JPS5917767B2 - Flexible mounting container device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to flexible mounting container devices.

Among many other uses, it may be particularly used in determining the weight of the contents within a container, especially when the weight of the material within the container is quite heavy, for example.

Hitherto, a variety of flexible mountings have been used with container devices, such as by means of bearings, connecting pins, squares, etc., but these have not been entirely satisfactory due to their poor sensitivity, especially when handling considerable weights. .

To eliminate these undesirable characteristics, bending pivots have been employed, but in the past they have been complex, expensive to manufacture, bulky and cumbersome, and in practical use have been limited to relatively small loads.

The object of the invention is to include a novel combination of features which are combined to solve the problems of the prior art in a very efficient and effective manner, and furthermore to achieve the desired results as will become apparent from the following description. The resulting new and improved flexible attachment is to provide a container device.

Another object of the invention is that it is capable of operating with high sensitivity, linearity, accuracy and repeatability, and is capable of supporting a wide range of objects, including extremely heavy loads of many tons. ,Furthermore, the configuration is simple and the manufacturing cost is,relatively low.
An improved flexible attachment resides in providing a container device.

It is a further object of the present invention to form a substantially frictionless device that is dust and temperature insensitive over a relatively large range of operation, and to provide a flexible device that is corrosion resistant and has extremely low wear characteristics. Attached is a container device.

Briefly, the invention includes a container, a mounting secured to the container, a bracket, a first flange-like element secured to the mounting bracket, spaced apart and parallel to the first flange-like element. a second flange-like element disposed;
a connecting member secured to the second flange-like element; a third flange-like element secured to the connecting member;
a fourth flange-like element arranged in parallel with the flange-like element at a distance; a support frame fixed to the fourth flange-like element; a plurality of elongated elastic transverse members extending vertically and interconnecting each of these elements, the cross-sectional area of the transverse member in a plane parallel to the respective flange-like element of the transverse member being parallel to the respective flange-like element; A new and improved flexible mounting provides a container device characterized by being arranged symmetrically about a pivot axis extending generally perpendicular to the element.

According to one aspect of the invention, the first attachment is such that the bracket is attached to →U of the container, and the second attachment is such that the bracket is added to the opposite side of the container.

The bending pivot means are attached to the bracket at a second attachment point, and these are the same as described above for the bracket at a first attachment point.

Further, according to another aspect of the invention, the third mounting bracket is mounted on the bottom of the container, and the bending pivot means is mounted on this bracket and is proportionally the same as the first and second pivots described above. This fully supports the container and prevents unnecessary lateral movement.

In accordance with one form of the invention, there are four substantially identical transverse members each interconnecting a flange, and preferably the transverse members are tempered or heat treated to have a Rockwell diameter of about 42 to about 55. Al5I type 4 with hardness of C
10, made of stainless steel selected from the group consisting of Al5I type 420 and AISI type 440.

Preferably, the flange-like elements are made of AlAl type 304 stainless steel.

According to one aspect of the invention, the cross members between corresponding flange-like elements are ribbon-like members, each of which is spaced approximately apart from the other cross members.

According to another aspect of the invention, the transverse members between each flange-like member are arranged in two mutually perpendicular planes.

Preferably, the width of each of the members is substantially greater than its thickness and the length of each of the members is substantially greater than its width.

Furthermore, according to another aspect of the invention, the four transverse members extend substantially perpendicular to their respective flange-like elements, two transverse members being arranged in a first plane and the other two transverse members extending substantially perpendicularly to their respective flange-like elements. are arranged in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane, and the four transverse members are arranged symmetrically about a pivot axis extending perpendicular to their corresponding flange-like elements, the transverse members being equally spaced from the pivot axis. It is located separately.

Preferably, the two members of the first plane are spaced apart by a distance substantially equal to the width of the transverse member.

According to a feature of the invention, the transverse members are ribbon-like members, each member having a width substantially greater than its thickness and each member having a length substantially greater than its width.

