EP2340209A2 - Box and delivery system comprising said box - Google Patents

Box and delivery system comprising said box

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EP2340209A2
EP2340209A2 EP09736697A EP09736697A EP2340209A2 EP 2340209 A2 EP2340209 A2 EP 2340209A2 EP 09736697 A EP09736697 A EP 09736697A EP 09736697 A EP09736697 A EP 09736697A EP 2340209 A2 EP2340209 A2 EP 2340209A2
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box
lid
holder
delivery system
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Thorbjørn RODAHL
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Jacob Aallsgt 28 AS
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G29/00—Supports, holders, or containers for household use, not provided for in groups A47G1/00-A47G27/00 or A47G33/00 
    • A47G29/14—Deposit receptacles for food, e.g. breakfast, milk, or large parcels; Similar receptacles for food or large parcels with appliances for preventing unauthorised removal of the deposited articles, i.e. food or large parcels
    • A47G29/20—Deposit receptacles for food, e.g. breakfast, milk, or large parcels; Similar receptacles for food or large parcels with appliances for preventing unauthorised removal of the deposited articles, i.e. food or large parcels with appliances for preventing unauthorised removal of the deposited articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/22—Boxes or like containers with side walls of substantial depth for enclosing contents
    • B65D1/225—Collapsible boxes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/0233—Nestable containers
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05G—SAFES OR STRONG-ROOMS FOR VALUABLES; BANK PROTECTION DEVICES; SAFETY TRANSACTION PARTITIONS
    • E05G1/00—Safes or strong-rooms for valuables
    • E05G1/005—Portable strong boxes, e.g. which may be fixed to a wall or the like

Definitions

  • Box, and delivery system comprising said box
  • the present invention relates to a stackable box which advantageously can be used, for example, for storage and delivery of goods, for instance, groceries, and to a delivery system which comprises said box. More specifically, the invention relates to a box and a delivery system as disclosed in the preamble of claims 1 and 10, respectively.
  • a previously used empty box is advantageously taken back.
  • the returned boxes from different customers along a particular route could be stacked in an optimally efficient and space-saving manner, while the boxes, for reasons of security, have a lockable lid for securing their contents during delivery.
  • the box, upon delivery to the customer could be locked physically hi place so as to prevent the whole box from being stolen or switched with another.
  • the present invention thus seeks to provide a box, and a delivery system comprising said box, which meet one or more of the aforementioned requirements, characterised by the features disclosed in the characterising clause of claims 1 and 10, respectively.
  • Figure 1 shows the principle of a delivery system according to one embodiment of the invention comprising a lockable holder and two associated delivery boxes of different shapes, of which one is indicated in broken lines.
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of the delivery system in Fig. 1;
  • Figure 3 is a partial perspective view of the holder in Figs. 1 and 2;
  • Figure 4 is a partial sectional view of the holder and the delivery boxes in Figs. 1 and 2;
  • Figure 5 shows a stackable delivery box with integral lid stacked in a second similar box, and which may advantageously be used in the delivery system in Figs. 1 to 4;
  • Figure 6 shows an unfolded view of the delivery box in Figure 5;
  • Figure 7 shows the delivery box in Figs. 5 and 6 compared with a rectangular cubic shape.
  • a delivery system 1 comprising a lockable holder 2 and an associated delivery box 3.
  • the box may advantageously be substantially made of recyclable plastic material, e.g., by injection or rotational moulding, and advantageously comprises an integral lid 6 which is hinged to the rest of the box 3 in a known way in that weakened portions 19 of the plastic form hinges, as shown in more detail in Figure 5.
  • the box 3, with the hinged lid 6 brought essentially to rest against an exterior side of the front wall 17 of the box 3 can be inserted into a similar subjacent box 3 such that the two boxes are thus stacked in one another in a space-saving manner, for example, during the return of empty delivery boxes 3 for reuse or recycling.
  • the box 3 When used for delivering groceries, the box 3 is advantageously lined on the inside with a non-illustrated insulating material, as for example, polystyrene.
  • the lockable holder 2 is advantageously essentially T-shaped and comprises a locking head 7 arranged in an upper, central part of the holder 2.
  • a lower longitudinal part 8 of the holder 2 is angular and comprises an upward facing front edge 9 for locking engagement with a corresponding longitudinal lower, rear edge 10 on the box 3.
  • a groove or hole 11 is similarly provided for locking engagement with the locking pin 24 of the locking head 7.
