GB2118529A

GB2118529A - Stackable display bins

Info

Publication number: GB2118529A
Application number: GB08310473A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Gerhard Schafer
Original assignee: Fritz Schaefer GmbH
Current assignee: Fritz Schaefer GmbH
Priority date: 1982-04-19
Filing date: 1983-04-18
Publication date: 1983-11-02
Also published as: ATA127583A; GB2118529B; FR2525181A1; FR2525181B1; GB8310473D0; DE8211030U1; IT8320614A0; CH659223A5; IT1194203B

Abstract

A stackable transporting and/or storage display bin of synthetic plastics material comprises a stacking rim 5 having a stacking flange 6' and an upright guiding flange 6''. An inclined front wall 7 merges into a downwardly open gripping bar or handle 9 and, in their corner regions adjoining the front wall 9, side walls 2', 2'' of the bin comprise reinforcing members 12, which extend to the region of the stacking rim 5. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Stackable transporting and/or storage display bin of synthetic plastics material The invention relates to a stackable transporting and/or storage display bin of synthetic plastics material, comprising a bin front wall which is inclined obliquely outwards and ends approximately at a mid-point between the bin base and stacking rims which rims consist of a substantially horizontal stacking flange and an upright guiding flange, the upper rim of said wall merging into a downwardly open gripping bar, which is enclosed between the bin side walls extended beyond the front wall of the bin and with a display opening which is situated above the bin front wall and which is defined by the latter and the side walls of the bin, the said side walls comprising, in their corner regions adjoining the bin front wall, upwardly directed reinforcing section members extending into the region of the stacking rims, the said section members also forming the lateral limitation of the display opening.

Such a stackable transporting and/or storage display bin of synthetic plastics material is known from German OS 15812. It is so designed that, in the region of the front wall or the display opening, a best possible arrangement is provided with simple means, both as regards technical servicing and also as regards reliable functioning, while retaining a dimensional stability preventing any deflection of the side walls of the bin under load and in the region of the display opening for any likely use. Various other provisions are also taken. Thus, the strengthening or reinforcing section members are constructed as hollow section members, which engage on one side in the gripping bar and on the other side are given their lateral limitation by parts of the wall which are on the same plane with the external contour of the stacking rims.Furthermore, the width of the display opening over its entire height behind the inside edge of the upper rim of the front wall towards the inside of the bin and parallel to the plane of the bin side walls is in each case defined by an upright profiled projection of the stiffening hollow section members and also by a rib disposed in spaced relation in front thereof and acting as a stay from the rear edge of the gripping bar. The front wall of the said bar and also that wall section thereof which is common with the stiffening hollow section members extends substantially vertically and provided above the gripping bar are inwardly and outwardly directed junction members, the width of which corresponds approximately to the width of the ribs, but the height of which is substantially smaller than the height of the ribs.Finally, the height of the ribs is smaller than the spacing of the bottom edge of the gripping bar from the lower stacking edge, the profiled projections and ribs defining the display opening forming supporting guides for insertable plates, while they can be used together with the junction members for holding dust flaps.

Such a stackable transporting and storage display box corresponds in best possible manner to the conditions which arise with the various storage and transporting systems. It is in fact not only with the prescribed structural width for the stackable transporting and storage display bins and while maintaining a high dimensional stability, that a large display opening which is of practically the same width over its entire height is obtained, but either insertable plates of dust flaps can be so associated with the region of the display opening at anytime and with simplest possible manipulations that, firstly, they shut off the display opening in a sufficiently reliable manner, corresponding to the different storage and transporting conditions, but secondly are themselves situated completely within the contour lines of the transporting and storage display bin and as a result are protected to the best possible degree against external stresses.

The present invention seeks to provide a simplified and nevertheless stable constructional form in respect of such a stackable transporting and/or storage display bin, while retaining all the said advantages. According to the invention, the reinforcing section members have an angular cross-section which corresponds to the stacking rims and of which the flange connecting the substantially horizontal stacking flanges finishes externally flush with the display opening and the gripping bar, while its flange parallel to the guiding flanges is extended rearwardly and at the bottom from the connecting flange.

According to a preferred feature, provision is made for transverse ribs to be formed between the side walls of the bin and those flanges of the reinforcing section members which are parallel thereto, which transverse ribs are extended perpendicular to the stacking rim and parallel to the main plane of the gripping bar.

According to a further preferred feature, the side walls of the bin are strengthened on the outside by a vertical rib to be fitted in the transition zone between the stacking rims and the reinforcing section members and a horizontal rib adjoining the first-mentioned rib and extended rearwardly on the base plane.

