JPH0647143U - Container with handle - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] It is possible to stack empty containers in a small space. Holds the stacked state of containers filled with items firmly and in good balance. [Structure] The side wall 2c of the container body 2 is formed in a tapered shape that becomes narrower from the upper edge 2a toward the lower edge 2b.
The side wall 2c of the container body 2 is provided with a vertically long slit hole 3 and an engaging portion 4 is provided above the slit hole 3. The engaged portion 1a of the handle 1 is swingably and descendably engaged with the slit hole 3 from the engaging portion 4. A recess 5 that is recessed outwardly A from the inner wall surface 2d of the container body 2 on the inner surface of the engaging portion 4.
To form. On the upper edge portion 2a of the container body 2, a step portion on which the handle 1 in the assembled state P ₂ is placed, a convex portion 8 for pushing the engaged portion 1a of the handle 1 into the recess 5, and a stacked state And a groove portion 7 for supporting the handle 1 at.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a container with a handle used for, for example, an undressing basket, a shopping basket, and a transport container.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, as a container with a handle of this kind, provisionally, in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-47073, the engaging portion opened at the upper edge of the container body is provided with engaged portions provided at both ends of the handle from the outside. Select between the suspended state where the handle can be hung to hang it and the stacked state where the handle can be tilted to the corner side of the container body and the upper container body can be placed on the upper edge of the lower container body. Things are disclosed.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the conventional container with a handle, the side wall of the container body is perpendicular to the bottom wall, and the engaged part of the handle projects inwardly on the inner wall surface of the engaging part of the container body. Therefore, when empty containers are stacked vertically, the upper container body is placed on the upper edge of the lower container body. Therefore, there is a problem that the installation space for empty containers becomes large in the vertical direction or the number of containers to be stacked is greatly limited. Moreover, when stacking containers filled with items in multiple layers in the vertical direction, the total load of the container body on the upper side is concentrated on the upper edge of the container body on the lower side. There is also a problem that it is not possible to adequately deal with the stacking of containers with a large load, because deformation or damage easily occurs or the balance becomes unbalanced.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and an object thereof is to enable empty containers to be put in a stacked state in which a small installation space is required, and an article (EN) Provided is a container with a handle capable of holding a stacked state of containers clogged with each other firmly and in good balance.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a container with a handle in which a handle is swingably attached to a container body 2 that is open upward, and the handle 1 has a substantially U-shaped structure having engaged portions 1a at both ends. The side wall 2c of the container body 2 is formed in a letter shape and is tapered so as to become narrower from the upper edge 2a to the lower edge 2b. The side wall 2c of the container body 2 is provided with vertically long slit holes 3 in which the engaged portion 1a of the handle 1 can be slidably engaged. On the upper edge portion 2a of the container body 2, an engaging portion 4 capable of swingably engaging with the engaged portion 1a of the handle 1 is provided in communication with the slit hole 3. A recess 5 is formed on the inner surface of the engaging portion 4 so as to be recessed outward A from the inner wall surface 2d of the container body 2. A step portion 6 on which the handle 1 can be placed is provided on the corner side of the upper edge portion 2 a of the container body 2. At the upper edge 2a of the container body 2, the handle 1 projecting to the outside A of the container body 2 and placed on the stepped portion 6 is expanded to the outside A of the container body 2 to be engaged with the handle 1. A convex portion 8 for pushing the portion 1a into the recess 5 of the engaging portion 4 is provided. A groove portion 7 is provided on the upper surface side of the upper edge portion 2a of the container body 2 for supporting the handle 1 that has descended from the engaging portion 4 of the container body 2 into the slit hole 3 so as to bridge the opening of the container body 2. To be In the handle 1, the engaged portion 1a is located at the engaging portion 4 of the container body 2 and is in a suspended state P _{1 in} which the engaged portion 1a can be suspended. The container body 2 is tilted around the engaging portion 4 and placed on the stepped portion 6 of the container body 2 and the engaged portions 1a are pushed out into the recesses 5 of the engaging portion 4 by the convex portions 8 described above. In the assembled state P ₂ in which the upper container body 2 can be housed inside, and the engaged portion 1 a descends from the engaging portion 4 to below the slit hole 3 and the handle 1 moves into the groove portion of the container body 2. The stacking state P ₃ in which the upper container body 2 can be placed on the handle 1 fitted in 7 is selectable.

[0006]

[Action]

According to the present invention, when empty containers are stacked vertically, the engaged part 1a of the handle 1 is tilted around the engaging part 4 of the container body 2 and placed on the stepped part 6 of the container body 2. To do. At this time, the handle 1 is expanded outward A by the convex portion 8 of the container body 2, and accordingly, each engaged portion 1a of the handle 1 is provided on the inner surface of the engaging portion 4 of the container body 2. Since the engaged portion 1a is held so as not to protrude inward B from the inner wall surface 2d of the container body 2, the engaged portion 1a is held together with the taper shape of the container body 2 to form an empty container body. the container body 2 of the upper stage can be set overlapping state P ₂ capable of housing in 2.

