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STORAGE BOX
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of supplies, in
particular to
a storage box.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] As one of accommodation tools frequently used in daily work, life and
learning, storage boxes may allow accommodation of office supplies, cosmetics,
documents, small tools, clothes, shoes and other small items conveniently, so
that
people may enjoy more convenient, conformable, clean and tidy home life and
work.
[0003] There are various kinds of storage boxes at present. Although the
storage
boxes, made of hard material, have firm structure and also convenience in
storage of
articles, they may occupy a large space during the transportation or when not
in use
as they cannot be folded for storage; and, although the storage boxes, made of
soft
material, can be folded for storage, they have a disadvantage of poor
stability. On this
basis, storage boxes made of combination of hard material and soft material
have
been developed and researched. The box main body of such a storage box is
generally made of hard material and provided with foldable fold lines, while
the box
main body is made of high-flexibility material and the bottom of the box main
body is
detachably provided with a hard soleplate. The foldable storage of the storage
box
may be realized conveniently as long as the hard soleplate is taken out.
[0004] An existing foldable storage box generally comprises a soleplate and
four
side plates. Side edges of the side plates are connected in turn to form a
cylindrical
shape, and each of the joints may be folded over at will. A substrate for
connecting
and sealing the bottom edges of all side plates is provided. The substrate is
made of
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high-flexibility material, on which the soleplate is detachably disposed. Two
opposite
side plates are provided with a folding portion, respectively, along which the
side
plates may be folded inward.
[0005] When the above foldable storage box is unfolded for use, the soleplate
is
placed inside the box main body formed by the side plates to support the side
plates
and form a firm chamber with the side plates, which is convenient for
accommodating
articles. When required to be folded for storage, the storage box may be
folded
conveniently just by taking the soleplate out and then folding the side plates
inward.
Such foldable storage box has good effect when placed on a flat plane for use.
However, when such foldable storage box is placed in an uneven place or a
rugged
place, the side plates are not in contact with the placement plane, instead,
only the
soleplate is in contact with the placement plane; or, the foldable storage box
will lose
the support of the placement plane during the moving process, so that the
soleplate
will move under the action of an external force because the soleplate is
detachably
connected with the substrate, thereby influencing the use effect. More
seriously, the
soleplate will turn over further not to support the side plates, so that the
side plates are
likely to have folding deformation to result in an instable structure, as a
result, the
foldable storage box cannot be used.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] With regard to the defects of the prior art, an object of the present
invention is
to provide a storage box, which may be folded for storage conveniently and is
also
firm in structure and unlikely to have deformation when unfolded for use.
[0007] The present invention is implemented by the following technical
solutions.
[0008] A storage box is provided, comprising a foldable box main body, the
bottom of
which is provided with a substrate made of soft material, and further
comprising a
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soleplate for supporting the box main body. The soleplate is detachably
disposed on
the substrate. The box main body is also movably connected with a lug plate
for
resisting against the soleplate.
[0009] Wherein, the box main body consists of a front side plate, a right side
plate, a
rear side and a left side plate connected in turn. The bottoms of the front
side plate,
the right side plate, the rear side plate and the left side plate are
connected with the
substrate to form a space for accommodating articles together.
[0010] Preferably, the front side plate, the right side plate, the rear side
plate and the
left side plate are all paperboards, and the joints of the front side plate,
the right side
plate, the rear side plate and the left side plate are all made of high-
flexibility material.
[0011] Wherein, the left side plate and the right side plate disposed opposite
to each
other are symmetrically provided a folding portion, respectively, so that the
left side
plate and the right side plate can be folded inward along the folding
portions; and one
side edge of the soleplate is movably connected with the bottom of the front
side plate
or rear side plate in a foldable way, and the rear side plate or front side
plate is
connected with a lug plate that is movably connected with the rear side plate
or front
side plate in a foldable way.
[0012] Wherein, the left side plate and the right side plate disposed opposite
to each
other are symmetrically provided a folding portion, respectively, so that the
left side
plate and the right side plate can be folded inward along the folding
portions; and four
edges of the soleplate are resisted against the front side plate, the right
side plate, the
rear side plate and the left side plate of the main body, and the front side
plate and the
rear side plate opposite to each other are connected with a lug plate for
resisting
against the soleplate, respectively, the two lug plates being movably
connected with
the front side plate and the rear side plate in a foldable way.
