EP3015391B1 - Caisse améliorée pour produits agricoles et horticoles - Google Patents

Caisse améliorée pour produits agricoles et horticoles Download PDF

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EP3015391B1
EP3015391B1 EP14190700.6A EP14190700A EP3015391B1 EP 3015391 B1 EP3015391 B1 EP 3015391B1 EP 14190700 A EP14190700 A EP 14190700A EP 3015391 B1 EP3015391 B1 EP 3015391B1
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Erik GERRITS
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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
    • B65D21/0235—Containers stackable in a staggered configuration
    • 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
    • B65D9/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of wood or substitutes therefor
    • B65D9/06—Boxes or crates of polygonal cross-section
    • 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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/30—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure
    • B65D85/34—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure for fruit, e.g. apples, oranges or tomatoes

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  • the present invention relates to crates for agricultural and horticultural produce, such as for example fruit, vegetables, flower bulbs, etc.
  • a commonly used type of wooden crate for storing and transporting agricultural and horticultural produce is composed of a bottom plate arranged at the bottom side of the crate, four support beams each arranged in one of the four corners of the crate, and eight side boards arranged per two on each of the four side faces of the crate.
  • the side boards and the bottom plate enclose a storage space for storing agricultural and horticultural produce therein, which agricultural and horticultural produce may be introduced and removed from the crate through an opening at the top side of the crate.
  • the support beams extend upwards from the bottom plate in a direction generally perpendicular to the bottom plate, and have an height of approximately 20 cm. Normally, the support beams have a right-angled triangular cross section with the right angles arranged in the corners of the crate. However, the support beams can also have other shapes such as for example a square cross section.
  • the support beams are provided for supporting one or more crates stacked on top of the crate.
  • the two side boards on each side face of the crate extend in their longitudinal direction between the support beams arranged at the edges of each of the side faces, and are arranged with their width direction along the height direction of the crate. At their ends the side boards are attached to the support beams, for example by means of staples.
  • the two side boards on each side face are arranged substantially parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other.
  • the lowest one of the two side boards on each side face of the crate, thus the lower side board is arranged with a lower edge near the bottom plate of the crate, and preferably touching the bottom plate with said lower edge.
  • the lower side boards are attached to the bottom plate, for example by means of staples.
  • the highest of the two side boards on each side face of the crate, thus the upper side board is positioned such that an upper edge of the upper side board is located at a distance of at most 14,0 cm from the bottom plate.
  • the side boards all have the same width in the range of 5,0-6,0 cm, a length approximately equal to the length of the side face they are arranged on, and a thickness in the range of 3.0-4.0 mm. All of the lower side boards are arranged at approximately the same distance from the bottom plate, and likewise for the upper side boards. Usually, the side boards are manufactured from wood veneer.
  • the bottom plate has a rectangular shape with a length of approximately 50 cm, a width of approximately 30 cm and a thickness of approximately 3 mm. Usually, the bottom plate is manufactured from hardboard.
  • the support beams having a height of approximately 20 cm and the upper side boards having their upper edge positioned at a distance of at most 14,0 cm from the bottom plate, there remains a relatively large empty space above the storage space of the crate which is not used for storing agricultural and horticultural produce therein.
  • the agricultural and horticultural produce in the crate may protrude from the storage space into this space, but only to a limited extent, otherwise the agricultural and horticultural produce could fall out of the crate.
  • approximately 30% of the volume of the crate is mostly not used for storing agricultural and horticultural produce therein.
  • the present invention provides a crate for agricultural and horticultural produce, the crate comprising:
  • the crate of the present invention By providing the crate of the present invention with the first reinforcement and the second reinforcement, the crate is reinforced and thereby provided with additional strength.
  • the at least one reinforcement provides a more rigid and sturdy crate.
