EP0479073A2 - Boxpalette - Google Patents

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EP0479073A2
EP0479073A2 EP91116076A EP91116076A EP0479073A2 EP 0479073 A2 EP0479073 A2 EP 0479073A2 EP 91116076 A EP91116076 A EP 91116076A EP 91116076 A EP91116076 A EP 91116076A EP 0479073 A2 EP0479073 A2 EP 0479073A2
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  • the invention is concerned with a bulk container of the kind used in storage of materials which container is normally transported from location to location by a fork lift truck and which comprises sidewalls and a base, with a recess or opening in its lower portion below the base, said recess or opening being capable of receiving the "tines" of a fork.
  • a bulk container is hereinafter called a “container of the kind set forth”.
  • US Patent No 4,375,265 discloses a container of the kind set forth comprising foamed plastic.
  • ribs running parallel to the sides, the outmost of which ribs form in effect continuations of the vertical walls of the container.
  • the base of the container is flat and is connected to such walls by very small radiussed corners.
  • Short stiffeners are provided for the ribs. At the entrance to the recesses, there are two such stiffeners that run in the direction of the recesses and extend both inwardly and outwardly to the end of horizontal outwardly extending ribs that re-inforce the outside of the container.
  • the forward ends of these stiffeners are tapered in an attempt to ensure that the entering ends of the forks do not engage the transverse ribs to cause the container to be moved but instead slide underneath the ribs.
  • the taper may be at thirty-five to forty five degrees.
  • the tapered front ends of the stiffeners serve to enlarge the entrance to the recess, the enlargement is perforce no greater than the height of the stiffeners and furthermore the incline of the taper is such that there is a very significant probability that the tines will engage the stiffeners fairly flat on and damaging them. Thus the effect of these stiffeners is limited.
  • a container of the kind set forth having ribs on its underside running in the direction of the recesses characterised in that that base of the container has edge portions that slope up to the side walls, preferably by being of enlarged radius, and that ribs extend along the underside of such portions.
  • the height of the ribs may increase along such portion towards the ends of such portions and preferably extend beyond the side walls to provide an enlarged opening for the recesses.
  • This enlarged opening may extend higher than the height of the base of the container and the decrease in height can be smooth to enable the minimise the possibility of there being a butting engagement of the ends of the tines with edges of the ribs.
  • the container 10 comprises a containment space 12 mounted on three legs 14 a , 14 b and 14 c that extend from front to rear of the container and leave two spaces or recess 16 therebelow for the insertion of the tines of a fork lift truck (shewn schematically at 18 in Figure 4).
  • the containment space 12 is defined by front and rear walls 20, side walls 22 (all of which are hereinafter referred to as the "containment walls") and a base 24.
  • the containment walls are reinforced by vertical corner members 26 and centre members 28. These centre and corner members are constituted by an outer and joining walls 30 and 32.
  • the outer walls 30 run parallel to and spaced (by about 40mm) from the containment walls (as is best shown in Figure 3). These walls 30 run downwardly and merge into the outer walls 34 of the outer legs 14 a and 14 c .
  • An internal corner or gusset 36 is provided at the vertical corners of the containment walls.
  • the containment walls are perforated at 42 to provide ventilation for the containment space.
  • An outwardly and downwardly inclined wall 44 extends from the lower end of each of the side walls 22 slightly above the base 24 between members 26 and 28 and this inclined wall 44merges with the outer wall 34 of the outer legs 14 a and 14 c .
  • the front and rear walls 20 are generally similar to the sider walls 22 but are somewhat less wide. At their lower edges there are horizontal flange members 46 having outer faces which connect and merge with the outer faces of the corner and centre members at these walls 20.
  • the underside of the base 24 is re-inforced by vertical longitudinal re-inforcing ribs 48, that run parallel to the feet 14, and transverse ribs 40.
  • the ribs taper slightly to facilitate demoulding of the container. They are typically of 4mm width at their lower end and about 34 mm high.
