Abstract:
A lock package is provided. The package holder is suitable to simultaneously position at least two locks. The package holder includes a plate portion and a partition. The plate portion has two opposite surfaces, at least two positioning portions, and a non-positioning portion. The surfaces are configured to be disposed with the locks. The positioning portions are configured to position plural escutcheons of the locks, and a portion of each of the escutcheons is exposed, in which the non-positioning portion is configured to cover a plurality of handles of the locks.

Description:
RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    This application claims priority to Taiwan Application Serial Number 105209132, filed on Jun. 17, 2016, which is incorporated herein by reference. 
       BACKGROUND 
     Field of Invention 
       [0002]    The present invention relates to a holder and a package using the holder. More particularly, the present invention relates to a package holder and a lock package using the package holder. 
       Description of Related Art 
       [0003]    Most packages for locks are retail. However, the retail package of the lock includes an inner box with a set of lock disposed thereon and an outer box which is used to accommodate the inner box. Such a retail package design not only results in a complex assembling process and packaging material wasting, but also occupies a lot of space. 
         [0004]    In addition, when a consumer needs to buy more than one set of lock, or a wholesaler needs to transport a large number of locks at the same time, plural single lock packages are inconvenient for the consumer or the wholesaler to take and also occupy a lot of transport space. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0005]    The invention provides a package holder and a lock package, which can reduce the overall volume of plural sets of locks and prevent the locks from colliding with each other. 
         [0006]    According to the aforementioned object, a package holder is provided. The package holder is suitable to simultaneously position a first lock and a second lock. The package holder includes a plate portion, a first side plate and a second side plate. The plate portion has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first side edge and a second side edge opposite to the first side edge. The first lock and the second lock are respectively disposed adjacent to the second surface and the first surface. The plate portion further includes a first positioning portion and a second positioning portion. The first positioning portion penetrates the first surface and the second surface, in which the first positioning portion is disposed adjacent to the first side edge, and the first positioning portion is configured to position the first lock. The second positioning portion penetrates the first surface and the second surface, in which the second positioning portion is disposed adjacent to the second side edge, and the second positioning portion is configured to position the second lock. The first side plate is connected to the first side edge. The second side plate is connected to the second side edge, in which an accommodating space is formed between the first side plate, the second side plate and the second surface, and the accommodating space is configured to accommodate the first lock. 
         [0007]    According to the aforementioned object, a lock package is provided. The lock package includes a first lock, a second lock and a first package holder. The first package holder includes a first plate portion, a first side plate and a second side plate. The first plate portion has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first side edge and a second side edge opposite to the first side edge. The first lock, and the second lock are respectively disposed adjacent to the second surface and the first surface. The first plate portion further includes a first positioning portion and a second positioning portion. The first positioning portion penetrates the first surface and the second surface, in which the first positioning portion is disposed adjacent to the first side edge, and the first positioning portion is configured to position the first lock. The second positioning portion penetrates the first surface and the second surface, in which the second positioning portion is disposed adjacent to the second side edge, and the second positioning portion is configured to position the second lock. The first side plate is connected to the first side edge. The second side plate is connected to the second side edge, in which a first accommodating space is formed between the first side plate, the second side plate and the second surface, and the first accommodating space is configured to accommodate the first lock. 
         [0008]    According to an embodiment of the present invention, the aforementioned lock package further includes a second package holder. The second package holder is disposed above the first package holder. The second package holder includes a second plate portion, a third side plate and a fourth side plate. The second plate portion further includes a third positioning portion and a fourth positioning portion. The third positioning portion penetrates the third surface and the fourth surface, in which the third positioning portion is disposed adjacent to the third side edge, and the third positioning portion is configured to position the second lock. The fourth positioning portion penetrates the third surface and the fourth surface, in which the fourth positioning portion is disposed adjacent to the fourth side edge, and the fourth positioning portion is configured to position a third lock. The third side plate is connected to the third side edge. The fourth side plate is connected to the fourth side edge, in which a second accommodating space is formed between the third side plate, the fourth side plate and the fourth surface, and the second accommodating space is configured to accommodate the second lock. 
