EP0468020A1

EP0468020A1 - Theftproof container

Info

Publication number: EP0468020A1
Application number: EP19910903507
Authority: EP
Inventors: Othmar Brühwiler
Original assignee: Pataco AG
Current assignee: Pataco AG
Priority date: 1990-02-12
Filing date: 1991-02-12
Publication date: 1992-01-29
Also published as: WO1991012612A1; JPH04504707A; AU7227891A; CH680643A5; CA2050472A1

Abstract

La partie inférieure (1) d'un boîtier, fabriquée d'une seule pièce en matière plastique, présente sur une paroi latérale (6), au moins un tronçon (9) comportant une bordure (10) en forme de crochet en coupe verticale, ayant une ouverture en crochet dirigée vers l'extérieur. La partie supérieure (2) du boîtier présente sur la paroi latérale (14) au moins un tronçon (17) comportant une bordure (18) en forme de crochet en coupe verticale, ayant une ouverture en crochet dirigée vers l'intérieur, de telle façon que les bordures des parties inférieure et supérieure engagées mutuellement forment une liaison à charnière. La fermeture du boîtier est réalisée par un tronçon de paroi (30) en forme de crochet en coupe verticale sur la paroi latérale opposée (8) de la partie inférieure (1) du boîtier, tronçon qui forme une languette en saillie vers le haut, au-dessus du bord de la paroi latérale, et par un tronçon de paroi correspondant (34) en forme de crochet en coupe verticale, sur la paroi latérale (16) de la partie supérieure (2) du boîtier, lesdits tronçons (30, 34) s'engageant mutuellement par liaison solidarisée en position de fermeture du boîtier. L'ouverture du boîtier ne peut se faire qu'en ayant recours à un outil spécial libérant la fermeture du boîtier au moyen de deux chevilles traversant des trous (41) dans le tronçon côté extérieur (34), par pression exercée à l'encontre du tronçon côté intérieur (30).The lower part (1) of a housing, made in one piece of plastic material, has on a side wall (6), at least one section (9) having a border (10) in the form of a hook in vertical section , having a hook opening directed outwards. The upper part (2) of the housing has on the side wall (14) at least one section (17) having a hook-shaped border (18) in vertical section, having a hook opening directed inwards, such so that the edges of the mutually engaged lower and upper parts form a hinged connection. The housing is closed by a wall section (30) in the form of a hook in vertical section on the opposite side wall (8) of the lower part (1) of the housing, section which forms an upwardly projecting tongue, above the edge of the side wall, and by a corresponding wall section (34) in the form of a hook in vertical section, on the side wall (16) of the upper part (2) of the housing, said sections (30, 34) mutually engaging by integral connection in the closed position of the housing. The opening of the case can only be done by using a special tool releasing the closing of the case by means of two dowels passing through holes (41) in the section on the outer side (34), by pressure exerted against of the interior side section (30).

Description

Protect containers as theft

The invention relates to a container for receiving an object to be protected against theft, in particular a CD or video cassette.

In order to protect goods against theft, it is known and used in many shops and department stores today to provide the goods with a magnetic strip or electronic circuit in the form of labels or tags, etc. and one at the exit of the department store Arrange detector by which an optical or acoustic alarm signal is then emitted when the goods are carried out of the department store without payment and therefore still provided with the magnetic stripe or electronic circuit. The tag provided with the magnetic stripe or the electronic circuit or the packaging or holder designed in this way can only be separated from the goods at the checkout with the help of a special tool available to the sales staff, which is the security of this theft protection.

Relatively small and easy to protect entwendende items such as compact discs from being stolen, it is already known ^* disk CD-cassette containing len auszustel¬ in a vessel equipped with a magnetic strip frame or a shell for sale, the framework within which or The cassette is held locked by means of a locking mechanism arranged on the frame and engaging in a hole in the cassette, which locking mechanism is only used by the sales staff can be solved with the help of a special tool.

