[0001] The present invention relates to a transportable container.
[0002] In the wide product category of transportable containers it is possible to list trunks,
crates, suitcases, trolleys, backpacks and other products, which differ in terms of
shape, dimensions, materials and/or functionality, as well as for their intended use,
the type of goods that can be transported and/or the customers of reference.
[0003] Within this category, a significantly important segment is assuredly constituted
by products intended for technicians, maintenance workers and professionals of various
fields, who use them to transport safely the equipment and instruments necessary for
their work.
[0004] These containers typically comprise a pair of mutually articulated half-shells, which
are made of a material that is rigid and strong enough to ensure the capability to
transport a considerable load and/or withstand even forceful impacts without being
deformed and most of all without compromising the integrity of what is accommodated
in the compartment delimited by said half-shells.
[0005] In greater detail, the accommodation (and therefore the transport) of the tools occurs
tidily by virtue of a plurality of pockets, straps, and other retention means, which
can be first of all distributed along the internal walls of the half-shells (which
are appropriately lined). Obviously, resorting to these retention means facilitates
the task of the user, who finds more easily and quickly what he needs in each instance,
and at the same time avoids or in any case limits the risk of damage, preventing contacts
and collisions among the tools or against the walls.
[0006] In order to increase the number of tools that can be potentially transported tidily,
for an equal overall space occupation of the container, resorting to internal panels
(often of dimensions that are complementary to a transverse cross-section of the container,
which in turn is shaped like a parallelepiped) is also widespread. The panels divide
the compartment into respective separate sections and with both of their faces can
offer additional anchoring surfaces for other retention means in addition or as an
alternative to those provided along the walls.
[0007] Resorting to panels in the traditional manners, however, is not free from drawbacks.
[0008] Usually, in fact, one side of each panel is hinged to a supporting element, which
in turn is fixed rigidly to one of the half-shells (while the other sides can be rested
on respective brackets that protrude from the half-shells), obviously to prevent their
free movement within the compartment and ensure stable support to the respective tools,
furthermore avoiding the danger of losing them.
[0009] In this manner, however, in case of damage to the panel it is not possible to replace
it practically and easily, since this would entail damage or destruction of the elements
that ensure its fixing to one of the half-shells.
[0010] More simply, stable fixing of the panels to the half-shells significantly reduces
the versatility of the containers, since even in the absence of damage it is not possible
to replace the panel alone when one wishes to resort to a different type or distribution
of the retention means (for example to carry a different set of tools). Furthermore,
if the user wishes to have the entire compartment available in order to accommodate
particularly bulky objects, obviously the rigid fixing of the panel to one of the
half-shells is an annoying hindrance.
[0011] In order to obviate these drawbacks, some embodiments have been proposed which provide
a coupling - which in any case is removable - of the panel to the half-shells, but
even these attempts have turned out to be in practice unfruitful, due to the limited
practicality of the solutions used and/or due to the high frequency of breakages and
or damage that affect the elements assigned to mutual removable coupling.
[0012] The aim of the present invention is to solve the problems described above, providing
a container that offers practical methods for removable coupling for an internal panel.
[0013] Within this aim, an object of the invention is to provide a container that offers
quick and easy methods for the coupling of a panel to one of the external half-shells
that compose said container.
[0014] Another object of the invention is to provide a container that allows to couple detachably
an internal panel safely and with minimal risk of breakage, at the same time ensuring
practical methods for at least temporary removal of said panel.
[0015] Another object of the invention is to provide a container that allows a user to couple
a panel to an external half-shell without requiring excessive care or attention during
assembly.
[0016] Another object of the invention is to provide a container that ensures high reliability
in operation.
[0017] Another object of the invention is to propose a container that adopts a technical
and structural architecture that is alternative to those of containers of the known
type.
[0018] Another object of the invention is to provide a container that can be obtained easily
starting from commonly commercially available elements and materials.
