EP0301027B1 - Systeme d'interconnection de panneaux de conteneurs - Google Patents

Systeme d'interconnection de panneaux de conteneurs Download PDF

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EP0301027B1
EP0301027B1 EP19870902909 EP87902909A EP0301027B1 EP 0301027 B1 EP0301027 B1 EP 0301027B1 EP 19870902909 EP19870902909 EP 19870902909 EP 87902909 A EP87902909 A EP 87902909A EP 0301027 B1 EP0301027 B1 EP 0301027B1
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  • the present invention is concerned with various forms of cartons, containers and enclosures formed of panels, particularly where the panels are adapted for repeated reuse and the invention is concerned with systems and devices for assembling and interconnecting the panels at a corner of a container in a manner providing simple and sturdy panel interconnection and simplicity in panel separation.
  • One of the important objectives of the invention is to provide a novel interrelationship of panel parts and of interconnecting or fastening devices which greatly increases the strength and rigidity of the containers formed while at the same time providing for ready separation and reassembly of the container components.
  • components such as the panels employed are arranged and proportioned to provide a modular system in which various of the panels may be employed in various combinations providing containers of various different sizes and shapes.
  • a system for interconnecting panels, particularly panels of a carton or container where the panels are arranged in edge-to-edge relation either in the same plane or in planes at angles to each other where such angle lies between the same plane (180 degree relationship) and the typical 90 degree relationship at the corners of conventional cartons.
  • Panel interconnecting systems are well known, especially for the interconnection of panels along the corners or edges of a rectangular container where the panels extend from each other usually at angles of 90 degrees.
  • Such known fastened systems customarily include connector plates which are fastened to the panels near the 90 degree corner, together with a spring clip extended around the corner and engaging the connector plates.
  • US-A-4024977 discloses a knock-down container in which spring clip fastening devices are used at the corners thereof to link wall panels of the container.
  • the disclosure of this patent is particularly concerned with the shaping of spring clips to avoid inadvertent injury during their removal.
  • corner plates which are a feature of this invention provide for convenient and simple application and ready separation of a corner joint, thereby contributing to the ease of assembly of shipping cartons and ready separation of the parts for reuse in subsequent packaging.
  • corner plates which are a feature of this invention provide a system for interconnection of panel pieces of various different sizes and shapes, so that the fastening devices can be employed in the assembly of containers of various sizes and shapes in some of which different numbers of panel pieces are used.
  • the invention is of particular advantage in the interconnection of panels lying in planes at 90 degrees to one another, nevertheless the invention provides connectors which can also be used for interconnection of panels lying in planes in a range from 180 degrees to 90 degrees or even at angles sharper than the 90 degree relationship.
  • fastening devices featured in the following claim 1 are applicable not only to cartons but also to a wide variety of enclosures or the like, such as boxes, containers, vessels, structural partitioning or enclosures, used, for example, for human occupancy, and the use of the term container(s) herein is not to be understood in a limited sense.
  • Figures 1 to 9 correspond to the Figures disclosed in my prior United States Patent No. 4,584,806, and are particularly concerned with the use of panel interconnecting or fastening devices employing bridge plates extended across panel joints where the panels lie in a common plane or in planes extended at angles greater than the 90° relationship of rectangular containers, as follows:
  • Figures 10 to 30 are views illustrating various features and aspects of the present invention, many of which are adapted for use in combination with features illustrated in Figures 1 to 9, Figures 10 to 30 being further identified as follows:
  • the invention contemplates employment of spring clip fastening devices which, are adapted for the interconnection of panels adjoining each other at the upright corners of a container defining a generally rectangular container volume.
  • corner fastening devices of the kind just referred to, at the upright corners of a rectangular container, increases the strength of the container and, at the same time, provides facility for incorporation of various panels in a variety of interrelationships and thereby provides a modular system adapted to the formation of various containers of different sizes and shapes while employing components, such as the panels and also the fastening devices, of the same or similar construction.
