CA2247436A1

CA2247436A1 - Container

Info

Publication number: CA2247436A1
Application number: CA002247436A
Authority: CA
Inventors: Robert Moritz
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1996-03-06
Filing date: 1997-02-27
Publication date: 1997-09-12
Also published as: EP0886613A1; EP0886613B1; WO1997032798A2; DE19608645C1; AU2379397A; AU721176B2; DE59700724D1; WO1997032798A3

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.

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 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~.

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.

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.