GB2137167A - Containers having hinged lids - Google Patents
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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
- B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
- B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
- B65D21/06—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together with movable parts adapted to be placed in alternative positions for nesting the containers when empty and for stacking them when full
- B65D21/062—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together with movable parts adapted to be placed in alternative positions for nesting the containers when empty and for stacking them when full the movable parts being attached or integral and displaceable into a position overlying the top of the container, e.g. bails, corner plates
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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
- B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
- B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
- B65D21/0209—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together one-upon-the-other in the upright or upside-down position
- B65D21/0217—Containers with a closure presenting stacking elements
- B65D21/0223—Containers with a closure presenting stacking elements the closure and the bottom presenting local co-operating elements, e.g. projections and recesses
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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
- B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
- B65D43/14—Non-removable lids or covers
- B65D43/16—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement
- B65D43/161—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement comprising two or more cover sections hinged one to another
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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
- B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
- B65D43/14—Non-removable lids or covers
- B65D43/16—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement
- B65D43/163—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement the container and the lid being made separately
- B65D43/169—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement the container and the lid being made separately the lid, the hinge and the element connecting them to the container being made of one piece
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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
- B65D55/00—Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
- B65D55/02—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure
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Abstract
A tamper-proof container has an open top with a lid 32 hinged 50 to one edge of the opening, the lid 32 having locking means fitted to its underside which are cooperable with corresponding means at or near the top of the container. The lid 32 is formed in three sections 42, 42, 44 interconnected by hinges 46, 48 parallel to said hinge 50 whereby the said locking means may be engaged by pivoting the various lid sections to their closed position. The container may be formed from an upper portion in the form of a collar, which can be manufactured in a number of different heights, which is permanently fixed on top of a lower portion. <IMAGE>
Description
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SPECIFICATION
Improvements in or Relating to Tamper-Proof Containers
The present invention concerns a tamper-proof 5 container for use, for example, in the storage and transportation of drugs, medicines and poisons.
Drugs etc. are distributed to retail outlets from warehouses and it is important that when a container of drugs is in transit or storage it cannot 10 be easily opened for removal of its contents.
It is important also that containers of this nature may stack one on top of the other, not only during transportation when their lids are closed but also during loading and unloading when they 15 are partly filled. Furthermore when the containers are empty and not in use it is desirable that they may nest one within the other to reduce storage space. As the containers are normally manufactured from plastics material by an 20 injection moulding technique which involves expensive tooling it is desirable that the size of the container may be altered without completely changing the tooling but by carrying out relatively simple modifications to a basic tool.
25 According to the present invention there is provided a container having a base, four walls upstanding therefrom and a lid hinged by a first edge to a first wall, two further hinges being formed in said lid spaced from and parallel to said 30 first hinge attaching the lid to the wall and catch means on the underside of the lid to engage with complementary formations on the container on closing the lid.
Preferably said catch means includes a first 35 male member projecting beyond a second edge of the lid opposite its first edge and adapted to penetrate a corresponding hole in the upper region of a second wall of the container opposite said first wall.
40 Preferably second male members are provided on the underside of the third and fourth sides of the lid between said further hinges, said male members each having a hook-like formation facing said second edge of the lid, a slot being 45 provided in a flap extending across the top of the container alongside its third and fourth sides or in said sides themselves, the slots being adapted to receive said second male members when the lid is closed and having their forward ends adjacent the 50 second wall of the container so positioned that with the lid in the closed position the hook-like formations underlie said ends.
Preferably third male members project downwardly from the underside of the lid and are 55 arranged in two pairs, one pair adjacent the first edge and one pair adjacent the second edge of the lid and are so positioned that they lie alongside the inside of the first and second walls of the container when the lid is in a closed 60 position. These third male members may be provided with catches at their lower ends engageable in slots formed in the inside of the tops of the first and second wall of the container.
Preferably fourth male members are provided 65 on the underside of the second edge of the lid said fourth members being parallel to the lid but spaced below it, slots for the reception of the fourth member being provided in the second wall of the container or an end flange in a flap 70 extending across the top of the container alongside the third and fourth walls thereof.
