FOLDING TYPE PACKAGE BOX FOR DISPLAY

Abstract

A package box includes front and rear walls connected respectively to front and rear edges of a bottom wall. Each of the front and rear walls has a connecting lateral edge opposite to an engaging lateral edge, and is formed with a holding hole adjacent to a top edge thereof. The connecting and engaging lateral edges of the front wall correspond respectively to the engaging and connecting lateral edges of the rear wall. Two opposite lateral walls are connected respectively to the connecting lateral edges of the front and rear walls. Each lateral wall has an engaging side opposite to the connecting lateral edge of the respective one of the front and rear walls, and is connected detachably to the engaging lateral edge of the other one of the front and rear walls. The bottom, front and rear walls, and the lateral walls cooperatively define an accommodating space thereamong.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority of Chinese Application No. 200620043937.8, filed on Jul. 14, 2006.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The invention relates to a package box, more particularly to a folding type package box for display.

2. Description of the Related Art

To facilitate fabrication, a conventional package box has only opposite front and rear plates, and a bottom plate interconnecting the front and rear plates. Each of the front and rear plates has an outer surface that is usually printed with pictures and advertisement relating to an article received in the conventional package box. In such a configuration, if each of the front and rear plates has a relatively large width, since the outer surface of the front or rear plate needs to face consumers, the position of the conventional package box is hard to adjust in a limited space for display. Furthermore, the article received in the conventional package box is hard to be anchored thereto.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a package box that can overcome the aforesaid drawbacks of the prior art.

According to the present invention, a package box comprises:

a rectangular bottom wall having front and rear edges;

front and rear walls connected respectively to the front and rear edge of the bottom wall along front and rear folding lines, each of the front and rear walls having a connecting lateral edge and an engaging lateral edges opposite to each other, and a top edge, the connecting and engaging lateral edges of one of the front and rear walls corresponding respectively to the engaging and connecting lateral edges of the other one of the front and rear walls, each of the front and rear walls being formed with a holding hole adjacent to the top edge; and

opposite two lateral walls connected respectively to the connecting lateral edges of the front and rear walls along lateral folding lines, each of the lateral walls having an engaging side opposite to the connecting lateral edge of the respective one of the front and rear walls and connected detachably to the engaging lateral edge of the other one of the front and rear walls.

The bottom, front and rear walls, and the lateral walls cooperatively define an accommodating space thereamong. The package box is unitary, and is capable of being unfolded so as to allow the bottom wall, the lateral walls, and the front and rear walls to be positioned on a plane.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the preferred embodiment of a package box according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic top view showing the preferred embodiment when in a fully unfolded state;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the preferred embodiment when in a semi-unfolded state;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the preferred embodiment; and

FIG. 5 is a schematic front view showing the preferred embodiment when in a state of use.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, the preferred embodiment of a package box according to the present invention is shown to include a rectangular bottom wall 3, front and rear walls 4, 5, and opposite two lateral walls 6, 7. In this embodiment, the package box is adapted for receiving an article, such as bundled electric wires 10, therein, as shown in FIG. 5.

The bottom wall 3 has front and rear edges 31, 32.

The front and rear walls 4, 5 are connected respectively to the front and rear edges 31, 32 of the bottom wall 3 along front and rear folding lines (L1, L2). Each of the front and rear walls 4, 5 has a connecting lateral edge 41, 51 and an engaging lateral edge 42, 52 opposite to each other, a top edge 43, 53, and an inner surface 40, 50. The connecting and engaging lateral edges 41, 42 of the front wall 4 correspond respectively to the engaging and connecting lateral edges 52, 51 of the rear wall 5. Each of the front and rear walls 4, 5 is formed with a holding hole 44, 54 adjacent to the top edge 43, 53. In this embodiment, each of the front and rear walls 4, 5 further has a first flap unit 45, 55, a second flap unit 46, 56, and an engaging flap 47, 57.

For the front wall 4, the first flap unit 45 includes a plurality of flaps 450 connected to the top edge 43 along a top folding line (L5) and foldable toward the inner surface 40. The second flap unit 46 includes a plurality of flaps 460 connected to a wall portion defining the holding hole 44 along a folding line (L7) and foldable toward the inner surface 40. The engaging flap 47 is connected to the engaging edge 42 and is formed with an engaging slot 470.

For the rear wall 5, the first flap unit 55 includes a plurality of flaps 550 connected to the top edge 53 along a top folding line (L6) and foldable toward the inner surface 50. The second flap unit 56 includes a plurality of flaps 560 connected to a wall portion defining the holding hole 54 along a folding line (L8) and foldable toward the inner surface 50. The engaging flap 57 is connected to the engaging lateral edge 52 and formed with an engaging slot 570.

The lateral walls 7, 6 are connected respectively to the connecting lateral edges 41, 51 of the front and rear walls 4, 5 along lateral folding lines (L3, L4)

The lateral wall 7 has an engaging side 71 opposite to the connecting lateral edge 41 of the front wall 4 and connected detachably to the engaging lateral edge 52 of the rear wall 5. In this embodiment, the engaging side 71 of the lateral wall 7 has an engaging tab 73 engaging detachably the engaging slot 570 in the engaging flap 57 of the rear wall 5 so as to maintain a relative position among the front and rear walls 4, 5, and the lateral wall 7, as shown in FIG. 4. The lateral wall 7 has a top side 74, and a bottom side 75 opposite to the top side 74 and having a width larger than that of the top side 74. The engaging side 71 of the lateral wall 7 further has an extension wall portion 72 connected thereto along an upright folding line (L7) and formed with a positioning slot 721 that extends along a middle portion of the upright folding line (L7) and that has an enlarged middle slot portion 7211, as shown in FIG. 3. The engaging flap 57 of the rear wall 5 extends through the positioning slot 721 in the extension wall portion 72. The engaging tab 73 of the lateral wall 7 is engagable fittingly within the enlarged middle slot portion 7211 of the positioning slot 721 in the extension wall portion 72 when the package box is unfolded, as shown in 2.

