EP0906224A1

EP0906224A1 - Box for containing and dispensing loose items

Info

Publication number: EP0906224A1
Application number: EP97916459A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Mario Buzzi; Ernst Durot
Original assignee: SFS Handels Holding AG
Current assignee: SFS Handels Holding AG
Priority date: 1996-05-13
Filing date: 1997-04-10
Publication date: 1999-04-07
Anticipated expiration: 2017-04-10
Also published as: ATE207026T1; NO985274L; NO324685B1; DE19619275A1; NO985274D0; DE59704979D1; EP0906224B1; DE19619275C2; PL185153B1; AU2510297A; PL329566A1; WO1997043184A1

Abstract

In a box (1) for containing and dispersing loose items, there are an openable cover (3) closing off the top of the interior (2), with a strip-like extension (7) which can be inserted into a slot-like aperture (8), and a flap (4) which can pulled out from one end. The flap (4) has limiting sections (15, 16) on both sides. Both the cover (3) and the flap (4) are fitted with seals, where, after the seal has been broken, the cover (3) and/or the flap (4) can be opened and re-closed by a self-locking system.

Description

Box for the storage and provision of loose objects

The invention relates to a box for accommodating and providing loose objects which, on the one hand, have a hinged lid which closes off the interior at the top and has a crosspiece and, on the other hand, on a front side a pivotable limiter, which is guided on both sides and on opposite side walls. tongue-provided flap, in the open position forming a wedge-shaped removal opening, wherein both the lid and the flap can be closed again after opening with a self-locking design, for which the side walls are each formed from two surface sections arranged parallel to one another, zwi¬ rule those who engage the limiting portions, the flap forms the entire end face and is provided at the top with a tab by means of which the flap can be locked in a self-locking manner, and the lid can also be locked in a self-locking manner on the outside of the side wall.

Such a box is known from DE 89 09 310 U1, which will be discussed in more detail below.

From DE-A-31 16 772 a box with a hinged front is known, which front part of a drawer can be inserted like a drawer into a front and optionally open back cover. The hinged front is provided with side flaps which are guided between the double walls of the double-walled side walls. Such a box is designed to be easy to open from the front for the removal of small objects. However, if there are longer objects in the drawer-like part, it must be pulled out of the casing.

In the case of the box known from DE 89 09 310 U1, the lid has a web in which a centrally arranged slot is provided for receiving an insertion flap which is arranged centrally in relation to the length of the box. The web of the deck ice overlaps a side wall on the outside, so that the hinged lid is not pressed between individual, mostly sharp-edged parts of the box contents (screws, nails, etc.) when it is opened and closed frequently, and thus remains protected from damage. The insert tab is attached to the side wall of the box. To close the box, the lid is closed, and then the portion of the insertion pocket is inserted into the slot of the web, thereby securing the lid in its closed position. The known box also has a pouring flap with sections which are double-walled Side surfaces are guided so that these sections do not come into contact with the contents of the box and can be hindered by this. Characterized in that the portion of the insertion flap must be pushed through the slot into the interior of the box to secure the closed position of the lid, the insertion of the insertion flap can be partially or even completely hindered by the contents of the box. If the section of the insertion flap is pushed in by force, it is also conceivable that the flap will be damaged by a possible kinking and tearing in such a way that the hinged cover can no longer be secured in its closed position. This disadvantage, which is avoided in the case of the web of the cover, is therefore fully present in the securing tab of the cover. With this known box, a secure condition of the lid is therefore not always possible or not permanently.

In a box known from US Pat. No. 3,235,167, an insertion flap is provided on the lid, which is inserted into a receptacle in a side wall. The end of this insert flap then protrudes into the interior of the box, which has the same disadvantages as the known box mentioned above. Moreover, this known arrangement of the insertion flap would collide with one of the boundary portions of the flap when used in the box known from DE 89 09 310 U1 and would therefore impair the self-locking design of the flap.

The object of the invention is to improve the closure security and the lockability of the lid and the flap in a box of the type specified in the preamble of claim 1.

