Construction of panels, enclosures or containers

A container in which each of at least three sides of the container is formed from at least two panel members disposed edge to edge and each having cavities in the ends thereof, the sides being interconnected at right angles to one another by corner pieces having two pairs of spigot formations projecting therefrom at right angles to one another and engaged in said cavities in the panel members such that the corner pieces in addition to connecting the sides together bridge the panel members and retain same in abutment with one another, the lower panel members of all three sides being provided with inwardly directed longitudinal recesses accommodating an edge of a sheet constituting a base for the container.

A set of components for use in the construction of a panel, comprising a plurality of panel members having cavities in the ends thereof and a plurality of connecting members having spigot formations shaped and dimensioned so as to be engageable in said cavities, whereby the connecting members may bridge the junction or junctions between panel members disposed edge to edge so as to construct a panel.

A method of forming an enclosure or container having sides consisting of at least two panel members mounted one upon the other and interconnected by corner pieces having spigot formations engageable in cavities in the ends of the panel members, the method comprising utilising a corner piece to bridge the gap or gaps between the adjacent panel members forming each side of the enclosure or container whereby to simultaneously connect the panel members forming each side together and connect the sides together.