DE3913890A1 - FRUIT OR VEGETABLE BOX - Google Patents

Abstract

The crate for the packaging of fruit or vegetables consists of a single-piece punched blank made of solid cardboard which has a bottom (1), two longitudinal walls (2), two end walls (3) and adhesive tabs (4, 5) for a four-corner bonding. This crate is constructed as a ready-bonded, stackable upright crate. Each end wall (3) forms two folded hollow corner supports (6), bonded onto the inside of the end wall (3), and a covering and stacking strip (7), having hollow gripping parts (24), which is folded over onto the two corner supports (6) of each end wall (3) and fixed with adhesive tabs (4) between the corner support (6) and the longitudinal wall (2). <IMAGE>

Description

The invention relates to a fruit or Vegetable crate from a one-piece die cut made of solid cardboard, which has a floor, two longitudinal walls, two end walls and adhesive tabs for a four Has corner adhesive.

Cardboard fruit or vegetable boxes are available in different Versions become known and from one Stamped blank formed of the individual wall parts includes.

The wall parts become the box shape erected and by means of tabs with each other connected, which is a space-saving flat storage the die cuts allow, but a cumbersome Handling when putting together the individual boxes in their position of use results.

Glued fruit or vegetable boxes are also known become, however, already after gluing their Have box shape and thus for storage and ready position occupy a large volume.

The object of the invention is a fruit or vegetable crate from a one-piece die cut from solid cardboard to improve in such a way that these by four-corner Adhesive is finished glued, flat is to be collapsible, at the place of use the box can be erected in a few simple steps and stable in shape by simple means in the box shape locked and as a stackable box with high stability is executed.

This object is inventively characterized by nenden features of claim 1 solved, wherein the design feature listed in the subclaims Male advantageous further developments of the task solution represent.

The object of the invention not only extends on the characteristics of each claim, but also on their combination.

With the invention one is finished in the four corners glued, erectable fruit or vegetable box Solid cardboard has been created in the folded Condition lying flat, to save space and to save transport and for use at the place of use, e.g. B. on the fruit or vegetable field, with a few Handles to the box can be erected.  

During this erection process, one is created automatically Brace the box by placing in its corners one-piece molded and glued hollow Corner supports also unfold and with Anchoring means interact with the bottom of the box, whereby the standing walls are firmly fixed.

Furthermore, rest on the corner supports in the unfolded Condition molded in one piece and glued on the corner Cover and stacking strips lying loosely on top, through which another stiffening takes place and the same time Stacking areas for boxes to be stacked on top of each other form.

This box is simple, cheap and punched safe in four-corner gluing and very convenient in handling and extremely stable can be used for various agricultural Foods are used.

In the drawings, an embodiment of the Invention shown, which in more detail below is explained. It shows:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a fruit or vegetable crate made of solid board in the erected position of use,

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the fruit or vegetable crate in the folded storage position,

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the fruit or vegetable crate in the set up condition with four corner posts and two top and stacking strip,

Fig. 4 shows a section through a corner area of the fruit or vegetable crate in longitudinal direction of the box with corner support,

Fig. 5 is a section in the direction of a corner region with box cross-corner post,

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the one-piece die cut of the fruit or vegetable box.

The fruit or vegetable crate is formed from a one-piece die-cut blank made of solid cardboard according to FIG. 6 to form a stackable standing tray which is glued in the four corners.

The one-piece die cut forms a base ( 1 ), two longitudinal walls ( 2 ), two end walls ( 3 ) and several adhesive tabs ( 4 , 5 ) for the four-corner gluing.

Each end wall ( 3 ) forms two folded, hollow corner supports ( 6 ) which are glued to the inside of the end wall ( 3 ) and one folded onto the two corner supports ( 6 ) and with adhesive flaps ( 4 ) between each corner support ( 6 ) and longitudinal wall ( 2 ) fixed cover and stacking strips ( 7 ).

Each corner support ( 6 ) is designed as a square column and extends over the entire height of the box and on the upper end of the two corner supports ( 6 ) of an end wall ( 3 ) the cover and stacking strips ( 7 ), which are continuous in the transverse direction of the box, lie loosely on.

For the positionally stable fixing of each corner support ( 6 ) in the erected position, this engages with a fixing wedge ( 8 ) in a hole ( 9 ) in the floor ( 1 ), this fixing wedge ( 8 ) at the corner of the box-receiving space diagonally Corner support ( 6 ) extends.

The two longitudinal ends of each end wall (3) are extended to a respective foldable and by four fold lines (10) to the corner support (6) to the longitudinal wall (2) towards the attached punched wedge no (8) show the folding flap (6a).

At the two length ends of each cover and stacking strip ( 7 ) there is the adhesive flap ( 4 ) and between the adhesive flap ( 4 ) and the cover and stacking strip ( 7 ) there is a fold line ( 11 ) and in the cover and stacking strip ( 7 ) in Connection to the adhesive flap ( 4 ) is provided with a diagonal fold line ( 12 ) for the flat folding of each corner support ( 6 ).

The two longitudinal walls ( 2 ) each have a trapezoidal cutout ( 13 ), on the short trapezoidal longitudinal edge running parallel to the floor ( 1 ), a stiffening strip ( 15 ) folded inwards by a fold line ( 14 ) and glued to the longitudinal wall ( 2 ) on the inside joins.

Furthermore, the two longitudinal walls ( 2 ) show two each with a fold line ( 16 ) for folding the longitudinal walls ( 2 ) onto the floor ( 1 ) with the longitudinal walls ( 2 ), externally to the corner support ( 6 ) and to the adhesive tab ( 4 ) glued adhesive tabs ( 5 ).

In the two end walls (3) are provided to open the handle openings (17) through squeezable wall parts (17 a).