This object is achieved in that both the lid and the flap are equipped with a detachable and / or tear-open locking device and can be opened after their removal, that the web carries a tab-shaped extension which is non-positively and / or positively into one slot-shaped recess in the side wall between the surface sections can be inserted, and that this recess and the tab-shaped extension are arranged eccentrically in relation to the length of the cover and thus of the web.

In the case of the box according to the invention, a tab-shaped extension is attached to the lid as an insertion flap and can be inserted between the surface sections through a slot-shaped recess in the side wall. This has the advantage that the tab-shaped extension cannot come into contact with the contents of the box when the lid is closed. Because the tab-shaped extension and the slot-shaped recess are arranged off-center, it is possible that the delimiting sections of the flap are guided between the surface sections and the tab-shaped extension of the cover can nevertheless intervene between the surface sections without causing any Disability can come between these elements.

By means of the measures according to the invention, the lid or the flap cannot simply be opened, but a deliberate tearing and / or tearing of the locking device is required. Depending on the loose objects lying in the box, only opening the lid or flap will be desired. With a corresponding design of the loose objects, it can prove to be expedient to be able to open both the lid and the flap. For the time being, however, there is a corresponding locking device in both versions, and appropriate measures are also taken after this locking device has been removed in order to keep the cover and / or the flap in a closed position.

A folding box, in which the lid is equipped with a tear-open locking device and can be opened after its removal, is known per se from DE 34 17 371 C2, but it is a box of a different type in which as in the prior art described above, the cover has a web that can collide with the contents of the box.

Advantageous embodiments of the invention form the subject of the subclaims.

A special design in the area of the cover is obtained when two strip-shaped sections connect to the longitudinal edge of the web after the box has been produced, of which the strip-shaped section lying on the outside is firmly connected, for example glued, to the surface of the associated side wall. and the strip-shaped section present between the section and the web is designed as a tear-off locking device. By means of this measure according to the invention, the cover is initially firmly connected to a side wall of the box via the web and the adjoining strip-shaped sections, so that it cannot be lifted off in this state, unless the strip-shaped section which forms the tear-off locking device is torn away. The lid thus forms an upwardly fixed closure for the box, which can only be closed partial destruction, ie can be removed by tearing off a strip-shaped section.

In this context, it is particularly advantageous that the strip-like section which can be torn off has the tab-shaped extension which is fixedly and cannot be torn off to the web, the web-side tear-off line being interrupted in the region of the extension. This has created the possibility that, after the strip-shaped section has been removed, the web is probably detached from the strip-shaped section, which is still firmly connected to the side wall, but the tab-shaped extension remains on the web and serves as a closure member for the cover can.

It when the tab-shaped extension of the half facing away from the flap is assigned to the length of the cover and thus of the web is particularly advantageous. When the cover is subsequently closed, the areas of the tab-shaped extension which engage in the interior of the side wall or in the interspace of a double-walled side wall do not hinder the movement of the flap or the delimiting sections arranged on the flap.

An advantageous embodiment in the area of the flap of the box provides that a section of a side wall which can be torn off along a predetermined tear line is firmly connected to one of the lateral delimiting sections of the flap, e.g. is glued. Thus, in this area in particular there is initially a fixed connection between the flap and at least one side wall, so that the flap can only be folded out after the connection between the tear-off section and the side wall has been destroyed. Only when the flap has to be operated, i.e. if this is necessary due to the objects in the box, the flap is unlocked. Due to the special design of the flap with the lateral boundary sections, sufficient self-locking is provided in the area of the side walls so that even after the flap has been released, the flap remains in the closed position unless the box is improperly handled.

In this context, it is expedient if the two mutually opposite side walls are formed from two surface sections arranged parallel to one another, the tearable section being part of an outer surface section of a side wall is. As a result, after the locking device has been released, there is only a corresponding recess on the outer side of the side wall, which, however, is closed again and again after the flap has been pivoted in, since the torn-off section remains firmly connected to the corresponding lateral boundary section of the flap. As a result of this measure, no problems arise when pivoting the flap, even if corresponding items are contained in the box. Otherwise it could happen that the stored objects could hinder the movement by exposing and reinserting the tearable section in the area of the boundary sections.

