Collapsible box with side wall article supports
OwnerMichael L. F. Chan, David M. F. Chaninventors
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Abstract
A parallelogram shaped box with side walls formed by parallel, generally rectangular bar members has a plurality of grommets inserted into the side walls between the bar members. Each grommet is trapped between adjacent bar members by clamping of adjacent bar members. Each grommet has a thickness greater than the thickness of the bar members and has a boss in the grommet with a pin retainer in the grommet, such as a straight hole. A pin placed in the pin retainer can support a decorative article so that external sides of the box can be decorated.
Claims2
A collapsible box with side wall article supports comprising:
- an arrangement of four panels arranged in a parallelogram configuration, each panel having a plurality of parallel, generally rectangular bar members having opposite ends with holes therein, supported at each end by upright posts extending through holes of stacked bar members, the rectangular bar members having a characteristic bar thickness, and
- a plurality of grommets fitting tightly between adjacent parallel bar members, each grommet having a boss with a pin retainer therein, the grommet having a grommet thickness corresponding at least to the bar thickness that provides linear support for a pin retained in the boss, wherein each grommet has two parallel opposed sides, with each side having edgewise parallel rails that engage the bar members at opposed ends of the characteristic bar thickness.
A collapsible box with side wall article supports comprising:
- an arrangement of four panels arranged in a parallelogram configuration, each panel having a plurality of parallel, generally rectangular bar members having opposite ends with holes therein, supported at each end by upright posts extending through holes of stacked bar members, the rectangular bar members having a characteristic bar thickness, and
- a plurality of grommets fitting tightly between adjacent parallel bar members, each grommet having a boss with a pin retainer therein, the grommet having a grommet thickness corresponding at least to the bar thickness that provides linear support for a pin retained in the boss, wherein each boss extends outwardly beyond parallel side rails of a panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.