The top portion of the container is preferably formed by a collar having a channel in its underside for reception of the upper edges of the 75 lower portion of the container. The collar may be manufactured in several different heights to provide containers of different capacities.
Co-operating locking means may be provided on the collar and the lower portion of the 80 container to ensure that the collar may not be removed from the lower portion. Preferably said locking means are not accessible when the lid of the container is closed.
Preferably said locking means comprises a 85 tongue portion formed in the upper edge of the lower portion of the container, the tongue having a detent formed thereon on its innermost face; a recess formed on the innermost limb forming the channel in the collar in the upper portion of the 90 container or collar so that the detent may be snap fitted into the recess on forcing the collar over the upper edge of the lower portion of the container. Preferably a groove of a width slightly greater than the width of the tongue is provided on the 95 other limb of the channel of the collar, said groove extending from and in a direction perpendicularly to the lower edge of the channel and being adapted to accommodate the tongue when the detent deforms the tongue towards the outside of 100 the container during fitment of the collar.
Locating slots formed perpendicularly to the upper edge of the lower portion of the container may be provided in said upper edge, corresponding ribs being formed from the base of 105 the channel of the collar.
Two rectangular recesses may be provided in the upper surface of the lid, the ridge formed between said recesses accommodating said two further hinges. So that a similar container may be 110 stacked on the closed lid a channel is formed in the base of the container corresponding to the ridge in the lid.
The lower portion of the container may have walls of a stepped configuration so that the depth 115 of the lower portion of the container may be varied in accordance with a moulding technique described in ourco pending application Nos. 8230556 and 8300404. In this technique a single basic tool and removable additional 120 portions usable with the basic tool are utilised to provide containers of differing depths.
Preferably the lower portion of the container has a peripheral flange adjacent its upper edge adapted to abut the lower edge of the upper 125 portion of the container or collar.
Preferably the outer surfaces of the third and fourth walls of the lower portion of the container are provided with abutment means, the lower
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surface of which is adapted to arrest the downwards movement of the container when it is nested in a further similar container. Handle means are provided on the outside of the lower portion of the container above said abutment means.
So that a similar container can be stacked on top of the container when the lid is in the open position flaps are hinged to the tops of the third and fourth sides of the container. The flaps preferably extend between the first and second walls and may be provided with slots to accommodate the second and fourth male members referred to above. The flaps are similar to the flaps described in our co pending applications 8230556 and 8300404.
Further according to the present invention there is provided a container the upper portion of which is defined by a removable collar which can be manufactured in several different depths to vary the capacity of the container to which it is attached.
The collar may have any of the preferable features relating to it referred to in the preceding paragraphs.
An embodiment of the present invention will now be described by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:—
Fig. 1 shows a perspective view from above and the rear of a tamper-proof container with its lid closed.
Fig. 2 shows a front elevation half in full, half in section of the container in Figure 1 with the lid open,
Fig. 3 shows an end elevation half in full, half in section of the container of Figure 1 with the lid raised,
Figs. 4, 5 and 6 show views similar to Figs. 1,2 and 3 respectively of a similar container which has a modified upper portion to give it an increased capacity,
Fig. 7 shows a fragmentary side elevation of the line VII—VII of Fig. 1 through a front or second wall of the upper portion of the container and the lid to illustrate a first catch for holding the lid in the closed position.
Fig. 8 shows a similar view taken on the line
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Fig. 9 shows a similar view taken on the line
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Fig. 10 shows a similar view taken on the line
X—X of Fig. 1 of a fourth catch arrangement, and
Fig. 11 shows a sectional side elevation through a locking means for holding the upper portion or collar of the container onto the lower portion.
Fig. 1 shows a container which is manufactured in two parts by injection moulding techniques from plastics material, for example polypropylene, the lower portion of the container 10 having a base 12 and first, third, second and fourth upstanding walls 14, 16, 18, 20 respectively. Each of the walls is moulded with a stepped configuration such that by utilising a basic tool and removable tool sections the depth and consequently capacity of the lower portion of the container 10 may be varied. This moulding technique is described in more detail in our copending U.K. Patent Applications Nos. 8230556 and 8300404. Lifting handles 22 are provided on the outside of the walls 16 and 20, the handles being provided by outstanding flanges arranged in a substantially rectangular form, the lower flange 24 being adapted to abut the upper edge of a similar container into which the container shown in Figure 1 is being nested to limit penetration of the container into said similar container. In a modified arrangement the flanges 22 can be provided in pairs disposed equi-distantfrom the centre line of the container an additional handle being recessed into the container end at a location above the lower flange 24. A ticket holder 26 may be formed on the outer faces of the container. A channel 28 extends across the base of the container for a reason to be described below.