Furthermore, it has proved to be preferable for the upper rim of the front wall of the bin and the gripping bar to be stiffened by intersection members with respect to the side walls of the bin, the plane of the intersection members terminating externally flush with the main plane of the gripping bar, while the upper edge thereof extends parallel to the bottom edge of the gripping bar and inclined in the direction towards the middle of the bin.

According to a further preferred feature, that section of the stacking rim which is associated with the rear wall of the bin should have a stiffening flange directed parallel but downwardly with respect to its guiding flange and at least the middle region of the guiding flange should be provided with a recess which corresponds to its wall thickness. The possibility is thereby provided of the transporting and/or storage display bin having associated therewith dust flaps or dust covers which have a lug projecting rearwardly over the rear wall of the bin or the stacking rim and having a suspension eye. It is further proposed that the transition region between the bottom and the rear wall of the bin extend arcuately or obliquely and for a member to end at the plane of the base adjoining the bottom of the rear wall of the bin.

Finally, a further preferred feature is also seen in the fact that two upright guide ribs disposed spaced one after the other for the fitting of insertion plates for closing off the display opening are disposed at that region of the side walls of the bin disposed above the upper edge of the gripping bar.

Further features and advantages of a stackable transporting and/or storage display bin according to the invention are hereinafter more fully explained by reference to one constructional example which is shown in the drawings, wherein: Figure lisa perspective view from the front and above of a transporting and/or storage display bin; Figure 2 shows the transporting and/or storage display bin of Figure 1, in side elevation and partly in section; Figure 3 shows the bin of Figure 1 in front elevation; Figure 4 is a half rear elevation of the bin of Figure 1;and Figure 5 is a view to a larger scale and as a side elevation of the bin of Figure 1 in the region of the front wall and display opening.

The transporting and/or storage display bin 1 as shown in Figure 1 has two side walls 2' and 2", which extend vertically from the bottom 3 of the bin and are connected to the rear wall 4 which likewise projects vertically upwards from the bin bottom 3. In this arrangement, the two side walls 2' and 2" of the bin and also the rear wall 4 thereof are of the same height and form at the top a stacking rim 5, which consists of a horizontal stacking flange 6' and an upright guiding flange 6".

The front wall 7 of the bin is attached to the bin base 3 so as to be inclined obliquely outwards and ends approximately at half the height between the stacking rim 5 and the bottom 3 of the bin 1, the said bin having a stacking edge 8 at the level of the bottom and externally on the side walls 2' and 2" of the bin.

The upper rim of the bin front wall 7 merges into a downwardly open gripping bar or handle 9, of which the front wall 9' is disposed substantially vertically, while its upper boundary wall 9i' extends substantially horizontally. Extending parallel to the plane of the side walls 2' and 2" of the bin are extension members or flanges 10' and 10", which bridge the spacing zone between the front wall 7 of the bin and the front wall 9' of the gripping bar or handle 9 and as a consequence strengthen the latter with respect to the front wall 7 of the bin.

Defined between the upper boundary wall 9" of the gripping bar or handle 9 and the side walls 2' and 2" of the bin is a display opening 11, which is of uniform width over its entire height, i.e. is substantially rectangular, the said opening having an inclined position between the front ends of the stacking rim 5, which is angular in cross-section, and the upper edge 9" of the gripping bar or handle 9, the inclination of said opening being opposite to that of the front wall 7 of the bin.

Formed in one piece externally on the transporting and/or storage display bin 1 and in the region of the display opening 11 and the handle 9 are reinforcing section members 12, of which the connectingflange 13' extending downwardly from the front end of the stacking flange 6' ends on the outside flush with the display opening 11 and the gripping bar or handle 9, while its flange 13" parallel to the guide flanges 6" is extended rearwardly and at the bottom from the connecting flange 13'. As a consequence, the strengthening section members 12 have to a certain degree a position which is reversed with respect to the stacking rim 5, i.e. its open zone is directed downwardly.

It can be clearly seen from Figure 5 that transverse ribs 14' may also be formed or moulded between the side walls 2' and 2" of the bin and those flanges 13" of the reinforcing sections 12 which are parallel thereto, the said transverse ribs extending perpendicularly of the stacking rim 5 and parallel to the main plane of the gripping bar or handle 9 and, as a consequence, producing a more stabilised connection between the reinforcing members 12 and the side walls 2' and 2" of the bin.

Externally, the bin side walls 2' and 2" are provided with an upright rib 15' to be formed or attached in each case near the transition zone between the stacking rims 5 and the reinforcing section members 12, contiguous with which rib, and on the bottom surface, is a rearwardly extended, horizontal rib 15", as may be clearly seen from Figures 1 to 5.

While the purposeofthe rib 15' is mainlyto strengthen the side walls 2' and 2" between the bin base 3 and the stacking rim 5, the front wall 7 and the reinforcing section members 12, the ribs 15" are capable of being used as longitudinal guideways for the transporting and/or storage display bin 1.

