Mesh container and method for producing a mesh container
AssigneeElfa International AB
InventorsPeter Nilsson, Tobias Ringenhag
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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.
Claims44
A method for use in making containers that comprise sides made at least partly of metal mesh and a surrounding metal rim extending outwardly from the sides not made of mesh, the method comprising:
- cutting one or more precursors from a web of sheet metal comprising one or more portions that have been perforated and expanded along an expansion direction to form metal mesh, and one or more unstretched sheet metal portions;
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- for each of the one or more precursors, folding the precursor to make up in a single piece at least a first side panel for a metal mesh container and an adjacent second side panel for the metal mesh container, and at least a portion of the surrounding metal rim extending outwardly from top edges of the first and second side panels, wherein the first and second side panels are at least partly made of metal mesh at least a portion of the rim joins the first and the second side panels and is formed from one of the one or more unstretched sheet metal portions.
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A container made from a mesh material comprising a first and a second set of opposing side panels, a bottom panel and a rim directed outwards from an upper edge of each of the side panels, wherein one side panel from each of first set of opposing side panels and a portion of the bottom panel is made up from a single piece of material, at least a portion of which is mesh;
- wherein each bottom panel portion is folded away from the side panel to which it is connected, the bottom panel portions overlapping along a mid-portion of the bottom panel and joined along the overlap.
A container made from a mesh material comprising a first and a second set of opposing side panels, a bottom panel and a rim directed outwards from an upper edge of each of the side panels, wherein one side panel from each of first set of opposing side panels and a portion of the bottom panel is made up from a single piece of material, at least a portion of which is mesh;
- wherein each bottom panel portion is folded away from the side panel to which it is connected, the bottom panel portions overlapping along a mid-portion of the bottom panel 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.
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.
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