The upper portion 30 of the container is provided by a rectangular collar having a channel formed in its bottom edge for reception of the top edge of the lower portion 10 of the container.
As can be seen by comparing Figures 1—3 with Figures 4—6 the collar can be manufactured in different depths so that by fitting different collars to similar lower portions 10 containers of varying capacities can be provided.
The collar has a lid 32 hinged thereto along its first wall 34, this first wall 34 of the collar together with the first wall 14 of the lower portion of the container combining to form the first wall of the container. Similarly the second wall 38, the third wall 36 and the fourth wall 40 of the collar combine with the second, third and fourth walls 18, 16, 14 of the lower portion of the container to form the second, third and fourth walls of the container.
Figs. 1 and 3 show that the lid 32 is provided with two rectangular recesses 42 in its upper surface the recesses defining a central ridge 44 which, it will be realised, when one container is stacked in another will be accommodated in the channel 28 formed in the base of the upper container. Two hinges 46, 48 are provided on the ribs 44 and it is preferable that the hinges 46,48 together with the hinge 50 attaching the first edge 54 of the lid 32 to the first wall 34 of the collar 30 are all plastics hinges formed integrally with the material of the lid and collar. In other words the lid and collar are moulded in a single piece.
As it is desired to provide a tamper-proof container, a plurality of catch means are provided on the underside of the lid 32 for interfitment with corresponding slots and recesses in the top of the container walls so that the lid of the container cannot be lifted either, partially or in full to permit removal of contents from the closed container, without damaging the container.
The first of these catch means is shown in detail in Figure 7 and comprises two spaced male
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members or catches 52 (only one of which is shown) which are equi-spaced on either side of the centre of the front edge 58 of the lid 32. A passage 60 is formed through the second wall 38, 5 18 of the collar and lower portion 10 of the-container through which the member 52 may project, that portion of the member 52 projecting beyond the front wall of the container being apertured to accommodate a padlock seal or any 10 other security device. It will be realised that the first male member 52 forming the catch cannot be inserted into and through the passage by hinging the lid 32 about its first edge 54, that is by pivoting it about the hinge 50, in the normal 15 manner. It is necessary for the lower member 52 to be pushed in a linear direction in a plane parallel to the top of the container and this is possible as a result of the provision of the two further hinges 46, 48. As can be observed from 20 Figure 8 it is possible to deflect the ridge portion 44 and the rear portion 62 of the lid such that the front portion 64 lies on top of the container parallel to its top but with its second edge 58 spaced from the top of the second wall 38 of the 25 container. It can then be slid forward to the position shown in Figures 1 and 7 and during this operation the ridge 44 and rear portion 62 of the lid moves to the position shown in Fig. 1 i.e. the closed position.
30 This lid closing operation should be borne in mind when considering the second catch means shown in Fig. 8. Two catch means are provided one alongside the third wall of the container the other alongside the fourth wall. As the second 35 catch means are similar at each side of the container only one will now be described. The catch means comprises a hook-like male member 66 fixed to and projecting downwardly from the ridge 44 of the lid 32. In Figure 8 this male 40 member is shown in full lines in an engaged position with the hook portion 68 at its end adjacent the second edge 58 of the lid underlying a flap 70 which projects inwardly from the third and fourth sides of the container and is shown in 45 Figure 2. The flap 70 has a slot 72 formed therein the width and length of the slot being greater than the width and length of the male member 66. The positioning of the forward end 74 of the slot, however, is critical as can be seen from Figure 8. 50 It is essential that with the lid in the closed position the hook 68 of the male member is engaged under the end 74.
In Figure 8, in phantom lines there is shown the position of the lid and the male member 66 55 prior to the male member 66 entering the slot. It will be realised that as the first male member 52 described above with reference to Figure 7 is inserted in a linear direction into the passage 60 the ridge 44 and rear portion 62 of the lid will 60 pivot in the direction of arrows A about the hinges 46 and 48 respectively until the condition shown in the full lines is arrived at.
