Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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~LLET CONT~lNE~
r~lS inver,tion -orl,-er)-,s a pallet ,ontair,er ~..lith a lol.~.ler
pal:let c~n l.~.lt~i~-h is loc3ted arl irlrler Rlasties ,~nntair,er l,.litt,
an upper inlet ar"i a lo~.,.ler ,:iis,.-harcle valve ar"~ litt, a
reir,for,-ir,g ial~Fet l.~lhi~h tightly er,velnpc. the plasti,-s
~orltairler an~i is fastene~i ur, the pa~let.
~::al.let lorltainers of this typt are ger,erally k:rlo~ Ihey
~: usually have a sc;fuare torm l~ljttl a ruc~f.~e.i frame eor,s!ructior,
oF the outer reintoroint~ jal~F:et ~e.g.~ rlE-I~tl:~q C)b
thouc~h ,-ircular~ l-ylir"~ri,-al~ ar,li oval--rnur"i pallet
,::ontair,ers ale also i.nr..~ rl ~e~y.~ LIE:-.--lit~ 7 7CI~
~-~liis3dvalltat~e ot slrietly rel-~al~lnlllar pallet ~~ol-,tair~ers is
the ta.-t that the hi~t~ hy.il-o~.tati.- plessule crealeri in a
tillel:~ pa:llet ,~nr,tainer of tt,e r,ormal er3pality c-f atlo~..lt
~ f-)l) lite~c on the nr,e i~c~r~ arlli tt,e hal.k: ar~i forth
mo\Je/liF!r~ts ot the li~ .1 ir, trar,r.pt)rt nn the ntt,er harl~:i
clerlerate relatively ctror,q precisure for,:e~ e-pe,_ially ir~
the :lo~.~.ler part nf the larqe~ level ~e,lls nf the ~ontair~er~
rer.-.peftively the reil,for~~irlg .ja~F~et~ e.,3~.lsirly a ten~:ien~y to
t.,ulr~e or c~ ell~ sn ttl~t a r~.lr.lc~le~i. heavy an~:i riyi~:i trame
~-onstrlo~tion tle~omer- r,e,.-er.~rsr~ry~
Fallet ,-or,lairlers pnssessilln a Iylirlliri~:al~ roun~l or oval
~:ros5 F-resel-,t arl orltin~r.-.~l at~-solptior, of ra...lial .~omFrer-Cive
stresses an.i tar,cler,tir-~.l tensile stresse~;~ t.ut on tt~e other
harld they af_.omo.ir3te la smclll vo:lllme ot material~ i~e. they
sl.~tter trom a pocr uti.li~atiol, hf -!tle er.~rrlel speces of a
lar(le pr~ et~
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~ e present inverltior, i ir,-terl~led to yiel,:1 a f~allet
,~ur,tail-,er as e~. st~tllr ar"i espe-ially ~Jimer,siorlally -nnstarlt
larqe ,-or~tainer for tora~e ar,~l trarl_port of t~ or free-
tlc,wir,n sl..~t~stancPs~ applyinr..~ apprnpliate measl.lres for
re.i~-ir,g the l`ii~ nf formatiol-, of ~.ln~iesire~t:~le t~llges on tt~e
rnr,tair,er: tllis t~y a parti._~llar liesigr, ir,volvinr~ a favorat,le
~tili~atiorl of spa--e l.,.lt,ile minimi~ir.g tt,e ql~ar,tity ar,d
tt,i-i-:r,ess r.~f material l~sed fnr the ir,ner ~_or,tainer and the
reifol,-ir,-~ jack:et.
~'~rlQther striving ~la~ to mal~e tl~e pallet -orltair,er -t,eaper to
pro.i-.~,-e arld not least~ easi:ly rP,-y-.-lat~le in an e-...ulocii~ally
a.-,-epte~t.le me~r,r,er~ i.e. rea.iily .lismarltle.i after l.l~e.
'Il-,e ir,ver,-!ion solveli tllis tasl~ t:~y mal:inn the upper
periFI,~e:ral areea of the F~lastie nontail-~er a~-il,ere ti~iltly to
tfne relntor.~irlg ja~et in a positive arlfi/or nQr,pnsitive
mar",er~ th~.~s pre~er,tir,rf a ra-iial defleeti nrl or flexit~ility
nt the pl.~stie rorltail-lel-.
