ES1070030U - Device for box reinforcement (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Device for the reinforcement of boxes, which being provided for its application preferably in plastic boxes used for the transport and marketing of agricultural products, characterized in that it is constituted by a pair of tie rods (2) fastened on the surface side of the corresponding box (1), allowing detachment from it and its diagonal attachment, forming a blade, on the upper edge of the mouth of said box (1), such braces (2) being immobilized in said position by means of elements complementary to the ends of the straps (2) and the upper edge of the mouth of the box (1), in proximity to the corners thereof. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Device for the reinforcement of boxes.

Object of the invention

The present invention, as expressed in the set forth in this specification, refers to a device for the reinforcement of boxes, provided preferentially and fundamentally for application in plastic boxes used for transport and distribution of agricultural or other products, and may be also used in boxes of other material.

The object of the invention is to achieve a Increase in dimensional stability and resistance of the boxes referred to above, allowing to manufacture smaller boxes thickness but with sufficient strength to withstand without Problems the weight of the content.

Background of the invention

Numerous types of boxes used are known in the transport and distribution of agricultural products, highlighting those boxes made of plastic material with high strength and dimensional stability, both in stacking and in its use and / or handling, boxes that in addition to offering a optimal aeration for, for example, perishable products, are easily washable for cleaning, allowing reuse from the same.

However, this type of boxes to be able to offer the strength and stability required in normal use, they must materialize with notable wall thicknesses an increase in the weight of the box itself, as well as a notable amount of material, with the problems that entails, both from the point of view of manufacturing cost and handling box manual.

Description of the invention

The device of the invention is provided for application in the type of boxes just discussed, in order that the box may have a smaller wall thickness, but with the same strength and stability benefits as the conventional, so that based on that you can reduce the wall thickness, the weight of the resulting box will be less thereby facilitating manipulation and consequent reduction of manufacturing cost of the box itself.

The device that will be explained below and which will constitute a means to reinforce the case of the referred type, It could also be applied to other types of boxes or containers For different products.

In any case, the device of the invention is constituted by a pair of braces that they may be of plastic or similar material, and that initially they are attached to the outer face of the sides of the box, fastening that can be done using seal strips, tabs or tabs provided on the straps and fit in respective accommodations or cavities established for that purpose in the box, or vice versa, all this so that when the box is loaded of product and will be used in transport and / or handling of the same one, the braces of the box are separated and they are arranged in diagonal on the top of it being subject said straps at their ends by crimping between them and some appropriate means established for this purpose in proximity to corners of the upper edge or mouth of the box. These means of crimping can be constituted by some pivots of the box and some steps or rings provided at the ends of the braces, or vice versa.

In this way and by virtue of the blade they form the braces fixed diagonally over the top of the box, it is perfectly dimensionally stabilized and, in addition, with a stiffness superior to the conventional one, which allows make walls with a smaller thickness, thereby reducing the weight of the box as well as the amount of material used in the manufacturing of it, therefore being more economical than get and more manageable.

In short, through the device of the invention is achieved that the interior and exterior measurements of the  box are stable regardless of the weight it supports, which is of vital importance in transport operations and logistics, stacking and distribution of these types of boxes with products, in addition to providing better resistance.

Brief description of the products

To complement the description that then it will be done and in order to help a better understanding of the features of the invention, accompanies the present descriptive memory a set of drawings based on the which innovations and advantages will be more easily understood of the device of the invention.

Figure 1.- Shows a perspective view of a box with the braces constituting the device of the invention, fastened on the sides of the plastic box conventional.

Figure 2.- Shows a perspective view top of a box with the two braces of the device placed  in position of use; that is, arranged diagonally forming a blade and subjects by their ends in correspondence with the party top of the mouth of the box.

Description of the preferred embodiment

As you can see in the referred figures the device of the invention, preferably applicable to a box 1 of plastic to achieve dimensional stabilization of this and sufficient rigidity for it when loading product, it is constituted by a pair of braces 2 of plastic material or similar, provided they are deformable to shorten or lengthen its length due to deformation. Specifically the braces 2 have a break 3 in proximity to the ends, as seen in the Figure 1, so that the length of said braces 2 does not exceed the length of box 1 to which they are linked initially, either by means of a seal strips, well by means of a flaps, tabs or projections 4 interlockable in accommodation or cavities established for this purpose on the walls sides of the box 1, as shown in figure 1, in where the straps are attached to the lateral surface of the box in the manner described.

Once box 1 full of product for your marketing and / or transport, then the braces 2 with respect to the box and are placed diagonally on the top of it, forming a blade, as shown in Figure 2, in correspondence with the upper edge of the mouth of the box 1 itself, fixing the ends of said braces 2 on appropriate elements or means established in proximity of the corners of the box, bringing rigidity and stability of this is ensured, preventing variation dimensional or deformation that could suffer from the thrust of the product introduced inside the box. In the way of embodiment shown, the ends of the braces 2 are finished off in a ring 6 for passage and crimping of respective pivots 5 complementary and established for that purpose at the upper edge of the mouth of the box, near the corners of it, thus securing the diagonal fixation and immobilization of those braces 2 whose length is increased by deformation of the 3 bankruptcies corresponding to them.

Obviously, those braces 2 can even be rigid and of an appropriate length so that in its position on the sides of the box 1 do not exceed its length, the pivots 5 must then be located slightly distanced from the corners so that the fixed length of the braces 2 allow crimping on said pivots 5.

On the other hand, such braces 2 can be of a  flexible material, whether metallic, plastic, etc., resistant to fulfill its function effectively and that can be arranged in your resting position on the sides of the box 1 without protruding this.

Claims (3)

1. Device for the reinforcement of boxes, which being intended for application preferably in plastic boxes of those used for transport and marketing of agricultural products, is characterized in that it is constituted by a pair of braces (2) attached on the surface side of the corresponding box (1), allowing the separation with respect to it and its diagonal fixation, forming a blade, on the upper edge of the mouth of said box (1), such braces (2) being immobilized in said position by means of elements complementary established both at the ends of the braces (2) and at the upper edge of the mouth of the box (1), in proximity to the corners of the latter. 2. Device for the reinforcement of boxes, according to claim 1, characterized in that the braces (2) are of deformable material, allowing their length to be varied without protruding from the length of the box in the clamping position on the sides thereof, and allow to adapt to the diagonal length when said braces (2) are fixed at their ends in the corresponding means provided in proximity to the corners of the upper edge of the mouth of the box (1). 3. Device for the reinforcement of boxes, according to claim 1, characterized in that the means for immobilizing the braces (2) in their vane position on the upper edge of the mouth of the box (1), are determined by a configuration to ring mode (6) provided at the ends of the braces (2) and some pivoting pins (5) of such rings (6), established for this purpose in proximity to the corners of the upper edge of the mouth of the box (1) ).