US20040108316A1 - Box for military camp equipment - Google Patents

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US20040108316A1
US20040108316A1 US10/656,837 US65683703A US2004108316A1 US 20040108316 A1 US20040108316 A1 US 20040108316A1 US 65683703 A US65683703 A US 65683703A US 2004108316 A1 US2004108316 A1 US 2004108316A1
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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
    • B65D90/00—Component parts, details or accessories for large containers
    • B65D90/02—Wall construction
    • B65D90/023—Modular panels
    • 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
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/52—Large containers collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected
    • B65D88/526—Large containers collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected with detachable side walls
    • B65D88/528—Large containers collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected with detachable side walls all side walls detached from each other to collapse the container
    • 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
    • B65D90/00—Component parts, details or accessories for large containers
    • B65D90/02—Wall construction
    • B65D90/08—Interconnections of wall parts; Sealing means therefor

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  • this invention concerns a box particularly for military camp equipment.
  • this box can be transported and stocked in various environments such as warehouses, ship holds, marine containers, and stocking areas in general, even outdoor, and is composed of a structure that is made up of a bottom grid, a top grid, opposite sides and opposite side panels.
  • Cardboard boxes have been employed, light, easy to produce, and much cheaper to manufacture. However they have a limited work life, are not so resistant to wear and tear, and are not environment-friendly; in short, because of these problems, cardboard boxes can generally only be used once because the basic material of which they are made deteriorates rapidly. Moreover they are marked by a poor water resistance, high maintenance costs, need to use straps, belts and the like to ensure staunchness, high disposal costs, high risk of theft of the contents, fast deterioration of the box.
  • the problem at the basis of the present invention is that of creating a box particularly for military camp equipment that can solve the drawbacks of the prior art described above.
  • FIG. 1 shows schematically a perspective view of a box particularly for military camp equipment according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 shows schematically a perspective view and in separated parts of the box in FIG. 1;
  • FIGS. 3 a and 3 b show schematically a perspective enlarged view of the fixing system for the box sides, respectively in cross section and in perspective;
  • FIG. 4 shows schematically a perspective view of the separated parts and a detail of the box
  • FIG. 5 shows schematically a perspective view of the box stacking with another identical box
  • FIG. 5 a shows a perspective view of a detail of the stacking system shown in FIG. 5;
  • FIG. 5 b shows schematically a detail of the stacking system shown in FIG. 5;
  • FIGS. 6 a and 6 b and 6 c show schematically the characteristics of the stacking system of two boxes according to the invention
  • FIGS. 7 a , 7 b and 7 c show a perspective view of an enlarged detail of the box shown in FIG. 1;
  • FIGS. 8 a , 8 b , and 8 c show a view of the successive steps of assembly of the box shown in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 1 With reference to FIG. 1, with 1 a box particularly for military camp equipment according to the present invention and comprising a metal structure 2 is generally indicated.
  • Said metal structure 2 is composed in turn (FIG. 2) of a top grid 3 , a bottom grid 4 , opposite sides 5 , and opposite side panels 6 .
  • Said top grid 3 , and bottom grid 4 are rectangular metal frames, as similarly are rectangular metal frames said opposite sides 5 , and said opposite side panels 6 .
  • Said metal frames are generally built from closed sections commercially available; advantageously said sections are square.
  • the opposite sides 5 and the opposite side panels 6 , are comprise at least two uprights 8 each and a plurality of crossbars 9 fixed to the uprights 8 by weldings or other known methods.
  • the top grid 3 and bottom grid 4 are made of opposite long sides 10 , opposite short sides 11 and a plurality of crossbars 9 , made of the above mentioned sections, said crossbars being fixed to said long sides 10 by welding or other known methods.
  • said crossbars 9 are arranged in perpendicular fashion to said uprights 8 , in the case of the opposite sides 5 , and the opposite side panels 6 , and are arranged in perpendicular manner to said long sides 10 , in the case of the top grid 3 and bottom grid 4 .