The measure has a particularly advantageous effect in that the tearable section forming the locking device for the flap is assigned to the side wall facing away from the web of the cover. As a result, there are no complications between the cover and the flap both when fastening and when detaching the tearable sections. In this case, the locking device for the cover is assigned to one side and the locking device for the flap to the other side wall.

It is further provided that the predetermined tear line of the section which can be torn off runs in an arc shape, preferably in an arc shape. This course of the predetermined tear line creates the possibility of being able to release the locking device by hand when it is pulled appropriately. If there were solar tear lines aligned in the withdrawal direction, a relatively large shear force would have to be overcome. If it is additionally provided that the tear-off section is guided over a large part of the height of the side wall, there is the advantage that the user can grip practically the entire surface of the tear-off section when the flap is necessary to open, so that safe tearing off takes place. This also prevents the adhesive point between the tear-off section and the relevant limiting section of the flap from being destroyed under certain circumstances.

An additional possibility arises if, starting from the flap and over a portion of the length of the cover, a strip is glued on to secure the closure. Such a variant would be conceivable, for example, if the flap and the lid are always to be opened. However, this variant could also be used in practice if there is an already explained embodiment in the area of the cover with a tear-off locking device and the strip would be provided instead of the tearable section in the area of the delimiting sections of the flap. Especially with such a In the embodiment, it is useful if the strip forming the locking device is in the form of a price tag or any other label providing information about the contents of the box. In addition to the function as a locking device, the strip also takes on the function of information etc.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment, it is provided that both the locking device with the strip-shaped section in the area of the web of the lid and the locking device with the tear-off section in the area of the flap and also the locking device in the form of a strip are formed on the box. As a result, practically all possibilities of securing the closure on a box have been realized, and it has been shown in tests that all possible uses of such a box are thus open.

Embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail in the following description with reference to the drawings. Show it:

1 shows a box in which both a cover covering the upper region and a flap which can be swung out on the end face are opened;

Figure 2 shows a box with a closed lid and locking device, only the flap which can be swung out on one end of the box is open;

Figure 3 is an illustration of the box in which only the lid is open.

4 shows a box in the closed state from the side facing away from the closure area of the cover ice;

5 shows an oblique view of the box in the closed state from the side having the web of the lid;

Fig. 6 is a cardboard blank from which the box according to FIGS. 1 to 5 is made.

This is a box 1 for holding and making available loose objects. Boxes 1 of this type are used, for example, for reception and provision, in sales or provided in workshops for the reception of screws or other fasteners. The box 1 described here can of course be used in all areas where loose objects or bulk goods are to be picked up in any form, whereby advantages can be achieved in particular if a single or multiple removal takes place and residual stocks remain in the box . A box of this type would not make sense if it was thrown away after being unpacked once. A box is therefore to be created which can provide objects which are required again and again at certain time intervals, but the box is closed again in the meantime.

Such a box 1 has, on the one hand, a hinged lid 3 which closes off the interior 2 at the top and, on the other hand, a flap 4 which can be swung out on one end face.

The cover 3 has a web 6 which overlaps the side wall 5 and carries a leg-shaped extension 7. This tab-shaped extension 7 can be pushed into a slot-shaped recess 8 in the side wall 5 in a force-fitting and / or form-fitting manner. In order to achieve good retention of the tab-shaped extension 7 after insertion into the slot-shaped recess 8, projections 9 are expediently provided on both sides of the extension 7, which engage behind the slot-shaped recess 8 after insertion. The lid 3 can thus be opened and closed again in a simple manner.

