EP0244389B1 - Packaging container - Google Patents

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EP0244389B1
EP0244389B1 EP87870057A EP87870057A EP0244389B1 EP 0244389 B1 EP0244389 B1 EP 0244389B1 EP 87870057 A EP87870057 A EP 87870057A EP 87870057 A EP87870057 A EP 87870057A EP 0244389 B1 EP0244389 B1 EP 0244389B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/14—Non-removable lids or covers
    • B65D43/16—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement
    • B65D43/163—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement the container and the lid being made separately
    • B65D43/164—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement the container and the lid being made separately and connected by interfitting hinge elements integrally with the container and the lid formed respectively
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/30—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure
    • B65D85/32—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure for eggs

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  • the present invention relates to a plastic packaging case, having four side faces, which are mutually opposite two by two, having an opening on its upper face, which is opposite the bottom of the box and which extends over substantially all the surface thereof, and having on at least two lateral faces opposite one with respect to the other at least one recess extending from the upper edge of each of said lateral faces towards said bottom.
  • Document DE-A-2,202,653 discloses such a case.
  • the known packing case has lateral faces stiffened by reinforcing ribs and an opening on its upper surface. Two of the side faces are provided with a recess extending from the upper edge over part of this face.
  • the body also has a support rib which extends around the periphery of the body at a short distance from the bottom thereof and, in addition, a support edge on the upper periphery of the body.
  • a drawback of this known box lies in the fact that objects located in the box are only protected in the case where several of these boxes are stacked one above the other.
  • this stacking requires meticulous positioning of boxes which is often poorly carried out because of the speed encountered in handling the boxes. This can then lead to damage to objects located in the crates.
  • the invention aims to remedy this drawback.
  • said box comprises a removable cover, which is arranged to cover said opening and which is provided, over substantially this entire section of its edge which is intended to cooperate with the upper edge of the lateral faces having the recesses, of a substantially U-shaped edge in cross section, adapting to said upper edge of the side faces having said recesses.
  • the cover has on this section of its edge which is intended to adapt with the two other opposite lateral faces of the body, a hook-shaped rim. This ensures a simple connection between the cover and the edge.
  • the box has at least one cutout intended to engage with said edges of the cover.
  • the body has at least a first and a second cutout, the first cutout being dimensioned so as to be able to receive one of said projecting elements and the second cutout being dimensioned so as to be able to receive two protruding elements. This allows the boxes to be stacked by crossing them relative to each other.
  • At least two of said mutually opposite side faces two by two each have an area projecting from said side faces. This allows a nesting, respectively more convenient disengagement of the boxes when they are empty and free of their respective covers.
  • the recesses respectively located on opposite lateral faces extend each time two by two over a depth substantially equal to each other. This allows you to enter, at the same height, a stack of support trays intended to be contained in the box by passing the hands through said recesses on either side of the box.
  • said depth is at least equal to two thirds of the height of the box. This makes at least most of the superimposed support trays directly accessible and therefore allows objects placed inside the box to be removed easily.
  • gussets pressing against the latter. Said gussets reinforce the rigidity of the lateral faces to which they are attached.
  • the invention also relates to a stack of boxes in which the U-shaped rim of a lower box engages each time in a cutout of an upper box resting, at least in part, on the lower box allowing stacking with good stability.
  • Figure 1 is an elevational view, partially broken, of the packing case according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a sectional view along line II-II of Figure 1, but only in the body.
