Packaging box
By employing a folding line and connecting structure within the packaging box, the problem of poor sealing in existing packaging boxes is solved, enabling stable closing and rotating switches, improving sealing performance and production efficiency, and protecting the integrity of the goods.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-03
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-24
AI Technical Summary
The existing packaging boxes have a simple opening and closing mechanism, resulting in poor sealing and affecting the performance and storage quality of laundry detergent pods.
A packaging box was designed with a folding line and connector structure, which allows the fixed cover and the movable cover to engage. The connector breaks when the box is first opened, enabling stable closing and rotation of the switch, and enhancing the sealing performance.
It improves the sealing of the packaging box, prevents moisture from entering, keeps the items clean and active, simplifies the production and assembly process, and enhances the user experience and product quality.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of article packaging, especially relates to a packing box. BACKGROUND
[0002] At present, commodities such as laundry condensate beads generally need to be packaged using hard packing boxes to avoid damage to the laundry condensate beads during transportation or storage. The packing box for placing laundry condensate beads needs to be sealed to prevent the laundry condensate beads from getting wet and to maintain the cleaning effect and stability of the active ingredients of the laundry condensate beads.
[0003] However, the existing packing boxes have simple structures for opening and closing in order to save costs, which results in poor sealing effect of the packing boxes and affects the use effect of the laundry condensate beads. INVENTION CONTENTS
[0004] The utility model aims at providing a packing box to solve the technical problem of poor sealing effect caused by simple opening and closing structure of the packing box in the prior art.
[0005] The technical scheme adopted to solve the above technical problem is as follows:
[0006] The utility model discloses a packing box, including the box body and the cover body, the cover body includes fixed cover and movable cover, the fixed cover with movable cover is connected with the box body respectively, the fixed cover with movable cover is equipped with the hinge line and the connecting piece in the end of mutual approximation, the fixed cover with movable cover is relatively rotated through the hinge line, makes the packing box is in open state or closed state, the connecting piece is equipped with two and is located two ends of the hinge line respectively, the opposite two ends of connecting piece are connected with the fixed cover and movable cover respectively, makes the cover body is in the closed state of the opening downwardly,
[0007] The packing box is configured such that when the packing box is opened for the first time, the movable cover is broken open upwardly, the two connecting pieces are broken, and the fixed cover and the movable cover are rotated along the hinge line.
[0008] The utility model has at least the beneficial effect that the cover body includes the fixed cover and the movable cover of rotary connection, the fixed cover and movable cover are connected with the box body respectively, therefore, when using the packing box, people can take and place the articles in the box body by rotating to open the movable cover, without disassembling the whole cover body and finding a place to place the cover body.
[0009] The fixed cover and the movable cover are switched by a folding line, the connecting piece is provided with two ends respectively located at two ends of the folding line, the two ends of the connecting piece are connected with the fixed cover and the movable cover respectively, the connecting piece can fix the fixed cover and the movable cover, at this time, the cover body is in a stable closed state, the packaging box is also in a stable closed state, the sealing property of the packaging box is improved, the moisture in the air is prevented from entering the box body through the gap between the fixed cover and the movable cover, the goods in the packaging box are prevented from being damp, the quality of the goods is affected, and the integrity of the goods in the packaging box is protected during transportation or storage.
[0010] When the packaging box is opened for the first time, the movable cover is broken by force, at this time, the movable cover and the fixed cover can be relatively rotated along the folding line, and the packaging box can be switched between the opened state and the closed state through the movable cover.
[0011] During the production of the packaging box, the connecting piece connects the fixed cover and the movable cover, so that when the goods are loaded into the box body, the cover body can be directly buckled from top to bottom into the box body, the assembly of the packaging box is simple and fast, and the production efficiency is improved.
[0012] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, the inner wall surface of the connecting piece is recessed with a tear groove, when the packaging box is opened for the first time, the cover body is broken along the tear groove.
[0013] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, the outer wall surface and the inner wall surface of the connecting piece are smoothly transitioned with the outer wall surface and the inner wall surface of the cover body.