It will be realised that the means described above provides catch means for the front centre, 65 and side centres of the lid 32. Additionally the lid is secured along its entire rear edge 54 by the hinge 50. It is desirable that additional catch means are provided at the front corners of the container and one such arrangement is shown in Figure 9. Four similar arrangements are provided, one at each corner of the container but only one will be described. Figure 9 shows a third male member 76 which extends downwardly from the front edge 58 of the lid, and has a forwardly projecting lug 78 intended to locate in a recess 80 formed in the inside of the second wall 38 of the collar 30. It will be realised that the catch 78 fits into the recess 80 as the first male member 52 projects through the passage 60.
The male members 76 are illustrated also in Figure 3 and provide a further function. As the depth of the container is less than the dimension of the lid between its front and rear edges 58, 54, if the lid is hinged right back that is through a further 180° in a clockwise direction as viewed in Figure 3 its front edge 58 will extend below the base of the container and this could not be achieved unless the container was elevated. This problem can be overcome by utilising the two further hinges 46 and 48 and folding the front and rear portions 62, 64 back against themselves as shown in Figure 3, the spacing between the second hinges 46 and 48 being so chosen that the portions of the lid in the folded back position lie parallel to each other. The male members 76 may be utilised to hold the portions of the lid in the folded back position, the free end of each member 76 projecting from the underside of the edge of one portion of the lid frictionally engaging a flange surface extending downwardly from the underside of the edge of the other portion of the lid. This frictional engagement may be enhanced by providing a recess similar to the recess 80 in said flange so that the catch 78 engages within the recess.
Figure 10 shows additional catch means for ensuring that the front corners of the lid cannot be lifted. Two such catch means are provided one at each corner. Once again as both catch means are of similar design only one will be described with reference to Fig. 10. The fourth catch means comprises a fourth male member 82 projecting from a flange surface 86 at the front edge 58 of the lid 32, the member 82 being parallel to the top of the lid and being of an appropriate length. A corresponding recess 84 is provided in the collar 30 and receives the male member 82 when the front portion of the lid is slid forwardly to engage the first male member 52 in the passage 60.
On consideration of Figure 2 it will be observed that if the male members 82 are positioned close to the front corners of the lid they may overlie the flap 70. It is desirable that the flap 70 has upwardly projecting end walls at its front and rear ends which are topped by flanges lying parallel to the flap and overlying the top of the first and second walls of the container. This arrangement limits downward movement of the flap into the container and is not illustrated. It wilf be realised
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that in these circumstances the recess 84 must be provided in the upstanding front end wall of the flap rather than in the collar.
To ensure that as the front portion 64 of the lid 5 32 is slid forwardly its front edge 58 does not become engaged under the top of the container and to assist in guiding the first third and fourth male members into their respective passages and recesses, ramps 88 are provided leading upwardly 10 from the inside to the outside walls of the collar at the top thereof.
It is essential that means are provided for positively locating and holding the upper portion of the container or collar 30 on the lower portion 15 10. Such means are illustrated in Figure 11 and can be disposed at a plurality of convenient locations at the top of the container. It is desirable that the collar can be removed from the lower portion of the container so the locking means 20 should not be permanent. It is essential, however, that the collar cannot be removed when the container is closed. Thus the locking means are accessible only from the inside of the container. Figure 11 shows that the locking means 25 comprises a detent 90 formed on the inner surface of a tongue having a width of approximately 1 cm which is formed in the top edge of the lower portion 10 of the container by providing two downwardly extending narrow slots 30 on either side of the tongue. It is preferable that the tongue is deformed in an outwards direction by a small amount. The detent has an undersurface 92 which is substantially parallel to the top edge 94 of the lower portion 10 of the 35 container. A passage 96 of a width greater than the width of the tongue 90 is formed through the limb 98 forming the inner side of the channel in the collar 30. The lower edge 100 of said passage 96 is spaced from the base 102 of the channel by 40 an amount which is equal to the spacing of the undersurface 92 of the detent from the upper edge 94 of the lower portion 10 of the container. A groove 104 perpendicular to the lower edge of the collar 30 is formed in the other limb 106 45 forming the channel. This groove accommodates the rear face of the tongue when the collar is forced downwardly over the top edge of the lower portion 10 of the container, the detent 90 causing the tongue to deflect outwardly into the groove 50 until it can snap fit into the channel 96.
