Soap package

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11737609-B2
Application number	US-202217748790-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 19, 2022
Priority date	May 26, 2021
Publication date	Aug 29, 2023
Grant date	Aug 29, 2023

Abstract

A soap package that includes a cardboard box for packaging soap and a soap bar that has a narrow centered portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A soap package comprising
a cardboard box for packaging the soap, the box comprising:
a front wall, a rear wall, a bottom wall, opposing left and right side walls, and a top frame, wherein the top frame includes a front frame portion, a rear frame portion, and opposing left and right front frame portions;
a longitudinal axis parallel to the front and rear walls;
a transversal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
a cavity part configured to hold the soap, wherein the cavity part comprises an inner front wall, an inner rear wall, opposite inner left and right side walls, an inner peripheral bottom frame, wherein the inner peripheral bottom frame is located in the cavity part at the bottom wall; and
first and second finger hook parts, wherein the first finger hook part is located at the inner rear wall and extends from the rear wall, and the second finger hook part is located at the inner front wall and extends from the front wall; and
a soap, wherein the soap comprises a narrow centered portion that matches with first and second finger hook parts of the box thereby enabling a user to grasp the soap out of the box.

2. The soap package of claim 1 , wherein the cardboard box is formed from a blank comprising:
a front panel to form the front wall,
a rear panel to form the rear wall,
wherein the front panel is opposite to the rear panel,
a bottom panel to form the bottom wall,
opposite left and right panels to form the respective opposite left and right side walls,
opposite outer left and right panels to form the respective opposite inner left and right side walls,
opposite outer upper and lower panels to form respectively the inner rear wall and the inner rear front;
wherein the bottom panel and the front panel are connected at a first fold line, wherein the bottom panel and the rear panel are connected at a second fold line, wherein the bottom panel and the left panel are connected at a third fold line, wherein the bottom panel and the right panel are connected at a fourth fold line;
wherein the left panel has a flap opposite to the bottom panel and connected to the left panel at a fifth fold line; wherein the outer left panel is connected to the flap of the left panel at a sixth fold line, wherein the flap forms the left frame portion of the top frame;
wherein the right panel has a flap opposite to the bottom panel and connected to the right panel at a seventh fold line; wherein the outer right panel is connected to the flap of the right panel at an eighth fold line, wherein the flap forms the right frame portion of the top frame;
wherein the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth fold lines are parallel lines;
wherein the front panel has a flap opposite to the bottom panel and connected to the front panel at a ninth fold line; wherein the outer lower panel is connected to the flap of the front panel at a tenth fold line, wherein the flap forms the front frame portion of the top frame;
wherein the rear panel has a flap opposite to the bottom panel and connected to the rear panel at an eleventh fold line, wherein the outer upper panel is connected to the flap of the rear panel at a twelfth fold line, wherein the flap forms the rear frame portion of the top frame;
wherein the first, second, ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth fold lines are parallel lines.

3. The soap package of claim 2 , wherein the blank further includes first, second, third and fourth continuous pieces,
wherein the first continuous piece connects the front panel and the right panel with two respective fold lines and wherein the first continuous piece has a 45-degree valley fold line between the front panel and the right panel;
wherein the second continuous piece connects the front panel and the left panel with two respective fold lines and wherein the second continuous piece has a 45-degree valley fold line between the front panel and the left panel;
wherein the third continuous piece connects the rear panel and the left panel with two respective fold lines and wherein the third continuous piece has a 45-degree valley fold line between the rear panel and the left panel;
wherein the fourth continuous piece connects the rear panel and the right panel with two respective fold lines and wherein the fourth continuous piece has a 45-degree valley fold line between the rear panel and the right panel.

4. The soap package of claim 2 , wherein the blank further includes at each of the outer opposite upper and lower panels, two respective opposite left and right fitting pieces, wherein each of the respective opposite left and right fitting pieces comprises an insertion slot such that when the blank is folded into the box:
the left fitting piece of the outer upper panel connects with the left fitting piece of the outer lower panel by inserting the insertion slot of the left fitting piece of the outer upper panel into the insertion slot of the left fitting piece of the outer lower panel; and
the right fitting piece of the outer upper panel connects with the right fitting piece of the outer lower panel, by inserting the insertion slot of the right fitting piece of the outer upper panel into the insertion slot of the right fitting piece of the outer lower panel.

5. The soap package of claim 2 , wherein the outer left panel has a folding locking piece to form a left tongue portion of the inner peripheral bottom frame, wherein the folding locking piece is connected at the outer left panel at a fold line;
wherein the outer right panel has a folding locking piece to form a right tongue portion of the inner peripheral bottom frame, wherein the folding locking piece is connected at the outer right panel at a fold line;
wherein the outer lower panel has a folding locking piece to form a front tongue portion of the inner peripheral bottom frame, wherein the folding locking piece is connected at the outer lower panel at a fold line;
wherein the outer upper panel has a folding locking piece to form a rear tongue portion of the inner peripheral bottom frame, wherein the folding locking piece is connected at the outer upper panel at a fold line.

6. The soap package of claim 1 , wherein the first finger hook part is an aperture formed by a complete rectangular notch provided on a portion of the rear wall and the rear frame portion, and a complete lower arc-shaped notch provided on a portion of the inner rear wall, wherein the complete rectangular notch at the rear frame portion is connected to the complete lower arc-shaped notch at the inner rear wall; and
wherein the second finger hook part is an aperture formed by a complete rectangular notch provided on a portion of the top wall and the top frame portion, and a complete lower arc-shaped notch provided on a portion of the inner front wall wherein the complete rectangular notch at the top frame portion is connected to the complete lower arc-shaped notch at the inner front wall.

7. The soap package of claim 6 , wherein the blank includes a first aperture to form the first finger hook part, wherein the first aperture is a cutting notch formed by a complete rectangular notch provided at a portion of the rear panel and a portion of the flap of the rear panel, and a complete lower arc-shaped notch provided on a portion of the outer upper panel, wherein the complete rectangular notch at the flap of the rear panel is connected to the complete lower arc-shaped notch at the outer upper panel; and
wherein the blank includes a second aperture to form the second finger hook part, wherein the second aperture is a cutting notch formed by a complete rectangular notch provided at a portion of the front panel and a portion of the flap of the front panel, and a complete lower arc-shaped notch provided on a portion of the outer lower pa

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Hong Yilin
• Zeng Jingtian

Classifications

• A47K5/03 Primary

  separate from wall or wash-stand · CPC title

• B65D75/38

  Articles or materials enclosed in two or more wrappers disposed one inside the other {(for shock absorbing purposes B65D81/03; for thermal insulating purposes B65D81/3893)} · CPC title

• B65D5/2009 Primary

  all formed by folding extensions of the side walls · CPC title

• B65D5/5021

  Integral elements for containers formed by folding-up portions connected to a central panel from all sides · CPC title