CN110604384B - Transportable container - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a transportable container, of the type of suitcase, trunk, crate, trolley case or the like, comprising two half-shells (2a, 2b) movable relative to each other between a first configuration for closing an internal compartment (3) and at least one second configuration for free access to the compartment (3); the container comprises at least one panel (4) arrangeable within the compartment (3) and a unit (6) for removable engagement of the panel (4) to the wall (7) to define the compartment (3). The unit (6) comprises a strip (8) coupled to a profiled element (9) rigidly anchored to the edge of the panel (4) and a pair of teeth (10) extending from the strip (8) on the side opposite to the profiled element (9) and insertable in respective seats (11) having substantially corresponding shapes, the seats (11) being provided along the wall (7). Respective mutually opposite projections (12) generally project from opposite faces of each of the toothings (10) and are elastically movable to removably interlock couple with the seat (11) as a result of returning to the respective non-deformed configuration.

Description

Transportable container

Technical Field

The invention relates to a transportable container (transportable container).

Background of the related art

Among the product categories of transportable containers, luggage, crates, suitcases, trolley cases, backpacks and other products can be listed, which differ in shape, size, material and/or function as well as their intended use, transportable cargo type and/or reference customers.

In this category, the very important parts are certainly constituted by products intended for technicians, maintenance workers and professionals in various fields, who use them to transport safely the equipment and the instruments they need for their work.

These containers generally comprise a pair of half-shells hinged to each other, made of a material that is sufficiently rigid and strong to ensure the ability to transport considerable loads and/or to withstand even powerful impacts without deforming and, above all, without compromising the integrity of the contents contained in the compartments defined by said half-shells.

In more detail, the accommodation (and therefore the transport) of the tools takes place neatly by means of a plurality of bags, strips (straps) and other retaining means, which can be distributed first along the inner wall of the half-shell (the bags, strips and retaining means are suitably arranged). It is evident that the use of these retaining means facilitates the work task of the user who finds his needs in each case relatively easily and quickly, and at the same time avoids the risk of damage or in any case limits the risk of damage, thus preventing contact and collision between the tools or preventing the tools from contacting and hitting the wall.

In order to increase the number of vehicles that can potentially be transported neatly, it is also common to employ internal panels (which are generally of complementary dimensions to the transverse cross-section of the container, and are therefore shaped as parallelepipeds) for an equivalent overall space occupation of the container. The panels divide the compartment into respective separate sections and, in addition to or as an alternative to the retaining means provided along the wall, additional anchoring surfaces may be provided for the other retaining means by the two faces of the panels.

However, the use of panels in the conventional manner is not without drawbacks.

In fact, normally one side of each panel is hinged to a supporting element, which is in turn rigidly fixed to one of the half-shells (while the other side can rest on a respective bracket projecting from the half-shell), obviously preventing the panel from moving freely inside the compartment and ensuring a stable support for the respective tool, thus avoiding the risk of losing the tool.

In this way, however, in the event of panel damage, it is not possible to replace the panel practically and easily, since this would lead to damage or destruction of the element ensuring its fixing on one of the half-shells.

More simply stated, the stable fixing of the panels to the half-shells considerably reduces the versatility of the container, since when one wishes to use different types or distributions of retaining means (for example to carry different kits of tools), it is not possible to replace the panels individually, even without damage. Furthermore, if the user wishes to make the entire compartment available in order to accommodate particularly large objects, it is evident that rigidly fixing the panel to one of the half-shells is an annoying obstacle.

In order to eliminate these drawbacks, some embodiments have been proposed which provide the coupling of the panel with the half-shell (removable in any case), but these attempts have also proved ineffective in practice due to the limited practicality of the solutions used and/or due to the high breakage and/or damage frequency affecting the elements assigned to the mutually removable coupling.

Disclosure of Invention

The object of the present invention is to solve the above described problems, providing a container that provides a practical method for removable coupling of the inner panels.

Within this aim, an object of the present invention is to provide a container which provides a quick and simple method for coupling a panel to one of the outer half-shells constituting said container.

Another object of the invention is to provide a container that allows to detachably couple the inner panels safely and with a minimum risk of breakage, while ensuring a practical method for at least temporarily removing said panels.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a container that allows the user to couple the panel to the outer half-shell without requiring undue care or attention during assembly.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a container which ensures high reliability in operation.