Ihi.C~ esion of' tt~e ir,r-er plasti- ~::ontailler to tt,e nl~ter
-~Portir,g .ia~ et prever~ts the pla~til- ..or,tair,er frnm
ul-l~ieryuil-~g ,iet'ormatic-r,s ir,ieF3er"ier,tly from tt,e s~.~pportir,g
ia-l~et er ieta-hil-~-~ itselt trom thP ia~ et~ tt,e tnrmatinr, nf
t:~ lcle~ orl the straic~t,t si.ie ~ lls Lll` depres~iorls ir, the
-nrr,er area~ nt the l~.lal:l teinci preverl-tei or lar~ely reiil.oe.i
t.y the po~.~iti~e or r~n~'lph~itiYe adtle~.inrl of ttle ~pper
perint,eral area~ l::onsec~ ently~ t~e inner .~ntairler -an t.e
~ieigr,e,i l~,ith thinner ~all~--S; reir,for~-emer~t~ l~n-tl ~e;
strer,nt~,erlirlg rit5 or peript~eral flar,r.les for tt~e inrler
,-ontail-,er carl t~e disper,se,~ itll~ lea,:lir,r.~ to a savlng ir
., ~
f~
aC~til~s material ~ l'tlee meas1lres n)ean lo~.1er pro,iuctior~
costs - a ta,tor ot parti.~-~lar importar.,-e ~1t~en it,e pallet
-cr,tair,er~ as is often the -ac.e, ser~es or1ly as or,e-1.nay
,~nr,tair,er an~ ,as to te ,iispose1:i of or e].imir,ate.i in the
~t,ea~est ar..i e~:oloqi_ally mQC~t a.-,:eptat,le mar"-,er c~fter~.~.lar~is~
Ir, a preterre~i version~ tt,e ir,Yer,tior,,-o),si~ts ot a t1ol1ie~
locate1i in tt1e 1~pper perip1,eral area of tt,e plasti
contair,er ar"i cor1C~ tir~ c1 a perip1--,eral flar,ge mar~ir,
poseC-sir~g ar, ar,cl~lar or IJ--ct1c~pei flar,ge.marir1al form ~..1t.er.
vie1.~1e-.1 ir~ cross sectior~r 1.lith ar, o1~ter flan~e t1or,ier tt,at
~nvers tl,e 1~pper e.ige of tlle reinfor,-ir-1g ja,-1~et~ for example
a car~it1oar~i .iar-l;et at1o~t 'i mn~ thil-1~ ir-, tt,e a:~ial sense~ an1.i
overlapc and protectC. the latter irl a fixatir1g mar,r,er ir- the
ra~ l ser1se fro1n at~o~e ar-:i esFerially tron, the c~.ltC~iie~ for
exc~mple cver ar1 ~axial3 ler~gtl-~ of~ cay~ l'i mm~ The flar,ge
mar9i~ t~ict~ 5L1rro~n~is the tlo111--mol~ie,:i plasti~- contair,er is
conneete-i 1.~1it1-1 tt~e plasti, ~ontainer t:1~ mear,s of ar, elac~tic
otliq~e~ relc~tivel~ tt~ir~ ri~:ige. ~ or~:iing to tlle irver1tior,~
tl~e flar,c~e marc3in is ma~ie ,~ ring t1~e t~lo11.1 mnldir1g pro_ecs~
i~e. it i5 '~p-et ar~ri ~ ape~:i irlto tt~e t1lo~ mol-.~ a3 a sirlgle
~iese. In a 1:1ifferent mar11.~fa,-t~rir,q F-ro"-eCc~ -tt,e flar,ge
mar9in ~ar~ ~].5C! t~e ma~:le ~s a separate inie~tior1 molrieli part
.1.1t~ict~ ic tt~en ql~e,:1 or ~.1el,Je,i on the plc.~stil~ container.
1he 1l-shaF3e~i per1Fher~l t:1a.r,c~e h(:1rc1e1 s1~1:)ports ar"i prc3tec-1s
the 1..~pper edge of tt1e carc1t:1rJar~i jac..F:et from ra~iial t1u1-1:lir,g
or t,1..~lgir19 ir, tt~e case of a~ial sta1:k:ir,cl loads~ esper..ially
ir, the preser":e of ~:)c-.~rtial pre~E1..~re loac1c-. res~lting from a
~iiC;trit~utior~ or t.alar,~..irlcl of for.e. ~lere the upper maryin
ot tt,e ,or,tc~ir,er ar,li tt,e tt,e upper e.lge uf the reirlforl:ir
ja.-ket aihere tightly to cr,e another all arour,.i.
lo a.-t,ieve a peript,eral tiXatiCI~ ht t~,e lolller e.ige of the
reir,for.-ir,q .ia~ et~ arl a.i~ar,tageolls versiclr, cf the inventinn
er,visages a groove t.eir,g ,-ut or mille.i ol.lt ir, a simple
manner on tt,e pallet s~lrfa,-e Illliclth ~. mm for example~ Jeptt,
-: mm for example' to a,-.-omo,~ate tl~e lcl~.ler e~icle of the
neir,for.-inq ja.-l:et in a fc.r~n fit ani ttols fix it ir, a se.~ure
manr.er espe.-ialJy in the raiial Jire._tierl inl..lar.J an.i
t ~ a r ~J .
