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Transport container

US9016474B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

GEORG UTZ HOLDING AG · CH

Inventors

Axel Ritzberger · Altendorf, CH
Wolfgang Faust · Schüttorf, DE
Gerhard Eckbrett-Welz · Suddendorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 21, 2012
Grant date	Apr 28, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 21, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65D2519/0096
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a transport container comprising a rectangular base, with feet located at the underside thereof, with side walls that can pivot about hinges and that rise from said base, wherein the side walls, which lie on top in the folded-together state, and the bordering base edge comprising the hinges form support surfaces for the feet of an identical second container, the feet thereof being located below the base, characterized in that recesses are provided in the left and the right side area of the side walls, which lie on top in the folded-together state, the recesses being separated from one another by ribs and being used to receive protrusions formed on the bottom side of the feet, the height of the protrusions being less than the depth of the recesses.

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