EP1291284A1 - Ventilierte stapelbare Faltschachtel - Google Patents

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EP1291284A1
EP1291284A1 EP01121448A EP01121448A EP1291284A1 EP 1291284 A1 EP1291284 A1 EP 1291284A1 EP 01121448 A EP01121448 A EP 01121448A EP 01121448 A EP01121448 A EP 01121448A EP 1291284 A1 EP1291284 A1 EP 1291284A1
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Michael Marian Ogryzlo
Gregory Felix Koch
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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
    • 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
    • B65D5/4295—Ventilating arrangements, e.g. openings, space elements

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  • This invention relates to containers typically used for grapes, other types of produce or products which require ventilation or cooling.
  • grapes certain types of products, such as grapes, other types of produce or flowers, require cooling or ventilation prior to shipping or during shipping of the product.
  • grapes may be harvested at relatively high temperatures of 20° - 30° Celsius. However they would suffer considerable loss of quality or deterioration if shipped at that temperature. Consequently, the grapes may be cooled prior to shipment or during shipment to maintain the grapes in good condition until they reach the consumer.
  • grapes are frequently shipped in containers typically made of plastics, wood or corrugated paperboard.
  • the latter material is highly desirable from the point of view of recycling the containers.
  • corrugated containers can be flattened and sent back to a recycling depot for repulping.
  • corrugated paperboard containers have permitted less than optimal cooling rates. This may cause a significant bottleneck at the vineyards or packing houses where the grapes must be cooled after harvesting before shipment.
  • one method of cooling the grapes is to stack the containers adjacent each other in a room. Cooling air is forced through the stack of containers containing grapes by large cooling fans. The stacked containers must remain in place until the grapes are cooled to a particular temperature. Grapes often are harvested rapidly when conditions are right. However additional containers of grapes cannot be cooled or subsequently shipped until the containers containing grapes already in the cooling room reach the desired temperature.
  • US-A-5,593,087 discloses a container having an open top and stacking projections near the corners at the top which engage corresponding recesses in the bottoms of similar containers when stacked. Similar stacking tabs and recesses are employed in US-A-5,002,224.
  • a one-piece grape box is disclosed in US-A-5,370,303.
  • the containers may be stacked in an arrangement where adjacent rows have the containers arranged at right angles to each other. This is often done so that the containers fit on standard pallets required for shipment by truck or ship.
  • the containers of the second row may block openings in the containers of the first row, which is the row closest to the source of ventilating air. The result is an inadequate flow of cooling air through the containers which considerably slows the cooling rate.
  • a ventilated container comprising a bottom panel, and first and second panels and panel means connected to the bottom panel and extending along respective edges thereof and also extending substantially vertically therefrom, said panel means having longitudinal passageway means and comprising a third panel having a longitudinal passageway extending from substantially one end of the third panel to substantially the other end of the third panel to permit air to flow therethrough.
  • the ventilated container has a rectangular bottom panel.
  • First and second panels are connected to the bottom panel and extend outwardly therefrom.
  • Third and fourth panels are also connected to the bottom panel and extend outwardly therefrom.
  • the first and second panels are connected to the third and fourth panels.
  • the third panel has a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough from the first panel to the second panel to permit air to pass from the first panel to the second panel.
  • the first and second panels have apertures aligned with the passageway, whereby the passageway communicates through the first and second panels.
  • the fourth panel has a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough from the first panel to the second panel and the first and second panels have apertures aligned with that passageway whereby that passageway communicates outwardly through the first and second panels.
  • the passageways may be in end panels or in side panels of the container.
  • a blank for forming a container comprising a central panel for forming a bottom panel of said container and first and second outer panels and outer panel means connected to the central panel along first and second fold lines and fold line means said panel means having first section means adjacent to the central panel, second section means located outwardly from the first section means and connecting section means extending between the first section means and the second section means the connecting section means being bounded by other fold line means on opposite sides thereof and between the connecting section means and the first section means and the second section means, respectively whereby, when the blank is folded along the fold line means to form said container, the panel means forms passageway means between the first section means and the second section means thereof.
