CONTAINER

CONTENEUR

English Abstract

The invention relates to a container, i.e. a standardised transport container,
with a bottom surface (10) and a cover (18) removable from the bottom surface
(10) and forming the two side surfaces (12), the two faces (14) and the roof
surface (16). The cover (18) is constructed in one piece. Four uprights (20)
extending at right angles to the bottom are provided in the corners of the
container, and the upper ends of said uprights have a structure (22) fitted
with cargo handling gear. The uprights (20) are rigidly connected to the
bottom surface (10), and an engaging device is provided in the upper region of
said uprights for locking the uprights (20) to the cover (18) and unlocking
them therefrom. Alternatively, the uprights (20) are rigidly connected to the
cover (18), and an engaging device in the lower region of the uprights (20)
locks the uprights (20) to the bottom surface (10) and unlocks them therefrom.

French Abstract

L'invention concerne un conteneur, c'est à dire un conteneur de transport normalisé, comprenant un fond (10) et un couvercle (18) pouvant être séparé du fond (10) et formant les deux parois latérales (12), les deux faces (14) et le toit (16). Le couvercle (18) est constitué d'une seule pièce. Quatre montants (20) s'étendant perpendiculairement par rapport au fond sont situés aux coins du conteneur, et les extrémités supérieures de ces montants présentent une structure (22) pourvue d'un système de manipulation de charge. Les montants (20) sont reliés rigidement au fond (10), et un dispositif de blocage est situé dans la région supérieure desdit montants (20) pour les verrouiller avec le couvercle (18) et les déverrouiller. Dans une variante, les montants (20) sont reliés rigidement au couvercle (18) et un dispositif de blocage est situé dans la région inférieure des montants (20) pour les verrouiller avec le fond (10) et les déverrouiller.

Claims

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CLAIMS
1. Container, i.e. standardized transportation container, having a bottom
surface (10) and a cover (18), removable from the bottom surface (10), and
forming one one of the lateral surfaces (12), the two end surfaces (14)
and a top surface (16), characterized in that the cover (18) is constructed
in one piece, four struts (20) running vertically in the corners of the
container are provided and which in the vicinity of their upper ends have a
structure (22) set up for cooperating with a loading tackle and the struts
(20) are firmly connected to the bottom surface (10) and provided with a
device (24) acting in the upper area of the the struts (20) for locking and
unlocking said struts (20) with respect to the cover (18).
2. Container according to claim 1, characterized in that in the lower
corner areas of the cover (18) and in the vicinity of the upper ends of the
struts (20), they are provided with bevels to facilitate bringing together.
3. Container, i.e standardized transportation container, having a bottom
surface (10) and a cover (18), removable from the bottom surface (10), and
forming one of the two lateral surfaces (12), the two end surfaces (14)
and a top surface (16), characterized in that the cover (18) is constructed
in one piece, four struts (20) running vertically in the corners of the
container are provided and which in the vicinity of their upper ends have a
structure (22) set up for cooperating with a loading tackle and the struts
(20) are firmly connected to the cover (18) and provided with a device (24)
acting in the lower area of the struts (20) for locking and unlocking the
struts (20) with respect to the bottom surface (10).
4. Container according to claim 3, characterized in that the upwardly
directed corner areas of the bottom surface (10) and the region of the lower
ends of the struts (20) are provided with bevels to facilitate bringing
together.
5. Container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in
that the struts (20) are constructed as angle sections.

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6. Container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in
that the device (24) for locking and unlocking the cover (18) is manually
operated.

