MX2012005529A - Collapsible crate. - Google Patents

Collapsible crate.

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MX2012005529A
MX2012005529A MX2012005529A MX2012005529A MX2012005529A MX 2012005529 A MX2012005529 A MX 2012005529A MX 2012005529 A MX2012005529 A MX 2012005529A MX 2012005529 A MX2012005529 A MX 2012005529A MX 2012005529 A MX2012005529 A MX 2012005529A
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vents
panel
package
base
containers
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MX2012005529A
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Mauricio D Cavalcante
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Rehrig Pacific Co
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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

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Abstract

A crate includes a base, a pair of opposed side walls extending upward from the base and a pair of opposed end walls extending upward from the base. The base includes a plurality of container support areas each defined by a rectangular perimeter defined by a plurality of vents.

Description

CONTRAIBLE PACKAGING Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a package including a base, a pair of opposite side walls extending upwardly from the base and a pair of opposite end walls extending upwardly from the base.
Background of the Invention The product packages may include a base having a pair of opposite side walls and a pair of opposite end walls extending upward therefrom. The side walls and the end walls can be oscillatingly connected to the base, in such a way that they can be contracted on the base when the packaging is emptied.
A clamshell shaped container is a known plastic container, frequently used to send and sell fruit, such as strawberries, or other items that require refrigeration. The clam shell-shaped container includes an upper portion hingedly connected to a lower portion, such as by means of an active hinge. The upper portion includes a shoulder portion extending around a periphery of a portion of the lid. A plurality of REF.230767 upper ventilation openings are formed through the pointed end walls and an upper wall of the cover portion. The lower portion includes a shoulder portion extending around a periphery of a base. A plurality of the lower vent openings are formed through the tip ended side walls and a bottom wall of the base. A plurality of connectors connecting the shoulder portion of the upper portion to the shoulder portion of the lower portion. The connectors also space the upper portion of the lower portion to provide additional ventilation.
Brief Description of the Invention A package includes a base, a pair of opposite side walls extending upwardly from the base and a pair of opposite end walls extending upwardly from the base. The base includes a plurality of container support areas each defined by a rectangular perimeter defined by a plurality of vents.
Brief Description of the Figures Figure 1 is a perspective view of an exemplary package according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a side view of the package of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is an end view of the package of Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a plan view of the package of Figure 1.
Figure 5 is a view from the bottom of the package of Figure 1.
Figure 6 is a perspective view of a container in the shape of a clam shell.
Figure 7 is an end view of the container of Figure 6.
Figure 8 is a side view of the container of Figure 6.
Figure 9 is a plan view of the container of Figure 6.
Figure 10 is a view from the bottom of the container of Figure 6.
Figure 11 is a perspective view of a plurality of the containers of Figure 6 in the package of Figure 1.
Figure 12 is a side view of the package and the containers of Figure 11.
Figure 13 is a side view of the wire structure of the package and the containers of Figure 11.
Figure 14 is an end view of the package and the containers of Figure 11.
Figure 15 is an end view of the wire structure of the package and the containers of Figure 11.
Figure 16 is a plan view of the package and the containers of Figure 11.
Figure 17 is a view of the lower wire structure of the package and the containers of Figure 11.
Figure 18 is a plan view of the package and the containers of Figure 11 stacked crosswise on the package and the identical containers.
Figure 19 is a view from the bottom of the stack of Figure 18.
Figure 20 is a bottom view of the wire structure of the stack of Figure 18.
Figure 21 is a perspective view of the packages and containers of Figure 18 placed side by side.
Figure 22 shows the packages of Figure 21 without the containers.
Figure 23 is an end view of the packages of Figure 22 without the containers.
