DE29507284U1 - Cuboid box - Google Patents

Description

Cuboid box

The invention relates to a cuboid-shaped box, preferably made of plastic, for transporting and storing goods with side walls, bottom walls, a gripping and stacking edge running around the mouth and a support surface provided on the bottom, optionally with stacking projections for stacking identical boxes on top of each other and/or in cross stacking, whereby two parallel side walls and one of the other two side walls are offset from the flush bottom connection towards the mouth in a step towards the outside of the box, whereby the step width corresponds approximately to the wall thickness of the side walls, or two opposite side walls and at least one of the other two side walls are offset from the flush

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The bottom connection diverges towards the mouth, whereby the divergence of each wall from the perpendicular to the box bottom corresponds approximately to the wall thickness, whereby at least the remaining, non-stepped side wall or the side wall opposite it runs from an end of the bottom offset towards the inside of the box (offset dimension a multiple of the wall thickness) towards the box mouth in an oblique and diverging direction and in the case of stepped side walls at the level of the step of the adjacent walls merges into a wall part offset outwards in accordance with the step offset of the adjacent walls, which runs parallel to the corresponding wall part of the opposite stepped side wall, whereby this wall part, like the corresponding wall part of the opposite wall, has at least one window-like recess which extends from an area close to the mouth to the vicinity of the step or to the step or in the case of

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unstepped, diverging side walls, window-like recesses are provided in the side walls, which extend from an area close to the mouth to an area close to the bottom corresponding to the depth of the box, with areas protruding on the bottom over the flush lower wall parts of the side walls provided with recesses in the upper area in extension of the bottom, which engage in the recesses of a box nested underneath for the purpose of nesting identical boxes in column stacking and which, for the purpose of stacking one on top of the other in column stacking, rest on the mouth edge of a box stacked underneath and are flush with it in the external alignment, with stacking projections preferably being formed below the bottom, which engage in the mouth of the box stacked underneath when the boxes are stacked one on top of the other in column stacking and on

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the edge of the respective recess closest to the ground.

Accordingly, alternative solutions are provided. On the one hand, it is possible to form two parallel side walls, for example the shorter side walls, offset from the flush bottom connection to the mouth in a step towards the outside of the box, so that the cavity enclosed between the walls widens in steps towards the mouth, with the step width roughly corresponding to the wall thickness of the side walls. One of the two other side walls, preferably the wider side wall, can also be designed in steps and widen from the flush bottom connection to the mouth of the box to the outside of the box, so that the box interior is enlarged on the mouth side. Here too, the step width then corresponds to the wall thickness of the side wall. In this embodiment, the other side wall, preferably the other wide side wall, which is not stepped, can then extend from an end of the bottom offset towards the inside of the box (offset dimension a multiple of the wall thickness)

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running diagonally towards the box mouth and diverging to expand the box interior. However, the side wall opposite this wall can also be designed in the same way. Instead of the stepped design, a design is also possible in which two opposing side walls diverge (unstepped or stepped) from the flush floor connection to the mouth, whereby the divergence of each wall from the perpendicular to the box floor corresponds approximately to the wall thickness. The other two side walls can then either both run from an end of the base offset from the inside of the box (offset a multiple of the wall thickness) to the mouth of the box ■ in an oblique and diverging manner (stepped or unstepped) or only one of the two side walls has the strong angle of divergence due to the offset a multiple of the wall thickness and the other side wall only has a divergence that corresponds to the divergence of the other two opposite side walls. In all

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In these designs, window-like recesses are provided in the corresponding wall parts, into which the extensions of the base in the form of protruding areas can be inserted if the boxes are to be assembled in a box stack.

According to this design, it is possible to stack corresponding boxes in the same direction or in a column-like arrangement rotated by 180° around the vertical axis, whereby the stacked boxes can each support themselves with the area protruding above the floor on two parallel edges on the box below, in particular its mouth edge or mouth edge parts. It is also possible to stack such boxes together.