Preferably, the width of each cross member is approximately 12.9 times its thickness, and the length of each cross member is approximately 2.42 times its width.

The above is a fairly broad overview of the important features of this invention.
In order that the detailed description that follows may be better understood and the contributions of the present invention to the technical field may be better appreciated.

Of course, there are further features of the invention, which are discussed in detail below.

Using the concepts on which this disclosure is based, those skilled in the art can readily design other structures to carry out the several objectives of the invention.

It is important, therefore, that this disclosure be considered as including equivalent constructions that do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention.

An embodiment of the invention has been chosen to illustrate and describe the invention, and is shown in the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, as best seen in FIGS. 1 to 3, a flexible mounting container apparatus includes a container 10 which can hold a wide range of objects, including very heavy objects, for example weighing many tons. It can be supported.

For the first attachment, the bracket 12 is fixed at 14 to the container, preferably to the side wall, towards its upper end.

The first flange-like element 16 is attached to the first mounting bracket 12.
is fixed to.

The second flange-like element 18 is arranged parallel to and spaced apart from the first flange-like element 16 .

The connecting member 20 is secured to the second flange-like element 18 and the third
The flange-like element 22 is fixed to the connecting member 20.

The fourth flange-like element 24 is arranged parallel to and spaced apart from the third flange-like element.

The support frame 26 is secured to the fourth flange-like element at 28.

The bottom of this support frame is attached to a bottom plate 30 for this bottom.

A plurality of elongated resilient transverse members, generally indicated at 32, extend generally perpendicular to the first and second flange-like elements 16.18 and the third and fourth flange-like elements 22.24, respectively. be mutually connected.

The function and operation of these cross members will be discussed in more detail below.

A second mounting bracket 34 is secured to the side wall of the container 10 on the opposite side of the first mounting bracket 12.

A fifth flange-like element 36 is attached to the mounting bracket 34 and a spaced apart sixth flange-like element 38 is attached to the fifth flange-like element 36 .
It is arranged parallel to and spaced from the flange-like element 36 .

The connecting member 40 is secured to the sixth flange-like element 38 and the seventh flange-like element 42 is secured to the connecting member 40.

The eighth flange-like element 44 is arranged parallel to and spaced apart from the seventh flange-like element 42 , and the support frame 46 is fixed to the eighth flange-like element 44 .

This support frame 46 is also attached to the bottom plate 30.

A plurality of elongated resilient transverse members, indicated generally at 48, are connected to fifth and sixth flange-like elements 36,38 and a seventh
and an eighth flange-like element 42, 44 extending generally perpendicularly to interconnect these elements, respectively.

The cross-sectional areas of the cross-member in planes collectively parallel to the respective flange-like elements of the cross-member are arranged symmetrically about a pivot axis extending essentially perpendicular to the respective flange-like element.

Still referring to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, a third bracket 50 is secured to the bottom of the container 10, and a ninth flange-like element 52 is secured to the bracket.

A tenth spaced apart flange-like element 54 is arranged parallel to the ninth flange-like element 52, and a third connecting member 56 is arranged parallel to the first flange-like element 52.
0 flange-like element 54.

an eleventh flange-like element 58 is fixed to the connecting member 56;
The twelfth flange-like element 60 is the eleventh flange-like element 58
are arranged parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other.

The support frame 62 is fixed to the twelfth flange-like element 60.

A plurality of elongate elastic transverse members, generally indicated at 64, extend generally perpendicular to the ninth and tenth flange-like elements 52.54 and the eleventh and twelfth flange-like elements 58.60 to connect these elements. the cross-sectional areas of the cross-members in a plane collectively parallel to the corresponding flange-like elements of the cross-members are arranged symmetrically about a pivot axis extending approximately perpendicular to the respective flange-like elements; .

In addition, the flange-like elements 16.18, 22.24°36.
38, 42 and 44 are all preferably identical, and the elongate elastic cross members 32 and 48 are also preferably identical.