  • the fastening devices are preferably formed of sheet metal and, in general, the components of the fastening devices are relatively thin as compared with the panels of which the containers are made.
  • the panels 10-10 lie in a common plane and meet at a joint 11, the fastening device being associated with the edges of the panels near the joint.
  • Each of the devices for interconnecting the two adjoining panels includes four components comprising a pair of connector plates, one mounted near the edge of each panel, a bridge plate spanning the joint between the panels and a spring clip for holding the parts in assembled relation.
  • Each connector plate is generally indicated by the reference numeral 13.
  • Each connector plate includes a metal channel 14 having flanges 15 with marginal strips 16 apertured to pass the fastening screws 17 by which the connector plates are secured to the panels.
  • each connector plate is mounted on the panel in a position so as to define cavities lying along the panel and having openings presented toward each other across the panel joint.
  • Each connector plate also has apertures 18 formed therein and adapted to cooperate with the fastening means provided at the ends of the spring clip 19 which comprises the fastening component of the joint.
  • the spring clip 19 is provided with a bent hook 20 at one end and also with a detent 21 at the other end.
  • the hook 20 is first engaged in one of the apertures 18 in one of the connector plates, and the detent 21 is then inserted into the aperture 18 of the other connector plate.
  • the spring clip 19, as best seen in Figures 2, 3 and 6 has a curvature facilitating the insertion of the detent when the parts are being assembled, and this curvature will vary according to the angle of the panels being connected.
  • each connector or spring clip 19 is shown as having a hook at one end and a detent at the other end, but it is to be understood that the interengaging means at the ends of the connector or spring clip may take the form of a detent at both ends.
  • the connector plates and the spring clip comprise the components which hold the panels together at opposite sides of the joint 11, the spring clip preferably being configured so that the edges of the panels are brought together into snug engagement without clearance.
  • the connector plates and the spring clip will provide an effective connection between the two panels, as above described, the panels, being extended in a common plane or in edge-to-edge relation in somewhat inclined planes (as described hereinafter with reference to the embodiment shown in Figures 7, 8 and 9), would still remain free for relative shifting movement of the panels either angularly or transversely with respect to each other in the absence of some fastening means in addition to the spring clip.
  • a bridge plate is provided. In the arrangement of Figures 1 to 6, this bridge plate is indicated by the reference numeral 22. It will be seen that the bridge plate comprises a channel-shaped component extended across the panel joint and into the cavities provided within the connector plates.
  • the bridge plate also has apertures 23 formed therein and, as seen in Figure 6, those apertures are in registry with the apertures 18 in the connector plates when the parts are assembled at the panel joint.
  • the apertures 23 are larger than the apertures 18 in a direction transverse to the joint between the panels, the apertures 23 being positioned and proportioned so that they will not restrict or interfere with the action of the spring clip 19 in its cooperation with the apertures 18 when the spring clip is applied to complete the panel joint.
  • the presence of the apertures 23 and the projection of the fastening elements 20 and 21 of the spring clip not only into the apertures 18 at the connector plates but also into the apertures 23 of the bridge plate serves the purpose of preventing the bridge plate from escaping by unintentional displacement out of the openings provided within the connector plates 13.
  • the bridge plate is desirably dimensioned in a direction perpendicular to the panels and to the connector plates so that only very small clearance is provided between the top of the bridge plate and the under side of the connector plates. Providing only small clearance is of importance in preventing the panels from shifting in relation to each other in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the panels or in angularly tilting with respect to each other.
  • the wall of the container there shown is made up of a panel 10a, having an area equal to one-half of the total side-wall of the carton, together with two panels 10b, each of which represents about one-quarter of the total area of the wall.
  • the spring clips and connector plates of the joints serve to interconnect the three panel pieces 10a, 10b and 10b, but as will be realized from inspection of Figure 1, the same parts mounted on other panel pieces lying in the same plane may alternatively be used in order to interconnect panel pieces in different arrangements.