A further object of the invention is to propose a container that employs a technical and structural architecture that can replace the technical and structural architecture of containers of known type.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a container that can be easily obtained starting from common commercially available elements and materials.

Another object of the invention is to provide a container which has a low cost and is safe in application.

This aim and these and other objects, which will become better apparent hereinafter, are achieved by a transportable container of the type of suitcase, crate, trolley case and the like, comprising two half-shells which can be moved with respect to one another between a first configuration for closing an internal compartment and at least one second configuration for free access to said compartment, characterized in that it comprises at least one panel which can be arranged inside said compartment and a unit for removably engaging said panel to a wall to define said compartment, said unit comprising a strap (band) coupled to a shaped element (profiled element) which is rigidly anchored to an edge of said panel, and a pair of teeth-shaped elements which extend from said strap on the side opposite to said shaped element and can be inserted in respective seats of substantially corresponding shape, the respective seats are provided along said wall, respective mutually opposite projections normally projecting from opposite faces of each of said teeth, and being elastically movable to be coupled with removable interlocking with said seats as a result of returning to the respective non-deformed configuration.

Drawings

Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will become more apparent from the description of a preferred but not exclusive embodiment of a transportable container according to the invention, illustrated by way of non-limiting example in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

fig. 1 and 2 are front perspective views of a transportable container according to the present invention in a first embodiment and a second configuration, and illustrate the possibility of coupling a panel to any one of the half-shells;

FIG. 3 is an exploded front perspective view of a different embodiment of the invention, with different possibilities of coupling the panels to the walls of the compartment;

FIG. 4 is a highly enlarged scale view of a detail of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a view of the embodiment of FIG. 3, with the panels in different orientations, in any case suitable for coupling to the walls of the compartment;

FIG. 6 is a highly enlarged scale view of a detail of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a top view of a panel coupled to a wall of a compartment in the embodiment of FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 7 taken along plane VIII-VIII;

FIG. 9 is a highly enlarged scale view of a detail of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of the splice unit of FIG. 3;

FIG. 11 is a side elevational view of the splice unit of FIG. 3;

FIG. 12 is a front elevational view of the splice unit of FIG. 3;

fig. 13 is a front perspective view of a different structural solution of the joining unit;

FIG. 14 is a side elevational view of the splice unit of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a front elevational view of the splice unit of FIG. 13;

FIG. 16 is a rear perspective view of a component of the embodiment of FIG. 3, the component including a wall of a compartment;

FIG. 17 is a highly enlarged scale view of a detail of FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a rear view of the panel of FIG. 3;

FIG. 19 is a perspective view of a different embodiment of a panel for inclusion in a container according to the present invention;

FIG. 20 is a front elevational view of the panel of FIG. 19;

fig. 21 and 22 are two different perspective views of another structural solution for the removable joining unit.

Detailed Description

With particular reference to the figures, reference numeral 1 generally designates a transportable container of the type of suitcase, crate, trolley case and the like.

More generally, it is specified that any reference to the container 1 in this description should be understood as extending to any type of product capable of containing objects and tools of various kinds, whether private or professional.

In fact, tools, equipment, electronic or other equipment for professional use, as well as clothing for private use, various objects and personal items may be arranged in the container 1 without abandoning the scope of the protection claimed herein.

In the preferred application and in the figures, the container 1, mainly for professional use, is a rigid suitcase made of polymeric material with high impact resistance, and optionally provided with suitable solutions to ensure its complete hermetic sealing. Preferably, therefore, the container 1 houses (neatly, as will become apparent) various kinds of tools and equipment, which the user (technician, maintenance personnel, professional, etc.) can therefore easily transport to the work/intervention site, in order to easily obtain when required. In any case, it is again emphasized that the scope of protection claimed herein is understood to also refer to other types of rigid or non-rigid containers 1, which containers 1 are even suitable for other purposes and are made of any material.

The container 1 comprises two half- shells 2a, 2b, which two half- shells 2a, 2b are movable one with respect to the other between a first configuration for closing the internal compartment 3 and at least one second configuration for free access to said compartment 3.

Typically, but not exclusively, the two half- shells 2a, 2b each have a box-like shape and may constitute two halves (equal dimensions) of a housing which in fact forms the container 1, or may have different shapes and dimensions (in particular height), for example a first half-shell 2a which is taller and a second half-shell 2b which acts as a lid.

