Modular panel-packing box

• US 8,827,076 B2
• Filed: 10/11/2012
• Issued: 09/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: San Ho Paper & Carton Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: San Ho Paper & Carton Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kuo, Kun-Chung
• Primary Examiner(s): GEHMAN, BRYON P
• Application Number:
  US13/649,557
• Publication Number:
  US 20130270332A1
• Time in Patent Office: 698 Days
• Field of Search: 206/425, 206/454, 206/485, 206587-594, 211/41.14, 220/533
• US Class Current: 206/454
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/321 at least one container body part formed by folding up portions of a single blank connected to a central panel from all sides
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/326 at least one container body part formed by folding a single blank to a permanently assembled tube
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/48024 inserted
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/5035 Paper elements in combination with wooden elements B65D5/5095
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 57/006 the articles being substantially flat panels, e.g. wooden planks or photovoltaic panels
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/48 for glass sheets

Abstract

A modular panel-packing box receives a plurality of panels, and includes a base, two partitioning units, a loop-shaped surrounding wall, and a top cover. Each of the partitioning units includes a socket and at least one partitioning member. Any two adjacent ones of the base, the socket, the partitioning member, the surrounding wall, and the top cover are interconnected removably. Each of the base, the socket, the partitioning member, and the top cover is folded, and is unfoldable to form a flat plate for facilitating transportation and storage of the modular panel-packing box.

Claims

1. A modular panel-packing box adapted for receiving a plurality of upright panels, said modular panel-packing box comprising:

a base including a bottom wall and a base surrounding wall extending upwardly from a periphery of said bottom wall;

two first partitioning units disposed removably on said bottom wall and spaced apart from each other, each of said first partitioning units including a first socket formed with a plurality of first insert slots, and at least one first partitioning member having a plurality of first partitioning plates each inserted into a corresponding one of said first insert slots in said first socket, said first partitioning plates defining a plurality of first spacer slots, said first spacer slots in one of said first partitioning units being aligned respectively with said first spacer slots in the other of said first partitioning units, so that the panels are disposed between said first partitioning members of said first partitioning units, and extend respectively into said first spacer slots in either of said first partitioning units;

a loop-shaped surrounding wall disposed removably on said base and surrounding said first partitioning units; and

a top cover connected removably to said loop-shaped surrounding wall and adapted for covering upper ends of the panels;

wherein, said base is unfoldable to form a flat plate; and

wherein, each of said first sockets and first partitioning members of said first partitioning units and said top cover is unfoldable to form a flat plate when removed from said base.

2. The modular panel-packing box as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said first sockets includes an elongated bottom sheet abutting against said bottom wall and extending along a direction perpendicular to said first insert slots, an elongated vertical sheet extending upwardly from said bottom sheet and formed with said first insert slots, two first side sheets extending respectively from two opposite ends of said bottom sheet away from each other, and two second side sheets extending respectively from said first side sheets away from each other, a junction between said vertical sheet and each of said first side sheets being formed with an insert slit, each of said second side sheets having an insert projection inserted into said insert slit formed between said vertical sheet and an adjacent one of said first side sheets.

3. The modular panel-packing box as claimed in claim 2, wherein each of said first partitioning members of said first partitioning units includes a plurality of pairs of first partitioning sheets, and a plurality of first spacer sheets each connected between two adjacent pairs of said first partitioning sheets, each pair of said first partitioning sheets being interconnected to form one of said first partitioning plates.

4. The modular panel-packing box as claimed in claim 3, wherein each of said first sockets is provided with at least one first coupling member, said bottom wall being rectangular and being provided with at least two second coupling members connected respectively and removably to said first coupling members of said first sockets, said base surrounding wall including four first sidewalls connected respectively to four sides of said bottom wall, each of said first sidewalls having two opposite ends each provided with a third coupling member, any two adjacent ones of said ends of said first sidewalls being interconnected removably by two corresponding ones of said third coupling members, said top cover including a rectangular top wall and four second sidewalls connected respectively to four sides of said top wall, each of said second sidewalls having two opposite ends each provided with a fourth coupling member, any two adjacent ones of said ends of said second sidewalls being interconnected removably by two corresponding ones of said fourth coupling members.

5. The modular panel-packing box as claimed in claim 4, wherein each of said first and second coupling members is L-shaped, each of said first coupling members being adhered to said bottom sheet and a corresponding one of said first side sheets, each of said second coupling members being adhered partially to said bottom wall and having a portion perpendicular to said bottom wall.

6. The modular panel-packing box as claimed in claim 5, wherein said first, second, third, and fourth coupling members are hook-and-loop fasteners.

7. The modular panel-packing box as claimed in claim 6, further comprising two second partitioning units, each of said second partitioning units including a second socket formed with a plurality of second insert slots, and at least one second partitioning member having a plurality of second partitioning plates each inserted into a corresponding one of said second insert slots in said second socket, said second partitioning plates defining a plurality of second spacer slots, said second spacer slots in one of said second partitioning units being aligned respectively with said second spacer slots in the other of said second partitioning units, so that the panels are disposed between said second partitioning units, and extend respectively into said second spacer slots in either of said second partitioning units.

8. The modular panel-packing box as claimed in claim 7, wherein each of said second partitioning members of said second partitioning units includes a plurality of pairs of second partitioning sheets, and a plurality of second spacer sheets each connected between two adjacent pairs of said second partitioning sheets, each pairs of said second partitioning sheets being interconnected and folded on each other to form one of said second partitioning plates.

9. The modular panel-packing box as claimed in claim 7, wherein each of said second sockets includes an elongated top sheet adapted for covering a portion of the upper end of each of the panels, formed with said second insert slots, and extending along a direction perpendicular to said second insert slots, two lateral sheets extending from a side of said top sheet, two wings extending respectively from said lateral sheets away from each other, two third side sheets extending respectively from two opposite sides of said top sheet away from each other, two fourth side sheets extending respectively from said third side sheets away from each other, two coupling sheets extending respectively from said fourth side sheets away from each other, and two coupling slots each formed between said top sheet and a respective one of said third side sheets and permitting a respective one of said coupling sheets to be inserted thereinto.