On the other hand, when stacking containers filled with articles in a vertical stack, the engaged portion 1a of the handle 1 is pushed down from the engaging portion 4 of the container body 2 to below the slit hole 3, and the handle 1 is attached to the container body. 2 is fitted into the groove portion 7 provided on the upper edge portion 2a. As a result, the handle 1 is bridged over the opening of the container body 2, and the load of the container body 2 on the upper stage side can be received by using the handle 1, and the support by the upper edge portion 2a of the container body 2 and the handle 1. Due to the synergistic effect of the support, the lower container body 2 in the stacked state P ₃ can have strength, and at the same time, the wobbling of the handle 1 is prevented by the groove portion 7, so that the well-balanced stacked state P ₃ Can be held.

[0008]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a plastic container body 2 having two handles 1 is illustrated. First, as shown in FIG. 6, the handle 1 is made of a substantially U-shaped member having elasticity, and a pair of left and right engaged portions 1a, 1a are formed at both ends thereof. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the container body 2 has a bottomed box shape that opens upward, and has a bottom wall 2f, a pair of side walls 2c on both sides in the width direction, and both sides in the longitudinal direction. It is composed of a pair of side walls 2e. The side walls 2c and 2e of the container body 2 are each formed in a tapered shape that gradually narrows from the upper edge portion 2a toward the lower edge portion 2b. It can be inserted and removed freely. Further, on the pair of widthwise side walls 2c of the container body 2, vertically long slit holes 3 capable of engaging the engaged portion 1a of the handle 1 in a slidable manner are formed respectively. Engagement portions 4 communicating with the slit holes 3 are respectively formed in the handle attachment portion of the upper edge portion 2a of the container body 2, and the engaged portion 1a of the handle 1 swings to these engagement portions 4. It is designed to be movably engaged.

As shown in FIGS. 5 (a) to 5 (c), the engaging portion 4 of the container body 2 has a concave portion which is recessed toward the outer side A from the inner wall surface 2d of the container body 2 as shown in FIGS. A place 5 is formed, and the engaging portion 4 of the handle 1 can be inserted into the recess 5. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, stepped portions 6 are provided on the corner side of the upper edge portion 2a of the container body 2, respectively, so that the assembled state P₂The handle 1 at the position can be placed on the stepped portion 6. Further, between the step portion 6 and the engaging portion 4 on the upper edge portion 2a of the container body 2, the stacked state P ₃ Is provided with a groove portion 7 into which the handle 1 is fitted. The groove portion 7 is recessed downward from the upper edge portion 2a of the container body 2, and the depth thereof is such that the handle 1 has an upper edge portion of the container body 2. It is set so as not to project above the portion 2a. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, between the groove portion 7 and the engaging portion 4 in the upper edge portion 2a of the container body 2, as shown in FIG. Is provided so as to project in a taper outward direction A from the outer surface of the engaging portion 4, and the maximum projecting width D is the above-mentioned engaging portion in this embodiment. 4 is set to be larger than the recess width D'of the recess 5 and the engaged portion 1a of the handle 1 is tilted around the engaging portion 4 of the container body 1 and placed on the stepped portion 6 Of the handle body 1 is expanded toward the outside A from the outer wall surface of the container body 2, and the engaged portion 1a of the handle 1 is pushed toward the outside A by the width D'of the recess 5 by this convex portion 8. The engaged portion 1a of the handle 1 is held on the inner side B of the inner wall surface 2d of the container body 2 so as not to project.

Next, a method of using the container with a handle will be described. First, when carrying the container body 2, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 7 (a), the engaged portion 1a of the handle 1 is swingably suspended on the engaging portion 4 of the container body 2. Let P ₁ . As a result, the container can be carried or carried by suspending the handle 1 by hand. On the other hand, when stacking empty containers in a vertically stacked manner, the engaged portion 1a of the handle 1 is tilted around the engaging portion 4 of the container body 2 and the handle 1 is provided on the corner side of the container body 2. It is placed on the section 6 (state of FIG. 7C). At this time, the handle 1 receives the force that spreads outward A by the convex portion 8 of the container main body 2 and expands, and accordingly, each engaged portion 1a of the handle 1 moves to the engaging portion 4 of the container main body 2. It is pushed outward toward the recess 5 provided on the inner surface, and is held so that each engaged portion 1a does not project inwardly inwardly from the inner wall surface 2d of the container body 2. Moreover, since the four side walls 2c and 2d of the container body 2 are each formed in a tapered shape narrowing from the upper edge 2a to the lower edge 2b, the protrusion 8 prevents the engaged portion 1a from protruding. Together with this, it is possible to obtain the assembled state P _{2 in} which the upper container body 2 can be stored inside the empty container body 2.