         [0009]    According to the aforementioned object, another package holder is provided. The package holder is suitable to simultaneously position at least two locks. The package holder includes a plate portion and a partition. The plate portion has two opposite surfaces, at least two positioning portions, and a non-positioning portion. The surfaces are configured to be disposed with the locks. The positioning portions are configured to position plural escutcheons of the locks, and a portion of each of the escutcheons is exposed, in which the non-positioning portion is configured to cover a plurality of handles of the locks. 
         [0010]    It can be known from the aforementioned embodiments of the present invention that, one package holder can use its the first side plate, a second side plate, the first partition and the second partition package holder to be stacked with another package holder. Meanwhile, the package holder can prevent the locks from colliding with each other. In addition, the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion of the package holder can position and fix the locks. Therefore, by alternately arranging the package holders and the locks, the overall volume of the lock package thereof can be reduced. Moreover, the package holders can be stacked stably with each other by using the weight of locks, so as to increase stability of the overall lock package. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0011]    The invention can be more fully understood by reading the following detailed description of the embodiment, with reference made to the accompanying drawings as follows: 
           [0012]      FIG. 1  is a schematic structural diagram showing a package holder in accordance with an embodiment o the present invention; 
           [0013]      FIG. 2  is a schematic three-dimensional diagram showing the package holder disposed on a first lock in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; 
           [0014]      FIG. 3  is a schematic three-dimensional diagram showing a lock package in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; 
           [0015]      FIG. 4  is a schematic diagram showing two package holders in operation in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; and 
           [0016]      FIG. 5  is a schematic side view showing another lock package in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0017]    Referring to  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 1  is a schematic structural diagram s ho wing a package holder  100  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The package holder  100  of the present embodiment is mainly used to simultaneously position a first lock  201  and a second lock  203  as shown in  FIG. 3 . More specifically, the package holder  100  is used to position the first lock  201  and the second lock  203  and to partition off the first lock  201  from the second lock  203 , so as to prevent the first lock  201  and the second lock  203  from colliding with each other and to reduce the space occupied by the first lock  201  and the second lock  203 . It is noted that, the present embodiment uses one package holder  100  collocated with two locks (i.e. the first lock  201  and the second lock  203 ) as an example for explanation, the numbers of the package holder  100  and the locks of the present invention are not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the number of the package holder  100  can be determined by users according to the number of the locks or other requirements. 
         [0018]    Referring to  FIG. 1  again, the package holder  100  is in an inverse shape and mainly includes a plate portion  110 , a first side plate  120  and a second side plate  130 . The first side plate  120  and the second side plate  130  are disposed on two opposite sides of the plate portion  110 . The plate portion  110  has a first surface  111 , a second surface  112  opposite to the first surface  111 , a first side edge  113  and a second side edge  114  opposite to the first side edge  113 . In the present embodiment, the first side plate  120  is connected to the first side edge  113 , and the second side plate  130  is connected to the second side edge  114 . Referring to  FIG. 2 ,  FIG. 2  is a schematic three-dimensional diagram showing the package holder  100  disposed on the first lock  201  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The first side plate  120  and the second side plate  130  protrude from the second surface  112 , and an accommodating space  100   a  is formed between the first side plate  120  the second side plate  130  and the second surface  112 . The first lock  201  can be disposed in the accommodating space  100   a.  In other words, the first lock  201  is disposed adjacent to the second surface  112  of the plate portion  110 . 
         [0019]    Referring to  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2 , the plate portion  110  further includes a first positioning portion  115  and a second positioning portion  116 . In the present embodiment, the first positioning portion  115  penetrates the first surface  111  and the second surface  112  of the plate portion  110 , and the first positioning portion  115  is located adjacent to the first side, edge  113 . The first positioning portion  115  is mainly configured to position the first lock  201  in the accommodating space  100   a.  More specifically, the first positioning portion  115  can be an opening, and the shape of the opening is designed according to the shape of a portion of the first lock  201  which is desired to be positioned. In one example, the first positioning portion  115  is a rectangular opening, and an escutcheon of the first lock  201  can be engaged in the first positioning portion  115 , such that the first lock  201  can be positioned. 
