DE8615346U1 - Stackable container - Google Patents

Description

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Stackable container

The invention relates to a stackable container, in particular made of plastic, primarily for tableware, for example plates, pots, bowls and the like, the container having a flat base part and side walls projecting from this and widening at least slightly in a conical manner, as well as a stacking edge arranged at the mouth.

Such containers are widely known from the state of the art. The stacking edge is always arranged directly on the mouth side, if such a stacking edge is provided at all. This arrangement has the disadvantage, given the desired conicity of the containers, that when they are nested

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When stacking containers of the same size, considerable frictional forces arise between the inner wall of the lower container and the outer wall of the stacked container, so that the containers are often relatively difficult to pull apart again. This effect is intensified with particularly high-quality surfaces, for example with high-quality plastic items.

Based on this prior art, the invention is based on the object of creating nestable containers of the type ⁱⁿ question which, while having the same mouth dimensions, can be easily stacked inside one another and can be stacked apart again just as easily.

The containers can each have the same height. However, it is also possible to have such

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Stack containers of different heights one inside the other, with the highest container at the bottom and the lowest container at the top in the stacking direction.

To solve this problem, the invention proposes that the stacking edge is arranged at a distance from the container mouth.

Because the stacking edge is arranged at a considerable distance from the container mouth, it is achieved that the stacked container can rest with its stacking edge on the mouth of the container below it before the outer wall of the stacked container comes into frictional contact with the inner wall of the lower container.

Preferably, it is provided that in the case of a stacked container of the same conicity and the same clear width in the mouth area, the mouth area

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of the outer container rests on the stacking edge of the stacked container and in this stacking position movement play between the adjacent inner and outer walls of the containers is set.

Furthermore, it is preferred that the container is made of plastic.

A preferred embodiment is seen in that the container has a circular basic shape,

Furthermore, it is advantageous that the containers to be stacked have at most the same height as the container receiving the stack.

Finally, it is particularly advantageous for handling the containers if the stacking edge is bowl-shaped with a handle that is open towards the bottom of the container.

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The stacking edge can be provided all the way around the entire container or only partially on parts of the container side wall. The stacking edge can be formed as a single piece onto the container or can be connected to the container as an independent part using suitable measures.

Preferred embodiments consist in that the cone angle between the base and the side wall is up to about 10°, preferably 5 to 9°, in particular 8°, or that the wall thickness of the side wall is about 2 mm, in particular 1.75 mm, or that with a cone angle of 8.5° and a wall thickness of 1.75 mm, the distance between the underside of the stacking edge (4) and the mouth is about 1.5 cm.

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Preferred embodiments are shown in the drawing and described in more detail below.
It shows:

Fig. 1 shows a

stackable container in view, partially cut,

Fig. 2 a detail of the container on an enlarged scale,

Fig. 3 preferred embodiments of the stackable containers in view,

Fig. 4 the containers according to Figure 3 in the final stacking position.

The stackable container 1 is made of plastic, whereby a set of such containers, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, is known as potsS,

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Plates, bowls or the like can be used.

Each container 1 has a substantially flat base part 2 and side walls 3 that protrude from it and widen at least slightly in a conical manner. A stacking edge 4 is formed at a considerable distance from the container mouth. As can be seen particularly clearly in Figure 2, when a container 1 is stacked with the same conicity and the same clear width in the mouth area, the mouth area of the outer container, which is the lower container in the drawing, is placed on the stacking edge 4 of the stacked container, which is the upper container in the drawing. In this stacking position, play is set between the adjacent inner and outer walls 3, so that they do not lie against one another in a frictional manner. The containers 1 shown all have the preferred circular basic shape.

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In order to stack one inside the other, as shown in Figure 4 and exploded on the left in Figure 3, it is necessary that the containers 1 to be stacked have at most the same height as the container 1 underneath that receives the stack. Stacking is also possible in the opposite orientation, but then the stacking edge is not effective. Preferably, the stacking edge 4 is bowl-shaped with an open handle 5 directed towards the bottom of the container, which handle partially covers the mouth edge of the container underneath and thus represents an attractive solution on the one hand and on the other hand provides good access for the operator's hands.

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In the preferred embodiment, the lonus angle between the base and the side wall is set at approximately 8°, while the wall thickness of the side walls is approximately 1.75 mm. The distance between the underside of the stacking edge 4 and the mouth of the respective container 1 is approximately 1.5 cm.

In drawing figure 3, containers of the same diameter but different heights are shown.

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In Figure 3 on the left, a temporary movement phase is recorded, which ultimately leads to the stacking phase as shown in Figure 4.

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

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

Claims (1)

PATENT ATTORNEYS &iacgr; : :.. I I'... '..''.,, File number: Dipu-ING. CONRAD KOCHLfNG ' ^: .. ^:: ..*'' ^: .. ^:: .. ^: Dipu-iNG. CONRAD-JOACHIM KÖCHLING Note: Company Flayer Straße 135, 5800 Hagen Call (02331) urgently +BS033 Reppel & Vollmann GmbH & Telegrams: Patentkochllng Hagen q _q Accounts: Commerzbank AQ. Hagen Fr iedrXCh-Eb ert-S tr Sparkasse Hagen 100 012 043 Postal cheque: Dortmund 6939 - 450 er &eegr;&eegr;&ogr;&tgr;&tgr; - 5883 Kierspe VNR: 1.1. .58 .5.1 _ Ud. No. ^8861/86 June 5, 1986
CJK/Li. Protection claims: 1. Stackable container, in particular made of plastic, primarily for tableware, for example plates, pots, bowls and the like, the container having a flat base part and side walls projecting from this, which widen at least slightly in a conical manner, as well as a stacking edge arranged on the mouth side, characterized in that the stacking edge (4) is arranged at a distance from the container mouth, 2. Stackable container according to claim 1, characterized in that in a stacked container (1) of the same conicity and the same clear width in the mouth area, the mouth area of the outer ·· ·< I It(IIIiIi Il i i * ··· I t< < Il · Ki I )< III Reppel & Vollmann 8861/86 Container (1) rests on the stacking edge (4) of the stacked container (1) and in this stacking position movement play between the adjacent inner and outer walls of the containers is set. 3. Container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the container (1) consists of plastic. 4. Container according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the container (1) has a circular basic shape. b. Container according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the containers (1) to be stacked have at most the same height as the stack-receiving container (1). Il 14 I llillilfl it III III II I 114 I III I 113 I I I 4IIIIII I I 4 I · I I · · · I ( II I II III t &igr;&igr; · &iacgr; I &igr;&igr; it· It &igr; !&igr;.» , . . . &igr;&igr;&igr;&igr; &bull; , H" >. ' ■ &igr;�iacgr;&igr; « H Reppel & Vollmanri 886i/86 6. Container according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the stacking edge (4) is bowl-shaped with a handle bowl (5) open towards the container bottom (2). 7. Container according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the cone angle between the base (2) and the side wall (3) is up to about 10°, preferably 5 to 9°, in particular 8°. 8. Container according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the wall thickness of the side wall (3) is approximately 2 mm, in particular 1.75 mm. Reppel & Vollmann 8861/86 9. Container according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that with a cone angle of 8.5° and a wall thickness of 1.75 mm, the distance between the underside of the stacking edge (4) and the mouth is approximately 1.5 cm *