Figure 24 is an end view of the wire structure of the packages of Figure 23.
Figure 25 is an end view of the packages of Figure 21 with the containers.
Figure 26 is an end view of the wire structure of the packages of Figure 25.
Detailed description of the invention A package 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention is shown in Figure 1. The package 10 includes a base 12, a pair of opposite side walls 14 and a pair of opposite end walls, 16. The side walls 14 and the end walls 16 can be contracted onto the base 12. The end walls 16 can include handles 18. The locking levers 20 selectively connect the side walls 14 to the end walls 16 to hold the walls in place. the position of use, vertical.
The base 12 includes a top panel 22 having a plurality of openings or vents 24 formed therein.
With reference to Figures 1 and 2, the side walls 14 each include a portion of the lower panel 26 on the inner surface of the side wall 14, a portion 28 of the outer panel, on an exterior surface of the side wall 14 and above the portion 26 of the lower panel, and a portion 30 of the upper panel on an inner surface of the side wall 14 and above the portion 28 of the outer panel. A plurality of projections 32 extend outwardly from the portion 26 of the lower panel and the portion 30 of the upper panel and inwardly from the portion 28 of the outer panel.
The vertically oriented vents 27 are formed in the lower panel portion 26. The horizontally oriented vents 29 are formed in the outer panel portion 28. The horizontally oriented vents 31 are formed in the upper panel portion 30. The lower vents are oriented horizontally 34 are formed in the lower panel portion 26 below the vertically oriented vents 27.
The base 12 includes a plurality of lateral portions 40, vertical, spaced apart, defining the lower openings 38. The side wall 14 is oscillatingly connected to the vertical side portions 40.
With reference to Figures 1 and 3, the end walls 16 each include a portion of the lower panel 46 on an inner surface of the end wall 16, a portion of the outer panel 48 on an external surface of the wall of the end 16 and above the lower panel portion 46, and a portion of the upper panel 50 on an inner surface of the end wall 16 and above the portion 48 of the outer panel. A plurality of projections 52 extend outwardly from the portion 46 of the lower panel and the portion 50 of the upper panel and inwardly from the portion 48 of the outer panel.
Vertically oriented vents 47 are formed in portion 46 of the lower panel. Horizontally oriented vents 49 are formed in portion 48 of the outer panel. The horizontally oriented vents 51 are formed in the portion 50 of the top panel.
Figure 4 is a plan view of the package 10. The base 12 includes a plurality of vents 24. The vents 24 include a plurality of rows of vents 56 in which the rows extend parallel to the side walls 14 (in this example, there are six rows of ventilations 56). The vents 56 are elongated in the parallel direction with respect to the end walls 16. The vents 24 further include a plurality of vent columns 58, wherein the columns extend parallel to the end walls 16 (in this example , there are six columns of vents 58) and the vents 58 are elongated generally parallel to the side walls 14. Ventilations 24 further include three columns of off-center vents 62 (vents 62 elongated in a direction generally parallel to side walls 14) between the first and second columns of the ventilations 58, the third and fourth ventilating columns 58 and the fifth and sixth ventilating columns 58. The ventilations 60 are formed between the second and third ventilating columns 58 and the fourth and fifth ventilating columns. 58. The arrangement of the vents can also be observed as a 3x3 arrangement of the support surfaces of the container, each having a rectangular perimeter of elongated vents that are oriented perpendicular to the perimeter. Figure 5 is a view from the bottom of the package 10.
The spacing and arrangement of the vents 24 in the base 12 are further explained with reference to the clam shell-shaped containers 100 shown in Figures 6-10. The clam shell-shaped container 100 is a known plastic container frequently used for the shipping and sale of fruit, such as strawberries, or other items that require refrigeration. The shell-shaped container 100 includes an upper portion 102 and a lower portion 104. The upper portion 102 includes a shoulder portion 106 that extends around the periphery of a portion 108 of the lid. A plurality of upper ventilation openings 110 are formed through the pointed end walls and an upper wall of the cover portion 108. The lower portion 104 includes a portion 112 of the projection extending around a periphery of a cover. base 114. A plurality of lower ventilation openings 116 are formed through the pointed end walls and a lower wall of the base 114. A plurality of connectors 118 connect the portion 106 of the projection of the upper portion 102 with the portion 112 of the projection of the lower portion 104. The connectors 118 also space the upper portion 102 of the lower portion 104 to provide additional ventilation.