It will be realised that to remove the collar an operation opposite to that described above is followed.
Fig. 11 shows a rib 108 projecting 55 downwardly into the channel from its base 102. This rib is laterally spaced from the passage 96 and is provided to give lateral location of the collar relative to the lower portion 10 of the container, if required. It will be realised that 60 corresponding grooves are cut in the top edge of the lower portion 10 of the container to accommodate rib 108.
In operation, the container can be loaded when its lid occupies the position shown in Figures 2, 3,
65 5 and 6 or when its lid folded right back so that it lies alongside the first wall 14 of the container. With the flaps 70 in the position shown in Figures 2 and 5 a similar container can be stacked on top of the open container and this is useful if the 70 container is only partly loaded or unloaded. By pivotting the flap 70 about the hinges 73, which may be separate hinges or formed integrally with the collar 30, in a clockwise direction as viewed in Figure 2, the entire top of the container can be 75 open so that if the container is empty a similar container can be nested therein to reduce the space required for storage of empty containers. Conveniently snap means may be provided on the lateral edges of the flap so that it can be held in 80 the folded back position.
When a container has been loaded the flaps are returned to the position shown in Figures 2 and 5, if they are not already in this position, and the lid can be closed by the operation described 85 above. Padlocks or other security means can be passed through the portions of the male members 52 projecting through the front of the container and other security devices, in the form of seals, tapes etc. may be fitted. A similar loaded 90 container with its lid open or closed can then be stacked on top of the closed container.
It will be realised that numerous modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention, for example the lower portion of the 95 container need not be of a stepped configuration and may have any suitable handles, abutments or other ancillary means. A flange may be formed round the outside of the lower portion 10 of the container near its top to form a ledge on which 100 the outer limb 106 of the collar 30 may rest.
Some of the catch devices may be omitted or repositioned and the hinges need not be integrally formed hinges but could be separate hinges fitted to the various portions of the lid and flaps or could 105 be formed by known techniques to provide snap fitting hinges formed from components moulded on to the respective parts. Means other than those described above for locking the collar to the lower portion of the container may be employed 110 as indicated, for example, in Figures 2 and 5.
Whilst endeavouring in the foregoing specification to draw attention to those features of the invention believed to be of particular importance it should be understood that the 115 Applicant claims protection in respect of any patentable feature or combination of features hereinbefore referred to whether or not particular emphasis has been placed thereon.
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120 1 • A container having a base, four walls upstanding therefrom and a lid hinged by a first edge to a first wall, two further hinges being formed in said lid spaced from and parallel to said first hinge attaching the lid to the wall and catch 125 means on the underside of the lid to engage with complementary formations on the container on closing the lid.
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2. A container as claimed in claim 1, in which said catch means includes a first male member projecting beyond a second edge of the lid opposite its first edge and adapted to penetrate a
5 corresponding hole in the upper region of a second wall of the container opposite said first wall.
3. A container as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, in which second male members are provided on
10 the underside of the third and fourth sides of the lid between said further hinges, said second male members each having a hook-like formation facing said second edge of the lid, a slot being provided in a flap extending across the top of the 15 container alongside its third and fourth sides or in said sides themselves, the slots being adapted to receive said second male members when the lid is closed and having their forward ends adjacent the second wall of the container so positioned that 20 with the lid in the closed position the hook-like formations underlie said ends.
4. A container as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, in which third male members project downwardly from the underside of the lid and are
25 arranged in two pairs, one pair adjacent the first edge and one pair adjacent the second edge of the lid and are so positioned that they lie alongside the inside of the first and second walls of the container when the lid is in a closed 30 position.
