US3917102A - Collapsible container - Google Patents

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US3917102A
US3917102A US411528A US41152873A US3917102A US 3917102 A US3917102 A US 3917102A US 411528 A US411528 A US 411528A US 41152873 A US41152873 A US 41152873A US 3917102 A US3917102 A US 3917102A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B12/00—Jointing of furniture or the like, e.g. hidden from exterior
    • F16B12/10—Jointing of furniture or the like, e.g. hidden from exterior using pegs, bolts, tenons, clamps, clips, or the like
    • F16B12/28—Jointing of furniture or the like, e.g. hidden from exterior using pegs, bolts, tenons, clamps, clips, or the like for metal furniture parts
    • F16B12/34—Jointing of furniture or the like, e.g. hidden from exterior using pegs, bolts, tenons, clamps, clips, or the like for metal furniture parts using keyhole-shaped slots and pins
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B96/00—Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture
    • A47B96/20—Furniture panels or like furniture elements
    • A47B96/201—Edge features
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B5/00—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them
    • F16B5/06—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them by means of clamps or clips
    • F16B5/0607—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them by means of clamps or clips joining sheets or plates to each other

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  • a collapsible container comprising a plurality of p els detacheably joined along their edges by a series of [5 (:1. lockin device inserted through ed apertures 58 Fld fSe h 220/75 76 834R 4F g gn 1 o are through two edges, each of said edges being bent out- 220/7 217/43 12 13 wardly from the respective panels in such a manner d l' t h References Cited that the e ges 1e flush agalns eac other 2,182,201 12/1939 Harris 220/75 US. Patent Nov.
  • the present invention relates to collapsible containers which are particularly suited for use as waste-paper baskets and other office receptacles. Such containers are commonly made from panels permanently joined along their edges, by mortise joints for example. The containers are, therefore, expensive to construct and bulky to transport.
  • the object of this invention is to provide an improved collapsible container of simple construction.
  • a collapsible container comprising a plurality of panels detachably joined along their edges, wherein each two adjoining edges of two panels are bent outwardly from the respective panels in such a manner that the edges lie flush against each other, the two edges being held against each other by at least one releasable locking device inserted through aligned apertures through the two edges.
  • FIG. 1 is a view in perspective of a container embodying the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a front view on a larger scale of a part of the container in FIG. 1, looking into a pair of edges;
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-section of the part in FIG. 2 taken on the line IIIIII;
  • FIG. 4 is a partial section of the container in FIG. 1 taken on the line IV-IV in FIG. 1
  • the container embodying the invention is designed on a modular basis.
  • the container is formed from panels which are, for preference, rectangular with their sides conforming to a given module. From a limited number of types of panel it is thus possible to make cube-shaped or parallelepiped baskets for files, umbrella stands, flower containers, bases for ashtrays, etc.
  • a basket of parallelepiped shape shown in FIG. 1 consists of four side panels 11, which are rectangular and equal in size to one another and a square base panel 12, each of which panels may be in sheet metal or in plastics material.
  • Each panel 11 and 12 is provided with a bend near to each margin and parallel to the margin to form a corresponding edge 13, bent at an angle of 45 to the panel itself.
  • Each edge 13 of each panel 11 and 12 is provided with a series of identical elongated apertures 14, basically of the shape of a buttonhole circular opening 15.
  • the apertures 14 are set out parallel along the edge 13 to which they belong and are situated so that when two edges 13 of two panels are placed together, each aperture in one edge is aligned exactly with an aperture in the other edge.
  • each clip 16 (FIG. 2) consists of two identical wings 17 which are basically flat and are placed symmetrically at the end of a pin 18 with which they form an integral part. As may be clearly seen in FIG. 3, the clips 16 are, in section, of a shape identical to that of the apertures. Furthermore, the dimensions in section of the clips 16 are slightly smaller than the corresponding dimensions of the aperture 14. The clip 16 may be produced either in'plastics material or in metal.
  • the wings 17 (FIG. 2) consist of a pair of parallel clamping surfaces 20 which are separated by a distance equal to double the thickness of the panels 11 and 12 and two protuberances 21 which, in relation to the pin 18 are placed on the part opposite to the surfaces 20.
  • the operator takes hold of a clip 16 by one of the wings 17 (FIGS. 2 and 3) and with this wing placed parallel to the aperture 14 inserts the clip 16 into the two apertures 14, slipping the pin 18 through the opening 15 until the surfaces 20 are level with the surfaces of the edges 13, but not yet in contact therewith.
  • the positions of the apertures 14 and the distance between the protuberances 21 of the clips 16 are such that, before the rotation of 90 is completed, the protuberances touch the external surfaces of the two panels 11.
  • the operator applies a certain torque to the clip 16 so that the protuberances 21 are splayed apart, bowing the pin.
  • the pin tends to bend in a direction which causes the surfaces 20 to come together and consequently to clamp the two edges 13 firmly together.
  • each clip 16 is produced by the fact that the two panels 11 act on the protuberances 21 of the clip 16 during the rotation in the same way as a wedge. Since the protuberances 21 form the lever arms for the bending of the pin 18, their length in relation to that of the surfaces 20 may be such that the effort required from the operator to carry out the tightening operation is not large.
  • the operator inserts the other clips 16 in the pairs of apertures of the panels in the manner described and then assembles all the panels until the basket 10 is complete.
  • panels for containers as described above may be subject to various modifications without departing from the scope of the invention as claimed.
  • certain panels may be of a trapezoidal shape in which case the edges 13 will form a dihedral angle with the panel which is slightly different from 45.
  • Such panels can be used to form tapering containers.
  • a collapsible container comprising:
  • each panel having a central planar portion and peripheral planar portions disposed at an acute angle with respect to the plane of the central planer portion, each peripheral portion of each panel positionable in a juxtaposed relationship with one peripheral portion of another panel when the panels are in an assembled state;
  • locking means for releasably locking the juxtaposed peripheral portions of the panels together to maintain the panels in an assembled state
  • said locking means comprising means defining at least one elongated aperture in each peripheral portion of the panels each aperture elongated along an axis parallel to the vertex of the angle between the central planar portion and the peripheral portion and positioned to be aligned with the corresponding aperture of a juxtaposed peripheral portion of another panel and locking members each removably insertable through two aligned apertures and each comprising a pin member and two wing members each having a clamping surface, the two wing members connected at either end of said pin member to space the clamping surfaces apart a distance substantially equal to the thickness of two juxtaposed peripheral portions and wherein each locking member when inserted in two aligned apertures is rotatable about the pin member from an unlocking position to a locking position wherein the clamping surfaces inwardly bear against the juxtaposed peripheral portions locking them together.
  • said locking means further comprises means for preventing relative movement of the juxtaposed peripheral portions in the plane of the juxtaposed peripheral portions.
  • a collapsible container according to claim 4, wherein said means for preventing relative movement comprises a central substantially cylindrical hole in each aperture having a diameter greater than the width of the aperture and wherein said pin member is sub-. stantially cylindrical and-has a diameter greater than the width of the aperture and less than the diameter of the hole.
  • a collapsible container according to claim 1 wherein the angle of rotation from the unlocking to the locking position is approximately 7.

