WO1999047426A1 - Conteneur empilable pliable - Google Patents

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WO1999047426A1
WO1999047426A1 PCT/AU1999/000190 AU9900190W WO9947426A1 WO 1999047426 A1 WO1999047426 A1 WO 1999047426A1 AU 9900190 W AU9900190 W AU 9900190W WO 9947426 A1 WO9947426 A1 WO 9947426A1
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Mark Dobson
Paul Dunand
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Ge Capital Returnable Packaging Systems Ltd.
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  • This invention relates to a container for transporting articles such as produce or components for use in manufacture or the like.
  • produce and components are transported in suitably sized containers which are collapsible so that after the produce or components have been transported to a desired location the containers can be collapsed and returned to a manufacturer or producer for re-use.
  • the collapsibility of the containers ensures that when the containers are returned minimum space is occupied therefore ensuring that the pay load to be carried by a truck or other vehicle is as large as possible.
  • the collapsibility of the container also facilitates storage thereof when not in use.
  • United States Patent No. 4186841 there is described a stackable, collapsible container having four corner posts with an upper portion of each post including a protrusion and a lower portion of each post including an aperture.
  • the containers may be stacked on top of each other in the erected configuration such that the protrusions on the upper portion of the posts of one container co-operate with the corresponding apertures of the container immediately thereabove.
  • This reference also describes the provision of additional protrusions at a median section of each post such that, when the container is collapsed, the protrusions in the median section are exposed to enable co-operation of the additional protrusions with corresponding apertures in another container in the collapsed configuration stacked immediately thereabove.
  • the device described in this reference has the difficulty that, as a result of the manner of collapsing of the container, the height of the side walls of the container is limited to being less than the length of the end walls thereof, and the height of the end walls is limited to being less than the length of the side walls thereof. If the end and/or side walls are of greater length than this, folding would not be possible as the walls would impact against each other in the folding process.
  • This device also requires that the protrusion at the median section of the post is the same as that at the upper portion thereof.
  • the containers also, whether in the erect or collapsed configuration, require quite accurate placement of the containers in relation to each other to ensure that the protrusion is properly positioned within the aperture.
  • United States Patent No. 3981410 describes a similar device in which protrusions are positioned at the lower portion of the corner posts, with apertures provided in the median and upper portions of the corner posts.
  • a further disadvantage of this type of construction is highlighted in this patent, in that this type of construction requires two of the walls to be of a different strength to the other two walls, as two of the walls are supported by the main support posts, whereas the other two are not. This causes an inherent degree of weakness in the unsupported wall.
  • International Patent Publication No. WO95/09110 discloses a container which is collapsible, however, it does not specifically address the issue of the ability to stack the container in the collapsed and erected configurations.
  • the device described in this reference has the same limitation described above regarding the height of the container walls in the erected configuration being limited by the lengthwise dimensions of the container.
  • a container for transporting articles including a base, and a plurality of wall components coupled to the base for defining a storage compartment, the wall components being collapsible so as to enable the container to be placed in a collapsed condition.
  • a base post projects upwardly at each corner of the container, the base post projecting upwardly from the base and having a free end with an aperture at its upper portion.
  • the container also includes a container foot at each corner below each of the base posts, each foot having a generally horizontal abutment surface, a downwardly projecting pin and an angled abutment surface extending downwardly at an angle from the vertical, and wherein said container, when in an erect article transporting condition, is able to be stacked on another like container, one above the other, by locating each foot of the said container upon the wall components of said like container so that the generally horizontal abutment surface is located on a part of the wall components and where the angled abutment surface prevents the container from sliding off the wall components, and when in a collapsed condition said container can be stacked upon said like container by locating the generally horizontal abutment surface of each foot on a corresponding base post with the pin of each foot projecting into the aperture of the base post to thereby prevent the said container from sliding off the like container.
  • the wall components include wall component posts at each end of the wall components, which wall component posts, in the erected configuration of the container, are generally vertical, and the portion of the wall components which receive the generally horizontal abutment surface are adjacent posts of adjacent wall components.