  • the blank has a central panel.
  • First and second panels are connected to opposite edges of the central panel along parallel fold lines.
  • Third and fourth panels are connected to opposite sides of the central panel along parallel fold lines.
  • Each of the third and fourth panels has a first section adjacent to the central panel, a second section located outwardly therefrom and a connecting section extending between the first section and the second section.
  • apparatus comprising a plurality of containers, each of said containers having a bottom, first and second substantially vertical panels and panel means, longitudinal passageway means extending through the panel means, the containers being arranged in a first row and a second row adjacent to the first row, whereby air passing through the passageway means of the containers of the first row can enter the containers of the second row through openings in at least some of the first and second panels and the panel means.
  • the apparatus is for assisting cooling of produce and comprises a plurality of containers.
  • Each container has a bottom panel, and first, second, third and fourth upright panels, with a longitudinal air passageway extending through the third panel from the first panel to the second panel.
  • the containers are arranged in a first row and a second row which is adjacent to the first row.
  • the first row is arranged with the third and fourth panels of the containers adjacent to each other and the second row is arranged with the first and second panels of the containers adjacent to each other and with third and fourth panels thereof adjacent to the first or second panels of the containers of the first row.
  • the third and fourth panels of the containers of the second row have openings aligned with the passageways of the containers of the first row, whereby air passing through the passageways of the containers of the first row can enter the containers of the second row through the openings.
  • the passageways may be in the sides or the ends of the containers.
  • a method of folding a paperboard blank to form a ventilated container said blank having a central panel for forming a bottom panel, and first and second outer panels and outer panel means connected to the central panel along first and second fold lines and fold line means, the method comprising folding said outer panel means to form passageway means through said outer panel means.
  • a preferred embodiment of the method comprises folding a corrugated paperboard blank having a bottom panel, opposite side panels and opposite end panels, the side panels and the end panels being connected to the bottom panel.
  • the method comprises folding at least one of the side panels to form a passageway therethrough extending between the end panels.
  • at least one of the end panels may be folded to form a passageway extending between the side panels.
  • a method of stacking containers comprising stacking containers so as to provide a plurality of apparatus each as aforesaid stacked one upon another such that the respective first rows are stacked one upon another and the respective second rows are stacked one upon another.
  • each container has a bottom panel and first to fourth upright panels connected to the bottom panel, the third and fourth panels having longitudinal passageways extending therethrough.
  • the containers are stacked vertically in a first stack of horizontal rows and a second stack of horizontal rows, the first stack having third and fourth panels of the containers adjacent to each other, the second stack having first and second panels of the containers adjacent to each other with the third panels of the containers of the second stack being adjacent to the second panels of the containers of the first stack and with the openings in the third panels of the containers of the second stack being aligned with the passageways of the containers of the first stack.
  • the passageways may be in the first and second panels of the containers and the containers stacked so that the passageways in the first stack align with openings in the first and second panels of the second stack.
  • a method for assisting cooling of produce includes stacking a plurality of produce containers in first and second stacks.
  • Each container has a bottom panel, and first to fourth upright panels connected to the bottom panel, the third and fourth panels having longitudinal passageways extending therethrough.
  • the containers are stacked vertically in a first stack of horizontal rows and a second stack of horizontal rows, the first stack having third and fourth panels of the containers adjacent to each other, the second stack having first and second panels of the containers adjacent to each other with the third and fourth panels of the containers of the second stack being adjacent to the second panels of the containers of the first stack and with openings in the third panels of the containers of the second stack being aligned with the passageways of the containers of the first stack.
  • the passageways may be in the first and second panels of the containers and the containers stacked so that the passageways in the first stack align with openings in the first and second panels of the second stack.
