CN101808546B

CN101808546B - Jewellery box

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Publication number: CN101808546B
Application number: CN2008801057762A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 让-保罗·梅耶尔·托尔科斯基
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2007-07-26
Filing date: 2008-07-24
Publication date: 2012-01-04
Anticipated expiration: 2028-07-24
Also published as: CN101808546A; US20100181227A1; WO2009012540A3; WO2009012540A2; BE1017702A3

Abstract

Jewellery box (1) for storing a piece of jewellery (4) formed of two box halves (2) positioned against one another with their open sides (5) and which are connected to one another by means of a hinge (7) at one of their connecting edges (6), characterised in that a presentation plate (9) is provided in the space inside the box (3) on whose top side (10) the piece of jewellery (4) can be placed, and which is made in such a way that the piece of jewellery (4) on the presentation plate (9), when the jewellery box (1) is opened around the above-mentioned hinge (7), automatically comes out so as to present the piece of jewellery (4).

Description

Casket

The present invention relates to a kind of casket (jewellery box).

Especially, the present invention designed to be used and stores jewellery spare (pieces of jewellery), and when opening said casket, is used for presenting said jewellery spare with modish mode.

The casket that is formed by half box (box half) that is connected to lid (lid) by means of articulated elements (hinge) is known.

The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of casket, said casket can present jewellery spare with novel especially mode.

For achieving the above object; The present invention relates to a kind of casket that is used to store jewellery spare; Said casket is become by two and half box-likes, said two and half boxes be placed as with said two and half boxes open side (open side) each other against, and said two and half boxes interconnect by means of the articulated elements of an edge in the adjoining edge (edge) of said two and half boxes; Graphic Panel (presentation plate) is provided in the space in said box thus; Said jewellery spare can be placed in the top side (top side) of said Graphic Panel, and said Graphic Panel constitutes by this way, to such an extent as to when said casket is opened along articulated elements recited above; Said jewellery spare on said Graphic Panel automatically exposes, thereby presents said jewellery spare.

Along with said jewellery spare automatically exposes, this can produce pleasantly surprised effect to the user.

Another benefit of the present invention is that said casket can appear with a plurality of open positions, we can say that thus said jewellery spare can appear on said Graphic Panel in a different manner, for example half-open with said casket or the mode all opened.

Another benefit of this aspect is, and is simple in structure and be easy to use like casket of the present invention.

Be better explanation characteristic of the present invention,, only describe according to the preferred embodiment of casket of the present invention as follows as embodiment with reference to accompanying drawing, rather than become by any way restrictive, wherein:

Fig. 1 schematically characterizes the stereogram of casket according to the present invention when closing;

Fig. 2 characterizes the profile that obtains according to the line II-II among Fig. 1;

Fig. 3, Fig. 4, Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 characterize profile as shown in Figure 2, and difference is to open the different phase up to the fully open position of Fig. 6 continuously to said casket;

Similar profile among Fig. 7 sign and Fig. 6, difference are to another embodiment according to casket of the present invention:

Fig. 8 characterizes along the view of the direction shown in arrow F8 among Fig. 7.

Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 schematically are characterized in the said casket 1 when closing.Said casket 1 is made up of two and half boxes 2; Said two and half boxes of being processed by rigid material (rigid material) 2 surround space 3; Said jewellery spare 4 is maintained in the said space 3, and the open side 5 of said thus two and half boxes 2 is placed as and abuts against each other.An adjoining edge place in the adjoining edge 6 of said half box 2, said half box 2 is connected by means of hinged fastener (hinged joint) 7.

The said hinged fastener 7 that connects said two and half boxes 2 can for example be processed by sheeting (foil material); Such as cardboard, leather, plastics or similar material; And in this case, said hinged fastener 7 is formed by the outer covering layer (outer coating) 8 of said casket 1.

In said space 3, Graphic Panel 9 is provided; Said jewellery spare 4 to be appeared can be placed on the said Graphic Panel 9; And said Graphic Panel 9 is hinged installation (hinge-mounted) to said casket 1, and said Graphic Panel 9 rotates along the axle that the said articulated elements (hinge) that is parallel to said casket 17 extends.

Said Graphic Panel 9 has top side 10; Said top side 10 is provided with in order to keep the device (means) 11 of said jewellery spare 4 in desired locations; And bottom side (bottom side) 12, said bottom side 12 is oriented the wall (walls) 13 towards said half box 2 that connects by said articulated elements 7.

