FR2638074A1 - STORAGE BOX FOR THE STORAGE OF VARIOUS ARTICLES, ESPECIALLY HARDWARE FOR DIY - Google Patents

Abstract

The suitcase box comprises a housing 1 and a cover 2, the rear walls of which are interconnected by a hinge. The front wall 8 of the housing 1 is integral with two parts 14 shaped substantially in a U-shape and separated from one another by a clearance 15 in which the handle 16 extends, the core 17 of each U-shaped part 14 forming body with the foot of a flexible blade 16, the upper end of which has a tooth 22 projecting outward and capable of cooperating with a notch of the front wall 27 of the cover 2, while the wing 19 of the part in U considered defining the clearance 15 delimits a slot in which can slide a free end of the handle 16 which is provided with a stop means.

Description

i Suitcase for storing various items, particularly

hardware store for do-it-yourself

  The present invention relates to a box-suit for storing various articles, in particular hardware for

DIY.

  Such a box-suitcase is known and comprises a housing and a cover whose rear walls are interconnected by a hinge and whose front walls are capable of being locked relative to each other, the

  1ic front wall of the housing being provided with a handle.

  A first disadvantage of this known box-suitcase is that the locking system and the gripping means of the handle encroach on the inner velvet and clutter some boxes. In addition, these service members protrude outside and can interfere or compromise the rangmeent in a piece of furniture. A second disadvantage lies in the fact that the locking is not perfectly safe. Therefore, if the bag unexpectedly opens its contents spread on the ground and the different items are mixed, which leads to a great loss

  time to re-order said articles.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a different design of the case, whereby the case and the cover can be made of monolithically molded plastic and incorporating the locking system as well.

  that the attachment means of the handle.

  Concomitantly, it aims to overcome the disadvantages of known luggage boxes by completely releasing 'their interior space and housing said locking system and the handle

in a flattened volume.

  Because of this new design, the cost price of the box is competitive with that of known luggage boxes, the aforementioned advantages constituting a plus

  necessarily appreciated by the clientele.

  The present invention also aims at improving the arrangement of the boxes so that the interior volume is usable with an optimal filling rate and that the manufacture of said boxes is feasible without particular constraints during the aforementioned molding. For this purpose and in accordance with the invention, the front wall of the housing is integral with two parts substantially U-shaped and separated from one another for a clearance in which the handle extends, the soul of each part U-shaped body with the foot of a flexible blade whose upper end has an outwardly projecting tooth and engageable with a notch of the front wall of the lid, while the wing of the U-shaped part considered defining the clearance delineates a light in which can slide

  a free end of the handle which is provided with a stop means.

  According to a particularly advantageous embodiment, the donkey of each U-shaped portion constitutes in its vertical middle part the flexible blade and delimits two slots

  opening up to free the sides of it.

  Each U-shaped portion and the front wall of the casing delimit between them a well, the anterior wall having projecting therein a rib forming an end stop of

  bending of the blade determining the unlocking.

  The lid is provided with a retractable finger capable of protruding into the casing of the casing and of interposing between the rib and the flexible blade to block said blade in position

locking the lid.

  The or each locking finger is integral with a slider guided in the cover and likely to occupy a

  positicn of blocking and a position of retraction.

  Each end of the handle forms two jaws separated by a slot, the two jaws being able to -teach closer to one another when mounting the handle in the corresponding light, to slide in the well during the retraction of the handle and abut by elastic return against the edges of said light when gripping said handle which is formed

in hoop.

  Partitions of the case are integrated with slides

  verticals for the placement of labels.

  Various other features and benefits of

  the invention emerges from the detailed description which

  follows. Embodiments of the subject of the invention are shown, by way of non-limiting examples, in the appended drawing. In this drawing: FIG. 1 is a partial perspective showing a first embodiment of the box according to the invention,

  - Figure 2 is a top plan view of the housing.