I~he peripheral I-~pFer ani lcl.~ler fixatiurl nf the reirifor.~irlg
ja.-l~et~ for example a .-aritoar~l .i-a~l:et maie of l.~loul-i an~
glurc.i l:raft paper~ mal:es the pallPt ~ontainer to a large
extent rigi.1 an.l :~imer,sionally ~tatle even ir, the presen--e
nf irreqlllar~ otliq~..lel~ applie.i loa~is. I~:c3mpare.i to other
reir,forring ia.-lets~ tt,e _arit:.c?ar~i .ia,.-l~et is parti.ularly
cheap to mal::e~ ~ery ligl,t~,.leight~ arll:l easily liiEpoEeli of
toqether l..lith the palle!t (for e.~.ample~ tly t~urninc~ the ~,!oo,ier~
p~llet) ~ rhe inr,er L~1~6t i,. ,~or,tainer e~ for e~ample~ t~e
,.-rl.lshe,.1 an~i re.-y--le.; throllqh a tresh mar,l..lfa-turir,g pro-_ess~
lhi~ is of particular importan..e ir, viel..l~of tt~e present
e.-ologi al -or,ii~lerations.
It,e invention l~ill t:e les_riL:.el:l ar,cl explairle,~ t:~eJol~l ir,areater ~.letail ~.~lith referen,e t-? ~Prsions ot i-t as shc?l.,.lrl ir,
t~,e ~iral~.linqs.
~ tl-,e .lral~ -l 9 5 s l-, o
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Llr~tlir,g 1 ~ pal1et -ontainer rnade ar.............. oriing to the
i r,ven t i orl . i n t op v i el.,.l .
I::lral.~l i r,y _ ~ vers i or, o f t he pal l e t . r~r, t a i rler ma.ie
a. . or~iiny to the invention~ Illith a gri-i ja~-ket
ir~ side v ie~
Llral~lir,Q ~ nQther version of the palle-t eontair~er
a~~~ ordiny to the inverlt ioll~ I..li th f it:~retut~e
(~ reintor~ ing ja.-ket~ in si.ie vie~ll
l:lral.~lil-,gc. 4 Ful;t~ler ~ercic~nc- uf the pallet {urltai)-ler ma.:ie
an.i .~i aol-Dr,i ing to the inven t i url~ in tF vi el!
Llra~.linge ':- Lletai:l viel~.ls ~f tl~e pa1lrAt eohtainer ma,ie
thrQugl-~ -eor~.ling -to t~le in~enti~ln~ in lonaitl.oiil-~al
sent i on .
Ilral.~.,irl~s 11 Tr~p vie~ and si.:le viel.l.l Qf tt~e pallet ~-ontainer
..li tt, a pr esse~i plast i l-~; pal l et .
I::lral~lir,g 1:.3 Yet anottler version uf the inventiol-l - a
pal l e t -ur~ ta i r,er i r, t Qp v i el.l .
In F: ig ~ l ~ the refererl.~e numt:.er ~ es i gr,ates a pal l et as a
t.asi.- trame tor ar, ir,r,rr p:la-~ti.- .-r!ntainer (l:~ ar,d a
reir,fr~r.-ir,g iael:et ~ F~ l.ltli-h -tig~ltly sllrruunds the plasti.-
~r~r,tair,er (l ~j . It,e F~allet ~.:IC)~ .. Qnsists rlurmally of a
..luuiel-, frame - thuu~tl i t -an aleo t-r-.~ ma.ie r.~f r~la5ti -5 r~r
metal ~ i .-t, . ar, t.e p i e.ked up l.li tt, a f urk 1 i f t r.~n al l four
ei i ~ies ar,~-i t rar,epur t e .J .
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~ecor~iing to the inver,tic)~ the pal]et corltailler .Dmprises,
or, every straic3ht si.:ie of the pallet (l~ , a se~tor (lt)
~ith straight walls ~ of equal or lec..s tt,ar, 4'~~
preteratlly hetl.~leen ~5~ ar,~i 10~ an~i in every .orr,er area of
the pallet IIC)~ a sé...tor ~!C)) l..lith ~~ir~lar l.l.lalls ~_~) of
equal or more than 4~i, preteratly tet~Jeerr T~ an~J ~
Ir, the ver-~inr, 5hol~.lr, here~ -the se.-tc)r Slx:~) l-.lith straight
walls ~ ) is ~'~C)~ an~i the seetor ~ ) l.llith ,-irl-ular l,.lalls is
approximately 7~ . 'I"his parti~ular ;:1esigr, ir"-reases the
(.......... ,-apa~-ity of the pallet .-nr,tainer at a yiver, pallet si~e ir
comparisor,l~lith a ,-irl-u:lar .-orltair,er~ ~/.lt,ereas in relatior
to pal:1et ~ontairlers nt square ross se'tion it offers a
t:,etter ir,herer,t stahility ~.lhi~h ot,viatec; the r,ee~i for
eYper,sive~ oversi-eri trame ,-or,stru,..ti cln`~ ir,ter"ie,:l to'
c~t.~t:-ili~e the reinforcing iael~et.