[0019] Another object of the invention is to provide a container that has low costs and
is safe in application.
[0020] This aim and these and other objects which will become better apparent hereinafter
are achieved by a transportable container, of the type of a suitcase, trunk, crate,
trolley, and the like, comprising two half-shells which can move with respect to each
other between a first configuration, for the closure of an internal compartment, and
at least one second configuration, for free access to said compartment, characterized
in that it comprises at least one panel which can be arranged inside said compartment
and a unit for the removable engagement of said panel to a wall for delimiting said
compartment, said unit comprising a band which is coupled to a profiled element which
is rigidly anchored to an edge of said panel and a pair of teeth, which extend from
said band on the opposite side with respect to said profiled element and can be inserted
in respective seats having a substantially corresponding shape, which are provided
along said wall, respective mutually opposite protrusions protruding normally from
opposite faces of each one of said teeth and being elastically movable for removable
interlocking coupling with said seats, as a consequence of the return to the respective
non-deformed configurations.
[0021] Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will become better apparent
from the description of a preferred but not exclusive embodiment of the transportable
container according to the invention, illustrated by way of nonlimiting example in
the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Figures 1 and 2 are front perspective views of the transportable container according
to the invention in a first embodiment and in the second configuration, and show the
possibility of coupling the panel to any one of the half-shells;
Figure 3 is an exploded front perspective view of a different embodiment of the invention,
with a different possibility to couple the panel to a wall of the compartment;
Figure 4 is a highly enlarged-scale view of a detail of Figure 3;
Figure 5 is a view of the embodiment of Figure 3, with the panel in a different orientation,
in any case suitable for coupling to the wall of the compartment;
Figure 6 is a highly enlarged-scale view of a detail of Figure 5;
Figure 7 is a top view of the panel coupled to the wall of the compartment, in the
embodiment of Figure 3;
Figure 8 is a sectional view of Figure 7, taken along the plane VIII-VIII;
Figure 9 is a highly enlarged-scale view of a detail of Figure 8;
Figure 10 is a front perspective view of the engagement unit of Figure 3;
Figure 11 is a lateral elevation view of the engagement unit of Figure 3;
Figure 12 is a front elevation view of the engagement unit of Figure 3;
Figure 13 is a front perspective view of a different constructive solution for the
engagement unit;
Figure 14 is a lateral elevation view of the engagement unit of Figure 13;
Figure 15 is a front elevation view of the engagement unit of Figure 13;
Figure 16 is a rear perspective view of a component of the embodiment of Figure 3,
which comprises the wall of the compartment;
Figure 17 is a highly enlarged-scale view of a detail of Figure 16;
Figure 18 is a rear view of the panel of Figure 3;
Figure 19 is a perspective view of a different embodiment for a panel comprised within
a container according to the invention;
Figure 20 is a front elevation view of the panel of Figure 19;
Figures 21 and 22 are two different perspective views of a further constructive solution
for the removable engagement unit.
[0022] With reference to the figures, the reference numeral 1 generally designates a transportable
container of the type of a suitcase, trunk, crate, trolley, and the like.
[0023] More generically, it is specified that any reference that will be made in the present
description to containers 1 is to be understood as extended to any type of product
capable of accommodating objects and tools of various kinds, both for private use
and for professional use.
[0024] Without abandoning the protective scope claimed herein, in fact, it is possible to
arrange in the container 1 tools, equipment, electronic equipment or others, in professional
use, as well as clothes, objects of various kinds and personal items, in private use.
[0025] In the preferred application and in the accompanying figures, the container 1, mainly
for professional use, is a sort of rigid suitcase, made of a polymeric material with
high impact resistance and optionally provided with appropriate solutions that ensure
its completely hermetic seal. Preferably, therefore, the container 1 accommodates
(tidily, as will become apparent) tools and equipment of various kinds which the user
(a technician, a maintenance worker, a specialized worker, or the like) can thus easily
transport to the work/intervention site, in order to have them easily available when
needed. In any case, it is stressed once again that the protective scope claimed herein
is to be understood as referring also to other types of rigid or nonrigid containers
1 which are even adapted for other purposes and are made of any material.