  FIG. 3 is a partial view taken along the line 11-11 of FIG. 1 and illustrating the system of FIG.

  locking and the handle in the housing.

  FIGS. 4 and 5 are views similar to FIG. 3, illustrating on the cover a counter-lock in the retracted position and respectively in the intervention position; FIG. 6 is a partial elevation of the box-case taken; along the line VI-VI of Figure 3, - Figures 7 and 8 are partial sections taken along lines VII-Vil and VIII-VIII respectively of Figure

6.

  FIG. 9 is a view similar to FIG.

  a second embodiment of the box-suitcase.

  The box-case comprises a housing 1 and a lid 2 whose rear walls are integral with ears 3 and 4 respectively intended to be crossed by axes

  articulation 5 to form a connecting hinge.

  The casing 4 is made of plastic material injected under pressure into a mold and all its constituent elements described below have been molded in order to form an assembly.

monolithic.

  This housing has, projecting from a bottom 6, a wall

  posterior 7, an anterior wall 8 and side walls 9.

  According to the first embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, longitudinal partitions 10 and transverse partitions 11 intersecting at right angles have come from molding.

with the case.

  These partitions are distributed so that the boxes 12 they delimit have an increasing width from the rear to the front, their length being constant. Of course, their length can be variable from one row to another and the partitions can be interrupted in certain places to form a

  only bigger box with two or three neighboring boxes.

  Moreover, strips 13 are formed projecting in each box 12, on the transverse partitions 11 which delimit it and near the longitudinal partition considered for er-er slides in which removable labels

can be inserted.

  According to the second embodiment illustrated in Figure c, the housing 1 is free of partitions 10, 11, but it contains buckets 40 arranged next to each other.- These buckets are intended to receive the items to be stored and, since they are removable, they can be placed within the immediate reach of the user. Of course, the dimensions of the buckets can be variable provided that the casing can be filled without voids, the capacity of the buckets then being adapted to the dimensions

  said articles and their quantity.

  Whatever the embodiment chosen, the front wall 8 extends over the entire length of the housing and is formed at its ends with portions 14 arranged and symmetrically arranged one of the other. These parts are separated by a clearance 15 in which a handle 16 is flattened. Each part 14 comprises a core 17 and two wings 18

and 19.

  The core 17 is integral with the foot of a flexible blade 20 whose upper free end or head 21 has a locking tooth 22 projecting outwardly. In the example shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the blade 20 is a portion of the core 17, which is separated from it on the sides by

V-slots 23 and 24.

  The portion 13 and the wall 8 delimit a well 25 in which the blade 20 can flex when the user presses it with the finger. During this deflection, the tooth -22 escapes a locking notch 26 formed in the wall

front 27 of the lid 2.

  This front wall of low height, is complementarily shaped to the front wall 8 of the housing and its end portions; in other words, the anterior wall 27 is shaped as a rectangular omega and is extended by side walls, themselves extended by the aforementioned hinged posterior wall; all these walls integral with the top 28 of the cover cover the walls 7 to 9 of the housing 1 and abut, in the closed position, on a bead 29, said wall

previous 8 in particular.

  The lid 2 thus shaped, is like the housing 1,

  made of plastic material injected under pressure.

  The wall 8 has projecting, facing the blade 20, a rib 30 limiting the unlocking deflection of this blade. When the box is closed, the teeth 22 of the blades 20 of the housing 1 are engaged in the notches 26 of the cover 2. This locking is in principle effective and solid. However, it is not excluded that the box opens unexpectedly, during a shock or a fall for example, and that its content is spread. To remedy this disadvantage, a counter-lock can be put

implemented.

