STACKABLE BOX
The present invention provides a stackable box which comprises a container, a plurality of supporting elements, a hand-held bar and two transparent lids. The container has a concave structure on its sidewall for accepting the hand-held bar. In addition, the container has a plurality of mouths on its sidewall to attach to the supporting elements of another provided stackable box so the two or more provided stackable boxes can form a stacked, unit for use; when not in use, the supporting elements can be accepted inside a plurality of mouths on the back of the container.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to a box, and more particularly to a stackable box.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Today, items are produced constantly day and night to meet various requirements and needs. For storing personal items, tools, and peripherals, various boxes are designed to these purposes, such as pencil case, etui, toolbox, and storage box. Various items could be managed, stored, and categorized by being placed in these boxes. A good storage box design does not only save the manufacturing cost but also save the space the produced box is going to occupy. In contrast, an ill storage box design will not only increase the manufacturing cost and the space the produced box is going to occupy, but also cause inconvenience to their users. A typical box usually comprises a container and a lid. Moreover, a typical box usually has a joint to link the lid and the container in a way that the lid can be flipped open to allow access to the container. However, when a plurality of stackable boxes are stacked up, there is no such a structure in the mentioned traditional box design for holding the whole stack steadily, and the occupied space by the whole stack is not be saved either. Furthermore, the contents of the traditional box can not be seen without opening the lid, and finding an wanted item can be no easy a job when a plurality of boxes are to be searched. Therefore, it is desired to improve the traditional box design to lower the manufacturing cost, strengthen the stacking structure, and meet the convenience requirement.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONBased on the previous description, to meet the requirement of a more convenient box, the present invention provides a new stackable box to steadily hold a stack of boxes. It can not only satisfy the mentioned requirement but also achieve the economic effects for industry.
One object of the present invention is to provide a stackable box. In accordance with the present invention, the provided stackable box has a container and a plurality of supporting elements mounted at the bottom of the container. The supporting elements are foldable and can either protrude outside or hide under the bottom of the container. In addition, these supporting elements are demountable. Moreover, at least one transparent lid for covering the container is provided such that the contents of the box could be seen without opening the lid. On the other hand, the whole design provided in this present invention is based on DIY (Do It Yourself philosophy in order to let users conveniently assemble and disassemble the provided boxes by themselves at will.
As described above, the present invention disclosed a stackable box which comprises a container, a plurality of supporting elements, a hand-held bar, and two transparent lids. The container is a basin which comprises a bottom plate and a unified, laddered sidewall surrounding the bottom plate. The hand-held bar is attached to a concave structure on the laddered sidewall and can spin freely so the hand-held bar can be accepted by the concave structure. A plurality of first stacking months are located on the top surface of the laddered sidewall to attach to a plurality of supporting elements correspondingly located at the bottom of the container of another provided box, whereupon two or more provided stackable boxes can form a stacked unit for use. In addition, the plurality of supporting elements at the bottom of the container can be accepted by a plurality of second stacking mouths at the bottom of the container.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSThe accompanying drawings incorporated in and forming a part of the specification illustrate several aspects of the present invention, and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention. In the drawings:
Having summarized various aspects of the present invention, reference will now be made in detail to the description of the invention as illustrated in the drawings. While the invention will be described in connection with these drawings, there is no intent to limit it to the embodiment or embodiments disclosed therein. On the contrary the intent is to cover all alternatives, modifications and equivalents included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
It is noted that the drawings presents herein have been provided to illustrate certain features and aspects of embodiments of the invention. It will be appreciated from the description provided herein that a variety of alternative embodiments and implementations may be realized, consistent with the scope and spirit of the present invention.
It is also noted that the drawings presents herein are not consistent with the same scale. Some scales of some components are not proportional to the scales of other components in order to provide comprehensive descriptions and emphasizes to this present invention.
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In the embodiments of the present invention, a plurality of stacking mouths are utilized to attach to a plurality of supporting elements, whereupon a plurality of provided stackable boxes can be stacked up and form a stacked unit for use. Besides, all components of the present invention are designed to be assembled and disassembled freely. It is convenient for users to assemble the present invention by themselves at will. What should be noticed is that the application of the present invention is not limited to the design of a storage box, but also equally to any other kind storage apparatus.
The foregoing description is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Obvious modifications or variations are possible in light of the above teachings. In this regard, the embodiment or embodiments discussed were chosen and described to provide the best illustration of the principles of the invention and its practical application to thereby enable one of ordinary skill in the art to utilize the invention in various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. All such modifications and variations are within the scope of the inventions as determined by the appended claims when interpreted in accordance with the breath to which they are fairly and legally entitled.