To save space, empty boxes of this kind can be nested inside one another, whereby a box of the same type to be nested can be placed at an angle to an empty box as the bottom box,

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that this box to be nested is first inserted in an inclined position into the mouth of the box underneath, whereby the inclined wall area provides the free space so that the box to be nested can be inserted with its base projection on the inclined surface into the corresponding window or recess of the box underneath and can be slightly moved laterally relative to it, so that the projection formation on the edge of the base parallel to it can also be inserted into the box underneath the box to be nested until this projection also reaches the corresponding recess (window-like opening). The nested box is then inevitably transferred by the inclined surface into a target position in which it is nested axially in the container or box. The nesting depth depends in particular on the corresponding height of the recesses, whereby these heights are determined according to the

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The desired degree of nesting can be selected. The arrangement of the step offset also limits the degree of nesting, since with a nested box the upper edge in the lower surface of the step rests on the edge of the box below. Depending on the distance of the step formation from the mouth edge of the box, the degree of nesting can be determined in further dependence on the height of the window.

The window-like recesses, as well as the corresponding protruding areas of the box base, which can be inserted into these recesses, can have different shapes, heights and arrangements as well as numbers. For example, it is possible to form two parallel recesses in the respective side walls, whereby two protruding areas are then provided as an extension of the base surface. In addition, the arrangement of stacking projections can preferably be provided below the base, which, when boxes are stacked on top of one another in column stacks, end up in the mouth.

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of the box stacked underneath and, in the case of nested boxes, support themselves on the edge of the respective recess closest to the floor.

The term "parallel" in the generic term of the claim is to be understood in a broader sense to mean that the corresponding side walls are not aligned exactly parallel to one another, but diverge slightly from the base to the mouth, which corresponds to the demolding conicity. A larger conicity is also useful and necessary in certain circumstances in order to enable appropriate nesting. All of these possibilities are to be subsumed under the term "parallel".

The object of the present invention is to transfer this stacking/nesting principle of the boxes to boxes that can fulfill an increased presentation task.

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To solve this problem, it is proposed that the gripping and stacking edge provided on the mouth side has interruptions or recesses open towards the mouth, whereby the window-like recesses and the protruding areas are only formed in the remaining corner areas of the box.

Because the gripping and stacking edge has large interruptions or recesses open to the mouth, sufficient viewing area is created to adequately and clearly display the goods contained in such a box in a sales area. For example, such a presentation is particularly preferred when arranging fruit products such as bananas or grapes. In order to be able to implement the stacking principle and also the box principle, the arrangement of the corresponding elements enabling stacking and nesting is provided in the corner areas, which extend vertically from the box base like columns. These corner areas are sufficiently wide.

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designed to allow the arrangement of corresponding recesses and protruding elements.

Furthermore, it is preferably provided that storage areas for goods, in particular fruit or the like, e.g. bananas or grapes, are formed inside the box, preferably with a contour adapted to the goods storage area, and that holding elements such as cover elements, belts, link chains, foils, foil strips are arranged on the box, preferably in the area of its mouth, by means of which the inserted goods can be held in place against the box base or the storage areas, with cushioning means being arranged between the goods and the holding elements, which are preferably attached to the holding elements or can be attached.

In this way, it is possible to store fruit or similar items in a proper and structured manner when the boxes are full, whereby, for example, the storage area for bananas can be designed in a stepped concave manner.

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so that two rows of banana packages can be placed next to each other in the box. In order to avoid that such goods are damaged by impact during transport, in particular by getting pressure marks, the preferred arrangement of holding elements is provided, which act on the goods in the box by means of suitable padding, so that the goods are kept soft but are nevertheless adequately protected against impact.

Preferably, the padding means are foam or soft padding strips.

A further preferred embodiment is that the holding elements are designed as hinged flaps that can be folded like a leporello and that, in the release position, are to be arranged in the area of a side wall, parallel to it, and, in the transport position, are unfolded to cover the goods in the container and lie behind the opening level of the box.

