, and
the side wing covers the splice gap between the two adjacent side plates from an outer side.

7. The assemblable storage box according to claim 6 , wherein:
the plates are plastic blister boards, and
the rectangular frames are hollow plastic members.

8. The assemblable storage box according to claim 7 , wherein:
the four sides of the plates are bent inward to define folded edges,
the folded edges surround the rectangular frames from the outer side,
the rectangular frames are disposed with pressing edges, and
the pressing edges press edges of the folded edges.

9. The assemblable storage box according to claim 6 , wherein:
the left side plate and the right side plate are clamped by the front side plate and the rear side plate, and
the rectangular frames of the front side plate and the rear side plate define the side wings.

10. The assemblable storage box according to claim 1 , wherein:
a rear side of the box cover is rotatably connected to the rear side plate,
a self-positioning structure is disposed between the box cover and the left side plate or the right side plate,
the self-positioning structure comprises a support rod, a fixing base, and a friction block,
the fixing base is disposed on the left side plate or the right side plate,
the fixing base is disposed with a slide groove passing through an upper top surface and a lower bottom surface of the fixing base,
the fixing base is further disposed with a receiving hole in communication with the slide groove,
a first end of the support rod is pivotally connected to a side wall of the box cover,
a second end of the support rod passes through the slide groove and extends out of the fixing base in a downward direction,
the support rod is configured to slide and swing relative to the slide groove,
the friction block is disposed in the receiving hole and is in friction connection with the support rod,
a frictional force between the friction block and the support rod positions the support rod, and
the support rod is configured to be pulled to move by overcoming the frictional force.

11. The assemblable storage box according to claim 10 , comprising:
an elastic member, and
a screw bolt, wherein:
an inner surface of the receiving hole comprises an internal thread,
the screw bolt cooperates with the internal thread, and
two ends of the elastic member abut the friction block and the screw bolt respectively.

12. The assemblable storage box according to claim 10 , wherein an end of the second end of the support rod is disposed with a positioning hook configured to prevent the support rod from being separated from the slide groove.

13. The assemblable storage box according to claim 10 , wherein:
the box cover is disposed with a hinge base, and
the first end of the support rod is pivotally connected to the hinge base.

14. The assemblable storage box according to claim 13 , wherein:
the hinge base is disposed with a positioning pin,
the box cover comprises a plurality of positioning holes configured to cooperate with the positioning pin, and
the positioning pin is configured to be clamped to one of the plurality of positioning holes.

15. The assemblable storage box according to claim 10 , wherein, after the box cover is closed, the support rod is disposed in the box body.

16. The assemblable storage box according to claim 1 , comprising:
a flexible connection belt, wherein:
a rear side of the box cover is rotatably connected to the rear side plate,
the flexible connection belt is bendable,
two ends of the flexible connection belt are respectively disposed with fasteners,
a side edge of the box cover is disposed with a first lock hole at a position adjacent to a rotation axis between the box cover and the box body,
a side plate of the four side plates disposed on the same side of the first lock hole is disposed with a second lock hole at a position adjacent to the rotation axis between the box cover and the box body,
the fasteners of the two ends of the flexible connection belt are respectively disposed in the first lock hole and the second lock hole, and
after the box cover is opened:
the flexible connection belt is straightened, and
connection lines of three points projected on a plane by the first lock hole, the second lock hole, and the rotation axis define an obtuse triangle.

17. The assemblable storage box according to claim 16 , wherein:
the flexible connection belt is a three-step structure and comprises a body portion disposed on a middle portion and two co

Assignees

• New Tec Integration Xiamen Co Ltd

Inventors

• Leng Luhao

Classifications

• B65D43/167

  these elements being assembled by a separate pin-like member · CPC title

• B65D2543/00296

  Plastic · CPC title

• B65D43/24

  Devices for retaining in open position {(holding lids in open position in general E05C17/00; hinges with means for holding open E05D11/10)} · CPC title

• B65D43/22

  Devices for holding in closed position, e.g. clips · CPC title

• B65D11/26

  Local reinforcements, e.g. adjacent to closures · CPC title