The four corners are glued as follows:

The folding tabs ( 6 a ) are folded inwards so that the square corner support ( 6 ) is created and the free support tab ( 6 b ) lies against the inside of the end wall ( 3 ) and is glued there to the end wall ( 3 ).

Then each cover and stacking strip ( 7 ) is folded onto its two corner supports ( 6 ) around the fold line ( 21 ), lies loosely on the corner supports ( 6 ) and its two adhesive flaps ( 4 ) are pushed down to the outside of the corner supports ( 6 ) folded down and attached to it by gluing.

Then the side walls ( 2 ) are folded up so that their four adhesive tabs ( 5 ) rest on the outer sides of the corner supports ( 6 ) and the adhesive tabs ( 4 ) and then the entire bracket height is glued to the corner supports ( 6 ) and the adhesive tabs ( 4 ).

The two stiffening strips ( 15 ) have previously been folded inwards and glued to the side walls ( 2 ).

The erection ladder, which is formed from a one-piece blank, can be folded flat by folding the longitudinal walls ( 2 ) inwards onto the floor ( 1 ) and folding the corner supports ( 6 ) diagonally using the four-corner adhesive and using the end walls ( 3 ) are also folded towards the bottom ( 1 ) and then rest on the longitudinal walls ( 2 ). The longitudinal walls ( 2 ) bend in the fold lines ( 16 ) and their adhesive flaps ( 5 ) lie on the longitudinal walls ( 2 ) with the end wall ( 3 ). The cover and stacking strips ( 7 ) fold outwards through the fold lines ( 12 ) and lie in one plane with the end walls ( 3 ).

In this flat folded position, the Boxes can be stored and made available to save space.

To erect the walls ( 2 , 3 ) in the use position of the box, the end walls ( 3 ) are grasped and pivoted upwards outwards around the fold lines ( 18 ) between the end walls ( 3 ) and the floor ( 1 ), the longitudinal walls ( 2 ) also swivel up around their fold lines ( 19 ) with respect to the floor ( 1 ) and the corner supports ( 6 ), which were previously lying diagonally flat, are unfolded into their square column shape, the cover and stacking strips ( 7 ) automatically extending onto the upper end faces of the corner supports ( 6 ) unfold.

After the uprighting of the longitudinal and end walls ( 2 , 3 ) is carried out, the corner supports ( 6 ) snap with their fixing wedges ( 8 ) into the holes ( 9 ) of the floor ( 1 ) and this is the upright use position of the fruit or Vegetable crate stabilized and secured.

So that the fixing wedges ( 8 ) have sufficient freedom and are not damaged when the box is folded, a slot ( 20 ) is cut out for each fixing wedge ( 8 ) in the region of the fold line ( 18 ), into which the corner support ( 6 ) with its fixing wedge ( 8 ) penetrates.

The fruit or vegetable crate is preferred a rectangular basic and spatial shape.

Claims (9)

1. fruit or vegetable crate from a one-piece die-cut from solid cardboard, which has a bottom, two longitudinal walls, two end walls and adhesive tabs for four-corner gluing, characterized in that the same is designed as a fully bonded, stackable erecting tray and each end wall ( 3 ) two folded, corner corner supports ( 6 ) which are glued to the front wall ( 3 ) and one folded onto the two corner supports ( 6 ) of each front wall ( 3 ) and with adhesive flaps ( 4 ) between the corner support ( 6 ) and the longitudinal wall ( 2 ) defined cover and stacking strips ( 7 ) forms. 2. fruit or vegetable crate according to claim 1, characterized in that each corner support ( 6 ) is designed as the entire box height taking square column, on the upper end face of the cover and stacking strips ( 7 ) rests loosely. 3. fruit or vegetable crate according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that each corner support ( 6 ) with a fixing wedge ( 8 ) formed on the bottom on the bottom diagonally to the crate receiving space in a hole ( 9 ) of the bottom ( 1 ) in the erected position engages locked in position. 4. fruit or vegetable crate according to claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the two longitudinal ends of each end wall ( 3 ) to a fold lines ( 10 ) to the corner support ( 6 ) foldable and to the longitudinal wall ( 2 ) towards the punched fixing wedge ( 8 ) pointing folding tab ( 6 a ) are extended. 5. fruit or vegetable crate according to claims 1 to 4, characterized in that at both length ends of the cover and stacking strips ( 7 ) each have an adhesive flap ( 4 ) and between the adhesive flap ( 4 ) and cover and stacking strips ( 7 ) a fold line ( 11 ) and in the cover and stacking strip ( 7 ) following the adhesive flap ( 4 ) a diagonal fold line ( 12 ) is provided for the flat folding of each cover support ( 6 ). 6. fruit or vegetable crate according to claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the two longitudinal walls ( 2 ) each have a trapezoidal cut-out ( 13 ), on the parallel to the bottom ( 1 ) of the shorter trapezoidal longitudinal edge folded inwards and to the longitudinal wall ( 2 ) glued stiffening strip ( 15 ) adjoins. 7. fruit or vegetable crate according to claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the longitudinal walls ( 2 ) in each case two over a fold line ( 16 ) with the longitudinal walls ( 2 ) for folding the longitudinal walls ( 2 ) on the floor ( 1 ) have connected adhesive tabs ( 5 ) glued to the outside of the corner supports ( 6 ) and the adhesive tabs ( 4 ). 8. fruit or vegetable crate according to claims 1 to 7, characterized in that in the region of the fold lines ( 18 ) between the bottom ( 1 ) and end walls ( 3 ) slots ( 20 ) are recessed, in which the folded corner supports ( 6 ) frame their fixing wedges ( 8 ). 9. fruit or vegetable crate according to claims 1 to 8, characterized in that there are provided in the end walls (3) by squeezable wall parts (17 a) to open the handle openings (17).