US20090250486A1

US20090250486A1 - Tissue case

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Publication number: US20090250486A1
Application number: US12/099,732
Authority: US
Inventors: Bok Woo Lee
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2008-04-08
Filing date: 2008-04-08
Publication date: 2009-10-08

Abstract

A tissue case is disclosed. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the tissue case comprises a front plate, an upper plate and a lower plate extended from the front plate with the front plate disposed therebetween and each including a withdrawal outlet independently formed from the other; upper and lower rear plates each having a half height of the height of the front plate, being extended from the upper and lower plates respectively; and a partition plate extended from the lower rear plate, such that two storage spaces can be formed up and down. Accordingly, while storing a lot of tissue sheets in the upper and the lower storage spaces, the tissue sheets can be successively drawn out without a break until being exhausted due to the halved height of each storage space.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a tissue case, and more particularly to a tissue case capable of storing a lot of tissue sheets by separately having upper and lower storage spaces and enabling the stored tissue sheets to be successively drawn out without a break until the tissue sheets are completely exhausted.
2. Description of the Related Art
Generally, a tissue case stores sequentially connected tissue sheets in a single storage space thereof so that the tissue sheets are successively drawn out one by one. Here, the tissue sheets need to be stored by an enough quantity to be used for a predetermined time period. Especially, when the stored quantity of the tissue is so small, it becomes very inconvenient to draw out the tissue sheet because the tissue case is too light and therefore wholly lifted upon withdrawal of the tissue sheet. Therefore, the storage space is usually formed to be as high as about 11 cm to store a quantity of tissue sheets in one large storage space.
Accordingly, when storage space of the tissue case has enough height and thereby stores a lot of tissue sheets, a user is able to use the tissue for a long time until exhaustion, conveniently drawing out the tissue sheet owing to a proper weight of the tissue case. However, with the storage space having such a great height, when the tissue sheets are reduced to less than a half of the total quantity, a distance from a remaining tissue stack to a withdrawal outlet of the tissue case becomes so far that a preceding tissue sheet may be drawn out as separated from the remaining tissue stack. As a result, it becomes extremely inconvenient to draw out a next tissue sheet.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a tissue case capable of enabling all the tissue sheets stored therein to be successively drawn out without a break until the tissue sheets are completely exhausted, by structuring a storage space to be divided into upper and lower storage spaces.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a tissue case capable of structuring the two storage spaces at an upper part and a lower part by folding and adhesion of a single sheet of paperboard.
In accordance with the present invention, the above and other objects can be accomplished by the provision of a tissue case comprising a rear plate halved into an upper rear plate and a lower rear plate respectively extended from an upper plate and a lower plate, and a partition plate extended from the upper rear plate to divide a storage space to upper and lower storage spaces, such that tissue sheets can be drawn out through withdrawal outlets each formed at the upper and the lower plates.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other objects, features and other advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tissue case as developed, according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a plan development view of the tissue case according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the tissue case according to the embodiment of the present invention, in a first folding process;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the tissue case according to the embodiment of the present invention, in a second folding process;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the tissue case as completely assembled; and