  • the edge 10 and the groove or hole may advantageously be incorporated into respective, non-illustrated reinforcing strips permanently attached to or integral with the box 3, said reinforcing strips advantageously being of aluminium.
  • the lower, rear edge 10 of the box 3 is thus advantageously placed in engagement with the edge 9 on the holder and is then tilted up against the locking head 7 which snap-locks automatically in that the locking pin 23 engages with the groove or hole 11.
  • the box 3 is thus locked to the holder 2, which in turn is advantageously securely fastened to a house wall or other permanent structure in that non-illustrated bolts or screws are passed through fastening holes 12 for the holder 2, said bolts being covered by the box when this last-mentioned is locked and therefore not capable of being removed without the box 3 being removed first.
  • the delivery customer or recipient of a box 3 containing merchandise has his own key 25 which only fits his own holder whilst the supplier has a master key which fits all holders 2 along a particular route, or all the holders 2 employed by the supplier's customers.
  • the holder 2 is also provided with a locking head 7 of the snap- lock type, where the supplier does not have a key to the holder, but where the box 3 snap-locks into the holder 2 when it is put in place, so that it can only be removed by the customer using key 9 or the like.
  • the locking head 3 is also so designed that an empty box 3 can be released from the holder 2 by turning a non- illustrated knob or pressing a non-illustrated button, thus enabling the supplier to fetch an empty box from its position in the holder 3 without using key 25 or the like.
  • FIG 5 there is shown in principle a stackable box 3 with integral lid 6 stacked in a similar box 3, and which advantageously can be used in the aforementioned delivery system 1, and in Figures 6 and 7 the box 3 is shown respectively in "unfolded" form and placed in an imaginary regular cube indicated in broken lines to better illustrate the shape of the different sides of the box 3.
  • the box 3 thus comprises a bottom 13, two side walls 14 and 15, a rear wall 16, a front wall 17 and a lid 6 advantageously hinged to the front wall 17 by means of the aforementioned weakened portions 19.
  • the box 3 also advantageously comprises an integrally formed handle 20 on each side wall 14, 15.
  • the box 3 according to the invention is, for stacking purposes, made with inclined walls 14, 15, 16, 17, and with a lid 6 having a shape which essentially corresponds to the shape of the front wall 17.
  • the bottom 13 is trapezoid in shape, the diagonals of the trapezium being of equal length, and where the longest 21 of the two parallel sides or bottom edges 21, 22 is coterminous with the front wall 17.
  • the two trapezium angles ⁇ 13 and ⁇ 13 are 76° and 104° respectively, and the ratio L 13 between the length of the sides 21, 22 is 1.60.
  • the corresponding ratio and angles for the sides 16, 17 and the lid 6, which like the bottom 13, is also trapezoid in shape are as follows (the subscript indicates the side/lid concerned):
  • the box 3 is thus provided with an advantageous shape where the area and shape of the box 3 opening are essentially identical to the area and shape of the lid 6 and the front wall 17.
  • the box is thus generally required to have what may be designated an inverted truncated pyramid shape where the shape and size of hinged lid 6 essentially correspond to a largest side 17 of said truncated pyramid and to the size and shape of the box 3 opening, said truncated lower face of the pyramid thus forming the bottom 13 of the box.
  • the bottom 13 is advantageously horizontal when the box 3 is locked to the holder 2, whilst a front 17 or rear 16 one of the walls may advantageously be essentially vertical. In other words, stackability is maintained if one of the walls 14, 15, 16, 17 is straight whilst the others slant out from the bottom 13 and in relation to the vertical.
  • the box 3 is not limited to use in a delivery system 1 comprising a lockable holder 2, but can advantageously be used for any purpose where there is a need for a stackable box 3 with associated lid 6, and where the box 3, with the lid 6 brought essentially to rest against an external side wall 17 of the box 3, is inserted into a similar subjacent box 3, such that the two boxes 3, 3 can thus be stacked in one another in a space-saving way.
  • Possible uses of the box 3 thus include virtually all areas in which boxes, or containers, equipped with a lid are to be stacked in an efficient and space-saving manner after use.
  • lid 6 is an integral part of the box 3 gives logistical and security advantages also because it is not necessary to "search" for a lid for a particular box, or in cases where a box with lid has transported a product which necessitates cleaning or special measures if another product is to be transported.
