DE2226946A1 - HANGING UP SALES CONTAINER FOR SMALL METAL GOODS AND THE LIKE - Google Patents

Description

"Suspended sales container for small items of hardware and the like;"

Oils invention relates to an on a nail or hook Suspended sales package for small items of metal hardware and the like, consisting of a transparent bowl-shaped container with a on its upper edge a lid containing a suspension opening, the one on its side facing the container Has the free edge region of the container surrounding and supporting rib of low height, wherein on the rib of the lid on the one hand and the rare walls of the container on the other hand to create a snap-in connection between the container and the lid » Gripping notches are provided, according to DBP 1 778 425.

The invention represents a further embodiment of the above container. It is based on the object to eliminate the two interruptions in the rib of the lid at the locking points and thereby to simplify that the protruding locking lugs on the rib are avoided, the production of the Complicate the lid and its removal from the mold. About that-

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In addition, means should also be provided to close the sales container so securely that unintentional and uncontrollable opening of the container is excluded and immediately recognizable is made whether a container has already been opened by unauthorized persons.

According to the invention this object is achieved in that in the bottom of the lid inwardly immediately next to the uninterrupted rib at two opposite points each a slot-shaped opening is provided and at the corresponding points of the container side wall at its free * edge protruding hook-like outwardly directed and wedge-shaped ending, through the breakthroughs and the rib overlapping locking lugs are formed. These latches are when the lid is put on guided by the uninterrupted rib, which is important for the mechanical placement of the lid. To remove the lid from the container, it is only necessary here to remove the side walls carrying the lugs of the container, e.g. to bend it slightly inwards with two fingers, i.e. towards the interior of the container.

Even if the lid shape is except for the uninterrupted one

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Rib can remain the same as in the main patent, it is more practical if the protruding, the The lid edge having a suspension opening is formed all around on the lower edge of the rib facing the container which experiences a particularly effective stiffening in this way. If such a one with sales package with a heavier product content, slips from your hand when you remove it from the support bar and falls on the floor, there is no risk of that container and lid separate.

Conveniently, the height of the lid rib surrounding the container opening is approximately equal to that Measure the thickness of the lid. In this way, there is sufficient overlap of the cover rib reaches the edge of the container side wall, so that a sufficiently tight seal for the container contents is given between the container and the lid.

In a preferred embodiment, the locking engagement between the locking lugs of the container side wall and the rib of the lid by means of a separable material, such as flexible plastic, existing tab with - at the distance of the slots webs protruding approximately at an angle on the same side

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locked with mutually directed hook-like, wedge-shaped locking lugs in that when the webs are inserted into the openings in the lid base, the locking lugs engage behind the lid so that both the locking lugs of the container and the latching lugs of the webs of the locking tab are prevented from disengaging. This locking tab has the purpose of preventing the easy and uncontrollable opening of the sales container and possibly the removal of parts of the goods contained therein by a prospective buyer. But it also secures the locking between the lid and the container against unintentional opening as a result of impacts against the container, if it falls on the floor, for example. Since the container usually contains many small parts, such unintentional opening is undesirable. The locking against unlatching is achieved in that the webs of the locking tabs with their locking lugs as well as the projecting locking lugs formed on the container side wall reach through the same slot openings and thereby prevent any transverse displacement of the locking lugs formed on the upper edge of the container and thus the release of the locking engagement. It is therefore a mechanical mutual blocking of the unlocking of the two by means of :

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couples. The opening of the sales container is only possible when the closure tab is inserted that the The tab in the detectable area above the lid is severed, in particular broken or cut up, whereupon the tab ends are now pivoted up by about 90 and through the slot into the interior of the container be pushed in. In this way, the blocking of the unlocking movement of the at the top of the Container side walls molded latching lugs in the associated slot openings lifted, which are now can again be disengaged from the lid by inward pressure. To the separation of the To facilitate locking tab in the smallest possible distance from the latching lugs formed on them, has this has at least one point formed by a cross-sectional constriction, in particular a notch. Appropriately two such weakened points are provided near the two ends of the locking tab, so that the middle part is bent by pressure with the finger or an appropriate tool and then can be broken or cut up.

In the ürigen the sales container has on the hanging opening opposite side of the lid edge a recess with mutually directed edge

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protrusions for the introduction of a correspondingly profiled Stacking web as in the main patent.

In the drawing, the subject matter of the invention is explained in more detail using a preferred embodiment example:
Bs show:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the sales container,
Fig. 2 is a section along the line II - Ilder Fig.l

with a locking tab inserted on one side, FIG. 3 shows a section through the lid without the container

according to the line III - III of Fig. 1,
Fig. 4 is a bottom view of the sales container

locking tabs inserted on both sides

and
FIG. 5 shows a longitudinal section through the sales container according to FIG. 4, in which the middle, separated, dot-dashed part of the locking tab has been separated and its lower end has already been pushed into the container.

In Fig. 1, the lid 1 is shown in plan view with the container 2 made of transparent material. The cover 1 has a relatively wide upper edge l ^a with the hanging opening 1 ·

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On the opposite narrow side of the edge 1, the recess 1 is directed towards one another Edge projections provided. This recess 1, 1 is again intended to accommodate the correspondingly profiled, not shown stacking web, the can be withdrawn using its upward-facing handle when the sales packages be transferred to the support web of a goods rack.

