Multipurpose box

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9533792-B2
Application number	US-201313874370-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 30, 2013
Priority date	May 30, 2012
Publication date	Jan 3, 2017
Grant date	Jan 3, 2017

Abstract

A multipurpose box includes a receiving case having a space therein, an auxiliary plate extended upwardly from the receiving case, and a pair of cut portions spaced apart from each other on the auxiliary plate. The multipurpose box is capable of packaging a product and concurrently having a business card, a photograph, or the like, placed therein. The multipurpose box can be reused as a frame, or to store simple things such as office supplies and/or the like at a later time.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A multipurpose box comprising:
a receiving case having a space therein;
an auxiliary plate extended upwardly from the receiving case, the auxiliary plate having therein a pair of slits spaced apart from each other; and
an outer case including an upper part configured for opening and closing so as to receive the receiving case therein,
wherein the upper part has a through slit therein,
wherein the auxiliary plate is exposed to the outside through the slit of the upper part of the outer case,
wherein the pair of slits are tilted and formed cutting the auxiliary plate, and positioned outside of the outer case,
wherein upper ends of the pair of slits are farther from the receiving case than lower ends of the pair of slits, and
wherein the respective upper ends of the pair of slits are spaced farther apart from each other than the respective ends of the pair of slits are.

2. The multipurpose box according to claim 1 , further comprising: a grip opening on the auxiliary plate.

3. The multipurpose box according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving case and the auxiliary plate are integrally formed with each other.

4. The multipurpose box according to claim 1 , wherein the multipurpose box comprises a paper material.

5. The multipurpose box according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving case comprises:
a bottom part;
a front part connected to one end of the bottom part;
a rear part connected to another end of the bottom part; and
lateral parts connected between the front part and the rear part, respectively, and forming both lateral surfaces of the receiving case.

6. The multipurpose box according to claim 5 , wherein the auxiliary plate extended upwardly from an upper part of the rear part.

Assignees

• Cj Cheiljedang Corp

Inventors

• Park Eun-Jin

Classifications

• B65D5/522

  Containers provided with decoration or information elements which are displaced to display the contents · CPC title

• B65D5/526 Primary

  Containers with means for displaying items at different heights · CPC title

• B65D5/46

  Handles · CPC title

• B65D81/36

  adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents · CPC title

• B65D5/42 Primary

  Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks · CPC title