EP0608652A1 - Modular storage container - Google Patents

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EP0608652A1
EP0608652A1 EP93440008A EP93440008A EP0608652A1 EP 0608652 A1 EP0608652 A1 EP 0608652A1 EP 93440008 A EP93440008 A EP 93440008A EP 93440008 A EP93440008 A EP 93440008A EP 0608652 A1 EP0608652 A1 EP 0608652A1
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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
    • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/0201—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together side-by-side
    • B65D21/0204—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together side-by-side and joined together by interconnecting formations forming part of the container, e.g. dove-tail, snap connections, hook elements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42F—SHEETS TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TOGETHER; FILING APPLIANCES; FILE CARDS; INDEXING
    • B42F7/00—Filing appliances without fastening means
    • B42F7/14—Boxes
    • 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
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/001—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper stackable
    • 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
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/427—Individual packages joined together, e.g. by means of integral tabs

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  • the present invention relates to a new modular storage volume, that is to say capable of being assembled with any number of identical volumes to constitute a rigid assembly which may have a shape and dimensions appropriate to its destination.
  • This volume is of the type obtained by folding and by assembly by pairs of lugs and slots, of a single blank of semi-rigid material precut and grooved to form panels forming the faces of this volume. It is open on one side, so as to constitute a storage space that is constantly accessible at the front. In other words and to simplify the present description, it can be said that it has four lateral faces, a bottom and an open face opposite the bottom.
  • Such a volume is known in principle, as a storage box or compartment, generally made of cardboard.
  • the invention resides in a set of arrangements for this type of volume, in order to improve its constitution and assembly into sets.
  • the invention consists in modifying and completing the shape and the cutting of the single blank in semi-rigid material so as on the one hand to reinforce the rigidity of the periphery of the open face, in view of the stacking in height of these volumes, while facilitating access, and secondly to allow the assembly of these volumes by their side faces and both the locking of this assembly.
  • the means for reinforcing the rigidity of the periphery of the open face consist in providing panels folded back into the interior of the volume over a fraction of the height of each lateral face, access to the open face being facilitated by the fact that this folding is performed in two folds creating a chamfered thickness around said opening.
  • the means for assembling the volumes together consist of pairs of lugs and slots distributed over the outer edge of said chamfered thickness
  • the means for locking this assembly consist of lugs cut from at at least two contiguous lateral faces and folding flat towards the outside around the edge delimiting the bottom, to come behind the bottom of the following volumes, this tab comprising, cut in its surface a tongue oriented towards said edge and coming s insert into a slot in the bottom of the adjoining volume, opposing the separation of the two volumes considered.
  • the same locking is ensured symmetrically by a tab taken by cutting, in a lateral face of a volume and comprising two tabs oriented towards each other and coming to be inserted in two corresponding slots funds of two adjoining volumes, opposing their separation.
  • the volume has four so-called lateral faces, 1, 2, 3, 4, two of which are vertical 1 and 3 and two horizontal 2 and 4, a bottom 5 vertical and an open vertical face 6. It rests vertically on the horizontal face 2. It is obtained from the blank F shown in FIG. 2, by folding the different panels along pre-grooved lines to make the folding precise, and inserting the different tabs into the corresponding slots.
  • the set of panels 7 - 12 - 17 - 18 constitutes a reinforcement for the open face 6, and the oblique chamfers 11 - 16 - 19 - 20 facilitate access to this open face.
  • the four lateral faces 1 - 4 are assembled with the bottom 5 in the following manner: The faces 1 and 3 being raised vertically on the sides of the bottom 5, lugs 23 of the edge of the face 2 are inserted into slots 24 formed on the edge 25 of the panel 1 and of a panel 26, while tabs 27 of panel 4 are inserted into slots 28 formed on the edge 29 of panel 1 and of a panel 30.
  • the side panels 2 and 4 are therefore reinforced over their entire length by the panels 26 and 30.
  • the panels 17 and 18 cover the said panels 26 and 30.
  • the edge 31 of the panel 4 opposite the panel 18 is extended by a panel 32 which hooks to the bottom 5 by a tab 33 which is inserted into a slot 34.
  • the edge 35 of the panel 2 opposite the panel 17 is hooked to the panel 26 by a panel 36 which is inserted in a slot 37 of this panel 26.
  • the panel 36 is articulated to the panel 2 by two folds 38 - 38 ', creating a chamfer 39, the thickness of which compensates for the thickness of the chamfer 21 located at the lower part of the open face 6, so that the documents placed in this storage volume are classified well vertically and not obliquely, due to the reinforcement of the open face.
  • tabs 40 are provided along the outer edge 41 of the panel 1, and are inserted into slots 42 of the outer edge 43 of the panel 3 of the adjoining volume. Similarly, for the stack assembly of these volumes, tabs 44 along the lower edge 45 of the open face 6 are inserted into slots 46 of the upper edge 47 of the open face of the volume located below.
  • tabs 50 - 50 ' are cut respectively in the faces 1 and 2 and folded back, that is, behind the face 5 of the adjoining volume.
  • These tabs are oriented towards the other corresponding volume, so that they oppose the separation of the two assembled volumes, as illustrated in FIG. 5.
  • a tab tab 50 - 51 can be replaced, as illustrated in FIG. 6 by a single piece constituted by a pair of tab-legs 150 pre-cut in a lateral face, invisible to the assembly, such as 2, and used to lock two volumes each comprising a slot in its bottom 5.
  • the single tab 150 comprises two tabs 151 - 151 A, facing each other and coming to be inserted in slots 152 - 152 A of bottoms 5 and 5 A of two adjoining volumes, keeping them locked against each other, as shown in fig. 7.
  • this tab is precut in the corresponding face with the exception of an attachment point which is enough to break to fold the tab.