  • panel pieces each representing one-quarter of the area of the wall
  • a wall such as indicated in Figure 1 could be formed by means of two panel pieces such as shown at 10a, each comprising one-half of the wall, instead of employing the one-quarter size pieces indicated at 10b.
  • Various combinations may thus be employed in a container in accordance with the invention.
  • the panels 10'-10' are positioned in planes at an angle to each other and may have bevelled edges providing a joint 11'. It will thus be seen that the arrangement shown is readily adapted to the interconnection of panels lying either in the same plane or in somewhat angled planes. Although the angle of the panels in the embodiment of Figures 7, 8 and 9 provides a convex configuration when viewed, as in Figure 9, it will be understood that some angularity in the concave sense may also be accommodated by joint parts.
  • a spring clip fastening device of the kind described above including a bridge plate such as shown at 22 in Figures 2 to 6 and 22' in Figures 7 to 9 is preferred for joints where the panels lie in a common plane or at a somewhat inclined plane as in Figures 7 to 9, where the joint between the panels to be connected comprises a 90° or right angle joint, as in typical rectangular containers
  • a spring clip fastening device of a different form not including a bridge plate.
  • Such fastening devices are somewhat diagrammatically illustrated at 24 in Figure 1. While certain known right-angle fastening devices may be used for certain purposes, according to the present invention it is preferred to use 90° fastening devices of the kind fully described and explained in connection with various of the embodiments of containers as described hereinafter.
  • FIG 1 there is also shown at 24 a number of corner joint fastening devices, and while these may comprise corner clip fastening devices of certain known types, it is preferred to employ the type of spring clip fastening devices which are a feature of this invention hereinafter particularly described in connection with Figures 10 to 30 (see especially Figure 11 and Figures 16 to 24 inclusive).
  • FIG 10 there is illustrated a container being assembled on a pallet or base, indicated at 25.
  • the modular system makes possible the use of the components in connection with pallets of standard configuration and size.
  • This container is rectangular in cross-section and each of the sides of the container are formed by employment of two superimposed panels 26, all of which are preferably of the same construction and dimensions.
  • three of the walls of the container are shown as completed by the incorporation of a pair of superimposed panels 26, and the fourth side of the rectangle is shown as having the lower panel already installed, and the upper panel shown separate from the container prior to assembly.
  • each of the panels of this particular container is formed of a board having batten reinforcement strips 27 positioned near the upper and lower edges of the rectangular panel, all of these components preferably being formed of wood, for instance, plywood or other sheet or strip wood material. Panels may be molded or extruded of plastic comprising both the boards 26 and the battens 27.
  • Figure 10 represents one form of a container which may be constructed using corner spring fastening devices contemplated by the present invention.
  • One of the important aspects of the present invention providing for a highly flexible modular system relates to the manner of joining or connecting the panels at the, four 90° upright corners occurring at the junction of the side walls defining a rectangular volume.
  • the invention contemplates certain distinctive features employed in combination at each one of these upright corners, and the features in question are explained herebelow with particular reference to Figure 11.
  • Figure 11 is a fragmentary enlarged view of the panel and joint parts at one of the upright corners of the container.
  • the panel boards 26 and the reinforcement strips 27 are differently configured at the opposite ends of the panel.
  • one end, shown at the left side of Figure 11, of the panel board 26 and the reinforcement strip 27 are both terminated or cut-off in a plane perpendicular to the panel.
  • These end surfaces are indicated at 26a and 27a, and these surfaces are adapted to abut against the inside surface of the panel 26 at the other side of the corner, as is indicated by the dot and dash lines between the two panels shown in Figure 11.
  • the panel board 26 of the right-hand component shown in Figure 11 may also be notched as indicated at 26b in a configuration conforming with the adjacent parts of the left-hand panel when the two panels are brought together to complete the joint. This notching will accommodate a reinforcement strip extended downwardly of the edge of a lid or cover for the container described hereinafter with particular reference to Figure 18.
