Article housing box

Abstract

An article housing box is an article housing box that houses an article, and includes a box-shaped body. The body has a main surface that is provided with an outlet forming portion composed of an area surrounded by a closed curve. The outlet forming portion includes a plurality of folding pieces, and a plurality of creases. The plurality of folding pieces generate an outlet for the article in the outlet forming portion by being folded obliquely upward from the main surface. The plurality of creases are creases for folding each of the folding pieces. Each of the creases is formed along the curve.

1 . An article housing box that houses an article, comprising:
 a box-shaped body that has a main surface that is provided with an outlet forming portion composed of an area surrounded by a closed curve,   wherein the outlet forming portion includes:   a plurality of folding pieces that generate an outlet for the article in the outlet forming portion by being folded obliquely upward from the main surface; and   a plurality of creases for folding each of the folding pieces, and   wherein each of the creases is formed along the curve.   
     
     
         2 . The article housing box according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein an entirety of the curve bulges outward.   
     
     
         3 . The article housing box according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the curve draws a circle.   
     
     
         4 . The article housing box according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the number of the plurality of folding pieces is between 4 and 10 inclusive.   
     
     
         5 . The article housing box according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein the number of the plurality of folding pieces is between 6 and 8 inclusive.   
     
     
         6 . The article housing box according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the plurality of folding pieces have mutually congruent shapes.   
     
     
         7 . The article housing box according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein each of the folding pieces has a sector shape.   
     
     
         8 . The article housing box according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the plurality of folding pieces are provided over an entirety of the area in a state of being unfolded.   
     
     
         9 . The article housing box according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein front end parts of the plurality of folding pieces are apart from each other in a state in which the plurality of folding pieces are unfolded.   
     
     
         10 . The article housing box according to  claim 9 ,
 wherein the front end part of each of the folding pieces is rounded.   
     
     
         11 . The article housing box according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the plurality of creases are formed along an entirety of the curve.   
     
     
         12 . The article housing box according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the plurality of creases have mutually equal lengths.   
     
     
         13 . The article housing box according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the plurality of creases have mutually equal curve ratios.   
     
     
         14 . The article housing box according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein a curve ratio of each of the creases is between 8% and 21% inclusive.   
     
     
         15 . The article housing box according to  claim 14 ,
 wherein the curve ratio of each of the creases is between 10% and 13% inclusive.   
     
     
         16 . The article housing box according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the outlet forming portion includes a straight cut line that is formed along a side end part of each of the folding pieces.   
     
     
         17 . The article housing box according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein a plurality of the articles are housed in a state of being stacked in the body.   
     
     
         18 . The article housing box according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the article is a roll of sanitary paper.   
     
     
         19 . The article housing box according to  claim 18 ,
 wherein the body includes a cutting blade for cutting the sanitary paper pulled out from the outlet.   
     
     
         20 . The article housing box according to  claim 19 ,
 wherein the cutting blade is provided at a position apart from the outlet forming portion.   
     
     
         21 . The article housing box according to  claim 20 ,
 wherein the cutting blade is provided at a periphery of the main surface.   
     
     
         22 . The article housing box according to  claim 19 ,
 wherein an entirety of the body including the cutting blade is made of a same material.   
     
     
         23 . The article housing box according to  claim 18 ,
 wherein the body includes an insertion portion that is inserted into a gap in a center part of the sanitary paper.   
     
     
         24 . The article housing box according to  claim 23 ,
 wherein the insertion portion is composed of a part of a side surface of the body.   
     
     
         25 . The article housing box according to  claim 24 ,
 wherein an outer shape of the insertion portion is a regular n-sided polygon (n is an integer of 5 or more).   
     
     
         26 . The article housing box according to  claim 23 ,
 wherein an entirety of the body including the insertion portion is made of a same material.   
     
     
         27 . The article housing box according to  claim 18 ,
 wherein the body houses a plurality of the rolls of sanitary paper.   
     
     
         28 . The article housing box according to  claim 27 ,
 wherein the main surface is provided with a plurality of the outlet forming portions that correspond to the plurality of the rolls of sanitary paper.   
     
     
         29 . The article housing box according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the body is configured to be refilled with the article.   
     
     
         30 . The article housing box according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein line drawings for coloring are printed on an outer surface of the body.