  • buffer panels 7 To said frames are associated buffer panels 7 , glued to said frames so to be placed in the interior part of structure 2 of box 1 ; said buffer panels 7 , are composed of sheets made of a material with adequate mechanical resistance to contain and protect the camp equipment packed in box 1 , manufactured, for example, from different kinds of elastomer materials. Said panels 7 can be easily replaced individually in the case of breakage, without having to intervene on the structure 2 , or the remaining panels 7 .
  • said opposite sides 5 are connected to said top grid 3 and said bottom grid 4 using male-female engagement means 12 and fixing means 14 .
  • Said engagement means 12 are composed of male connecting and centering elements 12 a , and female elements 12 b .
  • Said male elements are composed of cylindrical pins 13 a arranged on the sides 5 , in particular on the most external crossbars 9 , at the uprights 8 , and on the opposite side of these uprights 8 and are inserted into said female engagement means 12 b , which are composed of housings 13 b of the bottom grid 4 , and the top grid 3 , made out in correspondence of said pins 12 b on sides 5 .
  • Said housings 13 b are provided with circular holes with predetermined size adapted to allow the passage of the cylindrical pins 12 b ; the depth of said housings 13 b is preferably the same as the length of the pins 12 b.
  • the fixing means 14 described above include a screw 14 a , a hole 14 b in the base of the housings 13 b , with a diameter smaller than the diameter of the pins 12 b , co-axial with said pin and located on the opposite side compared to the insertion hole for the pin 12 b , a threaded cavity 14 c drilled inside each pin 12 b and coaxial with said pin 12 b , sized so that each pin 12 b can be fixed in its corresponding housing 13 b using a screw 14 a passing through said hole 14 b and screwing into said threaded cavity inside each pin 12 b.
  • the two opposite side panels 6 are provided with side fins 15 , said fins 15 being integral part of the uprights 8 of said side panels 6 .
  • said fins are generally rectangular in shape, elongated, and completely surround the upright 8 of which they are part.
  • said fins are located on the part of side panels 6 towards the exterior of box 1 , protruding in the direction of the corresponding uprights 8 of sides 5 , and resting on said corresponding uprights 8 of sides 5 .
  • the top grids 3 and bottom grids 4 are provided with container rims 16 and 17 respectively, located on and forming part of the sections that constitute the respective short sides.
  • Said container rims 16 and 17 are positioned on the parts of grids 3 and 4 that face the exterior of the box 1 , on the part of the respective side panels 6 .
  • the container rims 16 of the top grid 3 protrude in the direction of the bottom grid 4
  • the container rims 17 of the bottom grid 4 protrude in the direction of the upper grid 3 .
  • Said container rims 16 and 17 permit simple and rapid insertion of the opposite sides against the grids 3 and 4 and sides 5 , completing the structure 2 of box 1 , and, together with the side fins 15 , they allow stable and safe blocking of side panels 6 against grids 3 and 4 , and against sides 5 .
  • FIGS. 8 a , 8 b ands 8 c show the sequence followed for assembling the side panels 6 and the subsequent obtaining of the structurally complete box 1 .
  • FIG. 8 a the side panel 6 is made to knock against the sides 5 in proximity of the top grid 3 , and the upper part of said side panel 6 is inserted into the cavity formed between the top grid 3 and the corresponding upper container rim 16 until it lays on said top grid 3 .
  • closing systems 26 have been provided (FIG. 1), for example security seals made of a numbered plastic band or made of the traditional lead wire, that is has to be broken to open the box 1 .
  • boxes 1 it is possible to stack several boxes 1 (FIGS. 5 a e 5 b ).
  • boxes 1 can be stacked three levels high.
  • Said metal plates 18 are preferably triangular in shape, more precisely a right-angled isosceles triangle, with the cathetus attached to the long side 10 and to the short side 11 that intersect at the corresponding angle, and with the unattached hypotenuse.
  • each bottom grid 4 of said box 1 is provided with support feet 19 .