  • the box 3, used as a part of a delivery system 1, will necessarily have the lid 6 hinged to a largest, front wall 17 of the box 3 which faces outwards, away from the holder 2, so that the lid 6 when closed can be locked to the holder 2 at an opposite rear side.
  • the box 3 may then appear as somewhat "front-heavy", but this can, if so desired, be advantageously minimised by optimising the aforementioned angles and length ratios so as to approach as far as possible the shape of a regular cube as indicated in Figure 7, whilst maintaining the stacking properties and at the same time obtaining an optimally volume-efficient box 3.
  • the volume efficiency of the box will apply as regards the interior volume of the box 3, the number of filled, unstacked boxes 3 contained within a given volume, and the number of stacked empty boxes 3 contained within a given volume.
  • the box 3 is advantageously provided with an integral lock or with aligned holes arranged in the box 3 and the lid 6 respectively for use of a standard padlock.
  • the contents of the box 3 can be kept locked therein in a secure manner.
  • One of the many possible areas of application for such a box 3 may be for storage of weapons and ammunition.
  • the box 3, in another non-illustrated embodiment which is not intended to be used as a part of a delivery system 1, may be provided with a separate lid 6.
  • the lid 6 may then, for example, be fastened to the box 3 in that the edges of the lid 6 are applied over the opening of the box 3 in a known way per se if the box 3 and lid 6 are of plastic.
  • the separate lid 6 is then put in the same position for stacking as for the embodiments with integral hinged lid 6, shown and described above, for example, by being held against the outside of the largest front wall 17 of the box 3 during the actual stacking of the box 3, or by being inserted into a remaining gap between the walls 17 of two boxes 3, 3 which have been stacked in each other.

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Abstract

There is provided a box (3) comprising a bottom (13), a front wall (17), a rear wall (16), and two side walls (14, 15), and having a lid (6). The box (3) has an essentially inverted truncated pyramid shape, where the shape and size of the lid (6) essentially correspond to a largest (17) of the front and rear walls (16, 17) of said truncated pyramid and to the size and shape of the box (3) opening, and where the truncated lower face of the pyramid forms the bottom (13) of the box. The box (3), with the lid (6) brought essentially to rest against the exterior side of the largest, front wall (17), can, during stacking, be inserted into a corresponding subjacent box (3). There is further provided a delivery system (1) comprising a box (3), and which further comprises a lockable holder (2) for locking the box (3) to the holder (2), the box (3) lid (6) being locked at the same time in a closed position of the lid (6).

Description

Box, and delivery system comprising said box
The present invention relates to a stackable box which advantageously can be used, for example, for storage and delivery of goods, for instance, groceries, and to a delivery system which comprises said box. More specifically, the invention relates to a box and a delivery system as disclosed in the preamble of claims 1 and 10, respectively.
There is a great need for a delivery system for the secure delivery of goods and services, without the recipient or a representative for the recipient having to be present at the time of delivery. Both private households and private businesses will find such a system, for example, for the delivery of groceries, packages and the like, very useful, hi this connection, mention may be made of the grocery delivery concept "Rett hjem" ("Straight to your home"), where boxes of groceries are currently delivered "right to the door" of the customer and are left unsecured if the customer does not open the door or is not at home.
At the same time as the customer receives a new box with contents, a previously used empty box is advantageously taken back. To ensure efficient logistics for transport and storage, it would then be advantageous if the returned boxes from different customers along a particular route could be stacked in an optimally efficient and space-saving manner, while the boxes, for reasons of security, have a lockable lid for securing their contents during delivery. As an additional security measure, it would be advantageous if the box, upon delivery to the customer, could be locked physically hi place so as to prevent the whole box from being stolen or switched with another.
The present invention thus seeks to provide a box, and a delivery system comprising said box, which meet one or more of the aforementioned requirements, characterised by the features disclosed in the characterising clause of claims 1 and 10, respectively.
Advantageous embodiments of the invention are set forth in the dependent claims.
Exemplary embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the appended drawings, wherein Figure 1 shows the principle of a delivery system according to one embodiment of the invention comprising a lockable holder and two associated delivery boxes of different shapes, of which one is indicated in broken lines.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the delivery system in Fig. 1;
Figure 3 is a partial perspective view of the holder in Figs. 1 and 2;
Figure 4 is a partial sectional view of the holder and the delivery boxes in Figs. 1 and 2;
Figure 5 shows a stackable delivery box with integral lid stacked in a second similar box, and which may advantageously be used in the delivery system in Figs. 1 to 4;
Figure 6 shows an unfolded view of the delivery box in Figure 5; and
Figure 7 shows the delivery box in Figs. 5 and 6 compared with a rectangular cubic shape.