  • Figure 3 is a schematic elevational view of a stack of packing cases according to the invention.
  • the invention relates to packaging boxes intended to contain support trays superimposed on products, in particular fragile products, such as eggs.
  • This box is characterized by the fact that at least two of its opposite lateral faces each have at least one recess extending from the upper edge of the box towards the bottom of the latter, so as to render the contents of the body more accessible to the grip by the hands.
  • the vertical distance beyond which the body is not hollowed out defines a zone where one can stack, for example, a reserve of empty support trays.
  • reinforcing ribs are advantageously provided, at least on the lateral faces of the box having the recesses.
  • the box has a cover which fits at one edge thereof, so that it can be sealed only at the opposite edge
  • FIG. 1 In FIG. 1 are shown all the parts of a packing case containing superimposed support trays 3 of eggs 4, with a partial break which shows the method of fixing the cover to the case.
  • the lateral faces 5 have a protruding part 15 allowing better fitting of empty boxes and increasing the rigidity of these faces 5.
  • the body has reinforcing ribs 1 around the entire periphery of the recesses 2 and in the upper parts of the lateral faces.
  • the recesses 2 reveal the superimposed support plates 3 of eggs 4.
  • the box is provided with a cover 8 which is articulated on a rim 9 thereof and which is sealed by means of a strip 11 at the edge opposite 10.
  • the rim 9 has an external projection 12 and is made integral with the corresponding rim 7 in the form of a hook of the cover 8.
  • Two handles 6 are provided in the box, which facilitate handling.
  • the box rests on a rim 13, oriented downwards, and having cutouts 14 in the recessed side faces 5, these cutouts being intended to cooperate with the rim of the cover of another box.
  • cutouts 14 are also provided in the faces presenting the handles 6.
  • each of these stacks can be placed in or extracted from a case in a single operation, thereby saving significant time.
  • the upper plate does contains no eggs and is used only to ensure good stability of a stack by pressing it against the cover.
  • the total average width of the recesses per face is substantially equal to one third of the total length of the corresponding face.
  • the body made of high density polyethylene, is rectangular in shape and each of the two largest side faces has two recesses.
  • An additional advantage of the invention resides in the fact that the box is provided with a lid which fits at one edge thereof, so that it can be sealed at the opposite edge, for example by means of a strip. , which can indicate various useful data, such as size, weight, date of packaging of the products.
  • Yet another advantage of the invention is that this cover can be articulated and freely adapt to the body to find itself in the closed or open position of the body.
  • the box being symmetrical, the cover can be adapted to it independently of the direction, which saves additional time during the packaging operation.
  • the body has been shown with a relatively large flare.
  • this flaring may be advantageous to reduce this flaring to a strict minimum so that the stacks of trays are maintained over practically their entire height between the lateral faces of the body. Thanks to the recesses according to the invention, this does not hinder the handling of the plates during filling and emptying of the box.
  • the bottom of the box on the line median of the hollowed out lateral faces two gussets each pressing against each hollowed out face intended to increase the rigidity of these faces.
  • the two gussets are connected by a rib crossing the inside of the bottom of the box, forming an obstacle to the lateral movement of a stack of egg support trays, for example during transport.
  • the recesses can practically extend to the bottom of the box, allowing easy access to the entire volume of the box, and thus increase the useful capacity of the latter to contain support trays loaded with products. . Provision should be made, inter alia, for additional reinforcing ribs to compensate for the reduction in resistance of the body caused by the increased depth of the recesses.
  • each side face being provided with a single recess, extending in the middle of the face.
  • the volume is then halved, but the filling operation is carried out at once and the handling of the boxes is even faster due to their symmetry, no side face yet differentiating from the other.