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Modular storage container, that is to say one capable of being joined together with any number of identical containers in order to constitute a rigid assembly which can have shape and dimensions appropriate to its end use, of the type obtained by folding a precut and scored single blank made of a semi-rigid material and joining it up using pairs of tabs and slits in order to constitute panels forming the faces of this container, this container being open on one face so as to constitute a storage space which is always accessible from the front, characterised in that the shape and cutout of the single blank made of semi-rigid material are designed so as, on the one hand, to reinforce the rigidity of the periphery of the open face, with a view to stacking these containers heightwise, whilst facilitating access thereto, and, on the other hand, to allow these containers to be joined together via their lateral faces, and also allow this assembly to be locked together. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne un nouveau volume de rangement modulaire, c'est à dire susceptible d'être assemblé avec un nombre quelconque de volumes identiques pour constituer un ensemble rigide pouvant avoir forme et dimensions appropriées à sa destination.The present invention relates to a new modular storage volume, that is to say capable of being assembled with any number of identical volumes to constitute a rigid assembly which may have a shape and dimensions appropriate to its destination.

Ce volume est du type obtenu par pliage et par assemblage par des couples de pattes et de fentes, d'un flan unique en matériau semi-rigide prédécoupé et rainuré pour constituer des panneaux formant les faces de ce volume. Il est ouvert sur une face, de manière à constituer un espace de rangement constamment accessible à l'avant. En d'autres termes et pour simplifier la présente description, on peut dire qu'il comporte quatre faces latérales, un fond et une face ouverte opposée au fond.This volume is of the type obtained by folding and by assembly by pairs of lugs and slots, of a single blank of semi-rigid material precut and grooved to form panels forming the faces of this volume. It is open on one side, so as to constitute a storage space that is constantly accessible at the front. In other words and to simplify the present description, it can be said that it has four lateral faces, a bottom and an open face opposite the bottom.

Un tel volume est connu dans son principe, en tant que boîte ou compartiment de rangement, généralement en carton. L'invention réside dans un ensemble d'aménagements à ce type de volume, pour en améliorer la constitution et l'assemblage en ensembles.Such a volume is known in principle, as a storage box or compartment, generally made of cardboard. The invention resides in a set of arrangements for this type of volume, in order to improve its constitution and assembly into sets.

Essentiellement, l'invention consiste à modifier et compléter la forme et la découpe du flan unique en matériau semi-rigide de manière d'une part à renforcer la rigidité de la périphérie de la face ouverte, en vue de l'empilage en hauteur de ces volumes, tout en en facilitant l'accès, et d'autre part à permettre l'assemblage de ces volumes par leurs faces latérales et à la fois le verrouillage de cet assemblage.Essentially, the invention consists in modifying and completing the shape and the cutting of the single blank in semi-rigid material so as on the one hand to reinforce the rigidity of the periphery of the open face, in view of the stacking in height of these volumes, while facilitating access, and secondly to allow the assembly of these volumes by their side faces and both the locking of this assembly.

