STORAGE BOX AND SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCT OF SECOND RECTANGULAR PLATE BODY THEREOF

Abstract

A storage box and a semi-finished product of a second rectangular plate body thereof are provided. The store box includes a first rectangular plate body, a second rectangular plate body, and a joint module. The first rectangular plate body includes two first long sides and two first short sides, and one of the first long side and two first short sides form a first joint member. The second rectangular plate body includes two second long sides and two second short sides; two second long sides and one second short side form a second joint member. Both the first and second joint members have the same total length. The joint module includes a first joint element disposed on the first joint member and a second joint element disposed on the second joint member and engages the first and the second rectangular plate body to form an accommodating space.

Claims

1. A storage box comprising a first rectangular plate body, including two first long sides and two first short sides, wherein one of the two first long sides and the two first short sides form a first joint member; a second rectangular plate body, including two second long sides and two second short sides, wherein the two second long sides and one of the two second short sides form a second joint member, and a total length of the second joint member is equal to a total length of the first joint member; and a joint module, including a first joint element and a second joint element, wherein the first joint element is disposed on the first joint member; the second joint element is disposed on the second joint member; the first joint member and the second joint member are joined through connection of the first joint element and the second joint element to make the first rectangular plate body and the second rectangular plate body to form an accommodating space after being joined; wherein the first rectangular plate body and the second rectangular plate body are fabric materials; wherein the joint module is a zipper, the first joint element is a first zipper strip, and the second joint element is a second zipper strip.

2. The storage box according to claim 1, wherein the first rectangular plate body has two first bendable areas, which are parallel to the two first short sides; the two first bendable areas divide the first rectangular plate body into a first box face area, a second box face area and a third box face area in sequence; the two first bendable areas enable the first box face area, the second box face area and the third box face area to be bent into be a U-shaped 3D body; the second rectangular plate body has a second bendable area, which is parallel to the two second short sides; the second bendable area divides the second rectangular plate body into a fourth box face area and a fifth box face area, such that the fourth box face area and the fifth box face area are bent into an L-shaped 3D body.

3. The storage box according to claim 2, wherein the first box face area, the second box face area, the third box face area, the fourth box face area and the fifth box face area are square shape.

4. The storage box according to claim 2, wherein first enhancing boards are disposed inside the first rectangular plate body and respectively corresponding to the first box face area, the second box face area, and the third box face area; second enhancing boards are disposed inside the second rectangular plate body and respectively corresponding to the fourth box face area and the fifth box face area.

5. The storage box according to claim 1, wherein a pattern layer is formed on a surface of the first rectangular plate body.

6. The storage box according to claim 1, wherein a pattern layer is formed on a surface of the second rectangular plate body.

7. (canceled)

8. A semi-finished product of the second rectangular plate body of the storage box according to claim 1, comprising a first outer layer; and a second outer layer, wherein shapes of the first outer layer and the second outer layer are matched with and stacked on each other; an edge of the first outer layer is sewn to an edge of the second outer layer while an opening is reserved.

9. The semi-finished product of the second rectangular plate body of the storage box according to claim 8, wherein the edge of the first outer layer is folded toward the second outer layer to form a first folded member; the edge of the second outer layer is folded toward the first outer layer to form a second folded member; the first folded layer and the second folded layer are positions for sewing.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a storage box in an unassembled state according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0017] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a storage box in an unassembled state according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing an assembly method of a storage box in an unassembled according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a storage box in an assembled state according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing that a pattern layer is to be formed on a first rectangular plate body of a storage box according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing that a pattern layer has been formed on a first rectangular plate body of a storage box according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing that a pattern layer is to be formed on a second rectangular plate body of a storage box according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing that a pattern layer has been formed on a second rectangular plate body of a storage box according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing a semi-finished product of the second rectangular plate body according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0025] Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, a storage box 100 includes a first rectangular plate body 10, a second rectangular plate body 20, and a joint module 30. The joint module 30 includes a first joint element 31 and a second joint element 32.

[0026] The first rectangular plate body 10 includes two first long sides 11 and two first short sides 12, wherein both the two first short sides 12 and one of the two first long sides 11 form a first joint member 1.

[0027] The second rectangular plate body 20 includes two second long sides 21 and two second short sides 22, wherein the two second long sides 21 and one of the two second short sides 22 form a second joint member 2, and the total length of the second joint member 2 is equal to the total length of the first joint member 1.

[0028] In the embodiment, the joint module 30 is exemplified by a zipper; the first joint element 31 is exemplified by a first zipper strip; the second joint element 32 is exemplified by a second zipper strip; a zipper head 33 is disposed on the first joint element 31 or the second joint element 32 and used to close or open a zippered state of the first joint element 31 and the second joint element 32. In the embodiment, the zipper head 33 is disposed on the first joint element 31. The first joint element 31 is disposed on the first joint member 1, which is formed by one first long side 11 and two first short side 12. The second joint element 32 is disposed on the second joint member 2, which is formed by two second long side 21 and one second short side 22. Then, the first joint member 1 and the second joint member 2 are joined by the first joint element 31 and the second joint element 32 to form an accommodating space. In the embodiment, the joint module 30 is exemplified by a zipper, which is convenient to use and easy to operate. In some embodiments, the joint module 30 may be replaced by a detachable component such as a hook-and-loop fastener.