Of the free edge of the container 2 corresponding to the plane of the rim l ^a recessed bottom 1 "is surrounded by a circumferentially extending continuous rib 1, the support surrounds after placing of the lid on the container 2 the side walls thereof. Inward of the rib, the base 1 · contains a slot-like opening on each of the two narrow sides (Fig. Iu. 2). The container 2 is provided on the upper edge of its side walls 2 with a protruding hook-like, wedge-shaped ending locking lug 2, which when the lid 1 · is placed on the container 2 through the slots I ^, during the implementation of the locking lugs 2 ^a through the Slots I ^ the side wall 2 yields a little resiliently until the locking lug 2 ^a engages over the rib l ^c jumping outwards. Conversely, the lid Ivan can be removed from the container 2 "after" you

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Has moved sidewalls in the locking lug area a little bit towards each other by pressure from the Ringer, whereby the locking lugs 2 ^a from the rib l ^{c get} so far into the slots I ^ that they allow the lid 1 to be lifted off the container.

As can be seen from FIGS. 2, 4 and 5, the latching between cover 1 and container 2 is secured by a locking tab 3. This locking tab 3 consists of a central flat part 3 ^a , which is provided at a distance from the ends 3 ^C with notches or the like. 3, which later allow separation by breaking or cutting. At the ends 3 ^{C of} the tab 3, short webs 3 ^e projecting at an angle to the same side are formed, on whose ends hook-shaped, wedge-shaped locking lugs 3 directed towards one another are formed. The locking tab 3 to 3 ^e is made of flexible plastic, for example polyethylene. After the latching engagement between the lid 1 and the container 2 has been established, the locking tab 3 can also be ^{inserted with its webs 3 e} into the slots l ^g from the outside opposite the container, as shown in the case of the lower web 3 ^e in FIG is. The latching lugs 3 grip after engaging

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put the locking webs 3 ^e behind the bottom I ^{1 of} the lid 1 and prevent the locking lugs 2 ^{a of} the container 2 from the rib 1 ° by pressing the side walls 2 together in the slot l ^g and there- by the locking connection between the lid 1 and container 2 can be released in an unauthorized manner.

However, when provided with the locking tab 3, closed by the lid 1 the container 2 is to be opened by the buyer, this must be the middle part 3 withdraw some ^a locking tab 3 with the finger or an appropriate tool (eg Sehraubenzieher) from the lid, wherein one of the notches 3 breaks or is cut. The middle part ^3a is then completely separated from the ends 3 ° by breaking or cutting (FIG. 5). The ends 3 ^{C of} the locking tab 3 can now be ^{pushed into the interior of the container 2 through the slots 1 g} , as is shown in FIG. 5 at the lower end 3 of the locking tab. Since the containers are never completely filled with goods, there is always sufficient space in the container 2 to insert the shortened tab ends 3 °. After inserting the ends 3 ^C through the slots l ^g in the container 2, the blocking of the unlatching movement of the locking lugs 2 ^a in the slots 309884/0017 ^l9

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canceled, ie by finger pressure on the side walls 2 of the container, the locking lugs 2 ^a can now slide from the rib l ^c so far into the slots I ^ that the lid 1 can be easily lifted from the container 2.

It should be noted that with the automatic filling and closing of the container, which usually takes place on a conveyor belt, the locking tab does not necessarily have to be inserted into the slots afterwards by a special operation. When using a locking tab made of elastic plastic, this rather can already before placing the De ^ ice 2 onto the container 1 with its ridges 3 ^e in the slots l ^g of the lid top side inserted and this so placed on the filled container 2 and through corresponding Pressure are locked, whereby the mutual blocking of the two locking engagements in the cover slots is brought about «, A certain play of the two pairs of notches is not detrimental to the blocking.

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Claims (6)

ς · 2226846 "- li - patent claims: 1.) A sales package for small iron goods and the like that can be hung on a nail or hook, consisting of a transparent bowl-shaped container with a lid containing a suspension opening on its upper edge, the side facing the container surrounding the free edge area of the side walls of the container and has supporting rib of low height, with interlocking notches being provided on the rib of the lid on the one hand and the side walls of the container on the other hand to provide a locking connection between the container and the lid, according to DBP 1 778 425, characterized in that in the bottom (V) of the lid (1) inwardly directly next to the uninterrupted rib (l ^c ) at two opposite points each a slot-shaped opening (I ^s ) is provided and at the corresponding points of the container side wall (2) on its free edge projecting hook-like outwardly directed and wedge-shaped ending, through the through rüche (I ⁹ ) through «. And the rib (1 ^C ) overlapping locking lugs (2 ^a ) are formed. 309834 / 00Ϊ7 2.) Sales package according to claim 1, characterized in that the protruding, the suspension ^{opening (1) having the lid edge (l a} ) all around on the container (2) "facing lower edge of the rib (1) is formed. 3.) sales package according to claim 1 or 2, characterized characterized in that the height of the rib (1) of the lid (1) surrounding the container opening is approximately the same the thickness of the cover (1) is dimensioned 4.) sales container according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the locking engagement between the locking lugs (2} of the container side wall (2) and the rib (l ^c ) of the lid (1) by means of a separable material, such as flexible plastic, existing tab (3) (3 ^s) with aufeinanderhin directed hook-like, wedge-shaped ending detents (3) is locked by having about an angle above the spacing of the slots (1 ^) on the same side webs that upon insertion of the webs (3 ) in the breakthroughs (i ^) the bottom {! *) the locking lugs (3) grip the cover (1) locking behind. 5.) Sales container according to Ansprv.cn 4, characterized that the tab {3) through at least one 3Ö9c.j4 / 0017 Cross-sectional constriction, especially notch, has a pre-formed tear point (3 ^b ). 6.) Verk on sbehäl ter according to claim 1 or 2, characterized! characterized in that on the hanging opening (1) opposite side of the lid edge (l ^a ) a
Recess (1) with edge projections (1) directed towards one another is provided for the insertion of a stacking web For the applicant t ' Patent attorney 309884/0017 4H Blank page