Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
1 CONTAINER
2 BACKGROUND OF THE UTILITY MODEL
3 1. Field of the Utility model
4 The present utility model relates to a container, and more
particularly to
a container which can be assembled easily
6 2. Description of Related Art
7 A conventional container, such as TW Patent No. 424785, comprises a
8 body, a lid, and two handles. The lid is connected with a side of the
body along a
9 first direction and corresponds to the body in size. The handles are
connected
respectively with opposite sides of the body along a second direction that is
11 perpendicular to the first direction. In use, the lid is folded toward
and covers the
12 body, and the handles are folded upward to form a grip.
13 However, the conventional container has the following drawbacks.
14 1. Because the first direction is perpendicular to the second
direction, the
lid is not held inside a space formed between the body and the handles. A
large
16 scrap area is formed around the lid during the course of forming the
conventional
17 container. Thus, a sheet of a large area is necessary for forming the
conventional
18 container.
19 2. The handles are folded upward and connected with each other to form
a grip. After the grip is formed, the lid cannot be opened relative to the
body To
21 open the lid relative to the body, the handles have to be detached from
each other,
22 such that the use of the conventional container is inconvenient.
23 To overcome the shortcomings, the present utility model tends to
24 provide a container to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.
CA 2969677 2017-06-06
2
I SUMMARY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
2 One aspect of the present utility model is to provide a container to
3 overcome the afore-mentioned problems.
4 = The container has a body, two handles, a handle combination
structure,
and two lids. The body has a body space formed in the body. The handles are
6 connected with the body, and each handle has two connecting portions and
two
7 bent grooves. The connecting portions are formed between the handle and
the
8 body and are bendable. The bent grooves are defined in the handle and are
9 adjacent respectively to the connecting portions of the handle. The
handle
combination structure is formed on the handles to selectively combine the two
11 handles with each other. The lids are connected with the body and are
12 respectively located in spaces which are respectively formed between the
body
13 and the handles. Each lid has a connecting portion formed between the
body and
14 the lid and being bendable.
Other advantages and novel features of the present utility model will
16 become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken
in
17 conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
18 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
19 Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a container in accordance with the
present
utility model; '
21 Fig. 2 is a top view of the container in Fig. 1;
22 Figs. 3 to 5 are operational views of the container in Fig. 1;
23 Fig. 6 is an enlarged cross sectional side view of the container along
the
24 line 6-6 in Fig. 5;
CA 2969677 2017-06-06
.3
1 Fig. 6A is an enlarged cross sectional side view of the container in
Fig. 6;
2 Fig. 7 is an operational perspective view of the container in Fig. 1
3 showing that the lid is opened while the handles are in folded condition;
4 Fig. 8 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a container in
accordance with the present utility model;
6 Fig. 9 is an enlarged cross sectional side view of the container in
Fig. 8;
7 and
8 Fig. 9A is an enlarged cross sectional side view of the container in
Fig.
9 9.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
11 With reference to Figs. 1 and 2, a container in accordance with the
12 present utility model is formed as an integral form and comprises a body
10, two
13 handles 20, and two lids 30.
14 The body 10 comprises a body space 11 formed in the body 10 and
multiple positioning recesses 12 formed in a bottom of the body space 11. The
16 handles 20 are U-shaped and are connected with the body 10. Each handle
20 has
17 two connecting portions C formed between the handle 20 and the body 10
and
18 the connecting portions C are bendable. The lids 30 are connected with
the body
19 10 and are respectively located in spaces which are respectively formed
between
the body 10 and the handles 20. Each lid 30 has a connecting portion formed
21 between the body 10 and the lid 30 and being bendable. Thus, the
connection
22 direction between the lids 30 and the body 10 is same as that between
the handles
23 20 and the body 10. Preferably, each handle 20 has an inner edge having
a
24 contour corresponding in shape to a contour of an outer edge of a
corresponding
CA 2969677 2017-06-06
4
1 one of the lids 30. Therefore, scrap area is only formed in the gaps
between the
2 body 10, the handles 20, and the lids 30 during the manufacture of the
container,
3 so the scrap area can be minimized.