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Packaging container intended to contain support plates (3) bearing articles (4), of which at least two opposite lateral faces (5) each comprise at least one recess (2) extending from the top edge of the container towards the bottom of the latter and having a completely removable cover (8) equipped with a hook-shaped edge (7) which is oriented downwards and permits hinging on an upper projecting edge (9) of a lateral face (5) of the container. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne une caisse d'emballage en matière plastique, présentant quatre faces latérales, qui sont mutuellement opposées deux par deux, présentant une ouverture sur sa face supérieure, qui est opposée au fond de la caisse et qui s'étend sur sensiblement toute la surface de celle-ci, et présentant sur au moins deux faces latérales opposées l'une par rapport à l'autre au moins un évidement s'étendant à partir du bord supérieur de chacune desdites faces latérales vers ledit fond.The present invention relates to a plastic packaging case, having four side faces, which are mutually opposite two by two, having an opening on its upper face, which is opposite the bottom of the box and which extends over substantially all the surface thereof, and having on at least two lateral faces opposite one with respect to the other at least one recess extending from the upper edge of each of said lateral faces towards said bottom.

Le document DE-A-2.202.653 divulgue une telle caisse. La caisse d'emballage connue présente des faces latérales rigidifiées par des nervures de renforcement et une ouverture à sa surface supérieure. Deux des faces latérales sont pourvues d'un évidement s'étendant à partir du bord supérieur sur une partie de cette face. La caisse présente en outre une nervure d'appui qui s'étend sur le pourtour de la caisse à faible distance du fond de celle-ci et, en outre, un bord de support sur le pourtour supérieur de la caisse.Document DE-A-2,202,653 discloses such a case. The known packing case has lateral faces stiffened by reinforcing ribs and an opening on its upper surface. Two of the side faces are provided with a recess extending from the upper edge over part of this face. The body also has a support rib which extends around the periphery of the body at a short distance from the bottom thereof and, in addition, a support edge on the upper periphery of the body.

Un inconvénient de cette caisse connue réside dans le fait que des objets situés dans la caisse ne sont protégés qu'au cas où plusieurs de ces caisses sont empilées l'une au-dessus de l'autre. Toutefois cet empilement exige un positionnement méticuleux de caisses qui est souvent mal effectué à cause de la rapidité rencontrée dans la manipulation des caisses. Ceci peut alors mener à des dégâts aux objets situés dans les caisses.A drawback of this known box lies in the fact that objects located in the box are only protected in the case where several of these boxes are stacked one above the other. However, this stacking requires meticulous positioning of boxes which is often poorly carried out because of the speed encountered in handling the boxes. This can then lead to damage to objects located in the crates.

L'invention a pour but de remédier à cet inconvénient.The invention aims to remedy this drawback.

A cette fin, suivant l'invention, ladite caisse comprend un couvercle amovible, qui est agencé pour couvrir ladite ouverture et qui est pourvu, sur sensiblement toute cette section de son bord qui est destinée à coopérer avec le bord supérieur des faces latérales présentant les évidements, d'un bord sensiblement en forme de U en section transversale, s'adaptant audit bord supérieur des faces latérales présentant lesdits évidements. Grâce au fait que la caisse présente un couvercle amovible, qui est agencé pour couvrir l'ouverture de la caisse on obtient une bonne protection des objets situés à l'intérieur de la caisse même pendant l'empilement. Grâce à la coopération entre couvercle et rebord résultant de l'adaptation du couvercle au rebord, on préserve un accès facile et rapide au contenu de la caisse tout en maintenant la bonne protection.To this end, according to the invention, said box comprises a removable cover, which is arranged to cover said opening and which is provided, over substantially this entire section of its edge which is intended to cooperate with the upper edge of the lateral faces having the recesses, of a substantially U-shaped edge in cross section, adapting to said upper edge of the side faces having said recesses. Thanks to the fact that the box has a removable cover, which is arranged to cover the opening of the box, good protection of the objects located inside the box is obtained even during stacking. Thanks to the cooperation between cover and rim resulting from the adaptation of the cover to the rim, easy and quick access to the contents of the box is preserved while maintaining good protection.

Suivant une première forme de réalisation de l'invention, le couvercle présente sur cette section de son bord qui est destinée à s'adapter avec les deux autres faces latérales opposées de la caisse, un rebord en forme de crochet. Ceci permet d'assurer une liaison simple entre le couvercle et le bord.According to a first embodiment of the invention, the cover has on this section of its edge which is intended to adapt with the two other opposite lateral faces of the body, a hook-shaped rim. This ensures a simple connection between the cover and the edge.

Suivant une deuxième forme de réalisation de l'invention, la caisse présente au moins une découpure destinée à entrer en prise avec lesdits rebords du couvercle. Ainsi il est possible d'empiler par chevauchement mutuel une caisse sur plusieurs autres de manière stable en faisant loger dans ladite découpure le rebord faisant saillie.According to a second embodiment of the invention, the box has at least one cutout intended to engage with said edges of the cover. Thus it is possible to stack by mutual overlap a box on several others in a stable manner by accommodating in said cutout the protruding rim.