Claims
1. A stackable box, comprising:
- a container, said container comprises a laddered sidewall surrounding a first surface of a plate to enclose out a basin for containing stuff, said laddered sidewall comprises an inner wall and an outer wall wherein said outer wall further comprises a first surface, a second surface, a third surface, and a fourth surface in order;
- a concave structure on said first surface of said outer wall, said concave structure comprises two first attaching mouths each on one of the two ends of said concave structure, said two first attaching mouths are used to link the two ends of a hand-held bar so said hand-held bar can spin freely and be accepted by said concave structure, said concave structure has a first jointing agent in the middle;
- two second opposite attaching mouths on said second surface and said fourth surface, and a plurality of first stacking mouths in opposite pairs on the boundary of said inner wall and said second surface and the boundary of said inner wall and said fourth surface, respectively;
- a second jointing agent on said third surface, said second jointing agent is opposite to said first jointing agent;
- a plurality of second stacking mouths on a second surface of said plate;
- a plurality of supporting elements wherein each said supporting element comprises a first fastening element and a second fastening element, one end of said first fastening element attaches to said second stacking mouth via a linking agent, one end of said second fastening element attaches to said first stacking mouth, the other end of said first fastening element is joined with the other end of said second fastening element such that the two said fastening elements can spin along the joint axis and be folded and accepted inside said second stacking mouth;
- two transparent lids, wherein each said transparent lid has two linking elements on one side to attach to said two second attaching mouths in a way that said two transparent lids can spin freely;
- a locking agent on the other side of each said transparent lid, said locking agent is close to said first jointing agent and said second jointing agent, respectively; and
- two third fastening elements to work with said locking agent and said first jointing agent/said second jointing agent for locking up said two transparent lids.
2. The stackable box of claim 1, wherein said outer wall is slightly higher than said inner wall so that when said two transparent lids are closed, said two transparent lids can be supported by said inner wall and the top surfaces of said two transparent lids are as high as the top surface of said outer wall.
3. The stackable box of claim 1, wherein said locking agents are located corresponding to said first jointing agent on said concave structure and said second jointing agent on said third surface, respectively.
4. The stackable box of claim 1, wherein said fastening element can work with any of said locking agents.
5. A stackable box, comprising:
- a container, said container comprises a laddered sidewall surrounding a first surface of a plate to enclose out a basin for containing stuff, said laddered sidewall comprises an inner wall and an outer wall wherein said outer wall further comprises a first surface, a second surface, a third surface, and a fourth surface in order;
- a concave structure on said first surface of said outer wall, said concave structure comprises two first attaching mouths each on one of the two ends of said concave structure, said two first attaching mouths are used to link the two ends of a hand-held bar so said hand-held bar can spin freely and be accepted by said concave structure;
- at least one jointing agent on said concave structure of said first surface;
- at least one first stacking mouth on the boundary of said inner wall and said second surface and the boundary of said inner wall and said fourth surface;
- a mouth in the middle of said third surface wherein said mouth has two second attaching mouths and at least one first stacking mouth;
- a plurality of second stacking mouths on a second surface of said plate;
- a plurality of supporting elements wherein each said supporting element comprises a first fastening element and a second fastening element, one end of said first fastening element attaches to said second stacking mouth via a linking agent, one end of said second fastening element attaches to said first stacking mouth, the other end of said first fastening element is joined with the other end of said second fastening element such that the two fastening elements can spin along the joint axis and be folded and accepted inside said second stacking mouth;
- a transparent lid, wherein said transparent lid has two linking elements on one side to attach to said two second attaching mouths on said third surface in a way that said transparent lid can spin freely;
- at least one locking agent on the other side of said transparent lid corresponding to said jointing agent on said concave structure; and
- at least one third fastening element to work with said locking agent and said at least one jointing agent for locking up said transparent lid.
6. The stackable box of claim 5, wherein said outer wall is slightly higher than said inner wall so that when said transparent lid is closed, said transparent lid can be supported by said inner wall and the top surface of said transparent lid is as high as the top surface of said outer wall.
7. The stackable box of claim 5, wherein said locking agent is located corresponding to said at least one jointing agent on said concave structure on said first surface.
8. The stackable box of claim 5, wherein said fastening element can work with any of said at least one locking agent.
Type: Application
Filed: Aug 23, 2004
Publication Date: Feb 23, 2006
Inventor: Chung-Sung Su (Yizhi City)
Application Number: 10/924,304
International Classification: B65D 51/04 (20060101);