4 A handle combination structure 21 is formed on the handles 20 to
selectively combine the two handles 20 with each other. Preferably, the handle
6 combination structure 21 comprises two pairs of protrusions and cavities.
The
7 protrusion and the cavity of each pair are formed respectively on the
handles 20
8 and are selectively tightly fitted with each other. Accordingly, when the
handles
9 20 are folded relative to the body 10, the protrusions and cavities are
engaged
10, with each other to connect the handles 20 with each other, such that a
user can
11 grip the handles 20.
12 In addition, each handle 20 has two bent grooves 222 defined in the
13 handle 20 and being adjacent respectively to the connecting portions C
of the
14 handle 20. The distance between one of the bent grooves 222 to the
corresponding connection portion C is same as that between the other bent
16 groove 222 to the corresponding connection portion C. Accordingly, after
the
17 handles 20 are connected with each other by the handle combination
structure 21,
18 the handles 20 can be folded to a right side or a left side relative to
the body 10 by
19 the bent grooves 222. Furthermore, one of the handles 20 further has at
least one
pair of protrusion 211 and cavity 221 formed at position adjacent respectively
to
21 at least one of the two connecting portions C of the handle 20. Each
pair of the at
22 least one pair of the protrusion 211 and the cavity 221 are located
respectively at
23 two sides of a corresponding one of the bent grooves 222 in the handle
20. After
24 the handles 20 are folded relative to the body 10, the handles 20 can be
held in
CA 2969677 2017-06-06
5
1 position by the engagement between the corresponding protrusion 211 and
2 cavity 221. Preferably, the protrusion 211 and the cavity 221 of each
pair of the
3 at least one pair of protrusion 211 and cavity 221 have a same distance
to the
4 corresponding bent groove 222. Two pairs of protrusions 211 and the
cavities
221 are implemented on each handle 20, such that the connected handles 20 can
6 be selectively folded to a right side or a left side relative to the body
10 and can
7 be held in position.
8 In use, with reference to Figs. 3 and 4, food can be placed in the
body 10,
9 and the lids 30 are folded to cover the body 10. The handles 20 are then
folded by
the connecting portions C and are connected with each other by the handle
11 combination structure 21 to allow a user to grip the connected handles
20.
12 With further reference to Fig. 5, the handles 20 can be further folded
by
13 the bent grooves 222 to make the handles 20 perpendicular to the body 10
as
14 shown in Fig. 4. The handles 20 can be then folded to a right side or a
left side,
and the corresponding protrusions 211 and cavities 221 are engaged with each
16 other. Accordingly, the handles 20 can be held in a folded condition
relative to
17 the body 10 as shown in Fig. 5. In the folded condition, multiple
containers can
18 be stacked with each other to reduce the space for storing the multiple
19 containers.
With reference to Figs. 5 to 7, in the folded condition, the lids 30 can also
21 be opened relative to the body 10. Therefore, the foods contained inside
the body
22 10 can be taken out of the body 10 conveniently as shown in Figs. 6 and
6A. In
23 addition, after disengaging the protrusions 211 from the cavities 221,
the handles
24 20 can be moved to the perpendicular condition as shown in Fug. 4, such
that the
CA 2969677 2017-06-06
6
1 user can take the container to move.
2 In the present utility model, the amount of the handle combination
3 structure 21 is not limited. The protrusions 211 and the cavities 221 can
be
4 omitted, such that the lids 30 can be still be opened relative to the
body 10 after
the connected handles 20 are folded.
6 With reference to Figs. 8, 9, and 9A, in another embodiment, the body
10
7 further has at least one pair of engaging points formed on the body. Each
one of
8 the at least one pair of engaging points is formed at a position adjacent
to a
9 corresponding one of the connecting portions C and selectively engages
with one
of the at least one pair of protrusion 211 and cavity 221. Accordingly, the
handles
11 20 can be held in the folded condition by the engagement between the
engaging
12 points and the corresponding pair of protrusion 211 and cavity 221.
13
CA 2969677 2017-06-06
