ITPR980010U1

ITPR980010U1 - TRAY FOR STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN GENERAL

Info

Publication number: ITPR980010U1
Authority: IT
Original assignee: Futura Spa
Priority date: 1998-07-07
Filing date: 1998-07-07
Publication date: 2000-01-07
Also published as: IT246192Y1

Description

D E S C R I Z I O N E DESCRIPTION

annessa a domanda di brevetto per MODELLO INDUSTRIALE DI UTILITÀ’ avente per titolo: attached to a patent application for INDUSTRIAL UTILITY MODEL entitled:

VASSOIO PER LO STOCCAGGIO ED IL TRASPORTO DI FRUTTA E ORTAGGI IN GENERE TRAY FOR STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES IN GENERAL

Forma oggetto del presente trovato un vassoio per lo stoccaggio ed il trasporto di frutta e ortaggi in genere, ma in particolare di frutta di notevole peso come arance o ananas. The present invention relates to a tray for the storage and transport of fruit and vegetables in general, but in particular of fruit of considerable weight such as oranges or pineapples.

Il trovato si inserisce nel campo dei vassoi per lo stoccaggio ed il trasporto di frutta e ortaggi in genere ed è costituito da un comune contenitore realizzato in cartone ondulato o cartoncino teso fustellato, di forma generalmente rettangolare e con sponde laterali atte ad impedire la fuoriuscita dei frutti o degli ortaggi. The invention is part of the field of trays for the storage and transport of fruit and vegetables in general and consists of a common container made of corrugated cardboard or flat punched cardboard, generally rectangular in shape and with lateral sides designed to prevent the escape of the fruits or vegetables.

La tecnica nota fa riferimento ad un vassoio che presenta un striscia asportabile dello stesso materiale posta trasversalmente e verticalmente rispetto alla base che, oltre a suddividere il contenitore in due parti all'incirca uguali, impedisce la deformazione verso l'interno dei bordi durante l' accatastamento. The known technique refers to a tray that has a removable strip of the same material placed transversely and vertically with respect to the base which, in addition to dividing the container into two approximately equal parts, prevents the inward deformation of the edges during the stacking.

Gli inconvenienti che comunque presenta questo tipo di realizzazione sono sostanzialmente i seguenti: The drawbacks that this type of embodiment has in any case are substantially the following:

- non impedisce comunque che la base del vassoio sotto il peso dei prodotti ceda, più o meno lentamente, compromettendone l'integrità e rischiando la fuoriuscita dei prodotti stessi; la possibilità che ciò accada aumenta quando si accatastino più vassoi uno sopra l'altro, situazione che diventa critica quando i prodotti col passare del tempo liberano dei liquidi. - it does not, however, prevent the base of the tray from yielding under the weight of the products, more or less slowly, compromising its integrity and risking the spillage of the products themselves; the possibility of this happening increases when more trays are stacked on top of each other, a situation that becomes critical when the products release liquids over time.

Scopo del presente trovato è quello di eliminare i suddetti inconvenienti e di rendere disponibile un vassoio in grado di resistere e di non deformarsi sotto il peso dei prodotti. The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate the aforementioned drawbacks and to make available a tray capable of resisting and not deforming under the weight of the products.

Detti scopi sono pienamente raggiunti dal vassoio per lo stoccaggio ed il trasporto di frutta ed ortaggi in genere, oggetto del presente trovato, che si caratterizza per quanto contenuto nelle rivendicazioni sotto riportate. Said purposes are fully achieved by the tray for the storage and transport of fruit and vegetables in general, object of the present invention, which is characterized by the contents of the claims reported below.

In particolare, un vassoio che presenti i seguenti vantaggi: In particular, a tray that has the following advantages:

- la base non ceda e la struttura non si deformi anche nelle condizioni peggiori ovvero quando si sovrappongano più vassoi ed i prodotti liberino liquidi che diminuiscono la resistenza del cartone; - the base does not yield and the structure does not deform even in the worst conditions, that is when more trays overlap and the products release liquids that reduce the resistance of the cardboard;

- consenta il pieno riempimento di prodotti al suo interno. - allows the full filling of products inside.

Questa ed altre caratteristiche risulteranno maggiormente evidenziate dalla descrizione seguente di una preferita forma di realizzazione illustrata, a puro titolo esemplificativo e non limitativo, nelle unite tavole di disegno, in cui: This and other characteristics will become more evident from the following description of a preferred embodiment illustrated, purely by way of non-limiting example, in the accompanying drawing tables, in which:

- la figura 1) illustra il vassoio in una vista prospettica dall’alto e secondo una preferita forma di realizzazione; - Figure 1) illustrates the tray in a perspective view from above and according to a preferred embodiment;

- la figura 2) illustra il vassoio in una vista prospettica dall’alto secondo una ulteriore forma di realizzazione. - Figure 2) illustrates the tray in a perspective view from above according to a further embodiment.

Con riferimento alla figura 1), con 1 è stato indicato un vassoio, in cartone' With reference to Figure 1), 1 indicates a tray, made of cardboard '

Claims

CLAIMS 1. Tray for the storage and transport of fruit and vegetables generally consisting of a container generally with a rectangular or square base, in corrugated cardboard or flat and punched cardboard, with side edges to prevent the products from escaping, characterized by the fact that it comprises a strip (2) or (2a) joined transversely to the base (3) and to the side edges (4) of the tray (1) by gluing or seaming.

2. Tray according to claim 1) characterized in that it comprises a strip (2) glued internally to the side edges (4) and to the base (3).

3. Tray according to claim 1) characterized in that it comprises a strip (2a) glued externally to the side edges (4) and to the base (3).

4. Tray according to claim 1) characterized in that it comprises a strip (2) or (2a) of the same material of which the tray is made. corrugated and punched, characterized by a strip 2, of the same material, glued transversely both to the internal base 3 and to both internal lateral edges 4 of the tray 1. The tray 1 also provides, according to the known art, aeration holes 5 placed on the lateral edges 4 which guarantee a longer duration of the products, drain holes 6 placed in the base 3 which allow the escape of any liquids released by the products, and of the gripping and lifting holes 7 that allow the operator to transport tray 1 more easily. The function of the strip 2 is to prevent the internal base of the tray 1 from yielding under the weight of the products, as the vertical action of the weights said strip 2 opposes a reaction of the internal side edges 4, to which it is glued. A further embodiment consists of an additional reinforcement using a seam, applied between the strip 2 and the internal lateral edges 4 of the tray 1, which guarantees greater resistance to the weight of the products even in the worst conditions, ie when these release liquids. Although the embodiment of figure 1) is the preferred one, it is possible, as illustrated in figure 2), to apply the reinforcement strip 2a to the outside of the tray. The reinforcement strips 2 or 2a could also be arranged in the longitudinal and not transverse direction as indicated in the figures, without however departing from the scope of protection of the following claims. They may also be of the same material the tray is made of or of a different paper or plastic material.