Global Patent Index - EP 0176904 B1

EP 0176904 B1 19910327 - STACKABLE CONTAINER

Title (en)

STACKABLE CONTAINER

Publication

EP 0176904 B1 19910327 (DE)

Application

EP 85111999 A 19850921

Priority

DE 3436399 A 19841004

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0176904A2] When stacking filled containers which are closed by means of a lid, a safeguard against lateral displacement is particularly advantageous. If, for this purpose, bars are provided which grip around the lower edge of the container which is at the top in each case, various lid shapes result from the height of the containers in respect of the spacings of the bars. In the container (1) according to the invention, a lid 3 of identical design in each case can be used since it has two peripheral bars (4, 5) for adaptation to two different heights, the bars extending in parallel and parallel to the outer lid edge. The mutual spacings are selected such that the lower edge of the container (1) with the greater height is gripped by the bar (5) located on the inside, whereas a container (2) with a lower height is gripped in the lower region by the bar (4) located on the outside. To increase the stability, the bars (4, 5) are connected by a horizontally extending intermediate wall (6) located at the level of the centre of the bar (5). The upper free edge of the bars (4, 5) is offset in step form in such a way that the edge of the bar (4) located in a higher position has the smallest spacing from the lid edge (Figure 2). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B65D 21/02; B65D 43/06

IPC 8 full level

B65D 21/02 (2006.01); B65D 43/02 (2006.01); B65D 43/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 21/0219 (2013.01); B65D 21/0222 (2013.01); B65D 43/0212 (2013.01); B65D 2401/00 (2020.05); B65D 2543/00027 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00092 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00296 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00407 (2013.01); B65D 2543/005 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00537 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00555 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00657 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00685 (2013.01); B65D 2543/0074 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00796 (2013.01); B65D 2543/0099 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0176904 A2 19860409; EP 0176904 A3 19880309; EP 0176904 B1 19910327; AT E61984 T1 19910415; DE 3436399 A1 19860410; DE 3436399 C2 19880616

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 85111999 A 19850921; AT 85111999 T 19850921; DE 3436399 A 19841004