5. A container as claimed in claim 4, in which third male members are provided with catches at their lower ends engageable in slots formed in the inside of the tops of the first and second wall of
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6. A container as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which fourth male members are provided on the underside of the second edge of the lid said fourth members being parallel to
40 the lid but spaced below it, slots for the reception of the fourth member being provided in the second wall of the container or an end flange in a flap extending across the top of the container alongside the third and fourth walls thereof. 45
7. A container as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which the top portion of the container is formed by a collar having a channel in its underside for reception of the upper edges of the lower portion of the container. 50
8. A container as claimed in claim 7, in which co-operating locking means are provided on the collar and the lower portion of the container to ensure that once fitted the collar is not removable from the lower portion.
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9. A container as claimed in claim 8, in which said locking means are not accessible when the lid of the container is closed.
10. A container as claimed in claim 9, in which said locking means comprises a tongue portion 60 formed in the upper edge of the lower portion of the container, the tongue having a detent formed thereon on its innermost face; a recess formed on the innermost limb forming the channel in the collar in the upper portion of the container or 65 collar so that the detent may be snap fitted into the recess on forcing the collar over the upper edge of the lower portion of the container.
11. A container as claimed in claim 10, in which a groove of a width slightly greater than the width of the tongue is provided on the other limb of the channel of the collar, said groove extending from and in a direction perpendicularly to the lower edge of the channel and being adapted to accommodate the tongue when the detent deforms the tongue towards the outside of the container during fitment of the collar.
12. A container as claimed in any one of claims 8,9,10 and 11, in which locating slots formed perpendicularly to the upper edge of the lower portion of the container are provided in said upper edge, corresponding ribs being formed from the base of the channel of the collar.
13. A container as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which two rectangular recesses are provided in the upper surface of the lid, the ridge formed between said recesses accommodating said two further hinges.
14. A container as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which the lower portion of the container has walls of a stepped configuration.
15. A container as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 14, in which the lower portion of the container has a peripheral flange adjacent its upper edge adapted to abut the lower edge of the upper portion or collar of the container.
16. A container as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 1 5, in which the outer surfaces of the third and fourth walls of the lower portion of the container are provided with abutment means, the lower surfaces of which are adapted to arrest the downwards movement of the container when it is nested in a further similar container.
17. A container as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 16, in which handle means are provided on the outside of the lower portion of the container above said abutment means.
18. A container as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which flaps are hinged to the tops of the third and fourth sides of the container to support a further similar container thereon while the lid is in the open position.
19. A container as claimed in claim 18, in which the flaps extend between the first and second walls.
20. A container as claimed in claim 19, when dependent upon any one of claims 6 to 18, in which the flaps are provided with slots to accommodate the second and fourth male members referred to above.
21. A container the upper portion of which is defined by a removable collar which can be manufactured in several different depths to vary the capacity of the container to which it is attached.
22. A container as claimed in claim 21, in which co-operating locking means are provided on the collar and the lower portion of the container to ensure that once fitted the collar is not removable from the lower portion.
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23. A container as claimed in claim 22, in which said locking means are not accessible when the container is closed.
24. A container as claimed in claim 22 or claim 5 23, in which said locking means comprises a tongue portion formed in the upper edge of the lower portion of the container, the tongue having a detent formed thereon on its innermost face; a recess formed on the innermost limb forming the 10 channel in the collar in the upper portion of the container or collar so that the detent may be snap fitted into the recess on forcing the collar over the upper edge of the lower portion of the container.
25. A container as claimed in claim 24, in
15 which a groove of a width slightly greater than the width of the tongue is provided on the other limb of the channel of the collar, said groove extending from and in a direction perpendicularly to the lower edge of the channel and being adapted to 20 accommodate the tongue when the detent deforms the tongue towards the outside of the container during fitment of the collar.
26. A container as claimed in any one of claims 21 to 25, in which locating slots formed
25 perpendicularly to the upper edge of the lower portion of the container are provided in said upper edge, corresponding ribs being formed from the base of the channel of the collar.
27. A container substantially as hereinbefore 30 described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
28. Any novel subject matter or combination including novel subject matter herein disclosed, whether or not within the scope of or relating to
35 the same invention as any of the preceding claims.
Printed in the United Kingdom for Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Demand No. 8818935, 10/1984. Contractor's Code No. 6378. Published by the Patent Office, 25 Southampton Buildings, London, WC2A 1AY, from which copies may be obtained.
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