  • a spring clip fastening device as described hereinafter is provided at the joint shown in Figure 11, but before explaining the preferred structure of the fastening parts, it is here pointed out that the two end configurations of the panels shown in Figure 11 are provided on each panel, one configuration being provided at one end of the panel and the other configuration at the other end of the panel.
  • the panels overlap each other at the corners of the container in a series extended in one direction around the four upright corners of the container.
  • This serial overlap is preferably employed in combination with certain features now to be described with reference to the fastening devices which, as will be explained, involves a serial overlap of parts extended around the container in the direction opposite to the overlap series of the panels themselves.
  • Each 90° fastening device is made up of three components, i.e., a pair of fastening plates and an interconnecting spring clip generally indicated at 30 in Figures 11 and 23.
  • the two fastening plates 28 and 29 are basically of the same configuration, comprising a stamped sheet metal piece having an aperture 31 and if desired, certain reinforcing ribs or the like such as indicated at 32, as well as holes 33 (see Figures 20 - 22) provided for attachment screws for securing the fastening plates to the panel pieces to be interconnected.
  • these two fastening plates 28 and 29 are identical in configuration, except for the bending or flexing of an end portion 29a on one of them adapted to overlie the end surface at one end of each panel as seen toward the right of Figure 11.
  • this overlapping of the fastening plate 28 of the left-hand panel shown in Figure 11 with respect to the end surfaces of the right-hand panel shown in Figure 11, provides an overlapping interrelationship which occurs in a series extended around the upright corners of the container in a series the direction of which around the container is opposite to the overlapping series of the panels themselves as above described.
  • the arrangement of these two overlapping series to extend in opposite directions around the container provides rigidity and integrity of the panel assemblies making up the containers, and this desirable characteristic is present in all embodiments of containers which may be produced in accordance with this invention.
  • the joint is also sturdily secured by the application of the spring clip such as indicated at 30 having detents 34 at both ends which are adapted to engage in the apertures 31 and thus retain the adjoining ends of the panels at the upright corners in the desired 90° relationship.
  • the bent edge portion 29a not only serves to facilitate positioning and mounting of the plate 29 at the end of the batten 27, but this bent edge 29a provides protection for the covered underlying corner or edge of the batten 27.
  • This covered edge of the end of the batten is a prominently exposed portion of the panel which otherwise would be subject to abrasion in the handling and shipment of the container. From Figure 11, it will be seen that the end portion of the panel 26 and batten 27 at the left side of the joint shown in Figure 11 are not subject to such abrasion, because of the overlap of the portions of the panel and batten at the right hand side of Figure 11.
  • fastening plates for the connecting devices be arranged and connected with the opposite ends of each panel in order to provide the overlapping arrangement fully described above and illustrated in Figure 11 in a manner providing the overlapping series extended around the container in a direction opposite to the overlapping of the end portions of the panels themselves.
  • these 90° fastening devices may be employed in the position of the corner fasteners 24 shown in Figure 1, and also in various other forms of containers and enclosures described more fully hereinafter, it is preferred to employ the opposite series of overlappings at the upright corners of each container.
  • the type of spring clip fastening device shown in Figure 11 and described above may also be employed in the interconnection of upright walls of a container either with a top wall or with a bottom wall, such as a pallet. Where the spring clip fastening device just described is employed between a side wall and a top wall, as illustrated, for example, in certain embodiments described hereinafter and also at the top of Figure 1, certain features as illustrated in Figure 18 are desirably employed.
  • a side wall panel is indicated at 26 having a reinforcement strip 27, and a top wall component is shown at 36, having a reinforcement strip 35 overlapping the side wall component 26.
  • the fastening plate 29 also appears in Figure 18 in a position overlying the edge of the top wall component 36 and the top wall component is desirably provided with an aperture such as indicated at 37 in Figure 18 in a position underlying the aperture 31 of the fastening plate, and the detent 34 of the spring clip 30 may thus be accommodated within the aperture 37 in the top wall 36.