[0014] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, the end of the fixed cover close to the movable cover is provided with a first reinforcing rib extending outward, the end of the movable cover close to the fixed cover is provided with a second reinforcing rib extending outward, and the connecting piece is located between the first reinforcing rib and the second reinforcing rib.
[0015] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, the width of the connecting piece is greater than the width of the tear groove.
[0016] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, the inner side of the cover body is provided with a clamping groove, the upper end of the box body is clamped in the clamping groove, the groove wall surface of the clamping groove is provided with a protruding abutting strip, and the abutting strip is used to abut the clamped box body and the cover body.
[0017] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, the abutting strip is provided with a plurality of abutting strips and is arranged at intervals in the up-down direction, and the groove wall surface of the clamping groove with a plurality of abutting strips is designed in a wave shape.
[0018] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, the box body is provided with a frame for supporting the cover body, the frame is easily torn and connected with a breaking-off piece, the frame and the breaking-off piece are surrounded by a slot, and the movable cover downwardly extends a switch piece, which is hidden in the slot when the packaging box is in a closed state.
[0019] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, the frame extends a plug piece towards one side of the slot, and the switch piece is provided with a clamping groove, and the plug piece is clamped in the clamping groove.
[0020] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, the cover body is provided with an upwardly extending top frame along the outer edge thereof, the box body is provided with a downwardly extending bottom frame along the outer edge thereof, and the bottom frame of one packaging box is embedded in the top frame of another packaging box. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0021] The utility model will be further explained in connection with the drawings and embodiments;
[0022] Figure 1 is the overall structure schematic view of the packaging box provided by the utility model embodiment;
[0023] Figure 2 is the overall structure schematic view of the packaging box provided by the utility model embodiment from another perspective;
[0024] Figure 3 is the structure schematic view of the packaging box after tearing off the breaking-off piece provided by the utility model embodiment;
[0025] Figure 4 is the structure schematic view of the packaging box in an open state provided by the utility model embodiment;
[0026] Figure 5 is the structure schematic view of the cover body provided by the utility model embodiment;
[0027] Figure 6 is the enlarged schematic view of A of Figure 5 ;
[0028] Figure 7 is the side sectional view of the packaging box provided by the utility model embodiment;
[0029] Figure 8 is the enlarged schematic view of B of Figure 7 ;
[0030] The marks in the drawings are as follows:
[0031] 100, packaging box;
[0032] 200, box body; 210, storage cavity; 220, frame; 221, slot; 230, breaking piece; 240, plug-in piece; 250, bottom frame; 260, second clamping strip;
[0033] 300, cover body; 310, fixed cover; 311, first reinforcing rib; 320, movable cover; 321, second reinforcing rib; 330, clamping groove; 340, abutting strip; 350, top frame; 360, supporting rib; 370, first clamping strip;
[0034] 400, folding line; 410, rotating groove;
[0035] 500, connecting piece; 510, easy-to-tear groove;
[0036] 600, switch piece; 610, clamping groove; 620, protruding strip. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0037] This part will describe the specific embodiments of the utility model in detail, the preferred embodiments of the utility model are shown in the drawings, the role of the drawings is to supplement the description of the text part with graphics, so that people can intuitively and visually understand each technical feature and the overall technical scheme of the utility model, but it cannot be understood as the limitation of the protection scope of the utility model.
[0038] In the description of the utility model, it is understood that the orientation description, such as the orientation or position relationship indicated by up, down, front, back, left, right and the like, is based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as the limitation of the utility model.
[0039] In the description of the utility model, if there is a word such as “several” description, its meaning is one or more, the meaning of more than two and more, greater than, less than, more than and the like are not included in the number, above, below, within and the like are understood as including the number.If the first, second, third is described, it is only used for distinguishing technical features for the purpose, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the sequence of indicated technical features.
[0040] It should be noted that the X direction in the drawings is from the back side of the packaging box to the front side; the Y direction is from the right side of the packaging box to the left side; and the Z direction is from the lower side of the packaging box to the upper side.
[0041] In the description of the utility model, unless otherwise explicitly limited, the words such as setting, installing, connecting should be understood in a broad sense, and the skilled in the art can determine the specific meaning of the above words in the utility model in combination with the specific content of the technical scheme.