  • the angled abutment surface comprises an inclined plate which is inclined so as to guide the wall component posts relative to the generally horizontal abutment surface so as to centre the wall component posts with respect to the generally horizontal abutment surface when the containers are in the erect transport condition and stacked one above the other.
  • the angled abutment surface is provided at an angle of between 35 and 40 degrees from vertical.
  • the generally horizontal abutment surface comprises a surface of a rectangular tube connected to a lower portion of the base, the tube having a generally vertical surface and the pin being connected to and projecting downwardly from the generally vertical surface of the tube.
  • the downwardly extending plate extends downwardly from the lower surface of the tube on the opposite side of the tube to the pin.
  • the wall components of the container are formed in at least two sections which are hingedly attached to one another to facilitate collapsing of the container.
  • the wall components may be hingedly attached to the base posts of the container.
  • a container for transporting articles including a base, and a plurality of wall components coupled to the base for defining a storage compartment, with the wall components being collapsible from an erect condition, in which the container can hold various articles for transportation, to a collapsed condition, where the wall components define a rectangular storage compartment with two of the wall components forming side walls of the storage compartment and two of the wall components forming end walls of the storage compartment. At least one of the wall components is formed in two portions which are hingedly coupled to one another so that the wall components can be folded at the hinges and simultaneously collapsed to reduce the container to its collapsed configuration.
  • two opposing wall components are formed in two such portions. All four wall components may be formed in two such portions.
  • one of the end wall components includes a door, the end wall component including a wall component post which is also formed in two parts and hinged together to facilitate folding of the wall component, said one of the end wall components including a door portion hingedly coupled to the wall component so that said door can be swung from a closed position to an open position whilst the wall component is in the erected position.
  • two wall component posts of two adjacent wall components are arranged adjacent one another in the erected configuration of the container and include respective first and second coupling means, so that the first and second coupling means can be connected together to secure the wall components together.
  • one of the adjacent wall components includes a securing bar and the other adjacent wall component includes a securing sleeve so the sleeve of one wall component can be slid over the bar of the other wall component to couple the adjacent wall components together when the wall components are erect.
  • the securing bar may consist of a bar protruding from the wall component and extending substantially parallel with the edge of the wall component from which it protrudes.
  • the wall components are pivotally coupled by a hinge to the base so that the wall components can be folded down onto the base in non- conflicting, substantially parallel relationship.
  • Opposing wall components of the container may be hingedly mounted on respective mounting sections at different heights in relation to the base of the container.
  • An additional short wall component may be provided between the base and the respective wall component of the container, with the wall component being hingedly connected to the additional short wall component.
  • a fabric lid may be provided and coupled to one of the wall components for closing said container when the container is in the erected condition and filled with articles.
  • the fabric lid comprises a sheet of material such as canvas or polypropylene.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a container in accordance with an embodiment of the invention in the erected configuration;
  • Figure 2 is an end view of the container of Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 3 is an enlarged end elevational view of the foot portion of the embodiment of Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of the foot of Figure 3;
  • Figure 5 is an enlarged view of the portion of the container indicated in Figure 2 relating to the connection between respective wall components of that embodiment;
  • Figure 6 is an enlarged view of the portion of the container indicated in Figure 2 relating to the connection between the wall components and the base posts of the container of that embodiment;
  • Figure 7 is a end elevational view of a container in accordance with the embodiment of Figure 1 in the collapsed configuration
  • Figure 8 is a side elevational view of two containers of the type shown in Figure 1 in the collapsed configuration and stacked one above the other; and Figure 9 is a side elevational view of two containers of the type shown in
  • Figure 1 in the erected configuration and stacked one above the other.
  • a container 10 which has side wall components 12 and 14 and end wall components 16 and 18.
  • the end wall component 18 forms a door which can be opened and closed in the direction of double headed arrow A to gain access to the container 10.