En premier lieu, les moyens pour renforcer la rigidité de la périphérie de la face ouverte consistent à prévoir des panneaux repliés dans l'intérieur du volume sur une fraction de la hauteur de chaque face latérale, l'accès de la face ouverte étant facilité par le fait que ce repliage est pratiqué suivant deux plis créant une épaisseur chanfreinée autour de ladite ouverture.Firstly, the means for reinforcing the rigidity of the periphery of the open face consist in providing panels folded back into the interior of the volume over a fraction of the height of each lateral face, access to the open face being facilitated by the fact that this folding is performed in two folds creating a chamfered thickness around said opening.

En second lieu, les moyens pour l'assemblage des volumes entre eux consistent en des couples de pattes et de fentes réparties sur l'arête extérieure de ladite épaisseur chanfreinée, et les moyens pour le verrouillage de cet assemblage consistent en des pattes découpées dans au moins deux faces latérales contigües et se rabattant à plat vers l'extérieur autour de l'arête délimitant le fond, pour venir derrière le fond des volumes suivants, cette patte comportant, découpée dans sa superficie une languette orientée vers ladite arête et venant s'insérer dans une fente du fond du volume contigu en s'opposant à la séparation des deux volumes considérés.Secondly, the means for assembling the volumes together consist of pairs of lugs and slots distributed over the outer edge of said chamfered thickness, and the means for locking this assembly consist of lugs cut from at at least two contiguous lateral faces and folding flat towards the outside around the edge delimiting the bottom, to come behind the bottom of the following volumes, this tab comprising, cut in its surface a tongue oriented towards said edge and coming s insert into a slot in the bottom of the adjoining volume, opposing the separation of the two volumes considered.

Selon une variante rentrant dans le cadre de l'invention, le même verrouillage est assuré symétriquement par une patte prélevée par découpage, dans une face latérale d'un volume et comportant deux languettes orientées l'une vers l'autre et venant s'insérer dans deux fentes correspondantes des fonds de deux volumes contigus, en s'opposant à leur séparation.According to a variant coming within the framework of the invention, the same locking is ensured symmetrically by a tab taken by cutting, in a lateral face of a volume and comprising two tabs oriented towards each other and coming to be inserted in two corresponding slots funds of two adjoining volumes, opposing their separation.

Selon une caractéristique subsidiaire, pour éviter que la sur-épaisseur d'une paroi latérale, résultant de la présence du chanfrein du panneau de renforcement, ne gène l'insertion ou le maintien des documents contenus dans le volume, on compense cette sur-épaisseur dans la partie opposée de cette paroi par un panneau replié autour de l'arête du fond. On comprendra mieux l'invention en se référant à la description suivante d'un mode de réalisation, illustré par le dessin annexé duquel :

  • La fig. 1 est une vue perspective d'un volume selon l'invention.
  • La fig. 2 est une vue du flan à partir duquel est réalisé ce volume.
  • La fig. 3 est une coupe suivant III - III de la fig. 1.
  • La fig. 4 est une coupe suivant IV - IV de la fig. 1.
  • La fig. 5 représente partiellement deux volumes assemblés.
  • La fig. 6 représente la patte de vérouillage à deux languettes symétriques.
  • La fig. 7 est analogue à la fig 5 avec la patte de la fig. 6.
According to a subsidiary characteristic, to prevent the excess thickness of a side wall, resulting from the presence of the chamfer of the reinforcement panel, from interfering with the insertion or the maintenance of the documents contained in the volume, this excess thickness is compensated for in the opposite part of this wall by a panel folded around the edge of the bottom. The invention will be better understood by referring to the following description of an embodiment, illustrated by the appended drawing, of which:
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a volume according to the invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a view of the blank from which this volume is made.
  • Fig. 3 is a section along III - III of FIG. 1.
  • Fig. 4 is a section on IV - IV of FIG. 1.
  • Fig. 5 partially shows two assembled volumes.
  • Fig. 6 shows the locking tab with two symmetrical tabs.
  • Fig. 7 is similar to FIG. 5 with the tab of FIG. 6.

Sur la fig. 1 le volume selon l'invention est représenté dans sa position d'utilisation, c'est à dire verticalement, car il est destiné de préférence à recevoir des classeurs de documents qui se présentent également verticalement .In fig. 1 the volume according to the invention is shown in its position of use, that is to say vertically, because it is preferably intended to receive document binders which are also presented vertically.