[0042] In the prior art, the cover of the packaging box also comprises a fixed cover and a movable cover rotatably connected, but the fixed cover and the movable cover are only connected through a rotating structure, and the sealing performance is poor, and when being transported or stored, water vapor is easy to penetrate into the packaging box from the gap between the fixed cover and the movable cover, so that the articles in the packaging box are damp, and if the packaging box stores laundry condensate beads, the plurality of laundry condensate beads are easy to stick together after being damp, which affects the product quality of the merchant and the use experience of the consumer.
[0043] Reference Figures 1 to 8 , the packaging box of the utility model is exemplified with several embodiments.
[0044] As Figures 1 to 8 indicated, the packaging box 100 of the utility model embodiment comprises a box body 200 and a cover body 300, the box body 200 is hollowly formed with a storage cavity 210 with an opening facing upward, and articles are arranged in the storage cavity 210. The cover body 300 comprises a fixed cover 310 and a movable cover 320 rotatably connected, and the fixed cover 310 and the movable cover 320 are respectively clamped and connected with the box body 200, and in use, people can open the movable cover 320 alone to take the articles in the storage cavity 210.
[0045] In the embodiment, the fixed cover 310 and the movable cover 320 are provided with a folding line 400 and a connecting piece 500 at one end close to each other.
[0046] It can be understood that the fixed cover 310 and the movable cover 320 are rotatably connected through the folding line 400, as Figure 4 indicated. The folding line 400 is a rotating groove 410 recessed inward along the inner top surface of the cover body 300, as Figure 5 , Figure 6 and Figure 8 indicated, the rotating groove 410 extends along the front and back directions, so that the thickness of the cover body 300 corresponding to the folding line 400 is relatively thin, and the fixed cover 310 and the movable cover 320 can be relatively rotated.
[0047] In use of the packaging box 100, the fixed cover 310 is always clamped and connected with the box body 200, when the movable cover 320 is rotated along the folding line 400 to open relative to the fixed cover 310, the cover body 300 is in an open state, as Figure 4 indicated, the packaging box 100 is also in an open state, at this time, the included angle between the movable cover 320 and the fixed cover 310 is greater than 0 degrees and less than 180 degrees, and people can take the articles from the storage cavity 210 through the opening corresponding to the movable cover 320.
[0048] When the movable cover 320 is rotated to close relative to the fixed cover 310 along the folding line 400, the cover body 300 is in a closed state, as shown in Figures 1 to 3 The packaging box 100 is also in a closed state at this time, and the included angle between the movable cover 320 and the fixed cover 310 is 180 degrees. The movable cover 320 and the fixed cover 310 are horizontally opposite, and the articles are stably placed in the storage cavity 210.
[0049] In this embodiment, the folding line 400 extends in the front-rear direction, and the fixed cover 310 and the movable cover 320 are arranged in the left-right direction.
[0050] It can be understood that the connecting piece 500 is provided with two and is located at both ends of the folding line 400, that is, the two connecting pieces 500 are located at the front end and the rear end of the folding line 400, respectively. The opposite ends of the connecting piece 500 are connected to the fixed cover 310 and the movable cover 320, respectively, so that the fixed cover 310 and the movable cover 320 cannot rotate relative to each other, as shown in Figure 6 The cover body 300 is in a stable closed state at this time. The cover body 300 is stable in structure and the opening is downward. When the box body 200 and the cover body 300 are connected, the packaging box 100 is in a stable closed state. The connecting piece 500 can effectively prevent water vapor from entering the storage cavity 210 from the rotating structure of the fixed cover 310 and the movable cover 320, thereby preventing the articles in the storage cavity 210 from being damp.
[0051] In this way, the packaging box 100 can effectively protect the articles in the storage cavity 210, and the sealing effect of the packaging box 100 is good. When the packaging box 100 is opened for the first time, people need to break the connecting piece 500 at both ends of the folding line 400 by breaking the movable cover 320 upward, at this time, the movable cover 320 and the fixed cover 310 can be rotated along the folding line 400, and the packaging box 100 can be converted to an open state according to the use requirement or rotated to a closed state according to the storage requirement.