Suivant une troisième forme de réalisation de l'invention, la caisse présente au moins une première et une deuxième découpure, la première découpure étant dimensionnée de façon à pouvoir recevoir un desdits éléments en saillie et la deuxième découpure étant dimensionnée de façon à pouvoir recevoir deux éléments en saillie. Cela permet d'empiler les caisses en les croisant l'une par rapport à l'autre.According to a third embodiment of the invention, the body has at least a first and a second cutout, the first cutout being dimensioned so as to be able to receive one of said projecting elements and the second cutout being dimensioned so as to be able to receive two protruding elements. This allows the boxes to be stacked by crossing them relative to each other.

Suivant une quatrième forme de réalisation de l'invention, au moins deux desdites faces latérales mutuellement opposées deux par deux présentent chacune une zone en saillie par rapport auxdites faces latérales. Cela permet un emboîtement, respectivement déboîtement plus commode des caisses lorsque celles-ci sont vides et débarrassées de leurs couvercles respectifs.According to a fourth embodiment of the invention, at least two of said mutually opposite side faces two by two each have an area projecting from said side faces. This allows a nesting, respectively more convenient disengagement of the boxes when they are empty and free of their respective covers.

Suivant une cinquième forme de réalisation de l'invention, les évidements respectivement situés sur des faces latérales opposées s'étendent chaque fois deux par deux sur une profondeur sensiblement égale l'une par rapport à l'autre. Cela permet de saisir, à même hauteur, une pile de plateaux de support destinés à être contenus dans la caisse en passant les mains par lesdits évidements de part et d'autre de la caisse.According to a fifth embodiment of the invention, the recesses respectively located on opposite lateral faces extend each time two by two over a depth substantially equal to each other. This allows you to enter, at the same height, a stack of support trays intended to be contained in the box by passing the hands through said recesses on either side of the box.

Suivant une sixième forme de réalisation de l'invention, ladite profondeur est au moins égale aux deux tiers de la hauteur de la caisse. Cela rend au moins la plus grande partie des plateaux de support superposés directement accessible et permet, en conséquence, de sortir des objets disposés à l'intérieur de la caisse facilement.According to a sixth embodiment of the invention, said depth is at least equal to two thirds of the height of the box. This makes at least most of the superimposed support trays directly accessible and therefore allows objects placed inside the box to be removed easily.

Suivant une septième forme de réalisation de l'invention, il est prévu, sur la ligne médiane des faces latérales, des goussets s'appuyant contre ces dernières. Lesdits goussets renforcent la rigidité des faces latérales auxquelles ils se rattachent.According to a seventh embodiment of the invention, there are provided, on the center line of the lateral faces, gussets pressing against the latter. Said gussets reinforce the rigidity of the lateral faces to which they are attached.

L'invention se rapporte également à un empilement de caisses où le rebord en forme de U d'une caisse inférieure s'engage chaque fois dans une découpure d'une caisse supérieure reposant, au moins en partie, sur la caisse inférieure permettant un empilement avec une bonne stabilité.The invention also relates to a stack of boxes in which the U-shaped rim of a lower box engages each time in a cutout of an upper box resting, at least in part, on the lower box allowing stacking with good stability.

D'autres particularités apparaîtront de la description donnée, ci-après, à titre d'exemple non limitatif, d'une forme de réalisation spécifique de l'invention avec référence aux dessins annexés.Other features will become apparent from the description given below, by way of nonlimiting example, of a specific embodiment of the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

La figure 1 est une vue en élévation, avec brisures partielles, de la caisse d'emballage suivant l'invention.Figure 1 is an elevational view, partially broken, of the packing case according to the invention.

La figure 2 est une vue en coupe suivant la ligne II-II de la figure 1, mais uniquement dans la caisse.Figure 2 is a sectional view along line II-II of Figure 1, but only in the body.

La figure 3 est une vue en élévation schématique d'un empilement de caisses d'emballage suivant l'invention.Figure 3 is a schematic elevational view of a stack of packing cases according to the invention.

Dans chacune des figures, les mêmes références se rapportent aux mêmes éléments.In each of the figures, the same references relate to the same elements.

D'une manière générale, l'invention concerne des caisses d'emballage destinées a contenir des plateaux de support superposés de produits, notamment de produits fragiles, tels que des oeufs.In general, the invention relates to packaging boxes intended to contain support trays superimposed on products, in particular fragile products, such as eggs.