Each the hinged installation in the wall 13 of the said hinged installation of its 12 places, bottom side and said two and half boxes 2 of said Graphic Panel 9.

Said articulated elements (hinges) 14 is placed on the said articulated elements 7 same distance places apart from said casket 1, and they are processed by flexible material (flexible material).

In the embodiment that has enumerated; They are formed by flexibility band (flexible strip) 15, and such as being processed by cardboard, plastic foil (plastic film) or similar material, said flexible band has two parallel fold lines (folding lines) 16; With three parts (17; 18,19) the said flexible band that constitutes can be folded twice along said two parallel fold lines, and said fold line extends in the direction of the said articulated elements 7 that is parallel to said casket 1.Said flexibility is connected to one and half boxes in half box 2 recited above with 15 with a free edge (free edge) 19, and is connected to the said bottom side 12 of said Graphic Panel 9 with its another free edge 17.

The said top side 10 and the said bottom side 12 of said Graphic Panel 9 have rectangular shape.The characteristic of said rectangular shape is limited by length and width, and said thus length is that the orientation measurement at the said articulated elements 7 of said casket 1 obtains and said width is to obtain in the orientation measurement perpendicular to the said articulated elements 7 of said casket 1.

In this case, the width of the said bottom side 12 of said Graphic Panel 9 is greater than the width of said top side 10.

Said shape can realize that said both sides of the edge 20 are extended in the direction that is parallel to said articulated elements 7 through on the both sides of the edge of Graphic Panel 9 (side edges) 20, cut sth. askew taperedly.

In addition; By means of loose connector (loose connection) 21; The said bottom side 12 of said Graphic Panel 9 can be connected to said half box 2 alternatively in the both sides of said articulated elements, and said loose connector 21 can be formed by belt (ribbon) 22 or rope (string) or the fabric pieces (a piece of fabric) that extends longitudinally.

In the said wall 23 of said each half box 2, be provided with magnet (magnets) 24; Particularly at 25 places, said edge; Said magnet 24 contact when said casket 1 is closed at 25 places, said edge, and in the wall (hinge-mounted walls) 13 of said hinged installation, be provided with magnet 26.

In addition, also magnet 27 can be provided in the said Graphic Panel 9.

The operation of said casket 1 is very simple, and illustrates as follows by means of Fig. 3 to Fig. 6.

As Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 characterized in the closed position, because the interaction between the said magnet 24 at 25 places, said edge of said casket 1, said casket 1 is able to keep shut.

In order to open said casket 1 in said closed position, need only interrupt the said articulated elements 7 of said magnetic attraction and edge said two and half boxes 2 are rotated relative to each other.

Along with said casket 1 little by little is rotated and further opens; Said continuous position like Fig. 3 to Fig. 6; Said Graphic Panel 9 will play hinged effect on two articulated elements 14, said articulated elements 14 is processed by flexible material, thus because whole symmetrical structure; Said Graphic Panel 9 (hinging manner) in hinged way moves; The axle that extends with respect to the said articulated elements that is parallel to said casket 1 of promptly can saying so moves, and maintains the position that extend on a plane thus, and said plane is perpendicular to the plane of symmetry of said casket 1.

By this way; Along with said casket 1 is opened, said Graphic Panel 9 will automatically be exposed to a position, and said thus Graphic Panel 9 rests on the edge 28 of said casket 1; Said edge 28 is connected to said articulated elements, thereby presents said jewellery spare 4 on said Graphic Panel 9.

When said casket is opened, the said belt 22 on the said bottom side 12 of said Graphic Panel 9 will be tightened up, and this improves the stability of said Graphic Panel 9.

When said casket 1 almost all is opened; The magnetic attraction that magnet in the wall 13 of the said hinged installation of said half box 2 is 26 will guarantee that two walls 13 further toward each other and said casket 1 farthest is opened, and be maintained at this position by said magnet 26 said caskets 1.

At these whole open positions, said Graphic Panel 9 at least partly reaches the said open side of two and half boxes 2.

Obviously; In order to present said jewellery spare 4; Said casket 1 is not the position that must all be opened to Fig. 6; But the position that partially opens that is not precluded within said casket 1 presents said jewellery spare 4, the centre position that for example in Fig. 4, is characterized, and thus said jewellery spare 4 is appeared with a kind of modish mode.