As shown in Figure 11, a plurality of shell-shaped containers 100 can be placed in the package 10 (in this example, nine). Figure 12 is a side view of the package 10 and the containers 100 of Figure 11. Figure 13 is a view of the wire structure of Figure 12. With reference to Figures 12 and 13, the lower ventilation openings 116 of the containers 100 align with the lower openings 38 and the lower vents 34 of the package 10. The vents 29 in the portion 28 of the outer panel of the package 10 align with the gap between the upper portion 102 and the lower portion 104 of the container 100. The vents 31 in the upper panel portion 30 of the packaging 10 align with the upper ventilation openings 110 in the containers 100.
Figure 14 is an end view of the package 10 and the containers 100 of Figure 11. Figure 15 is a view of the wire structure of Figure 14. With reference to Figures 14 and 15, the vents 49 in FIG. the portion 48 of the outer panel of the package 10 is aligned with the gap between the upper portion 102 and the lower portion 104 of the container 100. The vents 51 in the portion 50 of the upper panel of the package 10 are aligned with the upper ventilation openings 110. of the containers 100.
Figure 16 is a plan view of the package 10 and the containers 100 of Figure 11. Figure 17 is a view of the lower wire structure of the package 10 and the containers 100 of Figure 16. The lower ventilation openings 116 along the long wall of the container 100 align with the rows of vents 56. The lower vents 116 along the short wall of the container 100 align with the columns of the vents 58. Some of the vents 58 they are aligned between the containers 100, as do some of the off-center ventilations 62 and the vents 60. Each of the containers 100 is received on a support surface of the container defined by the perimeter of the elongated vents, in such a way that the elongate lower vent openings 116 of the container 100 are aligned with the elongated vents along the perimeter of each supporting surface of the reci pent The alignment of the vents of the package 10 and the containers 100 provides an improved flow of cold air in the containers 100 when the package 10 and the containers 100 are placed in refrigeration.
The package 10 can be stacked on an identical package 10 either in an aligned orientation (not shown) or in a cross-stacked orientation, as shown in Figure 18 (as part of the cross-stacked stack of the packages 10). , in a known arrangement). As shown, the upper package 10 is rotated ninety degrees relative to the lower package 10, so that two thirds of the packages 10 overlap (if the width of the package 10 is two thirds of its length). Figure 19 is a bottom view of the packages 10 of Figure 18. As shown, in the cross-stacked orientation, the vents 56 of the upper package 10 align with the vents 58 of the lower tray 10, and vice versa. The off-center vents 62 also align with the vents 56. This could also mean that the vents in the base 12 of the upper package 10 are aligned with the upper vents 110 of the containers 100 (just like the vents in the base 12 aligned with the lower ventilation openings 116 of the containers 100, because the upper ventilation openings 110 are aligned with the lower ventilation openings 116).
Figure 21 shows the packages 10 and the containers 100 aligned with the end wall 16 of a package 110 adjacent to one edge of a side wall 14 of the other package 10. This is a part of a lower layer of the packages 10, in where another layer could be stacked thereon, as in Figures 18 and 19. As shown in Figure 24, vents 29, 49 align, vents 31, 51 align and vents 27, 47 align.
The package 10 is thus designed to provide good ventilation when it is cross-stacked with the identical vents. Also, the package 10 and the containers 100 in combination, provide improved ventilation. This allows even faster cooling of the product (for example strawberries) in the containers 100.
In accordance with the provisions of the statutes and jurisprudence of patents, the exemplary configurations described above are considered to represent a preferred embodiment of the invention. However, it should be noted that the invention can be practiced other than specifically illustrated and described without departing from its spirit or scope.
It is noted that in relation to this date, the best method known to the applicant to carry out the aforementioned invention, is that which is clear from the present description of the invention.

