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TRAY STORAGE FOR EASILY STORING AND VIEWING DOCUMENTS
Technical field
The present invention relates to a structure of a tray storage for storing
documents. More
specifically, the present invention relates to a tray storage for placing
documents in a tray and
storing the documents in a storage box.
Background art
In general, documents are arranged in files for long-term storage. There are
ways of filing,
such as putting a bundle of paper into files after punching holes in the
paper, inserting a bundle of
paper into clear pockets in files, fastening a bundle of paper by spiral
binding, or binding a bundle
of paper with an adhesive. However, when filing documents for storage, time
and effort should
be spent in filing, which results in a waste of time and labor.
Furthermore, when using
conventional filing ways, documents may be easily damaged while holes are
punched in the
documents or staples are removed from the documents to insert the documents
into clear pockets.
In addition, when binding documents using an adhesive, the original documents
may be inevitably
damaged.
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Summary of invention
Technical task
The present invention has been made in an effort to solve the aforementioned
problems,
and it is an object of the present invention to provide a tray storage with an
improved structure
capable of easily storing documents without damage and easily taking out the
stored documents
for reading.
Means for solving the task
In order to achieve the aforementioned objects, the tray storage for easy
storing and reading
of documents according to the present invention comprises a storage box
provided with an inner
space of a rectangular prism having a closure on the top; and a tray slidingly
received in the inner
space of the storage box, wherein the tray comprises a plate-shaped tray body
part slidingly
assembled to the storage box while being arranged in parallel with the inner
wall of the storage
box; a knob part arranged in the center of the top edge of the tray body part,
extending integrally
from the tray body part, and being foldable along the top edge of the tray
body part with respect
to the tray body part; a bottom part of the cantilever type perpendicularly
extending from the tray
body part along the bottom edge of the tray body part; and a separation
preventing barrier of the
cantilever type being folded upward from the bottom part to be parallel with
the tray body part,
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wherein the horizontal length H3 of the knob part is 3% to 25% of the
horizontal length H2 of the
tray body part, both ends of the separation preventing barrier are rounded or
cut diagonally, and
the vertical length V4 of the separation preventing barrier is 3% to 50% of
the vertical length V2
of the tray body part.
Effect of invention
The tray storage for easy storing and reading of documents according to the
present
invention has the effects of avoiding damage to the stored documents by virtue
of a tray slidingly
received in a storage box and enabling rapid storing of documents and reading
of the stored
documents. Also, the tray according to the present invention can be
manufactured by folding a
deployed plate material, which saves manufacturing costs. Also, the storage
box according to
the present invention can be made of a single material, without using
materials harmful to the
environment, such as plastic or metal, which have been used in conventional
document filings,
and thus can minimize environmental contamination. Also, the tray storage for
easy storing and
reading of documents according to the present invention is available not only
for documents but
also for various packaging fields.
Brief description of drawings
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Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a tray storage for easy storing and
reading of
documents according to the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a view illustrating the state in which the tray and the storage box
in Fig. 1 are
combined with each other;
Fig. 3 is a development view of the tray in Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in Fig. 2; and
Fig. 5 is a view illustrating the state in which documents are stored in or
taken out of the
storage box in Fig 1.
Best mode for carrying out the invention
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be
explained
in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a tray storage for easy storing and
reading of
documents according to the present invention. Fig. 2 is a view illustrating
the state in which the
tray and the storage box in Fig. 1 are combined with each other. Fig. 3 is a
development view of
the tray in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line
IV-IV in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a
view illustrating the state in which documents are stored in or taken out of
the storage box in Fig
1.
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Referring to Fig. 1 to Fig. 5, the tray storage 10 for easy storing and
reading of documents
according to the present invention (hereinafter "tray storage") comprises a
storage box 20 and a
tray 30.
The storage box 20 is a box-shaped structure provided with an inner space of a
rectangular
prism having a closure 22 on the top. The storage box 20 may be made of a
material, for example,
paper, fiber, wood, rubber, synthetic resin, etc.
