Mesh container and method for producing a mesh container
OwnerPeter Nilsson, Tobias Ringenhaginventors
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Abstract
A mesh container two sets of opposing sides, a bottom, and a rim extending outwardly from the top of the sides is folded from one or more precursors cut from a web comprising a mesh portion formed by perforating and stretching part of a sheet and an unstretched portion. Each precursor is single piece that is folded into at least two side panels made at least partly of mesh and a portion of the outwardly extending rim made of the unstretched portion of the web. One or more portions for a bottom panel may be included with the two side panels, the bottom of the container being formed by folding the bottom panel portions away for the side panels to form an overlapping joint with each other.
Claims14
A container made from a mesh material comprising a first set of opposing side panels and a second set of opposing side panels, a bottom panel formed from bottom panel portions, and a rim directed outwards from an upper edge of each of the side panels;
- wherein each opposing side panel in the first set of opposing side panels is made up with one of the of the bottom panel portions from a single piece of material, at least a portion of which is mesh;
- wherein each bottom panel portion that is connected with one of the opposing side panels of the first set of opposing side panels is folded away from the side panel to which it is connected, the bottom panel portions connected to the first set of opposing side panels overlapping along a middle of the bottom panel between the opposing the side panels from which they are folded and joined along the overlap.
A mesh material container comprising a first and a second set of opposing side panels, a bottom panel, and a rim directed outwards from the side panels, wherein the rim and at least one side panel from each of the first and second sets of opposing sides panels are formed from a single sheet of metal, the rim being formed from an unstretched portion of the sheet of metal and the side panels being formed at least in part of mesh formed by cutting and then expanding the sheet metal, and wherein the bottom panel is formed by two bottom panel portions with an overlapping joint on the bottom panel, the overlapping joint being embossed to form, in cross-section, a protrusion along a length of the overlapping joint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.