As will be better described in the following page, the half- shells 2a, 2b (the differences between them are entirely arbitrary, since it is clear that each can be named in each of two ways) can directly define the compartment 3, as in the embodiment of fig. 1 and 2. As an alternative, additional elements (such as those visible in fig. 3 and 5) are arranged in the compartment 3, in fact lining one or both of the half- shells 2a, 2b or covering one or both of the half- shells 2a, 2b, so as to define said compartment 3. It should be noted that in fig. 3 and the following figures, although the half- shells 2a, 2b are not shown, it is straightforward and obvious for a person skilled in the art (and any others, even those lacking a specific concept in this field) to provide the half- shells 2a, 2 b.

According to the invention, the container 1 comprises at least one panel 4, which at least one panel 4 can be arranged inside the compartment 3.

It can also be inferred from the figures that various types of retaining means 5 can be fixed to the panel 4 for objects that the user must carry in the container 1. Such means 5 may be, for example, a strap, a pocket, a loop, a box,

A belt or any other useful element. Furthermore, similar elements may be arranged on the half- shells 2a, 2b or on other components. In any case it is not excluded to use other panels 4, optionally panels without means 5.

Furthermore, the container 1 comprises a unit 6 for removable joining of the panel 4 to the wall 7 to define the compartment 3. By way of illustration only, fig. 10-12 and 13-15 relate to two different versions of unit 6. Another version of the unit 6 is shown in fig. 21-22, and is therefore not intended to be exhaustive in any case of the possibilities within the scope of what is claimed herein.

The unit 6 comprises a strip 8 coupled to a shaped element 9, the shaped element 9 in turn being rigidly anchored to the edge of the panel 4 (by adhesive bonding, by welding, by screws, nails, rivets, etc., or in other ways). Furthermore, the unit 6 comprises a pair of toothed members 10, which toothed members 10 extend from the strip 8 on the side opposite the forming element 9. The coupling between the strip 8 and the profiled element 9 can be of the rigid type or, preferably, can allow one or more mutual movements (examples of which will be seen hereinafter).

The tooth 10 can enter a respective seat 11, the seat 11 having a substantially corresponding shape and being arranged along the wall 7. In detail, the expression "substantially corresponding shape" is understood to mean that the seat 11 has, at least in one of its portions, a transverse cross-section substantially coinciding with the cross-section of the toothed member 10, allowing the toothed member 10 to slide freely (insertion and extraction).

Furthermore, respective mutually opposed projections 12 normally project from the opposed faces of each tooth 10. The projection 12 is elastically movable so as to allow a removable interlocking coupling with the seat 11 after returning to the respective non-deformed configuration. When the tooth 10 is inserted in the seat 11, the projections 12 are in fact elastically and temporarily moved from their non-deformed configuration, and when the insertion is completed, the projections 12 return to the non-deformed configuration so as to resist the subsequent extraction by interlocking.

In practice, therefore, the invention achieves the intended aim, through the constructive choices described above: the coupling of the panel 4 to the container 1 (to the wall 7 of the compartment 3) occurs in a practical and easy way, i.e. simply by inserting the tooth 10 completely in the seat 11, first temporarily overcoming the elastic reaction force generated by the projection 12, and then allowing it to provide an interlocking coupling.

At the same time, the interlocking coupling can be removed as soon as the projection 12 is acted upon again, and allows the extraction of the toothed element 10 in the same easy way.

Having provided two mutually opposite tabs 12, which are responsible for the interlocking coupling, the removable engagement of the panels 4 can take place for both relative orientations of the tabs.

In one embodiment of considerable practical significance, illustrated in the accompanying drawings by way of non-limiting example of the invention, each tooth 10 comprises a respective flat plate, coplanar with strip 8. Each plate is provided with a curved notch 13 (preferably U-shaped) defining a central tab of elastic oscillation. In this embodiment, the projections 12 are constituted by respective extensions opposite each other, having an increased thickness, and being provided on opposite faces of the ear panel.

Preferably, the tooth 10 is arranged at the respective end portion of the strip 8 to ensure a more stable engagement.

In the embodiment of fig. 1 and 2, the seats 11 are constituted by respective slits defined by the wall 7 and by a shaped plate 7a fixed to said wall 7. Each seat 11 is therefore open towards the free end of the wall 7 to allow the insertion of the tooth 10. Furthermore, the plate 7a is provided with a pair of holes 14, which holes 14 are arranged in further communication with the respective slits, so as to allow the corresponding tabs 12 to elastically return to the non-deformed configuration, thus creating an interlocking coupling (when the tooth 10 reaches its limit of travel and is fully inserted in the seat 11).