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US4005795A (en) * 1974-10-18 1977-02-01 Plastipak (Proprietary) Limited Collapsible container
US4796383A (en) * 1986-05-29 1989-01-10 Dura Lee, Ltd. Collapsible reusable planter box
US4895743A (en) * 1985-04-30 1990-01-23 Phillips Petroleum Company Blow molded article
US5862917A (en) * 1997-09-30 1999-01-26 Trienda Corporation Pallet sleeve clip with visible positive open and closed positions
US5950855A (en) * 1994-12-10 1999-09-14 Li; Lingqun Multifunctional hard packing box
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US2457262A (en) * 1944-10-17 1948-12-28 Glenn H Norquist Shipping assembly
US2920682A (en) * 1956-06-22 1960-01-12 Paul W Lindberg Plastic resinous toy parts and method of making and assembling the same
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US2182201A (en) * 1937-07-28 1939-12-05 Henry H Harris Carburizing box
US2317561A (en) * 1940-04-16 1943-04-27 Tinnerman Products Inc Clip fastener
US2457262A (en) * 1944-10-17 1948-12-28 Glenn H Norquist Shipping assembly
US2920682A (en) * 1956-06-22 1960-01-12 Paul W Lindberg Plastic resinous toy parts and method of making and assembling the same
US3572535A (en) * 1969-01-21 1971-03-30 William W Kinzie Collapsible storage container
US3570801A (en) * 1969-04-23 1971-03-16 Wagman Metal Products Inc Mold for concrete test beam

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US4005795A (en) * 1974-10-18 1977-02-01 Plastipak (Proprietary) Limited Collapsible container
US4895743A (en) * 1985-04-30 1990-01-23 Phillips Petroleum Company Blow molded article
US4796383A (en) * 1986-05-29 1989-01-10 Dura Lee, Ltd. Collapsible reusable planter box
US5950855A (en) * 1994-12-10 1999-09-14 Li; Lingqun Multifunctional hard packing box
US5862917A (en) * 1997-09-30 1999-01-26 Trienda Corporation Pallet sleeve clip with visible positive open and closed positions
US20080110907A1 (en) * 2006-11-10 2008-05-15 Chun Kui Chiu Modular panel construction technique

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