DE9319487U1 - Box, especially folding box - Google Patents

Description

PATENT ATTORNEYS · HEMMERICH · MOtLERt GRÖSSt ·&iacgr;>&Ogr;&idiagr;:&iacgr;!.&Mgr;&idiagr;*&Igr;&Egr;&Lgr; . VALENTIN · GIHSKE

"16 Dec, 1993 gi.hk 76 945

Fritz Schäfer GmbH, Fritz-Schäfer-Str. 20, 57290 Neunkirchen
Box, especially folding box

The invention relates to a box, in particular a folding box, which is provided with hinges for the walls and/or lid.

Known collapsible storage and transport boxes or containers made of metallic material (sheet metal) or preferably plastic have side or longitudinal walls and end walls which are arranged on the base frame so that they can pivot and can be locked together in the upright position and which often - like non-collapsible boxes - have hinged lids at their upper ends.

In the case of containers closed by a lid, which may be divided into two halves, the lid hinges protrude upwards, which causes difficulties especially when several upright boxes - or boxes that have been folded up after they have been emptied for space-saving storage or for transport - are to be stacked on top of one another. In order to accommodate the hinges that protrude upwards and to enable safe stacking, it is therefore known to form the bottom of the boxes with cranks or beads. However, beads of this kind have the disadvantage that the surface facing the inside of the box, i.e. the inner bottom surface, is then no longer completely smooth.

The invention is based on the object of creating a box of the type mentioned at the beginning with an improved stacking option.

PATENT ATTORNEYS

• HEMMERJCH · MÜLtkff».GROS$E*.*PPLlJMEJER^VALENTIN · GIHSKE -2-

This object is achieved according to the invention in that a floor pan forming the floor has a frame which is designed to overhang at least in some areas on the outside. This makes it surprisingly easy to achieve a flat, i.e. smooth, floor on the inside, because the surrounding frame, which is set back in steps at least in some places and is therefore designed to overhang there, offers the hinges of the lower box or folding box an opportunity to engage outside the inner box floor when stacked on top of one another.

A preferred embodiment of the invention provides that the frame is provided with pocket-like recesses or receptacles that are open at least downwards and are arranged in alignment with the hinges. Compared to, for example, a frame that is set back in steps all the way around, i.e. with overhanging walls, overhangs in some areas or the preferred pocket-like receptacles that are only slightly larger in size than the hinges have the advantage that they offer stable stacking protection that prevents the boxes from slipping. This is because the side walls of the pockets that are open at least downwards and also to the front or outside for reasons of simpler production and to facilitate stacking represent stops that prevent or restrict slipping or shifting movements.

Further features and advantages of the invention emerge from the claims and the following description, in which an embodiment of the subject matter of the invention is explained in more detail using the example of folding boxes. Shown are:

Fig. 1 a stack of folded boxes in which four lid hinges are arranged along the length of the box;

Fig. 2 a partially sectioned and exploded stack layer

PATENT ATTORNEYS · HEMMERICH · MUt«LB!3.. ^# GRO$SE · pOl«LM£IEj» · VALENTIN · GIHSKE -3-

from boxes that have lid hinges in the corner areas.

The four boxes 2 forming the stack layer 1 shown in Fig. 1 differ from the four boxes 4 forming the stack layer 3 according to Fig. 2 only in their dimensions and in terms of the arrangement and structural design of the lid hinges 5 and 6. The boxes 2 have lid hinges 5 distributed over their length and arranged inwards from the corners, while the boxes 4 are each provided with lid hinges 6 arranged in their corner areas.

The boxes 2 and 4 have in common that their base 7 is designed as a base pan 8 with a surrounding frame 9 (see the two boxes arranged above the lower box in Fig. 2). This has pocket-like receptacles 10 (see Fig. 1) that are aligned with the lid hinges 5 and 6 and are open at the bottom and front. The pocket-like receptacles 10 are moved outwards from the area of the inner base surface 11 facing the inside of the box, which is therefore completely smooth, and the lid hinges 5 and 6 that dip into the pocket-like receptacles 10 when the boxes 2 and 4 are stacked are held securely in place, which enables a stable stacking position.

PATENT ATTORNEYS · HEMMERICH · MÜULEft*»GRQ5SJpiP0Ui:inE1Efi· VALENTIN · GIHSKE _5_

List of reference symbols 76

1 stacking layer

2 boxes

3 Stacking position

4 boxes

5 Lid hinge

7 Floor

8 Floor tray

9 Frame

Recess/recess floor inner surface

Claims (3)

PATENT ATTORNEYS · HEMMERiCH . MtSgLL-&sfgr;&rgr;·· GRqSSE#iPOi.*UtfEiffl . VALENTIN · GIHSKE -4- 16, Dec, 1993 gi-hk 76 945 Fritz Schäfer GmbH, Fritz-Schäfer-Str. 20, 57290 Neunkirchen Protection claims: 1. Box, in particular a folding box, which is provided with hinges for the walls and/or lid, characterized in that a base pan (8) forming the base (7) has a frame (9) which is designed to overhang at least in some areas on the outside. 2. Box according to claim 1, characterized in that the frame (9) is provided with pocket-like receptacles (10) which are open at least downwards. 3. Box according to claim 2, characterized in that the pocket-like receptacles (10) are arranged in alignment with the lid hinges (5 or 6).