Container and structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11964794-B2
Application number	US-201917417200-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 23, 2019
Priority date	Dec 28, 2018
Publication date	Apr 23, 2024
Grant date	Apr 23, 2024

Abstract

A container capable of suppressing the unexpected opening of a pair of upper walls including a first side wall and a second side wall facing each other; a third side wall provided therebetween; a first upper wall and a second upper wall; and a locking member. The first side wall and the second side wall face each other. The first upper wall and the second upper wall are configured to be rotatable with respect to the first side wall and the second side wall, respectively. The locking member includes a fixed portion and an engagement portion, the fixed portion being fixed to the third side wall, the engagement portion being engaged with at least one of the first upper wall and the second upper wall to prevent the first upper wall and the second upper wall from opening.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A container, comprising:
a first side wall and a second side wall facing each other;
a third side wall provided therebetween;
a first upper wall and a second upper wall; and
a locking member,
wherein the first side wall and the second side wall face each other,
the first upper wall and the second upper wall are configured to be rotatable with respect to the first side wall and the second side wall, respectively, and each comprise a convex portion protruding toward the locking member,
the convex portions are provided with ridges, respectively, at a portion corresponding to a parting line for manufacturing the first upper wall and the second upper wall, wherein the ridges are provided to increase a thickness of the convex portions,
the locking member comprises a fixed portion and an engagement portion, the fixed portion being fixed to the third side wall, the engagement portion being engaged with at least one of the first upper wall and the second upper wall to prevent the first upper wall and the second upper wall from opening, and
an inclined portion inclined away from the first upper wall and the second upper wall is provided at an upper end of the engagement portion in an engaged state, when starting from the first upper wall and the second upper wall.

2. The container of claim 1 ,
wherein
the engagement portion comprises an opening, and
the engagement portion is engaged with the first upper wall and the second upper wall by inserting the convex portion of the first upper wall and the second upper wall into the opening, to prevent the first upper wall and the second upper wall from opening.

3. The container of claim 1 ,
wherein the first upper wall and the second upper wall comprise an overlapping portion overlapping each other,
the first upper wall is arranged above the second upper wall in the overlapping portion,
the first upper wall comprises a convex portion protruding toward the locking member,
the engagement portion comprises an opening, and
the engagement portion is engaged with the first upper wall by inserting the convex portion of the first upper wall into the opening, to prevent the first upper wall and the second upper wall from opening.

4. The container of claim 1 ,
wherein the locking member comprises a hinge portion, and
the engagement portion is bendable at the hinge portion with respect to the fixed portion.

5. The container of claim 4 ,
wherein the hinge portion is made of elastomer.

6. The container of claim 5 ,
wherein the locking member comprises a connecting portion configured to connect the fixed portion and the engagement portion, and
the hinge portion is formed to cover the connecting portion with the elastomer.

Assignees

• Kyoraku Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yoshida Kouichiro
• Ikeguchi Naohiro

Classifications

• B65D11/1893 Primary

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