  • the wall components 12 to 18 are coupled to a base 20 so that the wall components can be folded down into a collapsed condition as will be described in more detail hereinafter.
  • Each of the wall components 12, 14, 16 and 18 is a bi-fold wall component formed from two portions, for example for the side wall 12, this wall is comprised of portions 12a and 12b shown in Figure 1 which are hinged together so that the portions 12a and 12b can fold in relation to each other as will also be described in more detail hereinafter.
  • the side wall component 14 is similar to the wall component 12 and also formed in two parts. End wall components 16 and 18 are also formed in two parts. See, for example, parts 18a and 18b as shown in Figure 1.
  • the container 10 has a foot 30 at each corner for enabling stacking of the containers in both the erected article transport condition shown in Figure 1 and in a collapsed condition as described in more detail hereinafter.
  • Connected to the base 20 between base frame members 20a and 20c are channels 32 for receiving the tynes of a forklift truck to enable the container to be lifted from either side 12 or 14.
  • the base 20 also includes channels 34 between base frame members 20b and 20d for receiving the tynes of a forklift truck to enable the container 10 to be lifted from the ends 16 and 18.
  • the channels 32 and 34 include a bottom plate strip 36, which are provided to help prevent tipping of the container when in use.
  • a panel (not shown) may be provided as the internal floor for the container.
  • the wall components 12, 14, 16 and 18 have end wall component posts
  • Intermediate posts may also be provided in the wall components 12, 14 , 16 and 18 and the wall components may be completed by suitable panels, mesh or the like in a known way.
  • adjacent wall component posts of adjacent wall components such as the wall component post pairs 15 and 17, 19 and 21 , 23 and 25, and 27 and 13 are arranged adjacent one another but do not overlap so that a small space is formed therebetween.
  • the space between the wall component post pairs accommodates cooperating connection members 40 (which will be described in more detail hereinafter) for coupling the wall components together.
  • the wall component 18 includes the wall component panels 18a and 18b which are coupled together by hinges 35 so that the panels 18a and 18b can be folded with respect to each other.
  • the wall component 18 also functions as a door.
  • the wall component 16 is similar to the wall component
  • the wall component 18 has an upper wall component frame 41 and a lower wall component frame 43 formed around the panels 18a and 18b respectively.
  • the posts 19 and 17 are hinged together by a hinges 49 and 51 respectively.
  • the hinge 35 is co-axial with the hinges 49 and 51 so that when the panels 18a and 18b are located within the upper and lower frame members 41 and 43 the wall component can fold in the direction of arrow C in Figure 1 to bring the upper frame portion 41 into overlapping and adjacent relationship with respect to the lower frame member 43.
  • the panels 18a and 18b are not fixed to posts 17 and 19 as in the case of the end panel 16 (being attached to posts 25 and 27) but rather the panels 18a and 18b are fixed 8
  • the frame members 41 and 43 which are hinged to the post 17 by hinges 61 and 63 shown in Figure 2.
  • the frame members 41 and 43 have latches 62 and 64 which can engage with sleeves (not shown) on the post 19.
  • the panels 18a and 18b therefore form a door 59.
  • the latches 62 and 64 are simply released and the panels 18a and 18b swing about hinges 61 and 63 as a single unit to enable the door to open.
  • the panels 18a and 18b form the door 59 of the wall component 18 with the frame members 41 and 43 acting as the door frame.
  • the side wall components 12 and 14 are formed from the two panels, being 12a and 12b in the case of the side wall component 12, and 14a and 14b in the case of the side wall component 14.
  • Panels 12a and 12b are hinged together, and panels 14a and 14b and are hinged together, by hinges 75 so that the top part can fold downwardly relative to the lower part as shown by arrow D on side wall component 12.
  • connector components 40 are provided for each of the upper and lower portions of each of the side and end wall components 12, 14, 16, and 18.
  • the connector components 40 are shown in greater detail in Figure 5.