The flange-like elements 52, 54, 58 and 60 are preferably
It is of smaller but proportionate construction than the flange-like elements 16 and 18.

Elongated elastic cross member 64 preferably extends over cross members 32 and 48.
A smaller but proportionate configuration.

This is because the pivoting support means on the sides of the container support most of the weight of the container, whereas the pivoting means at the bottom of the container primarily serves to prevent unwanted lateral movement.

In order to simplify the description of the mounting means, only the flange-like elements 16, 18, 22 and 24 and their corresponding transverse members 32 will be described in detail below, since the other two pivot mounting means are identical in structure and function. state

As best seen in FIGS. 4-8, a plurality of elongated resilient transverse members 32 are comprised of four ribbon-like elongate resilient transverse members interposed between the two flanges 16 and 18. It comprises members 66, 68, 70 and 72, the ends of which are welded or otherwise secured to the flange, for example at 740.

As best shown in FIG.
placed on the surface.

The spacing indicated at 76 between the transverse members 68 and 72 is the distance between the transverse members 68 and 72.
and TO, and the lengths of spacings 76 and 78 are substantially equal to the width 80 of each cross member.

The four transverse members are 82 in FIGS. 5, 6, and 8.
The transverse members are arranged symmetrically about a pivot axis 82, indicated at , which extends perpendicularly to the flange-like elements 16 and 18, and which transverse members are equidistantly spaced from this pivot axis.

These transverse members are ribbon-like members, each having a width 80 substantially greater than its thickness as indicated at 84 in FIG.

The length of these lateral batters, shown at 94 in FIG. 7, is substantially greater than their width 80.

The flange-like element 16 is attached to the bracket 12, and the flange-like element 18 is attached to the connecting member 20, respectively.
．． 90.

In operation, the two flange-like elements 16 and 18 are in their normal or neutral position and the transverse member 66.8
8.70 and 72 are located as shown in FIG.

When a torque is applied to the flange-like element 16 by adding weight to the container, the flange-like element 18 rotates relative to the other flange-like element 16 by an angle shown at 92 in FIG. Twist .70 and 72.

That is, these transverse members have their longitudinal bodies twisted generally uniformly so that the proximal end of the flange 16 is in the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 68'.

The positions are shown as 70' and 72'.

When the container is emptied and the applied torque is released, the elasticity of the cross members causes the flange to return to the neutral position shown in FIG.

At the same time, the flange-like element 22 is rotated by the same amount, but in the opposite direction, to the flange-like element 24, so that the flange-like elements 16 and 24 are always in a parallel state, but the container 1
As the weight increases or decreases within 0, the flange-like element 16 moves up and down relative to the flange-like element 24.

When the flanges 16 and 24 move relative to each other in the vertical direction,
To reliably display the weight added or subtracted from a container 10 in a linear manner.

In particular, the linearity of movement is supported within the container, but
For example, it has high sensitivity, accuracy and repeatability despite being very heavy, weighing many tons.

One operation can therefore be repeated almost indefinitely with very precise forward and return movements of the flange.

Given that the four transverse members are arranged symmetrically about the pivot axis 82, the applied torque and rotation angle 9
There is a direct linear relationship between the two.

A sensor beam 96 (FIG. 3) affixed at one end to the connecting member 20 is provided to indicate the weight being extracted from the container 10 by measuring the relative movement of the flanges 16 and 24.

The other end of the sensor beam is coupled to a deflection sensor 98, which may be of a known type, such as a linear variable differential transformer.

The length of sensor beam 96 is selected to provide a reasonable degree of magnification for relative movement of articulating member 20.

In addition, in some devices, the weight change inside the container is from 0 to about 90
7.2Kg (20001b), and in other devices,
Weight change is, for example, 0 to about 1814.4Kg (4
0001b).

