GB1601049A - Mesh pane land bolt therefor - Google Patents

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GB1601049A
GB1601049A GB23181/78A GB2318178A GB1601049A GB 1601049 A GB1601049 A GB 1601049A GB 23181/78 A GB23181/78 A GB 23181/78A GB 2318178 A GB2318178 A GB 2318178A GB 1601049 A GB1601049 A GB 1601049A
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Priority to NL7903560A priority patent/NL7903560A/en
Priority to DE19792920469 priority patent/DE2920469A1/en
Priority to IT7949156A priority patent/IT7949156A0/en
Priority to FR7913331A priority patent/FR2426789A1/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D7/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal
    • B65D7/12—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal characterised by wall construction or by connections between walls
    • B65D7/24—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal characterised by wall construction or by connections between walls collapsible, e.g. with all parts detachable
    • B65D7/30—Fastening devices for holding collapsible containers in erected state, e.g. integral with container walls
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D7/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal
    • B65D7/12—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal characterised by wall construction or by connections between walls
    • B65D7/14—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal characterised by wall construction or by connections between walls of skeleton or like apertured construction, e.g. baskets or carriers formed of wire mesh, of interconnected bands, bars, or rods, or of perforated sheet metal
    • B65D7/20—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal characterised by wall construction or by connections between walls of skeleton or like apertured construction, e.g. baskets or carriers formed of wire mesh, of interconnected bands, bars, or rods, or of perforated sheet metal made of wire

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(54) MESH PANEL AND BOLT THEREFOR (71) We, N. V. BEKAERT S.A., a Belgian body corporate, of Zwevegem, Belgium, do hereby declare the invention for which we pray that a patent may be granted to us, and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement: This invention relates to a mesh panel and to a bolt for securing a mesh panel to a keeper, which is thus suitable for use in a welded mesh container.
A number of kinds of welded mesh containers are known for transporting all kinds of goods. These containers normally consist of a frame of rods lçr bars welded to each other and forming a bottom frame and four upstanding corner posts; a bottom wall being provided on the bottom frame and four side walls being provided between the four upstanding corner posts. Each side wall may consist of a tubular frame, to which a welded mesh panel is fixed by welds. It is also possible to provide two frame members of bent tubes welded to each other, between which frame members a welded mesh panel is welded. It is clear that many different forms of side wall can be constructed.
This invention particularly relates to the bolts which are used in such containers.
Normally, at least one of the side walls can be opened or closed. To this end, such a wall is provided with bolts which are slidably supported on the side wall, for movement into and out of loopclike keepers, which are welded to the frame or an adjacent side wall. As these containers may be filled with rather expensive or heavy objects and are normally stacked upon each other, e.g. two or three containers upon each other, during transport e.g. by means of a fork lift truck, it is very important that the bolts are closed correctly to ensure that a side wall will not be opened during transport and that transported objects will not fall out of the container. Therefore, it is very important to be sure that the bolts are positioned in the closed position during transport or when filled for avoiding all kinds of accidents.
A conventional type of bolt is shown for example in United States Patent Specifications 2,806,623 and 2,806,624. These bolts are formed of a bent length of rod or wire with a rather large diameter, e.g. 8 mm or more.
However, the invention is not limited to the use of wire or rod of a particular diameter.
These bolts are formed with a straight portion at one extremity and a closed or handle portion at the other extremity. Normally the end or extremity of the closed portion contacts the straight portion. Such bolts can be manufactured in an inexpensive manner.
A disadvantage of such a known bolt is that it is rather difficult for an operator to see whether the bolt is in the closed or open position.
The object of the invention is to provide a bolt which enables an operator easily to see whether the bolt is in the closed or open position.
According to the invention, there is provided a mesh panel having a support secured thereto, in which a bolt is slidable for detachably securing the panel to a keeper, the bolt cooperating with a wire of the mesh or the support so as to cause a handle portion of the bolt to protrude outwardly from the plane of the mesh panel when the bolt is disengaged from the keeper.