[0052] It can be understood that the two ends of each connecting piece 500 in the horizontal direction are connected to the fixed cover 310 and the movable cover 320, respectively. The upper end of the connecting piece 500 is connected to the folding line 400, and the lower end of the connecting piece 500 is horizontally opposite to the lower end of the fixed cover 310 and the movable cover 320. In this way, the connecting piece 500 can stably block the gap between the fixed cover 310 and the movable cover 320, preventing water vapor from entering the storage cavity 210. Moreover, the cover body 300 after production can be directly connected with the box body 200 through the upper and lower cover connection, so that the assembly of the packaging box 100 is more simple and fast.
[0053] It can be understood that the inner wall of the connecting piece 500 is inwardly recessed with a tear groove 510, and the connecting piece 500 and the tear groove 510 are corresponding inside and outside, as shown in Figure 6 and Figure 8As shown, the part of the connecting piece 500 with the easy-to-tear slot 510 is thinner than the fixed cover 310 and the movable cover 320. Therefore, when the packaging box 100 is opened for the first time and the movable cover 320 is pulled upward, the cover body 300 is easily broken along the easy-to-tear slot 510, so that the cover body 300 is changed from the fixed closed state to the rotatable open or closed state, and the fixed cover 310 and the movable cover 320 can be rotated along the folding line 400, thereby realizing the opening and closing of the packaging box 100.
[0054] In this embodiment, the easy-to-tear slot 510 and the rotating slot 410 are communicated, as shown in Figure 6 and Figure 8 .
[0055] It can be understood that the outer wall surface of the connecting piece 500 and the outer wall surface of the cover body 300 are smoothly connected, and the inner wall surface of the connecting piece 500 and the inner wall surface of the cover body 300 are smoothly connected, that is, the connecting piece 500 is smoothly connected with the fixed cover 310 and the movable cover 320 respectively, so that the packaging box 100 has a simple structure, is easy to manufacture, and is smooth and beautiful.
[0056] It can be understood that, as shown in Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 4 and Figure 6 , the fixed cover 310 is provided with a first reinforcing rib 311, and the first reinforcing rib 311 is arranged outwardly along the outer wall surface of the fixed cover 310, and the first reinforcing rib 311 is located at one end of the fixed cover 310 facing the movable cover 320. The movable cover 320 is provided with a second reinforcing rib 321, and the second reinforcing rib 321 is arranged outwardly along the outer wall surface of the movable cover 320, and the second reinforcing rib 321 is located at one end of the movable cover 320 facing the fixed cover 310.
[0057] It can be understood that the first reinforcing rib 311 is used to improve the strength of the fixed cover 310, and the second reinforcing rib 321 is used to improve the strength of the movable cover 320, and the connecting piece 500 is arranged between the first reinforcing rib 311 and the second reinforcing rib 321, as shown in Figure 6 . In this way, when the packaging box 100 is opened for the first time, the breakage of the connecting piece 500 does not easily damage the fixed cover 310 and the movable cover 320.
[0058] It can be understood that, since the two ends of the connecting piece 500 in the horizontal direction are connected with the fixed cover 310 and the movable cover 320 respectively, the left and right widths of the connecting piece 500 are the left and right distances between the first reinforcing rib 311 and the second reinforcing rib 321.
[0059] In some embodiments, the left and right widths of the connecting piece 500 are equal to the left and right widths of the easy-to-tear slot 510, and the left and right widths of the easy-to-tear slot 510 are extended, so that the connecting piece 500 is more easily broken.
[0060] In the embodiment, the left and right widths of the connecting piece 500 are greater than the left and right widths of the easy-to-tear groove 510, as shown in Figure 6 , so that the fixed cover 310 and the easy-to-tear groove 510 are arranged at a distance, and the movable cover 320 and the easy-to-tear groove 510 are arranged at a distance, further avoiding the fracture of the connecting piece 500 affecting the fixed cover 310 and the movable cover 320.
