TWI868972B - Pinch-and-clamp modular container - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a pinch-and-clip assembly container, comprising: a box body, including a bottom plate and a vertical plate to form a loading space, and at least one clamping portion is provided on the vertical plate; and a cover body, including a cover plate and a surrounding groove formed along the inner side of the edge facing the box body, and at least one pinch-and-clip piece is provided on the edge of the cover plate corresponding to the clamping portion; by this combination, the cover body has a pinch-and-clip function, and can be used in combination with various boxes of different types and materials, achieving a quick and convenient combination effect, meeting various needs of disuse, and can be reused, meeting environmental protection requirements.

Description

Pinch-and-clamp combination container

The present invention relates to a container in which a box body and a lid body are combined, and in particular to a pinch-and-clamp type combined container.

According to common knowledge, a flip-open bubble shell or a split bubble shell must be provided with a corresponding type of combination or snap-on (buckle) structure around the box body and the cover body, so that the box body and the cover body can be closed and combined. However, this type of combination structure usually has two situations in actual use: one is that it is not buckled tightly and is easy to loosen, and the other is that it is buckled too tightly and difficult to separate.

Regardless of the above situations, it is not conducive to the combination of the box body and the cover body, and will cause resistance and difficulty during assembly, and even deform the box body or the cover body after buckling (assembly); in addition, some cases will make it difficult to open and separate the box body and the cover body. All these drawbacks of lack of proper design obviously need further improvement.

In view of this, the inventor of this case, relying on his years of experience in designing combined containers, has continuously researched and improved the combination of the carrier and the lid, and finally designed this perfect and more practical invention, hoping to benefit the general public.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a pinch-and-clip combined container, which utilizes the design of the lid body with a special pinch-and-clip function, and can be used in combination with boxes of various types and materials, to achieve the benefits of quick and convenient combination, to cope with various needs of use, and can be reused, in response to the trend of reducing plastics, and meet environmental protection requirements.

To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the inventors have carefully designed at least three types of pinch-and-clamp combination containers. The first pinch-and-clamp combination container comprises: a box body, comprising a bottom plate and a long vertical plate in a circle, having a loading space, and at least one clamping portion is provided on the long vertical plate; and a cover body, comprising a cover plate and facing the box body along the inner side of the edge. A circular surrounding groove is formed, and a baffle wall is protruding inwardly from the groove to abut against the inner surface of the box body opening. At least one pinch fastener is provided on the edge of the cover plate to correspond to each clamping part. The pinch fastener includes a pinch fastener convex part and a pinch fastener concave part. The pinch fastener convex part includes a tongue piece, and one end of the tongue piece has a bent part connected to the cover plate. The pinch fastener concave part is surrounded by protruding force reinforcement parts on opposite sides.

The second type of pinch-and-clamp type combined container comprises: a box body, which is composed of a bottom plate and four long vertical plates or two long and short vertical plates mixed to form a rectangle, and has a loading space, and at least one clamping portion is provided on each of the long and short vertical plates; and a cover body, which comprises a cover plate and has a rectangular surrounding groove formed along the inner side of the edge facing the box body. The groove is provided with a baffle wall protruding inwardly to resist the inner surface of the box body opening. At least one pinch fastener is provided on the edge of the cover plate to correspond to each clamping part. The pinch fastener includes a pinch fastener convex part and a pinch fastener concave part. The pinch fastener convex part includes a tongue piece. One end of the tongue piece has a bent part connected to the cover plate. The pinch fastener concave part is surrounded by protruding force reinforcement parts on opposite sides.

The third type of pinch-and-clamp combination container comprises: a box body, comprising a bottom plate, four long vertical plates and four short vertical plates with right angles to form an octagon, and having a loading space, and a clamping portion is provided on each of the short vertical plates; and a cover body, comprising a cover plate and having an octagonal surrounding groove formed along the inner side of the edge facing the box body, the groove The groove is provided with a baffle wall protruding inwardly to resist the inner surface of the box body opening. A pinch fastener is provided at each flat corner of the edge of the cover body corresponding to the clamping part. The pinch fastener includes a pinch fastener convex part and a pinch fastener concave part. The pinch fastener convex part includes a tongue piece. One end of the tongue piece has a bent part connected to the cover plate. The pinch fastener concave part is provided with protruding force reinforcement parts on opposite sides.

In one embodiment, the pinch buckle protrusion includes a tongue piece, one end of which has a bent portion connected to the cover plate, and the other end is a free end with a slightly raised pick at the end edge.