[0026] The container 1 comprises two half-shells 2a, 2b which are mutually movable between
a first configuration for closing an internal compartment 3 and at least one second
configuration for free access to said compartment 3.
[0027] Typically but not exclusively, the two half-shells 2a, 2b both have a box-like shape
and can constitute the two halves (of equal size) of the external shell that forms
in practice the container 1, or can have different shapes and dimensions (in particular
height), for example with a first half-shell 2a that is higher and the second half-shell
2b that acts as a lid.
[0028] As will be described better in the pages that follow, the half-shells 2a, 2b (the
distinction between them is entirely arbitrary, since obviously each one can be named
in each of the two ways) can directly delimit the compartment 3, as in the embodiment
of Figures 1 and 2. As an alternative, additional elements (such as the one visible
in Figures 3 and 5) are arranged in the compartment 3, in practice to line or cover
one or both of the half-shells 2a, 2b and thus delimit said compartment 3. It should
be noted that in Figures 3 and onward, the half-shells 2a, 2b are not shown but are
immediate and evident to provide for a person skilled in the art (and for any other
person, even lacking specific notions in the field).
[0029] According to the invention, the container 1 comprises at least one panel 4 which
can be arranged inside the compartment 3.
[0030] As can be deduced also from the accompanying figures, it is possible to fix to the
panel 4 various types of retention means 5 for the objects that the user must carry
in the container 1. Such means 5 can be for example straps, pockets, rings, boxes,
Velcro® tapes, or any other useful element. Moreover, similar elements can be arranged
on the half-shells 2a, 2b or on other components. It is not excluded in any case to
resort to other panels 4, optionally without means 5.
[0031] Furthermore, the container 1 comprises a unit 6 for the removable engagement of the
panel 4 to a wall 7 for delimiting the compartment 3. Merely by way of illustration,
Figures 10-12 and 13-15 relate to two different versions of the unit 6. A further
version of the unit 6 is shown in Figures 21-22, without thereby exhausting the possibilities
that are in any case included within the protective scope claimed herein.
[0032] The unit 6 comprises a band 8 which is coupled to a profiled element 9, which in
turn is rigidly anchored to an edge of the panel 4 (by adhesive bonding, by welding,
by means of screws, nails, rivets or the like, or in yet other manners). Furthermore,
the unit 6 comprises a pair of teeth 10, which extend from the band 8 on the opposite
side with respect to the profiled element 9. The coupling between the band 8 and the
profiled element 9 can be of the rigid type or preferably can allow one or more mutual
movements (an example will be seen in this regard hereinafter).
[0033] The teeth 10 can enter respective seats 11 that have a substantially corresponding
shape and are provided along the wall 7. It is specified that the expression "substantially
corresponding shape" is understood to mean that the seats 11 have, at least in one
of their portions, a transverse cross-section that substantially coincides with the
cross-section of the teeth 10, thus allowing the free sliding (insertion and extraction)
of the latter.
[0034] Furthermore, respective mutually opposite protrusions 12 protrude normally from opposite
faces of each tooth 10. The protrusions 12 are elastically movable in order to allow
removable interlocking coupling with the seats 11, following the return to the respective
non-deformed configurations. When the teeth 10 are inserted in the seats 11, the protrusions
12 are in fact moved elastically and temporarily from their non-deformed configuration,
to which they return when insertion is completed, in order to contrast subsequent
extraction by interlocking.
[0035] In practice, therefore, by virtue of the constructive choice described above, the
invention achieves the intended aim: the coupling of the panel 4 to the container
1 (to the wall 7 of the compartment 3) occurs in a practical and easy manner simply
by inserting completely the teeth 10 in the seats 11, first temporarily overcoming
the elastic reaction generated by the protrusions 12, to then allow it to provide
the interlocking coupling.