  • the crate of the present invention is used for stacking several of the crates on top of each other, each crate thereby supporting on the support beams of the crate below it, the weight of the crates and the agricultural and horticultural produce stored in the crates has to be carried by the support beams. Most of the forces of this weight are exerted on a top side of the support beams located at the top side of the crate and at a bottom side of the support beams located at the bottom side of the crate. The inventors found that at the bottom side of the support beams, these forces are transferred beneficially along the lower side boards which are attached close to the bottom side of the support beams, thereby reducing the load on the support beams.
  • the lower side boards also prevent the support beams to which they are attached from being pulled apart as a result of the forces on the bottom side of the support beams.
  • the upper side boards are attached to the support beams at least at an attachment position close to the upper edge of the upper side boards, such that the upper side boards hold the support beams together at a position as close as possible to the top side of the support beams.
  • the inventors have found that a trade-off has to be made between a first requirement of further reinforcing the crate by moving the upper edge closer to the top side of the support beams and a second requirement of preventing agricultural and horticultural produce from falling out of the crate through the gap between the upper side boards and the lower side boards below by limiting the size of the gap, thus reducing the distance between the upper side boards and the lower side boards.
  • the inventors have found that by positioning the upper edge of the upper side boards at a distance from the bottom plate in the range of 15,0-17,0 cm or in any of the other preferred ranges, an optimal and beneficial trade-off is reached between said two requirements.
  • Providing the crate of the present invention with the first reinforcement also has the advantage that no additional material is needed to provide the crate with additional strength.
  • the crate of the present invention even uses less material because of the lower height of the support beams. Therefore, the crate of the present invention is more economical and ecological to manufacture.
  • Providing the crate with side boards with a larger width, such as described for the second reinforcement, has the advantage that the bending modulus is increased. This makes the side boards more stronger and suitable to withstand the forces on the support beams. Hence, the second reinforcement provides a stronger crate by providing the side boards with an increased strength.
  • Providing the crate with both the first reinforcement and the second reinforcement as defined in claim 1 has the advantage that the contribution of the first reinforcement to the strength of the crate and the contribution of the second reinforcement to the strength of the crate are combined, resulting in a stronger crate which is able to support larger loads.
  • the width of the upper side boards and the lower side boards and the position of the upper side boards and the lower side boards along the height direction of the support beams and with respect to each other should be chosen such that there is no overlap between the upper side boards and the lower side boards at the different side faces of the crate.
  • the side faces of the crate which are oriented along the width direction of the crate are referred to in this document as the short side faces of the crate, whereas the side faces of the crate which are oriented along the length direction of the crate, are referred to in this document as the long side faces of the crate.
  • the upper side boards and the lower side boards are attached to the support beams at a plurality of attachment positions distributed along the width direction of the side boards.
  • Attaching the lower side boards and the upper side boards to the support beams at a plurality of attachment positions which are distributed along the width direction of the side boards, has the advantage that the transfer of the forces on the support beams to the side boards is divided over the plurality of attachment positions. This beneficially reduces the load on the individual attachment means provided at each attachment position for attaching the side boards to the support beams, such that said attachment means are less likely to break the connection between the side boards and the support beams.
  • the attachment positions being distributed along the width direction of the side boards has the advantage that the side boards are holding the support beams together over the entire width direction of the side boards, thereby further preventing any movement of the support beams with respect to each other and with respect to the side boards, and thus further preventing the support beams from being pulled apart as a result of the forces on the support beams.
  • this effect is even increased for the at least one side board having a larger width than the remaining side boards, because it is attached to a larger part of the support beams compared to the remaining side boards.
  • the crate is provided with the first reinforcement in such a way that two of the upper side boards are positioned such that the upper edges of said two upper side boards are located at a distance from the bottom plate in the range of 15,0-17,0 cm, preferably in the range of 15,5-16,5 cm, more preferably in the range of 15,8-16,2 cm, even more preferably in the range of 15,9-16,1 cm and yet even more preferably of approximately 16,0 cm, and said two upper side boards are arranged on opposing side faces of the crate.