There is further provided a bolt for detachably securing a mesh panel to a keeper, the bolt being formed from a single length of rod or wire and comprising a straight portion slidable in a support for engagement with and disengagement from said keeper, a substantially closed portion to facilitate manual operation of the bolt, and a portion which cooperates with a wire of the mesh or the support in use so as to prevent the closed portion from lying in a plane parallel with the plane of the mesh panel in the disengaged position of the bolt.
The invention will now be explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of part of a mesh panel provided with a first embodiment of bolt according to the invention, the bolt being shown in the open position; Fig. 2 is an elevation of the bolt of Figure 1 in the closed position; and Fig. 3 is an elevation of a second embodiment of a bolt according to the invention, the bolt being shown in the closed position.
As shown in Figures 1 and 2, a bolt 1 is made out of a single length of wire having a rather large diameter which is bent into the general conventional form of bolt having a straight portion 2 and a substantially closed portion 3. The end of the closed portion 3 normally touches the straight portion in the conventional bolt.
The bolt 1 however, further comprises an end portion 4, which end portion 4 crosses the straight portion 2 and then extends substantially parallel to the straight portion 2.
The panel is further provided with a support 8 having loop-like portions 5 to allow the bolt to be slid into a closed or an open position.
The side wall itself and the frame or an adjacent side wall are further provided with a keeper 6 to hold the bolt in the closed position. As can be seen from Figures 1 and 2, the loops 5 form part of the support 8 formed from a single length of wire bent into the desired configuration and welded to the wires of the panel of welded mesh. It is clear that other construction can be used for the support 8.
Fig. 1 shows the bolt 1 in the open position.
The substantially closed portion 3 of the bolt 1 stands substantially perpendicular to the welded mesh panel or side wall. An operator can thus see very well that the bolt is in an open position. The end portion 4 is resting against a vertical wire of the wire panel and eiiminates or makes it impossible for the straight portion 2 to rotate about its axis in the support 8.
Fig. 2 shows the same bolt, but now in the closed position. The end portion 4 of the bolt is now enclosed by one mesh of the welded mesh and thus, during vibration or the like, the bolt is prevented from sliding out of engagement with the keeper 6 owing to inter engagement between the portion 4 and a vertical wire 7 of the mesh.
For opening or for moving the bolt 1 from the closed position into the open position, it is necessary to turn the bolt 1 through an angle about the axis of the straight portion 2, which is sufficient to enable the end portion 4 to be taken out of the mesh and the straight portion 2 to be slid through the loops 5.
When the bolt 1 is slid out of the keeper 6, the end portion 4 rests against the vertical wire 7 and cannot turn into a position parallel to the side wall, and the closed portion 3 stands substantially perpendicular to the side wall.
Fig. 3 shows a bolt 10, again formed from a single length of wire bent so as to have a straight portion 12 and a substantially closed portion 13. An end portion 14 crosses the straight portion 12, but instead of being bent so as to extend parallel with the straight portion 12, simply terminates a short distance beyond the portion 12. A support 18 has two loop-like portions 15 through which the straight portion 12 of the bolt 10 extends, whereby the bolt 10 can be slid in the direction of the axis of the portion 12. The bolt can thus be engaged or disengaged with a keeper in the same manner as the bolt of Figures 1 and 2. The support 18 further comprises an additional portion 19 which is bent through substantially 90" relative to the loop 15. The portion 19 is welded to the wires of the mesh for additional rigidity of the support 18.
Thus, in the closed position shown in Fig.
3, the bolt is again prevented from opening accidentally by engagement of the portion 14 with the wires of the mesh panel. In order to disengage the bolt from the keeper, it is again necessary to first rotate the bolt about the axis of portion 12, so that the portion 14 is removed from the plane of the mesh of the panel, whereafter the bolt 10 can be slid through the loops 15. When the bolt 10 is slid out of the keeper, the end face of the end portion 14 rests against the portion 19 of the support, thus preventing the bolt from rotating into a position in which the closed portion 13 lies in a plane parallel to the plane of the mesh.
