Tip indicator and packaging box equipped with same
US10000327B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2519/00815
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Provided is a tip indicator that enables reduced manufacturing costs with a simple configuration, can be made lighter in weight, and is capable of detecting tipping over of a packaging box and the like. This tip indicator is fixed to a packaging box and is equipped with a main body that has a passage section and a moving object. The passage section has a first holding part and a second holding part. The moving object is held by the first holding part when the main body is in an initial position, and the moving object moves through the passage section and is held by the second holding part when the main body has returned to the initial position after having been turned by 90 degrees in a first direction and then by 90 degrees in a second direction, that is, a direction opposite to the first direction.
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