EP2277789A1 - Conteneur pliable - Google Patents

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EP2277789A1
EP2277789A1 EP10169254A EP10169254A EP2277789A1 EP 2277789 A1 EP2277789 A1 EP 2277789A1 EP 10169254 A EP10169254 A EP 10169254A EP 10169254 A EP10169254 A EP 10169254A EP 2277789 A1 EP2277789 A1 EP 2277789A1
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collapsible container
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Mauricio D. Cavalcante
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Rehrig Pacific Co Inc
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65D21/06—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together with movable parts adapted to be placed in alternative positions for nesting the containers when empty and for stacking them when full
    • B65D21/062—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together with movable parts adapted to be placed in alternative positions for nesting the containers when empty and for stacking them when full the movable parts being attached or integral and displaceable into a position overlying the top of the container, e.g. bails, corner plates

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  • Collapsible crates are well known.
  • Four walls each connected via a hinge to a base are selectively movable about the hinge between a use position, in which the wall is generally perpendicular to the base, and a collapsed position onto the base.
  • Various latch mechanisms have been provided to connect adjacent walls at the corner to selectively lock the crate in the use position.
  • Some collapsible crates also include retractable supports so that another, non-collapsible, nestable container can be supported thereon.
  • One such collapsible crate includes end walls each having a support that is partially supported on the adjacent walls when in the support position.
  • the nestable containers can be supported on the supports when the supports are in the support position.
  • the weight of the nestable container placed carelessly onto the supports may be sufficient to deflect the upper portion of one end wall of the collapsible crate outwardly.
  • the deflection of the one end wall may be sufficient so that the opposite end of the nestable container may not be aligned on the opposite support and may consequently fall into the collapsible container.
  • a container having a plurality of walls extending upwardly from a base.
  • the walls are movable between an upright position and a collapsed position on the base.
  • Interlocking portions such as hooks, extend outwardly from upper edges of the end walls, above the supports. The hooks interlock with edges of the side walls to prevent the upper ends of the end walls from deflecting outwardly.
  • Each end wall 18 has a support 20.
  • the support 20 is pivotably and slidably mounted to the end wall 18 and movable between a retracted position and a support position.
  • the support 20 is shown in Figure 1 pivoted to the support position, where it projects into the interior of the container 10 where it can support another container stacked thereon.
  • the end walls 18 are collapsible onto the base 12, and the side walls 14 are collapsible onto the end walls 18, as shown in Figure 2 .
  • Figure 3 is an interior perspective view of a quarter of a container 10. The remainder of the container 10 would be symmetric.
  • the supports 20 include lateral projections 26 projecting into arcuate channels 22 formed in each side wall 14. The lateral projections 26 of the supports 20 move in the arcuate channels 22 as the end walls 18 are collapsed onto the base 12.
  • the lateral projections 26 include downward projections that slide behind vertical ribs 24 adjacent the arcuate channels 22.
  • Figure 4 is an exterior view of the corner of the container 10 of Figure 3 .
  • the side walls 14 include interlocking portions 32 that interlock with complementary portions 34 on the end walls 18 below the supports 20.
  • the end walls 18 further include upper interlocking portions 36 received in openings 38 in the side walls 14 above the supports 20.
  • the end walls 18 are collapsible onto the base 12 (and the side walls 14 are collapsible onto the end walls 18, although the order could be reversed).
  • Figure 6 is an interior view of one of the end walls 18, with the support 20 removed.
  • the end walls 18 include hinge pin receivers 40 for slidably and pivotably receiving the hinge pins of the support 20. As shown, the upper interlocking portions 36 project outwardly from the end walls 18.
  • Figure 7 is an exterior view of the end wall 18 showing one of the interlocking portions 36.
  • the interlocking portion 36 includes a laterally projecting portion 37 and a vertically oriented, rearwardly projecting portion 39 for being received in the openings 38 in the side walls 14, as shown in Figure 4 .
  • the laterally projecting portion 37 and rearwardly projecting portion 39 form a hook.
  • the upper interlocking portions 36 received in openings 38 in the side walls 14 above the supports 20 prevent the upper portions of the end walls 18 from being deflected outwardly by a container stacked on the supports 20. This helps ensure that the upper container is properly stacked on the supports 20.
  • Figure 8 shows the end wall 18 with the support 20.
  • the support 20 may be equally as high (or higher) than the interlocking portions 36, but the interlocking portions 36 should be higher than the supports 20 when the supports are in the support position.
  • Figures 9 and 10 show the side wall 14. As shown, the side walls 14 include a lip 42 projecting inward. The openings 38 are formed in the lips 42.

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EP2289811B1 (fr) * 2009-08-27 2013-05-29 Rehrig Pacific Company Caisse pliable
ITUA20164692A1 (it) * 2016-06-27 2017-12-27 Seko Spa Scaffale pieghevole per stoccaggio
US10065763B2 (en) 2016-09-15 2018-09-04 Arena Packaging, Llc Wall latching system
US11597557B2 (en) 2018-10-04 2023-03-07 Rehrig Pacific Company Reconfigurable beverage crate

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EP0962396A1 (fr) * 1998-06-05 1999-12-08 Sergio Tontarelli Casier moulé en plastique avec flans pliables
EP1785360A1 (fr) * 2005-11-02 2007-05-16 LINPAC Materials Handling Limited Conteneur pliable
EP2072413A2 (fr) * 2007-12-21 2009-06-24 Rehrig Pacific Company Conteneur compressible

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US2528551A (en) * 1944-10-30 1950-11-07 Allen R Ross Shipping box and crate
US4720013A (en) * 1986-08-28 1988-01-19 Bradford Company Nestable and stackable tray
US7017766B2 (en) * 2003-03-10 2006-03-28 Rehrig Pacific Company Collapsible container with side wall latching capability
US20050194382A1 (en) * 2004-03-04 2005-09-08 B. Ignacio V. Unlocking means for sidewalls of rigid foldable or collapsible boxes

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0962396A1 (fr) * 1998-06-05 1999-12-08 Sergio Tontarelli Casier moulé en plastique avec flans pliables
EP1785360A1 (fr) * 2005-11-02 2007-05-16 LINPAC Materials Handling Limited Conteneur pliable
EP2072413A2 (fr) * 2007-12-21 2009-06-24 Rehrig Pacific Company Conteneur compressible

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