[0013] Wherein, the joints of the two lug plates and the front side plate and
the rear
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side plate are all provided with a fold line.
[0014] Further, the storage box further comprises magnetic buttons for
attracting the
lug plates with the front side plate and the rear side plate. The magnetic
buttons
comprise auxiliary buttons separately disposed on the two lug plates and main
buttons
separately disposed at corresponding positions on the front side plate and the
rear
side plate. The auxiliary buttons and the main buttons are attracted together
by the
magnetism.
[0015] Further, a soleplate handle is provided at one end of the soleplate,
and the
moving side of each of the lug plate is provided with a lug plate handle.
[0016] Wherein, both the soleplate handle and the lug plate handle are thin
slices
with certain flexibility.
[0017] Further, the storage box further comprises a lid fitted with the box
main body,
and the lid is detachably covered on the top of the box main body.
[0018] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following
advantages: for the storage box disclosed by the present invention, during
transportation or when not in use, the box main body may be folded
conveniently for
storage, so that a small space is occupied and convenience and practicality
are
realized; and when the storage box is unfolded to accommodate articles, four
edges
of the soleplate placed inside the box main body are resisted against sides of
the box
main body so that the box main body is kept unfolded. The lug plate movably
connected with the main body is further utilized to resist against and fix the
soleplate
so that the soleplate is firmly fixed between the substrate and the lug plate.
Even if the
storage box disclosed by the present invention is placed in a rugged place,
the
stability of installation of the soleplate can be ensured, and there will be
no location
displacement, turnover or similar events due to the uneven stress of the
soleplate.
The storage box has improved structure stability when unfolded for use and
high
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practicality.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0019] Fig. 1 is a structure diagram of a lug plate and a soleplate according
to
Embodiment 1 of the present invention when unfolded;
[0020] Fig. 2 is a structure diagram of a lug plate according to Embodiment 2
of the
present invention when unfolded;
[0021] Fig. 3 is an exploded structure diagram of a lug plate according to
Embodiment 2 of the present invention when unfolded;
[0022] Fig. 4 is a top view of a lug plate according to Embodiment 2 of the
present
invention when resisted;
[0023] Fig. 5 is an exploded structure diagram of a lug plate according to
Embodiment 3 of the present invention when unfolded;
[0024] Fig. 6 is a structure diagram of Embodiment 4 of the present invention;
[0025] Fig. 7 is an exploded structure diagram of a lug plate according to
Embodiment 4 of the present invention when unfolded;
[0026] Fig. 8 is an exploded structure diagram of a box main body according to
Embodiment 4 of the present invention when folded; and
[0027] Fig. 9 is a structure diagram of a storage box according to Embodiment
4 of
the present invention when folded.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0028] The present invention will be described as below in details with
reference to
the drawings.
Embodiment 1
[0029] Referring to Fig. 1, a storage box comprises a foldable box main body
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bottom of which is provided with a substrate 2 made of soft material, and
further
comprises a soleplate 3 for supporting the box main body. The soleplate 3 is
detachably disposed on the substrate 2. The box main body 1 is also movably
connected with a lug plate 4 for resisting against the soleplate 3.
[00301 Specifically, the storage box in this embodiment comprises a soleplate
3 and
a lug plate 4 for resisting against the soleplate 3. A left side plate 14 and
a right side
plate 12 disposed opposite to each other are symmetrically provided with a
folding
portion 5, respectively, so that the left side plate 14 and the right side
plate 12 can be
folded inward along the folding portions 5; and one side edge of the soleplate
3 is
movably connected with the bottom of a front side plate 11 or a rear side
plate 13 in a
foldable way, and the rear side plate 13 or the front side plate 11 is
connected with a
lug plate 4 that is movably connected with the rear side plate 13 or the front
side plate
11 in a foldable way. The soleplate 3 and the lug plate 4 are connected with
two
opposite side plates of the box main body 1 in a foldable way, respectively.
When the
storage box is unfolded for use, the soleplate 3 is placed on the upper
surface of the
substrate 2 in parallel, and the lug plate 4 is resisted against the moving
side of the
soleplate 3, so that the soleplate 3 is firmly fixed between the substrate 2
and the lug
plate 4. In the present invention, the structure is simple; and, the storage
box can be
folded for storage conveniently, and also the storage box is stable in
structure when
unfolded for use and has high practicality. The connection between one side
edge of
the soleplate 3 and the box main body 1 may effectively avoid the loss of the
soleplate
3.