[0061] It can be understood that the inner side of the cover body 300 is provided with a clamping groove 330, and the upper end of the box body 200 is clamped in the clamping groove 330, as shown in Figure 8 , so as to realize the clamping connection of the box body 200 and the cover body 300. Specifically, the inner side of the cover body 300 extends a protruding first clamping strip 370, as shown in Figure 6 and Figure 8 , the upper end and the lower end of the first clamping strip 370 are arranged at an angle, so that the cross section of the first clamping strip 370 is trapezoidal. The outer side of the box body 200 extends a protruding second clamping strip 260, as shown in Figure 4 and Figure 8 , the upper end and the lower end of the second clamping strip 260 are arranged at an angle, so that the cross section of the second clamping strip 260 is trapezoidal.
[0062] In the embodiment, the groove wall surface of the clamping groove 330 is provided with a protruding abutting strip 340, as shown in Figure 8 and Figure 8 , the abutting strip 340 and the first clamping strip 370 are located on opposite sides of the clamping groove 330, when the upper end of the box body 200 is clamped into the clamping groove 330, the second clamping strip 260 is located above the first clamping strip 370, and the inclined lower end of the second clamping strip 260 abuts against the inclined upper end of the first clamping strip 370; the side of the box body 200 away from the second clamping strip 260 abuts against the abutting strip 340, thereby improving the engagement force between the box body 200 and the cover body 300, making the clamping of the two more stable, and further improving the sealing performance of the packaging box 100.
[0063] It can be understood that the abutting strip 340 extends in the horizontal direction, further strengthening the clamping engagement force of the cover body 300 and the box body 200.
[0064] It can be understood that the abutting strip 340 is provided with a plurality of and arranged at a distance in the up and down direction, as shown in Figure 1 , so that the groove wall surface of the clamping groove 330 with a plurality of abutting strips 340 is designed as a wave, that is, the side of the clamping groove 330 away from the first clamping strip 370 is a wave surface, further increasing the abutting force of the cover body 300 and the box body 200, improving the sealing effect of the packaging box 100, and preventing water vapor from entering the storage cavity 210.
[0065] In the embodiment, the abutting strip 340 is provided with three strips, as shown in Figure 2 .
[0066] It can be understood that the outer wall surface of the box body 200 is provided with a frame 220 for supporting the lower end of the cover body 300, as shown in Figure 4 、 Figure 7 、 Figure 1 and Figure 2 When the cover body 300 is clamped on the box body 200, the lower end of the cover body 300 is in contact with the frame 220, and the outer wall surfaces of the two are smoothly transitioned, improving the appearance of the packaging box 100 and ensuring the packaging integrity of the packaging box 100, avoiding the child or other objects during transportation from prying open the cover body 300 through the protruding edge of the cover body 300, affecting the integrity of the objects in the packaging box 100.
[0067] It can be understood that the frame 220 is connected with a breaking piece 230 through points, lines or grooves, as shown in Figures 3 to 5 and Figure 3 The frame 220 and the breaking piece 230 are surrounded by a slot 221. The movable cover 320 extends downwardly with a switch piece 600, as shown in Figure 4 When the packaging box 100 is in a closed state, the switch piece 600 is hidden and inserted into the slot 221.
[0068] When the packaging box 100 is opened for the first time, the breaking piece 230 is first torn off, and the movable cover 320 is turned upwardly by pulling the exposed switch piece 600, thereby breaking the connecting piece 500 between the first reinforcing rib 311 and the second reinforcing rib 321, and exposing the opening of the storage cavity 210 corresponding to the movable cover 320.
[0069] In this embodiment, the upper and lower lengths of the switch piece 600 are equal to the upper and lower lengths of the breaking piece 230, ensuring that only when the breaking piece 230 is torn off, people can turn the movable cover 320 upwardly by pulling the switch piece 600.
[0070] It can be understood that the side of the switch piece 600 facing the breaking piece 230 is provided with an outwardly protruding protrusion 620, as shown in Figure 4 and Figures 1 to 3 The protrusion 620 is used to set the distance between the switch piece 600 and the breaking piece 230, so as to facilitate people to pry and tear the breaking piece 230 from the gap between the switch piece 600 and the breaking piece 230 when the breaking piece 230 is torn.