  • a cup 39 formed of sheet metal or plastic is desirably inserted in the aperture 37 in the top wall, thereby providing a closure which would provide weather protection or prevent entrance of water in the event the container is exposed.
  • FIG. 18 also shows a feature which may be employed on any panel having a fastening device of the kind disclosed.
  • a flexible braided attachment wire or cord 40 may be fastened to the panel wall, for instance, the top wall 36 shown in Figure 18, by a fastening stud 41, this attachment cord being connected with the spring clip 30, thereby preventing separation or loss of the spring clip.
  • the fastening stud may also serve for attachment of the connector plate 29.
  • FIG 19 is an enlarged view, with a portion broken out illustrating a reinforcement strip or batten adapted to be employed on various container components, such as the components 27 fully described above with particular reference to Figure 11.
  • an aperture 38 is provided in a position with relation to the end of the batten providing for cooperation with fastening plates and spring clips such as shown in Figure 11.
  • Apertures 38a may also be provided in positions adapted to receive the fastening studs or screws by which the fastening plates are secured to the batten.
  • a similar aperture 38b may be provided intermediate the ends of the batten in order to provide for cooperation with fastening plates for fastening devices of the kind shown in Figure 11.
  • the dimensions indicated by the arrows x and x' are the same, and this is provided so that the appropriate fastening plates may be attached either at the end of the batten or along the side thereof.
  • FIG. 16 and 17 Another feature contemplated for use in accordance with the present invention is illustrated in Figures 16 and 17.
  • a top wall or panel 27 such as indicated in Figure 18 at 36, may be employed, and the top wall may be connected with a side wall by means of a spring clip fastening device comprising a fastening plate 29 and a spring clip 30.
  • a spring clip fastening device comprising a fastening plate 29 and a spring clip 30.
  • a locking or security device 42 formed, for example, of tough, break-resistant nylon or other plastics material is formed and shaped in a manner to provide for insertion into the aperture 31 of the fastening plate 29 after the detent of the spring clip has been inserted, the device 42 having projections 43 at its ends adapted for spring engagement under the edges of the plate 29 surrounding the aperture 31.
  • This device when inserted will prevent separation of the detent and thus of the spring clip 30.
  • the security device may, if desired, be ruptured and then removed in order to permit the separation of the detent from the aperture 31 in the fastening plate 29. It is contemplated that this security device 42 be formed of a brilliantly contrastingly colored plastics material, so that its presence or absence would readily be recognizable in the use of the containers and associated equipment.
  • a security device 42 may be employed, formed of a particularly tough plastics material which would not readily be rupturable and would therefore normally remain installed in the aperture 31.
  • a security device may be employed in order to hold one end of the spring clip against separation. This will permit partial rotation of the other end of the spring clip, thereby permitting disengagement of the other end and opening of the joint, without separation of the end of the spring clip engaged in the aperture in which the security device is inserted.
  • This feature may be employed in order to retain the spring clip in its associated relationship to one of the panel pieces. For this purpose, it would not ordinarily be contemplated to employ a brilliantly contrasting color, as is suggested in the embodiment described above where it is contemplated that the security device 42 be ruptured and removed when it is desired to open that particular joint.
  • the system of the present invention including the angular spring clip fastening devices particularly illustrated in Figures 11 and 20 to 24 inclusive, are desirably employed where the containers to be assembled not only include side wall panels meeting at 90° corners, but also include panels positioned in a common plate in a side wall or in the top or bottom of a container.
  • the containers to be assembled not only include side wall panels meeting at 90° corners, but also include panels positioned in a common plate in a side wall or in the top or bottom of a container.
  • the container shown in Figure 12 has four upright walls meeting at 90° corners and three of those walls identified by the numbers 44, 45 and 46, are formed of vertical boards which are bound together by horizontal strips or battens and integrated into a single wall structure having spaces between the individual vertical boards of each wall.