For example, the storage box may be
manufactured by cutting and folding plate-shaped paper. The closure 22 may be
formed
integrally with the storage box 20. The bottom of the storage box 20 may have
a structure that
can be opened and closed as the top or may have a closed structure.
The tray 30 is a member slidingly received in the inner space of the storage
box 20. The
tray 30 may be formed by cutting and bending a plate material, for example.
The tray 30 may be
made of a material, for example, paper, fiber, wood, rubber, synthetic resin,
etc. When the tray
30 is made of paper, the weight of paper for use preferably ranges from 200
g/m2 to 300 g/m2. If
the weight of paper is less than 100 g/m2, the strength is insufficient. The
plate material of the
tray 30 is preferably thicker than the plate material of the storage box 20.
The tray 30 preferably
has a size similar to that of the inner space of the storage box 20. The tray
30 is preferably
manufactured to be tightly received in the storage box 20. If the tray 30 is
too large, it cannot be
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received in the inner space of the storage box 20. If the tray 30 is too
small, a gap occurs between
the tray 30 and the storage box 20, and thus the tray 30 cannot be fit into
the storage box 20.
When the tray 30 is made of rubber or synthetic resin, the tray 30 may be
manufactured by
injection molding. In an embodiment in the drawings, the tray 30 is
manufactured by paper
folding.
The tray 30 comprises a tray body part 32, a knob part 34, a bottom part 36,
and a separation
preventing barrier 38.
The tray body part 32 is a rectangular plate-shaped structure. The tray body
part 32 is
slidingly assembled to the storage box 20 while being arranged in parallel
with the inner wall of
the storage box 20. The vertical length V2 of the tray body part is preferably
the same or slightly
less than the vertical length V1 of the inner space of the storage box. The
horizontal length H2
of the tray body part is preferably almost the same as the horizontal length
H1 of the inner space
of the storage box. Specifically, the horizontal length H2 of the tray body
part is preferably 90%
to 98% of the horizontal length H1 of the inner space of the storage box. A
decorative piercing
pattern by die cutting may be formed in the tray body part 32. The die cutting
is called
"Thompson" cutting in the printing industry. Meanwhile, at least one of
decorative picture,
pattern, color, or design may be printed on the tray body part 32. Also, a
decorative pattern may
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be provided on one or both surfaces of the tray body part 32. Meanwhile, the
picture, pattern,
color, etc., provided on the tray body part 32 may be attached to the surface
of the tray body part
32 by a means such as an adhesive or a double-sided adhesive tape. Also, other
types of loads
than documents may be attached to the tray body part 32 by a means such as an
adhesive or a
double-sided adhesive tape. The other types of loads may be, for example,
packets for medicines
such as Tylenol or green tea bags, etc.
The knob part 34 is arranged in the center of the top edge of the tray body
part 32. The
knob part 34 extends integrally from the tray body part 32. The knob part 34
serves as a handle
through which an external force can be applied to the tray 30 when taking out
a document 100
stored in the inner space of the storage box 20. The knob part 34 is foldable
by an external force
with respect to the tray body part 32. Specifically, the knob part 34 is
foldable along the top edge
of the tray body part 32 with respect to the tray body part 32. The boundary
between the tray
body part 32 and the knob part 34 preferably has a folding guide line by
creasing. The knob part
34 is folded into the inside naturally by creasing when the closure 22 of the
storage box 20 is
closed. When taking out the document 100, the knob part 34 serves as a handle
through which
an external force is applied by being unfolded with fingers. The vertical
length V3 of the knob
part is preferably less than the thickness D1 of the inner space of the
storage box. Specifically,
the vertical length V3 of the knob part is preferably 30% to 95% of the
thickness D1 of the inner
space of the storage box. The horizontal length H3 of the knob part is
preferably less than the
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horizontal length H2 of the tray body part. Specifically, the horizontal
length H3 of the knob part
is preferably 3% to 25% of the horizontal length H2 of the tray body part. If
the horizontal length
H3 of the knob part is less than 3% of the horizontal length H2 of the tray
body part, the knob part
34 cannot be properly grabbed. If the horizontal length H3 of the knob part is
greater than 25%
of the horizontal length H2 of the tray body part, the paper is wasted, which
is not economical.
