DE2818413A1 - BOX MADE OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL - Google Patents

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PATENT Attorney DIPL.-ING. ULRICH KINKELIN 7032 Sindelfingen - Auf dem Goldberg -Weimarer Str. 32/34 Telephone 07031/86501

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Federation of Migros Cooperatives , 8031 Zurich (Switzerland)

Limmarsfrasse 152

April 25, 1978

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Box made of flexible material

The present invention relates to a

Box made of flexible material, in particular cardboard, with a bottom and four side walls, the bottom with a Centrally extending over the length of the box, the box is divided into two compartments elevation, which Increase is formed by sloping upwardly extending bottom sections that abut each other approximately in the middle of the box.

Boxes of this type are known. The two compartments formed by the raised floor are used for orderly Ingestion of fruits such as apples, pears and the like. Such boxes are often closed by means of a clear shrink film.

Thanks to these boxes, it was possible to prevent the packaged goods from being more or less free during transport could roll around in the box.

It has now been shown that thanks to the raised floor in two separate compartments under

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divided boxes made progress compared to conventional boxes (no subdivision, flat bottom) However, it could be shown that these still do not meet the increased requirements. In particular, it happens that in the case of relatively voluminous contents, especially in the case of easily vulnerable fruits, those in one compartment to those in the bump into another compartment and be damaged in the process. Such damage can also be brought about when the casing is shrunk on will.

The object of the present invention is now to provide an improved packaging for the stated areas of application to create without having to resort to complex constructions.

According to the invention, a box of the type mentioned at the beginning is characterized in that the both floor sections are connected to one another via a web-like widening, in such a way that the floor elevation a Forms buffer between the two compartments.

Thanks to this construction with the web-like widening as a connection between the two at an angle A buffer is formed between the two compartments at the top of the floor sections. With previous boxes was per se there is only a dividing line which, together with the sloping floor sections, serves only the purpose could meet with small contents.

Thanks to the buffer according to the invention, a central stop is formed in which the two bottom slopes can deform independently of one another.

An embodiment of an inventive The box is shown in the drawing. It shows:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a box, purely schematically, and

FIG. 2 shows a cross section through the box according to FIG. 1.

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The cardboard box shown in the drawing has a bottom and four upwardly protruding side walls around folding lines. The whole box is as usual formed from a single blank, in the erected state at the corners between the abutting side walls Bondings are provided.

From the drawing it can be seen that the

Box through a center running along the length of the box Elevation 1 of the box bottom is divided into two longitudinal compartments 2.3. The fruits are picked up in these compartments (See e.g. the apples shown in phantom in Figure 2).

The elevation 1, which divides the box in this manner, is essentially defined by zxvei formed sloping upwardly extending bottom sections 4.5. The connecting web 6 is now essential for the invention, which connects the two slopes 4 and 5 with each other. Thanks to this structure, the raised floor 1 not only acts as a simple partition, but it acts as an actual buffer, whereby the sloping floor sections 4 and 5, respectively, without moving to disturb or influence each other, can deform independently of each other.

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Claims (3)

Claims Π. Λ box made of flexible material, in particular made of cardboard, with a bottom and four side walls, the bottom with a center running over the length of the box, the box is provided with an elevation dividing the box into two compartments, which elevation by sloping upwards Base sections are formed which abut one another approximately in the middle of the box, characterized in that the two base sections are connected to each other via a steep widening, in such a way that the elevation of the floor acts as a buffer forms between the two compartments. 2. Box according to claim 1, characterized in that the two bottom sections extending obliquely upward are each connected to the two sections via a fold groove, which is joint-like widening and the bottom sections are at least slightly deformable independently of one another. 3. Box according to claim 1, characterized in that the fold lines between the bottom and two opposite side walls run zigzag and that the bottom has folding grooves which run between two opposite kinks of the folding lines. 809850/0620