  • the wall of this container toward the front as viewed in Figure 12 is also formed of vertical boards, but the boards are subdivided into horizontally extended sections having interconnecting and reinforcing strips 47 at the upper and lower edges thereof.
  • the container walls are integral walls except for the front wall which is made up of three superimposed panels.
  • the configuration of the spring clip fastening devices may be the same as shown in Figure 11, and in addition, it is preferred that the walls and the clips have the opposite orientations of overlapping ends thereof in the sequences extended around the container as in Figure 11.
  • the container of Figure 12 like the container of Figure 10, has various of the advantages of the serial and opposite overlapping of the end portions of the panels and of the fastening plates 28.
  • Figure 13 is a view illustrating another modular container in which all four sides of the container are made up of panels of the kind indicated at 26 and 27 in Figure 10 but further having a top wall secured to the side walls and also having a pallet at the bottom to which the side walls are connected.
  • Figure 14 illustrates an arrangement similar to Figure 13.
  • the front wall is modular, being formed of a vertically superimposed series of panels, and the other three walls and the top wall are all formed of a single piece or component. Notwithstanding these differences, the desired corner overlappings in opposite directions is also employed.
  • the individual modular panels may be of a length with which it would be preferred to provide bracing in the mid-region or even at several points along the length of the panels.
  • fastening devices of the kind employing bridge plates such as described above in connection with Figures 1 - 6, may be used to interconnect the superimposed edges of adjoining panel as is diagrammatically indicated in Figures 13 and 14.
  • Such fastening devices having bridge plates may also be employed in other arrangements, such as in the walls shown in Figure 25 and in the roof shown in Figures 25 - 28 and also in the roof of such containers where more than one piece is employed in a common plane.
  • Figure 15 is a view illustrating six container configurations each involving a plurality of superimposed panels in each side wall, but illustrating also the manner in which panels of different horizontal and vertical dimensions may readily be adapted for incorporation into containers adapted to define an interior volume of a wide variety of sizes and shapes.
  • the side walls be fastened to a pallet construction at the bottom and further that a top wall be provided, as will readily be apparent from Figure 15.
  • the opposite serial overlappings of the ends of the panels and of the fastening plates will again be used in the variety of modular containers indicated in Figure 15.
  • the side walls of the three containers indicated by the letters a, b and c are all formed from panels of two sizes, the difference between the panels of those two sizes being that the smaller of the two are of one-half the length of the larger. Notwithstanding that only two different panel sizes are employed, the sides of three different container configurations may readily be formed. The same interrelationships between the panels and the containers themselves are also present in the three containers identified by the letters d, e and f in the lower portion of Figure 15. Thus, for the side walls of the three panels d, e and f only two different panels are needed.
  • the panels used in the containers d, e and f are of different height than the panels used in containers a, b and c. In one preferred embodiment, the height of the panels used in containers d, e and f would be one-half of the height of the panels used in containers a, b and c, and this would provide for modular interchange of the panels as desired.
  • panels lying in a common plane at any side of a container may be interconnected by the type of fastening devices incorporating bridge plates, as shown in Figures 1 to 6.
  • the overlapping of the panels at the vertical corners and the overlapping of the attachment plates of the spring clip fastening devices should be arranged in oppositely extending series around the perimeter of the container, in order to establish and maintain the secure and rigid assembly provided by such opposite series overlapping, as fully explained above with particular reference to Figure 11.
  • Figures 25 to 28 are views of still other containers, these containers being of sufficient dimensions, especially in the vertical direction, in order to accommodate human occupancy, and it is contemplated that such containers may be employed, for example, in areas of catastrophic disasters, for instance, earthquakes, floods or the like.
  • the containers may be made up of panel components having the desired serial opposite overlapping of the ends of the panels and of the joint plates of the fastening devices.
  • such enclosure components may also be provided with doors and windows.