Description

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The invention relate~ to a container, i e. a ~tandardized transportatlon
h~lng the features of the p~ea~ble of the independent claims 1 and 3.
Said container. kno~n fro~ DE ~3 00 354 Al, has the ad~antage that it a11Q~
lateral access to ~he 800ds transported on displacing the hood or cover.
It as ~4t po~ible to grip the contalner with loading tackle acti~g ~ro~
above .
~he p~oble~ of the invention is to provide a container ~hlch can be carried
by loading tackle acting f~om above and ~ich is equipped with a removable
cover.
Aceordlng to the inventio~, this proble~ is ~olved in a first ;.}~1 . t by
the!~eature of claim 1 and in a second embodiment by the featu~es o~ claim
3 : ~he ~ubclaims contain advantageo~s deve~opments o~ the inventlon~
In both embodi~ent3, on ralsin~ the container by mean~ of loadln~ tackle
acting fro~ above, the force is applied via ~truts to the load-carryin~
bot~om surface, ~o that there i no loading on the cQver.
The lnve~tion is descrlbed ln ~reater detaiL he~ein~fter relative to the
attached drawinss, wherein ~how:
Fig. l A perspect~ve view nf the container wit~ the cover in p~ace.
Fig~ 2 A perspecti~e ~iew o~ ~he container ~ith the cover raised-
Fig. ~ A perspective vaeW of the bo~tom surface ~f the struts re~ting
the~on and ~he unlocking linka~e.
~ig. 4 A perspective view o~ an altern~tive embodlment corresponding
to flg. 3.
Thc contalner show ln f~ I and Z co~prlse~ a bottom s~rfa~e lO ~nd a
hood or c~ver 18 to be placed thereon~ which forms t~e lateral surfaees lz,
end ~ rfaces 14 and top s4{face 16. ~n the v~c~ni ty of its coLners~ the

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bottom surface 10 carrle~ struts 20 mounted thereon and cOnStrUCted as angle
~e~tions and whl~h serve to Stiffen the containe~- The ~pper ends of the
struts 20 are provided wlth a structure 22, in which en~age the g~ippers of
a not 5hown loading tackle. if the conta~ner is to be raised.
Fi~ 3 3hows that in the flr~c embodi~ent repre~ented in fig~. 1 to 3, the
upper ~nd~ of the struts cooperate wQth an unlocking linkage 24, whlch is
fir,mly conhected to the not xho~n cover. The funct~on of th~Y unloc~ln~
11 mk~8e 24 iS to use a not ~hown loading tac~le to either raise t~e entire
co~tainer when ~he linkage 24 is locked in ~he upper ends of the struts 20 ~
or to ~e~ely raise the cov~ 18 an unlocking the linkage 24 by ,~nl1~1 actu-
atlan ~ the reversing lever 26, so that the bottom 3uL~a~e 16 of the con-
tainer is freely acces~ihle fro~ all sides The unlocking linkage 24 is
so con~t~ucted that when the reversing le~er ~6 is not actuated ~t brings
abau~ ~ locking of t~e cover 18 wiCh the struts 20. ~hlch are only raised
by and during ~n actuatlon of the reversing lever 26.
In the ~econd emhodiment shown in fig. h, the ~tr-t~ 20 are fir~ly connected
to the cove~ 18 The lo~er end~ of the struts ZO cooperate wlth an unlock-
ing l~kage 24 lacated in thc ~lcini~ of the bottom sur~ace lO. In this
embodlment, the unlocklng linkage Z4 makes it pQs~ible to un~ock the s~ruts
20 fro~ the state locked to the bo~tom surface 10, where the entire con-
Cainer, when using a no~ shown loading tackle c~n be raised i~ the upper
area Of the struts ZO, so that the loading tackle only raises the cover 1~,
together wlth the stru~s 20~ and renders the bottom surface lO of the ~on-
tainer freely ~ccessible from ~11 side~
Other tha~ what is ~hown ~n t~e drawings, the ~trut~ and, in the ~ir~t
embodlment the co~er ln ~he vlcinity of its lower corners, or in the second
embodi~nt the bottom surface in the vlcinit~ of its upwardly pointing
corne~, can ~e outwardly bevelle~, in oLder to facilitate the bringing
together of the part~.

Representative Drawing