Receptacles – Compartmented container – Cells
Patent
1997-09-05
1999-06-22
Castellano, Stephen
Receptacles
Compartmented container
Cells
206427, 206509, 220516, 220519, 220720, 220 6, B65D 21032
Patent
active
059134445
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The invention relates to a transport and/or storage container, particularly of plastics, for transported material such for example as tins, bottles or tubs.
Various containers for transporting and storage of transported materials, such as cans, bottles or tubs, made of plastics, are known in which the wall elements are integrally connected to the base and are articulated pivotally to the base via hinge arrangements. The wall members and the bases in these case usually have mouldings, which are adapted to the external contour of the material to be transported. In common with the goods themselves, in this way centring of the same is achieved, and movement of the goods into an undefined intermediate position is prevented. In order however to secure the goods in this way, the container must have a specific minimum height. Particularly in the case of wall members rigidly disposed on the base this requires a constructive height which disadvantageously increases the transport volume in the empty condition.
When wall members are disposed via hinge arrangements on the base, the transport volume in the empty condition is minimised. Thus however complex articulated structures are often necessary, which have a negative influence on the manufacturing costs of such transport containers.
The object underlying the invention is now to provide a transport and/or storage container, which can be simply and cost-effectively manufactured and which, retaining the most effective centring of the transported material, enables a compact construction of the transport container, particularly in the case when transported empty.
The object of the invention is achieved by the features. The surprising advantages of this solution according to the invention reside in the fact that due to the displaceable mounting of the positioning device, this can on the one hand be pivoted into a position close to the base, so that especially when the transport containers are stacked above or in one another, the transport volume, in particular in the empty condition, is minimised, and on the other hand an effective centring of the transported goods is achieved by pivoting the positioning device into a position remote from the base.
An advantageous constructive variant is described, by means of which the individual transport and/or storage containers can be aligned flush with one another and thus the transport volume is optimised.
A design is advantageous, by means of which the connection of the positioning device with the hinge arrangement can be produced simply and thus cost-effectively.
A construction is advantageous, as the hinge arrangement can be connected in a cost-effective and simple way to the base or to the wall members.
A further development is also advantageous, by means of which the positioning device can be disposed in an easily-produced manner on the wall members, or this arrangement simultaneously provides the wall members necessary for stacking the transport containers.
A further advantageous measure is described, by means of which the attachment tabs and thus the entire positioning device is positioned within the transport container. This is particularly important, as the position of the positioning device relative to the transport container or to the transport goods to the transport container is decisive for the most effective utilisation of the available transport volume.
A construction has the advantage that the positioning device can be separated simply from the transport container, so that the transport container and the positioning devices can be individually and compactly stacked and thus stored.
A further development enables the positioning device to be displaced into various vertical positions relative to the transport container in a simple way. A variant is also of advantage, in which the attachment tab and thus the spacer member can be additionally pivoted relative to the positioning device.
A design is however also advantageous, because in this way the hinge arrangements can be cost-effectively and simply manufactured.
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REFERENCES:
patent: 1054035 (1913-02-01), Ruhnau
patent: 2418248 (1947-04-01), Denton
patent: 2459921 (1949-01-01), Comer
Castellano Stephen
Steiner Freizeitmobel Gesellschaft m.b.H. & Co. KG
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