In one embodiment, the pinch buckle convex portion can be replaced by a pinch buckle concave portion, and the pinch buckle concave portion can be replaced by a pinch buckle convex portion.

In one embodiment, the clamping portion includes at least one cutting line and a bending portion to separate at least one tongue piece and allow the tongue piece to be bent arbitrarily.

In one embodiment, the clamping portion is a hollow perforated type.

In one embodiment, the size of the clamping portion is smaller than or equal to the size of the pinching protrusion.

In one embodiment, a concave groove is formed around the cover plate to the outside of the baffle, and the cover plate is extended upward for a certain distance to increase the raised space of the entire cover body and enhance the bearing strength of the cover body.

In one embodiment, one inner surface of the recessed groove has a concave-convex surface to enhance the bearing strength of the cover.

In one embodiment, a raised partition in any direction is provided in the loading space of the box.

In one embodiment, the cover is made of plastic material and the box body is made of paper material.

In one embodiment, a U-shaped groove is provided on the surface of the pinch buckle convex part, and a matching convex buckle is provided on the surface of the pinch buckle concave part.

(1):Box

(10): Bottom plate

(11): Long vertical board

(12): Short vertical board

(13): Carrying space

(14): Clamping part

(141): Cutting line

(142): Tongue

(143):Bend part

(15): Partition

(2): Cover

(20): Cover plate

(201): Groove

(202):Block

(203): Depression groove

(204): Concave and convex surface

(21):Pinch fasteners

(22):Pinch buckle convex part

(221): Tongue

(222):Bend part

(223):U-shaped groove

(23): Buckle concave part

(231): Force-bearing reinforcement part

(232):Buckle

(24): Patch

The first figure is an exploded view of a circular assembly container of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The second figure is an exploded view of a rectangular assembly container of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The third figure is an exploded view of a polygonal assembly container of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The fourth figure is an exploded view of the fastener and the clamping part of the first to third figures.

The fifth picture is a combination picture of the fastener and the clamping part of the first to third pictures.

Figure 6 (A)(B)(C) is a schematic diagram of the continuous action of the pinch fastener and the clamping part in Figure 4.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the actual operation of Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the specific stacking form of the combined container of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the box body clamping part of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 10 (A)(B)(C)(D) is a schematic diagram of cutting lines of different shapes of the box body clamping part of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 11 (A) (B) is a schematic diagram of two variations of the box structure of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 12 is a schematic diagram of another variation of the pinch fastener and the clamping portion of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Please refer to the first figure, which discloses an exploded view of a preferred embodiment of a circular pinch-and-clip combined container. The combined container includes: a box body (1) and a cover body (2). The box body (1) may be circular, and the material is mainly plastic. The box body (1) includes a bottom plate (10) and a long vertical plate (11) forming a circle, and a plurality of equidistant clamping parts (14) are provided on the long vertical plate (11); the cover body (2) is also circular, and the material is mainly paper. The cover body (2) includes a cover plate (20), and a circular surrounding groove (201) is formed along the inner side of the edge facing the box body (1). The groove (201) protrudes inwardly to form a circular baffle (202) that can abut against the inner surface of the opening of the box body (1). The baffle (202) can be used to strengthen the long and vertical plates (11) of the box body (1) to prevent any dents. A plurality of equally spaced fasteners (21) are provided on the edge of the cover plate (20) corresponding to each of the clamping parts (14). The fasteners (21) include a fastener protrusion (22) and a fastener recess (23).

Please continue to refer to the second figure, which discloses an exploded view of another preferred embodiment of a rectangular pinch-and-clamp combination container. The combination container includes: a box body (1) and a cover body (2). The box body (1) is rectangular, including a bottom plate (10) and four long vertical plates (11), or a mixture of two long and short vertical plates (11, 12), each of which is provided with a predetermined number of clamping parts (14); the cover body (2) is also rectangular, including a cover plate (20) and a rectangular surrounding groove (201) formed along the inner side of the edge facing the box body (1), and the groove The groove (201) protrudes inwardly into a rectangular baffle (202) that can abut against the inner surface of the opening of the box body (1). The baffle (202) can be used to strengthen the long and vertical plates (11) of the box body (1) to prevent any dents. A plurality of equally spaced fasteners (21) are arranged around the edge of the cover plate (20) to correspond to each of the clamping parts (14). The fasteners (21) include a fastener protrusion (22) and a fastener recess (23).