In order to make the range of the deflection sensor 98 substantially constant for standardization purposes, a spring member 100 is attached at one end to the sensor beam at 10.2 and connected to the sensor beam at the other end.
has been established.

Therefore, the spring constant of this spring 100 should be chosen to maintain a substantially constant deflection range for the deflection sensor regardless of the weight range of the container by compensating for the load range of the container.

The cross members are made of a suitable material, e.g.
Al5I, tempered to a Rockwell C hardness between 5
It is made of stainless steel selected from the group consisting of Type 410, Al5I Type 420 and Al5I Type 440.

Preferably, the rotation angle 92 is limited to about 10 degrees.

Generally, the flange-like elements 16.1822 and 24 are Al
Made of Type 5I 304 stainless steel.

Once the cross members 66.6B, 70.72 have been welded to the flanges, the two end faces 17 and 19 (FIG. 8) are machined to the correct dimensions.

Thereafter, the entire bending pivot means is heat treated, the two flanges 16 and 18 are annealed, and the transverse member 66.68.70
and 72 spring tempered to a Ronfuranil hardness of about 42-45.

The cross member is hardened by a heat treatment process. As an example of a bending pivot means constructed in accordance with the present invention, the lateral batters may have a thickness 84 of approximately 0.234 Crn (0.092 in);
Width 80 is approximately 2.815Crrl (1,187in)
, length 94 is approximately 5.301 cm (2,875 in)
).

Approximately 13.825Ky・m (1ooft @lb
) is applied to the flange-like element 16 relative to the other flange-like element 18, this bending pivot will move radially by 3 degrees (angle 92).

It should be noted that the total cross-sectional area of the transverse members, i.e. the thickness 84 and the width 80 as well as the number of transverse members, is such that these transverse members can be vertically disposed between the structural member and the supplementary flange-like member depending on the needs of the particular equipment. It is chosen so that it can withstand the compressive (or tension) forces that are applied to it.

Compression forces of up to 10 tons or more are common and can be used with the bending pivot means of this invention.

Preferably, the temperature operating range of the bending pivot means is approximately -28
, 9°C (-20 below) and about 71. .

C (+160 below).

Within this temperature range, the bending pivot means operates very well with very little strain.

The present invention thus effectively provides an improved flexible mounting container device that is superior in simplicity, operability and accuracy compared to prior such devices.

Although one specific example of the present invention has been disclosed above for the purpose of explanation,
It will be apparent from a study of this specification that various modifications of this invention may be made by those skilled in the art to which this invention pertains.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a flexible mounting container device constructed in accordance with the concepts of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a plan view of the device of FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a top view of the device of FIG. 4 is an enlarged detailed perspective view showing details of the bending pivot means in the container on the support frame, and FIG. 5 shows the bending pivot means in its normal or neutral position. A cross-sectional view of the means, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 5 showing the bending pivot means in its pivoted or rotated state; FIG.
The figures are an enlarged front view of the mounting means of FIG. 4, and FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of one bending pivot of the mounting means. 10... Container? 2,34.50...bracket,
16.18.22.24, 36, 38, 42°44.5
2.54, 58.60...flange-like element, 20.4
0,56...Connection member, 26.46.62...Support frame, 32,48.64...Horizontal member, 62°68.70
．． 72... Ribbon-shaped horizontal member, 82... Pivot shaft,
96...Sensor beam, 98...Deflection sensor, 1
00...Spring member.