In striet:ly ~q~1are pallet ~orltairlers, the large s-lraic3ht
~,lalls ot' the plasti~- ,-ontainer - ecpe,-ic-~lly in the lo1ner
part ot the eontainer -- are expclse~i to the inner hylirostati,
press~re c.f the ~-orlter1ts an~i -teni tn 1~ e o~t1~ar,~. ~5 a
resul t~ the walls at the ~-orrler-~ of the plastic ~ont~iner
r~ t.erome ~iral.~n in~ar~i~ sin~e the periF)f~,eral ler,yth of the
p:1astil~ eontainer ~arlrlot possi1~ly in~rease~ Thl1s~ tt,e
pl.~stil- ~ontainer tenis to assume a ,-ircul.ar fnrn1 as the
most alivarlta~eous orle irl terms ot stres~ Tn ,-our,teract this
ter,den,-y ar"i prever,t a ,ieta.-hmer,-t of the ir,r,er plastic
,-ontainer from the n~ter reinfnr-~in(.~ ia~l:et 1~lhi~-tl er,velops
it, the ir,ver,tinn envisacle a tigh-t poitive or nunpositive
,or,r,e,-tion t~etl.~leer, tt~e inner ,-onta.ir,er ar,i the o~1ter
l~pportinr~ ja~l:et.
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ln tt.e versior, shQl..lr- in Fig.-, the reirlfor.-ir~g Jal~F:et ~14)
is exe.ute.i as a gri.i ja..l:et (l4~ lli-th verti-al ar,d
hori~ontal metal t~rs. Iln the tlat level top si-ie of tt.e
c!lasti- -ur,tainer (l~j is lo-_ca~e~i an inlet (~~.) of a larcJe
.iiameter ~l,erecas the t.ctto,n t.ears a iis--harc~e valve ~
lhe inlet ~ ..) is sur,k in-to a t.llr,c~ huusir,c.~ ~54~; ca channel-
liF:e .1epressic?n (51_:) ~drairl gror..ve~ lea.ico frQm the t.urlg
hrusir~y '.'-4i to tl~e sidr marr~ir~ or tlar~r~e malrlil-l (4~-) of the
c.~lasti,. -rntairler ~ . tlere -tl-e ~or,rle..tir,g rit. (5~) fram
1t,e tlanrle n~arc~ir, (4~:.? t:-ear~ a t.ore (~-n:~) intPn-ie.i to drain
rair,~./ater frQm tt~e t.ur,rl t~nuSir~rJ ('i4i (..f F-ig.4 arld Fic~s. 11
ar,.i 1~
~:~n advar,tacJeous ver~iQr~ of tt~e ir,vel-,tior, ir,l..lhi.-t~ the
reint'or.ing .ia.-ket ~t~i represer,ts a ~ar~iboar,i ja,-k:et (fit~re
tut,e~ kraft lir,er) ma.ie of r,umerrJus layers of ~,.lollr~,i7 glue~i
l~raft paF-er7 appears ir,Fia.~ . tlere it is evi~.1erlt tt,at the
~upper periplleral area ar,ifc~r the 'lh~er peript,eral area of
tt,e plas-ti.- .-nntairler (l~ t.ear applQpriate fcaster~ir,g parts
l.lhi_h aclhere in a posi-tive or r,nrlpositive mar,nel to tt,e
reir,t(?r.-ir,g !a~F:et ~t'1i c)r ulittl the upper peripheral part ot'
the pla~.ti.- contc~ir~er a~r,.i preYQnt a de~iatinr, nr flexitlility
ot the plasti.- ,-nr,te-~il,Pl ~1.2~ ral:iia:lly c.,utl..lar:1 or ir,l,.lar.i Ir,
the ~?alle-t container lll~..ie a.-.-or.iir~cJ tn the ir,~entior~ tt,e
.nntinllQlls perlF:?l,eral. tnrm-littirlcJ l::clr",e.-linr, t~etl.l.lPer~ the
t~,in inrler plastil~ -nr,tair,er arld the C?Uter reir,fnr.-ir,g
.ia-~et e:limir~ates the ter,::lPr,~ n-l tl-e fil:l.e.i plasti.~
....olltairler to hulc~e ru.~tl..lald tC? s(?me f.~X tel-lt in area~ l-.lith
traigt,t :level l.lalls ar".i t.e .ira~..lr, irll.~.lar,:i in areas l.litt,
.-ir.-ular l..lcalls.
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I't,e ,iesiyrl of' the pallet rontainer a,:,~or.iil,g to t~e
ir,ver,tior, permit~ ttlP llse a-f a plasti-- ,~nr,tair,er I.-.litll
thir,r,er l,lalls~ a.-t,ie~/ir,g a material savir,cJ of at.ollt l(:)f. (a
.~c!nver,tior,al 1~ .l litFr Flasti~: .nrltai)~ler l,.lPighs at,ol.~t '~~'
) .