In this manner, both embodiments of the invention cause the closed portion of the bolt to protrude outwardly from the plane of the mesh panel when the bolt is in the open position, thus enabling an operator readily to detect whether or not the bolt is serving its function of securing a mesh panel. In addition, the bolt is prevented from becoming accidentally disengaged from the keeper owing to vibration.
WHAT WE CLAIM IS:- 1. A mesh panel having a support secured thereto, in which a bolt is slidable for detachably securing the panel to a keeper, the bolt cooperating with a wire of the mesh or the support so as to cause a handle portion of the bolt to protrude outwardly from the plane of the mesh panel when the bolt is disengaged from the keeper.
2. A panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bolt is formed from a single length of rod or wire.
3. A panel as claimed in claim 2, wherein said handle is formed by a substantially closed portion of said rod or wire terminating in said cooperating portion.
4. A panel as claimed in claim 3, wherein said cooperating portion extends substantially parallel with a straight portion of the bolt by means of which the bolt is slidably mounted on the panel.
5. A panel as claimed in any preceding
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    bolt being shown in the open position; Fig. 2 is an elevation of the bolt of Figure 1 in the closed position; and Fig. 3 is an elevation of a second embodiment of a bolt according to the invention, the bolt being shown in the closed position.
    As shown in Figures 1 and 2, a bolt 1 is made out of a single length of wire having a rather large diameter which is bent into the general conventional form of bolt having a straight portion 2 and a substantially closed portion 3. The end of the closed portion 3 normally touches the straight portion in the conventional bolt.
    The bolt 1 however, further comprises an end portion 4, which end portion 4 crosses the straight portion 2 and then extends substantially parallel to the straight portion 2.
    The panel is further provided with a support 8 having loop-like portions 5 to allow the bolt to be slid into a closed or an open position.
    The side wall itself and the frame or an adjacent side wall are further provided with a keeper 6 to hold the bolt in the closed position. As can be seen from Figures 1 and 2, the loops 5 form part of the support 8 formed from a single length of wire bent into the desired configuration and welded to the wires of the panel of welded mesh. It is clear that other construction can be used for the support 8.
    Fig. 1 shows the bolt 1 in the open position.
    The substantially closed portion 3 of the bolt 1 stands substantially perpendicular to the welded mesh panel or side wall. An operator can thus see very well that the bolt is in an open position. The end portion 4 is resting against a vertical wire of the wire panel and eiiminates or makes it impossible for the straight portion 2 to rotate about its axis in the support 8.
    Fig. 2 shows the same bolt, but now in the closed position. The end portion 4 of the bolt is now enclosed by one mesh of the welded mesh and thus, during vibration or the like, the bolt is prevented from sliding out of engagement with the keeper 6 owing to inter engagement between the portion 4 and a vertical wire 7 of the mesh.
    For opening or for moving the bolt 1 from the closed position into the open position, it is necessary to turn the bolt 1 through an angle about the axis of the straight portion 2, which is sufficient to enable the end portion 4 to be taken out of the mesh and the straight portion 2 to be slid through the loops 5.
    When the bolt 1 is slid out of the keeper 6, the end portion 4 rests against the vertical wire
    7 and cannot turn into a position parallel to the side wall, and the closed portion 3 stands substantially perpendicular to the side wall.
    Fig. 3 shows a bolt 10, again formed from a single length of wire bent so as to have a straight portion 12 and a substantially closed portion 13. An end portion 14 crosses the straight portion 12, but instead of being bent so as to extend parallel with the straight portion 12, simply terminates a short distance beyond the portion 12. A support 18 has two loop-like portions 15 through which the straight portion 12 of the bolt 10 extends, whereby the bolt 10 can be slid in the direction of the axis of the portion 12. The bolt can thus be engaged or disengaged with a keeper in the same manner as the bolt of Figures 1 and 2. The support 18 further comprises an additional portion 19 which is bent through substantially 90" relative to the loop 15. The portion 19 is welded to the wires of the mesh for additional rigidity of the support 18.