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing the structure of the tissue case according to the embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. In the description, well-known arts and functions will not be described in detail so as not to obscure the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a perspective development view of a tissue case according to an embodiment of the present invention and FIG. 2 is a plan development view of the tissue case according to the embodiment of the present invention. The tissue case A comprises a single sheet of paperboard constituted by upper and lower plates 2 and 4, front and rear plates 6, 8 and 10, a partition plate 12, sidewall plates 14 and 16, and sub-sidewall plates 18, 20 and 22, which are all connected with respect to folding lines formed between respective adjoining plates thereof.
The upper and the lower plates 2 and 4 are extended from opposite sides of the front plate 6 with a folding line formed between each of the upper and lower plates 2 and 4 and the front plate 6. The sidewall plates 14 and 16 are extended in pairs from both lateral sides of the upper and the lower plates 2 and 4, respectively, with folding lines formed between each of the sidewall plates 14 and 16 and each of the upper and the lower plates 2 and 4. The sidewall plates 14 and 16 have a predetermined length to partly overlap each other. Withdrawal outlets 2 a and 4 a are formed in the center of the upper and the lower plates 2 and 4, respectively.
Here, the withdrawal outlets 2 a and 4 a of the upper and the lower plates 2 and 4 may be exposed by removing a cut-out part of each along a cutting line after the manufacture like in general tissue cases, or bored in advance through the upper and the lower plates 2 and 4. On a back surface of the upper and the lower plates 2 and 4, a vinyl film is attached corresponding to the withdrawal outlets 2 a and 4 a such that the tissue sheet can be caught in an opening of the vinyl film.
In addition, the front plate 6 which determines height of the tissue case A is formed by a proper height, including the sub-sidewall plates 18 extended from both lateral sides thereof with folding lines formed between each sub-sidewall plate 18 and the each lateral side.
The rear plates 8 and 10 are separately formed to constitute an upper half and a lower half of the whole rear surface, respectively. The upper rear plate 8 is extended from the upper plate 2 with a folding line formed between them. The lower rear plate 10 is extended from the lower plate 4 with a folding line formed between them. The sub-sidewall plates 20 and 22 are extended in pairs from both lateral sides of the rear plates 8 and 10, respectively, with folding lines formed between each of the sub-sidewall plates 20 and 22 and each of the upper and the lower rear plates 8 and 10. The sub-sidewall plates 20 and 22 include supporting parts 20 a and 22 a extended from an end thereof, respectively. At an end of the upper rear plate 8, an adhesion part 8 a is extendedly formed with a folding line formed between them.
In addition, the partition plate 12 is extended from the upper rear plate 8 with a folding line formed between them. Furthermore, a partition adhesion part 12 a is extended from an end of the partition plate 12 with a folding line formed between them.
As described above, the tissue case according to this embodiment of the present invention can be manufactured using one sheet of paperboard since the upper and the lower plates 2 and 4, the front and the rear plates 6, 8 and 10, and the partition plate 12 are all connected with one another.
FIG. 3 through FIG. 5 show folding processes for assembling the tissue case according to the embodiment of the present invention. Although the order of the processes is not specifically settled, it is preferred that, first, the front plate 6 and the lower rear plate 10 are folded perpendicularly to the lower plate 4 using the folding lines, and the partition plate 12 and the partition adhesion part 12 a are also folded to be perpendicular to each adjoining plate using the folding lines. Then, the partition plate 12 is fixedly adhered to the middle of a back surface of the front plate 6 through the partition adhesion part 12 a, thereby forming a lower storage space 26.
After formation of the lower storage space, the upper plate 2, the upper rear plate 8 and the adhesion part 8 a of the upper rear plate 8 are folded sequentially from the front plate 6 using the folding lines in such a manner that those plates are perpendicular to each adjoining plate. Next, by adhering the adhesion part 8 a to the partition plate 12, an upper storage space 24 is formed at an upper part of the lower storage space 26 independently.
In this process, the adhesion part 8 a of the upper rear part 8 is not necessarily adhered to the partition plate 12 but may be fixedly adhered to an end of the lower rear plate 10.
After the upper and the lower storage spaces 24 and 26 are formed, the sub-sidewall plates 18, 20 and 22 of the front and the rear plates 6, 8 and 10 are folded at a right angle inwardly. Subsequently, the sidewall plates 14 and 16 respectively of the upper and the lower plates 2 and 4 are folded at a right angle using the folding lines. By fixedly adhering overlapping parts between the sidewall plates 14 and 16 to each other, the tissue case A can be shaped into a complete form.
During the above processes, the tissue sheets 28 and 30 are received in the upper and the lower storage spaces 24 and 26, respectively, and the sub-sidewall plates 20 and 22 of the upper and the lower rear plates 8 and 10 are brought into contact with the partition plate 12 through the supporting parts 20 a and 22 a each thereof, thereby serving as a supporter to reinforce the stiffness of the tissue case A.
Although the embodiment of the present invention is explained by dividing the storage space of the tissue case A into the upper and the lower storage spaces 24 and 26, the storage spaces 24 and 26 can be used optionally since there is actually no specific definition between the upper and lower parts. For example, the tissue case A can be used by removing the cut-out part of the upper plate 2, thereby forming the withdrawal outlet 2 a, and drawing out the tissue sheets 28 from the upper storage space 24.
According to the embodiment of the present invention, although the total height of the tissue case A is great, since the upper storage space 24 has just a half height, a distance from the partition plate 12 to the withdrawal outlet 2 a is small. Therefore, the tissue sheets 28 stored in the upper storage space 24 can be successively drawn out without a break until being exhausted.
Additionally, when the tissue sheets 28 in the upper storage space 24 are exhausted, the user can now use the tissue sheets 30 stored in the lower storage space 26 by turning the tissue case A upside down, removing the cut-out part of the lower plate 4, and drawing out the tissue sheets 30 through the withdrawal outlet 4 a. Also, since a distance from the partition plate 12 to the withdrawal outlet 4 a is a half of the total height of the tissue case A, the tissue sheets 30 can be successively drawn out without a break until being exhausted, thus remarkably improving the user convenience.
As can be appreciated from the above description, the tissue case A according to the embodiment of the present invention is capable of storing a lot of tissue sheets 28 and 30 using the upper and the lower storage spaces 24 and 26. Accordingly, the tissue sheets can be used for a long time, being drawn out conveniently by a proper weight of the tissue case A. Furthermore, the tissue sheets 28 and 30 stacked in the upper and the lower storage spaces 24 and 26 can be drawn out through different withdrawal outlets 2 a and 4 a, respectively, which are separately formed at each storage space 24 and 26. Therefore, in each storage space 24 and 26, a distance from a bottom surface to each withdrawal outlet 2 a and 4 a is not so great that the stored tissue sheets 28 and 30 can be successively drawn out without a break until being completely exhausted. Consequently, the user convenience can be greatly improved.
Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.

Claims

1. A tissue case comprising:

a front plate including a sub-sidewall plate on each side;

an upper plate and a lower plate respectively extended from upper and lower ends of the front plate

upper and lower rear plates each having a half height of the height of the front plate, being extended from the upper and lower plates respectively, and including half-height sub-sidewall plates extended from both lateral sides thereof;

a partition plate extended from the lower rear plate;

a upper withdrawal outlet formed on the upper plate and independently formed from the other and sidewall plates extended from both lateral sides thereof; and

a lower withdrawal outlet formed on the lower plate and independently formed from the other and sidewall plates extended from both lateral sides thereof,

wherein each of the upper withdrawal outlet and the lower withdrawal outlet comprises a vinyl film with an opening attached thereto and is configured such that a tissue sheet in the tissue case is drawn out therethrough, and wherein the tissue sheet is caught in the opening of the vinyl film.

2. The tissue case according to claim 1, wherein the upper rear plate and the partition plate each include an adhesion part extended from an end thereof, and the half-height sub-sidewall plates of the upper and the lower rear plates each include a supporting part extended therefrom.