  • Providing the crate of the present invention has the advantage that two opposing side faces of the crate are reinforced according to the first reinforcement, while it is still possible to stack two of the crates upside down on top of each other without increasing the height of the stack compared to a similar stack of crates of the state of the art.
  • empty crates are not stacked on top of each other by supporting each crate with its support beams on the support beams of the crate below.
  • the empty crates are paired by two, and each pair of crates is oriented such that the two crates are facing each other, hence with one of the crates oriented up side down with respect to the other and with the support beams aligned with each other.
  • the crates are shifted with respect to each other in the length direction of the crates, such that the crates can be slid into each other with the support beams arranged at one of the short side faces of each crate positioned outside the other crate, and with the support beams arranged at the opposing short side face positioned inside the other crate.
  • the two crates support onto each other with the upper side boards arranged on the long side faces of the crates.
  • Another possibility is to shift the crates with respect to each other in the width direction of the crates, such that the crates can be slid into each other with the support beams arranged at one of the long side faces of each crate positioned outside the other crate, and with the support beams arranged at the opposing long side face positioned inside the other crate.
  • the two crates support onto each other with the upper side boards arranged on the short faces of the crates.
  • all the paired crates which are slid into each other are then stacked on top of each other.
  • the total height of the two crates which are slid into each other is determined by the distance from the bottom plate of the upper edge of the upper side boards with which the two crates are supporting onto each other.
  • the two upper side boards are arranged on short side faces of the crate, which short side faces are the side faces of the crate along the width direction of the crate.
  • Positioning the upper edge of the upper side boards arranged on the short side faces at a larger distance from the bottom plate while the upper edge of the upper side boards arranged on the long side faces are arranged at a smaller distance from the bottom plate, has the advantage that the agricultural and horticultural produce inside the crate is still readily accessible from the longest of the side faces of the crate, without thereby being hindered by the upper side boards arranged on those side faces.
  • This also has the advantage that the agricultural and horticultural produce inside the crate is better visible from the longest of the side faces of the crate, which is for example beneficial for inspecting the agricultural and horticultural produce in stacked crates.
  • the crate is provided with the second reinforcement in such a way that all the side boards have a width in the range of 6,1-8,0 cm, preferably in the range of 6,2-7,6 cm, more preferably in the range of 6,3-7,4 cm, even more preferably in the range of 6,4-7,2 cm, and yet even more preferably in the range of 6,5-7,0 cm.
  • Providing all the side boards of the crate of the present invention with a larger width, as compared to the width of the side boards of the crate of the state of the art, has the advantage that all the side boards are provided with an increased strength, such that all side boards add to the total strength of the crate of the present invention.
  • Providing all the side boards of the crate of the present invention with a larger width, as compared to the width of the side boards of the crate of the state of the art, has the advantage that the gap between the upper side board and the lower side board on all side faces of the crate is reduced in size because of the larger width of the side boards, such that agricultural and horticultural produce is prevented from falling out of the crate through those gaps.
  • Providing the crate with both the first reinforcement and the second reinforcement has the advantage that the contribution of the first reinforcement to the strength of the crate and the contribution of the second reinforcement to the strength of the crate are combined, resulting in a stronger crate which is able to support larger loads.
  • the crate is provided with the first reinforcement in such a way that two of the upper side boards are positioned such that the upper edges of said two upper side boards are located at a distance from the bottom plate in the range of 15,0-17,0 cm, preferably in the range of 15,5-16,5 cm, more preferably in the range of 15,8-16,2 cm, even more preferably in the range of 15,9-16,1 cm and yet even more preferably of approximately 16,0 cm, said two upper side boards are arranged on opposing side faces of the crate, and the crate is provided with the second reinforcement in such a way that all the side boards have a width in the range of 6,1-8,0 cm, preferably in the range of 6,2-7,6 cm, more preferably in the range of 6,3-7,4 cm, even more preferably in the range of 6,4-7,2 cm, and yet even more preferably in the range of 6,5-7,0 cm.
