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PACKAGING AND DISPLAY BOX FOR ACYRCULAR PRODUCT
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a packaging and display box for a circular
product, and more particularly to a box for packing and displaying circular
products.
DescriDtion of the Prior Art
Usually, different structures should be used when packaging, transporting,
and displaying different products. Each of the conventional packaging box,
transportation box and display box only has a single function, the operation
for the
conventional box is described as follows:
When packaging products, the user will put the products in arrays into a
paper packaging box and seal it, making it convenient for storage.
When stacking and transporting the packaging box, the products in the
packaging box is very heavy, plus the paper box doesn't have enough supporting
strcngth, usually, the user can't stack several boxes together and transport
them
directly. Therefore, it is necessary to make shelves on the truck, and the
shelves ~ave
to be transported, along with the products, to the buyer, the shopping mall,
etc. The
buyer or the shopping also has to arrange storage shelves in their storage
space, such
that a great number of packaging boxes can be stored. Furthermore, after the
packaging boxes are removed from the storage shelves, the shelves will still
take up
a lot of space.
When displaying the products in a shopping mall, the user has to put the
products on the display shelf one by one, and has to rearrange (an empty space
will
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appear after the consumer takes away the outermost products) the products on
the
shelves, it is not beauty and is inconvenient for the user to take the
products and for
the seller to count the products.
Thereforc, each of the conventional packaging box, the display shelf or the
storage shelf only has a single function, it is impossible to utilize the
space
effectively and reduce the cost. Thereby, how to make a multifunctional box
that can
replace the packaging box, the display shelf and the storage shelf, is the
chief
problem the R&D personnel and the manufacturer want to solve.
The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the
afore-described disadvantages.
SUM1VIARY OF THE INVENTION
The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a packaging and
display box for a circular product.
In the lateral sides of the box body of the present invention are defined with
a plurality of observing holes for cnabling the user to clearly recognizing
the
products stored in the box body. The output hole and the input hole can be
used to
bring the display function of the box body into full play. At the corners of
the box
body are arranged supporting members for improving the carrying capacity and
structural strength of the box body. The present invention can allow the
packaging
and display boxes to be stacked or transported directly, reducing the
necessary
storage space of many shops.
Another importance objective of the present invention is to provide a
display box.
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By using the slant sliding board inside the box body and the guideways of
the guiding board, the present invention can enable the circular products to
slide
automatically to the output hole, and the circular products will be separated
clearly
and arranged in arrays, thus saving the time for tidying up. After the first
circular
product is taken away by the consumer, the next circular product following the
first
circular product will slide to the forefront of the output hole automatically,
so that
the consumer can fetch it conveniently without the risk of knocking over the
neighboring products,
The present invention will become more obvious from the following
description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, which
show,
for purpose of illustrations only, the preferred embodiment in accordance with
the
present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 is an exploded view of a packaging and display box for a circular
product in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the packaging and display box for a circular
product in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view of the packaging and display box for a
circular product in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present
invention; and
Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view in accordance with the preferred
embodiment of the present invention, of showing that plural box bodies are
being
stacked one on top of another.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, a packaging and display box for a circular
product in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention is
shown and comprises:
A box body 10 is a rectangular paper box having six surfaces and a
receiving space 101, in each of the lateral sides (except the front side) of
the box
body 10 are formed a plurality of circular observing holes 11, and in the
front side of
the box body 10 is defined a discharging hole 12. A flange 121 is formed at
the lower
edge of the discharging hole 12, in the top surface of the box body 10 is
formed a
rectangular input hole 13. At a corner of the rectangular input hole 13 is
formed at
least an upper positioning hole 15, and in the bottom surface of the box body
10 is
correspondingly formed a lower positioning hole 14.
Four supporting members 20 are vertical rod-like metal elements having a
triangular cross section and are positioned at four corners of the box body
10. At
either end of each of the supporting members 20 is defined a supporting
surface 21
for supporting the top and bottom surfaces of the box body 10, thus improving
the
carrying capacity and structural strength of the box body 10. In a lateral
side of each
of the supporting members 20 is formed an are space 22 located correspondingly
to
the output hole 12 of the box body 10, and in the upper edge of the respective
supporting members 20 is further defined a locking hole 23 located
correspondingly
to the output hole 12 of the box body 10.
