Laterally openable storage and transport box
US4192430A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 1979 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2519/00805
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A shipping, storage, and/or display box has a plurality of side walls extending upwardly from the box floor. One of these side walls has an upper portion formed between the respective corners with a window within which may fit a panel. A pair of double-axis hinge elements each have first portion journaled in the one wall adjacent the lower edge of the window for pivoting about a first axis and a second portion journaled in the panel for pivoting about a second axis generally parallel to and offset from the first axis. These hinges let the panel lie flat against the lower portion of the respective side when in the open condition, yet ensure that the entire hinge arrangement will lie inside a plane defined by the outer surface of the respective side when the panel is closed.
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