         [0020]    In the present embodiment, the second positioning portion  116  penetrates the first surface  111  and the second surface  112  of the plate portion  110 , and the second positioning portion  116  is located adjacent to the second schematic three-dimensional diagram showing a lock package  300  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The second positioning portion  116  is mainly configured to support the second lock  203  and to position the second lock  203  on the first surface  111 . More specifically, the second positioning portion  116  can be an opening, and the shape of the opening is designed according to the shape of a portion of the second lock  203  which is desired to be positioned. In one example, the second positioning portion  116  is a rectangular opening, and an escutcheon of the second lock  203  can be engaged in the second positioning portion  116 , such that the second lock  203  can be positioned and supported on the plate portion  110 . According to the aforementioned description, a portion of the plate portion  110  where the first positioning portion  115  and the second positioning portion  116  are not disposed can be defined as a “non-positioning portion”. When the first lock  201  is positioned under the second surface  112  by the first positioning portion  115 , and the second lock  203  is positioned on the first surface  111  by the second positioning portion  116 , the non-positioning portion is capable of covering a handle of the first lock  201  and supporting a handle of the second lock  203 . 
         [0021]    Referring to  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 3 , in one embodiment, a length L1 of the first side plate  120  relative to the second surface  112  is greater than a length L2 of the second side plate  130  relative to the second surface  112 . Therefore, when the package holder  100  is put on a plane, the plate portion  110  is inclined relative to the plane. In addition, because the first positioning portion  115  and the second positioning portion  116  are respectively disposed adjacent to the opposite first side edge  113  and the second side edge  114 , when the first lock  201  is positioned in the accommodating space  100   a  (i.e. under the second surface  112 ) by the first positioning portion  115 , and the second lock  203  is positioned on the first surface  111  by the second positioning portion  116 , the first lock  201  and the second lock  203  are separated alternately without contacting with each other. Therefore, the package holder  100  of the present invention can prevent the fiat lock  201  and the second lock  203  from being damaged due to colliding or rubbing against with each other. 
         [0022]    Referring to  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 3  again, in one embodiment, the plate portion  110  further includes a first partition  117  and a second partition  118 . The first partition  117  and the second partition  118  are disposed on the first surface  111  and face the same direction. The first partition  117  is disposed adjacent to the first positioning portion  115 . As shown in  FIG. 3 , when the first lock  201  is positioned in the first positioning portion  115 , a portion of the escutcheon of the first lock  201  is exposed. Therefore, the first partition  117  can cover a portion of the first positioning portion  115  and the exposed portion of the escutcheon, so as to prevent the first lock  201  from colliding with other objects. In some embodiments, each of the first partition  117  and the second partition  118  is a bending portion or an arc portion. In one example, the first partition  117  and the second partition  118  can be designed according to shapes of the escutcheons of the first lock  201  and the second lock  203 . For example, when the escutcheon of the first lock  201  is circular, the first partition  117  is an arc portion, such that the first partition  117  can be fit on the exposed portion of the escutcheon of the first lock  201 . When the escutcheon of the first lock  201  is rectangular, the first partition  117  is a bending portion, such that the first partition  117  can be fit on the exposed portion of the escutcheon of the first lock  201 . 
         [0023]    As shown in  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 3 , the second partition  118  is disposed adjacent to the second position portion  116  and the second side edge  114 . When the second lock  203  is positioned on the second positioning portion  116 , the second partition  118  can abut against a portion of the second lock  203 , and the second partition  118  can act as a cushion between the second lock  203  and an inner wall of an outer box  301 . In other embodiments, when plural package holders  100  are alternately stacked, the second partition  118  of one package holder  100  can abut against the first side plate  120  of another package holder  100 , so as to position the another package holder  100 . 
         [0024]    In some embodiments, each of a width of the first side plate  120  and a width of the second side plate  130  is tapered. In other words, a width of one side of the first side plate  120  connected to the first side edge  113  is greater than a width of the other side of the first side plate  120  away from the first side edge  113 , and a width of one side of the second side plate  130  connected to the second side edge  114  is greater than a width of the other side of the second side plate  130  away from the second side edge  114 . Therefore, when plural package holders  100  are alternately stacked, the first side plate  120  and the second side plate  130  of different package holders  100  will not interfere with each other. 