Such a device obviates the otherwise usual method of avoiding theft, to only display empty cassettes for sale and to store the CD disks at the cash register, which necessitates the CD disks delivered in the cassettes before the sale of the To separate cassettes.

The cassettes serving as packaging for CD disks have a number of holes on their narrow sides due to the manufacturing process, which holes are suitable for a locking mechanism on a frame to secure them against theft. If, however, the object to be protected against theft has no such holes for a locking mechanism, such as a video cassette, the known security method can no longer be used. This applies in the same way to music cassettes or a plurality of CD cassettes as a multipack.

The present invention was therefore based on the object of creating a container for holding objects to be protected against theft, which themselves are not used for the engagement of a locking mechanism and which can have any shape which the magnetic strip or electronic switch is used for ¬ circle provided container is suitably matched in its dimensions. The task includes in particular to create a container that cannot be opened by unauthorized persons and that is designed for opening with the aid of a special tool and is nevertheless designed so uncomplicatedly that it can be manufactured very inexpensively because it is an additional one Investment expenditure to protect against theft.

To achieve this object, the container has the features of claim 1. Inexpensive manufacture means that the container, which consists of a lower part and an upper part 1, is two in each case one-piece plastic injection molded part 1 e, which already has all the elements for a hinge connection on one side and a container closure on the opposite side without additional parts during its manufacture, so that the container assembled from the lower part and upper part can no longer be opened by unauthorized persons and can only be opened with the help of a special tool. The container can be produced for objects of different sizes such as video cassettes or CD cassettes in different sizes and with a matching design of the shaped elements for the hinge connection and the container closure.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the drawings. Show it:

Figure 1 shows the lower part of the container in plan view.

Figure 2 shows the top of the container in plan view, seen from the inside.

Figure 3 shows the lower part of the container in a diagram.

Fig. 4, the container upper part in a diagrammatic representation;

5 shows a detail and on a larger scale of a detail of the hinge connection between the lower part and the upper part according to the section line 5-5 in FIGS. 1 and 2;

6 shows a representation corresponding to FIG. 5 in the sectional plane according to line 6-6 in FIGS. 1 and 2;

7 shows a detail and on a larger scale with the container closure according to the line 7-7 in FIGS. 1 and 2;

8 shows the almost closed container in vertical section along the line 5-5 in FIGS. 1 and 2;

9 shows the completely closed and inverted container similar to FIG. 8;

Fig. 10 detail and on a larger scale the inverted container and the special tool that can be opened.

The container for holding an object to be protected against theft consists of a lower part 1, shown in a top view in FIG. 1 and a diagram in FIG. 3, which is made in one piece from plastic material, and a top view in FIG. 2 of FIG the inside and in Fig. 4 graphically shown upper part 2, which is also made in one piece from plastic material. The lower container part 1 has a bottom surface 3 with two openings 4 in the central area for weight saving and four side walls 5, 6, 7, and 8. In the side wall 6, a central wall section 9 is set back somewhat inward, which has a hook-shaped upper edge zone 10 in the vertical section. The shape of the edge zone 10, which is open towards the outside, is more clearly shown in FIG. 5.

The container upper part 2 has a lid surface 11 with a large recess 12 for saving weight and for better reading of a label on the object contained in the container, such as a CD cassette, and also four side walls 13, 14, 15 and 16. In the side wall 14, a wall section 17 is also offset inwards in the middle and has an edge zone 18 that is hook-shaped in vertical section, the shape of which is clearer from FIG. 5. With the hook shape open to the inside, this edge zone 18 engages in the edge zone 10 of the lower part 1, so that when the two container parts are joined together, these two edge zones 10 and 18 form a hinge connection.

