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Granted Patent B2
US 12,202,655 · App. 18/138,531 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Drawer box

Inventor: Youngchae Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
B65D5/38B65D5/46056B65D5/48026B65D5/5038
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Patent No.
US 12,202,655
App. No.
18/138,531
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A box according to an embodiment includes a first case including a first opening in at least one surface thereof, a second case inserted into the first case through the first opening, a partition wall configured to partition an interior of the first case into an area into which the second case is inserted and a remaining area, and a string which has one end coupled to the partition wall and which is configured such that when the second case is inserted into the first case, a part thereof is inserted into the first case and a part of a remainder thereof is exposed at an outside of the first case, wherein at least a part of the second case is withdrawn from the first case by the part of the remainder thereof being pulled in a state in which the second case is inserted in the first case.

Claims (60)

1. A box comprising:

a first case comprising a first opening in at least one surface thereof;

a second case inserted into the first case through the first opening;

a partition wall configured to partition an interior of the first case into an area into which the second case is inserted and a remaining area; and

a string which has one end coupled to the partition wall and which is configured such that when the second case is inserted into the first case, a part thereof is inserted into the first case and a part of a remainder thereof is exposed at an outside of the first case,

wherein at least a part of the second case is withdrawn from the first case by the part of the remainder thereof being pulled in a state in which the second case is inserted in the first case.

2. The box of claim 1 , wherein

the string comprises at least one engaging structure disposed at the one end of the string, and

the engaging structure is configured to be caught on the partition wall so that the string is coupled to the partition wall by the engaging structure.

3. The box of claim 2 , wherein

the partition wall comprises at least one second opening formed in one surface thereof, the at least one second opening being formed to have a size configured to allow the string to pass therethrough and not to allow the engaging structure to pass therethrough.

4. The box of claim 3 , wherein

the engaging structure has a lengthwise width greater than the lengthwise width of the at least one second opening.

5. The box of claim 3 , wherein

the at least one second opening is formed at a position closer to a surface, in which the first opening is formed, than a surface opposite to the surface in which the first opening of the first case is formed.

6. The box of claim 2 , wherein

the at least one engaging structure comprises an engaging member comprising:

a body part disposed at the one end of the string;

a first engaging part configured to extend from one end of the body part; and

a second engaging part configured to extend from the other end of the body part.

7. The box of claim 6 , wherein

the engaging member is configured such that the first engaging part and the second engaging part have widths greater than the width of the body part.

8. The box of claim 1 , wherein

the string is configured such that the one end of the string is coupled to the partition wall by at least one of a tape or a bond.

9. The box of claim 1 , wherein

the second case is configured such that at least a part of at least one edge of the second case comprises a chamfer,

the chamfer being formed on at least a part of the edge of the second case, with which the string is in contact when the string moves by the part of the remainder thereof being pulled in a state in which the second case is inserted in the first case.

10. The box of claim 9 , wherein

the chamfer is formed by:

cutting at least a part of a thickness of the one surface at a position in which at least one surface of the second case is to be folded; and

placing a coating material in at least a part of a cut area.

11. The box of claim 1 , wherein

the second case further comprises at least one retaining structure comprising at least one opening formed to allow the string to pass therethrough, and

the at least one retaining structure is disposed at a path which is in contact with the second case when the string moves by the part of the remainder thereof being pulled in a state in which the second case is inserted in the first case.

12. The box of claim 1 , wherein

the second case is configured such that at least one surface of the second case includes a curved surface convexly formed.

13. The box of claim 12 , wherein

the second case is configured such that at least one surface of the second case, which is in contact with the string when the string moves by the part of the remainder thereof being pulled in a state in which the second case is inserted in the first case, includes the curved surface.

14. The box of claim 1 , further comprising

at least one additional case disposed in the remaining area of the first case.

15. The box of claim 14 , further comprising

a retaining frame formed to correspond to an edge of the at least one additional case and disposed to retain the additional case.

16. The box of claim 1 , further comprising

a third case comprising:

a seating part in which the first case is disposed; and

a cover configured to extend from the seating part and formed to surround the first case.

17. The box of claim 1 , wherein

the string is disposed such that when a part of the string, which is exposed to the outside, is pulled in a state in which the second case is inserted in the first case, the string moves along a central axis of the second case.

18. A box assembly process comprising:

disposing a partition wall in an interior of a first case comprising a first opening in at least one surface thereof;

coupling a string to the partition wall; and

inserting a second case into the first case such that when the second case is inserted through the first opening of the first case, a part of the string is inserted into the first case, and a part of a remainder thereof is exposed outside the first case.

19. The box assembly process of claim 18 , wherein

the coupling of the string to the partition wall comprises disposing the string such that at least one engaging structure, which is disposed at one end of the string, is caught to the partition wall.

20. An enclosure for an electronic device, the enclosure comprising:

a first case defining a first opening;

a second case insertable into the first case through the first opening;

a partition wall configured to partition an interior of the first case into an area into which the second case is inserted and a remaining area; and

a string coupled to the partition wall and configured such that, when the second case is inserted into the first case, a string part is inserted into the first case and a remaining string part is exposed at an outside the first case,

wherein at least a part of the second case is withdrawn from the first case by the remaining string part being pulled in a state in which the second case is inserted in the first case.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 26, 2023
From: LEE, YOUNGCHAE
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063771/0600 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2021-0113245 · Aug 26, 2021 · national
KR 10-2021-0122595 · Sep 14, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022010566 · Jul 20, 2022
Related Publication 20230257158A1 · Aug 17, 2023
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