[0036] At the same time, it is sufficient to act again on the protrusions 12 to remove the
interlocking coupling and allow in an equally easy manner the extraction of the teeth
10.
[0037] Having provided two mutually opposite protrusions 12, which are responsible for the
interlocking coupling, the removable engagement of the panel 4 can occur for two opposite
orientations of the latter.
[0038] In one embodiment of considerable practical interest, shown in the accompanying figures
by way of nonlimiting example of the invention, each tooth 10 comprises a respective
flattened plate, which is coplanar to the band 8. Each plate is provided with a curved
notch 13 (which is preferably U-shaped), which delimits an elastically oscillating
central tab. In this embodiment, the protrusions 12 are constituted by respective
mutually opposite expansions, which have an increased thickness and are provided on
opposite faces of the tab.
[0039] The teeth 10 are preferably arranged at respective terminal portions of the band
8, so as to ensure a more stable engagement.
[0040] In the embodiment of Figures 1 and 2, the seats 11 are constituted by respective
slits, which are delimited by the wall 7 and by a contoured plate 7a, which is fixed
to said wall 7. Each seat 11 is thus open toward a free end of the wall 7 to allow
the insertion of the teeth 10. Furthermore, the plate 7a is provided with a pair of
orifices 14 which are arranged in further communication with respective slits, in
order to allow the elastic return of the corresponding protrusion 12 to the non-deformed
configuration, with consequent interlocking coupling (when the tooth 10 reaches its
stroke limit and is completely inserted in the seat 11).
[0041] Furthermore, this allows subsequent extraction of the panel 4, since when each tooth
10 is completely inserted in the respective seat 11 the user can have access to the
latter indeed through the corresponding orifice 14, in order to press the corresponding
protrusion 12 and force elastically its movement, indeed so as to allow to extract
the teeth 10 and the panel 4, removing the coupling.
[0042] The wall 7 can belong to one of the half-shells 2a, 2b, as in the accompanying Figures
1 and 2, but it can also be part of a further internal component.
[0043] In the embodiment (for example) of Figures 3 and 5 (which in any case does not exhaust
the possible practical solutions that fall within the protective scope claimed herein),
the seats 11 are constituted by respective slits, which are provided within the thickness
of the wall 7 and are open toward a free end of the latter, in order to allow the
insertion of the teeth 10. Furthermore, in a manner similar to the other embodiment
introduced previously, in this case also the wall 7 has a pair of orifices 14, arranged
in further communication with respective slits, in order to allow the elastic return
of the corresponding protrusion 12 to the non-deformed configuration, with consequent
interlocking coupling, and to allow subsequent extraction of the panel 4. In this
case, the wall 7 can belong to one of the half-shells 2a, 2b or, as indeed in the
accompanying Figures 3 and 5 and as will be described in greater detail in the pages
that follow, can be part of a further internal component.
[0044] It is specified that the two protrusions 12 of the same tooth 10 can be movable in
a mutually independent manner or preferably can be mutually integral.
[0045] Usefully, therefore, in the preferred solution each seat 11 has, on the opposite
side with respect to the respective orifice 14, an elastically deformable back wall
15. The back wall 15 can be made, preferably but not exclusively, like the rest of
the container 1, of a polymeric material which is identical or different with respect
to the one used for the other components. The elastic deformability of the back wall
15 can be obtained simply by giving it a minimal thickness or in any case a thickness
that is significantly lower than that of the surrounding elements. Furthermore, the
elastic deformability can be obtained by providing a cut around the back wall 15,
so as to allow it to oscillate independently with respect to the surrounding structure.
[0046] The elastic deformability of the back wall 15 allows the elastic oscillation of the
protrusions 12 during the insertion of the teeth 10 in the corresponding seats 11.
