Classifications

• • 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
  • B65D3/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines
  • B65D3/02—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines characterised by shape
  • B65D3/06—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines characterised by shape essentially conical or frusto-conical
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
  • A47F5/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
  • A47F5/10—Adjustable or foldable or dismountable display stands
  • A47F5/108—Adjustable or foldable or dismountable display stands adapted for regular, e.g. daily, transport, filled with articles to a display area

Definitions

• the present invention relates generally to a storage unit and more specifically to those storage units which, via a lid or the like, can be closed or opened by application of the lid or removal of the lid from a storage box.
• the present invention relates more specifically to those openable and closable storage units which are adapted so as to be capable of enclosing, within an inner space, a folded-up complete display unit, consisting of one or more fold-out and collapsible stand parts and one or more roll-up information- carrying sheets, screens or the like, where the latter are easily attached to the former.
• a storage unit of this kind has a wall part which encloses the unit or forms a box and first and second end-wall parts, an upper lid related and a lower end-wall part, which interact and/or are integrated with this wall part, said wall part being arranged to, in cross-section, form a cross-sectional area following or in any case essentially following one or both said end-wall parts, in which said wall part can be considered to consist of two opposite semi-cylindrical wall sections interconnected by two plane interposed wall sections, in addition to which, within said wall part and delimited by in any case one end-wall part, there are in any case two different storage spaces.
• one storage space is intended for rolled-up information-carrying sheets or equivalent and the second space is intended for folded-up stand parts.
• the height of the storage units is thus designed to exceed slightly the height of said sheets or alternatively of said stand parts.
• Storage units for collapsible and fold-out complete display units consisting of one or more stand parts and one or more information-carrying sheets or screens, are previously known in a large number of embodiments.
• the storage unit is to be de ⁇ signed with dimensions adapted so as to be capable of storing such a folded-up display unit as is offered for sale under the trademark NETWORK (registered trademark) by Maxibit AB, Sweden. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
• the present invention is based on an openable and closable storage unit adapted so as to be capable of enclosing a folded-up complete display unit, consisting of one or more stand parts and one or more information-carrying sheets, screens or the like, which storage unit is to be cap- able of serving as a podium or the like, with a wall part which encloses the unit and first and second end-wall parts which interact and/or are integrated with this wall part, said wall part being arranged to, in cross-section, form a cross- sectional area following or in any case essentially following one or both said end-wall parts, in which said wall part can be considered to consist of two opposite semi-cylindrical wall sections interconnected by two plane interposed wall sections, in addition to which, within said wall part and delimited by in any case one end-wall part, there are in any case two storage spaces.
• the present invention indicates, in order to solve one or more of the technical problems indicated above, that one storage space is given a circular or in any case essentially circular cross-section by means of part- circular units which are formed in said plane wall sections or applied thereto, and that the second storage space is given a semi-circular or in any case essentially semi-circular cross- section by means of units which are formed in or next to said plane wall sections or attached thereto.
• one of said part- circular units and an adjacent unit are constituted by an integrated part.
• one of said part-circular units and an adjacent unit are formed via a recess in one of said wall sections.
• the invention indicates in particular that two parallel plane wall sections are provided with opposite units.
• an upper end-wall part is formed with an upwardly facing peripheral edge for forming a hollow and that there is a delimited space within the upper end-wall part.
• the circular cross-section is selected with a radius of curvature which is appropriate for one or more rolled-up picture lengths and that these, rolled up, form a further delimited, centrally located storage space.
• opposite units are to be dimensioned so as to form an opening between said two storage spaces.
• said units are arranged at a distance from one another.
• the advantages which can chiefly be deemed to be characte ⁇ ristic of a storage unit according to the present invention are that, by these means, the prerequisites have been created not only for, in an easy manner, being able to obtain a stor ⁇ age unit or storage box which is particularly appropriate for transport of folded-up display units, but also for this stor ⁇ age unit being capable of being used as a podium or the like and with an outer design and cover which can follow the design of a folded-out display unit.
• Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a folded-out dis ⁇ play unit with a storage unit indicated accor ⁇ ding to the invention, completed by a cover so as to be capable of serving as a podium,
• Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the storage unit in a first perspective view, without cover
• Figure 3 shows the storage unit according to Figure 2 in a second perspective view
• Figure 4 shows the storage unit according to Figures 2 and 3 in section and in a partial enlargement
