EP0549991A3 - Closing device for skeleton boxes for transporting liquefied gas bottles - Google Patents

Closing device for skeleton boxes for transporting liquefied gas bottles Download PDF

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EP0549991A3
EP0549991A3 EP19920121708 EP92121708A EP0549991A3 EP 0549991 A3 EP0549991 A3 EP 0549991A3 EP 19920121708 EP19920121708 EP 19920121708 EP 92121708 A EP92121708 A EP 92121708A EP 0549991 A3 EP0549991 A3 EP 0549991A3
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closing device
closure rod
skeleton
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box
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Andres Mendez Ruttlan
Jose Antunez Jimenez
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Repsol Butano SA
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Abstract

Skeleton boxes for liquefied gas containers conventionally have a loading opening formed in one side wall of the box and, as a closing device, a metal closure rod which divides the loading opening transversely and is held in metal bushes. However, the use of metal leads to a progressive deformation of these metal parts, due to the gas containers knocking against the closure rod, up to non-functionability of the closing device. According to the invention, such wear is ruled out by a rigid design of the closure rod (5) and of the holding elements (1, 1') made of plastic material. The closing device is composed of a closure rod (5) which is preferably T-shaped in cross-section and two holding elements (1, 1') which are fitted over it in mirror image and are placed with a U-shaped hooked part 2 against a longitudinal bar (6) of the skeleton box (8) in each case. The closing device (1, 5, 1') which holds itself together is operated by displacing it along the longitudinal bars (6), devices serving for bounding (7) the displacement path towards the bottom and for retention (9) in the uppermost position. The skeleton box (8) is preferably likewise made of plastic in a rigid design. <IMAGE>
EP92121708A 1991-12-30 1992-12-21 Closing device for skeleton boxes for transporting liquefied gas bottles Expired - Lifetime EP0549991B1 (en)

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ES19919103936U ES1019785Y (en) 1991-12-30 1991-12-30 PERFECTED CLOSING SYSTEM FOR LIQUEFIED GAS CONTAINER CONVEYOR CAGES.
ES9103936U 1991-12-30

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EP0549991A3 true EP0549991A3 (en) 1993-12-08
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FR1585919A (en) * 1968-06-11 1970-02-06
FR2035997A1 (en) * 1969-03-31 1970-12-24 Mundus Estructuras
GB2036688A (en) * 1978-10-24 1980-07-02 Lee M Load handling pallets
FR2577202A1 (en) * 1985-02-08 1986-08-14 Totalgaz Cie Fse Rack for packaging a batch of objects, particularly heavy and voluminous objects such as bottles of liquefied gas
DE8634415U1 (en) * 1986-12-23 1987-03-12 MAFISCO Bautechnik GmbH, 7959 Achstetten Bundle pallet for stacking elongated objects
EP0301482A2 (en) * 1987-07-27 1989-02-01 BITO-LAGERTECHNIK BITTMANN GmbH Window storing case
FR2643043A1 (en) * 1989-02-14 1990-08-17 Salaun Roger Pallet-box

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR1585919A (en) * 1968-06-11 1970-02-06
FR2035997A1 (en) * 1969-03-31 1970-12-24 Mundus Estructuras
GB2036688A (en) * 1978-10-24 1980-07-02 Lee M Load handling pallets
FR2577202A1 (en) * 1985-02-08 1986-08-14 Totalgaz Cie Fse Rack for packaging a batch of objects, particularly heavy and voluminous objects such as bottles of liquefied gas
DE8634415U1 (en) * 1986-12-23 1987-03-12 MAFISCO Bautechnik GmbH, 7959 Achstetten Bundle pallet for stacking elongated objects
EP0301482A2 (en) * 1987-07-27 1989-02-01 BITO-LAGERTECHNIK BITTMANN GmbH Window storing case
FR2643043A1 (en) * 1989-02-14 1990-08-17 Salaun Roger Pallet-box

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EP0549991A2 (en) 1993-07-07
ES2092621T3 (en) 1996-12-01
ATE142969T1 (en) 1996-10-15

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