  • the connection between the posts 19 and 21 will now be discussed in an exemplary manner, with similar constructions being assumed for the other connector components.
  • the post 19 has a protruding bar component 70, in the form of a plate which has a first section 72 welded to the post 19 and a second section 73 which is bent outwardly of the post 19, and then extends some distance along the length of the post parallel thereto.
  • the wall component post 21 carries a securing sleeve component 80 of the connecting member 40.
  • the securing sleeve component 80 comprises a pair of plates 81 and 83 with a bar 85 extending therebetween.
  • a square sleeve 87 is arranged on the bar 85 for sliding movement up and down along the bar 85.
  • the sleeve 87 is considerably bigger than the bar 85 and, when the wall components are in the erected condition shown in Figures 1 and 2, the sleeve 87 can be moved into a position whereby the sleeve 87 slides down over the portion 73 of the plate 70 to thereby couple the component 80 to the component 70 to in turn couple the adjacent wall component 19 and 21 together.
  • the adjacent wall components can be locked together by moving the sleeve 87 downwardly so that it engages the plate 70 or released by moving the sleeve 87 upwardly so as it releases from the plate 70.
  • FIGS 3 and 4 show in more detail the foot 30 of each corner of the container 10.
  • the foot 30 at the intersection of the base frame members 20a and 20d will be described in an exemplary manner.
  • Extending upwardly from the base 20 at the corner is a base post 90 which is formed from square section hollow tube.
  • the foot 30 includes a square tube section 91 which extends diagonally across the corner of the container 10 and which is cut flush with the frame members 20a, 20d etc.
  • Lower surface 93 of the tube section 91 forms a generally horizontal abutment surface the function of which will be described hereinafter.
  • the tube section 91 has an outwardly directed surface 95 and an inwardly directed surface 97.
  • a downwardly projecting pin 99 is welded to the surface 97 extending downwardly from the surface at an angle to the vertical.
  • the angled plate 98 is inclined with respect to the vertical by approximately 37 degrees, though the actual angle may be varied somewhat. Angles of up to 60 degrees and even higher are considered particularly useful.
  • the wall components 12, 14, 16, and 18, as described above are hinged at the base edge thereof to the base of the container.
  • fixing means 102 are provided on the wall component posts for connection with the respective base posts 90.
  • the fixing means 102 comprises a latch 103 provided on the relevant wall component post (in this case wall component post 13 associated with wall component 14), which latch 103 is receivable in an aperture in the top of base post 90 as shown in Figure 6.
  • the end wall components 16 and 18 are hinged directly to the frame members 20d and 20b respectively of the frame 20 by hinges 121.
  • a first short wall section 105 extends between the base frame member 20a and the side wall component 12.
  • a second short wall section 108 extends between base frame member 20c and side wall component 14.
  • the second short wall section 108 is slightly taller than the first short wall section 105 for reasons which will be explained.
  • the wall component 12 is hingedly connected to the top of the short wall section 105 by hinges 107.
  • the wall component 14 is also arranged on top of short wall section 108 and pivoted between the adjacent post 90 in the same manner as the wall component 12 by a hinge 109.
  • each of the wall components 12 to 18 are first folded in half by lowering the top part of the wall components 12 to 18 down adjacent to the bottom parts of those wall components.
  • the latches 103 are removed from the base post 90.
  • the end wall components 16 and 18 are then folded about the hinges 121 down flat onto the base 20.
  • the two end wall components 16 and 18 in the folded down position do not overlap one another and are merely arranged adjacent one another on the base 20.
  • the wall component 12 is then folded about hinge 107 onto the two end wall components 16 and 18. It should be noted that the height of the wall 105, as is best shown in Figure 7, is just level with the height of the upper surface of the collapsed wall components 16 and 18 so that when the wall component 12 is folded downwardly into position shown in Figure 13 it sits neatly and squarely on top of the folded wall components 16 and 18.
  • the wall component 14 is then folded down about hinge 109 on top of the wall component 12.
