EP0614433B1 - Stapelbare behälter - Google Patents

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EP0614433B1
EP0614433B1 EP93901506A EP93901506A EP0614433B1 EP 0614433 B1 EP0614433 B1 EP 0614433B1 EP 93901506 A EP93901506 A EP 93901506A EP 93901506 A EP93901506 A EP 93901506A EP 0614433 B1 EP0614433 B1 EP 0614433B1
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Teunis Weijers
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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
    • B65D21/0234—Nestable or stackable container parts forming a receptacle when one part is inverted upon the other

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  • the invention relates to a container with a preferably rectangular bottom and upright front and side walls connecting thereto.
  • Such open-top containers such as crates
  • Such open-top containers are used for, for example, packing and transporting bulk or loose goods, such as tuberous or bulbous plants.
  • Such crates are stacked on top of each other by placing the bottom of the next crate on the open top edge of the previous crate.
  • the upright front and side walls run vertically as far as possible, since these walls are subjected to pressure.
  • Such crates with rectangular flat bottom and side walls perpendicular thereto, made of, for example, wood or plastic have already been in use in large quantities for many purposes for a long time.
  • the disadvantage of these known crates is that when they are stacked empty they take up as much space as when they are full. This is a disadvantage as regards, for example, the required storage space for empty crates or transporting them.
  • AT-A-382 581 constitutes the state of the art on which the preamble of claim 1 is based.
  • Such containers according to the invention can easily be nested in pairs, with the result that the space taken up by empty containers compared with full ones is almost halved. Despite these nestable properties, the stacking strength and ease of handling of the known container are maintained, without additional measures having to be taken for the purpose. This means that it is possible, for example, to use existing containers and containers according to the present invention with the same dimensions interchangeably for normal applications, such as stacking filled containers on top of each other.
  • the slits preferably extend over approximately half the height of the container, each upright wall being provided with two slits, each in the corners of the container where the side walls connect to each other. This makes it as easy as possible for the containers to fit into each other during nesting.
  • locking elements on the side of the bottom of the container facing away from the upright walls. These locking elements must be fitted in such a way that it is made virtually impossible for two containers according to the present invention placed with their bottoms against each other to shift relative to each other. This ensures that container pairs which are nested together can be efficiently and reliably stacked on top of each other for, for example, transport and/or storage.
  • such locking elements are preferably made rib-shaped and fitted on the bottom in pairs of concentric annular patterns with the lengthwise direction of the locking elements in the direction of the pattern. Per pair these annular patterns preferably have a space between them which is essentially the width of said ribs. For good functioning, the locking elements for each pattern pair must not lie next to each other. This will become clear from the description of the figures.
  • the bottom can also be provided with conventional second locking elements for stacking the containers efficiently and reliably with the bottoms on the top edges.
  • the first and/or second locking elements at the same time provide an effective supporting face and provide protection at the bottom, for example when the container is placed on a rough surface.
  • This crate 1 has a flat, rectangular bottom 2 with upright front walls 3 and side walls 4 connecting thereto. Grips 5 are provided in the front walls 3.
  • This crate 1 is manufactured by injection-moulding, and for this purpose the walls 3, 4 are made double-walled near the corners where they join each other, while reinforcing ribs 6 run in the remaining, single-walled areas.
  • slits 7 are provided in the walls 3, 4, running from the top edge of the crate 1 towards the bottom 2, and extending over the full wall thickness. As shown, these slits run essentially over half the height of the crate 1.
  • the slits 7 of two adjacent walls 3, 4 bound a vertical corner leg 8.
  • crate 1 Due to the fact that the crate 1 is provided with slits 7, two crates 1 can be nested in one another, as shown in Fig. 2.
  • the side wall 4 of one crate 1 slides into the slit 7 in the front wall 3 of the other crate 1, and vice versa.
  • the crates can be pushed into each other so far here that the bottom 2 of one crate is approximately flush with the top edge of the walls 4 of the other crate 1 (not shown).
  • the bottom 2 is also provided with rib-shaped locking elements 9, 10.
  • These locking elements 9 and 10, respectively lie on imaginary concentric annular patterns 11 and 12, respectively, which form two pairs of rings.
  • Each pair of rings is in each case separated from the other by approximately the width of a locking element 9, 10.
  • the fact that the locking elements 9, 10 are disposed alternately on, for example, the outer pair of rings, in a mirror-symmetrical fashion, means that the locking elements 9 of one crate are enclosed by the locking elements 10 of another crate when two crates are placed with the bottoms on each other. Crates stacked on top of each other in this way cannot shift relative to each other.
  • crates not provided with the slits 7 according to the invention could also be nested together with a crate according to the invention having corresponding measurements.
  • a far-running slit adversely affects the strength of the crate.
  • Variants of the locking elements 9, 10 shown are also conceivable. For example, it is possible to make do with fewer locking elements by, for example, omitting those which lie on the innermost pair of concentric annular patterns 11, 12.
  • the locking elements can also have recesses in the bottom 2, into which projections on a following bottom can slot.
  • the side walls 4 can be lowered further in their central region, for example for the storage and transport of vegetables and/or fruit.
  • bottom and wall can be closed, but they can be provided with cutouts (holes) of different shapes and/or dimensions, depending on the product to be packed and the desired degree of ventilation.
  • a crate or container with a round base shape could also be considered for the application of the invention.