• Figure 5 shows a perspective view of an upper end-wall part with a plate above an upper plane surface.
• the display unit 2 consists of one or more stand parts, illu ⁇ strated in Figure 1 as three stand sections 2a, 2b and 2c and one or more information-carrying sheets attached to the stand sections, illustrated in the exemplary embodiment as three information-carrying sheets divided into two 3a, 3d; 3b, 3e and 3c, 3f.
• the display unit 2 also has rounded edge parts 2e, 2f in this case. As this display unit 2 is previously known, it is not des ⁇ cribed in any greater detail here although it should be men ⁇ tioned that the sections of the stand unit 2 can adopt a folded-out position shown in Figure 1 or a folded-up position intended for packing.
• the information-carrying sheets 3a, 3d; 3b, 3e and 3c, 3f can be attached in a known manner to a folded-out stand unit 2 and consist of a suitable material so that the sheets can be rolled up.
• the storage unit 1 can, as Figure 1 shows, serve as a podium or the like when it is not being used as a storage unit or transport box.
• the storage unit 1 is shown in a completely closed position in two different perspective views.
• This storage unit 1 can be considered to consist of a wall part 10 which encloses the unit and first (upper.) 11 and second (lower) 12 end-wall parts which interact and/or are integrated with this wall part, said wall part 10 being arranged to, in cross-section, form a cross-sectional area "A" following or in any case essentially following one or both said end-wall parts 11, 12.
• Said wall part 10 can be seen as consisting of two opposite semi-cylindrical wall sections 10a, 10a' interconnected by two plane wall sections 10b, 10b'.
• One storage space 5 is given a circular or in any case essen ⁇ tially circular cross-section 5A by means of part-circular units 7, 7' formed in said plane wall sections 10b, 10b' or applied thereto, or inwardly directed projections.
• the second storage space 6 is given a semi-circular or in any case essentially semi-circular cross-section 6A by means of units 8, 8' formed in or next to said plane wall sections 10b, 10b' or attached thereto, or inwardly directed projections.
• One of said part-circular units 7, 7' and an adjacent unit 8, 8 * can be constituted by an integrated part 78 and one of said part-circular units and an adjacent unit are formed as a projection at a recess 20 in one of said wall sections 10b' .
• Each of the units 7, 8 can be applied and attached as a part to the inner surface of the wall part 10b' or integrated with the storage unit during manufacture.
• the embodiment according to the present invention indicates that three units are located vertically one above another in the wall part 10b', and three corresponding units are located one above another in the wall part 10b, and for each unit 78 there is a recess 20, 20a and 20b in the wall part 10b'.
• the recess 20 is arranged so as to extend across said plane wall part 10b' .
• the recesses 20, 20a and 20b have a height which together occupies 30-70% of the total height of the storage unit, which may be 80-110 cm, preferably around 100 cm.
• the exemplary embodiment illustrates that the recesses 20 and 20b have a greater height than the recess 20a, the height of the recess 20 exceeding the height of the recess 20a by 10- 50%, preferably 30%.
• the distance between adjacent recesses can be 20-40% of the height of the recess 20, preferably 30%.
• the scope of the invention also includes of course the use of more or fewer units with or without a recess 20 and, as Figures 2 and 3 show, with greater or smaller vertical extent and, since the units are identical or essentially identical, the following description will include only the unit which is located in the recess 20.
• the horizontal extent of the recess 20 could be slightly smaller than shown.
• the upper or first end-wall part 11 is formed with an upwardly facing peripheral edge 13 for forming a hollow 11', and at the same time it is shown that the upper end-wall part 11 can have a delimited space 40.
• the end-wall part 11 constitutes a lid with a lower edge 13' adapted to interact with the upper part of the wall part 10.
• the hollow 11 ' is dimensioned so as to have shallow depth and is adapted to be capable of receiving a plane block 30.
• the inner space 40 is delimited by a lid 40' which advantage ⁇ ously can be attached to the plane side parts of the end-wall part via a hinge (not shown) 41.
• the circular cross-section 5A of the space 5 is selected with a radius of curvature which is appropriate for one or more rolled-up picture lengths 3a ... 3f and these form a further inner centrally delimited storage space 5 ' which is appro ⁇ priate for rolled-up end parts 2e, 2f.
• Opposite units 78, 78' are dimensioned so as to form an open ⁇ ing between said two storage spaces 5 and 6, with the opening given the reference number 9.
• Said units 78, 78' can be dimensioned so that opposite edges are arranged at a distance from one another, say 10 to 20 cm, preferably about 15 cm.
• the lower of said end-wall parts 12 is provided with wheels 14, 14'.
• one of the semi-circular wall sections is to be provided with a carrying handle 15.
• a handle 16 next to the edge 13 is intended to form a hand- grip and with this the storage unit 1 can be rolled via the wheels 14, 14' along a surface 17.
• the semi-circular space 6 is adapted so as to be capable of storing magnetic strips, shelf planes and shelf constructions, in addition to folded-up stands.
• the circular space 5 can accommodate a lacquered aluminium lid 30 and as a lining a decor panel 31 with magnetic tape at both short ends.
• This decor panel 31 is adapted so as to be capable of surrounding the transport unit 1 and covering the wall sec ⁇ tions 10a, 10b, 10a', 10b' between the edges 51 and 52 by magnetic-strip interaction along the short ends.
• the lacquered plate lid 30 is located in the hollow 11 inside the border or the peripheral edge 13.

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