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. A flexibly mounted container device, wherein the device includes at least one bracket, a flange-like element, and at least one flange-like element for mounting one of the flange-like elements. a support frame, a plurality of elongate elastic transverse members interconnecting between two of the flange-like elements, and means for detecting the weight contained within the container;
A mounting secured to the container includes a bracket, a first flange-like element secured to the bracket, and a second flange-like element spaced apart and parallel to the first flange-like element.
a flange-like element, a connecting member fixed to the second flange-like element, a third flange-like element fixed to the connecting member, and a fourth flange-like element arranged parallel to and spaced from the third flange-like element. a flange-like element; a support frame secured to the fourth flange-like element; and a plurality of flange-like elements extending generally perpendicularly to said first and second and said third and fourth flange-like elements and interconnecting these elements, respectively. elongated elastic transverse members, the cross-sectional area of said transverse members in a plane collectively parallel to the respective flange-like elements of the transverse members being about a pivot axis extending approximately perpendicular to the respective flange-like elements; Flexible mountings consisting of symmetrically arranged container devices. 2. The flexible attachment as claimed in claim 1 is a container device in which there are four substantially identical transverse members of ribbon-like shape, each member having a width substantially greater than its thickness. , the length of each member is substantially greater than its width;
The flexible attachments are mounted between the first flange-like element and the second flange-like element and between the third flange-like element and the first flange-like element, respectively. 3. The flexible attachment according to claim 1 is provided in a container device, further comprising a third portion fixed toward the bottom of the container.
The attachment includes a bracket, a ninth flange-like element secured to the bracket, a tenth spaced apart flange-like element spaced apart and parallel to the ninth flange-like element; A third connecting member fixed to the flange-like element, an eleventh flange-like element fixed to the third connecting member, and a twelfth flange-like element arranged parallel to and spaced from the 117th flange-like element. a third support frame fixed to the twelfth flange-like element; and a plurality of support frames extending perpendicularly to the ninth and tenth and eleventh and twelfth flange-like elements to interconnect each of these elements. elongated elastic transverse members, the cross-sectional area of said transverse members in a plane collectively parallel to the respective flange-like elements of the transverse members being about a pivot axis extending approximately perpendicular to the respective flange-like elements; Flexible mountings consisting of symmetrically arranged container devices. 4. The flexible mounting according to claim 1 is provided in the container device, and further includes a sensor whose one end is fixed to the connecting member.
and a deflection sensor means coupled to the other end of the sensor beam, whereby the deflection sensor means detects a weight contained within the container. 5. The flexible mounting according to claim 4 further comprises spring means having one end connected to the sensor beam and the other end fixed to said sensor beam, whereby said sensor The flexible mounting allows the range of deflection of the means to be substantially constant regardless of the range of weight supported by the container. 6. The flexible mounting according to claim 1 is provided in the container device by means of four laterals arranged between the first and second flange-like elements and between the third and fourth flange-like elements, respectively. The flexible mounting comprises members that are substantially parallel to each other in the container device. T. The flexible mounting according to claim 1 may be arranged in a container device such that the first and fourth flange-like elements are in the same plane and the second and third flange-like elements are in the same plane. Flexible mounting is a container device. 8. The flexible attachment according to claim 1 is a container device in which the horizontal member is tempered to have spring elasticity.
The flexible mounting is adapted to be made of stainless steel selected from the group consisting of Al5I type 410, Al5I type 420, and Al5I type 440. 9. The flexible attachment according to claim 1 is provided in a container device in which the transverse member between the first and second flange-like elements and between the third and fourth flange-like elements is a ribbon-like member. and wherein the cross members are spaced apart from their adjacent cross members, the flexible mounting is a container device. 10 The flexible mounting according to claim 1 is provided in a container device in which the transverse members between the first and second flange-like elements and between the third and fourth flange-like elements each have at least two The flexible mounting allows the container device to lie in two mutually perpendicular planes. 