  • the height of the wall 108 is approximately equal to the height of the upper surface of the wall component 12 when it is in its folded condition so that the wall component 14 can be folded down neatly and squarely on top of the wall component 12.
  • FIG 7 one container 10 is located above another container 10' as is shown in Figure 8.
  • the pins 99 associated with the container 10 shown in Figure 8 are inserted into the base posts 90' of the lowermost container 10' and the container 10 rests on top of the base posts 90' by virtue of the abutment of the abutment surface 93 of each foot 30 on top of a respective post 90'.
  • the location of the pins 99 in the post 90' prevent substantial movement of the upper container 10 relative to the lower container 10' and the engagement and abutment of the abutment surface 93 on top of the base post 90' ensures secure and firm location of the container 10 above the container 10'.
  • Figure 9 shows an end view of erected containers as per that shown in
  • FIG 2 but in a stacked condition for transport on a truck or the like.
  • the upper container 10 is located on the lower container 10' so that the abutment surface 93 of each foot 30 of the top container 10 rests down on top of the adjacent side wall component posts at each corner of the lower container 10'.
  • An abutment surface 93 will rest upon each of the wall component post pairs 15' and 17', 19' and 21 ', 23' and 25', and 27' and 13' at the relevant corners of the containers 10 and 10'.
  • the inclined plate 98 acts to centre the foot 30 with respect to each of the post pairs by the top of those posts engaging the inclined plate 98 when the containers are being stacked, and guiding the upper container 10 into the proper position directly above the lower container 10' as the container 10 moves downwardly onto the container 10'.
  • the container 10 may include a lid or cover 150 which is preferably formed from fabric such as canvas, polyethylene or the like.
  • the cover 150 is secured to one of the wall components, in this case wall component 14 by any suitable attachment and includes straps 151 which may be used to tie down the cover 150 to close the container 10.
  • straps 151 which may be used to tie down the cover 150 to close the container 10.
  • plastic ties can be used in conjunction with the straps 151 and which must be cut before the straps 151 can be removed to show that the lid 150 has been removed or opened. This can be used to indicate tampering with the contents of the container 10 if the ties are cut prior to receipt of the container at the required destination.
  • plastic ties and the like can also be used in conjunction with the door on the wall component 18 which must be cut in order to open the 12

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La présente invention concerne un conteneur (10) de transport d'articles, comprenant une base (20), plusieurs élément parois (12, 14, 16, 18) couplés à la base (20) pour former un compartiment de stockage, les éléments parois (12, 14, 16, 18) étant repliables pour permettre d'amener le conteneur (10) dans une position repliée. Ce conteneur comprend aussi un montant de base (90) faisant saillie vers le haut à chaque angle du conteneur (10), ce montant de base (90) ayant une extrémité libre pourvue d'une ouverture (104) au niveau de sa partie supérieure. Le conteneur comprend également un pied (30) à chaque angle, en dessous de chaque montant de base (90), chacun de ces pieds (30) possédant une surface de butée généralement horizontale (93), une broche saillante (99) vers le bas, et une surface de butée angulaire (98) s'étendant vers le bas en formant un angle par rapport à la verticale. En position debout de transport d'articles, ce conteneur(10) peut s'empiler sur un autre conteneur(10') similaire, en posant chaque pied (30) de ce conteneur (10) sur les éléments parois de l'autre conteneur similaire, pour que la surface de butée précitée (93) s'applique sur une partie des éléments parois (12, 14, 16, 18) et que la surface de butée (98) empêche le conteneur(10) de glisser des éléments parois (90). En position repliée, on peut empiler ce conteneur(10) sur un autre conteneur (10') similaire, en posant la surface de butée (93) de chaque pied (30) sur un montant de base (90) correspondant, la broche (99) de chaque pied (30) faisant saillie dans l'ouverture (104) du montant de base (90), empêchant ainsi le second conteneur similaire (10') de glisser du premier conteneur(10).
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