Comme on le voit, le volume présente quatre faces dites latérales, 1, 2, 3, 4, dont deux sont verticales 1 et 3 et deux horizontales 2 et 4, un fond 5 vertical et une face ouverte verticale 6. Il repose verticalement sur la face horizontale 2. Il est obtenu à partir du flan F représenté à la fig. 2, par pliage des différents panneaux le long de lignes pré-rainurées pour rendre le pliage précis, et insertion des différentes pattes dans les fentes correspondantes.As can be seen, the volume has four so-called lateral faces, 1, 2, 3, 4, two of which are vertical 1 and 3 and two horizontal 2 and 4, a bottom 5 vertical and an open vertical face 6. It rests vertically on the horizontal face 2. It is obtained from the blank F shown in FIG. 2, by folding the different panels along pre-grooved lines to make the folding precise, and inserting the different tabs into the corresponding slots.

Cette manipulation du flan F sera mieux comprise par référence aux coupes des fig. 3 et 4 qui font apparaître la disposition relative des différents éléments après montage.This manipulation of the blank F will be better understood by reference to the sections of FIGS. 3 and 4 which show the relative arrangement of the various elements after assembly.

Ainsi, considérant d'abord le renfort de rigidité de la face ouverte 6, on voit que :

  • Le panneau (1) se prolonge par un panneau 7 qui vient se replier sur lui en étant immobilisé par des pattes 8 traversant des fentes 9, en créant le long de deux pliures 10 - 10' un chanfrein oblique II.
  • De même le panneau 3 se prolonge par un panneau 12, qui vient se replier sur lui en étant immobilisé par des pattes 13 traversant des fentes 14, en créant le long de deux pliures 15 - 15' un chanfrein oblique 16.
  • De même les panneaux latéraux 2 et 4 sont renforcés par des panneaux 17 et 18 se rabattant autour de deux pures respectivement 19 - 19' et 20 - 20' créant des chanfreins obliques 21 et 22.
Thus, first considering the stiffness reinforcement of the open face 6, we see that:
  • The panel (1) is extended by a panel 7 which folds back on it while being immobilized by lugs 8 passing through slots 9, creating along two folds 10 - 10 'an oblique chamfer II.
  • Likewise, the panel 3 is extended by a panel 12, which folds back on it while being immobilized by lugs 13 passing through slots 14, creating an oblique chamfer 16 along two folds 15 - 15 '.
  • Likewise, the side panels 2 and 4 are reinforced by panels 17 and 18 which fold over around two pure panels 19 - 19 'and 20 - 20' respectively creating oblique chamfers 21 and 22.

L'ensemble des panneaux 7 - 12 - 17 - 18 constitue un renfort pour la face ouverte 6, et les chanfreins obliques 11 - 16 - 19 - 20 facilitent l'accès à cette face ouverte.The set of panels 7 - 12 - 17 - 18 constitutes a reinforcement for the open face 6, and the oblique chamfers 11 - 16 - 19 - 20 facilitate access to this open face.

Les quatre faces latérales 1 - 4 s'assemblent avec le fond 5 de la manière suivante :
   Les faces 1 et 3 étant relevées verticalement sur les cotés du fond 5, des pattes 23 du bord de la face 2 viennent s'insérer dans des fentes 24 pratiquées sur l' arête 25 du panneau 1 et d'un panneau 26, tandis que des pattes 27 du panneau 4 viennent s'insérer dans des fentes 28 pratiquées sur l'arête 29 du panneau 1 et d'un panneau 30. Les panneaux latéraux 2 et 4 sont donc renforcés sur toute leur longueur par les panneaux 26 et 30. Les panneaux 17 et 18 recouvrent lesdits panneaux 26 et 30.The four lateral faces 1 - 4 are assembled with the bottom 5 in the following manner:
The faces 1 and 3 being raised vertically on the sides of the bottom 5, lugs 23 of the edge of the face 2 are inserted into slots 24 formed on the edge 25 of the panel 1 and of a panel 26, while tabs 27 of panel 4 are inserted into slots 28 formed on the edge 29 of panel 1 and of a panel 30. The side panels 2 and 4 are therefore reinforced over their entire length by the panels 26 and 30. The panels 17 and 18 cover the said panels 26 and 30.

Le bord 31 du panneau 4 opposé au panneau 18 est prolongé par un panneau 32 qui s'accroche au fond 5 par une patte 33 venant s'insérer dans une fente 34.The edge 31 of the panel 4 opposite the panel 18 is extended by a panel 32 which hooks to the bottom 5 by a tab 33 which is inserted into a slot 34.