I'o permit a visual ir,spertior, of tt,e level of the .-or,terlt of
the plasti.~ .-ontainer (1~ the -ar~it.oar.i ia~ et ~.~CI) t.ears
~ r~mt-er r3f ~lil-lliOI.ll~ ~3~ I.l.lhi~h may al~c3 t,~ve the farn) af
elrr,r7ate hc31e~.
In another ver~ion r~f tl,e ir,ventia)-l~ renlere-i in t.ral:er~
lir,es in ~~ig..i~ the l..lindol..ls or holes (~ ) for ir,spe._tirlt~
the level of eontents are lo--ate,i in the .~r3rner area of the
-ar.itloari ja~l:et (~ I,ere the l..lalls are .ir ular.
F:ig.f-l shc)~s ir, tc)~ viel...l an a,lvar,tageous vercior, of tl~e
pallet .-or,tair,er l...lit~l re.-e~se,i rc,rr,ers ct the t.ottom pallet
~ a l..lr.c~den F-allet ir, this ~ase. 'l'his precentatirJn
reveals the ,irair, c~rar.)ve ~ l itl, tl,e ol~ler ,:irairl tlore l~
for ,ir~inaqe c~f rair"..later from tt,e re-eqC.e.i t:.ung hol~ing
~.~;4). 'Ihe leintQr-~i)-~c~ ia-k:et is -f~.6ter,e.i or s_rel..le.i t~y mean~,af a fel.~l ang~llar hocil:s arlto the t.attQm pa:Llet agair,~t the
a.-tior, of axi~l terlsile for.~es.
In the top viel~l cholllr~ in Fig.'i~ the t:lrl-k:e)-~ lir~e marF:~ arir.le l.~4) isoperimætri~al l~litt, the plasli.. container~
re~p. tl,e reir,fnr--irlrl ja~F~et~ thiC irl nr.ier to illl~trate
the tender,.~y of a ti~ i inner _~ntairler tQ assllmP this
i..ieal .-ir.-l~lar form t:y t:.l.llging ol.~t~ari in the str-~igll-t parts
at the ~ pre 551.~ re -for-..e~) ar,-:i ir,~ar-J ir, the :ir--i..~lar.c~rr~er part5 of the l.~a.l.l ~tencile far.-ec-~.-l'o aver-ame this.
the ~pper margin ~ req~p. the lc!l.,.ler marcli)-, of the
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.
reir,f~.3r.-ir,g .iarket t.ears appropriGte hr3l,iil,g fa,-ilities
~,lt,jCt, inr,part rir.~,idi-ty in this pla{e ar"i prevent ca
leformc~tiQr, or flexit-ility nf tt,e reinfor.~irlg .ja.-k:et or
plasti.- ,-nr,ta~ ,er ra.,iiall~ ol.~tl~.lari or inll~ar.-..
~or thiC~ p-.lrpose~ a rel-tair~ versiorl of the ir,ver,tior,~ a6
stlo~l! r, ir, F:irl~ L I ~ tt,e t-lo sti- Gi i C,',i ~I t F-~P 5 ite side 5 0 1' l~ll G~ 1 1 5
~ .) ot the reinforcir,cJ ja.l:et ~t4~ are .-r.,nr,e._te.i at the
upper marc,irl via a tei,siQn e:l.emellt~ a s~,eet rnet--.l strip (~)
in tl,is .ase~ c"hi,-h jc fastened. Qrl tt,e r~ -tsiie to the
reir,FQr..-ir,n i~..krt ~14?.
Yet ar~o-ther version inteniei to suppnr~ thr- reir,fol ing
ia~ket (14i i5 9ivel7 in Fi~ lere tl..lo adia~-ent straight
ciies ~3r ~alls ~ of the reinfnrl.ir,g je~....k:et (14) are
.-or.ne.te:i at t~e upper mar(~irl l.~y mear,s nt a tensile elemerlt
~4l:)? exterl.iirlq at an ar,rlle nf cat..n-~t 4C;~ tr, tt,e repe.-tive
strairn,t,t ~..lall (.t:_:~ of tt~e rPir,tr,rr.irlc~. .ia-~let (1~)~ fnr
.Fex~ mple a l.~lire~ l-.litll a ~F asterlinrJ pl ate ~4:c:~ ln{ated or~ the
outsi.ie tor fastenir,l:l the ter,silr elEment ~ ) to tt,e
reir,for...ing ia_~:et ~I-Ij.
lhe shadr!~i area3 represF.~r,t ttlP pallet t-oardr~ ) ot the
c..lu~.:lerl pa:llet ~ I(n~,lever~ the p.l.l:let {olll.i alsr t:.e madeentirel~ of p:lasti,s.