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Claims (3)

  1. Behälter (1) mit einem im wesentlichen rechteckigen Boden (2) und aufrechten Front- (3) und Seitenwänden (4), welche die Seitenecken des Behälters definieren, wobei der Behälter (4) vier erste Schlitze aufweist, von denen zwei in einer der Frontwände (3) bei oder nahe den zugehörigen entsprechenden Ecken und einer in jeder Seitenwand (4) an der der einen Frontwand (3) gegenüberliegenden entsprechenden Ecke angeordnet ist, wobei sich die ersten Schlitze (7) in einer senkrechten Richtung von der freien oberen Kante der entsprechenden Wand in Richtung auf den Boden über mindestens einen Teil der Höhe des Behälters (1) erstrecken und die Schlitze die volle Wanddicke einnehmen und eine solche Breite aufweisen, daß entsprechende Front- und Seitenwände eines zweiten Behälters in die Schlitze einsteckbar sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Behälter weiterhin vier zweite Schlitze (7) aufweist, die sich parallel zu den ersten Schlitzen erstrecken, wobei zwei von den zweiten Schlitzen in der anderen der Frontwände (3) bei oder nahe den entsprechenden zugehörigen Ecken angeordnet sind, während die anderen zwei der zweiten Schlitze in jeder der Seitenwände (4) bei oder nahe der Kante des Behälters, bei der die entsprechenden ersten Schlitze der einen Frontwand angeordnet sind, derart angeordnet sind, daß bei oder nahe jeder Ecke ein erster und ein zweiter Schlitz (7) angeordnet sind.
  2. Behälter nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die ersten und zweiten Schlitze (7) bei jeder Ecke ein Paar von identischen Schlitzen bilden.
  3. Behälter nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Schlitze (7) sich über mindestens die Hälfte der Höhe des Behälters erstrecken.
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NL9102045 1991-12-06
NL9102045A NL9102045A (nl) 1991-12-06 1991-12-06 Nestbare houder.
PCT/NL1992/000219 WO1993011048A1 (en) 1991-12-06 1992-12-01 Nestable container

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EP0614433B1 true EP0614433B1 (de) 1996-03-20

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WO (1) WO1993011048A1 (de)

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ITRA20090035A1 (it) * 2009-10-07 2011-04-08 Luciano Fabbri Accorgimenti per l'accoppiamento antiscivolo nell'impilaggio dei contenitori in plastica.
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AT382581B (de) * 1983-09-05 1987-03-10 Hirsch Kurt Kunststoff Kiste
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