11. The flexible mounting according to claim 2 is provided in a container device in which two transverse members arranged between the first and second flange-like elements are arranged in a first plane and the other two the transverse members are arranged in a second plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane, the four transverse members being arranged symmetrically about a pivot axis extending substantially perpendicular to the first and second flange-like elements; The four transverse members are spaced equidistantly from the pivot axis, the flexible mounting being a container device. 12 The flexible mounting according to claim 11 is a container device, wherein the two transverse members in the first plane are spaced apart at a distance approximately equal to the width of the transverse members. Container device. 13 The flexible mounting according to claim 11 is provided in a container device in which two transverse members arranged between the third and fourth flange-like elements are arranged in a first plane and in the other two the transverse members are arranged in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane, the four transverse members being arranged symmetrically about a pivot axis extending perpendicular to their respective flange-like elements;
The four transverse members are equally spaced apart from the pivot axis, the flexible mounting being a container device. 14 The flexible mounting according to claim 1 is a container device in which the width of each horizontal member is about 12.9 times its thickness, and the length of each horizontal member is about 2.9 times its width. The flexible mounting, which is approximately 42 times larger, is a container device. 15. A flexibly mounted container device, wherein the device comprises at least one bracket, a flange-like element, and at least one support frame for mounting one of the flange-like elements; a container having a plurality of elongated resilient transverse members interconnecting between two of the flange-like elements and means for detecting the weight contained within the container;
A mounting secured to the container includes a bracket, a first flange-like element secured to the bracket, and a second flange-like element spaced apart and parallel to the first flange-like element.
a flange-like element, a connecting member fixed to the second flange-like element, a third flange-like element fixed to the connecting member, and a third flange-like element arranged parallel to and spaced from the third flange-like element. a support frame fixed to the fourth flange-like element; and a support frame fixedly attached to the fourth flange-like element and extending generally perpendicularly to the first and second and third and fourth flange-like elements to interconnect these elements respectively. a plurality of coupled elongate resilient transverse members, the cross-sectional area of said transverse members in a plane collectively parallel to the respective flange-like elements of the transverse members having a pivot axis extending generally perpendicular to the respective flange-like elements; , wherein a first mounting bracket is disposed on one side of the container, and the container device further includes:
A second attachment secured to the reaction side of the vessel includes a bracket, a fifth flange-like element secured to the bracket, and a fifth flange-like element spaced apart and parallel to the fifth flange-like element. a sixth flange-like element, a second connecting member fixed to the sixth flange-like element, a seventh flange-like element fixed to the connecting member, and arranged parallel to and spaced apart from the seventh flange-like element. an eighth flange-like element;
a second support frame secured to the eighth flange-like element; and a plurality of elongated elongated elements extending generally perpendicularly to the fifth and sixth and seventh and eighth flange-like elements to interconnect them, respectively. a resilient transverse member, the cross-sectional area of said transverse member in a plane collectively parallel to the respective flange-like element of the transverse member being symmetrical about a pivot axis extending perpendicularly to the respective flange-like element; A flexible mounting is arranged on the container device. 16 The flexible attachment according to claim 15 provides for a container device having four substantially identical transverse members of ribbon-like configuration, each member having a width substantially greater than its thickness; The length of each member is substantially greater than its width, and between the first and second flange-like elements and between the third and fourth flange-like elements. , and further the fifth flange-like element and the sixth flange-like element.
The flexible mountings are mounted between the flange-like elements and between the seventh flange-like element and the eighth flange-like element, respectively. 17% Permissible Claim The flexible mounting according to claim 15 is provided in a container device, further comprising a third mounting fixed to the bottom of the container and a ninth flange-shaped mounting fixed to the bracket. a tenth spaced apart flange-like element spaced apart from and parallel to the ninth flange-like element; a third connecting member secured to the tenth flange-like element; and a third connecting element; No. 11 fixed to the member