fhe m~ir,.-.hara~-:teli.ctic nf t~e in~er~tir)i, jG,S sllnl.lrl in letail
ir,F:iq~:. arll'i F:ir.~i. Ilere thr fc.!r~n--tititir"3 taster,ir,g elemerlt
at tlle upper F)eript,eral area ~L~4~ nlF the r:~lasti,.- ron-tairler
~t.~ orlsist~ r.)t a surrrl~lr,~Jir~r1 tlarll.~e marl.~in ~4~:.? posses~ g
'lat jr~ Irl ~rr~ss sertlr~rl an arlg~..lla.r (F::ig 7) r,r Ll-shaped
~rig.~ larl9e ~nargin l.~lith arl r)utel tlarlge t,c)r,ier ~4::~ .lhi~h
`:
co~erc the uFper marqir, (~iC)~ of the reillforeirlg ja,-k:et (14)
in t~le axial dirertiQr, an.l exten~is radi 3~ t'rom at,oYe ir, a
faster,in4 rnanner over ti,e margir,~ i.e. is ,irawr, ,ic~wrl-~.lcard.
"I't,e tlar,c~e marc~irl ('F~J 6ho~r, irl Fic~ a)"i the nllter t'lar,ge
t,or,ier (4:~:) are~ ir, a more stat~le ver6iol-,? quite massive an-i
tt,i~F:er than the wall of the plasti,- I~ontail-~er (1~ (at~nllt
twice as thiek)~ whereas the cQnrle~-tirlg ri~ i6 made
comparatively thir,r,er ar"i ,-Qr,seql.ler,tly more elastic; t~,e
upper mar~in (~IC)~ of the reir~for,ir,g iaek:et ~1~)? resp. tt,e
,-~rdt.~ar.i ja-l~et (~ is tightl~ surrQur"ie,i frQm ir~ ie~
from at~QVe ar"i espe-ially from the outr.ide~ whereas in tt~e
versior, shown ir, ~'ic~.7 the llpper marc~in (51:l) exterl,is from
at,ove an~i from outsi,ie in an es~.en-tially ar,qular st"~pe. Tt,e
-ilar,ge margin (4~-.) is ~-or~ne,-ted ~ittl the plastie ,or,tair,er
~ .l ir, the ~Ipper area (5L~ t:~y mear,s of t~,e ~.lrrour"iing
,-nr,r,e,-tir,cl rit~ wl-lil-ll t:,e~,a~es in a. sc)mewl,at elasti._
mar,r,er.
F'tle .or~ne,-tir~r.l rit, ~L'j~ tt~e tlar,ge margir~ (4f:) arli tt,e
i~-shaFed flange t~nrde-r (~ are preterat.ly shaped frDm tt,e
...lcalls ht -tt,e F:~lc~sti.- cc~ntainer as sir,gle pie.-es .iire.-tly
insi.:!e the t,ln~,J mo:lcl tly ~Ip~etting~ llsinc~ a mold 51 ide~
I,c~ e~er~ they -an a:l~-.cl t,e m,lde a prefat~ri-,3ted separate
ir,ie~tinl-, mr~lli F.-.~arts an~i g:l.ueli cir we:l~iE~.i tn the walls clt the
plactic -or,tairler. E~-r.-!ecial:ly tQr a -ar.it.c~ari ja.-k:et ~.~C~
II,e F:~rQie~_tir,g Flal~ e marnir, (q~.~L4~ l prQ~ ies an e~-ellent
pro-te_tiQrl against -limati-- fae.tQr~ pre~el,til,q water
at,snr~.~tinrl an~i swel.lin~ ol tt~e p,-.3per wir,riir,gs~ ln a~iditiQn~
the paper sheets are .linei l.-litll a weatl,er--resistant
pnlyethyler,e (F-E) sheet.
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llther pc~ssit-le iesic1rls for a peripheral ra,iial fixation of
the upper par-t of t~e jrIIIF1- cor~tc3irler to the reir~forrir~
ja,-~ret are presented in Fi~ : an~i F'ig.'~ ~
Ir, ~'ig.-~ the top ~j.'.) of the plasti,_ fontairler ~l~') t~ears a
tircl.llar fiisl~ tor example cne mafie of gllle,i ~,ar.i
.-ar,it,oarfd~ c~r of l~!COIi~ metcal~ c~r plati 5~ and protectir~g
ahove tl,e l~ppPr margir, ~i(.)i ot the reintor,-ir,g iR.-k:et (14)
n a rcl,iial ser,se- Ili t tl a -ir--~llar qrDrl~e ~f~4~ arl-i/c)r ar,
c~lter rinc~ part (~ nlix'Qr an ir,ner rirlcl part (~.:-:~ are
enViCage~i~ 50 ttlat tt,e ~Ipper margir, ~so) of the reinfc)r-ir,g
ia--i~et il4~ rea.-hes ttlem cr i5 onvered and hel.i t~y them frc~m
tt,e o~ltsi~ie at-,~/c)r frr~m tlle ir,si-ie. The rirfcilar lii5~. (f:~)
cuull:i als~ t,e ma,ie l.,.litt, ar, ar,r~llar ,_ross se-ticin. 'rhis
me~C~.lre at,sc~l-ltely prrYentC a partial ra,iial fiisplacemerJt of
tt,e o~ltPr margin ot the reirltc)r.ir,c~ ja.k:et. ~,e s~lrra~niing
cir.-l.llar .ii~lc ~ ) rol.lld t:~e rep:Lal-eli hy a sinc]le larcJe crver
,iis~ litll a ,_entral apertl.~re for ao c))noiatir~g the ir,let
~ -this soll.lticr~,.lol~ roviie~ ~'or example~ ~n
a,iditior,al prote,-linll tor l:t~e plasti ,-or,tair,er (1'...') agair,st
excessive sc~ 3r ra,.liation l,.lher~ the pallet ~or~tair~er is
store,i o~ltlioors ~sha:ied in ~:'ig.~
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hr,ott~er sul~ltian ~cr tixinr.1 the l~pper margir, of tt~e
reir,for.-ing .ia.-ket ~ 1) to the ~Ipper perip~,erv of tt,e
plasti,_ contail-ler ~ ') is ill~(Etra-te~i in f-ig.:-: at,ove.