[0071] It can be understood that the side of the frame 220 facing the slot 221 extends with an insertion piece 240, and the switch piece 600 is provided with a left and right extending clamping groove 610, as shown in Figures 1 to 4 When the cover body 300 changes from an open state to a closed state, the insertion piece 240 is clamped in the clamping groove 610, so that the packaging box 100 can be in a stable closed state, ensuring the sealing of the packaging box 100 and avoiding the child from opening it by mistake.
[0072] It can be understood that the top end of the cover 300 is provided with an upwardly extending top frame 350 along the outer edge thereof, as shown in Figures 4 to 8 It can be understood that the bottom end of the box body 200 is provided with a downwardly extending bottom frame 250 along the outer edge thereof, as shown in The inner side of the top frame 350 is greater than or equal to the outer side of the bottom frame 250 in size, and the bottom frame 250 of one packaging box 100 is arranged in the top frame 350 of another packaging box 100 from top to bottom during transportation or storage, so that the plurality of packaging boxes 100 are stacked in an up-down manner, thereby reducing the transportation cost.
[0073] It can be understood that the top frame 350 and the bottom frame 250 can respectively increase the structural stability of the cover 300 and the box body 200, and improve the strength of the packaging box 100.
[0074] It can be understood that the top frame 350 and the bottom frame 250 are hollowly arranged, thereby reducing the material cost of the packaging box 100. The inner side of the top frame 350 is provided with a plurality of support ribs 360 arranged at intervals along the extending direction, as shown in The strength of the cover 300 is further increased.
[0075] The preferred embodiments of the present application are specifically described above, but the present application is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and those skilled in the art can make various equivalent modifications or replacements without departing from the spirit of the present application. These equivalent modifications or replacements are all included in the scope defined by the claims of the present application.
Claims
1. A packaging box, characterized in that, The package includes a box body and a lid. The lid includes a fixed lid and a movable lid, which are respectively engaged with the box body. The fixed lid and the movable lid are provided with a folding line and a connector at their respective ends. The fixed lid and the movable lid rotate relative to each other through the folding line, so that the package is in an open or closed state. There are two connectors, which are respectively located at both ends of the folding line. The opposite ends of the connectors are respectively connected to the fixed lid and the movable lid, so that the lid is in a closed state with the opening facing downwards. The packaging box is configured such that when the packaging box is opened for the first time, the movable cover is pried open upwards, the two connecting pieces break, and the fixed cover and the movable cover rotate along the fold line.
2. The packaging box according to claim 1, characterized in that, The inner wall of the connector has an easy-tear groove, and when the packaging box is opened for the first time, the cover breaks along the easy-tear groove.
3. The packaging box according to claim 2, characterized in that, The outer and inner walls of the connector smoothly transition with the outer and inner walls of the cover, respectively.
4. The packaging box according to claim 3, characterized in that, The fixed cover has a first reinforcing rib extending outward at one end near the movable cover, and the movable cover has a second reinforcing rib extending outward at one end near the fixed cover. The connector is located between the first reinforcing rib and the second reinforcing rib.
5. The packaging box according to claim 4, characterized in that, The width of the connector is greater than the width of the tear groove.
6. The packaging box according to claim 1, characterized in that, The inner side of the cover is provided with a snap-fit groove, and the upper end of the box is snapped into the snap-fit groove. The groove wall of the snap-fit groove is provided with a raised abutment strip, which is used to make the snapped box and the cover abut against each other.
7. The packaging box according to claim 6, characterized in that, The abutment strips are provided in multiple positions and spaced apart in the vertical direction, so that the groove wall of the snap-fit groove with multiple abutment strips has a wave-like design.
8. The packaging box according to claim 1, characterized in that, The box body has a frame for supporting the cover, and the frame is easily torn and connected to a prying member. The frame and the prying member surround to form a slot. The movable cover extends downward to a switch. When the packaging box is in the closed state, the switch is hidden in the slot.
9. The packaging box according to claim 8, characterized in that, The frame extends toward the slot with a plug-in, and the switch has a slot in which the plug-in is engaged.
10. The packaging box according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cover has an upwardly extending top frame along its outer edge, and the box has a downwardly extending bottom frame along its outer edge. The bottom frame of one of the packaging boxes is embedded in the top frame of the other packaging box.