US 12,279,681 B2
Writing device packaging boxes
Xiang Ma, Spring, TX (US); Wei Hung Lin, Taipei (TW); and Simon Wong, Spring, TX (US)
Assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
Appl. No. 18/560,549
Filed by Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
PCT Filed Jun. 30, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/039892
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 13, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/277909, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 5, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0245178 A1, Jul. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. A45C 11/34 (2006.01)
CPC A45C 11/34 (2013.01) [A45C 2200/15 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A packaging box, comprising:
a first section including a first aperture to receive a portion of a writing device;
a second section including a second aperture to receive a remainder of the writing device;
a hinge mechanism coupling the first section to the second section, wherein the first section and second section are rotatable about the hinge mechanism; and
a tip remover including a surface to remove a tip of the writing device responsive to application of a force;
wherein the first aperture of the first section is defined by a first plurality of side walls extending generally parallel to the hinge mechanism, and the second aperture of the second section is defined by a second plurality of side walls extending generally parallel to the hinge mechanism.