  • each of the containers has a rectangular bottom panel 24, a first upright panel 26, a second upright panel 28, a third upright panel 30 and a fourth upright panel 32.
  • panels 30 and 32 are side panels while panels 26 and 28 are end panels.
  • the upright panels in this example are perpendicular to the bottom panel but they may extend at a different angle in other embodiments.
  • the side panels 30 and 32 are connected to the panels 26 and 28 at corners 29, 31, 33 and 35 of the container as shown for the right, front container of Figure 1.
  • the container 22 is open-topped though the invention is applicable as well to containers with tops. In this context, "rectangular" with reference to the bottom also includes square bottoms.
  • Each side panel of this embodiment has a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough.
  • Side panel 30 has a passageway 36
  • side panel 32 has a passageway 38.
  • the passageways extend from the end panel 26 to the end panel 28 to permit air to pass from the panel 26 to the panel 28 through each side of the container.
  • each side panel has a passageway although in alternative embodiments only a single side panel may have a passageway.
  • the passageways in this embodiment are triangular as seen in Figure 9. However, the passageways could be alternative shapes in other embodiments.
  • the passageway or passageways may be in one or more end panels instead of, or in addition to, passageways in one or more side panels.
  • each end panel has an aperture 42 which is aligned with passageway 38 of side panel 32 and an aperture 40 aligned with the passageway 36. In this manner, the passageways communicate outwardly through the end panels.
  • each of the side panels 30 and 32 includes an inner wall 48 and an outer wall 50 as shown for side panel 32. These are spaced-apart to form the passageways 36 and 38.
  • Each of the side panels has an upper edge 52.
  • the inner wall 48 and the outer wall 50 are spaced-apart adjacent the upper edge.
  • each of the side walls has a pair of apertures 60 and 62 extending through both the inner wall and the outer wall thereof. In alternative embodiments there may be fewer or more such apertures.
  • Bottom 24 has a plurality of apertures 66, shown in Figure 7, which likewise assist in cooling. There are four such apertures in this embodiment although the number can vary.
  • each of the end panels has an aperture 68 as seen for end panel 28 in Figure 9 and for end panel 26 in Figure 2.
  • the container has an upward projection 70 at each corner which is L-shaped when seen in plan in Figure 7.
  • Each of these projections has a pair of sloped edges 72 and 74 in this example as shown in Figures 6 and 8.
  • the recesses have similar shapes to the projections so that the containers lock together when stacked upon each other.
  • Each of the recesses 78 has sloped edges 80 and 82, shown in Figures 6 and 8, corresponding to sloped edges 72 and 74 of the projections 70. The sloped edges assist in fitting the containers together when they are stacked one upon the other as shown in Figure 10.
  • Each side of the container has a pair of upward projections 86 and 88, shown in Figure 8, which are generally rectangular in shape with rounded corners. There are similar shaped recesses 90 and 92 on each side below the projections 86 and 88. These mating projections and recesses also assist in locking the containers together when they are stacked one upon the other.
  • Figure 10 shows a plurality of containers 22 which are arranged in two stacks 96 and 98, each stack having in this example three horizontal rows 100, 102 and 104 of containers.
  • the containers of stack 96 are arranged with sides 30 and 32 of the containers adjacent to each other and with their ends 26 facing outwardly.
  • the second stack 98 located behind the first stack 96, is arranged with ends 26 and 28 of the containers adjacent to each other and with sides 30 thereof adjacent to the ends 28 (not shown in Figure 10) of the containers of the first row.
  • Figure 1 shows three containers of a single row of stack 96 and two containers of a single row of stack 98. These are shown in Figure 2 from the opposite side.