To create a possibility of releasing the cover 3 only by means of corresponding tear-off or tear-off locking devices, two strip-shaped sections 11 and 12 are connected to the longitudinal edge 10 of the web 6 of the cover 3. The strip-shaped section 12 is firmly connected, for example glued, to the surface of the associated side wall 5. The strip-shaped section 11 remaining between the glued section 12 and the web 6 then forms the tear-off locking device, so that the cover 3 together with the web 6 is released after the strip-shaped section 11 has been torn off. A special embodiment is also provided when the tear-off strip-shaped section 11 comprises the tab-shaped extension 7, the tab-shaped extension 7 however not having a tear-off line with respect to the web 6, ie the tear-off line 13 in the region of the extension 7 is interrupted. The tear line 14 between the strip-shaped sections 11 and 12, on the other hand, is continuous. As can be seen from the drawings, the tab-shaped extension 7 is arranged eccentrically with respect to the length of the cover 3 and thus of the web 6. The extension 7 thus lies in the half of the length of the cover 3 and thus of the web 6 facing away from the flap 4. This does not impede the mechanism of the flap 4 which can be swiveled out, but rather considerably simplifies the construction.

The flap 4 is provided on both sides with delimiting sections 15 and 16, these delimiting sections 15 and 16 on both sides engaging between two surface sections 17, 18 and 19, 20 of the double-walled side walls 5 and 21. A section 23 which can be torn off along a predetermined tear line 22 is provided as a locking device for the flap 4, this section 23 being part of the surface section 19 of the side wall 21. The tearable section 23 forming the locking device for the flap 4 is assigned to the side wall 21 facing away from the web 6 of the cover 3. As a result, the functions of the tearable section 23 and the tearable strip-shaped section 11 cannot interfere with one another. In addition, the adhesive layer for the strip-shaped section 12 could not be carried out continuously. Basically, it would be conceivable to assign tear-off sections 23 to both side walls 5 and 21, these sections 23 each being glued to the associated lateral limiting sections 15, 16 of the flap 4. The predetermined tear line 22 of the tearable section 23 is arch-shaped, preferably circular arc-shaped, in order to create a simple possibility for a safe tear-off. It would also be conceivable to provide a triangular section here. It would also be possible to form the predetermined tear line from adjacent straight and curved sections.

For reasons of easier handling and an optimal fastening possibility by gluing between the section 23 and the lateral delimiting section 15 of the flap 4, it is provided that the tearable section 23 is guided over a large part of the height of the side wall 21 and is advantageously designed in the form of a circular section.

Another variant, in particular for forming a locking device for the flap 4, consists in providing a strip 24 which, starting from the flap 4, is guided over a part of the length of the cover 3 and, for example, glued on. Such a strip 24 forming the locking device can, for example, also be designed as a price label or other informational information about the contents of the box. With such an embodiment, it is possible to swing the flap 4 out after tearing the strip at the transition edge between the flap 4 and the cover 3. If, however, the cover 3 is to be released, ie the strip-shaped section 11 is cut off, then when the cover 3 is raised, the strip 24 is also automatically cut open, so that the cover 3 and the flap 4 are released. If the flap 4 and the lid 3 are to be provided with a locking device completely independently of one another, then either the variant with the tear-off section 23 must be provided for the area of the flap 4, or a corresponding strip must be glued across the swivel-out flap are, this strip is then led around the corner into the side wall 5 and / or the side wall 21. In the representation of the blank for the production of the box 1 it can be seen that impressively corresponding impressions 25, 26, 27 and 28 are provided on the surface sections to be connected to one another. An optimal connection is then guaranteed in that area in particular after the application of appropriate adhesives. A tab 29 can also be connected to the top of the flap 4, which is inserted under the lid 3 when the flap 4 is closed. The opposite end wall has a corresponding tab 30. Above the tab 29, the cover 3 has a finger cutout 31 for opening the flap 4.

Box 1 is usually made of cardboard. However, it would also be conceivable to provide such a construction, which is constructed from a corresponding blank, in the same way for plastic boxes. Corresponding bending lines are then also provided between the individual sections, as can also be seen in FIG. 6.