De même le bord 35 du panneau 2 opposé du panneau 17 vient s'accrocher au panneau 26 par un panneau 36 venant s'insérer dans une fente 37 de ce panneau 26. Dans ce cas le panneau 36 s'articule au panneau 2 par deux pliures 38 - 38', créant un chanfrein 39, dont l'épaisseur vient compenser l'épaisseur du chanfrein 21 situé à la partie inférieure de la face ouverte 6, de telle manière que les documents placés dans ce volume de rangement soient classés bien verticalement et non en oblique, en raison du renfort de la face ouverte.Similarly, the edge 35 of the panel 2 opposite the panel 17 is hooked to the panel 26 by a panel 36 which is inserted in a slot 37 of this panel 26. In this case the panel 36 is articulated to the panel 2 by two folds 38 - 38 ', creating a chamfer 39, the thickness of which compensates for the thickness of the chamfer 21 located at the lower part of the open face 6, so that the documents placed in this storage volume are classified well vertically and not obliquely, due to the reinforcement of the open face.

Pour l'assemblage de deux volumes de rangement contigus, deux séries de moyens sont prévues.For the assembly of two adjoining storage volumes, two series of means are provided.

En premier lieu des pattes 40 sont prévues le long de l'arête extérieure 41 du panneau 1, et viennent s'insérer dans des fentes 42 de l'arête extérieure 43 du panneau 3 du volume contigu. De même, pour l'assemblage en pile de ces volumes, des pattes 44 le long de l'arête inférieure 45 de la face ouverte 6 viennent s'insérer dans des fentes 46 de l'arête supérieure 47 de la face ouverte du volume situé au-dessous.Firstly, tabs 40 are provided along the outer edge 41 of the panel 1, and are inserted into slots 42 of the outer edge 43 of the panel 3 of the adjoining volume. Similarly, for the stack assembly of these volumes, tabs 44 along the lower edge 45 of the open face 6 are inserted into slots 46 of the upper edge 47 of the open face of the volume located below.

Pour verrouiller cet assemblage, des pattes 50 - 50' sont découpées respectivement dans les faces 1 et 2 et rabattues vers l'arrière, à savoir, derrière la face 5 du volume contigu. Dans ces pattes 50 - 50' sont découpées des languettes 51 - 51', qui viennent s'insérer dans des fentes correspondantes 52 - 52' pratiquées dans ladite face 5 du volume contigu. Ces languettes sont orientées vers l'autre volume correspondant, de sorte qu'elles s'opposent à la désolidarisation des deux volumes assemblés, comme illustré à la fig. 5.To lock this assembly, tabs 50 - 50 'are cut respectively in the faces 1 and 2 and folded back, that is, behind the face 5 of the adjoining volume. In these tabs 50 - 50 'are cut tabs 51 - 51', which are inserted into corresponding slots 52 - 52 'formed in said face 5 of the adjoining volume. These tabs are oriented towards the other corresponding volume, so that they oppose the separation of the two assembled volumes, as illustrated in FIG. 5.

Selon une variante, une patte-languette 50 - 51 peut-être remplacé, comme illustré à la fig. 6 par une pièce unique constituée par un couple de pattes-languettes 150 pré-découpé dans une face latérale, invisible à l'assemblage, telle que 2, et servir à verrouiller deux volumes comportant chacun une fente dans un son fond 5. Dans ce cas la patte unique 150 comporte deux languettes 151 - 151 A, orientées face à face et venant s'insérer dans des fentes 152 - 152 A des fonds 5 et 5 A de deux volumes contigus en les maintenant verrouillés l'un contre l'autre, comme le montre la fig. 7.Alternatively, a tab tab 50 - 51 can be replaced, as illustrated in FIG. 6 by a single piece constituted by a pair of tab-legs 150 pre-cut in a lateral face, invisible to the assembly, such as 2, and used to lock two volumes each comprising a slot in its bottom 5. In this case the single tab 150 comprises two tabs 151 - 151 A, facing each other and coming to be inserted in slots 152 - 152 A of bottoms 5 and 5 A of two adjoining volumes, keeping them locked against each other, as shown in fig. 7.

Pour créer chaque patte telle que 40, 44, 50 ou 50', cette patte est prédécoupée dans la face correspondante à l'exception d'un point d'attache qu'il suffit de briser pour rabattre la patte.To create each tab such as 40, 44, 50 or 50 ', this tab is precut in the corresponding face with the exception of an attachment point which is enough to break to fold the tab.