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Examples of embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawing and described in more detail below. It shows:

Fig. 1 A box according to the invention in isometric representation;

Fig. 2 also with a holding element placed over the goods in the box;

Fig. 3 the arrangement of several such boxes in stack arrangement (shown on the left) and nesting arrangement (shown on the right);

Fig. 4 and 5 a representation of two boxes at

the movement sequence of the shaft;

Fig. 6 to 8 a schematic sectional view of a box in different functional situations.

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The drawings show cuboid-shaped boxes made of plastic for transporting and storing bananas. They have parallel side walls 1, 4 and two further parallel side walls 2, 3, each of which is offset from the flush bottom connection to the mouth in a step 7 towards the outside of the box. The step width corresponds approximately to the wall thickness of the side walls. In the example, the one non-stepped side wall 3 runs diagonally from an end of the bottom 5 offset towards the inside of the box (offset dimension a multiple of the wall thickness) towards the box mouth and is directed in a diverging or curved manner. At the level of step 7 of the adjacent walls 1, 4, it merges into a wall part 9 offset outwards in accordance with the step offset of the adjacent walls, which runs parallel to the corresponding wall part 10 of the opposite stepped side wall. This wall part 9, like the corresponding wall part 10 of the opposite wall, has

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near the corner area, a window-like recess 11, 12 extends from an area near the mouth to the vicinity of the step 7. These extend from an area near the mouth to an area near the bottom corresponding to the box depth.

On the base 5, over the flush lower wall parts 8, 13 of the side walls 2, 3 provided with recesses 11, 12 in the upper area, protruding areas 14, 15 are formed in extension of the base 5, which engage in the recesses 11, 12 of a box nested underneath for the purpose of nesting identical boxes in column stacking and which rest on the mouth edge of a box stacked underneath for the purpose of stacking one on top of the other in column stacking and preferably end flush with it in the external alignment. Stacking projections 6 are preferably formed below the base 5, which, when boxes are stacked one on top of the other in column stacking, extend into the mouth of the box stacked underneath.

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engage and, in the case of nested boxes, can rest on the edge of the respective recess 11, 12 closest to the floor.

In order to make such a box even more suitable for the presentation of goods in a sales outlet, the gripping and stacking edge provided on the mouth side is provided with interruptions or recesses 22 open towards the mouth, whereby the window-like recesses 11, 12 and the protruding areas 14, 15 are only formed in the remaining relatively narrow corner areas of the box. The free space formed by the recesses in the side walls 2, 3 can also be used for corresponding wall parts of a nested box, which extend unstepped to the bottom of the box and lie between the stepped corner areas in which the projections 15 are arranged. Storage areas for goods, in the example for bananas, are formed inside the box, whereby the storage areas are adapted in their contour to the goods storage area, i.e. stepped concave arched, as can be seen in particular from the illustrations according to Figures 4 and

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5. In this way, it is possible to present two rows of banana packages in the box and to present them in an appealing manner for the buyer. This is clearly visible, for example, from Figure 1. In order to ensure that the goods, in particular the bananas placed in the box, cannot make any relative movements during the transport of the boxes, but are held relatively securely and yet softly pressed against the contact surfaces, holding elements 23 in the form of cover elements are provided in the exemplary embodiment. Instead of these elements, belts, link chains, foils, foil strips or the like can also be attached to the box. The corresponding holding elements are preferably arranged in the area of the mouth of the box. By means of these holding elements 23, the goods in the box can be held against the box bottom 5 or the corresponding storage surfaces, with cushioning means 24 being arranged between the goods and the holding elements 23, which are preferably attached to the holding elements 23.

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are attached or can be attached. Preferably, the padding means are designed as foam or soft padding strips. In the exemplary embodiment, the holding elements 23 are designed as hinged flaps that can be folded like a fanfold and which, in the release position according to Figures 1 and 6, are folded together in the area of a side wall, namely in the area of the side wall 3, and are arranged parallel to it, while in the transport position according to Figures 2 and 8 they are unfolded and cover the goods in the container (bananas) and lie behind the mouth plane of the box. This design ensures adequate transport security, whereby the holding elements do not interfere with the subsequent presentation of the goods in sales premises, since they are placed on a wall surface outside the area occupied by the goods.