In order to facilitate the joining of the two container parts to form the hinge connection in a position according to FIG. 5, on the side wall 14 of the upper part 2 on both sides of the edge zone 18 with the side wall 14 are integrally formed and over the side Pins 20 and 21 protruding upward from the wall edge, which at the same time act as a centering aid for joining the two container parts together in two edge recesses 22 and 23 in the side wall 6 of the lower part 1 on both sides of the edge zone 10, as a result of which the upper part 2 in this position shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 is supported on the side wall 6 of the lower part and thereby the two hook-shaped edge zones 10 and 18 get into the correct engagement position and thus remain in the opening position even when the upper part is pivoted into the container. On the ⁴ side wall 6 of the lower part 1, small wall projections 24 and 25 are formed in one piece with each of the edge recesses 22 and 23, which are in the firing position of the container in a straight extension of the pins 20 and 21 and supported them.

A container closure, which is also made in one piece on the lower part 1 and in the upper part 2 from the plastic material, serves to close the container. For this purpose, in the side wall 8 of the lower part opposite the hinge connection, an inwardly recessed wall section 30 in the vertical section is hook-shaped in the central region, and this wall section projects above the upper edge of the side wall 8 as a tongue and is on The upper end 31 is of hook-shaped design in the vertical section and has an oblique surface 32 in this hook-shaped end section. A vertical slot 33 divides the tongue-shaped wall section 30 into two sections of the same width.

To cooperate with this wall section 30, a likewise inwardly recessed wall section 34 on the upper part 2 on the side wall 16 is also hook-shaped in the vertical section and directed inward with the hook opening, so that when the container is closed, the two are opposed directed hook areas interlocking against each other lying wall sections 30 and 34 and form the container closure. The exact cross-sectional shape of the wall sections 30 and 34 can be seen from FIG. 7 shown on a larger scale. When closing, the wall section 34 moves on the upper part over the run-up inclined surface 32 of the tongue-shaped wall section 30 in order to reach the latching position according to FIG. 7. Due to the property of the plastic material used, the inside wall section 30 and the outside wall section 34 snap into the firing position of the container. In order to ensure a safe closing position and so that the container cannot be opened again in view of the somewhat elastic plastic material used, on the side wall 16 of the container upper part 2 on both sides of the outer side, in the ver ¬ tical section hook-shaped formed wall section 34 protruding pins 35 and 36 on the inside wall side and integrally with the wall 16, which acts as a centering for the container closure and as a rigid coupling of the adjacent wall parts of the upper container part 2 and the container Lower part 1 in the shooting position 1 engages in wall projections 39 and 40 provided with suitable bores 37 and 38 and formed on the inside on the side wall of the lower container part 1. As a result of this pinning, the two side walls 8 and 16 of the container lower part 1 and the container upper part 2 are held exactly flush with one another without the possibility of a transverse displacement, so that the intermediate container closure from the two hook-shaped wall sections 30 and 34 requires only greater force and can only be opened with the help of a special tool that is only available to the sales staff. The wall section 34, which is of hook-shaped design on the outside, is spaced apart from one another two through holes 41. As can be seen from FIG. 10, the special tool 42 shown in detail has two bolts 43 which are arranged at a distance from one another and can be pushed through the through bores 41 in order to disengage the container closure by pressure against the inner wall sections 30. In Fig. 9 and Fig. 10, the container with the upper part is shown below. In order to fulfill the above-mentioned purpose of theft protection, the container carries a magnetic strip (not shown) on the upper part or lower part or a corresponding device for triggering an alarm.

Of course, the means for forming hinge connection 9, 10 and 17, 18 could e.g. be provided in the end areas of the side walls 6 or 14 (or, as required, in the end areas and in the middle wall section).

The same naturally also applies to the means 30, 34 for forming the snap lock, which can also be provided in the corresponding end regions and, if appropriate, in the central region of the side walls 7 and 16, respectively.

These variants are not shown, but correspond to the means shown (possibly by half the width).