  • the crate is provided with the first reinforcement in such a way that two of the upper side boards are positioned such that the upper edges of said two upper side boards are located at a distance from the bottom plate in the range of 15,0-17,0 cm, preferably in the range of 15,5-16,5 cm, more preferably in the range of 15,8-16,2 cm, even more preferably in the range of 15,9-16,1 cm and yet even more preferably of approximately 16,0 cm, said two upper side boards are arranged on short side faces of the crate, which short side faces are the side faces of the crate along the width direction of the crate, and the crate is provided with the second reinforcement in such a way that all the side boards have a width in the range of 6,1-8,0 cm, preferably in the range of 6,2-7,6 cm, more preferably in the range of 6,3-7,4 cm, even more preferably in the range of 6,4-7,2 cm, and yet even more preferably in the range of 6,5-7,
  • the bottom plate, the support beams, the upper side boards and the lower side boards comprise a material selected from the list consisting of wood and plastic, and preferably wood.
  • the bottom plate preferably comprises hardboard, but may also comprise wood veneer, triplex, Medium-Density Fibreboard (MDF), or other wood based boards known by the person skilled in the art.
  • MDF Medium-Density Fibreboard
  • the upper side boards an the lower side boards preferably comprise wood veneer, but may also comprise hardboard, triplex, MDF, sawn wood, or wood based boards known by the person skilled in the art.
  • the present invention also provides a method for manufacturing the crate for agricultural and horticultural produce of the present invention, the method comprising the steps of:
  • top, bottom, over, under and the like in the description and the claims are used for descriptive purposes and not necessarily for describing relative positions. The terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances and the embodiments of the invention described herein can operate in other orientations than described or illustrated herein.
  • Figures 1 , 3 and 5 show a crate 1 known from the state of the art.
  • Figure 1 shows the crate 1 in a perspective view from above
  • Figure 3 shows the crate 1 in a side view looking at one of the short side faces 8 of the crate 1
  • Figure 5 shows two of the crates 1 stacked upside down on top of each other.
  • Figures 2 , 4 and 6 shows a crate 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 shows the crate 1 in a perspective view from above
  • Figure 4 shows the crate 1 in a side view looking at one of the short side faces 8 of the crate 1
  • Figure 6 shows two of the crates 1 stacked upside down on top of each other.
  • both the crate 1 known from the state of the art and the crate 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention comprise one bottom plate 2, four support beams 3, four upper side boards 4 and four lower side boards 6.
  • the bottom plate 2 has a rectangular shape and is arranged at the bottom side of the crate 1.
  • the support beams 3 are arranged in the corners of the bottom plate 2, thereby extending upwards from the bottom plate 2 in a direction perpendicular to the bottom plate 2.
  • the lower side boards 6 are arranged on the side faces 8, 9 of the crate 1, with their lower edge 7 located near the bottom plate 2. At their lower edge 7, the lower side boards 6 are attached to the bottom plate 2 by means of attachment means 10, more specifically staples 10, at a plurality of attachment positions distributed along the length direction of the lower side boards 6. At their ends along their length direction, the lower side boards 6 are attached to the support beams 3 which are arranged on the same side face 8,9 on which the lower side board 6 is arranged. Thereby, the lower side boards 6 are attached to the support beams 3 by means of attachment means 10, more specifically staples 10, at a plurality of attachment positions distributed along the width direction of the lower side boards 6.
  • the upper side boards 4 are arranged on the side faces 8, 9 above the lower side boards 6 and parallel to the lower side boards 6. At their ends along their length direction, the upper side boards 4 are attached to the support beams 3 which are arranged on the same side face 8,9 on which the upper side board 4 is arranged. Thereby, the upper side boards 4 are attached to the support beams 3 by means of attachment means 10, more specifically staples 10, at a plurality of attachment positions distributed along the width direction of the upper side boards 4.