The invention is not limited to the embodiments, but is variable in many ways within the scope of the disclosure.

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All new individual and combination features disclosed in the description and/or drawing are considered essential to the invention.

Claims (4)

Delbrouck 11768/95 Protection claims: 1. Cuboid-shaped box, preferably made of plastic, for transporting and storing goods with side walls, bottom walls, a gripping and stacking edge running around the mouth and a support surface provided on the bottom, optionally with stacking projections for stacking identical boxes on top of each other and/or in cross-stacked stacking, whereby two side walls (1, 4) parallel to one another and one of the other two side walls (2, 3) are offset from the flush bottom connection to the mouth in a step (7) towards the outside of the box, whereby the width of the step corresponds approximately to the wall thickness of the side walls, or two opposite side walls (1, 4) and at least one of the other two side walls (2 or 3) diverge from the flush bottom connection to the mouth, whereby the divergence of each wall from the perpendicular to the bottom of the box is approximately Delbrouck 11768/95 -21- wall thickness, whereby at least the remaining, non-stepped side wall (3) or also the side wall (2) opposite it runs from an end of the base (5) offset towards the inside of the box (offset dimension a multiple of the wall thickness) towards the box mouth, running obliquely and divergingly and, in the case of stepped side walls, at the level of the step (7) of the adjacent walls (1,4) merges into a wall part (9) offset outwards in accordance with the step offset of the adjacent walls, which runs parallel to the corresponding wall part (10) of the opposite stepped side wall (2), whereby this wall part (9) as well as the corresponding wall part (10) of the opposite wall has at least one window-like recess (11,12) which extends from an area near the mouth to the vicinity of the step (7) or to the step (7) or, in the case of unstepped diverging side walls window-like Delbrouck 11768/95 Recesses (11, 12) are provided in the side walls (2, 3) which extend from an area close to the mouth to an area close to the bottom corresponding to the depth of the box, with areas (14, 15) projecting on the bottom (5) over the flush lower wall parts (8, 13) of the side walls (2, 3) provided with recesses (11, 12) in the upper area, in extension of the bottom (5), which areas engage in the recesses (11, 12) of a box nested underneath for the purpose of nesting identical boxes in column stacking and which rest on the mouth edge of a box stacked underneath for the purpose of stacking one on top of the other in column stacking and are flush with it in the external alignment, with stacking projections (6) preferably being formed below the bottom (5), which extend into the mouth when boxes are stacked one on top of the other in column stacking. of the box stacked underneath and in the case of nested boxes on the Delbrouck 11768/95 -23- edge of the respective recess (11, 12) close to the bottom, characterized in that the gripping and stacking edge provided on the mouth side has interruptions or recesses (22) open towards the mouth, the window-like recesses (11, 12) and the projecting regions (14, 15) being formed only in the remaining corner regions of the box. 2. Box according to claim 1, characterized in that in the interior of the box storage areas for goods, in particular fruit or the like, e.g. bananas or grapes, are formed with a contour preferably adapted to the goods support surface, and that holding elements (23) such as cover elements, belts, link chains, films, film strips are arranged on the box, preferably in the region of its mouth, by means of which the inserted goods can be held in contact with the box base (5) or the storage areas, with cushioning means (24) being arranged between the goods and the holding elements (23), which are preferably fastened or can be fastened to the holding elements (23). Delbrouck 11768/95 -24- 3. Box according to claim 2, characterized in that the padding means (24) are foam or soft padding strips. 4. Box according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the holding elements (23) are designed as leporello-like foldable hinged flaps which, in the release position, are folded together in the region of a side wall (1 to 4), are to be arranged parallel to this and, in the transport position, unfolded, cover the goods in the container and lie behind the mouth plane of the box.