Please refer to the third figure, which discloses an exploded view of a polygonal pinch-and-clamp combination container of another preferred embodiment. The combination container includes: a box body (1) and a cover body (2). The box body (1) includes an octagon (polygon) formed by a bottom plate (10), four long vertical plates (11) and four short vertical plates (12) at the corners and has a loading space (13). A clamping portion (14) is provided on each short vertical plate (12). The octagonal design of the box body (1) can provide the best structural strength (better than a circle or a rectangle); the size of the cover body (2) is slightly larger than that of the box body (1) and is also octagonal. The cover body (2) is formed with a plurality of inner edges along the inner side of the edge facing the box body (1). An octagonal surrounding groove (201), the groove (201) protrudes inwardly into an octagonal baffle (202) that can abut against the inner surface of the opening of the box body (1), so that when the cover body (2) covers the box body (1), the groove (201) covers the top of all the long vertical plates (11) and the short vertical plates (12), and the baffle (202) abuts against the inner surface of the opening of the box body (1). A pinching member (21) is provided at each flat corner of the cover body (2) corresponding to each clamping portion (14), and the pinching member (21) includes a pinching protrusion (22) and a pinching concave portion (23).

Any of the above-mentioned lids (2) forming a combined container, wherein the pinch buckle convex portion can be replaced by a pinch buckle concave portion, and the pinch buckle concave portion can be replaced by a pinch buckle convex portion. Furthermore, the lid (2) can further include a concave groove (203) arranged around the outer portion of the cover plate (20) to the baffle (202), and the cover plate (20) is extended upward for a certain distance to increase the bulge space of the entire lid (2), and further enhance the bearing strength of the lid (2); the side surface of the concave groove (203) can be selectively formed with a concave-convex surface (204) on at least one side, so as to further enhance the bearing and structural strength of the lid (2).

Please refer to the fourth and fifth figures together, which disclose the disassembly and assembly diagrams of the pinching member and the clamping part of the assembled container in the first to third figures; the pinching member (21) includes a pinching protrusion (22) and a pinching concave portion (23), the pinching protrusion (22) has a tongue (221), one end of the tongue (221) has a bent portion (222) connected to the edge of the cover body (2), and the other free end forms a slightly raised flap (24); the pinching concave portion (23) is formed on the baffle (202) behind the groove (201), and has a convex force reinforcement portion (231) formed on two opposite sides; the clamping part (14) is provided with On the box body (1) and opposite to the pinching part (21), the clamping part (14) uses at least one cutting line (141) to separate a tongue piece (142) (the cutting line in this figure is a U-shaped), and the tongue piece (142) has a bending part (143) at the connection, so that the tongue piece (142) can move freely. When the pinching protrusion (22) is pushed in, the tongue piece (142) will bend toward the pinching concave part (23) to form a baffle. When the pinching protrusion (22) is buckled with the pinching concave part (23), it will further prevent small items in the box from entering/exiting through the gap, so as to ensure a sanitary space for the food in the box.

Please continue to refer to the sixth figure (A), (B), (C), which discloses the schematic diagram of the continuous action of the pinching fastener and the clamping part of the fourth figure. As shown in (A), after the cover body (2) covers the box body (1), the top ends of the long and short vertical plates (11, 12) of the box body (1) are matched with the corresponding grooves (201) of the cover body (2) to form a cover; as shown in (B), when operating the pinching fastener (21), the pinching fastener protrusion (22) is bent downward and the tongue (142) of the clamping part (14) is pushed inward. Bend in; as shown in (C), use force to push the pinch buckle protrusion (22) to press and bend the tongue piece (142) and then snap it into position with the pinch buckle concave part (23); and similarly, snap each pinch buckle protrusion (22) into the corresponding pinch buckle concave part (23) one by one to form a joint and fixation, so that the box body (1) and the cover body (2) can be firmly combined into one.

On the contrary, when the combined container is to be opened, each pinching member (21) can be released. In operation, the raised thumb (2) at the free end edge of the pinching protrusion (22) is pushed open by the fingertips to loosen the lid (2).

Please refer to Figure 7, which is a schematic diagram of the actual one-hand operation of Figure 6. When the pinch fastener (21) is to be combined, since the recessed groove (203) of the cover (2) is just enough to accommodate the fingers of one-hand operation, the thumb and index finger of one hand are used to manipulate the pinch fastener (21), the pinch fastener protrusion (22) is forced into the relative clamping part (14) and the tongue (142) is pushed to smoothly combine with the pinch fastener concave part (23) to form a fixation.