  • Two inner walls 52 for the outer feet 14 a and 14 c are provided and there are centre walls 54 of lesser length and depth than walls 52 are provided respectively between the walls 34 and 52 of the outer feet.
  • Longitudinal slots 58 are provided between the ribs 48 to permit air flow to the contents of the container.
  • the base 20 has edge portions 36 of enlarged radius corner connections 60 and 62 respectively with the front and rear walls 20 and the side walls 22.
  • such radius is of the order of 60mm (sightly more than two and a quarter inches) at the side walls (indicated at 62) and 125mm (just under five inches) at the front walls (indicated at 60).
  • the longitudinal ribs 48 are supplemented by intermediate re-inforcing ribs 64 located midway therealong to create an integral slide entry.
  • the longitudinal ribs 48 and 60 run around the underside of the corner connections 60 at the recesses 16.
  • the lower edges of the ribs 48 and 64 lie on an arc that is centred on a point spaced above and inwardly of the centre of the radius 60 at the front walls and that has a larger radius than the radius of the such portion. They extend beyond the front and rear walls 20 to the front of the outer faces of the corner and centre members at these walls 20.
  • the radius of the edges of the ribs 48 and 64 is 330mm (just under twelve inches).
  • the height of the ribs 32 above the ground (or as will often occur in practice, the height of such ribs above the upper edge of another container on which the container is stacked) is increased from 122mm (four point eight inches) to 185mm (slightly more than seven and a quarter inches).
  • the tangent to the undersides of the ribs 48 and 64 are sloped at about 35° (thirty five degrees) to the horizontal and this slope decreases as these uppersides eventually become horizontal about 194mm (one hundred and ninety four millimetres) (slightly more than 71 ⁇ 2 inches) from the entry to the recess 16.
  • the opening at the recess 16 is located about 65 to 75mm (two and half to three inches) above the height of the base 24 of the containment 12.
  • the transverse ribs 50 are of smaller depth than the longitudinal ribs 48 and 64 so as to not to form a possible obstacle to the tines 18 of the fork lift truck.
  • This increased height and the smoothly sloping and mostly very shallowly inclined underside of the ribs 48 and 64 provides a significantly improved opening and guide for the tines 18 into the recess which considerably simplifies the task of the fork lift truck operator and to reduce damage to the underside of the container 10. Furthermore the shallowly inclined underside of the ribs enables the tines more easily to lift the container as the tines move deeper into the recesses 16 (if the tines do engage the ribs 48 and 64).
  • the taller ribs are provided and as the container is intended to contain agricultural and like products which are generally spherical such as apples, the volume of the containment space will not be reduced significantly or at all from a practical point of view.
  • the ribs 48 are placed at about 47mm centres and the ribs 48 and 64 are at 24,5mm centres. There are a large number of longitudinal ribs 48 and 64 at each recess, being conveniently fourteen such ribs at each recess 16 thus providing a substantial amount of material to engage the tines 18 if necessary. Thus a robust integral slide entry is provided.
  • the legs 14 of the container 10 contain channel section feet 66 (see Figures 2 and 6). These feet 66 have vertical side walls 68 that fit closely within the side walls 34 and 52 of the outer legs and and 56 of the centre leg. The walls 68 are provided with low horizontal ribs 70 to prevent the feet 66 slipping too deeply into the legs 14. There are internal transverse walls 72 along the midsection of the feet 66 and these walls 72 each have a vertical slot to receive therein the centre walls 54 or 57. In addition the side walls 68 are provided with protrusion members 74 that project through windows 76 formed in the sides and ends of legs 14 to prevent the feet 66 from being withdrawn. In addition, non-slip pads 78 are conveniently inserted into the base of each foot 66.
  • the invention is not limited to the precise constructional details hereinbefore described and illustrated and modifications thereto can be made within the spirit and scope of the following claims.
  • the various dimensions mentioned above may vary as required.
  • the shape of the container may be altered.
  • the ventilation slots may be ommitted from the base and or some or all of the sides of the container.
  • the container can be put to other uses and may be used to contain fish, engineering or other products.

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