US2004206875A1PendingUtilityA1

Binding box for packaging and recycling

Priority: Apr 21, 2003Filed: Apr 21, 2003Published: Oct 21, 2004
Est. expiryApr 21, 2023(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Joy LiQi Li
B65B 27/083
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Abstract

A binding box for packaging and paper recycling comprises of a base, four trays, and four supporting parts connecting the trays and base, respectively. Each of the trays holds a corner to a quarter of the area of the papers or materials which need to be bound. The four trays work together to hold papers or any materials that needs to be bound but there is a clearance between any two pairs of the trays. Given the clearance between the trays and the clearance between the base and trays, human hands, ropes, or binding tools can go through to bind the papers without touching any one of the trays or moving the objects which needs to be bound. The ropes are placed in the clearances between trays. Once the binding is finished, a stack of bound papers or materials can be removed directly from the top of the binding box without moving the box.

Claims

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That which is claimed:  
     
         1 . A binding box comprising: a base, four separate trays; and four supporting parts connecting the four trays and base, respectively.  
     
     
         2 . The binding box of  claim 1 , wherein the base holds or connects the supporting parts.  
     
     
         3 . The binding box of  claim 1 , wherein the base can be any shape and the base can be the floor.  
     
     
         4 . The binding box of  claim 1 , wherein each of the supporting parts connects the base and one tray.  
     
     
         5 . The binding box of  claim 1 , wherein the supporting parts have sufficient clearance between the base and trays for human hands and ropes to go though for binding.  
     
     
         6 . The binding box of  claim 1 , wherein supporting parts can be four legs connected by frames.  
     
     
         7 . The binding box of  claim 1 , wherein each of the trays can be connected by one side wall and one front wall.  
     
     
         8 . The binding box of  claim 1 , wherein each of the trays can be connected only by one side wall.  
     
     
         9 . The binding box of  claim 1 , wherein each of the trays can be connected only by one front wall.  
     
     
         10 . The binding box of  claim 1 , wherein each of the trays may not have walls connected to the tray.  
     
     
         11 . The binding box of  claim 1 , wherein each of the trays holds one corner to one quarter of the papers or materials which need to be bound, and four trays work together to hold the entire papers or materials which need to be bound.  
     
     
         12 . The binding box of  claim 1 , wherein there is space between any pairs of the trays, such that ropes or binding materials can be placed in the space to bind papers without touching the trays.  
     
     
         13 . The binding box of  claim 1 , further comprising an ornamental design, such as recycling signs.  
     
     
         14 . The binding box of  claim 1 , further comprising attachment to tools, such as ropes, scissors, or others.  
     
     
         15 . The binding box of  claim 1 , wherein the binding box can be built by any solid materials, such as wood, metal, plastics, papers, etc.  
     
     
         16 . The binding box of  claim 1 , wherein the binding box can be built by a combination of any of the solid materials.  
     
     
         17 . The binding box of  claim 1 , wherein each parts, base, standing parts, trays, and walls, may comprise one or more than one pieces of materials.  
     
     
         18 . A method of providing a binding box comprising: four separate trays to hold the four corners of papers or materials which need to be bound, respectively, and each of the trays are connected to a base with standing parts.  
     
     
         19 . A method of  claim 18 , further having enough clearance between the trays and base, such that human hands and ropes or other binding tools or materials can go though while conducting binding.  
     
     
         20 . A method of  claim 18 , further having enough clearance between any pair of the trays; therefore, ropes or other binding materials can be placed in the space to bind the papers or materials which need to be bound.  
     
     
         21 . A method of  claim 18 , after binding, the bound papers or materials can be removed from the top of the binding box directly without moving the binding box.

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