Embodiment 2
[0031] Referring to Fig. 2 to Fig. 4, the difference between this embodiment
and
Embodiment 1 is that: the soleplate 3 in this embodiment is detachably
connected
with the box main body 1 and may be taken out from the box main body 1, and
four
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sides of the soleplate 3 when the storage box is unfolded for use are resisted
against
the side edges of the box main body 1.
[0032] Specifically, when the storage box needs to be used for accommodating
articles, the soleplate 3 is placed inside the box main body 1, the soleplate
3 is placed
on the upper surface of the substrate 2 in parallel, and four sides of the
soleplate 3 are
resisted against the front side plate 11, the right side plate 12, the rear
side plate 13
and the left side plate 14, respectively, so that the box main body 1 is
unfolded.
Further, the lug plate 4 movably connected with the box main body 1 is
resisted
against and fix the soleplate 3, so that the soleplate 3 is firmly fixed
between the
substrate 2 and the lug plate 4. Even if the storage box disclosed by the
present
invention is placed in a rugged place, the stability of installation of the
soleplate 3 can
be ensured, and there will be no location displacement, turnover or similar
events due
to the uneven stress of the soleplate 3. The storage box has improved
structure
stability when unfolded for use and high practicality. During transportation
or when not
in use, the storage box disclosed by the present invention may be folded for
storage.
First, the lug plate 4 is folded upward and outward, then the soleplate 3 is
taken out,
and the lug plate 4 is folded to the original position to cling to the insides
of the side
edges of the box main body 1, thus the box main body 1 may be folded
conveniently
for storage, so that a small space is occupied and it is convenient to store
the storage
box during transportation or when not in use.
[0033] On the other hand, when the storage box is unfolded, the soleplate 3
clings to
the insides of the side edges of the box main body 1 so as to support the side
edges
of the box main body 1, so that the strength and ability against the extrusion
of an
external force of the box main body 1 are improved, and the structure
stability of the
storage box disclosed by the present invention is further improved.
[0034] The substrate 2 is connected with side walls of the box main body 1,
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respectively. When the storage box is in use, the substrate 2 forms rigid
support to the
soleplate 3 and is preferably made of high-flexibility material. The substrate
2 can
bear multiple times of folding operations without any damage.
[0035] Wherein, the box main body 1 consists of the front side plate 11, the
right side
plate 12, the rear side 13 and the left side plate 14 connected in turn. The
bottoms of
the front side plate 11, the right side plate 12, the rear side plate 13 and
the left side
plate 14 are connected with the substrate 2. The front side plate 11, the
right side
plate 12, the rear side plate 13 and the left side plate 14 form a space for
accommodating articles together with the substrate 12.
[0036] Preferably, the front side plate 11, the right side plate 12, the rear
side plate
13 and the left side plate 14 are all paperboards, having advantages of not
only light
weight and portability, but also no color, no smell, low cost, and high
economical
efficiency and practicability. The joints of the front side plate 11, the
right side plate 12,
the rear side plate 13 and the left side plate 14 are all made of high-
flexibility material
that can bear multiple times of folding operations without any damage, so that
the
service life of the storage box disclosed by the present invention is
prolonged.
[0037] Further, the front side plate 11, the right side plate 12, the rear
side plate 13
and the left side plate 14 all consist of two layers of paperboards, and the
two layers of
paperboards are spliced together, so that the structural strength of the front
side plate
11, the right side plate 12, the rear side plate 13 and the left side plate 14
is further
improved. The substrate 2 is connected into a clearance between the two layers
of
paperboards, so that the substrate 2 may be conveniently connected to the
front side
plate 11, the right side plate 12, the rear side plate 13 and the left side
plate 14,
respectively. Thus, it is advantageous to improve the firmness of connection
of the
substrate 2, and also provide the storage box disclosed by the present
invention with
uniform appearance, beautiful design and beneficial market promotion.