Cette caisse se caractérise par le fait qu'au moins deux de ses faces latérales opposées comportent chacune au moins un évidement s'étendant à partir du bord supérieur de la caisse vers le fond de cette dernière, et ce de manière à rendre le contenu de la caisse plus accessible à la prise par les mains.This box is characterized by the fact that at least two of its opposite lateral faces each have at least one recess extending from the upper edge of the box towards the bottom of the latter, so as to render the contents of the body more accessible to the grip by the hands.

La plupart du temps, on donnera la préférence à une caisse dont les évidements s'étendent à partir du bord supérieur jusqu'à une certaine distance verticale du fond de la caisse.Most of the time, preference will be given to a box, the recesses of which extend from the upper edge to a certain vertical distance from the bottom of the box.

La distance verticale au-delà de laquelle la caisse n'est pas évidée définit une zone où l'on peut empiler par exemple une réserve de plateaux de support vides.The vertical distance beyond which the body is not hollowed out defines a zone where one can stack, for example, a reserve of empty support trays.

Afin d'assurer la rigidité, des nervures de renforcement sont avantageusement prévues, au moins aux faces latérales de la caisse présentant les évidements.In order to ensure rigidity, reinforcing ribs are advantageously provided, at least on the lateral faces of the box having the recesses.

Suivant une forme de réalisation plus avantageuse encore de l'invention, la caisse présente un couvercle qui s'emboîte a un bord de celle-ci, de manière à pouvoir être scellé seulement au bord opposéAccording to an even more advantageous embodiment of the invention, the box has a cover which fits at one edge thereof, so that it can be sealed only at the opposite edge

Sur la figure 1 sont représentées toutes les parties d'une caisse d'emballage contenant des plateaux de support superposés 3 d'oeufs 4, avec une brisure partielle qui montre le mode de fixation du couvercle à la caisse. On peut distinguer les évidements 2 s'étendant dans les faces latérales 5 de la caisse d'emballage, et qui sont conçus de manière à pouvoir passer facilement les mains à l'intérieur de la caisse afin d'avoir un accès aisé aux plateaux de support 3, et ce jusqu'au fond de l'évidement 2.In FIG. 1 are shown all the parts of a packing case containing superimposed support trays 3 of eggs 4, with a partial break which shows the method of fixing the cover to the case. We can distinguish the recesses 2 extending in the side faces 5 of the packaging box, and which are designed so that they can easily pass their hands inside the box in order to have easy access to the trays of support 3, to the bottom of the recess 2.

Les faces latérales 5 présentent une partie formant saillie 15 permettant un meilleur emboîtement de caisses vides et augmentant la rigidité de ces faces 5.The lateral faces 5 have a protruding part 15 allowing better fitting of empty boxes and increasing the rigidity of these faces 5.

La caisse présente des nervures de renforcement 1 sur tout le pourtour des évidements 2 et dans les parties supérieures des faces latérales.The body has reinforcing ribs 1 around the entire periphery of the recesses 2 and in the upper parts of the lateral faces.

Les évidements 2 laissent apparaître les plateaux de support superposés 3 d'oeufs 4. La caisse est munie d'un couvercle 8 qui s'articule sur un rebord 9 de celle-ci et qui est scellée au moyen d'une bandelette 11 au bord opposé 10. Le rebord 9 présente une saillie extérieure 12 et est rendu solidaire avec le rebord correspondant 7 en forme de crochet du couvercle 8.The recesses 2 reveal the superimposed support plates 3 of eggs 4. The box is provided with a cover 8 which is articulated on a rim 9 thereof and which is sealed by means of a strip 11 at the edge opposite 10. The rim 9 has an external projection 12 and is made integral with the corresponding rim 7 in the form of a hook of the cover 8.

Deux poignées 6 sont prévues dans la caisse, qui en facilitent la manipulation.Two handles 6 are provided in the box, which facilitate handling.