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Volume de rangement modulaire, c'est à dire susceptible d'être assemblé avec un nombre quelconque de volumes identiques pour constituer un ensemble rigide pouvant avoir forme et dimensions appropriées à sa destination, du type obtenu par pliage et par assemblage par des couples de pattes et de fentes, d'un flan unique en matériau semi-rigide prédécoupé et rainuré pour constituer des panneaux formant les faces de ce volume, ouvert sur une face, de manière à constituer un espace de rangement constamment accessible à l'avant, caractérisé en ce que la forme et la découpe du flan unique en matériau semi-rigide sont aménagés de manière d'une part à renforcer la rigidité de la périphérie de la face ouverte, en vue de l'empilage en hauteur de ces volumes, tout en facilitant l'accès, et d'autre part à permettre l'assemblage de ces volumes par leurs faces latérales et à la fois le verrouillage de cet assemblage.Modular storage volume, that is to say capable of being assembled with any number of identical volumes to constitute a rigid assembly which may have a shape and dimensions appropriate to its destination, of the type obtained by folding and by assembly by pairs of legs and slots, of a single blank of semi-rigid material precut and grooved to form panels forming the faces of this volume, open on one side, so as to constitute a storage space which is constantly accessible at the front, characterized in that the shape and the cut of the single blank in semi-rigid material are arranged so as to, on the one hand, reinforce the rigidity of the periphery of the open face, with a view to stacking these volumes in height, while facilitating access, and secondly to allow the assembly of these volumes by their lateral faces and both the locking of this assembly. Volume selon la Revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les moyens pour renforcer la rigidité de la périphérie de la face ouverte consistent à prévoir des panneaux repliés dans l'intérieur du volume sur une fraction de la hauteur de chaque face latérale, l'accès de la face ouverte étant facilité par le fait que ce repliage est pratiqué suivant deux plis créant une épaisseur chanfreinée autour de ladite ouverture.Volume according to Claim 1, characterized in that the means for reinforcing the rigidity of the periphery of the open face consist of providing panels folded into the interior of the volume over a fraction of the height of each lateral face, the access of the open face being facilitated by the fact that this folding is performed in two folds creating a chamfered thickness around said opening. Volume selon l'une des Revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de l'assemblage des volumes entre eux consistent en des couples de pattes et de fentes réparties sur l'arête extérieure de ladite épaisseur chanfreinée, et les moyens pour le verrouillage de cet assemblage consistent en des pattes découpées dans au moins deux faces latérales contigües et se rabattant à plat vers l'extérieur autour de l'arête délimitant le fond, pour venir derrière le fond des volumes suivants, cette patte comportant, découpée dans sa superficie une languette orientée vers ladite arête et venant s'insérer dans une fente du fond du volume contigu en s'opposant à la séparation des deux volumes considérés.Volume according to one of Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the means for assembling the volumes together consist of pairs of legs and slots distributed over the outer edge of said chamfered thickness, and the means for locking of this assembly consist of tabs cut in at least two contiguous lateral faces and folding flat outwards around the edge delimiting the bottom, to come behind the bottom of the following volumes, this tab having, cut in its surface a tongue oriented towards said edge and coming to be inserted into a slot in the bottom of the adjoining volume, opposing the separation of the two volumes considered. Volume selon Revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que le verrouillage est assuré symétriquement par une patte prélevée par découpage, dans une face latérale d'un volume et comportant deux languettes orientées l'une vers l'autre et venant s'insérer dans deux fentes correspondantes des fonds de deux volumes contigus, en s'opposant à leur séparation.Volume according to Claim 3, characterized in that the locking is ensured symmetrically by a tab taken by cutting, in a lateral face of a volume and comprising two tabs oriented towards each other and coming to be inserted in two corresponding slots funds of two adjoining volumes, opposing their separation. Volume selon l'une quelconque des Revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que, dans le but d'éviter que la sur-épaisseur d'une paroi latérale, résultant de la présence du chanfrein du panneau de renforcement, ne gêne l'insertion ou le maintien des documents contenus dans le volume, on compense cette sur-épaisseur dans la partie opposée de cette paroi par un panneau replié autour de l'arête du fond.Volume according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, in order to avoid that the excess thickness of a side wall, resulting from the presence of the chamfer of the reinforcement panel, hinders the insertion or the maintenance of the documents contained in the volume, we compensate this extra thickness in the opposite part of this wall by a panel folded around the edge of the bottom.
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