  In the example shown in Figures 4, 5 and 7, a plate 3S is housed in a recess 32 of the top 28 of the - lid 2 and is guided in translation by its dovetail boards to occupy two extreme positions ( Figures 4 and 5). This plate or slider 31 is integral with a counter-locking pin 33 passing through a slot 34 of the top 28 and protruding into the corresponding well 25. In the intervention position shown in FIG. 5, the pin 33 is interposed between the blade 20 and the rib 30 and prevents the locking tooth 22 of this blade from disengaging the notch 26 of the cover 2. In the retracted position shown in Figure 4, the finger 33 is moved laterally away from the blade 20 which can so

  bend and unlock with its tooth 22 notch 26.

  The wing 19 of each portion 15 defines a slot 35 for receiving the corresponding end 36 of the handle 16 (Figures 6 and 8). This end forms two jaws 37 with inclined ramps 38, separated by a slot 39. To mount the handle, it is sufficient to introduce the end in the corresponding light 35 and push for the inclined ramps 38

  force the jaws 37 to approach and cross said light.

  When these jaws open into the well 25, they retract by elastic return and become captive because the rear shoulders 40 abut against the wing 19 when pulling on the handle 16 to put it in a curved gripping shape.

to lift the box-suitcase.

  The handle tends to lie flat against at least one against shoulder 41 at each end of the handle 16. The distance between the two against shoulders 41 of the handle is shorter than that between the two wings 19 so that 'a minimum bandage facilitates gripping while allowing its

  complete retraction in the clearance created by both parties 14.

Claims (10)

CLAIMS R E Y E N D I C A T IO N S   1.- Suitcase for storage of various articles, in particular hardware for DIY, comprising a housing (1) and a cover (2) whose rear walls are interconnected by a hinge and whose front walls are capable of being locked relative to each other, the front wall of the housing being provided with a handle (16), characterized in that the front wall (8) of the housing (1) is integral with two portions (14) substantially U-shaped and separated from each other by a recess (15) in which the handle (1E) extends, the web (17) of each U-shaped portion (14) body with the foot of a flexible blade (20) whose upper end has a tooth (22) projecting outwards and capable of cooperating with a notch (26) of the front wall (27) of the lid (2) ), while the flange (19) of the considered U-shaped portion defining the clearance (15) defines a lumi re (35) in slidable lacuelle a free end (36) of the handle   (16) which is provided with a stop means (40).   2.- Suitcase box according to claim 1, characterized in that the core (17) of each U-shaped portion (14) constitutes in its vertical central part the flexible blade (20) and delimits two slots (23, 24). opening up to free the sides of it. 3.-Suitcase box according to claim 2, characterized in that each U-shaped portion (14) and the front wall (8) of the housing (1) delimit between them a well (25), the anterior wall having a projection in it a rib (30) forming a stop end of flexion of the blade (20) determining the unlocking.   4.- Suitcase according to claim 3, characterized in that the cover (2) is provided with a retractable finger (33) capable of protruding into the well (25) of the housing (1) and to intervene between the rib (30) and the flexible blade (20) for   block said blade in the locking position of the lid.   5.- Suitcase box according to claim 4, characterized in that the or each locking pin (33) is integral with a slide (32) guided in the cover (2) and susceptible   to occupy a blocking position and a retracted position.   6.-Suitcase box according to claim 3, characterized in that each end (36) of the handle (16) forms two jaws (37) separated by a slot (39), the two jaws being capable of approaching the when mounting the handle in the corresponding slot (35), to slide in the well (25) when retracting the handle and abut elastically against the edges of said light during the prehension   of said handle which forms an arch.   7.- Suitcase according to any of the claims   cations 1 to 6, characterized in that longitudinal partitions (10) and transverse (11) integral with the housing (1) form boxes (12) for the storage of items, boxes of which   the dimensions follow an increasing progression.   8.- Suitcase according to claim 7, characterized in that the partitions (11) of the housing (1) are integral with   vertical slides (1i) for the placement of labels.   9.- Suitcase box according to claim 6, characterized in that the label rails (13) are located at crossings of the partitions.   10.- Suitcase according to any of the claims   I to 6, characterized in that buckets (40) are arranged   side by side in the housing (1) free of internal projections.