A supporting beam 30 is a comparatively thin metal beam having a reverse
U-shaped cross section, at either end of the supporting beam 30 is formed a
locking
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hole 31 through which a locking member 32 is inserted into the locking hole 23
in
the upper edge of the surpporting members 20, so that the supporting beam 30
is
installed on the upper edge of the output hole 12 of the box body 10.
A sliding board 40 is formed on the top surface thereof with a slant surface
41 inclined toward the output hole 12 of the box body 10, and the sliding
board 40 is
positioned at the bottom of the receiving space 101 of the box body 10.
A guiding board 50 is arranged on the top surface thereof with a plurality of
paper bars 51 for dividing the top surface into equal-sized or different-sized
guideways 52 (such as 1.5 inch, 2 inch, 2.5 inch, etc), the guiding board 50
is
positioned at the bottom of the receiving space 101 of the box body 10 and
stacked
on the slant surface 41 of the sliding board 40.
Two protruding covers 60 are positioned in the upper positioning holes 15
(in the top surface of the box body 10 and each has a protruding portion 61
that
protrudes out of the upper positioning holes 15. The protruding portion 61 is
sized
correspondingly to the lower positioning holes 14 of the box body 10.
For a better understanding of the embodiment, reference should be ma4e to
Figs. 1-3.
As shown in the drawing, in the lateral sides of the box body 10 are formed
a plurality of observing holes 11 for enabling the user to see the circular
products A
arranged in the receiving space 101 of the box body 10. The output hole 12 and
the
input hole 13 can bring the display function of the box body 10 into full
play, the
consumer can observe the circular products A from outside the box at any time.
With
the aid of the slant surface 41 of the sliding board 40 in the box body 10,
plus the
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guideways 52 of the guiding board 50, the circular products A will roll
automatically
forward to the output hole 12, and the circular products A will fall into the
guideways 52 and arranged in arrays automatically by their own weight. The
circular
products A, under the effect of weight, will slide along the slant surface 41
of the
sliding board 40 and stops at the forefront of the output hole 12. After the
first
circular product A is taken away by the consumer, the next circular product A
following the first circular product A will slide to the forefront of the
output hole 12
automatically, so that the consumer can fetch it conveniently without the
problem of
the conventional display box that the neighboring products will likely be
knocked
over.
The function of the present invention is best illustrated in the below
description by referring to Fig.4, since the user has to disassemble,
assemble, stack
or display the box body 10 frequently, the four supporting members 20 are
installed
at the four corners of the box body 10, and at both ends of the respective
supporting
members 20 is defined a supporting surface 21 for supporting the top and
bottom
surfaces of the box body 10, thus improving the carrying capacity and
structural
strength of the box body 10 (the carrying capacity of this embodiment is up to
800
Kgs). In addition, the supporting beam 30 is installed on the upper edge of
the output
hole 12 of the box body 10 as a supporting structure, utilizing the supporting
beam
30 and the two supporting members 20 to improve the structural strength of the
box
body 10 and the output hole 12. Therefore, the bearing capacity is great
enough
when the boxes of the present invention are stacked one on top of another, the
present invention can allow the packaging and display boxes to be stacked or
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transported directly, reducing the necessary storage space of many shops.
On the other hand, Fig. 4 also clearly discloses the function of the two
protruding covers 60, the protruding covers 60 are positioned in the upper
positioning holes 15 in the top surface of the box body 10 and each has a
protruding
portion 61 that protrudes out of the upper positioning holes 15. The
protruding
portion 61 is sized correspondingly to the lower positioning holes 14 of the
box body
10, such that when a plurality of box bodies 10 are stacked one on top of
another,
they still can be positioned stably and precisely.
While we have shown and described various embodiments in accordance
with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art
that further
embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present
invention.
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