# US 10,246,214 B1 · Package box and foldable sheet material > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,246,214 B1 - Document ID: US10246214B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 15/826,601 - Filed: 2017-11-29 - Published: 2019-04-25 - Granted: 2019-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2017-10-19 - Assignees: Wistron Corporation - Applicants: Wistron Corporation - Inventors: Loon Zhou; Zhangying Zhao; Eva Wei - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10246214B1 ## CPC - B65D 5/0254: {with end closures formed by inward folding of flaps and securing them by means of a tongue integral with one of the flaps} - B65D 5/16: the tubular body being formed with an aperture or removable portion arranged to allow removal or insertion of contents through one or more sides - B65D 5/4608: {Handgrip holes} - B65D 5/6602: {formed by folding one or more extensions hinged to the upper edge of a tubular container body} - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES ## Abstract A package box includes two top plate portions at its top side, which are superimposed on each other and detachably fixed with each other through an engagement structure. The package box includes two right side plate portions at its right side, which are superimposed on each other and detachably fixed with each other through an engagement structure. The package box includes two left side plate portions at its left side, which are superimposed on each other and detachably fixed with each other through an engagement structure. The package box can be opened from the top side, the right side, or the left side after the corresponding engagement structure is opened. The package box can be formed by folding a foldable sheet material. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A package box, comprising: a bottom plate portion; a front plate portion, connected to the bottom plate portion; a rear plate portion, connected to the bottom plate portion opposite to the front plate portion; a first top plate portion, connected to the front plate portion opposite to the bottom plate portion; a second top plate portion, connected to the rear plate portion opposite to the bottom plate portion, the first top plate portion and the second top plate portion being superimposed on each other and detachably fixed with each other through a top engagement structure; a first right side plate portion, connected to the front plate portion; a second right side plate portion, connected to the rear plate portion corresponding to the first right side plate portion, the first right side plate portion and the second right side plate portion being superimposed on each other and detachably fixed with each other through a right engagement structure; a first left side plate portion, connected to the front plate portion opposite to the first right side plate portion; a second left side plate portion, connected to the rear plate portion corresponding to the first left side plate portion and opposite to the second right side plate portion, the first left side plate portion and the second left side plate portion being superimpose on each other and detachably fixed with each other through a left engagement structure; a right bottom plate portion, connected to the first right side plate portion or the second right side plate portion and superimposed on the bottom plate portion; a right top plate portion, connected to the first right side plate portion or the second right side plate portion opposite to the right bottom plate portion, the first top plate portion and the second top plate portion being superimposed on the right top plate portion; a left bottom plate portion, connected to the first left side plate portion or the second left side plate portion and superimposed on the bottom plate portion; and a left top plate portion, connected to the first left side plate portion or the second left side plate portion opposite to the left bottom plate portion, the first top plate portion and the second top plate portion being superimposed on the left top plate portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The package box of claim 1, wherein the right bottom plate portion is a quarter circle plate and has two radius edges and an arc edge, the right bottom plate portion is connected to the first right side plate portion or the second right side plate portion through one of the two radius edges, and the right bottom plate portion abuts against the front plate portion or the rear plate portion through the other one of the two radius edges correspondingly. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The package box of claim 1, wherein the right top plate portion is a quarter circle plate and has two radius edges and an arc edge, the right top plate portion is connected to the first right side plate portion or the second right side plate portion through one of the two radius edges, and the right top plate portion abuts against the front plate portion or the rear plate portion through the other one of the two radius edges correspondingly. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The package box of claim 1, wherein the top engagement structure comprises an engaging tab and a slot structure, the engaging tab is disposed at a place where the first top plate portion and the front plate portion are connected, the slot structure is disposed at an edge of the second top plate portion, and the second top plate portion is located at an outer side of the first top plate portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The package box of claim 4, wherein the engaging tab comprises a connection portion, an insertion portion, and two wing portions, the engaging tab is connected through the connection portion to the place where the first top plate portion and the front plate portion are connected, the insertion portion is connected to the connection portion, the two wing portions are connected to two opposite edges of the insertion portion respectively, the slot structure has an n-shaped slot, and the two wing portions are capable of bending relative to the insertion portion so that the insertion portion and the two wing portions are capable of passing through the n-shaped slot. