Folding container
AssigneeFocke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
InventorsHeinz Focke, Harald Gosebruch
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Abstract
Folding containers as packaging for relatively large bundles are conventionally sent to the refuse tip (damp) after use. The invention is to provide a reusable and largely recyclable folding container. For this, at least the side walls (11 to 14) made of plastic are designed with hinge strips (30), consisting of the same or a similar material, for the connection of said side walls. A version with a so-called tray is also possible. In this case, one part of the folding container consists of paperboard and serves for receiving smaller packs, whilst another part, made of plastic as described previously, is designed with hinge strips and is therefore reusable.
Claims14
A folding container comprising:
- side walls, a bottom wall and a cover wall, the side walls consisting of rigid material and being foldable at vertical edges in such a way that an open folding container can be folded flat, said rigid material being waterproof or water-repellent;
- and
- waterproof elastic hinge strips (30) connecting adjacent ones of said side walls to one another at the vertical edges;
- wherein the bottom wall (15) and cover wall (20) are formed from folding tabs (16 to 19;
- 21 to 24) arranged at upper and lower free edges of the side walls (11 to 14), the folding tabs also consisting of waterproof or water-repellent material and being pivotally connected to the side walls (11 to 14) via waterproof elastic hinge strips (30) in such a way that the open folding container (10) can be folded flat;
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- wherein the side walls (11 to 14;
- 39 to 42) have outer layers (33, 34) of high-density films between which a thicker stiffening ply (35), consisting of a material of lower dead weight, is arranged.
A folding container comprising:
- side walls, a bottom wall and a cover wall, the side walls consisting of rigid material and being foldable at vertical edges in such a way that an open folding container can be folded flat, said rigid material being waterproof or water-repellent;
- and
- waterproof elastic hinge strips (30) connecting adjacent ones of said side walls to one another at the vertical edges;
- wherein at least one of the bottom wall (15) and the cover wall (20) is formed from folding tabs (16 to 19;
- 21 to 24) arranged at upper and lower free edges of the side walls (11 to 14), the folding tabs also consisting of waterproof or water-repellent material and being pivotally connected to the side walls (11 to 14) via waterproof elastic hinge strips (30) in such a way that the open folding container (10) can be folded flat;
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- wherein said side walls (11 to 14;
- 39 to 42) are of multi-ply design, and the elastic hinge strips (30) are embedded between two outer plies (27, 28) of the side walls;
- and
- wherein said outer plies (27, 28;
- 33, 34) are pressed together with one another at ply edges thereof in such a way that the ply edges are made liquid-tight.
A folding container comprising:
- side walls, a bottom wall and a cover wall, the side walls consisting of rigid material and being foldable at vertical edges in such a way that an open folding container can be folded flat, said rigid material being waterproof or water-repellent;
- and
- waterproof elastic hinge strips (30) connecting adjacent ones of said side walls to one another at the vertical edges;
- wherein the bottom wall (15) and cover wall (20) are formed from folding tabs (16 to 19;
- 21 to 24) arranged at upper and lower free edges of the side walls (11 to 14), the folding tabs also consisting of waterproof or water-repellent material and being pivotally connected to the side walls (11 to 14) via waterproof elastic hinge strips (30) in such a way that the open folding container (10) can be folded flat;
- wherein the side walls are of multi-ply design with two outer plies;
- wherein intermediate webs (29) are disposed between the two outer plies (27, 28) and are directed transversely thereto;
- and
- wherein said outer plies (27, 28;
- 33, 34) are pressed together with one another at ply edges thereof in such a way that the ply edges are made liquid-tight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.