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[0038] Wherein, the left side plate 14 and the right side plate 12 disposed
opposite
to each other are symmetrically provided with a folding portion 5,
respectively, so that
the left side plate 14 and the right side plate 12 can be folded inward along
the folding
portions 5. Consequently, the box main body 1 may be folded for storage
conveniently
and the folded box main body 1 is small in size. The front side plate 11 and
the rear
side plate 13 disposed opposite to each other are provided with a lug plate 4,
respectively, and the two lug plates 4 are movably connected with the front
side plate
11 and the rear side plate 13 in a foldable way, respectively, so that the two
lug plates
4 disposed on the front side plate 11 and the rear side plate 13 resist
against the
soleplate 3 from two sides when the box main body 1 is unfolded. As a result,
the
installation stability of the soleplate 3 may be further improved.
[0039] Wherein, the joints of the two lug plates 4 with the front side plate
11 and the
rear side plate 13 are all provided with a fold line 6 by which the lug plates
4 may be
folded inward or outward conveniently, with high practicability.
[0040] Further, a soleplate handle 9 is provided at one end of the soleplate
3. When
the storage box disclosed by the present invention is unfolded for use, the
soleplate 3
is flatly placed on the substrate 2 and the four sides of the soleplate 3 are
separately
resisted against the side edges of the box main body 1; a soleplate handle 9
is
provided at one end of the soleplate 3, clinging closely to the edge of the
soleplate 3
and being exposed outside, so that the soleplate 3 may be pulled out
conveniently by
the soleplate handle 9; and, the moving side of each of the lug plates 4 is
provided
with a lug plate handle 10, so that the lug plates 4 may be pulled and folded
conveniently.
[0041] Wherein, as thin slices with certain flexibility, both the soleplate
handle 9 and
the lug plate handle 10 not only can be pulled out conveniently, but also
occupy no
inner space of the box main body 1.
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[0042] The soleplate of this embodiment is detachable to the box main body,
resulting in convenient processing, high production efficiency, and reduced
production
cost.
Embodiment 3
[0043] Referring to Fig. 5, the difference between this embodiment and
Embodiment
2 is that: the storage box further comprises magnetic buttons for attracting
the lug
plates 4 with the front side plate 11 and the rear side plate 13, the magnetic
buttons
comprising auxiliary buttons 7 separately disposed on the two lug plates 4 and
main
buttons 8 separately disposed at corresponding positions on the front side
plate 11
and the rear side plate 13, the auxiliary buttons 7 and the main buttons 8
being
attracted together by the magnetism. The auxiliary buttons 7 and the main
buttons 8
are preferably magnets attracted with each other. When the storage box
disclosed by
the present invention is unfolded for use, the arrangement of the magnetic
buttons
may make the two lug plates 4 further cling to the front side plate 11 and the
rear side
plate 13 closely, so that the firmness of the lug plates 4 resisting against
the soleplate
3 is improved, the event of ineffective resisting caused by free fold-over of
the lug
plates 4 is avoided, and the structure stability of the storage box disclosed
by the
present invention is further improved.
[0044] Technical characteristics not explained in this embodiment refer to the
explanations in Embodiment 2, and will not be repeated here.
Embodiment 4
[0045] Referring to Fig. 6 to Fig. 9, the difference between this embodiment
and
Embodiment 2 is that: the storage box further comprises a lid 15 fitted with
the box
main body 1, and the lid 15 is detachably covered on the top of the box main
body 1.
The size of the lid 15 is greater than that of the box main body 1 so that the
lid 15 may
be sheathed on the top of the box main body 1, thereby effectively preventing
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from entering the inside of the box main body 1 and ensuring the cleanliness
and
sanitation of the storage box disclosed by the present invention. Referring to
Fig. 7 to
Fig. 8, the side edges of the box main body 1 are folded inward as directed by
the
arrows in Fig. 7, so that the folded box main body 1 and the soleplate 3 may
be flatly
placed inside the lid 15. Thus, the occupation volume is further reduced, and
it is
convenient for packaging, carrying, transportation and storage.
[0046] Technical characteristics not explained in this embodiment refer to the
explanations in Embodiment 2, and will not be repeated here.
[0047] Finally, it should be noted that the foregoing embodiments are provided
just
for describing the technical solutions of the present invention, but not
intended to limit
the protection scope of the present invention. For a person skilled in the
art, it should
be understood that although the present invention has been described in
details with
reference to the preferred embodiments, the present invention may have various
modifications or equivalent replacements to the technical solutions of the
present
invention without departing from the essence and scope of the technical
solutions of
the present invention.
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