  • containers of this type provided for human occupancy may be formed of a wall and a roof and may have reinforcing strips mounted on the interior thereof, instead of on the exterior, as in most of the containers described above. This provides cavities on the inside in which sheets of thermal insulating material may be attached.
  • the invention provides a modular construction by which such containers can be erected in various sizes, an arrangement having three units being illustrated in Figure 27 and an arrangement having four units being illustrated in Figure 28. Other multiple arrangements may be employed, and containers of this kind can even be modularly enlarged after initial construction.
  • FIG 22 illustrates a plate basically the same as the plate shown in Figures 20 to 21, except that one edge of the plate has been cut-off, which may be desirable in certain special configurations, especially where the plate is used at a corner between a side wall panel and a top or bottom wall.
  • FIG. 24 An alternative arrangement of spring clip is illustrated in Figure 24.
  • one end of the clip is provided with a detent 34, but the other end is provided with a hook element 48, and this may be employed in situations where release of the spring clip by employment of a tool would not be feasible because of space limitations, for instance, in a situation where that end of the spring clip was engaged in the aperture of a mounting plate located under a pallet.
  • FIG. 29 and 30 A system of this type is shown in Figures 29 and 30.
  • a pallet is indicated at 49, and for packaging purposes, a mass of spring clips such as indicated at 50 may be assembled on top of the pallet 49.
  • a lid such as indicated at 36 and side wall panels such as indicated at 51 may then be stacked over the nested spring clips 50 and the entire assembly may be fastened together by conventional metal straps 52.
  • containers may be returned to a point of origin in shipping systems, or may be stacked in warehouses for shipment to a point of use either for containers for shipping purposes or for containers of the kind adapted for human occupancy.
  • loss of the spring clips may be avoided in shipment or storage.

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Abstract

Système modulaire permettant de réaliser des enceintes ou des conteneurs, comprenant des panneaux réutilisables (10) constituant les parois latérales des conteneurs, les panneaux formant les parois latérales présentant des dispositifs de fixation (24) adjacents aux coins des montants des conteneurs, les parties d'extrémités des panneaux (10) se chevauchant en série dans une direction autour du périmètre des conteneurs, les dispositifs de fixation comprenant les plaques de fixation (28, 29) disposées en série et se chevauchant l'une l'autre dans la direction opposée autour du périmètre des conteneurs.

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  1. Conteneur ayant des parois qui définissent un intérieur de section transversale rectangulaire, les parois comprenant quatre parois latérales verticales (44, 45, 46) comportant des panneaux se rencontrant à des angles verticaux du conteneur, un dispositif de fixation à clip élastique pour assembler les panneaux au voisinage d'un angle vertical, ledit dispositif comportant des plaques d'angle ajourées (28, 29) montées sur les faces extérieures des panneaux au voisinage des bords de ceux-ci et un clip élastique (30) ayant des parties d'extrémité (34) positionnées de façon à s'engager dans les ouvertures (31) desdites plaques d'angle (28, 29), caractérisé en ce qu'à chaque angle du conteneur une partie de bord (26b) d'un premier panneau sur un côté d'un angle est mise en place et se prolonge de façon à recouvrir le chant (26a) d'un deuxième panneau (26) sur l'autre côté de cet angle et en ce que la plaque d'angle (28) montée sur ledit panneau a une partie de butée d'extrémité (28a) se prolongeant au-delà du chant (26a) du deuxième panneau dans une position recouvrant le chant (26b) du premier panneau, et dans lequel les bords des panneaux se recouvrant l'un l'autre à chaque angle dans une première série s'étendent autour des angles verticaux du conteneur dans un sens et les parties de butée (28a) des plaques d'angle des dispositifs de fixation à chaque angle saillantes dans une seconde série s'étendent autour des angles verticaux du conteneur dans un sens opposé à celui de la première série.
