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US 12,631,438 B2Granted
Stackable and/or nestable box
AssigneeFami S.R.L.
InventorLuca Milani
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Abstract
Stackable and/or nestable box having a bottom wall and a side wall which rises from the bottom wall and which is defined by side panels, a front panel and a rear panel. The side panels include at least one recessed portion which is recessing from the containment volume and at least one portion protruding towards the containment volume. The box is configured to be nested within another box and to be stacked with other boxes or other containers with dimensions compatible with, or close to, the dimensions of box.
Claims9
A stackable box (100) comprising:
- a bottom wall (1);
- a side wall (2) which rises from the bottom wall (1) and which is defined by side panels (2a, 2b), a front panel (2c) and a rear panel (2d), the side wall (2) defining with the bottom wall (1) a containment volume (V) open above the bottom wall (1), the side panels (2a, 2b) comprising at least one recessed portion (3) which is recessing from at least one portion protruding (4) on the side panels (2a, 2b) towards the containment volume (V), wherein:
- each recessed portion (3) is configured to fit inside a corresponding recessed portion (3) of a lower identical box (100) that is stackable and/or nestable in a nesting configuration;
- each protruding portion (4) comprises at least one side rest surface (5), the at least one side rest surface (5) configured to receive a base portion (200a) of a container (200) in a stacking configuration, and/or wherein said side wall (2) is adapted to rest on an upper portion (200b) of the container (200) in said stacking configuration;
- the side rest surface (5) comprises at least a first base surface (5a) and at least one guide tooth (6) defining:
- a guide surface (6a), inclined towards the first base surface (5a) and facing the containment volume (V), and
- a second base surface (5b), adjacent to said guide surface (6a), said first and/or said second base surface (5a, 5b) being intended to restingly receive a base portion (200a) of the container (200) when in said stacking configuration,
- the container (200) having dimensions compatible with, or close to, the dimensions of the stackable box (100), wherein said protruding portions (4) each have a pair of side walls (4a, 4b) converging towards a top vertex (4c), and wherein said first base surface (5a) and said guide tooth (6) are arranged along only one side wall of said pair of side walls (4a, 4b).
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