Stackable and/or nestable box
AssigneeFami S.R.L.
InventorLUCA MILANI
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a stackable, nestable or both stackable and nestable box composed of a front panel, a rear panel and two side panels. The side panels each have a side rest surface comprising at least one guide tooth configured to realise a side centring of an upper box during the realisation of a stacking configuration. There is also preferably provided a retaining tooth capable of preventing sliding, along the front and rear panels, between two stacked boxes. There is also preferably provided a rear panel comprising a step for providing a vertical support of an upper box when stacked. Preferably, there is provided a locking tooth capable of preventing a sliding, along the side panels, between two stacked boxes.
Claims12
A stackable and/or nestable box (100) comprising
- a bottom wall (1);
- a side wall (2) which rises from said bottom wall (1) and which is defined by side panels (2a, 2b), a front panel (2c) and a rear panel (2d), said side wall (2) defining with said bottom wall (1) a containment volume (V) open above, said side panels (2a, 2b) each comprising at least a portion that is recessing (3) from said containment volume (V) and at least one portion protruding (4) towards the containment volume (V),
- wherein each protruding portion (4) comprises above at least one side rest surface (5),
- wherein each recessing portion (3) is configured to rest on a corresponding side rest surface (5) of a lower identical box in a first stacking configuration and to fit within a corresponding recessing portion (3) of a lower identical box in a second nesting configuration,
- wherein each side rest surface (5) comprises at least one base surface (5a) intended to restingly receive a lower portion of an upper identical box, when in said first stacking configuration, and at least one guide tooth (6) defining a guide surface (6a) inclined towards said base surface (5a) and facing said containment volume (V),
- wherein the guide surfaces (6a) are opposite each other and converging towards the base surface (5a) so as to define a side self-centring of an identical upper box during the realisation of said first stacking configuration.
The stackable and/or nestable box (100) comprising
- a bottom wall (1);
- a side wall (2) which rises from said bottom wall (1) and which is defined by side panels (2a, 2b), a front panel (2c) and a rear panel (2d), said side wall (2) defining with said bottom wall (1) a containment volume (V) open above;
- wherein said side panels (2a, 2b) each comprise at least one side rest surface (5) configured to restingly receive a lower portion of an upper identical box in a first stacking configuration, said side panels (2a, 2b) being further configured to fit within a lower identical box in a second nesting configuration,
- wherein said rear panel (2d) comprises above a receiving portion (9) configured to stably retain in a predetermined position a corresponding lower portion of an upper box, when in said first stacking configuration, so as to realise a rear centring of an upper box during the realisation of said first stacking configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.