La caisse repose sur un rebord 13, orienté vers le bas, et présentant des découpures 14 dans les faces latérales 5 évidées, ces découpures étant destinées à coopérer avec le rebord du couvercle d'une autre caisse. Ceci permet de former des empilements de caisses en les croisant comme montré à ]a figure 3, ce qui assure une excellente stabilité lors de la manutention de caisses superposées. Il est également possible de former des empilements de caisses en les disposant de manière parallèle. A cette fin, des découpures 14 sont également prévues dans les faces présentant les poignées 6.The box rests on a rim 13, oriented downwards, and having cutouts 14 in the recessed side faces 5, these cutouts being intended to cooperate with the rim of the cover of another box. This makes it possible to form stacks of boxes by crossing them as shown in] in FIG. 3, which provides excellent stability when handling stacked boxes. It is also possible to form stacks of boxes by arranging them in parallel. To this end, cutouts 14 are also provided in the faces presenting the handles 6.

Par caisse il y a deux empilements juxtaposés de plusieurs plateaux de support , par exemple 7. Chacun de ces empilements peut être posé dans ou extrait d'une caisse en une seule opération, d'où un gain de temps appréciable. Le plateau supérieur ne contient pas d'oeufs et sert uniquement à assurer une bonne stabilité d'un empilement en serrant ce dernier contre le couvercle.By case there are two stacks juxtaposed with several support trays, for example 7. Each of these stacks can be placed in or extracted from a case in a single operation, thereby saving significant time. The upper plate does contains no eggs and is used only to ensure good stability of a stack by pressing it against the cover.

La largeur moyenne totale des évidements par face est sensiblement égale au tiers de la longueur totale de la face correspondante.The total average width of the recesses per face is substantially equal to one third of the total length of the corresponding face.

La caisse, en polyéthylène à haute densité, est de forme rectangulaire et chacune des deux plus grandes faces latérales présente deux évidements.The body, made of high density polyethylene, is rectangular in shape and each of the two largest side faces has two recesses.

De ce qui précède, il ressort que grâce à la présence des évidements dans des faces latérales de la caisse, on obtient une plus grande accessibilité au contenu de celle-ci.From the above, it appears that thanks to the presence of the recesses in the lateral faces of the box, greater accessibility to the content thereof is obtained.

Un avantage supplémentaire de l'invention réside dans le fait que la caisse est pourvue d'un couvercle qui s'emboîte à un bord de celle-ci, de sorte à pouvoir être scellé au bord opposé, par exemple au moyen d'une bandelette, qui peut indiquer diverses données utiles, telles que calibre, poids, date d'emballage des produits.An additional advantage of the invention resides in the fact that the box is provided with a lid which fits at one edge thereof, so that it can be sealed at the opposite edge, for example by means of a strip. , which can indicate various useful data, such as size, weight, date of packaging of the products.

Un autre avantage encore de l'invention est que ce couvercle peut s'articuler et s'adapter librement à la caisse pour se retrouver en position de fermeture ou d'ouverture de la caisse.Yet another advantage of the invention is that this cover can be articulated and freely adapt to the body to find itself in the closed or open position of the body.

La caisse étant symétrique, le couvercle peut y être adapté indépendamment du sens, ce qui entraîne un gain de temps supplémentaire lors de l'opération d'emballage.The box being symmetrical, the cover can be adapted to it independently of the direction, which saves additional time during the packaging operation.

La forme de réalisation décrite ci-dessus a uniquement pour but de mettre en évidence les possibilités d'application de l'objet de l'invention.The embodiment described above is only intended to highlight the possibilities of application of the object of the invention.

Dans les figures, la caisse a été montrée avec un évasement relativement important. Toutefois, pour éviter que les empilements de plateaux puissent bouger latéralement on peut avoir intérêt à réduire au stricte minimum cet évasement pour que les empilements de plateaux soient maintenus sur pratiquement toute leur hauteur entre les faces latérales de la caisse. Grâce aux évidements, suivant l'invention, ceci ne gêne nullement la manipulation des plateaux lors du remplissage et vidage de la caisse.In the figures, the body has been shown with a relatively large flare. However, to avoid that the stacks of trays can move laterally, it may be advantageous to reduce this flaring to a strict minimum so that the stacks of trays are maintained over practically their entire height between the lateral faces of the body. Thanks to the recesses according to the invention, this does not hinder the handling of the plates during filling and emptying of the box.