Referring first to Figures 1 to 4, there is shown in principle a delivery system 1 comprising a lockable holder 2 and an associated delivery box 3. The box may advantageously be substantially made of recyclable plastic material, e.g., by injection or rotational moulding, and advantageously comprises an integral lid 6 which is hinged to the rest of the box 3 in a known way in that weakened portions 19 of the plastic form hinges, as shown in more detail in Figure 5. As further shown in Figure 5, the box 3, with the hinged lid 6 brought essentially to rest against an exterior side of the front wall 17 of the box 3, can be inserted into a similar subjacent box 3 such that the two boxes are thus stacked in one another in a space-saving manner, for example, during the return of empty delivery boxes 3 for reuse or recycling.
When used for delivering groceries, the box 3 is advantageously lined on the inside with a non-illustrated insulating material, as for example, polystyrene.
With particular reference to Figures 3 and 4, the lockable holder 2 is advantageously essentially T-shaped and comprises a locking head 7 arranged in an upper, central part of the holder 2. A lower longitudinal part 8 of the holder 2 is angular and comprises an upward facing front edge 9 for locking engagement with a corresponding longitudinal lower, rear edge 10 on the box 3. In the box lid 6, a groove or hole 11 is similarly provided for locking engagement with the locking pin 24 of the locking head 7. For reinforcement, the edge 10 and the groove or hole may advantageously be incorporated into respective, non-illustrated reinforcing strips permanently attached to or integral with the box 3, said reinforcing strips advantageously being of aluminium.
Upon delivery, the lower, rear edge 10 of the box 3 is thus advantageously placed in engagement with the edge 9 on the holder and is then tilted up against the locking head 7 which snap-locks automatically in that the locking pin 23 engages with the groove or hole 11. The box 3 is thus locked to the holder 2, which in turn is advantageously securely fastened to a house wall or other permanent structure in that non-illustrated bolts or screws are passed through fastening holes 12 for the holder 2, said bolts being covered by the box when this last-mentioned is locked and therefore not capable of being removed without the box 3 being removed first.
hi one embodiment of the delivery system, the delivery customer or recipient of a box 3 containing merchandise, has his own key 25 which only fits his own holder whilst the supplier has a master key which fits all holders 2 along a particular route, or all the holders 2 employed by the supplier's customers.
hi another embodiment, the holder 2 is also provided with a locking head 7 of the snap- lock type, where the supplier does not have a key to the holder, but where the box 3 snap-locks into the holder 2 when it is put in place, so that it can only be removed by the customer using key 9 or the like. Advantageously, the locking head 3 is also so designed that an empty box 3 can be released from the holder 2 by turning a non- illustrated knob or pressing a non-illustrated button, thus enabling the supplier to fetch an empty box from its position in the holder 3 without using key 25 or the like. The last- mentioned solution, which is not illustrated or described in more detail, will be quite clear to one of skill in the art in the light of the description, as a known parallel, for example, is a house door with a similar closing and locking function, and this solution involves practical, logistical and security advantages especially when a standard holder 2 is used by different suppliers and with differently shaped boxes 3, as is indicated by the two boxes 3 in Figures 1 and 2. The different suppliers may, for example, be grocery chains, the postal service, courier services of various types etc., and it would thus be both insecure and impractical if all suppliers had their own keys 25 to all customers' standard holders 2. Referring to Figure 5, there is shown in principle a stackable box 3 with integral lid 6 stacked in a similar box 3, and which advantageously can be used in the aforementioned delivery system 1, and in Figures 6 and 7 the box 3 is shown respectively in "unfolded" form and placed in an imaginary regular cube indicated in broken lines to better illustrate the shape of the different sides of the box 3. The box 3 thus comprises a bottom 13, two side walls 14 and 15, a rear wall 16, a front wall 17 and a lid 6 advantageously hinged to the front wall 17 by means of the aforementioned weakened portions 19. The box 3 also advantageously comprises an integrally formed handle 20 on each side wall 14, 15.