Moreover, this allows the subsequent extraction of the panel 4, since when each tooth 10 is fully inserted in the respective seat 11, the user can access the seat 11 through the corresponding hole 14, in order to press the corresponding projection 12 and elastically force it to move, in order to actually allow the extraction of the tooth 10 and the panel 4, removing the coupling.

As in fig. 1 and 2, the wall 7 may belong to one of the half- shells 2a, 2b, but it may also be part of another internal component.

In the embodiment of fig. 3 and 5 (for example), which in any case does not exhaust the possible practical solutions falling within the scope claimed herein, the seats 11 are constituted by respective slits provided within the thickness of the wall 7 and open towards the free end of the wall 7 so as to allow the insertion of the tooth 10. Furthermore, in a manner similar to the previously described further embodiment, in this case also the wall 7 has a pair of holes 14, the pair of holes 14 being arranged in further communication with the respective slits so as to allow the corresponding tabs 12 to elastically return to the non-deformed configuration, thus creating an interlocking coupling and allowing the panel 4 to be subsequently extracted. In this case, the wall 7 may belong to one of the half- shells 2a, 2b or, indeed, as in fig. 3 and 5, and as will be described in more detail in the subsequent page, may be part of another internal component.

In detail, the two projections 12 of the same tooth 10 can be movable independently of each other or, preferably, can be integral with each other.

In the preferred solution, therefore, each seat 11 advantageously has, on the side opposite to the respective hole 14, an elastically deformable rear wall 15. Preferably, but not exclusively, the rear wall 15 can be made, like the rest of the container 1, of a polymeric material, which is the same or different from the polymeric material used for the other components. The elastic deformability of the rear wall 15 can be obtained simply by giving it a minimum thickness or in any case considerably less than that of the surrounding elements. Furthermore, elastic deformability may be obtained by providing a cut around the rear wall 15, allowing the rear wall 15 to swing independently with respect to the surrounding structure.

The elastic deformability of the rear wall 15 allows the projections 12 to oscillate elastically during the insertion of the tooth 10 in the respective seat 11.

It can also be inferred from the figures that in order to allow the insertion of the tooth 10, the projections 12 (which are preferably movable in a manner integral with each other, as shown in the figures) have in fact different shapes and dimensions. Thus, when one proceeds to insert the tooth 10 in the seat 11, one of the projections first contacts the wall 7 and causes a corresponding oscillation of the two projections. Thus, with continued insertion, the projection 12 which first contacts the wall 7 tends to retract towards the profile of the plate, while the other projection tends to project further on the opposite side, and this movement is indeed assisted by a temporary elastic deformation of the rear wall 15, the rear wall 15 returning to the non-deformed state when the first projection 12 returns again to the non-deformed configuration so as to engage in the corresponding hole 14.

It should be noted that the above-described actions occur equally regardless of which projection 12 is directed towards the compartment 3, and this allows the panel 4 to be inserted in any orientation.

In the embodiment shown in the figures by way of non-limiting example of the application of the invention, strip 8 is joined to profiled element 9 by at least one connecting strip (strip)16, connecting strip 16 being made of flexible material and extending substantially parallel to strip 8 and to profiled element 9.

By means of the belt 16, a rotatable coupling of the strip 8 to the forming element 9 is achieved about an axis parallel to the forming element 9, to the strip 8 and to the edge of the panel 4.

When a coupling to the wall 7 has been provided, such rotatable coupling allows the panel 4 to be rotated about the aforementioned axis (and substantially parallel to the edges of said panel 4), for example to enter the portion of the compartment 3 that would otherwise be closed by said panel 4.

The belt 16 can be made of polymeric material (the same or different from the material used for the half- shells 2a, 2b and/or for the other components of the container 1) and the required flexibility can be obtained by keeping a sufficiently small thickness.

Usefully, the slits already mentioned extend from the gap 17, the gap 17 being arranged adjacent to the free end of the wall 7 and having an extension corresponding to that of the strip 8.

