Global Patent Index - EP 1409373 A1

EP 1409373 A1 20040421 - LOCKING MECHANISM FOR CONTAINERS, ESPECIALLY TRANSPORT BOXES

Title (en)

LOCKING MECHANISM FOR CONTAINERS, ESPECIALLY TRANSPORT BOXES

Title (de)

VERRIEGELUNGSMECHANISMUS FÜR BEHÄLTER, INSBESONDERE CONTAINER

Title (fr)

MECANISME DE VERROUILLAGE POUR RECIPIENTS, EN PARTICULIER POUR CONTENEURS

Publication

EP 1409373 A1 20040421 (DE)

Application

EP 01931585 A 20010411

Priority

  • DE 10019188 A 20000417
  • EP 0104138 W 20010411

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0179081A1] The invention relates to a locking mechanism for containers, especially for transport boxes, by which means any number of containers stored underneath each other can be locked together simultaneously. As a result, containers arranged underneath each other no longer need to be locked manually. The container spreader not only takes hold of the (top) container but can also lock said container to or unlock said container from containers located underneath it, in one working operation. This enables a plurality of containers to be transported simultaneously by a crane. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, adjacent containers can also be locked together at the same time as containers located underneath each other are locked.

IPC 1-7

B65D 90/00; B63B 25/00; B66C 1/66

IPC 8 full level

B65D 88/12 (2006.01); B65D 90/00 (2006.01); B66C 1/66 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 88/121 (2013.01); B65D 90/0013 (2013.01); B66C 1/663 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0179081A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0179081 A1 20011025; AU 5832501 A 20011030; DE 10019188 A1 20011025; EP 1409373 A1 20040421

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0104138 W 20010411; AU 5832501 A 20010411; DE 10019188 A 20000417; EP 01931585 A 20010411