The knob part 34 is illustrated in the drawings to be of a rectangular shape,
but may have
different shapes such as square, semicircle, triangle, logo, cloud, etc.
Meanwhile, the knob part
34 may be painted in all natural colors such as red, orange, yellow, green,
blue, etc. The
classification of information of the stored document 100 may be written or
indicated in the knob
part 34.
The bottom part 36 is a plate-shaped structure of the cantilever type,
perpendicularly
extending from the tray body part 32 along the bottom edge of the tray body
part 32. That is, the
bottom part 36 extends from the lower end of the tray body part 32 to be
parallel with the bottom
surface of the storage box 20. The boundary between the bottom part 36 and the
tray body part
32 may have a folding guide line by creasing. The thickness D2 of the bottom
part is preferably
almost the same as the thickness D1 of the inner space of the storage box.
Specifically, the
thickness D2 of the bottom part is preferably 90% to 98% of the thickness D1
of the inner space
of the storage box. If the thickness D2 of the bottom part is less than 90% of
the thickness D1 of
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the inner space of the storage box, a big void occurs in which the document
100 cannot be stored,
which is ineffective, and when taking out the document 100, the document 100
may be fallen out
of the tray 30 and left in the storage box 20. If the thickness D2 of the
bottom part is greater than
98% of the thickness D1 of the inner space of the storage box, the tray 30 may
not be smoothly
pulled in and out.
The separation preventing barrier 38 is a structure extending from the bottom
part 36.
The separation preventing barrier 38 is a structure of the cantilever type,
being folded upward from
the distal end of the bottom part 36 to be parallel with the tray body part
32. The separation
preventing barrier 38 prevents the document 100 supported on the bottom part
36 from separating
in the thickness D2 direction of the bottom part. The separation preventing
barrier 38 prevents
the document 100 stored in the tray 30 from dropping from the bottom part 36,
and surrounds the
lower portion of the document 100 stored in the storage box 20. Accordingly,
the separation
preventing barrier 38 enables the entire document 100 to be carried upward
along with the tray 30
as the tray 30 is pulled upward when taking out the document 100 from the
storage box 20. The
boundary between the separation preventing barrier 38 and the bottom part 36
may have a folding
guide line by creasing. The horizontal length H4 of the separation preventing
barrier may be the
same as the horizontal length H2 of the tray body part. Both ends of the
separation preventing
barrier 38 may be rounded or cut diagonally. The vertical length V4 of the
separation preventing
barrier is preferably 3% to 50% of the vertical length V2 of the tray body
part. If the vertical
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length V4 of the separation preventing barrier is less than 3% of the vertical
length V2 of the tray
body part, the document 100 may be easily separated from the bottom part 36.
If the vertical
length V4 of the separation preventing barrier is greater than 50% of the
vertical length V2 of the
tray body part, the paper is wasted, which is not economical. As the thickness
D1 of the inner
space of the storage box 20 is thicker, the vertical length V4 of the
separation preventing barrier
is preferably close to 50% of the vertical length V2 of the tray body part.
In the case of manufacturing the tray 30 from common paper, not special paper,
at least
one of the front surface or the rear surface of the tray 30 is preferably
treated by gloss or matt
lamination. The lamination treated on the tray 30 increases strength and also
prevents moisture.
In particular, when the inside of the storage box 20 is printed with color,
image, etc., the lamination
can prevent the tray 30 from being smeared with ink.