Please refer to Figure 8, which is a schematic diagram of a specific stacking form of a combined container. Since the special structural design of the cover body (2) includes: a raised cover plate (20), a groove (201) surrounding the edge of the cover plate (20), a baffle (202), a recessed groove (203), and a concave-convex surface (204) formed on any side of the recessed groove (203), etc., the overall bearing strength of the cover body (2) can be repeatedly consolidated and improved, and sufficient support can be achieved. Therefore, each combined container can be conveniently and freely stacked to avoid space waste.

Please refer to Figure 9, which discloses another embodiment of the box body clamping part of a preferred embodiment; in addition to using the above-mentioned semi-separated and bendable tongue piece (142) formed by the cutting line, any clamping part (14) on the box body (1) can be directly set into a perforated type; when implemented, the buckle protrusion (22) of the cover body (2) can smoothly and quickly pass through the perforated type clamping part (14) and be buckled and fixed with the buckle concave part (23). In addition, the size design of the clamping part (14) is preferably smaller than or equal to the buckle protrusion (22) to achieve a tight buckling effect.

Please refer to Figure 10 (A)(B)(C)(D), which discloses a schematic diagram of multiple different shapes of cutting lines of a box body clamping part of a preferred embodiment. The structure of the clamping part (14) can be implemented by at least one cutting line (141) and a bending part (143) to separate at least one tongue piece (142), and the tongue piece (142) can be bent arbitrarily. As shown in (A), the U-shape is cut by the cutting line (141), and the opening of the U-shape can also be formed on the left or right side; as shown in (B), five cutting lines (141) are used to cut into two parallel I-shapes; as shown in (C), two cutting lines (141) are used to cut into a cross shape; as shown in (D), three cutting lines (141) are used to cut into an I-shape. Regardless of the above, the tongue (142) can form a baffle, which can further prevent small items in the box from entering/exiting through the gap, so as to ensure a sanitary space for the food in the box.

Please refer to Figure 11 (A) and (B), which disclose two variations of the box structure of a preferred embodiment. As shown in (A), the box (1) has a loading space (13), and a partition (15) is formed at the bottom of the box (1) at a horizontal central position (which can also be freely set without restriction) to form an internal protrusion, so as to separate the two loading spaces (13), which is more flexible in the selection of loading items; as shown in (B), the bottom of the box (1) is formed at a vertical central position to form a partition (15) to separate the two loading spaces (13), and at the same time, one or more partitions (15) are respectively set in each loading space (13), so that more loading spaces (13) can be separated, and a variety of different items can be placed at one time, which is more flexible and convenient to choose.

Please refer to FIG. 12, which is a schematic diagram of another variation of the pinch fastener and the clamping portion of a preferred embodiment; wherein the surface of the pinch fastener protrusion (22) in the pinch fastener (21) of the cover body (2) is further provided with a concave U-shaped groove (223), and the surface of the pinch fastener concave portion (23) is further provided with a convex buckle (232); when the container is assembled, the U-shaped groove (223) and the convex buckle (232) will First, cover and overlap the pinch buckle convex part (22) and the pinch buckle concave part (23), and then use the bent part (182) to easily pinch and clamp them, and make the pinch buckle concave part (23) at the same time At this time, use the bent part (143) to easily pinch and clamp them, and make the pinch buckle concave part (23) at the same time provide the pinch buckle convex part (22) to be embedded and fixed, forming a double buckle effect, so that the container can be assembled, and it has the effect of not being easy to disengage.

From the above description, it can be seen that the design of multiple pinch fasteners on the lid of the present invention is mainly in response to the current trend of plastic restriction. Due to the plastic restriction regulations, plastic tableware is prohibited in disposable lunch boxes, and only paper or other non-plastic environmentally friendly materials can be used. However, plastic materials such as cups, cup holders, and paper cup seals, bowl lids, and plastic materials such as sealed films and packaged in the form of commodities after filling with food are not limited. The elasticity and hardness of paper or other non-plastic environmentally friendly materials are relatively poor, and it is impossible to achieve a tight and firm cover with the plastic lid. Therefore, through the lid with pinch fasteners of the present invention, which is not subject to this restriction, various non-plastic boxes can achieve a stable and firm cover effect.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it cannot be used to limit the scope of implementation of the present invention. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope and description of the patent application of the present invention are within the scope of the patent of the present invention.