[0047] As can be deduced also from the figures, in order to allow the insertion of the teeth
10, the protrusions 12 (which, as shown, are preferably able to move in a mutually
integral manner) in fact have different shapes and dimensions. Therefore, when one
proceeds with the insertion of the teeth 10 in the seats 11, one of them touches the
wall 7 first and causes the corresponding oscillation of both. Continuing with the
insertion, therefore, the protrusion 12 that first touched the wall 7 tends to retract
toward the profile of the plate, while the other one tends to protrude further on
the opposite side, and this movement is assisted indeed by the temporary elastic deformation
of the back wall 15, which then returns to the non-deformed condition when the first
protrusion 12 in turn returns to the non-deformed configuration, engaging in the corresponding
orifice 14.
[0048] It should be noted that the behavior described above occurs equally regardless of
which protrusion 12 is directed toward the compartment 3 and this allows to insert
the panels 4 with any orientation.
[0049] In the embodiment shown in the accompanying figures by way of nonlimiting example
of the application of the invention, the band 8 is coupled to the profiled element
9 by means of at least one connecting strip 16, which is made of flexible material
and extends substantially parallel to the band 8 and to the profiled element 9.
[0050] By virtue of the strip 16, the rotatable coupling of the band 8 to the profiled element
9 about an axis that is parallel to the profiled element 9, to the band 8 and to the
edge of the panel 4 is achieved.
[0051] This rotatable coupling allows to rotate the panel 4 about the axis mentioned earlier
(and in general parallel to the edge of said panel 4) when coupling to the wall 7
has already been provided, for example to have access to the portion of the compartment
3 that otherwise is closed by said panel 4.
[0052] The strip 16 can be made of a polymeric material (identical or different with respect
to the one used for the half-shells 2a, 2b and/or for other components of the container
1) and the desired flexibility can be achieved by keeping the thickness sufficiently
low.
[0053] Usefully, the already mentioned slits extend from an interspace 17, which is provided
proximate to the free end of the wall 7 and has an extension that corresponds to the
extension of the band 8.
[0054] The balance 8 can thus enter partially the interspace 17 until it brings into abutment
an end flap 8a thereof that has an enlarged transverse cross-section. This ensures
a more stable coupling between the panel 4 and the wall 7; furthermore, the interspace
17 guides the insertion of the teeth 10 and of the band 8, indeed facilitating the
engagement of the panel 4.
[0055] As a whole, the band 8 can have a transverse shape that resembles an arrow, as in
the accompanying figures, or be T-shaped, or it can have any other shape, without
thereby abandoning the protective scope claimed herein.
[0056] Usefully, the profiled element 9 can have a U-shaped transverse cross-section (such
as for example in the unit 6 of Figures 10-12 or in the unit of Figures 21-22) in
order to surround from the outside and from both sides the designated edge of the
panel 4.
[0057] As an alternative, the profiled element 9 can have an L-shaped transverse cross-section
(such as for example in the unit 6 of Figures 13-15) or can also be substantially
flat, for example to be inserted in a groove provided along the designated edge of
the panel 4 (or others still).
[0058] As for example in the embodiment of Figures 1 and 2, the wall 7 can be substantially
constituted by a face of one of the half-shells 2a, 2b. In this case, the seats 11
can be integrated within the thickness of the face of the half-shell 2a, 2b or, as
indeed in the accompanying figures, be delimited by the face and by the plate 7a.
[0059] As an alternative, and as for example in the embodiment of Figures 3 and 5, the wall
7 can be constituted substantially by a face of an at least partial internal lining
of one of the half-shells 2a, 2b, which optionally can be removed independently.
[0060] The lining can affect only some faces of one of the half-shells 2a, 2b (even just
one), or all of its faces, and for example can be formed by a sort of tray 18, which
is indeed intended to be accommodated (preferably removably) in one of the half-shells
2a, 2b having a complementary shape. In this case, the compartment 3 is at least partially
delimited indeed by the tray 18.
