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US 12,612,211 B2Granted
Foldable parcel comprising means for guiding a cover
AssigneePa.Cotte SA
InventorsDamien Limousin, Simon Guilloux
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Abstract
A foldable parcel is disclosed, which can transition between a use configuration, where a bottom and surrounding panels form a box, and a flat configuration, where the panels and a cover lie substantially parallel to the bottom. The parcel includes a locking mechanism that secures the cover in a closured position by forming a mechanical connection between the upper edge of the front panel and a front edge of the cover. It also includes a guide mechanism that assists in positioning the cover into its closed position.
Claims7
A package comprising:
- a bottom;
- panels including a front panel, a rear panel, and two side panels pivotally mounted on the bottom;
- obturation means comprising a lid pivotally mounted on the rear panel via a rear pivot link;
- the package being foldable between:
- a use configuration in which at least the bottom, the front panel and the two side panels form a case defining a stowage volume, and in which the obturation means are capable of closing the stowage volume;
- a flat configuration, in which the panels and the lid extend generally parallel to the bottom;
- the package also comprising locking means for locking the lid in a closed position of the stowage volume in the use configuration of the package, the locking means establishing, in a locking configuration, a mechanical link between an upper edge of the front panel and a front edge of the lid,
- wherein the package comprises guide means for guiding the lid into the closed position of the lid, the guide means being distinct from the rear pivot link, the guide means being configured to guide the front edge of the lid to abut against the upper edge of the front panel when the lid approaches the closed position of the lid and wherein the guide means comprise at least one pair of guide elements comprising:
- a guide slide having a flared entrance;
- a male guide element intended to be inserted and to slide into the guide slide when the lid approaches the closed position of the lid,
- and wherein the guide means comprise two deployable guide arms, each of said two deployable guide arms extending between a first end and a second end, each of said two deployable guide arms being rotatably coupled to the lid by the first end of the respective deployable guide arm of each of said two deployable guide arms, at the level of a coupling point located in the immediate vicinity of the front edge and a side edge of the lid, and wherein the guide means further comprise a main pair of guide elements for each guide arm of said two deployable guide arms, each main pair of guide elements comprising:
- a main slide extending on an inner face of the side panel in the immediate vicinity of each of said two deployable guide arms;
- a main male element located at the second end of each of said two deployable guide arms.
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