The balance 8 can thus partially enter the gap 17 until the gap 17 abuts its end flap 8a with an enlarged transverse cross section. This ensures a more stable coupling between the panel 4 and the wall 7; moreover, the gap 17 guides the insertion of the toothed member 10 and of the strip 8, admittedly contributing to the engagement of the panel 4.

In general, the strip 8 may have a transverse shape like an arrow, as in the figures, or a T-shape, or it may have any other shape, without thereby abandoning the scope of the protection claimed herein.

Usefully, the profiled element 9 may have a U-shaped transverse cross-section (for example in the unit 6 of fig. 10-12 or in the unit of fig. 21-22) so as to surround the given edge of the panel 4 from the outside and from both sides.

As an alternative, the profiled element 9 may have an L-shaped transverse cross-section (as in the unit 6 of fig. 13-15), or may also be substantially flat, for example to be inserted in a groove provided along a given edge of the panel 4 (or may also be of other shapes).

For example, in the embodiment of fig. 1 and 2, the wall 7 may be substantially constituted by one face of one of the half- shells 2a, 2 b. In this case, the seat 11 can be integrated in the thickness of the face of the half- shells 2a, 2b or, as in the figures, is practically defined by the face and the plate 7 a.

As an alternative, and for example in the embodiment of fig. 3 and 5, the wall 7 may be substantially constituted by a face of at least part of the inner lining of one of the half- shells 2a, 2b, which lining optionally may be independently removable.

The lining may affect only some faces (even only one face) of one of the half- shells 2a, 2b, or all faces thereof, and may for example be formed by a tray 18 which is actually intended to be housed (preferably removably) in one of the half- shells 2a, 2b having a complementary shape. In this case, the compartment 3 is in fact at least partially defined by the tray 18.

Advantageously, and with reference to the embodiment of fig. 21 and 22, the unit 8 has a transverse bracket 19, which transverse bracket 19 protrudes from the shaped element 9 so as to constitute a support for an additional element or accessory.

The operation of the container according to the invention is as follows.

The user can house tools, equipment or other objects in the compartment 3, arrange them randomly or preferably neatly, and then carry them randomly with the container 1.

The panel 4, which in turn can be arranged in the compartment 3, allows to stably hold objects of various kinds by means of holding means 5 distributed on one or both of the faces of the panel.

As shown, the present invention provides a practical method of removably coupling panel 4 to container 1 via unit 6.

The unit 6, which is rigidly anchored to one edge of the panel 4 by means of the shaped element 9, in fact comprises a tooth 10 that can be inserted in a seat 11: the insertion also causes elastic oscillation (or in any case elastic movement) of the projections 12 opposite each other. This oscillation firstly allows insertion and then ensures a stable coupling by means of an interlocking coupling achieved by bringing the projections 12 opposite each other, in particular the projections 12 entering the respective holes 14, back into the non-deformed configuration.

If it is desired to remove the panel 4 (in order to replace it, repair it, have more space in the compartment 3, in order to change the distribution of the retaining means 5, etc.), the user simply has to press the projection 12 projecting from the hole 14 to remove the interlocking coupling and be able to extract the tooth 10.

The container 1 according to the invention thus provides a practical method for removably coupling the internal panel 4 to the wall 7 (and therefore to one of the half- shells 2a, 2b, directly or indirectly). In any case, the engagement is removed in an equally practical and simple manner.

It should be noted that during insertion and extraction, the oscillation of the projection 12 opposite to the one designed to enter the hole 14 is assisted by the elastic deformation of the rear wall 15.

By employing two mutually opposite projections 12, each of which can enter the hole 14 to ensure an interlocking coupling, the removable engagement of the panels 4 can occur equally, regardless of which face of each tooth 10 is designed to be directed towards the compartment 3. By means of the invention, the panel 4 can thus be engaged with the rest of the container 1 in two different orientations, one of which can be obtained by rotating (tilting) said panel 4 by 180 degrees with respect to the other.

It should be noted that a preferred orientation between the two orientations described above is generally provided: by means of the invention, even if the user does not worry about coupling the panel 4 to the wall 7 in another orientation, it is in any case possible to ensure correct operation and the possibility of easy removal of the panel, without risk of damaging the various components involved and/or impairing the possibility of subsequent extraction of said panel 4. Thus, removable engagement (in both orientations) may be provided without undue care or attention during the assembly step.