[0029] The first rectangular plate body 10 has two first bendable areas 13, which are parallel to two first short sides 12. Two first bendable areas 13 divide the first rectangular plate body 10 into a first box face area 14, a second box face area 15 and a third box face area 16 in sequence, whereby the first rectangular plate body 10 may be bent to form a U-shaped 3D body.

[0030] The second rectangular plate body 20 has a second bendable area 23, which is parallel to the second short sides 22. The second bendable area 23 divides the second rectangular plate body 20 into a fourth box face area 24 and a fifth box face area 25, whereby the second rectangular plate body 20 may be bent to form an L-shaped 3D body.

[0031] The first box face area 14, the second box face area 15, the third box face area 16, the fourth box face area 24 and the fifth box face area 25 are square-shaped. In application, first enhancing boards 17 are disposed inside the first rectangular plate body 10 and respectively corresponding to the first box face area 14, the second box face area 15, and the third box face area 16; second enhancing boards 26 are disposed inside the second rectangular plate body 20 and respectively corresponding to the fourth box face area 24 and the fifth box face area 25. In practice, a soft material or a fabric material may be adopted to form the first rectangular plate body 10 and the second rectangular plate body 20; a material having higher supporting ability, such as a thick cardboard or a plastic board, may be adopted to form the first enhancing boards 17 and the second enhancing boards 26, whereby the first enhancing boards 17 and the second enhancing boards 26 can provide higher structure-supporting force to the storage box 100.

[0032] Refer to FIG. 5 to FIG. 8. In a disassembled state, the first rectangular plate body 10 and the second rectangular plate body 20 may be unfolded to be strip-like planar bodies. Therefore, a picture-forming process can be easily performed on the first rectangular plate body 10 and the second rectangular plate body 20. For example, a sewing machine, a printing machine, a spray machine, a hot soft printing machine or a sublimation printing machine may be used to form pattern layers 40 on the first rectangular plate body 10 and the second rectangular plate body 20. In the embodiment, the pattern layer 40 is a fabric layer sewed on the first rectangular plate body 10 or the second rectangular plate body 20. In practice, the pattern layer 40 is not necessarily a fabric layer; the materials, which are used to form the pattern layer 40, may be directly printed, sprayed, or transfer-printed on the first rectangular plate body 10 or the second rectangular plate body 20. After the picture-forming processes are completed, the first rectangular plate body 10 and the second rectangular plate body 20 are joined with the joint module 30, whereby the pictures are presented on the exterior of the storage box 100. However, the present invention is not limited by the embodiment. In another embodiment that is not shown in the drawings, the pattern layer 40 is presented on the interior of the storage box 100.

[0033] Besides, the picture-forming processes may be performed on both sides of the first rectangular plate body 10 or the second rectangular plate body 20 (not shown in the drawings). The user may overturn the first rectangular plate body 10 or the second rectangular plate body 20 and use the joint module to perform joining, whereby different pictures may be presented on the exterior. Alternatively, the original first rectangular plate body 10 or second rectangular plate body 20 may be replaced with the first rectangular plate body 10 or second rectangular plate body 20, which has a different picture, to change the picture presented on the storage box 100.

[0034] Refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 9. In order to facilitate the downstream industries to print, spray or sew customized pictures, the second rectangular plate body 20 of the storage box 100 is delivered in form of a semi-finished product 20a. The semi-finished product 20a of the second rectangular plate body 20 includes a first outer layer 201 and a second outer layer 202. The shape of the first outer layer 201 matches and stacks the shape of the second outer layer 202. The edge of the first outer layer 201 is sewn to the edge of the second outer layer 202, but an opening 203 is reserved. Thus, the semi-finished product 20a represents a pocket-like structure. In practice, the edge of the first outer layer 201 is folded toward the second outer layer 202 to form a first folded member 2011; the edge of the second outer layer 202 is folded toward the first outer layer 201 to form a second folded member 2021; the first folded member 2011 and the second folded member 2021 are sewn together to form the semi-finished product 20a.

[0035] While printing, spraying or sewing is to be performed on the semi-finished product 20a, the operator splits the unsewn regions of the first outer layer 201 and the second outer layer 202 through the opening 203, whereby the first outer layer 201 or the second outer layer 202 can be singly placed into an automatic or semi-automatic machine for printing (including but not limited to sublimation transfer printing), spraying or sewing. After printing, spraying or sewing of the first outer layer 201 or the second outer layer 202 has been completed, the pocket-like semi-finished product 20a is turned inside out to expose the first folded member 2011 and the second folded member 2021 for sewing. After the sewing of the first folded member 2011 and the second folded member 2021 is completed, the pocket-like semi-finished product 20a is turned outside in to conceal the first folded member 2011 and the second folded member 2021. Then, two second enhancing boards 26 are placed into the pocket-like semi-finished product 20a. Thus, the portions of the second rectangular plate body 20, which are corresponding to the fourth box face area 24 and the fifth box face area 25, accommodate the second enhancing boards 26 thereinside. After the placement of two second enhancing boards 26 is finished, the opening 203 is completely closed by sewing. Then, the second joint element 32 is sewn to the second rectangular plate body 20. Thus, the first rectangular plate body 10 and the second rectangular plate body 20 can be joined together by the joint module 30.

[0036] The abovementioned embodiments are only to exemplify the present invention but not to limit the scope of the present invention. Any simple substitution or equivalent variation according to the specification and claims of the present invention is to be also included by the scope of the present invention.