  • the box 1 is preferably provided with two further support feet 28 , located on a crossbar 26 of the bottom grid 4 , parallel to said short sides 11 and linked in central position as regards the long sides 10 .
  • Said feet 28 when the box 1 is stacked onto a second box, rest on a crossbar 27 of the top grid of said second box, linked in central position as regards the long sides 10 .
  • the bottom grids 4 of the boxes 1 further comprises advantageously a plurality of sections 20 (FIG. 6 b ) of predetermined size associated, preferably welded, to the underside of said bottom grids 4 on the long sides 10 .
  • said sections 20 are arranged two for each long side 10 , in parallel and in contact for their total length with said long sides 10 , spaced and extending from the ends of said long sides 10 towards the center of said long sides 10 , in order to create a passage 24 between the respective internal ends of said sections 20 , for the lift truck forks 21 (FIG. 6 a ) from both long sides 10 .
  • a passage 25 for said lift truck forks 21 is formed under the respective short sides 11 , delimited only by the support feet 19 (FIG. 6 c ).
  • the passages are all the same width as to allow the use of a single lift truck with a single fork.
  • the side panels 6 are provided with handles 22 , inserted into screw eyes 23 , attached to the bottom surface 24 of at least one crossbar 9 of said side panels 6 .
  • Said handles 22 are preferably forged from a metal rod of predetermined size, bent in four points in order to provide said handles 22 with the characteristic “omega” shape, the feet of the “omega” corresponding to the pins of the handle 22 , inserted into the respective screw eyes 23 .
  • These handles are movable and can be moved up to a 90° angle (FIG. 7 b ) between a protruding position for handling purposes, and the rest position that is recessed in the box side so that it is flush with the surface.
  • each side panel 6 there are two handles 22 on each side panel 6 , both on the same crossbar 9 , at a predetermined distance from each other, and at a predetermined distance from the uprights 8 on which said crossbar 9 is welded.
  • the metal material used for the modular structure 2 of box 1 is steel.
  • galvanised steel is the preferable material.
  • the long sides 10 of grids 3 and 4 have a length between 210 and 230 centimeters
  • the short sides 11 of the grids 3 and 4 have a length between 110 and 130 centimeters
  • the uprights 8 of sides 5 and side panels 6 have a length between 200 and 250 centimeters.
  • the box results modular, which is that when stored or stacked with other identical boxes, it occupies the exact internal space of larger structures such as a container.
  • Boxes particularly for military camp equipment according to the present invention have excellent structural resistance permitting the stacking of up to three boxes on top of each other, thus allowing an increased stocking density, obtaining a considerable saving in storage surface.
  • the box structure according to the present invention is solid and sturdy, thanks to the use of steel, and on the other hand it is corrosion resistant thanks to the galvanised finish.
  • the box 1 is splashing-tight and is practically waterproof; furthermore, said panels ensure a good barrier against splashing, and provide hygienic insulation for the contents against insects and parasites such as woodworm, moths, caterpillars and mould inside the box, without having to resort to chemical and thermal treatments.
  • insects and parasites such as woodworm, moths, caterpillars and mould inside the box, without having to resort to chemical and thermal treatments.
  • the boxes can be used for all purposes even in damp tropical climates and can also be stocked out of doors.
  • boxes for military camp equipment according to the invention offer the advantages of being highly resistant and long-lasting, they can be used repeatedly, they have low maintenance costs, and are easy to assemble, all of which overcome many of the problems associated with the prior art.
  • Another important aspect of the present invention is the easy maintenance for rapid and simple replacement of any elements that may be damaged, such as a side panel, with a new element kept in stock as a spare part.
  • Said box can furthermore be completely dismantled, allowing its stock and transport with a minimal encumbrance.
  • Last but not least advantage of a box particularly for camp equipment according to the invention is the very strong structure that prevents infraction by non-authorized persons.
  • a box according to the invention may be suitably equipped with an identification system, thanks to, for example, a metal plate wearing a barcode and respective number or by the application of an electronic “microchip” survey device.

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