~r, tt~is versicir,~ ttle ~Ipper peripheral area ~44) of ttle
placti..~ ~or,tainer ~1") t~earC~ ar, axially .:lire-tei peripheral
-iro~l:lar flarlc~e (:~-:~.'1 I~.ltlil::ll i 5 tirmly tastene,i (frictionally
conr,e r ted) tr.~ thæ ir~r,er l.~.nl.l 5 1~ r l..~pper margir, ~L;("I) of the
s~
reir,for.-ir,g ja~ et ~14). Ihis tiqht eor,l-,e,-tiQn ~_an t~e
a,-hievei t,y glllein~ arl~ifor tor exan,ple t,y ~pplyirl~ a r,l~mber
of s~~rel~ls (~4) or rivets
lr, the tree spa,-e 17.:2 nt.taineli t.y t.evellir,g the l.lpper
margirl of tt,e plasti- I-or,tail,er~ a strer.gtherlir,g strip (for
example, a sl..lrroun~iir,g metal strip7 or segmer,t Fie-~es) -an
t.e faster,ei to the ~pper margirl (5f1) ~f ttle reirlforeirly
ia-k:et (3~)C14~ ar to the i~r,er si,ie nf tt,e plasti,- .-ir,-ular
flarlge (~ t,y means of tl,e ~, re~ 5 (~4) ~ 'I'he l-ir.-ular flar~ge
(_r~J) is preferatly provide ~ith or,e or more sl..~itat,ly lo,-atel:i
holec~ for dis.-harge of rain~...later.
Yet ar,ott,er importar,t ~hara.terisli~- of tt,e inver,tior, is
cr~hol..lr~ ir,l~i~ tlOttOIII~ ar,.:l ever, n-ore expli,-itly ir, Fig. I
Here the periplleri~l t~.~tening uf tl-,e reir,tor,ir,cl ~ia~F~et or
of the ear.it~nar,-J ia-~et ~ )) nnto the t-ottnn, is a.-t,ieved tly
means ot a peripheral groove (~4~ nrl tt,e pallet s~lrfal_e~
here ir, tl,e ease nf a ~.lnn~ierl pclllet~ 50 as tn a-{omn.iate tt,e
lol.~ler e,:ige (~ ut tl~e reinior~~ir,cl .ja.-Fet (14~ ar,.i ttli 5 tix
tt,e latter ir, the ra.:lial ser,~e. lile F:~eript,eral groove ~ar,
also te exe,_l~te~i ir, tcirm of the ,-ir,.-l..~lar pie,es (7C)~7~:~
mol~r,tei on the pal:lFt ~ . This approa.-h~ ~~omt~irled l..lith tt,e
~pper fixation c,t tt,e reinturcirlg ia~ et (31:~L14:~ OntQ the
l~pper peripheral area ~4~ nf tt,e plasti- :ontair,er (1 -J) r
yielis a large mecas~e of ciimerlsior,al stat:ility anl:i rigi.iity
~gainC.t lateral or Qt,liql.~e torces an~:l sta l:ir~g loaic~ appliei
to tt,e pallet ~or,tairler ma~ie a-~-nrdin~ to ~tl-,e ir~ver,tior~
hich jr-~ lightlJIeight anli ma~.r~ with a sparirlg ~e of
materials~ Finally~ ir, or-:ier tn have tt,e C.~el-llre mul~ntirlg of
:.: ; : .`j,
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tt,e lnl.ler part of tt-le reirlfor~ing .ja..-k:et (14)C.-~C1~ or,to the
pallet ir~ the ra.iial ser,se t.y mea),s ot the peript,eral
groave ~7~ comt.ine~J ~..lith a se~ure f'i.YatiGr, again~.t axial
foroes (tensiorl~ an atta~hmer~t of the reintor.:ing mantle
~14) orl the pallet (10.) i5 a.-hieve..-.l t.y me~ns of a nl~mt~er ot
anglllar hool:s (~ ) rprea.i at even ir~tervals on the periphery
so that the l.~pper part of tf,e hook (.3~.) fits ir,to
-OrreSpDndirlg iepre55iorl6 (51 i ts~ ir, tf,e lol...ler part ot the
~ardhc!ar.i mantle ~;~C)) or fasterl onto a trar,sverse metal t.ar
. of the cjrid ja--F~e-t ~ l... ll,ereas the lol.. ler outer angle (~