If desired; The opening angle that said casket 1 is opened (opening angle) A can be limited; For example shorten and limit through the said loose connector 21 among the embodiment that will enumerate; If maximum thus unlatching must guarantee then that for example corresponding to the situation among Fig. 3 said loose connector 21 is tightened up under this situation.

Obviously other modes, except said magnet (24,26) in addition, other devices (such as lock or the like) also can be used to respectively said Close All or all open position keep said casket 1.

Preferably, leather is used as said outer covering layer 8, and the inside 29 of said casket 1 is coated by velvet or another material that is fit to said Graphic Panel 9.

Although the said articulated elements 7 at two and half boxes 2 described in the said accompanying drawing is formed by said outer covering layer 8, do not get rid of the articulated elements of using other types at this.

In another embodiment of said casket 1, the said bottom side 12 that connects said Graphic Panel 9 is with 15 to may be provided in a fold line 16 is only arranged to the said flexibility of each half box 2.

In an optional embodiment of said casket 1, can be substituted by one or more folding lines ((a) crease (s)) or punching trace (perforated score (s)) at said flexibility in 15 or more said fold lines 16.

Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 characterize the optional embodiment of the said casket of all being opened 1.

In said embodiment, said Graphic Panel 9 is provided with drop-center 30 at its 12 places, bottom side, and said drop-center 30 extends through whole length of said bottom side 12.

Said groove 30 can have upstanding wall (standing walls) 31 or tapered shape, and the width of said thus groove 30 is deepened along with the degree of depth and diminished.The width at the end of said groove 30 (base) 32 is such, to such an extent as to such as Fig. 7 sign ground, at said whole open positions, said Graphic Panel 9 utilizes its groove 30 to be meshed with the said hinged edge (hinging edges) 28 of said half box 2.

By this way, at the said open position of said casket 1, said Graphic Panel 9 will be placed on the position of the said nonhinged edge 25 that slightly is deeper than said half box 2.

In this embodiment, do not provide between 13 with the said connecting wall (connecting walls) of said half box at said Graphic Panel 9 to be connected.

In addition; The said nonhinged edge of each half box 2 all is provided with to the prominent edge of interior orientation (collar) 33; Said prominent edge 33 extend until or in fact until the said edge 20 of said Graphic Panel 9; By this way, when said casket 1 is all opened, in the said wall 23 and the covering fully of 5 quilts of the open side between the said Graphic Panel 9 of said casket 1.

Be parallel to distance between said two relative prominent edges 33 of said articulated elements 7 less than the width of the said bottom side 12 of said Graphic Panel 9.

Be equal to or less than the distance between the said relative prominent edge 33 of placing perpendicular to the direction of the said articulated elements 7 of said casket 1 in the length of the said bottom side 12 of the said Graphic Panel 9 that the orientation measurement of the said articulated elements 7 of said casket 1 obtains.

Because said Graphic Panel 9 is at its 20 places, tapered edge; Fastened on said prominent edge 33 times along said nonhinged edge (non-hinged edges) 25; And on the top at the edge of said hinged installation (hinge-mounted edges) 28, so said Graphic Panel 9 is able to keep stable keeping flat in this position.

In this embodiment, be used for the said device 11 that said jewellery spare 4 remains in desired position and form by clip (clip), said jewellery spare 4 is fastened by said clip.

The present invention is subject to the said embodiment of describing and being characterized by said accompanying drawing with the mode of embodiment never in any form; On the contrary, a casket as of the present invention can also still fall into protection scope of the present invention with the shape and the size formation of all kinds.

Claims

1. casket (1) that is used to store jewellery spare (4); Said casket (1) is formed by two and half boxes (2); Said two and half boxes (2) be placed as with the open side (5) of said two and half boxes (2) each other against; And said two and half boxes (2) interconnect by means of the articulated elements (7) of an edge in the adjoining edge (6) of said two and half boxes (2)

It is characterized in that; Graphic Panel (9) is provided in the space in said box (3); Said jewellery spare (4) can be placed in the top side (10) of said Graphic Panel (9), and said Graphic Panel (9) constitutes by this way, to such an extent as to when said casket (1) along articulated elements recited above (7) when being opened; Said jewellery spare (4) on said Graphic Panel (9) automatically exposes, thereby presents said jewellery spare (4);

Wherein, (12) provide groove (30) to said Graphic Panel (9) in the bottom side, and when said casket (1) when being opened, said Graphic Panel (9) is meshed with the said edge (28) that is oriented toward each other with said groove (30).