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The package box of claim 5, wherein the connection portion has two parallel tear lines extending to two opposite edges of the connection portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The package box of claim 4, wherein the right engagement structure comprises an engaging tab and a slot structure, the engaging tab of the right engagement structure is disposed at a place where the front plate portion and the first right side plate portion are connected, the slot structure of the right engagement structure is disposed at an edge of the second right side plate portion, and the second right side plate portion is located at an outer side of the first right side plate portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The package box of claim 1, wherein the top engagement structure, the right engagement structure, and the left engagement structure are located at a periphery of the front plate portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The package box of claim 1, wherein the first top plate portion and the second top plate portion have the same size. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The package box of claim 1, wherein the first right side plate portion and the second right side plate portion have the same size. ### Claim 11 A foldable sheet material, capable of being folded to form a package box, the foldable sheet material comprising: a bottom plate portion; a front plate portion, extending from an edge of the bottom plate portion; a rear plate portion, extending from another edge of the bottom plate portion opposite to the front plate portion; a first top plate portion, extending from an edge of the front plate portion opposite to the bottom plate portion; a second top plate portion, extending from an edge of the rear plate portion opposite to the bottom plate portion; a first right side plate portion, extending from another edge of the front plate portion; a second right side plate portion, extending from another edge of the rear plate portion corresponding to the first right side plate portion; a first left side plate portion, extending from another edge of the front plate portion opposite to the first right side plate portion; a second left side plate portion, extending from another edge of the rear plate portion corresponding to the first left side plate portion and opposite to the second right side plate portion; a right bottom plate portion, extending from an edge of the first right side plate portion or an edge of the second right side plate portion and located between the first right side plate portion and the second right side plate portion; a right top plate portion, extending from another edge of the first right side plate portion or another edge of the second right side plate portion opposite to the right bottom plate portion; a left bottom plate portion, extending from an edge of the first left side plate portion or an edge of the second left side plate portion and located between the first left side plate portion and the second left side plate portion; and a left top plate portion, extending from another edge of the first left side plate portion or another edge of the second left side plate portion opposite to the left bottom plate portion. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The foldable sheet material of claim 11, wherein the right bottom plate portion is a quarter circle plate and has two radius edges and an arc edge, the right bottom plate portion is connected to the first right side plate portion or the second right side plate portion through one of the two radius edges, and the other one of the two radius edges is toward another edge of the bottom plate portion. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The foldable sheet material of claim 11, wherein the right top plate portion is a quarter circle plate and has two radius edges and an arc edge, the right top plate portion is connected to the first right side plate portion or the second right side plate portion through one of the two radius edges, and the other one of the two radius edges is toward an edge of the first top plate portion or an edge of the second top plate portion correspondingly. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The foldable sheet material of claim 11, further comprising an engaging tab and a slot structure matching with the engaging tab, wherein the engaging tab is disposed at a place where the first top plate portion and the front plate portion are connected, and the slot structure is disposed at an edge of the second top plate portion. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The foldable sheet material of claim 14, wherein the engaging tab comprises a connection portion, an insertion portion, and two wing portions, the engaging tab is connected through the connection portion to the place where the first top plate portion and the front plate portion are connected, the insertion portion is connected to the connection portion, the two wing portions are connected to two opposite edges of the insertion portion respectively, the slot structure has an n-shaped slot, and the two wing portions are capable of bending relative to the insertion portion so that the insertion portion and the two wing portions are capable of passing through the n-shaped slot. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The foldable sheet material of claim 15, wherein the connection portion has two parallel tear lines extending to two opposite edges of the connection portion. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The foldable sheet material of claim 11, wherein the first top plate portion and the second top plate portion have the same size. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The foldable sheet material of claim 11, wherein the first right side plate portion and the second right side plate portion have the same size.