Classifications

• • 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
  • B65D1/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material or by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
  • B65D1/34—Trays or like shallow containers
  • B65D1/36—Trays or like shallow containers with moulded compartments or partitions
• • 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
  • B65D21/0216—Containers with stacking ribs in the side 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
  • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
  • B65D25/02—Internal fittings
  • B65D25/04—Partitions
• • 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
  • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
  • B65D25/02—Internal fittings
  • B65D25/10—Devices to locate articles in containers
  • B65D25/107—Grooves, ribs, or the like, situated on opposed walls and between which the articles are located

Definitions

• the invention relates to an insert for a container for receiving and transporting flat postal objects, the container belonging to a container system with containers of different sizes that can be stacked one inside the other.
• European Patent Specification 0 756 561 describes a container system for letters, in which containers of different sizes can be stacked one inside the other and on top of one another. To divide the containers into different compartments, the containers have slide-in devices into which partition walls can be inserted.
• British patent application GB 2 023 102 A describes a container system for receiving flat objects such as printed circuit boards, in which an insert with four side walls is introduced into a container, with grooves being located in the side walls. Circuit boards can be inserted into these grooves. To divide the insert into different areas, partitions can be introduced into the grooves, which in turn have grooves into which smaller circuit boards can be inserted.
• US Pat. No. 5,184,729 also discloses a container for the organized storage of threads and accessories for handicrafts. For this purpose, there is an insert made of a material in a cuboid-shaped container, which allows the insertion of needles. There is a division into different areas on the application surface.
• the object of the invention is to provide a device which enables generic container systems to be closed in this way use that they are suitable for picking goods, especially flat postal objects.
• a container insert is shaped such that it can be inserted into a container of a container system and has at least one non-releasable partition wall which extends between two side walls.
• the container insert is formed by two long side walls, two short side walls and a bottom.
• the shape of the insert corresponds to the shape of a container of the container system, so that the insert can be inserted into the container with a positive fit.
• the dimensions of the insert are preferably selected so that there is a clamping force between the insert and the container which fixes the insert in the container. This clamping force is expediently chosen so that it can be overcome manually to remove the insert.
• the insert has a circumferential, outwardly projecting U-shaped strip, with which the insert can be placed over the edge of a container.
• the pictures show:
• FIG. 1 shows a first particularly preferred embodiment of a container insert with compartments
• Fig. 2 is a plan view of a container insert with .. compartments
• FIG 3 shows a cross section through a container insert with compartments.
• Fig. 4 shows a second particularly preferred
• Embodiment of a container insert with compartments and insertion devices Embodiment of a container insert with compartments and insertion devices
• FIG. 5 shows a top view of a container insert with compartments and insertion devices
• Fig. 6 shows a cross section through a container insert with compartments and insertion devices.
• the container insert 10 consists of a bottom 24, two long side walls 20, 21 and two short side walls 22, 23, which together form a rectangular container.
• the upper edges of the four side walls are provided with a strip 30, which preferably projects outward.
• This bar is designed on the short side walls 22 and 23 so that its upper side forms a contact surface 31 for further containers. Due to rounding in the corners of the container insert, the strip 30 is designed such that the short side sections merge smoothly into the long side sections.
• the outer edge of the strip 30 is designed with a circumferential projection 32.
• the U-profile of the bar 30 is also slightly rounded at the corners: Furthermore, the dimensions of the bar 30 with the contact surface 31 are selected such that the bar extends over the edge of the container into which the insert is to be inserted, can be put over.
• Handle openings 40 are provided on the short sides of the strip 30 and are used to lift the container insert 10.
• the handle openings are shaped in such a way that when the insert 10 is introduced into a container, they release the handle openings on the short sides. So the container can be lifted together with the insert.
• the handle opening 40 is preferably rectangular with slightly rounded corners and an open side.
• other opening geometries are also possible, as long as they allow access to the handle openings of the container underneath.
• the partition 50 In the interior of the insert 10 there is at least one partition 50 which extends between the long sides 20 and 21 of the insert. If this serves the application purpose, the partition 50 can also extend between the short sides 22 and 23 of the insert 10. In the particularly preferred exemplary embodiment of the invention shown, three partition walls 50 extend between the long sides and divide the insert 10 into four compartments.
• the container insert 10 is designed according to the invention in such a way that it can be inserted into a known container and the choice of dimensions results in a clamping effect which fixes the insert in the container.
• the insert is preferably made in one piece and its external dimensions are selected such that it can be positively inserted into a container in such a way that the required clamping force results.
• the dimensions are preferably chosen so that the insert can be removed from the container by manually overcoming the clamping force. So that the insert 10 can be inserted into the container, the shape of the insert 10 corresponds to the shape of the container. Grooves, recesses and indentations and notches in the inner walls of the container are also expediently found as negative shapes in the outer walls of the insert 10.
• FIG. 2 shows a top view of a container insert according to the invention with four compartments.
• the partition walls 50 are not made of solid material, but are hollow and formed in one piece from the container. This can be seen from the longitudinal section shown in FIG. 3 through the container insert.
• the hollow design of the partitions results in an advantage over retrofittable partitions in conventional containers, since this leads to a weight saving.
• the container insert is expediently made of plastic, since this enables simple manufacture with a light construction. In order to minimize the risk of injury to the user, all corners and edges are preferably slightly rounded.
• the dimensions correspond to the dimensions of the containers into which the insert is to be inserted.
• the insertion devices 60 are formed by a groove which runs on the inside along one of the long sides 20 via the base 24 to the opposite long side 21. On the inner sides of the long sides, the groove is formed by two side strips 62 and 63, which extend approximately over half the height of the side wall. At the bottom of the insert, the groove is formed as a depression 61 in the bottom surface of the insert 10. In the two outer compartments, a bulge 70 provided in the construction serves to limit the associated groove on one side, so that only one side bar 71 is required in these compartments.
• the structure of the insertion devices 60 can be seen in FIGS. 5 and 6.
• the compartments are preferably numbered on the outside on the long sides of the circumferential strip 30. However, other markings can also be applied. So that the container insert cannot be used for storing and / or transporting liquids, a drain opening can be provided in the bottom of the insert.
• the structure of the insert 10 according to the invention in this second exemplary embodiment allows envelopes to be introduced transversely into the insertion devices 60 of the insert. This is necessary, for example, if commissioned stamps are to be placed in pre-addressed envelopes. For this, an envelope is brought in for each subject.
• the compartment and / or the envelope can optionally be provided with further information or instructions which control the distribution of the stamps in the respective envelope. So that envelopes or other information cannot mix in the container insert 10 are also fixed Partitions 50 are provided.
• these partitions are expediently made deeper.
• the partition walls can be deeper overall, or they lower towards the center of the container insert, as shown in FIG. 4. This shape still ensures adequate separation of the subjects, but the identification of addresses and / or information on the envelopes introduced by the user of the container is facilitated.
• a container system results which is suitable for picking and transporting goods, in particular flat postal objects such as stamps.

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