Global Patent Index - EP 2112082 A1

EP 2112082 A1 20091028 - Stackable box with magnetic coupling

Title (en)

Stackable box with magnetic coupling

Title (de)

Stapelbare Box mit Magnetkupplung

Title (fr)

Boîte empilable avec couplage magnétique

Publication

EP 2112082 A1 20091028 (EN)

Application

EP 08425276 A 20080422

Priority

EP 08425276 A 20080422

Abstract (en)

A stackable front-opening box consists of a base (1) closed at the top by a lid (2), the base (1) including a front panel (1a) hinged thereto and means (7) to retain in the closed position the front panel (1a), as well as magnetic coupling means arranged at corresponding positions in the bottom panel (1b) of the base and on the lid (2), said means being preferably corner reinforcements (3) of ferromagnetic material arranged on the lid (2) and magnets (4) arranged at the corners of the bottom panel (1b). In this way, when a plurality of boxes are stacked the magnets 4 contained in the base 1 of each box magnetically engage the corner reinforcements 3 of the lid 2 of the underlying box and the boxes are securely stacked since they can not slide one with respect to the other.

IPC 8 full level

B65D 21/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 5/68 (2013.01); B65D 21/0223 (2013.01); B65D 25/005 (2013.01); B65D 2313/04 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

WO 2006064527 A1 20060622 - EVOLUZIONE SRL [IT], et al

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2112082 A1 20091028

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 08425276 A 20080422