Foldable transport container and method for assembling such a container
AssigneeRoche Molecular Systems, Inc.
InventorsErich Stiess, Sylvia Dobroszczyk, Jie Pu, Alexander Gaier
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a foldable transport container suitable to receive and hold multiple plates with samples in it. The container is comfortable to load, transport and unload. The invention also relates to a strip of material for providing such a foldable transport container. Finally the invention relates to a method for assembling such a foldable container.
Claims14
A foldable transport container for a stack of plates placed inside the transport container, with the transport container comprising in a folded state the following components:
- a bottom wall, a front wall and a back wall linked to each other;
- a top wall divided into at least two parts, with a first top wall part linked to the front wall and a second top wall part linked to the back wall, the top wall providing a handle for carrying the transport container;
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- substantially open sides,
- wherein each of the front wall and the back wall comprises a flap on each of its lateral sides, with each flap being folded to a side of the transport container, and wherein each open side is at least partially covered by the respective folded flaps, further wherein each flap comprises a linked bottom latch and is connected to its opposing flap below the bottom wall by means of respectively opposing bottom latches, wherein the connection between opposing flaps is established by form-fit engagement of the respectively opposing bottom latches, further wherein each bottom latch comprises a notch and matching opposing notches interlace in a crosswise manner.
The foldable transport container according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein, in an unfolded state, the transport container consists of a strip of material provided in a flat manner, in the form of a strip of cardboard or paper, pre-cut for providing the components of the foldable transport container.
A foldable transport container for a stack of plates placed inside the transport container, with the transport container comprising in a folded state the following components:
- a bottom wall, a front wall and a back wall linked to each other;
- a top wall divided into at least two parts, with a first top wall part linked to the front wall and a second top wall part linked to the back wall, the top wall providing a handle for carrying the transport container;
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- substantially open sides,
- wherein each of the front wall and the back wall comprises a flap on each of its lateral sides, with each flap being folded to a side of the transport container, and wherein each open side is at least partially covered by the respective folded flaps, wherein each flap on an upper end extends into a protrusion for providing guidance during an insertion of each plate into the transport container, wherein the protrusion is provided in the form of a guiding wing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.