Container

Abstract

The container comprising a base (1), two side panels (2,3), one front panel (4), one back side which opens (5) and a roof (6) can be assembled from and dismounted into the above listed components. Means are provided (18-21, 25a, 27a) for fastening the side panels (2,3) and the front panel (4) to the base (1) and to the roof (6). The three panels are provided with vertical reinforcements (7, 8, 9, 10). Means are provided (25, 27) for fastening the front panel (4) to the side panels (2, 3) by the abutting reinforcements (7-10). The back side (5) of the container consists of two doors (36, 37) which are hinged on the abutting reinforcements (7, 9). The fastening device (18-21) which holds the side panels together with the base and the roof can also be used to fasten the roof directly to the base when the container is dismounted; there is enough room between the roof and the base to store the side panels (2,3), the front panel (4) and the doors (36, 37). The bulk of the container is considerably reduced when the container is dismounted and its components packed together, which in turn considerably reduces the cost of returning the empty containers; the container does not have any small components likely to be lost when it is returned; the container is very simple to assemble and to dismount; the fastening devices (18-21, 25a, 27a) are easy to operate; the bulk of the dismounted container with its components packed together is preferably equal to one sixth of the original container.

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