EP2289811B1 - Caisse pliable - Google Patents

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EP2289811B1
EP2289811B1 EP10174404.3A EP10174404A EP2289811B1 EP 2289811 B1 EP2289811 B1 EP 2289811B1 EP 10174404 A EP10174404 A EP 10174404A EP 2289811 B1 EP2289811 B1 EP 2289811B1
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Gerald R. Koefelda
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
    • 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
    • B65D2303/00—Orienting or positioning means for containers

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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 walll 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 wails when in the support position. The nestable containers can be supported on the supports when the supports are in the support position. Ends of the supports are received in arcuate channels in the adjacent walls to permit the end walls to be collapsed.
  • the collapsible crates may be stacked on a dolly having spring-loaded locking fingers designed to interlock with recesses on some containers stacked thereon.
  • the spring-loaded locking fingers are aligned with the collapsible crate in a location where a recess cannot be provided.
  • the spring-loaded locking fingers are aligned with the arcuate channels in the adjacent wails.
  • a container having the features of the preamble of claim 1 is disclosed in WO 2008/062494 .
  • the present invention provides a container as set forth in claim 1.
  • the tab may engage the spring-loaded fingers on a dolly.
  • the container may further include at least one rib on an exterior of the side wall.
  • the rib may include a recess formed therein to accommodate the tab of an identical container stacked thereon when the container is in a collapsed position with the plurality of walls collapsed on the base.
  • a collapsible container 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention is shown in Figures 1 .
  • the collapsible container 10 includes a base 12, collapsible side walls 14 (or “long wails”) and collapsible end walls 18 (or “short walls”').
  • the side walls 14 are pivotably connected to upstanding side members 16, which are integrally molded the base 12 and extend upwardly along the side edges of the base 12.
  • Each end wall 18 includes a support member 20 pivotably and slidably connected thereto by arms 24.
  • the end walls 18 and side wall 14 are collapsible onto the base 12 for convenient shipping and storage when empty.
  • FIG. 3 A quarter view of the collapsible container 10 is shown in Figure 3 .
  • the collapsible container 10 would be symmetric about the section lines,
  • Each of the support members 20 includes a support portion 21 extending between opposite ends 22, which protrude outwardly relative to the arms 24.
  • Each side wall 14 includes an arcuate channel 30 adjacent each end wall 1 8. The end 22 of the support member 20 is received in the associated channel 30.
  • the channel 30 extends from an upper portion of the side wall 14 to a vertical channel 34 through the upstanding portion 16.
  • the support member 20 is shown in the support position.
  • the support member 20 is shown pivoted to a retracted position.
  • Figure 5 is an exterior view of the container 10 showing, the bottom of the base 12.
  • the base 12 includes a plurality of feet 38 (or a drag rail) protruding downwardly.
  • a downward projection Aligned at least partially with the channel 34 through the upstanding portion 16 is a downward projection, in the form of an alignment tab 40 projecting downwardly from the base 12.
  • the alignment tab 40 is arranged to abut a spring-biased finger or button (which may be spring biased and retractable) on a dolly or other support surface, to prevent the container 10 from sliding relative to the dolly or support surface.
  • the side wall 14 includes some recesses to accommodate the alignment tab 40.
  • the exterior surface of the side wall 14 may include vertical ribs 42, 44 which overlap an exterior surface of the arcuate channel 30.
  • An opening 46 is formed through the surface of the arcuate channel 30 and a recess 48 is formed through one of the vertical ribs 44.
  • Figures 7 and 8 show the collapsed container 10 with the base 12' of an identical container 10' stacked thereon (walls of the upper container 10' removed for clarity).
  • the alignment tab 40' of the upper container 10 is received in the opening 46 through the surface of the arcuate channel 30 and the recess 48 through the rib 44. This permits the containers 10, 10' to stack stably when in the collapsed position.
  • Figure 9 is a section view through a portion of the container 10 on a dolly 60.
  • the dolly 60 includes a plurality of alignment fingers 62 (one shown) each biased upwardly by a spring 64 to prevent the container 10 from sliding off the dolly 60.
  • the base 12 of the container 10 partially compresses the finger 62 into the deck of the dolly 10 and the tab 40 abuts an inner surface of the finger 62 to help keep the container 10 in position on the dolly 10.
  • the container 10 may include such a tab 40 aligned with each of the vertical channels 34 in the upstanding members 16, and the tabs 40 may each engage a different spring-loaded finger 62 in the manner shown in Figure 9 .

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Claims (6)

  1. Conteneur pliable (10) comprenant :
    une base (12) ayant une paire d'éléments latéraux verticaux opposés (16), au moins l'un des éléments latéraux (16) comprenant un canal vertical (34), la base (12) comprenant une saillie descendante (40),
    une pluralité de parois (14, 18) s'étendant vers le haut depuis la base (12), la pluralité de parois (14, 18) pouvant se déplacer entre une position verticale et une position affaissée sur la base (12), la pluralité de parois (14, 18) comprenant une première paroi (18) et une seconde paroi adjacente (14) ;
    au moins un support (20) monté à pivotement sur la première paroi (18) et qui peut se déplacer d'une position rétractée vers l'intérieur de la caisse (10) à une position du support, le support (20) comprenant une extrémité (22) reçue dans le canal vertical (34) lorsque la première paroi (18) est affaissée sur la base (12) ; caractérisée en ce que :
    la saillie descendante est une languette (40) alignée sur le canal vertical (34).
  2. Conteneur pliable (10) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la saillie descendante (40) est espacée vers l'intérieur de la périphérie externe de la base (12).
  3. Conteneur pliable (10) selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, comprenant par ailleurs une pluralité de pieds de traction (38) s'étendant vers le bas depuis la base (12).
  4. Conteneur pliable (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle la seconde paroi (14) est montée à pivotement sur au moins l'un des éléments latéraux (16), la caisse (10) comprenant en outre au moins une nervure (42, 44) sur l'extérieur de la seconde paroi (14), la nervure (44) comprenant un évidement (48) qui y est formé pour recevoir la saillie descendante (40) d'une caisse identique (10') empilée par-dessus lorsque la pluralité de parois (14, 18) de la caisse (10) sont affaissées sur la base (12).
  5. Conteneur pliable (10) selon la revendication 4, dans laquelle la seconde paroi (14) comprend un évidement arqué (30) sur sa surface interne pour recevoir le support (20) lorsque la première paroi (14) est déplacée en position affaissée, la seconde paroi (14) comprenant une ouverture (46) formée via le canal arqué (30) pour recevoir la saillie descendante (40) de la caisse identique (10') qui y est empilée lorsque la caisse (10) se trouve en position affaissée.
  6. Conteneur pliable (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes sur un chariot (60) ayant un doigt (62) sollicité par un ressort et faisant saillie vers le haut depuis un plateau, la caisse pliable (10) étant supportée sur le plateau et comprimant partiellement le doigt (62), la saillie descendante (40) s'aboutant sur le doigt (62) pour empêcher la caisse (10) de glisser hors du chariot (60).
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