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US 6,604,770 B1Granted
Device for clamping a crate
AssigneeHeineken Technical Services B.V.
InventorPetrus Johannus Van Geijlswijk
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for clamping a crate (2), comprising a frame or a plate provided with at least a first and a second clamping element (6) for engaging on an interior section of the wall of the crate, which clamping elements are mounted some distance apart, wherein at least the first clamping element is provided with a clamping projection (31) which is movable with respect to the second clamping element.
Claims8
A device (4) for clamping a crate (2), comprising
- one of a frame and a plate (5) provided with at least a first clamping element (6) for engaging on a first interior section of a wall of the crate (2) and a second clamping element (6) for engaging on a second interior section of the wall of the crate (2),
- wherein the clamping elements (6) are mounted some distance apart,
- characterised in that at least the first clamping element (6) is provided with a clamping projection (31) which is movable with respect to the second clamping element (6), and a striking projection (32) which is adapted to be brought into engagement with a top edge of the crate (2) and is movable with respect to the one of the frame and the plate (5),
- wherein the striking projection (32) and the clamping projection (31) are mechanically coupled in that movement of the striking projection (32) relative to the one of the frame and the plate (5) due to the engagement of said striking projection (32) with the top edge of the crate (2) causes movement of the clamping projection (31) relative to the second clamping element (6).
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