Box Assembly that is Assembled Easily and Quickly

Abstract

A box assembly includes a plurality of storage boxes each having an inside formed with a receiving space, a plurality of connecting members mounted between the storage boxes to combine the storage boxes together in a vertical direction, and a plurality of fastening members mounted between the storage boxes to combine the storage boxes together in a horizontal direction. Thus, the storage boxes are expandable in the vertical direction by connection of the connecting members and are expandable in the horizontal direction by connection of the fastening members so that the box assembly is expandable in a two-dimensional manner to satisfy a user's requirement.

1 . A box assembly, comprising:
 a plurality of storage boxes each having an inside formed with a receiving space;   a plurality of connecting members detachably mounted between the storage boxes to combine the storage boxes together in a vertical direction.   
   
   
       2 . The box assembly in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein each of the storage boxes has two opposite side walls each formed with a plurality of receiving channels to receive the connecting members respectively. 
   
   
       3 . The box assembly in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein each of the connecting members has a first end pivotally mounted in the respective receiving channel of each of the storage boxes and a second end formed with a locking hook that is movable to protrude outwardly from the respective receiving channel of each of the storage boxes. 
   
   
       4 . The box assembly in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein
 each of the storage boxes has a top portion formed with a plurality of locking grooves;   the connecting members are pivotable downward relative to each of the storage boxes;   the locking hook of each of the connecting members on each of the storage boxes is inserted into and detachably locked in a respective locking groove of a lower one of the storage boxes to combine the storage boxes together in the vertical direction.   
   
   
       5 . The box assembly in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein each of the connecting members is pivotally mounted in a respective receiving channel of each of the storage boxes. 
   
   
       6 . The box assembly in accordance with  claim 5 , wherein each of the connecting members is movable relative to each of the storage boxes between an expanded position where each of the connecting members protrudes outwardly from the respective receiving channel of each of the storage boxes and a folded position where each of the connecting members is fully hidden in the respective receiving channel of each of the storage boxes. 
   
   
       7 . The box assembly in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein each of the receiving channels of each of the storage boxes is defined by two protruding upright support plates. 
   
   
       8 . The box assembly in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein
 each of the support plates of each of the storage boxes has a lower end formed with a through hole;   the first end of each of the connecting members is formed with a pivot hole;   the box assembly further comprises a plurality of linking rods each extended through the through hole of each of the support plates of each of the storage boxes  1  and the pivot hole of each of the connecting members so that each of the connecting members is pivotally mounted on each of the storage boxes.   
   
   
       9 . The box assembly in accordance with  claim 8 , wherein each of the linking rods is rotatably mounted on each of the storage boxes and has a distal end provided with an enlarged grip portion to facilitate a user rotating each of the linking rods. 
   
   
       10 . The box assembly in accordance with  claim 8 , wherein each of the linking rods is rotatable relative to each of the storage boxes to drive the connecting members to pivot relative to each of the storage boxes simultaneously. 
   
   
       11 . The box assembly in accordance with  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of fastening members detachably mounted between the storage boxes to combine the storage boxes together in a horizontal direction. 
   
   
       12 . The box assembly in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein
 each of the storage boxes has a top portion formed with a plurality of locking slots;   each of the fastening members has two downward extending snapping portions each inserted into and detachably locked in a respective locking slot of each of the storage boxes.   
   
   
       13 . The box assembly in accordance with  claim 12 , wherein the snapping portions of each of the fastening members are locked in the respective locking slots of any two juxtaposed storage boxes to combine the storage boxes together in a horizontal direction. 
   
   
       14 . The box assembly in accordance with  claim 12 , wherein the snapping portions of each of the fastening members are bent inward toward each other to combine the storage boxes closely. 
   
   
       15 . The box assembly in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein each of the fastening members has a substantially inverted U-shaped cross-sectional profile. 
   
   
       16 . The box assembly in accordance with  claim 3 , further comprising a plurality of upright support posts surrounding the storage boxes so that the storage boxes are supported by the support posts and are arranged in the vertical direction. 
   
   
       17 . The box assembly in accordance with  claim 16 , wherein
 each of the support posts is formed with a plurality of locking holes;   the connecting members are pivotable outwardly relative to each of the storage boxes;   the locking hook of each of the connecting members on each of the storage boxes is inserted into and detachably locked in a respective locking hole of each of the support posts to secure the storage boxes between the support posts.   
   
   
       18 . The box assembly in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein the storage boxes are expandable in the vertical direction by connection of the connecting members and are expandable in the horizontal direction by connection of the fastening members so that the box assembly is expandable in a two-dimensional manner.