As can be seen in particular from Figures 5 to 7, the box 3 according to the invention is, for stacking purposes, made with inclined walls 14, 15, 16, 17, and with a lid 6 having a shape which essentially corresponds to the shape of the front wall 17. Furthermore, the bottom 13 is trapezoid in shape, the diagonals of the trapezium being of equal length, and where the longest 21 of the two parallel sides or bottom edges 21, 22 is coterminous with the front wall 17. Furthermore, in the box 3 shown in Figure 6 the two trapezium angles α13 and β13 are 76° and 104° respectively, and the ratio L13 between the length of the sides 21, 22 is 1.60. The corresponding ratio and angles for the sides 16, 17 and the lid 6, which like the bottom 13, is also trapezoid in shape, are as follows (the subscript indicates the side/lid concerned):
α6, 17= 82° β6; 17= 98° L61 I7= 1.31 CX16= 82° β16= 98° L16= 1.58
For the mirror-inverted identical side walls 14, 15, which are trapezoid in shape, but with diagonals of unequal length and four angles δ, λ, γ, θ for the corners, and with the ratio L14; ^between the longest and the shortest parallel side of the trapezium, the following further applies for the box 3 shown in Figure 6:
δ14) 15 = 90° λ14> 15 = 90° γ14, 15= 70° Θ14, i5= l lθ° L14j l5= 1.44
With the illustrated and aforementioned angles and length ratios, the box 3 is thus provided with an advantageous shape where the area and shape of the box 3 opening are essentially identical to the area and shape of the lid 6 and the front wall 17. To obtain the desired stacking properties, the box is thus generally required to have what may be designated an inverted truncated pyramid shape where the shape and size of hinged lid 6 essentially correspond to a largest side 17 of said truncated pyramid and to the size and shape of the box 3 opening, said truncated lower face of the pyramid thus forming the bottom 13 of the box. Within the scope of the aforementioned designation, the bottom 13 is advantageously horizontal when the box 3 is locked to the holder 2, whilst a front 17 or rear 16 one of the walls may advantageously be essentially vertical. In other words, stackability is maintained if one of the walls 14, 15, 16, 17 is straight whilst the others slant out from the bottom 13 and in relation to the vertical.
The box 3 is not limited to use in a delivery system 1 comprising a lockable holder 2, but can advantageously be used for any purpose where there is a need for a stackable box 3 with associated lid 6, and where the box 3, with the lid 6 brought essentially to rest against an external side wall 17 of the box 3, is inserted into a similar subjacent box 3, such that the two boxes 3, 3 can thus be stacked in one another in a space-saving way. Possible uses of the box 3 thus include virtually all areas in which boxes, or containers, equipped with a lid are to be stacked in an efficient and space-saving manner after use.
That the lid 6 is an integral part of the box 3 gives logistical and security advantages also because it is not necessary to "search" for a lid for a particular box, or in cases where a box with lid has transported a product which necessitates cleaning or special measures if another product is to be transported.
The box 3, used as a part of a delivery system 1, will necessarily have the lid 6 hinged to a largest, front wall 17 of the box 3 which faces outwards, away from the holder 2, so that the lid 6 when closed can be locked to the holder 2 at an opposite rear side. The box 3 may then appear as somewhat "front-heavy", but this can, if so desired, be advantageously minimised by optimising the aforementioned angles and length ratios so as to approach as far as possible the shape of a regular cube as indicated in Figure 7, whilst maintaining the stacking properties and at the same time obtaining an optimally volume-efficient box 3. The volume efficiency of the box will apply as regards the interior volume of the box 3, the number of filled, unstacked boxes 3 contained within a given volume, and the number of stacked empty boxes 3 contained within a given volume.
In non-illustrated embodiments of the box 3 with hinged lid 6 which are not intended to be used as a part of the delivery system 1 with its lockable holder 2, the box 3 is advantageously provided with an integral lock or with aligned holes arranged in the box 3 and the lid 6 respectively for use of a standard padlock. Thus, the contents of the box 3 can be kept locked therein in a secure manner. One of the many possible areas of application for such a box 3 may be for storage of weapons and ammunition.
The box 3, in another non-illustrated embodiment which is not intended to be used as a part of a delivery system 1, may be provided with a separate lid 6. The lid 6 may then, for example, be fastened to the box 3 in that the edges of the lid 6 are applied over the opening of the box 3 in a known way per se if the box 3 and lid 6 are of plastic. The separate lid 6 is then put in the same position for stacking as for the embodiments with integral hinged lid 6, shown and described above, for example, by being held against the outside of the largest front wall 17 of the box 3 during the actual stacking of the box 3, or by being inserted into a remaining gap between the walls 17 of two boxes 3, 3 which have been stacked in each other.