         [0025]    Referring to  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 3  again, a procedure of using the package holder  100  to position the first lock  201  and the second lock  203  is described below. Firstly, the first lock  201  is disposed in the outer box  301 . Before the first lock  201  is disposed in the outer box  301 , a bottom box  302  accommodating plural installing components of the first lock  201  and the second lock  203  can be optionally disposed in the outer box  301 . In one example, the bottom box  302  has plural through holes  302   a  on a top surface. The through holes  302   a  enable the users to know whether the installing components are in the bottom box  302 . After the first lock  201  is disposed in the outer box  301 , the package holder  100  is then disposed on the first lock  201  in the outer box  301 , in which the first positioning portion  115  of the package holder  100  is engaged with the first lock  201 , and the first partition  117  covers a portion of the first lock  201 . Meanwhile, the first side plate  120  and the second side plate  130  of the package holder  100  and the second partition  118  of the plate portion  110  can abut against the inner wall of the outer box  301 . 
         [0026]    Thereafter, the second lock  203  is disposed on the package holder  100  in the outer box  301 , and the second positioning portion  116  of the package, holder  100  is used to position the second lock  203 , so as to fix the second lock  203  on the first surface  111  of the package holder  100 , and simultaneously fix the first lock  201  in the accommodating space  100   a.  Because one side of the package holder  100  is higher than the other side, when the second lock  203  and the first lock  201  are alternately stacked via the package holder  100 , the overall volume of the lock package  300  can be reduced. 
         [0027]    It is noted that, the embodiment as shown in  FIG. 3  uses one package holder collocated with two locks as an example for explanation, the numbers of the package holder and the locks of the present invention are not limited thereto. In other embodiments, more than two package holders can be used to simultaneously position more than three locks. Referring to  FIG. 4  and  FIG. 5 ,  FIG. 4  is a schematic diagram showing two package holders in operation in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, and  FIG. 5  is a schematic side view showing another lock package  600  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 
         [0028]    A procedure of using two package holders to simultaneously position three locks is shown in  FIG. 4  and  FIG. 5 . It is noted that, for clearly describing the relationship between two substantially the same package holders, terms of a “first package holder  400 ” and a “second package holder  500 ” are used to distinguish two substantially the same package holders. It is noted that, structures of the first package holder  400  and the second package holder  500  as shown in  FIG. 4  and  FIG. 5  and a structure of the package holder  100  as shown in  FIG. 1  are substantially the same. 
         [0029]    In other words, the first package holder  400  has an accommodating space  400   a  and includes a first plate portion  410 , a first side plate  420  and a second side plate  430 . The first plate portion  410  has a first surface  411 , a second surface  412 , a first side edge  413 , a second side edge  414 , a first positioning portion  415 , a second positioning portion  416 , a first partition  417  and a second partition  418 . In the present embodiment, structures and an arrangement relationship of the first plate portion  410 , the first side plate  420 , the second side plate  430 , and the first surface  411 , the second surface  412 , the first side edge  413 , the second side edge  414 , the first positioning portion  415 , the second positioning portion  416 , the first partition  417  and the second partition  418  of the first p ate portion  410  are substantially the sane as those of the plate portion  110 , the first side plate  120 , the second side plate  130 , and the first surface  111 , the second surface  112 , the first side edge  113 , the second side edge  114  the first positioning portion  115 , the second positioning portion  116 , the first partition  117  and the second partition  118  of the plate portion  110 , and will not be described again herein. 
         [0030]    Similarly, the second package holder  500  has an accommodating space  500   a  and includes a second plate portion  510 , a third side plate  520  and a fourth side plate  530 . The second plate portion  510  has a third surface  511 , a fourth surface  512 , a third side edge  513 , a fourth side edge  514 , a third positioning portion  515 , a fourth positioning portion  516 , a third partition  517  and a fourth partition  518 . In the present embodiment, structures and an arrangement relationship of the second plate portion  510 , the third side plate  520 , the fourth side plate  530 , and the third surface  511 , the fourth surface  512 , the third side edge  513 , the fourth side edge  514 , the third positioning portion  515 , the fourth positioning portion  516 , the third partition  517  and the fourth partition  518  of the second plate portion  510  are substantially the same as those of the plate portion  110 , the first side plate  120 , the second side plate  130 , and the first surface  111  the second surface  112 , the first side edge  113 , the second side edge  114 , the first positioning portion  115 , the second positioning portion  116 , the first partition  117  and the second partition  118  of the plate portion  110 , and will not be described again herein. 