The measures described here can, of course, also be achieved with a box that is not constructed mechanically and by additional gluing of individual surface sections. In this case, a further surface section can be connected in parallel to the surface section 17, which forms the side wall 5, which is bent around the surface section 18 into the interior of the box after the surface section 18, which is then to be designed to be much shorter, is swung in. In this case, the surface section 17 and the adjoining and later bent surface section form the guide for the limiting section 16 of the flap 4. In the case of such a manual assembly, it would also be conceivable to omit the strip-shaped sections 11 and 12 immediately if it is certain from the start that the lid 3 should always be opened.

Claims

Patent claims

1. Box for accommodating and providing loose objects, which on the one hand have a hinged lid (3) that closes the interior upwards and has a cross-piece (6) and on the other hand a swiveling limiting section with double-sided, guided on opposite side walls. ten (15, 16) provided, in the open position forming a wedge-shaped removal opening flap (4), both the lid (3) and the flap (4) can be closed again after opening with a self-locking design , for which the side walls (5, 21) are each formed from two surface sections (17, 18, 19, 20) arranged parallel to one another, between which the limiting sections (15, 16) engage, the flap (4) forms the entire end face and is provided at the top with a tongue (29), by means of which the flap (4) can be locked in a self-locking manner, and the lid (3) on the outside of the screen tenwand (5) can also be locked in a self-locking manner, characterized in that both the lid (3) and the flap (4) are equipped with a lock which can be torn off and / or torn open and, after their removal, can be opened so that the web (6) carries a tab-shaped extension (7) which can be inserted in a force-fitting and / or form-fitting manner into a slot-shaped recess (8) in the side wall (5) between the surface sections (17, 18), and that this recess (8) and the tab-shaped extension (7) with respect to the length of the cover (3) and thus of the web (6) are arranged off-center.

2. Box according to claim 1, characterized in that the flap (4) opposite side surface has a tab (30).

3. Box according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that there is a finger cutout (31) for opening the flap (4) above the flap (29) of the flap (4) in the lid.

4. Box according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the

Connect the longitudinal edge (10) of the web (6) after the production of the box (1) two strip-shaped sections di, 12), of which the outer strip-shaped section (12) is firmly connected to the surface of the assigned side wall (5), eg glued, and the strip-shaped section (1 1) present between the section (12) and the web (6) is designed as a tear-off locking device.

5. Box according to claim 4, characterized in that the tear-off strip-shaped section (1 1) has the fixed and non-tear-off with the web (6) connected to the tab-shaped extension (7), the web-side tear-off line (13) in the area of Extension (7) is interrupted.

6. Box according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the tab-shaped extension (7) of the flap (4) facing away from the length of the lid (3) and thus the web (6) is assigned.

7. Box according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that as a locking device for the flap (4) along a predetermined tear line (22) tearable section (23) of a side wall (21) with one of the side boundary sections ( 15) the flap (4) firmly connected, for example is glued.

8. Box according to claim 7, characterized in that the two mutually opposite side walls (5, 21) are formed from two surface sections (17, 18, 19, 20) arranged parallel to one another, the tearable section (23) Is part of an outer surface section (19) of a side wall (21).

9. A box according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the tearable portion (23) forming the lock for the flap (4) is associated with the web (6) of the cover (3) facing away from the side wall (21).

10. Box according to one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the predetermined tear line (22) of the tearable section (23) is arcuate, preferably circular arc.

1 1. Box according to one of claims 7 to 10, characterized in that the tearable portion (23) over a large part of the height of the side wall (21) is guided.

12. Box according to one of claims 1 to 1 1, characterized in that starting from the flap (4) and over a portion of the length of the lid (3) out

Strip (24) is glued on as a locking device.

13. A box according to claim 12, characterized in that the strip forming the locking device (24) is designed as a price tag or other information about the contents of the box (1) sign.

14. Box according to one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that both the locking device with the strip-shaped section (1 1) in the region of the web (6) of the lid (3) and the locking device with the tearable section (23) in Area of the flap (4) and furthermore the locking device designed as a strip (24) on the box (1).