The use of a toothing 10 that only needs to enter the seat 11 also ensures that the risk of malfunctioning is eliminated (or at least suppressed) during insertion, since this is a stable mode and has a minimum (or zero) criticality, which therefore occurs safely, while ensuring a practical method of removing the panel 4 at least temporarily.

The invention thus conceived is susceptible of numerous modifications and variations, all of which are within the scope of the appended claims; all the details may further be replaced with other technically equivalent elements.

In the exemplary embodiments shown, individual characteristics, given with respect to specific examples, may actually be interchanged with other different characteristics that exist in other exemplary embodiments.

In practice, the materials used, as well as the dimensions, may be any according to requirements and to the state of the art.

Claims (10)

1. A transportable container, of the type of suitcase, luggage, crate or trolley case, comprising two half-shells (2a, 2b), said two half-shells (2a, 2b) being movable with respect to each other between a first configuration for closing an internal compartment (3) and at least one second configuration for free access to said compartment (3), characterized in that it comprises at least one panel (4) that can be arranged inside said compartment (3) and a unit (6) for removably engaging said panel (4) to a wall (7) to define said compartment (3), said unit (6) comprising a strip (8) and a pair of toothed members (10), said strip (8) being coupled to a shaped element (9), said shaped element (9) being rigidly anchored to an edge of said panel (4), said pair of teeth (10) extending from said strip (8) on the opposite side to said profiled element (9) and being insertable in respective seats (11) of corresponding shape, said seats (11) being provided along said wall (7), respective mutually opposite projections (12) projecting generally from opposite faces of each of said teeth (10) and being elastically movable so as to couple with a removable interlocking of said seats (11) as a result of returning to a respective non-deformed configuration.

2. The transportable container according to claim 1, characterized in that each of said teeth (10) comprises a respective flat plate coplanar with said strip (8) and having curved notches (13), said curved notches (13) defining a central tab of elastic oscillation, said projections (12) being constituted by expanded portions respectively opposite each other, of increased thickness, and provided on opposite faces of said tab.

3. The transportable container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said seats (11) are constituted by respective slits defined by said wall (7) and by a shaped plate (7a) fixed to said wall (7), each of said seats (11) being open towards the free end of said wall (7) so as to allow the insertion of said tooth (10), said plate (7a) having a pair of holes (14), said pair of holes (14) being further connected to the respective slits so as to allow the elastic return of the corresponding tabs (12) to the non-deformed configuration, so as to interlock the coupling, and so as to allow the subsequent extraction of said panel (4).

4. The transportable container according to claim 1, characterized in that said seats (11) are constituted by respective slits provided within the thickness of said wall (7) and open towards the free end of said wall (7) so as to allow the insertion of said tooth (10), said wall (7) having a pair of holes (14), said pair of holes (14) being further connected to the respective slits so as to allow the elastic return of the corresponding tabs (12) to the non-deformed configuration, so as to interlock the coupling, and so as to allow the subsequent extraction of said panel (4).

5. The transportable container according to claim 4, characterized in that each of said seats (11) has a rear wall (15) on the side opposite to the corresponding hole (14), said rear wall (15) being elastically deformable so as to allow said protrusion (12) to oscillate elastically during the insertion of said tooth (10) in the corresponding seat (11).

6. Transportable container according to claim 1, characterized in that said strip (8) is coupled to said forming element (9) by at least one connecting band (16), said connecting band (16) being made of flexible material and extending parallel to said strip (8) and to said forming element (9) for the rotatable coupling of said strip (8) to said forming element (9) about an axis parallel to said forming element (9), to said strip (8) and to said edge of said panel (4).

7. A transportable container according to claim 3, characterized in that said slit extends from a gap (17) adjacent to said free end of said wall (7) and has an extension corresponding to the extension of said strap (8), said strap (8) being partially insertable in said gap (17) until the end flaps (8a) of said strap (8) having an enlarged transverse cross-section move into abutment.

8. The transportable container according to claim 1, characterized in that the shaping element (9) has a U-shaped or L-shaped transverse cross section.

9. The transportable container according to claim 1, characterized in that said wall (7) is constituted by a face of one of said two half-shells (2a, 2b) or by a face of at least a partial internal lining of one of said two half-shells (2a, 2b), said internal lining being optionally independently removable.

10. The transportable container according to claim 1, characterized in that the unit (6) is provided with a transverse bracket (19), said transverse bracket (19) protruding from the profiled element (9) for resting additional elements.

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