IP Library Granted Patent US 7,364,064
Granted Patent B2
US 7,364,064 · App. 11/312,507 · Granted Apr 29, 2008

Carton

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Patent No.
US 7,364,064
App. No.
11/312,507
Granted
Apr 29, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A carton is disclosed. In this carton, a first connection plate is connected to an upper plate, a second connection plate is connected to the first connection plate, and a partition plate is connected to the second connection plate. When the partition plate is pulled outward from the opening, the partition plate moves in the same direction, and is pulled out.

Claims (12)

1. A carton comprising:

a carton body having an opening through which an object to be packaged can be put in and taken out;

a partition plate formed in a plate shape for partitioning a space surrounded by the carton body into a plurality of rooms, the partition plate being movable along a plane thereof outward from the opening, where the partition plate is outwardly slidable along a plane that remains parallel to the partition plate;

a buffer plate connected integrally with the partition plate and disposed between the object accommodated in at least one of the rooms and the carton body, the buffer plate capable of deformation when pressed by the object; and

a connection plate comprising a first connecting portion integrally connected to the carton body and a second connecting portion integrally connected to the partition plate, an angle between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion being changeable during sliding movement of the partition plate.

2. The carton according to claim 1 , wherein the carton body, the partition plate, the buffer plate and the connection plate are formed from a single plate.

3. The carton according to claim 1 , further comprising an object moving member integrally connected to at least one of the partition plate and the connection plate, for moving the object accommodated in at least one of the rooms along with movement of the partition plate.

4. The carton according to claim 2 , further comprising an object moving member integrally connected to at least one of the partition plate and the connection plate, for moving the object accommodated in at least one of the rooms along with movement of the partition plate, wherein the object moving member is formed from the same single plate from which the carton body, the partition plate, the buffer plate and the connection plate are formed.

5. The carton according to claim 1 , further comprising a cover integrally connected to the carton body, for covering the opening.

6. The carton according to claim 2 , further comprising a cover integrally connected to the carton body, for covering the opening, wherein the cover is formed from the same single plate from which the carton body, the partition plate, the buffer plate and the connection plate are formed.

7. The carton according to claim 3 , further comprising a cover integrally connected to the carton body, for covering the opening.

8. The carton according to claim 1 , further comprising supporting plates integrally connected to the partition plate, the supporting plates supporting the partition plate by bending in a direction perpendicular to the partition plate, and end portions of the supporting plates touching a bottom plate of the carton body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 15, 2007
From: FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.)
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
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