It is also to be seen from Figures 1 and 3 that the upper limiting wall 9" of the gripping bar or handle 9 and consequently the upper rim of the front wall 7 of the bin are strengthened by wedge-like gusset members 16 with respect to the side walls 2' and 2" of the bin and the plane of the said gussets 16 terminates externally flush with the front wall 9' of the handle 9. Furthermore, it can be seen from Figures and 3 that the top edge of the gussets 16 extends parallel to the bottom edge regions 9' " of the front wall 9' of the handle 9, which regions extend so as to decline rearwardly in the direction towards the centre of the bin.

It is particularly clear from Figures 2 and 4 that that section of the stacking rim 5 which is associated with the rear wall 4 of the bin comprises a stiffening flange 6" 'which extends parallel to its guiding flange 6" but downwardly and that at least the middle region of the guiding flange 6" has an edge recess 17 corresponding approximately to its wall thickness. This edge recess 17 of the guiding flange 6" enables a dust flap or dust cover 18 to be associated with the transporting or storage display bin 1, the said cover having an extension lug 18' with a suspension eye 18" projecting rearwardly beyond the stacking rim 5, as indicated in Figure 1.

It may in addition be seen from Figure 2 that the transition region or zone 19 between the bottom or base 3 of the bin and the rear wall 4 thereof extends arcuately or even at an inclination and that a bar 20 ending at the plane of the bin base is connected to the rear wall 4 of the bin. On pushing the transpoting or storage display bin 1 into a shelving compartment or the like, it is possible for a latch to engage in the region 21 which is free between the member 20 and the transition zone 19 on the underside of the bottom or base 3, the said latch securing the transporting or storage display bin 1 against being pulled out when not desired.

Finally, it will also be seen from Figure 1 that always two upright guide ribs 22' and 22" disposed following one another in spaced relation are attached internally on the internal region of the bin side walls 2' and 2" which are situated above the upper limiting wall 9" of the gripping bar or handle 9, the said ribs enabling the display opening to be closed off from the front by the insertion of a blocking plate.

Claims

1. Stackable transporting and/or storage display bin of synthetic plastics material, comprising a bin front wall which is inclined obliquely outwards and ends approximately at a mid-point between the bin base and stacking rims, which rims consist of a substantially horizontal stacking flange and an upright guiding flange, the upper rim of said front wall merging into a downwardly open gripping bar, which is enclosed between the bin, and a display opening which is situated above the bin front wall and which is defined by the latter and side walls of the bin, the said side walls comprising, in their corner regions adjoining the bin front wall, upwardly directed reinforcing section members extending into the region of the stacking rims, the said section members also forming the lateral limitation of the display opening, the reinforcing section members having an angular cross-section which corresponds to the stacking rims and of which the connecting flange fitted to the stacking flange ends externally flush with the display opening and the gripping bar, while that flange parallel to the guiding flange is extended rearwardly and at the botton from the connecting flange.

2. Transporting and/or storage display bin according to claim 1, wherein transverse ribs are formed between the side walls of the bin and those flanges of the reinforcing or strengthening section members which are parallel thereto, the said transverse ribs being extended perpendicularly of the stacking rim and respectively parallel to the main plane of the gripping bar.

3. Transporting and/or storage display bin according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the side walls of the bin are strengthened externally by an upright rib positioned adjoining the transition zone between the stacking rims and the reinforcing section members and a horizontal rib extended rearwardly adjacent thereto at base level.

4. Transporting and/or storage display bin according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the upper rim of the front wall of the bin and the gripping bar are strengthened by wedge-like intermediate or gusset members with respect to the side walls of the bin, the plane of said members terminating externally flush with the main plane of the gripping bar and the top edge thereof extending inclined parallel to the bottom edge of the gripping bar in the direction towards the centre of the bin.

5. Transporting and/or storage display bin according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein that section of the stacking rim which is associated with the rear wall of the bin comprises a strengthening flange which is parallel to its guide flange but is directed downwardly, and wherein at least the middle region of the guide flange is provided with a marginal recess corresponding approximately to its wall thickness.

6. Transporting and/or storage display bin according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the transition zone between the bin base and the rear wall of said bin extends arcuately or obliquely and the said rear wall has connected thereto a downwardly extending strip ending atthe base level, which strip, in association with the transition zone, defines a iatching recess.

7. Transporting and/or storage display bin according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein two upright guide ribs arranged following one another for the insertion of sliding plates closing off the display opening, are provided internally adjacent that region of the bin side walls which is disposed above the upper boundary wall of the gripping bar.

8. Transporting and/or storage display bin substantially as shown in the accompanying drawings and described herein with reference thereto.