IP Library Granted Patent US 12,280,911
Granted Patent B2
US 12,280,911 · App. 18/243,624 · Granted Apr 22, 2025

Foldable file box

Inventor: Xiaowei Song (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: ALL STAR HOUSEWARE LTD.
B65D11/1893B42F15/0094B65D5/323B65D43/0222
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,280,911
App. No.
18/243,624
Granted
Apr 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A foldable file box includes: a plastic sheet including a bottom wall and two side walls that are foldable relative to the bottom wall to form a U-shaped structure; two side frames interlocking with the bottom wall and the two side walls to form a box structure including a top opening; two hanging rods each including a bottom portion interlocking with the top part of the plastic sheet, and two ends of each hanging rod respectively interlocking with the two side frames; and a top cover interlocking with the two side frames and the two hanging rods to close the top opening.

Claims (16)

1. A foldable file box, comprising:

a plastic sheet, the plastic sheet comprising a bottom wall and two side walls, and the two side walls being foldable relative to the bottom wall to form a U-shaped structure;

two side frames, interlocking with the bottom wall and the two side walls to form a box structure comprising a top opening;

two hanging rods, each hanging rod comprising a bottom portion interlocking with a top part of the plastic sheet and two ends respectively interlocking with the two side frames; and

a top cover, interlocking with the two side frames and the two hanging rods to close the top opening.

2. The foldable file box of claim 1 , wherein the two side walls and the bottom wall each comprise a plurality of clasps that are foldable; and the two side frames and the two hanging rods each comprise a plurality of first grooves for respectively interlocking with corresponding clasps.

3. The foldable file box of claim 2 , wherein each of the two side frames comprises an inner wall comprising a U-shaped groove; and the two side walls and the bottom wall are embedded into the U-shaped groove.

4. The foldable file box of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of clasps are trapezoidal structures disposed on a top portion of each of the two side walls and both ends of the bottom wall; the trapezoidal structures on the two side walls are foldable and interlock with the two hanging rods; and the trapezoidal structures on the bottom wall are foldable and interlock with the two side frames.

5. The foldable file box of claim 4 , wherein the trapezoidal structures are bent to an angle of approximately 45° relative to the two side walls or the bottom wall.

6. The foldable file box of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of clasps are trapezoidal structures disposed on a top portion of each of the two side walls and both ends of the bottom wall; the trapezoidal structures on the two side walls are foldable and interlock with the two hanging rods; and the trapezoidal structures on the bottom wall are foldable and interlock with the two side frames.

7. The foldable file box of claim 6 , wherein the trapezoidal structures are bent to an angle of approximately 45° relative to the two side walls or the bottom wall.

8. The foldable file box of claim 1 , wherein both ends of each of the two hanging rods comprise a U-shaped fastener comprising two outward extending walls; and each of the two side frames comprises a second groove matched with the U-shaped fastener.

9. The foldable file box of claim 1 , wherein the plastic sheet, the two side frames, the two hanging rods, and the top cover comprise a flexible material.

10. The foldable file box of claim 1 , wherein the two hanging rods and the two side frames each comprise a protruding edge through which a folder is hooked on the box structure.

11. The foldable file box of claim 1 , wherein each of the two side frames comprises a bottom part and a plurality of wheels pivotally connected to the bottom part.

12. The foldable file box of claim 11 , wherein each of the two side frames comprises a plurality of holes; each of the plurality of wheels comprises a bracket that is rotatable; one end of the bracket is disposed into a corresponding hole of each of the two side frames, and the plurality of wheels are detachably connected to the two side frames.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 7, 2023
From: SONG, XIAOWEI
To: ALL STAR HOUSEWARE LTD.
Reel/Frame 064835/0927 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202321216520.7 · May 18, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240383640A1 · Nov 21, 2024
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