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US 2003/0146213 A1Published application
Transport container
AssigneeIFCO Systems GmbH
InventorsRichard Kellerer, Christian Barth, Heinz Oster
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AssigneeIFCO Systems GmbH
InventorsRichard Kellerer, Christian Barth, Heinz Oster
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The present invention concerns a transport container, preferably made of plastic material, especially for vegetables, fruit and the like, with a floorboard (2) and several, preferably four, collapsible side walls (3, 4, 5, 6) that are arranged circumferentially on the floorboard (2) and can be folded down onto it. According to a first aspect of the invention, the floorboard (2) is provided with an essentially rectangular frame (8) in which there extends a floor profile (9) with a smooth surface, said floor profile (9) being stiffened by the provision of several bulges (10) that are formed by the curvature of the floor profile (9) in several space directions. According to a second aspect of the invention, the collapsible side walls (3, 4, 5, 6) can be fastened to each other in the upright position by means of a fastening mechanism (7, 4) provided on adjacent side walls (3, 5; 3, 6; 5, 4; 5, 6) in which a fastening bolt of a fastener arranged on one side wall (3, 5) can engage with a recess in the adjacent side wall), where the fastener (7), which is essentially accommodated in the side wall (3, 5), comprises or operates a displaceable element (16) that can be displaced against the force of an elastic spring element.
A transport container, preferably made of plastic material, especially for vegetables, fruit and the like, with a floorboard (2) and several, preferably four, collapsible side walls (3, 4, 5, 6) that are arranged circumferentially on the floorboard (2) and can be folded down onto it, characterized in that the floorboard (2) consists of an essentially rectangular frame (8) in which there extends a floor profile (9) with a essentially smooth surface, the said floor profile (9) being stiffened by the provision of several bulges (10) that are formed by the curvature of the floor profile (9) in several space directions.
A transport container in accordance with any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the floorboard (2) is provided with a stacking shoulder (11) with stacking grooves (12).
A transport container in accordance with any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bulges (10) represent depressions that, starting from the horizontal floor sections (23) at the level of the upper end of the stacking should (11), extend right down to the bottom end of the stacking shoulder (11).
A transport container in accordance with any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the floor profile (9) is prestressed before being inserted in the frame (8).
A transport container in accordance with any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the floor profile (9) is formed as a single piece with the frame (8).
A transport container, preferably made of plastic material, especially for vegetables, fruit and the like, with a floorboard (2) and several, preferably four, collapsible side walls (3, 4, 5, 6) that are arranged circumferentially on the floorboard (2) and can be folded down onto it, where the collapsible side walls (3, 4, 5, 6) can be fastened to each other in the upright position by means of a fastening mechanism (7, 4) provided on adjacent side walls (3, 5;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.