[0061] Advantageously, and with reference to the embodiment of Figures 21 and 22, the unit
8 has a transverse bracket 19, which protrudes from the profiled element 9, in order
to constitute a support for additional elements or accessories.
[0062] The operation of the container according to the invention is as follows.
[0063] The user can accommodate tools, equipment or other objects in the compartment 3,
arranging them randomly or preferably tidily, to then carry them at will together
with the container 1.
[0064] The panel 4, which in turn can be arranged in the compartment 3, allows to stably
retain objects of various kinds by virtue of the retention means 5 that are distributed
on one or both of its faces.
[0065] As shown, the invention offers practical methods for removable coupling of the panel
4 to the container 1 by virtue of the unit 6.
[0066] The unit 6, rigidly anchored with the profiled element 9 to one edge of the panel
4, in fact comprises teeth 10 which can be inserted in the seats 11: insertion furthermore
causes the elastic oscillation (or in any case the elastic movement) of the mutually
opposite protrusions 12. The oscillation allows first of all insertion and then ensures
stable coupling, by virtue of the interlocking coupling achieved with the return to
the non-deformed configuration of the mutually opposite protrusions 12 and of one
in particular which enters the respective orifice 14.
[0067] If one wishes to remove the panel 4 (in order to replace it, repair it, to have more
space in the compartment 3, to modify the distribution of the retention means 5, etc.),
the user simply has to press on the protrusions 12 that protrude from the orifices
14 to remove the interlocking coupling and be able to extract the teeth 10.
[0068] The container 1 according to the invention therefore offers practical methods for
removable coupling the internal panel 4 to the wall 7 (and therefore, directly or
indirectly, to one of the half-shells 2a, 2b). Engagement is in any case removable
in an equally practical and easy manner.
[0069] It should be noted that both during insertion and during extraction, the oscillation
of the protrusions 12 that are opposite the ones designed to enter the orifices 14
is assisted by the elastic deformability of the back wall 15.
[0070] By resorting to two mutually opposite protrusions 12, each of which is capable of
entering the orifice 14 to ensure interlocking coupling, the removable engagement
of the panel 4 can occur equally regardless of which face of each tooth 10 is designed
to be directed toward the compartment 3. By virtue of the invention, the panel 4 can
be thus engaged with the rest of the container 1 in two different orientations, one
of which can be obtained with a 180° rotation (tilting) of said panel 4 with respect
to the other.
[0071] It should be noted that a preferred orientation between the two mentioned above is
often provided: by virtue of the invention, even if the user distractedly couples
the panel 4 to the wall 7 in the other orientation, correct operation and the possibility
to remove it easily are in any case ensured, without running the risk of damaging
the various components involved and/or of compromising the possibility of subsequently
extracting said panel 4. Therefore, the removable engagement (in both orientations)
can be provided without requiring excessive care or attention during the assembly
step.
[0072] Resorting to teeth 10 that simply have to enter seats 11 also ensures the elimination
(or at least the containment) of the risks of failure during insertion, since this
is a robust mode and with minimal (or nil) criticalities which therefore occurs safely,
at the same time ensuring practical methods of at least temporary removal of said
panel 4.
[0073] The invention thus conceived is susceptible of numerous modifications and variations,
all of which are within the scope of the appended claims; all the details may furthermore
be replaced with other technically equivalent elements.
[0074] In the exemplary embodiments shown, individual characteristics, given in relation
to specific examples, may actually be interchanged with other different characteristics
that exist in other exemplary embodiments.
[0075] In practice, the materials used, as well as the dimensions, may be any according
to the requirements and the state of the art.
[0076] The disclosures in Italian Patent Application No.
102018000006353 from which this application claims priority are incorporated herein by reference.