2. casket as claimed in claim 1 (1) is characterized in that, said articulated elements (7) is processed by sheeting, and like cardboard, leather or plastics, and said thus articulated elements (7) can be formed by the outer covering layer (8) of said casket (1).

3. like the described casket of aforementioned arbitrary claim (1), it is characterized in that the axle that said Graphic Panel (9) extends along the said articulated elements (7) that is parallel to said casket (1) is hinged and is installed on said casket (1).

4. casket as claimed in claim 1 (1) is characterized in that, said Graphic Panel (9) is hingedly installed to the wall (13) of the hinged installation of said half box (2) on said bottom side (12).

5. casket as claimed in claim 4 (1) is characterized in that, said Graphic Panel (9) is hingedly installed to each in said two and half boxes (2) by means of two articulated elements that are made up of flexible material (14).

6. casket as claimed in claim 5 (1) is characterized in that, two articulated elements recited above (14) are placed on apart from said articulated elements (7) the same distance place of said casket (1).

7. like claim 5 or 6 described caskets (1); It is characterized in that; In two articulated elements recited above (14) each constitutes by flexibility band (15), and said flexible band (15) is provided with at least one fold line (16), and said fold line (16) extends longitudinally; Said flexible band (15) can play hinged effect along said fold line (16); And said thus flexible band (15) is located to be connected in half box recited above (2) at vertical free edge (19,17) on the one hand, and is connected to said Graphic Panel (9) on the other hand.

8. casket as claimed in claim 7 (1); It is characterized in that; In two articulated elements recited above (14) each constitutes by flexibility band (15), and said flexible band (15) is provided with at least two parallel fold lines (16), and said at least two parallel fold lines (16) extend longitudinally; Said flexible band (15) can play hinged effect along said at least two parallel fold lines (16); And said thus flexible band (15) is located to be connected in half box recited above (2) at vertical free edge (19,17) on the one hand, and is connected to said Graphic Panel (9) on the other hand.

9. like claim 5,6,7 or 8 described caskets (1); It is characterized in that; Being used to the said articulated elements (14) that said Graphic Panel (9) is connected to said casket (1) is to constitute by this way and form size by this way; To such an extent as to when said casket (1) all or was in fact all opened, said Graphic Panel (9) was laid on the edge (28) of said hinged installation.

10. casket as claimed in claim 9 (1) is characterized in that, when said casket (1) when all opening, said Graphic Panel (9) part at least hides the said open side (5) of said half box (2).

11. casket as claimed in claim 9 (1) is characterized in that, each in said half box (2) all is provided with along the prominent edge (33) of nonhinged edge (25) to interior orientation.

12. casket as claimed in claim 11 (1); It is characterized in that; The width on said prominent edge (33) is such, to such an extent as to when said casket (1) was opened or virtually completely opened, said prominent edge (33) hid the opening between the wall (23) of said Graphic Panel (9) and said half box (2).

13. like claim 11 or 12 described caskets (1); It is characterized in that, and the width of the said bottom side (12) of the said Graphic Panel (9) that at right angles measures of the direction of the said articulated elements (7) of said casket (1) the said relative prominent edge (33) of extending greater than the said articulated elements (7) that is parallel to said casket (1) between distance.

14. casket as claimed in claim 13 (1); It is characterized in that; Said Graphic Panel (9) along both sides of the edge (20) taperedly by being cut sth. askew; Said both sides of the edge (20) are parallel to the said articulated elements (7) of said casket (1), and wherein, the width of the said bottom side (12) of said Graphic Panel (9) is greater than the width of said top side (10).

15. casket as claimed in claim 11 (1); It is characterized in that, be equal to or slightly less than the distance between the said relative prominent edge (33) that the direction perpendicular to the said articulated elements (7) of said casket (1) extends in the length of the said bottom side (12) of the said Graphic Panel (9) that the orientation measurement of the said articulated elements (7) of said casket (1) obtains.

16. casket as claimed in claim 11 (1) is characterized in that, said Graphic Panel (9) is connected to half box (2) of the either side of said articulated elements (7) by means of loose connector (21), and said loose connector (21) is belt (22).

17. casket as claimed in claim 9 (1); It is characterized in that; The said edge (28) of said half box (2) of said casket (1) in said each half box (2) is located and/or is located to be provided with co-operating magnet (24,26) at the said wall (13) of said half box (2) installed of being hinged.

18. casket as claimed in claim 11 (1) is characterized in that, said casket (1) has the plane of symmetry that extends through said articulated elements (7).