  • Ends 26 of the containers of stack 96 face the source of ventilating air, typically a cooling fan. This air enters each of the containers 22 in stack 96 through the opening 68 in end panels 28 as indicated by arrows 110. However, more significantly, cooling air enters passageways 36 and 38 of the sides 30 and 32 through apertures 40 and 42 in each of the end panels 26. This is illustrated by arrows 114 and 116 in Figure 3. The cooling air passes through the passageways towards the ends 28 of the containers as illustrated by arrows 120 and 122 in Figure 2.
  • each of the side panels has apertures 60 and 62 positioned so that one of these apertures aligns with apertures 40 and 42 in the end panels and accordingly with the passageways 36 and 38 in the side panels of the containers of stack 96.
  • the apertures 40 and 42 are not seen in Figure 1, but it may be seen that aperture 62 in the right container 22 is aligned with side panels 30 and 32 of the two right end containers 22 of stack 96.
  • air passing through the passageways in the side panels 30 and 32 of these containers can pass through the aperture 62 as indicated by arrows 120 in Figure 1.
  • arrows 122 illustrate the flow of air out of aperture 60 in panel 30 of the left container in stack 98.
  • the ventilating air entering the passageways 36 and 38 of the containers of stack 96 is permitted to enter the containers 22 of the stack through the apertures 60 and 62 as indicated by arrows 130 in Figure 2.
  • FIG. 5 shows a corrugated paperboard blank 132 for forming each container 22.
  • Each blank has a rectangular bottom panel 134 which forms the bottom 24 of the container as shown in Figure 6.
  • There are end panels 136 and 138 which are connected to opposite ends of the bottom panel along parallel fold lines 140 and 142.
  • the fold lines are formed by spaced apart slits in the layers of paper of the corrugated paperboard forming blank 132.
  • Each of the side panels has a first section 160, as shown for panel 148, defined by fold line 152 and another fold line 162.
  • a second section 161 is defined by fold line 164 and outer side edge 166 of the blank. It may be seen that the first and second sections of each side panel are spaced apart by a connecting section 170 located between sections 160 and 161.
  • Each of the side panels for example side panel 150 of Figure 5, has a pair of first end flaps 180 and 182 at opposite ends of the first section 160. These are defined by fold lines 184 and 186 which are parallel to the fold lines 140 and 142 of the end panels. These flaps have openings 188 and 190 which form the openings 40 and 42 shown in Figure 3.
  • each side panel has openings 196 and 198 while the second section has aligned openings 200 and 202. These form openings 60 and 62 in the side panels when the container is folded along the fold lines to form the container as shown in Figure 8.
  • the second section 161 of each of the panels has second end flaps 210 and 212 which are connected to the second section along fold lines 214 and 216 which are parallel to fold lines 184 and 186, but are spaced inwardly therefrom.
  • Each of the end panels has cut-aways 220 and 222, shown for panel 138 in Figure 5, which align with passageways 36 and 38 when the carton is folded as shown in Figure 9. These allow air to pass through the end panels into the passageways.
  • the flaps 180 and 182 extend along the exterior of the end panels to strengthen the end walls as shown for flap 182 in Figure 7.
  • the flaps 210 and 212 extend along the insides of the end panels to strengthen the end panels as shown for flap 212 in Figure 7.
  • the flaps are held in position in this embodiment by hot glue although other adhesives or fasteners could be employed.
  • the inner walls 48 of the side panels, shown in Figure 9 could be held in place at the bottoms by hot glue although glue or other fastening means is not used in the illustrated embodiment. Also other means such as adhesives, fasteners, tabs and slots or friction could be used.
  • Figure 11 shows a paperboard blank 300, according to an alternative embodiment of the invention, which is generally similar to the previous one and thus will be described only in relation to the differences.
  • it is end panels 302 and 304 which have inner and outer sections 306 and 308 with connecting section 310 therebetween.
  • the end panels are connected to bottom panel 312 along with side panels 314 and 316.
  • the openings 330 in the side panels are in the form of recesses extending inwardly from the top edges 332 thereof. Otherwise the structure is similar to the previous embodiment.

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