  • the upper side boards 4, the lower side boards 6 and the bottom plate 2 of the crate 1 together enclose a storage space for storing agricultural and horticultural produce therein.
  • an opening for inserting and removing agricultural and horticultural produce in/from the crate 1 is formed between the support beams 3 and the upper side boards 4.
  • the bottom plate 2 is a rectangular hardboard with a length of approximately 50 cm, a width of approximately 30 cm and a thickness of approximately 3 mm.
  • the upper side boards 4 and the lower side boards 6 are boards of wood veneer with a thickness of approximately 3-4 mm.
  • the side boards 4, 6 have approximately the same length as the length of the side face 8,9 of the crate 1 on which they are arranged.
  • the side boards 4, 6 which are arranged on the short side faces 8 of the crate 1 have a length of approximately 30 cm
  • the side boards 4, 6 which are arranged on the long side faces 9 of the crate 1 have a length of approximately 50 cm.
  • the side boards 4, 6 of the crate 1 known from the state of the art all have a width of approximately 5,5 cm, whereas the side boards 4, 6 of the crate 1 according to the present invention all have, according to the second reinforcement of the present invention, a larger width preferably in the range of 6,5-7,0 cm.
  • the larger width provides the side boards 4, 6 with a larger bending modulus and thus a larger strength, such that the strength of the crate 1 of the present invention is increased.
  • the lower side boards 6 are arranged with their lower edge 7 near the bottom plate 2, as described above, and thereby all lower side boards 6 are located at the same distance from the bottom plate 2.
  • all the upper side boards 4 are located with their upper edge 5 at a distance from the bottom plate of approximately 14 cm.
  • the upper side boards 4, which are arranged on the long side faces 9 of the crate 1 are located with their upper edge 5 at a distance from the bottom plate 2 of approximately 14 cm
  • the upper side boards 4, which are arranged on the short side faces 8 of the crate 1 are located, according to the first reinforcement of the present invention, at a larger distance from the bottom plate 2 of approximately 16 cm.
  • the support beams 3 are wooden beams with a right-angled triangular cross section of which the legs, i.e. the sides adjacent to the right angle, have a length of approximately 3 cm.
  • the support beams 3 are positioned in the corners of the bottom plate 2, such that the right angle of the cross section of the support beams 3 is located in the corners of the bottom plate 2.
  • the support beams 3 of the crate 1 known from the state of the art have a height of approximately 20 cm, whereas the support beams 3 of the crate according the present invention have a lower height of approximately 18 cm.
  • the lower height of the support beams 3 of the crate 1 according to the present invention has the advantage that more of the crates 1 can be stacked on top of each other with each crate 1 supporting on the support beams 3 of the crate 1 below it, as compared to a stack of the crates 1 known from the state of the art, which is stacked in a similar way, and which has approximately the same height.
  • a standard intermodal container it is possible to stack twelve of the crates 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention on top of each other, whereas with the crates 1 known from the state of the art it is only possible to stack eleven crates 1 on top of each other.
  • Figures 5 and 6 respectively show how two empty crates 1 known from the state of the art and two empty crates 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention are stacked upside down on top of each other.
  • the two crates 1 are oriented upside down with respect to each other, thus oriented such that the top sides of the two crates 1 are facing each other.
  • the two crates 1 are aligned with each other such that the side boards 4, 6 on the long side faces 8,9 of the two crates are located in the same plane.
  • the two crates 1 are shifted with respect to each other, such that the support beams 3 arranged at one of the short side faces 8 of each crate 1 are positioned just outside the other crate 1, and such that the support beams 3 arranged at the opposing short side face 8 are positioned just inside the other crate 1.
  • the two crates 1 support onto each other with the upper side boards 4 arranged on the long side faces 9 of the two crates 1.