The lateral wall 6, similar to the lateral wall 7, has an engaging side 61 opposite to the connecting lateral edge 51 of the rear wall 5 and connected detachably to the engaging lateral edge 42 of the front wall 4. In this embodiment, the engaging side 61 of the lateral wall 6 has an engaging tab 63 engaging detachably the engaging slot 470 in the engaging flap 47 of the front wall 4 so as to maintain a relative position among the front and rear walls 4, 5, and the lateral wall 6. The lateral wall 6 has a top side 64, and a bottom side 65 opposite to the top side 64 and having a width larger than that of the top side 64. The engaging side 61 of the lateral wall 6 further has an extension wall portion 62 connected thereto along an upright folding line (L8) and formed with a positioning slot 621 that extends along a middle portion of the upright folding line (L8) and that has an enlarged middle slot portion 6211, as shown in FIG. 3. The engaging flap 47 of the front wall 4 extends through the positioning slot 621 in the extension wall portion 62. The engaging tab 63 of the lateral wall 6 is engagable fittingly within the enlarged middle slot portion 6211 of the positioning slot 621 in the extension wall portion 62 when the package box is unfolded, as shown in FIG. 2.

The package box further includes two reinforcing flaps 8, 9 connected respectively to bottom edges 66, 76 of the lateral walls 6, 7 along bottom folding lines (L10, L9) and overlying the bottom wall 3, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.

In such a configuration, the front and rear walls 4, 5, and the lateral walls 7, 6 cooperatively define an accommodating space 20 thereamong. In this embodiment, the package box is unitary, and is capable of being unfolded so as to allow the bottom wall 3, the lateral walls 6, 7 and the front and rear walls 4, 5 to be positioned on a plane, as shown in FIG. 2.

Referring further to FIG. 5, in actual use, the bundled electric wires 10 disposed in the accommodating space 20 in the package box can be securely anchored to the front and rear walls 4, 5 by two bonding straps 11 that pass through the holding holes 44, 54 in the front and rear walls 4, 5.

In sum, since the top side 64, 74 of each of the lateral walls 6, 7 is smaller than the bottom sides 65, 75 of the lateral walls 6, 7, the accommodating space 20 converges toward the top edges 43, 53 of the front and rear walls 4, 5, and the article can be easily limited in the accommodating space 20 in the package box. The package box of the present invention has an upper open side 21 such that the article disposed in the accommodating space 20 can be seen by consumers. The package box of this invention has a relatively large outer surface that includes outer surfaces of the front, rear, and lateral walls 4, 5, 6, 7 and that can be printed with pictures and advertisement relating to the article received in the package box. In order to place the package box in a limited space together with others for display, one of the lateral walls 6, 7 can be selected to face consumers as a result of its smaller area.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is considered the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is understood that this invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiment but is intended to cover various arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent arrangements.

Claims

1. A package box comprising:

a rectangular bottom wall having front and rear edges;

front and rear walls connected respectively to said front and rear edges of said bottom wall along front and rear folding lines, each of said front and rear walls having a connecting lateral edge and an engaging lateral edge opposite to each other, and a top edge, said connecting and engaging lateral edges of one of said front and rear walls corresponding respectively to said engaging and connecting lateral edges of the other one of said front and rear walls, each of said front and rear walls being formed with a holding hole adjacent to said top edge; and

opposite two lateral walls connected respectively to said connecting lateral edges of said front and rear walls along lateral folding lines, each of said lateral walls having an engaging side opposite to said connecting lateral edge of the respective one of said front and rear walls and connected detachably to said engaging lateral edge of the other one of said front and rear walls;

said bottom wall, said front and rear walls, and said lateral walls cooperatively defining an accommodating space thereamong, said package box being unitary and being capable of being unfolded so as to allow said bottom wall, said lateral walls, and said front and rear walls to be positioned on a plane.

2. The package box as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said front and rear walls further has a first flap unit connected to said top edge along a top folding line and foldable toward an inner surface thereof, and a second flap unit connected to a wall portion defining said holding hole along a folding line and foldable toward said inner surface.

3. The package box as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

each of said front and rear walls further has an engaging flap connected to said engaging lateral edge and formed with an engaging slot; and

said engaging side of each of said lateral walls has an engaging tab engaging detachably said engaging slot in said engaging flap of the other one of said front and rear walls so as to maintain a relative position among said front and rear walls, and said lateral walls.

4. The package box as claimed in claim 3, wherein said engaging side of each of said lateral walls further has an extension wall portion connected thereto along an upright folding line and formed with a positioning slot that extends along a middle portion of said upright folding line and that has an enlarged middle slot portion, said engaging flaps of said front and rear walls extending respectively through said positioning slots in said extension wall portions of said lateral walls, said engaging tabs of said lateral walls being engagable respectively and fittingly within said enlarged middle slot portions when said package box is unfolded.

5. The package box as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said lateral walls has a top side, and a bottom side opposite to said top side and having a width larger than that of said top side.

6. The package box as claimed in claim 1, further comprising two reinforcing flaps connected respectively to bottom edges of said lateral walls along bottom folding lines and overlying said bottom wall.