Package box achieving recycling purpose and fabrication method thereof
A package box achieving a recycling purpose and a fabrication method thereof are disclosed for reusing the package box. The package box that can achieve the recycling purpose has a plurality of packaging components, and at least one predetermined form pattern for recycling purpose is formed on the packaging components. Then, a recycled product is formed from the conversion of the packaging box in accordance with the pattern of recycling purpose. The method for fabricating the packaging box is to form a first form pattern and a second form pattern on a flat board, wherein the first form pattern is an unfolded pattern of a package box, and the second form pattern is an unfolded pattern of a recycled product.
The present application is based on, and claims priority from, Taiwan Application Serial Number 92135461, filed Dec. 15, 2003, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates to a package box achieving recycling purpose, and to a method for fabricating the same, and more particularly, to the structure and fabrication method of the package box which can be converted into other kinds of products.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONA package box is used for supporting and protecting a product placed therein, thereby protecting the product from damage caused by external impact. Commonly, after products are delivered to consumers, the consumers generally put away the package boxes of the products, which not only resulting in increasing environmental burdens but also wasting precious earth resource.
Recently, due to the uprising of environmental consciousness, the concept of green package have become a global trend, and how to effectively achieve multiple reuse applications has always been an important issue on environmental protection. However, none of the conventional skills has ever produced the structure and fabrication method of the package box having the feature of multiple reuse applications, so that a consumer at most may reuse a package box to accommodate other articles, or tear off the package box for use on other purposes, besides just discarding the package box. Since the reused package box or the material thereof is not applied in accordance with its original design, it is usually for temporary use only. In addition, consumers generally lack of design and fabrication capability, and the package box without specific design not only lacks of pleasing outlook but also cannot be used over a longer period of time due to lacking of strong structure, so that the package box reused or the material thereof still has to be discarded after a short period of time, thus still causing environmental burden and resource waste.
Hence, there is an urgent need to develop the structure and fabrication method of a package box which can achieve recycling purpose, so as to briefly convert the package box into a recycled product applicable in daily life, thereby preventing the package box from being discarded, thus reducing environmental burden and resource waste for achieving the object of recycling resource.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIn accordance with an aspect, the present invention is to provide the structure and fabrication method of a package box which can achieve recycling purpose for briefly converting the package box into a recycled product applicable in daily life, thereby preventing the package box from being discarded, thus reducing environmental burden and resource waste.
According to the aforementioned aspect, a package box achieving recycling purpose is provided, and according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the package box achieving recycling purpose comprises: a package box having a plurality of packaging components, and at least one predetermined form pattern used for recycling purpose, wherein the predetermined form pattern is formed on the packaging components, and the package box is reassembled to form at least one recycled product in accordance with the predetermined form pattern.
Further, according to the aforementioned aspect, a method for fabricating a package box achieving recycling purpose is provided, and according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the method comprises: providing a flat board; forming a first form pattern on the flat board; and forming a second form pattern inside the first form pattern, wherein the first form pattern is the development pattern used for forming the package box, and the second form pattern is the development pattern used for forming a recycled product.
Further, the method for fabricating the package box achieving recycling purpose comprises: forming a first flat board portion in accordance with the first form pattern on the flat board; and folding the first flat board portion to form the package box.
Further, the method for fabricating the package box achieving recycling purpose comprises: forming a second flat board portion in accordance with the second form pattern on the flat board; and folding the second flat board portion to form the recycled product.
Hence, with the application of the present invention, a package box can be briefly converted into a recycled product applicable to daily life, thereby preventing the package box from being discarded, thus reducing environmental burden and resource waste.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSThe foregoing aspects and many of the attendant advantages of this invention will become more readily appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
According to the present invention, a package box achieving recycling purpose adopts a package box having a plurality of packaging components, wherein at least one predetermined form pattern used for recycling purpose is formed on the packaging components, and is used to reassemble the aforementioned package box as a recycled product. The common materials used for forming package boxes are such as plastic material, paper material or metal material, etc, wherein the paper material is the most popular selection on the fabrication of package box, for a paper package box has the advantages of easy fabrication, lower technical threshold, lower cost, easily being printed on and totally recyclable for reuse, etc. The package box applicable to the present invention can be a hand-carrying box, a pretty box/sleeve, a past-sealed box, a pizza box or a carton, etc., and the recycled product converted therefrom can be a product not used for packaging purpose, such as a file box, a collection container, an organizer chest (combined with a collection container or a carton), or a toy, etc. The aforementioned types materials of the package box, and the aforementioned types of the recycled product are merely stated as examples for explanation, and the present invention also can be regenerated to a series of stationeries, toys or collectors, etc., so that the present invention is not limited thereto. Hereinafter several preferred embodiments are used for further explaining the present invention.
Embodiment 1 Referring to
Further, such as shown in
Thereafter, a first flat board portion is formed in accordance with the first form pattern (i.e. the outline shown in
Then, a second flat board portion is formed in accordance with the second form pattern (including the second front panel portions 160a and 160b, and the second side panel portion 170). The file box can be assembled after the second flat board portion is folded along the fold lines.
