EP1060999A3 - Container, in particular for transporting fruits and vegetables - Google Patents

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EP1060999A3
EP1060999A3 EP00117161A EP00117161A EP1060999A3 EP 1060999 A3 EP1060999 A3 EP 1060999A3 EP 00117161 A EP00117161 A EP 00117161A EP 00117161 A EP00117161 A EP 00117161A EP 1060999 A3 EP1060999 A3 EP 1060999A3
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container
side walls
vegetables
folded inward
latching
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Hans Umiker
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IFCO Systems GmbH
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Schoeller Plast SA
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05C—BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS
    • E05C19/00—Other devices specially designed for securing wings, e.g. with suction cups
    • E05C19/06—Other devices specially designed for securing wings, e.g. with suction cups in which the securing part if formed or carried by a spring and moves only by distortion of the spring, e.g. snaps
    • 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
    • B65D11/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material
    • B65D11/18—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected
    • B65D11/1833—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected whereby all side walls are hingedly connected to the base panel

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Rigid Containers With Two Or More Constituent Elements (AREA)
  • Packging For Living Organisms, Food Or Medicinal Products That Are Sensitive To Environmental Conditiond (AREA)
  • Packages (AREA)
  • Containers Having Bodies Formed In One Piece (AREA)
  • Storage Of Fruits Or Vegetables (AREA)
  • Cartons (AREA)
  • Packaging Frangible Articles (AREA)

Abstract

Bei einem Behälter, insbesondere für den Transport von Obst und Gemüse, mit einem Behälterboden (3) und vier auf den Behälterboden klappbaren Seitenwänden (1,2), welche mittels Scharnieren (11) gegenüber dem Boden (3) klappbar angelenkt sind, sind die Seitenwände (1,2) in aufgerichteter Stellung miteinander verriegelt sind, wobei zum Lösen der Verrastung durch mit einfachem Fingerdruck zu lösende Griffelemente (30) mit Rastelementen (31) auf den zuerst nach innen klappbaren Seitenwänden vorgesehen sind, die in Raststellung entsprechende Rastelemente (33) der benachbarten Seitenwände hintergreifen und derart angeordnet bzw. ausgebildet sind, daß mit Lösen der Griffelemente (30) durch Fingerdruck die zuerst nach innen klappbaren Seitenwände entriegelt und zugleich nach innen geklappt werden.

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In a container, in particular for the transport of fruit and vegetables, with a container base (3) and four side walls (1, 2) which can be folded onto the container base and which are hinged to the base (3) by means of hinges (11) Sidewalls (1, 2) are locked together in the upright position, the latching elements (30) with latching elements (31) for releasing the latching, which can be released with a simple finger pressure, being provided on the side walls which can first be folded inward, the latching elements (33 ) reach behind the adjacent side walls and are arranged or designed in such a way that when the handle elements (30) are released by finger pressure, the side walls that can first be folded inward are unlocked and at the same time are folded inward.
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EP00117161A 1997-02-07 1998-02-06 Container, in particular for transporting fruits and vegetables Expired - Lifetime EP1060999B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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EP00117161A EP1060999B1 (en) 1997-02-07 1998-02-06 Container, in particular for transporting fruits and vegetables

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WOPCT/EP97/00566 1997-02-07
PCT/EP1997/000566 WO1997029964A1 (en) 1996-02-12 1997-02-07 Folding container with detachable lockable side walls
EP98906933A EP0958177B1 (en) 1997-02-07 1998-02-06 Container, in particular for transporting fruits and vegetables
EP00117161A EP1060999B1 (en) 1997-02-07 1998-02-06 Container, in particular for transporting fruits and vegetables

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EP98906933A Division EP0958177B1 (en) 1997-02-07 1998-02-06 Container, in particular for transporting fruits and vegetables

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EP1060999A2 EP1060999A2 (en) 2000-12-20
EP1060999A3 true EP1060999A3 (en) 2000-12-27
EP1060999B1 EP1060999B1 (en) 2004-12-15

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EP (2) EP0958177B1 (en)
JP (1) JP3805796B2 (en)
AT (2) ATE284817T1 (en)
AU (1) AU734498B2 (en)
BR (1) BR9807562A (en)
CA (2) CA2228541C (en)
CZ (2) CZ290012B6 (en)
DE (2) DE59805098D1 (en)
DK (2) DK1060999T3 (en)
ES (2) ES2182272T3 (en)
HU (1) HU228876B1 (en)
IL (1) IL131277A (en)
NZ (2) NZ508042A (en)
PL (2) PL192317B1 (en)
PT (2) PT1060999E (en)
SI (1) SI0958177T1 (en)
TR (1) TR199901892T2 (en)
WO (1) WO1998034838A2 (en)

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AU734498B2 (en) 2001-06-14
DK1060999T3 (en) 2005-04-25
ATE221837T1 (en) 2002-08-15
IL131277A0 (en) 2001-01-28
SI0958177T1 (en) 2002-12-31
JP2001505517A (en) 2001-04-24
CA2279856C (en) 2006-10-03
PL324716A1 (en) 1998-08-17
EP0958177A2 (en) 1999-11-24
CZ9800360A3 (en) 2001-11-14
HUP0001585A2 (en) 2000-08-28
EP0958177B1 (en) 2002-08-07
PT958177E (en) 2002-12-31
CZ290012B6 (en) 2002-05-15
TR199901892T2 (en) 1999-12-21
NZ337406A (en) 2001-06-29
CA2228541C (en) 2006-04-18
CA2228541A1 (en) 1998-08-07
NZ508042A (en) 2002-12-20
ES2182272T3 (en) 2003-03-01
EP1060999A2 (en) 2000-12-20
PT1060999E (en) 2005-03-31
DK0958177T3 (en) 2002-12-02
EP1060999B1 (en) 2004-12-15
HU228876B1 (en) 2013-06-28
CA2279856A1 (en) 1998-08-13
DE59805098D1 (en) 2002-09-12
AU6295898A (en) 1998-08-26
PL192317B1 (en) 2006-09-29
CZ280899A3 (en) 2000-05-17
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