En outre, le fond de la caisse présente sur la ligne médiane des faces latérales évidées, deux goussets l'un et l'autre s'appuyant contre chaque face évidée destinés à augmenter la rigidité de ces faces. Les deux goussets sont reliés par une nervure traversant le côté intérieur du fond de la caisse, formant obstacle au déplacement latéral d'un empilement de plateaux de support d'oeufs, par exemple durant le transport.In addition, the bottom of the box on the line median of the hollowed out lateral faces, two gussets each pressing against each hollowed out face intended to increase the rigidity of these faces. The two gussets are connected by a rib crossing the inside of the bottom of the box, forming an obstacle to the lateral movement of a stack of egg support trays, for example during transport.

L'invention n'est donc nullement limitée à ces formes de réalisation et, dans le cadre de la protection recherchée, plusieurs modifications peuvent être imaginées, entr'autres quant aux formes, aux dimensions et au choix des matériaux de la caisse.The invention is therefore by no means limited to these embodiments and, in the context of the protection sought, several modifications can be imagined, among others with regard to the shapes, dimensions and choice of materials for the body.

Ainsi, les évidements peuvent pratiquement s'étendre jusqu'au fond de la caisse, permettant un accès facile à l'entièreté du volume de la caisse, et ainsi augmenter la capacité utile de celle-ci à contenir des plateaux de support chargés de produits. Il faudrait prévoir, entr'autres, des nervures de renforcement supplémentaires pour compenser la diminution de résistance de la caisse entraînée par la profondeur accrue des évidements.Thus, the recesses can practically extend to the bottom of the box, allowing easy access to the entire volume of the box, and thus increase the useful capacity of the latter to contain support trays loaded with products. . Provision should be made, inter alia, for additional reinforcing ribs to compensate for the reduction in resistance of the body caused by the increased depth of the recesses.

On peut envisager également une forme carrée pour les caisses, chaque face latérale y étant pourvue d'un seul évidement, s'étendant au milieu de la face. Le volume est alors réduit de moitié mais l'opération de remplissage s'effectue en une fois et la manipulation des caisses est encore plus rapide de par leur symétrie, aucune face latérale ne se différenciant encore de l'autre.We can also consider a square shape for the boxes, each side face being provided with a single recess, extending in the middle of the face. The volume is then halved, but the filling operation is carried out at once and the handling of the boxes is even faster due to their symmetry, no side face yet differentiating from the other.

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  1. Packaging container made of plastics material, having four side faces, which are mutually opposite in pairs, having an opening on its upper face, which is opposite the bottom of the container and extends over substantially the entire surface area of the latter, and having on at least two side faces which are opposite in relation to one another (5) at least one cutout (2) extending from the upper edge of each of said side faces towards the bottom, characterised in that said container comprises a removable lid (8) which is arranged to cover said opening and which is provided, over substantially all that section of its edge which is intended to cooperate with the upper edge of the side faces having the cutouts, with a rim, substantially in the form of a U in in transverse cross-section, which fits said upper edge of the side faces (5) having said cutouts.
  2. Container according to Claim 1, characterised in that the lid has, on that section of its edge which is intended to fit the other two opposite side faces of the container, a rim in the form of a hook.
  3. Container according to Claim 1 or 2, characterised in that it has at least one indentation (14) intended to enter into engagement with said rims of the lid.
  4. Container according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterised in that it has at least a first and a second indentation (14), the first indentation being dimensioned so as to be capable of receiving one of said projecting elements and the second indentation being dimensioned so as to be capable of receiving two projecting elements.
  5. Container according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterised in that at least two of said side faces (5), which are mutually opposite in pairs, each has a zone (15) which projects in relation to said side faces.
  6. Container according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the cutouts, situated respectively on opposite side faces, extend in each case in pairs over a substantially equal depth in relation to one another.
  7. Container according to Claim 6, characterised in that said depth is at least equal to two thirds of the height of the container.
  8. Container according to one of Claims 1 to 7, characterised in that there are provided, on the central line of the side faces (5), gussets bearing against the latter.
  9. Stack of containers according to any one of Claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the rim in the form of a U of a lower container engages in each case in an indentation of an upper container resting, at least partially, on the lower container.
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