Embodiment 2 Referring to
Further, such as shown in
Thereafter, a first flat board portion (i.e. the outline shown in
Then, a second flat board portion is formed in accordance with the second form pattern (including the second front panel portions 260a and 260b, and the second side panel portion 270). The file box can be assembled after the second flat board portion is folded along the fold lines.
Embodiment 3 Referring to
Further, such as shown in
Thereafter, a first flat board portion (i.e. the outline shown in
Then, a second flat board portion is formed in accordance with the second form pattern (such as the box main body 350). Thereafter, the second flat board portion is folded along the fold lines, and the second upper cover 330and the first side flaps 320a and 320b are respectively placed in the box main body 350, and the notches of the first side flaps 320a and 320b are respectively engaged with those of the second upper cover 330, so as to completely form the collection container.
Embodiment 4 Referring to
Further, such as shown in
Thereafter, a first flat board portion (i.e. the outline shown in
Then, a second flat board portion is formed in accordance with the second form pattern (such as the side panels 410c, 420c, 430c and 440c), and a plurality of openings are respectively formed on the side panels 410c and 430c, and a plurality of side panel portions 416a and 414a and plurality of side panel portions 416b and 414b are respectively separated therefrom. Thereafter, the side panel portions 416a and 414a are folded along the fold lines 404a; and the side panel portions 416b and 414b are folded along the fold lines 404b. Then, the flanges of the side panel portions 416a are folded into the openings 452a along the fold lines 407a and 408a so as to form supports; and the flanges of the side panel portions 416b are folded into the openings along the fold lines 407b and 408b so as to form supports. Consequently, the carton 400 can be converted into the organizer chest frame, wherein the supports are used to sustain the collection container shown in
It is worthy to be noted that the present invention may further form a third form pattern inside the second form pattern described above, wherein the third form pattern is a development diagram for fabricating another recycled product. Theoretically, the present invention can continuously form a smaller form pattern inside the current form pattern as many as possible until the flat board is too small to be used.
Hence, it can be known from the aforementioned embodiments that the present invention has the following advantages. A package box can be briefly converted into a recycled product applicable to daily life, thereby preventing the package box from being discarded, thus reducing environmental burden and resource waste.
As is understood by a person skilled in the art, the foregoing preferred embodiments of the present invention are illustrated of the present invention rather than limiting of the present invention. It is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims, the scope of which should be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar structure.
Claims
1. A package box achieving recycling purpose, comprising:
- a package box having a plurality of packaging components; and
- at least one predetermined form pattern used for recycling purpose, wherein said predetermined form pattern is formed on said packaging components, and said package box is reassembled to form a recycled product in accordance with said predetermined form pattern.
2. The package box achieving recycling purpose according to claim 1, wherein said package box is selected from the group comprising a hand-carrying box, a pretty box/sleeve, a pizza box and a carton.
3. The package box achieving recycling purpose according to claim 1, wherein said recycled product is not used for packaging purpose.
4. The package box achieving recycling purpose according to claim 1, wherein said recycled product is selected from the group consisting of a file box, a collection container, an organizer chest and a toy.
5. The package box achieving recycling purpose according to claim 1, wherein said package box is a paper box.
6. A method for fabricating a package box achieving recycling purpose, comprising:
- providing a flat board;
- forming a first form pattern on said flat board, wherein said first form pattern is the development pattern used for forming said package box; and
- forming a second form pattern inside said first form pattern, wherein said second form pattern is the development pattern used for forming a first recycled product.
7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:
- forming a first flat board portion in accordance with said first form pattern formed on said flat board; and
- folding said first flat board portion to form said package box.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein said step of folding said first flat board portion is performed along at least one fold line located inside said first flat board portion.
9. The method of claim 6, further comprising:
- forming a second flat board portion in accordance with said second form pattern formed on said flat board; and
- folding said second flat board portion to form said first recycled product.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein said step of folding said second flat board portion is performed along at least one fold line located inside said second flat board portion.
11. The method of claim 6, wherein said package box is selected from the group consisting of a hand-carrying box, a pretty box/sleeve, a pizza box and a carton.
12. The method of claim 6, wherein said first recycled product is not used for packaging purpose.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein said first recycled product is selected from the group consisting of a file box, a collection container, an organizer chest and a toy.
14. The method of claim 6, further comprising:
- forming a third form pattern inside said second form pattern, wherein said third form pattern is the development pattern used for forming a second recycled product.
15. The method of claim 6, wherein said second recycled product is selected from the group consisting of a file box, a collection container, an organizer chest and a toy.
16. The method of claim 6, wherein said flat board is a paperboard.
Type: Application
Filed: Dec 15, 2004
Publication Date: Jun 16, 2005
Inventor: Chin-Shu Ho (Hsinchu Hsien)
Application Number: 11/011,170