[0077] Where technical features mentioned in any claim are followed by reference signs,
those reference signs have been included for the sole purpose of increasing the intelligibility
of the claims and accordingly such reference signs do not have any limiting effect
on the interpretation of each element identified by way of example by such reference
signs.
1. A transportable container, of the type of a suitcase, trunk, crate, trolley, and the
like, comprising two half-shells (2a, 2b) which can move with respect to each other
between a first configuration, for the closure of an internal compartment (3), and
at least one second configuration, for free access to said compartment (3), characterized in that it comprises at least one panel (4) which can be arranged inside said compartment
(3) and a unit (6) for the removable engagement of said panel (4) to a wall (7) for
delimiting said compartment (3), said unit (6) comprising a band (8) which is coupled
to a profiled element (9) which is rigidly anchored to an edge of said panel (4) and
a pair of teeth (10), which extend from said band (8) on the opposite side with respect
to said profiled element (9) and can be inserted in respective seats (11) having a
substantially corresponding shape, which are provided along said wall (7), respective
mutually opposite protrusions (12) protruding normally from opposite faces of each
one of said teeth (10) and being elastically movable for removable interlocking coupling
with said seats (11), as a consequence of the return to the respective non-deformed
configurations.
2. The transportable container according to claim 1, characterized in that each one of said teeth (10) comprises a respective flattened plate, which is coplanar
to said band (8) and has a curved notch (13) which delimits an elastically oscillating
central tab, said protrusions (12) being constituted by respective mutually opposite
expanded portions that have an increased thickness and are provided on opposite faces
of said tab.
3. The transportable container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said seats (11) are constituted by respective slits, which are delimited by said
wall (7) and by a contoured plate (7a), which is fixed to said wall (7), each one
of said seats (11) being open toward a free end of said wall (7) in order to allow
the insertion of said teeth (10), said plate (7a) having a pair of orifices (14) which
are further connected to respective said slits, in order to allow the elastic return
of the corresponding protrusion (12) to the non-deformed configuration with consequent
interlocking coupling, and in order to allow the subsequent extraction of said panel
(4).
4. The transportable container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said seats (11) are constituted by respective slits, provided within the thickness
of said wall (7) and open toward a free end of said wall (7) in order to allow the
insertion of said teeth (10), said wall (7) having a pair of orifices (14) which are
further connected to respective said slits, in order to allow the elastic return of
the corresponding protrusion (12) to the non-deformed configuration with consequent
interlocking coupling, and in order to allow the subsequent extraction of said panel
(4).
5. The transportable container according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that each one of said seats (11) has, on the opposite side with respect to the respective
said orifice (14), a back wall (15) which is elastically deformable in order to allow
the elastic oscillation of said protrusions (12) during the insertion of said teeth
(10) in the corresponding said seats (11).
6. The transportable container according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said band (8) is coupled to said profiled element (9) by means of at least one connecting
strip (16), which is made of flexible material and is extended substantially parallel
to said band (8) and to said profiled element (9), for the rotatable coupling of said
band (8) to said profiled element (9) about an axis that is parallel to said profiled
element (9), to said band (8) and to said edge of said panel (4).
7. The transportable container according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said slits are extended from an interspace (17) which is proximate to said free end
of said wall (7) and has an extension that corresponds to the extension of said band
(8), said band (8) being partially insertable in said interspace (17) until an end
flap (8a) of said band (8) having an enlarged transverse cross-section is moved into
abutment.
8. The transportable container according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said profiled element (9) has a U-shaped or L-shaped transverse cross-section.
9. The transportable container according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said wall (7) is substantially constituted by a face of one of said two half-shells
(2a, 2b) or by a face of an at least partial internal lining of one of said two half-shells
(2a, 2b), which is optionally independently detachable.
10. The transportable container according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said unit (6) is provided with a transverse bracket (19), which protrudes from said
profiled element (9), for the resting of additional elements or accessories.