(1):Box

(10): Bottom plate

(11): Long vertical board

(12): Short vertical board

(13): Carrying space

(14): Clamping part

(141): Cutting line

(142): Tongue

(143):Bend part

(2): Cover

(20): Cover plate

(201): Groove

(202):Block

(203): Depression groove

(204): Concave and convex surface

(21):Pinch fasteners

(22):Pinch buckle convex part

(221): Tongue

(222):Bend part

(23): Buckle concave part

(231): Force-bearing reinforcement part

(24): Patch

Claims (13)

A pinch-and-clamp combination container, comprising: A box body, including a bottom plate and a long vertical plate in a circular shape, having a loading space, and at least one clamping part is provided on the long vertical plate; and A cover body, including a cover plate and a circular surrounding groove formed along the inner side of the edge facing the box body, the groove is provided with a baffle wall protruding inwardly to resist the inner surface of the box body opening, at least one pinch fastener is provided on the edge of the cover plate corresponding to each clamping part, the pinch fastener includes a pinch fastener convex part and a pinch fastener concave part, the pinch fastener convex part includes a tongue piece, one end of the tongue piece has a bent part connected to the cover plate, and the pinch fastener concave part is provided with protruding force reinforcement parts on opposite sides thereof. A pinch-and-clamp combination container, comprising: A box body, including a bottom plate and four long vertical plates or two long and short vertical plates mixed to form a rectangle, having a loading space, and at least one clamping part is provided on each of the long and short vertical plates; and a cover body, including a cover plate and a rectangular surrounding groove formed along the inner side of the edge facing the box body, the groove is protruding inwardly with a baffle that can abut against the inner surface of the box body opening, and at least one pinch fastener is provided on the edge of the cover plate corresponding to each clamping part, the pinch fastener includes a pinch fastener convex part and a pinch fastener concave part, the pinch fastener convex part includes a tongue piece, one end of the tongue piece has a bent part connected to the cover plate, and the pinch fastener concave part is provided with protruding force reinforcement parts on opposite sides. A pinch-and-clamp combination container, comprising: A box body, comprising a bottom plate, four long vertical plates and four short vertical plates with right angles forming an octagon, and having a loading space, and a clamping portion is provided on each of the short vertical plates; and A cover body, including a cover plate and an octagonal surrounding groove formed along the inner side of the edge facing the box body, the groove is provided with a baffle wall protruding inwardly to resist the inner surface of the box body opening, and a pinch fastener is provided at each flat corner of the edge of the cover body corresponding to the clamping part, the pinch fastener includes a pinch fastener convex part and a pinch fastener concave part, the pinch fastener convex part includes a tongue piece, one end of the tongue piece has a bent part connected to the cover plate, and the pinch fastener concave part is provided with protruding force reinforcement parts on opposite sides thereof. A pinch-and-clamp combination container as described in any one of items 1 to 3 of the patent application, wherein the pinch-and-clamp protrusion has a free end and the end edge forms a slightly raised flap. A pinch-and-clamp combination container as described in any one of items 1 to 3 of the patent application scope, wherein the pinch-and-clamp convex portion can be replaced by a pinch-and-clamp concave portion, and the pinch-and-clamp concave portion can be replaced by a pinch-and-clamp convex portion. A pinch-and-clamp assembly container as described in any one of items 1 to 3 of the patent application, wherein the clamping portion includes at least one cutting line and a bending portion to separate at least one tongue piece, and the tongue piece can be bent arbitrarily. A pinch-and-clamp assembly container as described in any one of items 1 to 3 of the patent application, wherein the clamping portion is a hollow perforated type. A pinch-and-clamp combination container as described in any one of items 1 to 3 of the patent application scope, wherein the size of the clamping portion is smaller than or equal to the size of the pinch-and-clamp protrusion. As described in any one of items 1 to 3 of the patent application scope, a pinch-and-clamp type combined container is provided with a concave groove from the cover plate to the outside of the baffle, and the cover plate is extended upward for a distance to increase the bulge space of the entire cover body and enhance the bearing strength of the cover body. As described in item 9 of the patent application scope, the pinch-and-clamp type assembly container, wherein one inner surface of the recessed groove has a concave-convex surface to enhance the bearing strength of the lid. A pinch-and-clamp combination container as described in any one of items 1 to 3 of the patent application, wherein a raised partition in any direction is provided in the loading space of the box. A pinch-and-clamp combination container as described in any one of items 1 to 3 of the patent application, wherein the lid is made of plastic material and the box is made of paper material. A pinch-and-clamp combination container as described in any one of items 1 to 3 of the patent application, wherein a U-shaped groove is provided on the convex surface of the pinch-and-clamp, and a matching convex buckle is provided on the concave surface of the pinch-and-clamp.

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