In this way, the engaged portion 1 a of the handle 1 is simply tilted around the engaging portion 4 of the container body 2 and the handle 1 is placed on the step 6 provided on the corner side of the container body 2. Since the upper container body 2 can be stored in the empty container body 2 in the assembled state P ₂ , the installation space is smaller than before and the number of containers to be stacked is greatly limited. That problem does not occur.

On the other hand, when the containers filled with the articles are stacked in a multi-tiered manner, the engaged portion 1a of the handle 1 is pushed down from the engaging portion 4 of the container body 2 to below the slit hole 3 and the handle 1 is moved. It fits into the groove portion 7 provided in the upper edge portion 2a of the container body 2 (the state of FIG. 7B). At this time, the handle 1 is bridged over the opening of the container body 2 so that the upper container body 2 can be placed on the handle 1. Therefore, the total load of the container body 2 on the upper stage side can be received by both the upper edge 2a of the container body 2 on the lower stage side and its handle 1, so that the synergistic effect of the support by the container body 2 and the support by the handle 1 can be obtained. As a result, the container body 2 on the lower stage side can have strength in the stacked state P ₃ .

As described above, by simply fitting the handle 1 into the groove portion 7 provided in the upper edge portion 2a of the container body 2, the handle 1 can be used to receive the load of the upper container, and the stacked state P can be obtained. _{As shown} in Fig. ₃ , the lower container body 2 can have strength, and at the same time, the handle 1 is fixed to the groove portion 7 to prevent the wobbling of the handle 1 and to improve the balance, and to stack the loaded containers. Will be able to deal with enough.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the convex portion 8 provided on the upper edge portion 2a of the container body 2 for expanding the handle 1 is moved away from the engaged portion 1a. Since the handle 1 is formed in a taper shape that greatly protrudes, the handle 1 can be smoothly tilted to the step 6 without being caught by the protrusion 8. The number of handles 1 is not limited to two and may be one.

[0015]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, when empty containers are stacked in a vertical stack, the taper shape of the container body and the protrusion of the engaged portion of the handle prevent the upper container body from being inserted into the empty container body. As it is a stackable state that can be stored, the installation space is smaller than before, and the number of containers to be stacked is no longer limited. On the other hand, in the case of stacking containers filled with items in multiple layers in the vertical direction, the handle can be used to support the load of the container body on the upper stage, and the container body on the lower stage side can be given strength while at the same time. The groove provided on the upper edge of the container body prevents the handle from wobbling and improves the balance. As a result, it is possible to sufficiently handle the loading of loaded containers.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an engaging portion of a container body and an engaged portion of a handle used in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front sectional view showing the suspended state, the assembled state and the stacked state of the handle, the right half of which is a front view;
The left half of the figure is a front view.

FIG. 3 shows the container body of the same as above, the upper half of which is a plan view of the container body, and the lower half of which is a bottom view of the container body.

FIG. 4 shows the container body of the above, the right half of which is a side sectional view and the left half of which is a side view of the container body.

5A and 5B are views showing the vicinity of an engaging portion of the container body of the above, FIG. 5A is a plan view, FIG. 5B is a front view, and FIG.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the above handle.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a usage state of the above-mentioned container, (a) is a suspended state, (b) is a stacked state, and (c) is a stacked state.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Handle 1a Engagement part 2 Container body 2a Upper edge part 2b Lower edge part 2c Side wall 3 Slit hole 4 Engagement part 5 Recessed part 6 Step part 7 Groove part 8 Convex part A Outer part B Outer part P ₁ Suspended state P ₂ Stacked state P ₃ Stacked state

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A container with a handle in which a handle is swingably attached to a container body that opens upward, wherein the handle is formed in a substantially U shape having engaged parts at both ends thereof, and The side wall of the main body is formed in a taper shape so as to become narrower from the upper edge portion toward the lower edge portion, and the engaged portion of the handle is slidably long on the side wall of the container main body. Each of the slit holes is formed, and an engaging portion capable of swingably engaging with the engaged portion of the handle is formed in the upper edge portion of the container body in communication with the slit hole. A recess is formed on the inner surface of the part, which is recessed outward from the inner wall surface of the container body, and at the upper edge of the container body, a step part on which a handle can be placed and an outward direction of the container body. Spread the handle that is protruding and placed on the step above the outside of the container body. And a protrusion for pushing out the engaged portion of the handle to the recess of the engaging portion, and for supporting the handle descending from the engaging portion of the container body into the slit hole so as to bridge the opening of the container body. A groove portion is provided, and the handle is placed in a suspended state in which it can be suspended from the engaging portion of the container body, and the handle is placed on the stepped portion of the container body by tilting around the engaging portion of the container body. The convex portion pushes the engaged portion of the handle into the concave portion of the engaging portion to allow the upper container body to be stored inside the container body, and the container body is lowered below the slit hole. Then, a container with a handle can be selected from a stacked state in which the upper container body can be placed on the handle fitted in the groove of the container body.