    Thus, in the closed position shown in Fig.
    3, the bolt is again prevented from opening accidentally by engagement of the portion 14 with the wires of the mesh panel. In order to disengage the bolt from the keeper, it is again necessary to first rotate the bolt about the axis of portion 12, so that the portion 14 is removed from the plane of the mesh of the panel, whereafter the bolt 10 can be slid through the loops 15. When the bolt 10 is slid out of the keeper, the end face of the end portion 14 rests against the portion 19 of the support, thus preventing the bolt from rotating into a position in which the closed portion 13 lies in a plane parallel to the plane of the mesh.
    In this manner, both embodiments of the invention cause the closed portion of the bolt to protrude outwardly from the plane of the mesh panel when the bolt is in the open position, thus enabling an operator readily to detect whether or not the bolt is serving its function of securing a mesh panel. In addition, the bolt is prevented from becoming accidentally disengaged from the keeper owing to vibration.
    WHAT WE CLAIM IS:- 1. A mesh panel having a support secured thereto, in which a bolt is slidable for detachably securing the panel to a keeper, the bolt cooperating with a wire of the mesh or the support so as to cause a handle portion of the bolt to protrude outwardly from the plane of the mesh panel when the bolt is disengaged from the keeper.
  2. 2. A panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bolt is formed from a single length of rod or wire.
  3. 3. A panel as claimed in claim 2, wherein said handle is formed by a substantially closed portion of said rod or wire terminating in said cooperating portion.
  4. 4. A panel as claimed in claim 3, wherein said cooperating portion extends substantially parallel with a straight portion of the bolt by means of which the bolt is slidably mounted on the panel.
  5. 5. A panel as claimed in any preceding
    claim, wherein said handle portion is maintained in a plane coinciding with or upwardly inclined relative to a plane substantiallly perpendicular to the plane of the mesh panel in the open position of the bolt.
  6. 6. A panel as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said support is formed from a single length of rod or wire, the support having a plurality of loops at least partially surrounding said bolt, and the support being secured to said mesh.
  7. 7. A panel as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said mesh is a rectangular welded mesh.
  8. 8. A mesh panel substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
  9. 9. A container comprising at least one mesh panel as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said keeper is provided on a frame member or on another mesh panel.
  10. 10. A bolt for detachably securing a mesh panel to a keeper, the bolt being formed from a single length of rod or wire and comprising a straight portion slidable in a support for engagement with and disengagement from said keeper, a substantially closed portion to facilitate manual operation of the bolt, and a portion which cooperates with a wire of the mesh or the support in use so as to prevent the closed portion from lying in a plane parallel with the plane of the mesh panel in the disengaged position of the bolt.
  11. 11. A bolt as claimed in claim 10, wherein said cooperating portion extends substantially parallel with said straight portion.
  12. 12. A bolt as claimed in claim 10 or 11, wherein said support is formed from a single length of rod or wire formed into a plurality of loops at least partially surrounding said straight portion.
  13. 13. A bolt substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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GB23181/78A GB1601049A (en) 1978-05-26 1978-05-26 Mesh pane land bolt therefor
BE1/9374A BE875953A (en) 1978-05-26 1979-04-30 MESH PANEL AND MATCHING LOCK
NL7903560A NL7903560A (en) 1978-05-26 1979-05-07 MESH PANEL AND MATCHING LOCK.
DE19792920469 DE2920469A1 (en) 1978-05-26 1979-05-21 GRID PLATE AND LATCH FOR SUCH A PLATE
IT7949156A IT7949156A0 (en) 1978-05-26 1979-05-24 ESSO MESH PANEL AND LATCH FOR
FR7913331A FR2426789A1 (en) 1978-05-26 1979-05-25 MESH PANEL AND LOCK FOR THIS PANEL

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