Claims

P a t e n t c l a i m s
1.
A box (3) comprising a bottom (13), a front wall (17), a rear wall (16), and two side walls (14, 15), and having a lid (6), c h a r a c t e r i s e d i n that the box (3) has an essentially inverted truncated pyramid shape, where the shape and size of the lid (6) essentially correspond to a largest (17) of the front and rear walls (16, 17) of said truncated pyramid and to the size and shape of the box (3) opening, and where the truncated lower face of the pyramid forms the bottom (13) of the box, wherein the box (3), with the lid (6) brought essentially to rest against the exterior side of the largest, front wall (17), can, during stacking, be inserted into a corresponding subjacent box (3).
2. A box according to claim 1, c h a r a c t e r i s e d i n that the lid (6) and the box (3) constitute separate parts.
3.
A box according to claim 1, c h a r a c t e r i s e d i n that the lid (6) is hinged to the largest, front wall (17) of the box (3).
4.
A box according to any one of the preceding claims, c h a r a c t e r i s e d b y being substantially made of recyclable plastic material, e.g., by injection or rotational moulding.
5.
A box according to claims 3 and 4, c h a r a c t e r i s e d i n that the lid (6) is hinged to the rest of the box (3) in that weakened portions (19) of the plastic form hinges.
6.
A box according to any one of the preceding claims, c h a r a c t e r i s e d b y being internally lined with an insulating material as, for example, polystyrene.
7.
A box according to any one of the preceding claims, c h a r a c t e r i s e d b y comprising an integrally formed handle (20) on each side wall (14, 15).
8.
A box according to any one of the preceding claims, c h a r a c t e r i s e d i n that the bottom (13), the lid (6), the front wall (17) and the rear wall (16) are trapezoid in shape, the diagonals of the trapezium being of equal length, and that the side walls (14, 15) are trapezoid in shape, the diagonals of the trapezium being of unequal length, and that a longest (21) of two parallel sides or edges (21, 22) of the bottom (13) is coterminous with the front wall (17).
9.
A box according to claim 8, c h a r a c t e r i s e d b y the following angles and length ratios:
α13 = 76° βi3 = 104° L13 = 1.60 α6>17=82° β6,17=98° L6,17=1.31
(X16= 82° β16=98° L16= 1.58 δ14;15= 90° λ14,15=90° γ14,15=70° Θ14,15=11O° Li4, 15 =1.44
10. A delivery system (1) comprising a box (3) according to any one of claims 3 to 9, c h a r a c t e r i s e d b y comprising a lockable holder (2) for locking the box (3) to the holder (2), the box (3) lid (6) being locked at the same time in a closed position of the lid (6).
11.
A delivery system according to claim 10, c h a r a c t e r i s e d i n that the lockable holder (2) is an essentially inverted T-shape and comprises a locking head (7) with locking pin (23) arranged in an upper, central part of the holder (2).
12.
A delivery system according to claim 10 or 11, c h a r a c t e r i s e d i n that a lower longitudinal part (8) of the holder (2) is angular and comprises a upward facing front edge (9) for locking engagement with a corresponding longitudinal lower, rear edge (10) on the box (3).
13.
A delivery system according to any one of claims 10 to 12, c h a r a c t e r i s e d i n that in the box (3) lid (6) there is provided a groove or hole (11) for locking engagement with the locking head (7) locking pin (23).
14.
A delivery system according to claim 12 or 13, c h a r a c t e r i s e d i n that for reinforcement the edge (10) and the groove or hole (11) are incorporated into respective reinforcing strips permanently attached to or integral with the box (3), said reinforcing strips advantageously being of aluminium.
15.
A delivery system according to any one of claims 10 to 14, c h a r a c - t e r i s e d i n that in the holder (2) there is provided a plurality of fastening holes (12) for fastening the holder (2) to, for example, a house wall or other permanent structure with the aid of bolts or screws, said fastening holes (12), and thus also the bolts or screws passed therethrough, being covered by the box (3) when the box (3) is locked to the holder (2).
16.
A delivery system according to any one of claims 10 to 15, c h a r a c t e r i s e d i n that the locking head (7) comprises a snap lock function and a knob- or button-activated opening function for the locking head (7) when the locking head is in an unlocked, closed state, said locking head (7) in its locked, closed state only being unlockable with key (25), key card, code or the like.
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