Claims (17)

CLAIMS Having described the invention as above, the content of the following claims is claimed as property:
1. A packaging, characterized in that it comprises: one base; a pair of opposite side walls extending upwardly from the base; a pair of opposite end walls that extend upward from the base; Y the base includes a plurality of container support areas each defined by a rectangular perimeter defined by a plurality of vents.
2. The packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that the plurality of the vents are elongated.
3. The packaging in accordance with the claim 2, characterized in that the plurality of vents are oriented perpendicularly with respect to the perimeter of the support areas of the container.
4. The packaging in accordance with the claim 3, characterized in that the side walls and the end walls are hingedly connected to the base.
5. The packaging according to claim 3, characterized in that a plurality of containers are placed on the base, each of the containers supported on one of the support areas of the container, each of the containers has lower ventilation openings aligned with the ventilations of the container support area, respectively.
6. The package and the containers according to claim 5, characterized in that the plurality of lower ventilation openings are formed through the pointed end walls and a lower base wall of each of the containers.
7. The packaging according to claim 2, characterized in that the side walls each include a portion of the lower panel on an inner surface of the side wall, a portion of the outer panel on an outer surface of the side wall and above the portion of the lower panel, and a portion of the upper panel on an inner surface of the side wall and on top of the outer panel portion.
8. The package according to claim 7, characterized in that a plurality of projections extend outward from the portion of the lower panel and a portion of the upper panel and inward from the portion of the outer panel.
9. The packaging according to claim 7, characterized in that the vertically oriented vents are formed in the lower panel portion, the horizontally oriented vents are formed in the outer panel portion, and the horizontally oriented vents are formed in the portion of the panel higher .
10. The packaging according to claim 9, characterized in that a plurality of containers are placed on the base, each of the containers supported on one of the support areas of the container, each of the containers has an upper portion connected in an articulated manner to a lower portion, the upper portion includes a shoulder portion extending around a periphery of a portion of the lid, a plurality of connectors connecting the shoulder portion of the upper portion to the shoulder portion of the lower portion and defining a gap between the shoulder portions, wherein the vents in the outer panel portion of the package align with the gap between the upper portion and the lower portion of the container.
11. The packaging according to claim 10, characterized in that each of the containers has ventilation openings aligned with the ventilations of the respective container support area.
12. The packaging according to claim 11, characterized in that it also includes horizontally oriented lower vents formed in the lower panel portion below the vertically oriented vents.
13. The packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that the side walls and the end walls include vents that are arranged in such a way that when one of the end walls of the package is placed against one of the side walls of an identical package. , the vents in one of the end walls are aligned with the vents in one of the side walls of an identical package.
14. The packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that the support areas of the container are arranged in a 3 x 3 arrangement.
15. A packaging, characterized in that it comprises: a base; a pair of opposite side walls extending upwardly from the base; a pair of opposite end walls that extend upward from the base; Y wherein the side walls each include a portion of the lower panel on an inner surface of the side wall, a portion of the outer panel on an outer surface of the side wall and above the lower panel portion, and a portion of the upper panel on an internal surface of the side wall and above the portion of the outer panel, where the vertically oriented vents are formed in the lower panel portion, the horizontally oriented vents are formed in the outer panel portion, and the vents oriented horizontally they are formed in the upper panel portion.
16. The package according to claim 15, characterized in that a plurality of projections extend outward from the portion of the lower panel and the portion of the upper panel and inward from the portion of the outer panel.
17. The packaging according to claim 15, characterized in that the ventilations of the side walls and the end walls are arranged in such a way that when one of the walls of the ends of the package is placed against one of the side walls of an identical package , the vents in one of the end walls are aligned with the vents in one of the side walls of an identical package.
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