Tipping indicator and packing box including the same
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorToshiyuki Nakamura
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Abstract
A tipping indicator (10) for fixing to a side surface of a packing box (1) includes an ink bag (11), an ink absorber (12), and an outer bag (13). The ink bag (11) includes an ink chamber (11a) internally filled with an ink (G). The ink absorber (12) is ink absorptive and has a different color from the ink (G). The outer bag (13) is formed from a film within which the ink bag (11) and the ink absorber (12) are enclosed. At least part of the outer bag (13) has a visual confirmation region (R3) in which the ink absorber (12) is visible.
Claims14
A tipping indicator for fixing to a side surface of a packing box, the tipping indicator comprising:
- an ink bag including an ink chamber internally filled with an ink;
- an ink absorber that is ink absorptive and that has a different color from the ink;
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- an outer bag formed from a film within which the ink bag and the ink absorber are enclosed, wherein
- at least part of the outer bag has a visual confirmation region in which the ink absorber is visible,
- the outer bag includes a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber that enclose the ink absorber therein,
- the ink absorber and the outer bag are foldable into an L-shape,
- the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber each span across a folding position,
- in the first storage chamber, the ink chamber of the ink bag is located on only one side of the folding position,
- in the second storage chamber, the ink chamber of the ink bag is located on only another side of the folding position,
- in the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber, the ink absorber is located on both the one side and the other side of the folding position, and
- in the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber, the visual confirmation region is located on both the one side and the other side of the folding position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.