DE2033693A1 - Collapsible folding box in the form of a pallet - Google Patents

Description

PATtNTANWALTE
DIPL.ING. CURT WALLACH

DR. TINO HAIBACH

8 MUNICH 2, ^ AJuIi 1970

OUR MARK: 12 754 / Wb

Monsieur Roger RIEUBLAND Agen -Boe / France

"Collapsible crate in pallet form"

The invention relates to a collapsible folding box in Pallet shape that can be dismantled without the use of tools and made up of collapsible inserts that can be stored and transported when empty under particularly favorable weight and space conditions. In the unfolded state, the inserts can be stored on top of each other in order to meet the requirements of the user in terms of height and volume.

These collapsible and stackable inserts, which are also referred to as "folding attachments" can correspond in shape and dimensions to the standard trans port pallets and do not require the use of special pallets.

Depending on the shape and type of the goods to be transported, between intermediate floors are arranged for certain inserts, which also serves as a lid for the upper part of a pallet box, which was created by stacking these inserts, Can be used.

The stack of these stacked inserts, optionally separated by intermediate floors and preferably are closed on the upper part with an intermediate base as a lid, are surrounded by a conventional type of tensioning strap.

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give to the thus formed pallet box without damage to be able to transport and reload the packaged goods in a simple manner.

These mentioned inserts and intermediate shelves can either be made of wood, plastic or metal plates, The choice of the manufacturing material depends on the properties of the goods to be transported and one as possible light form of transport as empties and in the folded position.

The inserts and intermediate floor or cover parts can if necessary, be provided with ventilation openings for the transported goods packed in these pallet boxes. the Folding hinges are based on the dimensions of the pallet boxes, are sufficiently stable and can be attached to fastened to the insert panels in any suitable form, preferably with countersunk rivets on either side of them Insert plates.

In the accompanying drawings, the collapsible folding box according to the invention is in the form of a number of pallets, for example Selected embodiments schematically illustrated: Show it:

- Figure 1 - a perspective view of a pallet box with five inserts placed one on top of the other;

- Figure 2 - a perspective, exploded view of a pallet box, which at its lower Part is formed by a pallet with three stacked inserts and at its upper part has an intermediate floor designed as a cover for the closure of this pallet box;

- Figure 3 - a perspective view of the in Figure 2

Pallet box shown, namely after the lower insert has been placed on the lower pallet, together with the inserts stacked one on top of the other and the intermediate floor designed as a cover;

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- Figure ¹ -4 - a perspective view of a stack of

Inserts in the folded position on two pallets of normal construction lying next to one another lies;

- Figure 5 - a perspective view of a folding insert in an erected form;

- Figure 6 - an elevation view of the same folding insert

in collapsed form;

- Figure 7 - a plan view of the collapsed folding insert

of Figure 6;

- Figure 8 - an enlarged view of the hinge attachment;

- Figure 9 - a vertical sectional view of such a

Insert along the line IX-IX of Figure 8 and

- Figure 10 - a plan view of the same insert.

In Figure 1, a collapsible form of pallet box is shown, which has a pallet 1 at its lower end, which are lifted by the forks of a forklift can, furthermore five superimposed inserts 2 and an intermediate base 3, which is used as a lid for the upper part of the box can be.

The unit formed from the elements 1, 2 and 3 is held by tensioning straps 4, which are preferably to both sides of the support pieces 5 of the pallet 1 are located.

In Figure 2, the pallet 1 is stacked with three Folding inserts 2 and an intermediate floor 3 shown, which is on the upper part of the pallet box as a closing element serves. The folding inserts 2 each have four hinges 6, one of which is shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is recognizable. On both sides of each hinge 6 reinforcement elements are provided, which are formed by flat iron that can be attached to the individual plates of the inserts 2

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can be attached in any suitable form. These vertically extending reinforcing elements point at their lower Part of a projecting profile 8 which engages in each of the individual stacked inserts 2.

As already mentioned, the intermediate shelves 3 can be used to separate the individual, stacked inserts from one another.

The upper part of the intermediate floor 3 has the same dimensions as the outer part of the shoulders of the insert parts 2, the longitudinal elements 3a. the fastening of the individual transverse elements that form this intermediate floor 3, serve and are kept slightly shorter to form a fold and thus between the inner walls of the inserts 2 in unfolded Position.

FIG. 3 shows the same box that is also shown in FIG., Namely after the individual inserts 2 have been placed on top of one another and clicked into place. It can be seen here that the elements 8 the upper part of the element 7 of an underlying and adjacent insert or the part of the floor can cover that forms the upper part of the pallet 1.

For the empty transport can be seen from Figure 4, that the folded insert parts are flat next to each other can be transported on two adjacent pallets. In the two adjacent joints of Figure 4- lie in each case the elements 8 of a joint above the elements of the adjacent joint.

It can be seen from FIGS. 5 and 6 that the protruding elements are suiters of the plate support of the inserts 2. _{The elements} η _Β ± γ & attached to the insert parts 2 by rivets 7a, which can be seen in FIGS. In the folded position, the elements 7 abut one another as in the middle part of FIG. see; is »where likewise the two elements 8a of the two

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Ren plates of an insert 2 can be seen in the folded ¹ position.

From the illustration in FIG. 7 it can be seen that the elements 7 have a horizontal angular section, while the elements 8 run flat and on the parts of this Elements that are attached to the panels of the folding inserts 2 are limited.

In Figures 8 to 10 the same elements are shown, i.e. elements 8 in a protruding form and the elements 7 in angular form and connected by a hinge axis which forms a hinge 6.

It goes without saying that variants of the folding box designed according to the invention described in the form of a pallet, also belong to the invention.

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Claims (3)

Patent claims: Collapsible crate in the form of a pallet, characterized in that it comprises, in combination, a lower pallet (1) which the fork prongs of a forklift truck can move under or lift at certain points and also has a certain number of stacked folding inserts (2), which are formed from four insert plates connected to one another by four hinges (6), whereby the resulting inserts (2) can be folded or opened, which in turn are firmly provided with angular reinforcing elements and a protruding profile (8) on their lower part which enables it to snap into a reinforcement element of an adjacent insert (2) which is located below the first insert, a certain number of intermediate floors (3) possibly also being provided for this purpose in addition to their task of separating the stacked inserts from one another is to deduct the topmost insert and this intermediate base or cover (3) does not protrude from the outer surface of the plates which form the insert (2). 2. Collapsible folding box in pallet form according to claim 1, characterized in that said projecting profiles (8) are in the extension of the outer sections of the angular reinforcement elements, parallel to the Plates on which the corresponding reinforcing elements are mounted are. 3. Collapsible folding box in pallet form according to claim 1, characterized in that the reinforcing elements (7) on the plates, which form the insert (2) by countersunk rivets (7a) at least on the inside and optionally also on the reinforcing elements are fixed in the sheet material. 009883/1626 L e r s e i t e