  2. Conteneur suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une des parois du conteneur comporte au moins deux panneaux (10a, 10b) placés en position jointive bord à bord dans un plan commun, et en ce qu'un dispositif de fixation est prévu pour assembler lesdits deux panneaux (10a, 10b) placés dans un plan commun, le dispositif de fixation comprenant une seconde forme de plaques ajourées (13) montées sur les panneaux au voisinage des bords jointifs (11) de ceux-ci, un clip élastique (19) ayant des parties d'extrémité (20, 21) profilées de façon à s'engager dans les ouvertures (18) de ladite seconde forme de plaque, chaque seconde forme de plaque étant profilée de façon à définir un canal aligné (14) s'étendant transversalement aux bords jointifs des panneaux, et une plaque de pontage (22) s'étendant dans lesdits canaux (14) alignés en travers des bords jointifs (11) des panneaux (10a, 10b).
  3. Conteneur suivant la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que les parois sont formées de panneaux s'étendant horizontalement entre les angles verticaux et d'un panneau de fermeture du fond assemblé auxdits panneaux latéraux par des plaques d'angle ajourées (24) et des clips élastiques ayant des parties d'extrémité profilées de façon à s'engager dans les ouvertures de ces dernières plaques d'angle ajourées.
  4. Conteneur suivant l'une ou l'autre des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par un dispositif de verrouillage (42) à insérer dans une ouverture de plaque (31) dans laquelle une partie d'extrémité d'un clip élastique (30) est logée et recouvrant ladite ouverture et profilé de façon à résister à l'extraction du clip élastique hors de ladite ouverture.
  5. Conteneur suivant la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de verrouillage (42) est réalisé en une matière fragile permettant l'enlèvement du dispositif de verrouillage par rupture de celui-ci.
  6. Conteneur suivant la revendication 4 ou la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de verrouillage (42) offre un net contraste de couleurs avec la surface de la plaque (29) entourant l'ouverture (31) dans laquelle le dispositif de verrouillage (42) est inséré.
  7. Conteneur suivant la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de verrouillage est profilé de façon à donner au clip élastique la liberté de pivoter dans un sens approprié pour dégager ladite autre extrémité du clip élastique hors de l'ouverture dans ladite autre plaque.
  8. Conteneur suivant la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un desdits panneaux comporte au moins un bord apte à être utilisé alternativement soit à un angle d'un conteneur soit dans une région située dans un plan commun avec un autre panneau entre des angles d'un conteneur, et ledit bord du panneau ayant une série de plaques de fixation ajourées dont certaines (28, 29) sont aptes à être utilisées à un angle du conteneur et dont au moins une est d'un second type (13) apte à être utilisé dans la région dudit plan commun, ledit second type de plaque ayant un canal (14) orienté transversalement, une plaque de pontage (22) apte à être placée dans un canal ménagé dans une desdites plaques dudit second type avec un canal ménagé dans une autre des plaques dudit second type aligné avec le premier.
  9. Conteneur suivant la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que les dispositifs de fixation sont agencés en une série comprenant des dispositifs desdits deux types (28, 29, 13), avec un dispositif dudit second type (13) placé entre des dispositifs dudit premier type espacés l'un de l'autre.
  10. Conteneur suivant la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins certains des panneaux présentent une ouverture (38b) située sous une ouverture dans une plaque de fixation, et une cuvette (39) insérée dans l'ouverture du panneau située sous l'ouverture dans ladite plaque de fixation et constituant un joint étanche contre l'entrée de précipitations atmosphériques.
  11. Conteneur suivant l'une ou l'autre des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que chacune desdites plaques d'angle (28, 29) est pourvue de nervures de renforcement (32) bordant l'ouverture (31) dans celle-ci.
  12. Conteneur suivant l'une ou l'autre des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'une desdites plaques d'angle sur le premier panneau a une extrémité pliée (29a).
  13. Conteneur suivant l'une ou l'autre des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le conteneur présente une dimension verticale suffisante pour accueillir une occupation humaine, et en ce qu'un desdits panneaux est percé d'une porte (Fig. 25) permettant l'entrée et la sortie d'un être humain.
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