Hereinafter, the effects of the tray storage 10 comprising the aforementioned
elements are
explained in detail through a process of placing a document 100 in the tray 30
and storing the
document in the storage box 20 and a process of taking out the stored document
100 for reading.
First, in order to store the document 100, the document 100 is placed in the
tray 30. A
way of placing the document 100 in the tray 30 is pushing the paper in the
tray 30 and piling up
the document, while arranging the tray body part 32 in parallel with the
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document 100 is piled up as high as the depth of the bottom part 36, the tray
30 is made to stand
up and slidingly combined with the storage box 20. Then, the closure 22
provided in the storage
box 20 is closed. As the closure 22 is closed, the knob part 34 is pressed by
a force of the closure
22 and folded to be parallel with the closure 22, as illustrated in Fig. 4.
Through this process, the
document 100 can be easily stored. During this process, a separate step of
punching holes on the
document 100 is not required, and thus the document 100 is not damaged. Also,
no punching
step is necessary, time and personnel effort can be reduced
Now, a process of taking out a document 100 from the tray storage 10 for
reading the stored
document 100 is explained. The closed closure is opened. When the closure 22
is opened, a
worker grabs the knob part 34 and pulls the tray 30 upward, as illustrated in
Fig. 5. The tray 30
in which the document 100 is placed is separated from the storage box 20. The
necessary
document 100 can be easily taken out of the tray 30 for reading while the
separated tray 30 is
placed in parallel with or perpendicular to the ground.
The tray storage for easy storing and reading of documents according to the
present
invention has the effects of preventing damage to the stored documents by
virtue of the tray
slidingly received in the storage box, and enabling rapid storing of documents
and reading of the
stored documents. Also, the tray according to the present invention can be
manufactured by
folding a deployed plate material, which reduces manufacturing costs. Also,
the storage box
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according to the present invention can be made of a single material, without
using materials
harmful to the environment, such as plastic or metal, which have been used in
conventional
document filings, and thus can minimize environmental contamination. Also, the
tray storage
for easy storing and reading of documents according to the present invention
is available not only
for documents but also for various packaging fields.
The present invention is explained in detail as above with preferred
embodiments, but the
present invention is not limited to the embodiments,
Further, it is apparent that various
modifications to the present invention can be made by a person having ordinary
knowledge in the
art within the technical spirit of the present invention.
Mode for carrying out the invention
In order to achieve the aforementioned objects, the tray storage for easy
storing and reading
of documents according to the present invention comprises a storage box
provided with an inner
space of a rectangular prism having a closure on the top; and a tray slidingly
received in the inner
space of the storage box, wherein the tray comprises a plate-shaped tray body
part slidingly
assembled to the storage box while being arranged in parallel with the inner
wall of the storage
box; a knob part arranged in the center of the top edge of the tray body part,
extending integrally
from the tray body part, and being foldable along the top edge of the tray
body part with respect
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to the tray body part; a bottom part of the cantilever type perpendicularly
extending from the tray
body part along the bottom edge of the tray body part; and a separation
preventing barrier of the
cantilever type being folded upward from the bottom part to be parallel with
the tray body part,
wherein the horizontal length H3 of the knob part is 3% to 25% of the
horizontal length H2 of the
tray body part, both ends of the separation preventing barrier are rounded or
cut diagonally, and
the vertical length V4 of the separation preventing barrier is 3% to 50% of
the vertical length V2
of the tray body part.
The vertical length of the knob part is preferably 30% to 95% of the thickness
of the inner
space of the storage box.
The thickness of the bottom part is preferably 90% to 98% of the thickness of
the inner
space of the storage box.
A decorative piercing pattern by die cutting is preferably formed in the tray
body part.
Preferably, at least one of decorative picture, pattern, color, or design is
printed on the tray
body part or a load other than documents is attached to the tray body part.
At least one of the front surface or the rear surface of the tray is
preferably treated by gloss
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or matt lamination.
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