is appropriately fastene.i~ for examFle t.y mectr~s of s._rel..ls
(~:)~ to the sl.lrfa-~e ot the pallet (lC)t Dr to the pallet
t.oar.is (3:.~
F-'ig.ll presents yet another Yersion of a pallet ._or,tainer
ma.Je a~--or-iinc3 tn tt,e i~,ver,tior,. 'lhe top (~.) of the tt-in--
alle~i plctstie inner ~cntainer is reir~for-~ed t.y mean~ of
ra.iial strerlrJtherlin(l rit-s (':~:-;?~ Illhil-~, are lo.ate.i or, the tnp
~.,i.1e~ t:.e.-ome ~lic~htly ~.li.ier an.i .ieepr.r tol..lar.i tt,e mi-iile~
ar,.i oper, intc) tt,e t.~r,g h~ sirlc~ ot the .-entral ir,let
l'~'J,.,~ . Here the t-ottc.m pallet is ma~ie ot pla~ti-- ~ )C~ lJitt
t.evelle.i .-orners
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~::iq.l~ shollls this pallet .or,tairlPr in _.i.ie -~iel...l. ~I~he
reinfor.ir,g..iacket :3~ ._or",e.-te.i at.~ve ir~ ~ torm fit l-lith
the flar,ge margin (~ rf the inr,er ._orl-tair,er (l~ar"i helol.,
it i5 ir,~ertei in a form fit intn a .~ir~ lar c~roove (74~ or,
the sllrtaoe of tt,e placti.~ pallet (l(:)o~ 'I'he plasti..- pallet
(ll)C)) is man~t'a t~re::l ir, a press pro~-ess~; it .or,siets
preterat.ly entirely rf recy.~.le-l F:)la~til~s ma-terial. 'l'his
v~ ~
pallet eor,taine\~ possessir,r.~ a r,omirlal vol-lme of l~CIC1(:~ L~
has tDr example the tollo~ir,r3 .iimer~iorls (ot the pallet~:
ler,qth l~ f.) mm; I.~ dth l~ C~ mm; t,eiqht 1~15C) mm.
A turther version of the pallet .-ur,tair~er ac,- c3 r i i ng t Q the
irlventiorl is st,ol.,.lr, in ~:iq.l.~. In this pallet .-orltairler~ the
.orner areas nf the tottom pallet are utili~ed to the
ma~imllm possit,le exter~t~ 50 that the c.lalls of the inner
.or,tair,er an~i the nuter 6uFF3r3rting ja--l~et are more stronrgly
( .~urved ~lesser raii~s :~:3l1 mm~ for r-~xample~ Freviously ~30
mm~ tor ex~mple~ ar,d the .-l~r,~equer,tly lenclther,ed "straight"
.lall area~ t.ulge very sligf,tly r3utl...lar~i~ Fhu5P the ra-iial
t-ulr.~e of ~ straig~t Illall sur-Fa.-e measures ~t.out ~. to ~13 mm
ir, the mi-.ldle~ preferat-ly at.out 1~:) mm.
~t a ...nmparat!le nomlna.l vc31l.lmP nf 1~ the .iimensir~ns of
this pallet .c/r,tair,er c~re~ fc.r eYamF~Ic: ler,gth l-l.n) mm;
.~.li.Jtll 1,()-i~) mm~ total ~.!r h3~lt or~ly l~l~c.ili mm~ Illis re~ eel1
total l,eirJht malr-c the pallet eontair,er malie a--cr.iing to
the ir,ver,tior, mo~t suitc.nt.le tor hir.3l,---sl-,e.lt storarle
fa.-ilities~ lere t~,e tier~. have a free t,ei~t,t of 1~ ) mm
tor examF.~le.
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Ihe ehara~teric~ti~ of the presenterJ versic~r,s nf the
invention yielli a dimerlsional;ly statle~ lightl.~leir3ht large
.orltair,er or pr.,llet oorltair~rr l.lith clr, c.ptimal voll~me
tili~ati(:~n anJ a sa.vill(:3 ot matericl:l ani manuta.-tl~rin~.3
o~t~; mQreover. they al:loll.l a sin,F71e di~F)osal of ll~ed
orl-tair,ers at no IJetrjment to the envircr,lllent.
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