Package for a reel of wire

The invention relates to a package for a reel of wire. The package has a cover, a connecting plate foldably connected with the cover and a bottom foldably connected with the connecting plate. The cover, the connecting plate and the bottom are able to be assembled into a package such that a reel of wire is able to be received therein and a free end of the reel of wire is able to extend through an outlet on a top face of the cover for operation and the free end is able to be retained by inserting into a retaining hole on the top face of the cover. Furthermore, a window defined on the top face of the cover enables an operator to see the volume of the reel of wire left in the package.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
The present invention relates to a package, and more particularly to a 
package for receiving a reel of wire therein. The package is easy to be 
assembled and operated by an operator in any environment. 
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
Wires are usually stored in different sizes of reels. When shipment of the 
wires are required, a membrane of plastic is used to cover the outer 
periphery of the reel so as to protect the outer periphery of the wire 
from any kind of damage. When the wire is used, an operator will have to 
tear off the plastic membrane to reveal the free end of the wire. However, 
after the wire is used, because the plastic membrane has been tom off 
previously, the reel of wire will not be able to maintain its original 
shape. Therefore, the conventional reel of wire is often randomly disposed 
or boxed. Using a plastic membrane to wrap up a reel of wire is useful in 
protection, but it is not helpful in operation and transportation thereof 
Therefore, an improvement to the conventional package for the reel of wire 
is earnestly required so as to save time in transportation and facilitate 
the use and store thereof. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
The main object of the invention is to provide a package for a reel of 
wire. The package has a window defined on a top face thereof for the 
convenience of observation by an operator to see how much of the wire is 
left therein. Furthermore, an outlet and a retaining hole are defined on 
the top face thereof such that a free end of the wire is able to extend 
out through the outlet for operation and is able to be stored by inserting 
into the retaining hole, thereby maintaining the shape of the reel after 
operation. 
Another object of the invention is to provide a package which is able to be 
assembled easily, and is able to be stacked easily for transportation.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
As shown in FIG. 1, a paper board layout for a package in accordance with 
the invention is shown. The paper board is divided into two major parts: a 
cover (1) and a bottom (2). The cover (1) is foldably connected with the 
bottom (2) via a connecting plate (3), and has a first front side (11) 
having a pair of opposite first ears (111) formed on two opposed sides 
thereof and a slot (112) defined in a mediate portion thereof, and has a 
pair of first wings (12) foldably connected thereto. The connecting plate 
(3) being foldably connected with the cover (1) and has a pair of 
oppositely formed second ears (31) which are foldable with respect to the 
connecting plate (3). The bottom (2) has a base (20) foldably connected 
with the connecting plate (3), a pair of walls (21) foldably formed on 
opposite sides of the base (20), a pair of second wings (22) each foldably 
connected with one of the walls (21), a second front side (23) oppositely 
formed with respect to the connecting plate (3) and foldably connected 
with the base (20), and a pair of third ears (24) foldably connected with 
the second front side (23). 
The cover (1) further has a window (13), a retaining hole (14) and an 
outlet (15) defined thereon. Each one of the pair of second wings (22) has 
a protrusion (221) formed therewith and the base has a pair of openings 
(201) oppositely defined thereon each being corresponding to one of the 
pair of protrusions (221). The second front side (23) of the base (20) has 
two through holes (231) corresponding to the slot (112) of the first front 
side (11). 
Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, when the paper board of the package shown in 
FIG. 1 is in assembly, the connecting plate (3), the pair of walls (21) 
and the second front side (23) are first set in an upright position with 
respect to the base (20). Then an operator folds the pair of second ears 
(31) and the pair of third ears (24) to attach them with an inner face of 
one of the walls (21) respectively. Then, the pair of second wings (22) 
are folded with respect to and detachably connected with the respective 
walls (21) and to enclose the respective one of the pair of second ears 
(31) and the third ears (24). Afterwards, the respective protrusions (221) 
of the pair of second wings (22) are inserted into the corresponding 
openings (201) to secure the enclosure of the pair of second ears (31) and 
the third ears (24) by the respective second wings (22). It is notable 
from the drawing that an arcuate cutout (211) is defined in both distal 
side of the walls (21), such that a passage A is defined between the 
respective one of the third ears (24) and a face of the respective one of 
the second wings (22). 
Referring again to FIG. 1, it is noted that the size of the base (20), the 
connecting plate (3) and the cover (1) is sequentially larger than the 
latter one. Therefore, when the assembly between the base (20) and the 
connecting plate (3) is accomplished, the first wings (12) of the cover 
(1) are so configured that they are able to be received in a space defined 
by the base (20) and the connecting plate (3) and to attach the face of 
the respective second wings (22). 
Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, when the pair of the second wings (22) is 
folded and both of the second wings (22) engage the respective wall (21), 
together with the respective protrusion (221) being inserted into the 
corresponding openings (201) of the base (20), the operator is able to 
insert the pair of first wings (12) into the space defined by the pair of 
second wings (22), the second front side (23) and the connecting plate 
(3). Afterwards, the pair of first ears (111) are able to be inserted into 
the corresponding passages A to form a package. Meanwhile, the first front 
side (11), thus, engages with and covers the second front side (23). A 
handle (25) is then able to be secured in the corresponding through holes 
(231) and the slot (112) Referring to FIG. 5, a reel of wire (4) is placed 
on the base (20) and within the space of the package. A free end (41) of 
the reel of wire (4) extends out from the inner peripheral thereof through 
the outlet (15) and is retained by inserting it into the retaining hole 
(14). It is noted from the description above that when in operation, the 
operator is able to extend out the free end (41) of the reel of wire (4) 
through the outlet (15) without destroying the shape of the reel or wire 
(4). Thus, the reel of wire (4) is able to keep its shape within the 
package of the invention during operation. After the operator obtains 
enough length of wire and cuts the wire, the operator is able to insert 
the free end (41) back into the retaining hole (14), such that the reel of 
wire (4) is able to keep its shape after operation. When in shipment, the 
reel of wire (4) being kept in the package of the invention is able to 
facilitate transportation thereof, and the reel of wire (4) is able to 
maintain its complete appearance due to the protection of the package. 
Furthermore, no matter it is during operation or in storage, the operator 
is easy to observe the volume of the wire left in the package through the 
window (13), which reduces the effort and time for the operator to open 
the package for proceeding of the check. A ruler can be formed or printed 
beside the window for estimating the length of the wire left therein. 
To sum up, the package of the invention has the following advantages: 
1. being easy to-assemble and disassemble; 
2. facilitating the transportation, storage and observation of a reel of 
wire; 
3. providing protection to the reel of wire at all times; 
From the foregoing, it is seen that the objects hereinbefore set forth may 
readily and efficiently be attained. And since certain changes may be made 
in the above configuration to create different embodiments of the 
invention without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that 
all matters contained in the above description or shown in the 
accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as an illustration and in a 
non-limiting sense. 
After the detailed description of the invention, other alternation, 
modification and/or changes thereof will be obvious to those skilled in 
the art. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be defined by the 
appended claims.