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  1. Caisse (1) pour produits agricoles et horticoles, la caisse (1) comprenant :
    - une plaque de fond (2) qui a une forme généralement rectangulaire, qui est agencée sur le côté de fond de la caisse (1), qui a une largeur dans la plage de 20 à 40 cm, et qui a une longueur dans la plage de 40 à 60 cm ;
    - une poutre de support droite (3) agencée à chaque coin de la plaque de fond (2), s'étendant vers le haut depuis la plaque de fond (2) dans une direction généralement perpendiculaire à la plaque de fond (2), et prévue pour supporter d'autres caisses empilées sur la caisse (1);
    - une planche latérale inférieure (6), qui est agencée sur chaque face latérale (8, 9) de la caisse (1) et positionnée de sorte qu'un bord inférieur (7) de la planche latérale inférieure (6) soit situé près de la plaque de fond (2), et dans laquelle chaque planche latérale inférieure (6) est fixée aux poutres de support (3) sur la face latérale (8, 9) correspondante ; et
    - une planche latérale supérieure (4), qui est agencée sur chaque face latérale (8, 9) de la caisse (1) au-dessus de et généralement parallèle à la planche latérale inférieure (6) agencée sur la face latérale (8, 9) correspondante, et dans laquelle chaque planche latérale supérieure (4) est fixée aux poutres de support (3) sur la face latérale (8, 9) correspondante au moins en une position de fixation proche du bord supérieur (5) de la planche latérale supérieure (6) ;
    caractérisée en ce que les poutres de support (3) ont une hauteur dans la plage de 17,0 à 19,0 cm, en ce que deux des planches latéraux supérieures (4) sont positionnées de sorte que les bords supérieurs (5) desdites deux planches latéraux supérieures (4) soient situés à une distance de la plaque de fond (2) dans la plage de 15,0 à 17,0 cm, dans laquelle lesdites deux planches latéraux supérieures (4) sont agencées sur des faces latéraux opposées (8, 9) de la caisse (1), et dans laquelle les planches latéraux supérieures (4) restantes sont positionnées de sorte que les bords supérieurs (5) des planches latéraux supérieures (4) restantes soient situés à une distance de la plaque de fond (2) d'au plus 14,0 cm, et en ce que toutes les planches latéraux (4, 6) ont une largeur dans la plage de 6,1 à 8,0 cm.
  2. Caisse (1) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle les deux planches latéraux supérieures (4) sont agencées sur des faces latéraux courtes (8) de la caisse (1), lesquelles faces latéraux courtes (8) sont les faces latéraux (8) de la caisse (1) le long de la direction de la largeur de la caisse (1).
  3. Caisse (1) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans laquelle la plaque de fond (2), les poutres de support (3), les planches latéraux supérieures (4) et les planches latéraux inférieures (6) comprennent un matériau choisi dans la liste constituée de bois et de plastique, et de préférence le bois.
  4. Procédé de fabrication de la caisse (1) pour produits agricoles et horticoles selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, le procédé comprenant les étapes de :
    - fourniture de la plaque de fond (2), des poutres de support (3), des planches latéraux supérieures (4) et des planches latéraux inférieures (6) ;
    - fixation des planches latéraux inférieures (6) et des poutres de support (3) les unes aux autres ;
    - fixation des planches latéraux supérieures (4) et des poutres de support (3) les unes aux autres ;
    - fixation de la plaque de fond (2) et des planches latéraux inférieures (6) les unes aux autres ; et
    - facultativement, fixation des poutres de support (3) et de la plaque de fond (2) les unes aux autres.
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EP14190700.6A EP3015391B1 (fr) 2014-10-28 2014-10-28 Caisse améliorée pour produits agricoles et horticoles
PL14190700T PL3015391T3 (pl) 2014-10-28 2014-10-28 Ulepszona skrzynka na produkty rolne/ogrodnicze
NL2015282A NL2015282B1 (nl) 2014-10-28 2015-08-07 Verbeterde kist voor landbouw- en tuinbouwproducten.

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