         [0031]    Referring to  FIG. 4  and  FIG. 5  again, a procedure of using the first package holder  400  and the second package holder  500  to position the first lock  201  the second lock  203  and a third lock  205  in an outer box  601  is described below. Firstly, the first lock  201  is disposed in the outer box  601 . Before the first lock  201  is disposed in the outer box  601 , a bottom box  602  accommodating plural installing components of the first lock  201 , the second lock  203  and the third lock  205  can be optionally disposed in the outer box  601 . After the first lock  201  is disposed in the outer box  601 , the first package holder  400  is then disposed in the outer box  601  on the first lock  201 , such that the first lock  201  is accommodated in the accommodating space  400   a  of the first package holder  400 , and the first positioning portion  415  of the first package holder  400  is engaged with the first lock  201 , and the first partition  417  covers a portion of the first lock  201 . Meanwhile, the first side plate  420  and the second side plate  430  of the first package holder  400  and the second partition  418  can abut against the inner wall of the outer box  601 . 
         [0032]    Thereafter, the second lock  203  is disposed on the first package holder  400  in the outer box  601  and the second positioning portion  416  of the first package holder  400  is used to support the second lock  203 , so as to fix the second lock  203  on the first package holder  400 . Then, the second package holder  500  is disposed on the second lock  203  in the outer box  601 , such that the second lock  203  is accommodated in the accommodating space  500   a  of the second package holder  500 , in which the third positioning portion  515  of the second package holder  500  is engaged with the second lock  203 , and the third partition  517  covers a portion of the second lock  203 . Meanwhile, the third side plate  520  of the second package holder  500  can abut against an inner side of the second partition  418  of the first package holder  400 , and the fourth partition  530  is located above the first side edge  413  and abuts against the inner wall of the outer box  601 , so as to fix the second package holder  500  on the first package holder  400 . 
         [0033]    Thereafter, the third lock  205  is disposed on the second package holder  500  in the outer box  601 , and the fourth positioning portion  516  of the second package holder  500  is used to support the third lock  205 . When the third lock  205  is disposed on the second package holder  500 , in addition to be supported by the fourth positioning portion  516 , the third lock  205  can be separated from the first lock  201  by the first partition  417  which covers the first lock  201 , so as to prevent the third lock  205  from being directly contacted with the first lock  201 . 
         [0034]    Because one side of each of the first plate portion  410  and the second plate portion  510  is higher than the other side, when the first package holder  400  and the second package holder  500  are alternately stacked and simultaneously position the first lock  201 , the second lock  203  and the third lock  205 , the overall volume of the lock package  600  can be reduced. According to the aforementioned description, if more numbers of locks are required, a third package holder can be disposed on the second package holder, a fourth package holder can be disposed on the third package holder, and so on. 
         [0035]    It is noted that, the terms “first”, “second”, “third” and “fourth” recited in the specification are merely used to name the elements and should not be regarded as the order or the number of the elements. 
         [0036]    It can be known from the aforementioned embodiments of the present invention that, one package holder can use its the first side plate, a second side plate, the first partition and the second partition package holder to be stacked with another package holder. Meanwhile, the package holder can prevent the locks from colliding with each other. In addition, the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion of the package holder can position and fix the locks. Therefore, by alternately arranging the package holders and the locks, the overall volume of the lock package thereof can be reduced. Moreover, the package holders can be stacked stably with each other by using the weight of locks, so as to increase stability of the overall lock package. 
         [0037]    Although the present invention has been described in considerable detail with reference to certain embodiments thereof, other embodiments are possible. Therefore, the spirit and scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the embodiments contained herein. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present invention cover modifications and variations of this invention provided they fall within the scope of the following claims.