a flange-like element, a twelfth flange-like element arranged parallel to and spaced from the eleventh flange-like element, a third support frame fixed to the twelfth flange-like element, and the ninth and tenth flange-like elements. and a plurality of elongated resilient transverse members extending generally perpendicular to said eleventh and twelfth flange-like elements and interconnecting each of said elements, each of said transverse members having a plane generally parallel to said flange-like elements; The flexible mounting comprises a cross-sectional area of said transverse member arranged symmetrically about a pivot axis extending generally perpendicular to the respective flange-like element. 18. The flexible mounting container device according to claim 15, further comprising: a sensor beam having one end fixed to the connecting member; and deflection sensor means coupled to the other end of the sensor beam. A flexible mounting is provided in the container apparatus, whereby the deflection sensor means detects the weight contained within the container. 19 The flexible mounting according to claim 18 further comprises spring means coupled at one end to the sensor beam and fixed at the other end to said sensor beam, whereby said sensor means The flexible mounting is such that the range of deflection of the container is substantially constant regardless of the range of weight supported by the container. 2. The flexible mounting according to claim 15 is provided between the first and second flange-like elements and between the third flange-like element in the container device.
and a fourth flange-like element, and further between a fifth and a sixth flange-like element.
The flexible mounting comprises four transverse members arranged substantially parallel to each other between the flange-like elements and between the seventh and eighth flange-like elements, respectively. 21. The flexible mounting according to claim 15 provides for a container device in which the first and fourth flange-like elements are in the same plane, the second and third flange-like elements are in the same plane, and the fifth flange-like element is in the same plane. and an eighth flange-like element are in the same plane, and the sixth and seventh flange-like elements are in the same plane. 2. The flexible mounting according to claim 15 is a container device in which the horizontal member is tempered to have spring elasticity.
, Al5I type 410, Al5I type 420, and Al5I
The flexible mounting is made of stainless steel selected from the group consisting of Type 440 and the container device. 2. The flexible mounting according to claim 15 is provided between the first and second flange-like elements and between the third flange-like element in the container device.
and a fourth flange-like element, and further between a fifth and a sixth flange-like element.
The transverse members between the flange-like elements and between the seventh and eighth flange-like elements are ribbon-like members, said transverse member platforms being spaced apart from their adjacent transverse members. Flexible mounting is a container device. 2. The flexible mounting according to claim 15 is provided between the first and second flange-like elements and between the third flange-like element in the container device.
and a fourth flange-like element and further between said fifth flange-like element and said sixth flange-like element and between said seventh flange-like element and said eighth flange-like element. The flexible mounting allows the container device to lie in two mutually perpendicular planes. 2. The flexible mounting according to claim 16 is provided in a container device in which two transverse members arranged between the first and second flange-like elements are arranged in a first plane and the other two four transverse members are arranged in a second plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane, and the four transverse members are arranged symmetrically about a pivot axis extending substantially perpendicular to said first and second flange-like elements. , the four transverse members being equidistantly spaced from the pivot axis, the two transverse members disposed between the fifth and sixth flange-like elements being disposed in a first plane; two transverse members are arranged in a second plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane, and these four transverse members are arranged symmetrically about a pivot axis extending substantially perpendicular to said fifth and sixty-seventh flange-like elements. the flexible mounting is arranged such that the four transverse members are equidistantly spaced from the pivot axis; 2. The flexible mounting according to claim 25 is a flexible mounting in a container device, wherein the two transverse members in the first plane are spaced apart from each other by a distance substantially equal to the width of the transverse members. is a container device. 2. The flexible mounting according to claim 25 is provided in a container device in which two transverse members arranged between the third and fourth flange-like elements are arranged in a first plane and the other two four transverse members are arranged in a second plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane, said four transverse members being arranged symmetrically about a pivot axis extending substantially perpendicular to their respective flange-like elements;
The four transverse members are equally spaced apart from the pivot axis, the two transverse members disposed between the seventh and eighth flange-like elements being disposed in a first plane and the other transverse members being arranged in a first plane. the two transverse members are arranged in a second plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane;
said four transverse members are arranged symmetrically about a pivot axis extending generally perpendicular to said flange-like elements, said four transverse members being equidistantly spaced from said pivot axis; , flexible mounting is a container device. 2. The flexible attachment according to claim 15 is a container device in which the width of each horizontal member is about 12.9 times its thickness, and the length of each horizontal member is about 2 times the width. .42 times the flexible mounting is a container device.