Claims

1. Container for receiving an object to be protected against theft, in particular CD or video cassette, characterized in that a container lower part 1 (1) made of plastic material with four side walls (5, 6, 7, 8) and a container upper part (2) made of plastic material with four side walls

(13, 14, 15, 16) each in at least one, preferably a central wall section (9, 17) of a side wall (6, 14) an edge zone (10, 18) of hook-shaped design in the vertical direction for engaging in hinge-like fashion when the container parts are joined together of the two oppositely cranked edge zones (10, 18) and further in each case in at least one, preferably a central area of the (13, 14, 15, 16) opposite this hinge connection, each in a central wall section (9, 17) The side wall (6, 14) has an edge zone (10, 18) of hook-shaped design in vertical section for the hinge-like interlocking of the two oppositely cranked edge zones (10, 18) when the container parts are joined together and also in each case in a central region of this hinge connection opposite side wall (8,16) a vertical section hook-shaped wall section (30,34) for closed container f have interlocking interlocking of the two wall sections (30, 34) lying opposite one another and with oppositely directed hook areas, which snap in as a container closure and for opening by means of a through openings (41) in the outside wall section (34) and against the inside Wall section (30) to be pressed special tools (42, 43) can be disengaged.

2. Container according to claim 1, characterized gekennzeich¬ net that the inside hook-shaped wall portion of the container closure one with respect to the adjacent other side wall (8) protruding upwards and with the

The side wall is a one-piece tongue (30) which has an opening (32) on the upper end section for the outside wall section (34) to be brought into the latching position.

3. Container according to claim 1, characterized gekennzeich¬ net that the wall sections (9,17) with the hinge connection forming edge zones (10,18) and

Side wall areas with the wall sections (30, 34), which form the container closure and form the hook closure, are each set back inwards with respect to the side wall (6, 14), which is integrally connected on both sides, preferably by the amount of the hook section -shaped wall cross-section (18) on the outside wall section (17) resulting overhang.

4. Container according to claim 1, characterized in that the outer edge zone (18) of the two oppositely bent hook-shaped edge zones (10, 18) of the hinge connection is formed on the container top part (2), on which the vertical wall section (34) of the container closure (30, 34), which is of hook-shaped design and that the inside edge zone (10) of the hinge connection and the inside hook-shaped wall section (30) of the container closure are formed on Lower container part (1) are formed.

5. Container according to claim 4, characterized in that on the side wall of the container upper part (2) on both sides of the outside hook-shaped edge zone (18) of the hinge connection (10, 18) projecting pins (20, 18) 21) are designed internally and in one piece with the wall, which is formed by reached into the same-wide edge recesses (22, 23) in the side wall (6) of the lower container part (1) as a centering aid and as a support for the upper container part

(2) the joining of the two hook-shaped edge zones (10, 18) and the pivoting of the upper part of the container (2) into the shooting handle! enable and which pins are supported in the shooting position on projections (24, 25) formed on the inside on the side wall (6) of the lower container part (1).

6. Container according to claim 4, characterized in that on the side wall (16) of the container upper part (2) on both sides of the outside, in the vertical section hook-shaped wall section (34) of the container closure projecting over the side wall edge pins ( 35, 36) on the inside of the wall and in one piece with the wall (16), which acts as a centering for the closure and rigid coupling of the adjacent wall parts (8, 16) of the lower and upper part (1, 2) of the container Engaging position in wall projections (39, 40) provided with suitable bores (37, 38) and formed on the inside of the side wall of the lower container part.

7. Container according to claim 1, characterized gekennzeich¬ net that the outside, hook-shaped wall portion (34) of the container closure (30,34) has two spaced through bores (41) as openings for the special tool, which bores (41) open in front of the inside, vertical section, hook-shaped wall section (30) of the container closure and are intended for pushing through two bolts (43) of the special tool (42) around the interlocking hook-shaped wall sections (30, 34) to be brought out of engagement by pressure against the inside wall section (30).

8. A container according to claim 1, characterized in that the container lower part (1) and the container upper part (2) including the respective side wall edge zone (10, 18) forming the hinge connection and the respective hook forming the container closure ¬ shaped ^• trained Ideten wall section (30,34) are each one-piece plastic injection molded parts 1 e.

9. Container according to at least one of claims 1-8, characterized in that hinge connections (9,10; 17,18) and container terverschl üεse (30; 34) each in the central wall section 69,17) and / or at the end regions of the Side walls (6.14; 8.16) are provided.