ES1161383U - Box for the collection and counting of reusable and stackable vessels (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Box for the collection and counting of reusable and stackable plastic cups; comprising a hollow prismatic body (1), provided with side walls (11) extending upper and lower in flaps folding (12) of upper and lower mouths of the box; characterized in that it comprises a network of vertical separators (2) delimiting within the prismatic body (1) a series of cavities (21) having a section and a height dimensioned to house inside each cavity (21) a predetermined number of cups (3) of predetermined dimensions, conveniently stacked. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

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DESCRIPTION

Box for collecting and counting reusable and stackable plastic cups. Object of the invention.

The object of the invention is a box for collecting and counting reusable and stackable plastic cups; that presents some constructive particulars oriented to allow its folding in plane; said box having folding separators that delimit a series of cavities of a section and a height suitable to accommodate inside a predetermined number of vessels of predetermined dimensions, conveniently stacked.

Field of application of the invention.

This invention is applicable in all types of events in which reusable plastic cups are used.

State of the art.

In concerts and events with a large number of attendees, the use of reusable and stackable plastic cups for the service of consumption is common.

In this type of event, given the difficulty of establishing in advance the number of vessels to be used, it is common for the company in charge of supplying the vessels, and subsequently collecting them for reuse, provide the organization with a number of vessels high enough to comfortably cover usage forecasts.

However, to quantify the cost of service provided, it is necessary to know the number of vessels used and, of them, the number of vessels that have been returned for reuse.

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The total number of glasses supplied for the event is known by the supplier, however to quantify the cost of the service it is necessary to determine after the event: - the number of glasses that have not been used, - the number of glasses used that have been returned for reuse, and the number of vessels used that have not been recovered.

This glass count is an important problem for the organization since it is a slow job, which is done by the waiters or people in charge of the bars; introducing the glasses already counted in boxes. Obviously, this technique is not free of errors and it may be necessary to count the vessels once they have been introduced into the boxes.

It is also necessary to take into account that frequently the vessels used are returned with traces of consumptions, (liquids and / or solids) that when they are introduced into the boxes cause their deterioration or breakage.

Therefore, the problem that arises is the development of a box for the collection and counting of reusable and stackable plastic cups, which allows a quick count of the vessels, which can be transported folded when not in use, minimizing the space necessary for its transport, and that does not deteriorate in the event that liquid and / or solid waste remains are poured on it and that allows evacuating possible liquid and / or solid remains poured inside.

Description of the invention

Box for the collection and counting of reusable and stackable plastic cups, object of this invention presents constructive particulars oriented to satisfactorily solve the problems set forth above.

This box, comprising a hollow prismatic body, provided with side walls that extend superiorly and inferiorly in folding flaps for closing the upper and lower mouths of the box; It has the peculiarity that it comprises a network of vertical separators that delimit inside the

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prismatic body a series of vertical cavities that have a section and height sized to accommodate inside a cavity a predetermined number of vessels of predetermined dimensions, conveniently stacked.

This feature makes it possible to quickly determine the number of vessels housed in a box, so that it is enough to multiply the predetermined number of vessels that fit in each of the cavities by the number of full cavities and, in the case that the box does not is full, just count the vessels of that cavity that is incomplete.

Another objective of the invention is that the body of the box as the vertical separators do not suffer a significant deterioration in the event that liquid and / or solid waste remains are poured onto the same remains. For this, the prismatic body and the vertical separators are formed by plates of plastic material, preferably cellular polypropylene.

This feature allows to speed up the introduction of the vessels in the boxes as they are collected, without special care in the previous emptying of the vessels.

According to the invention, the vertical dividers are fixed only to the side walls of the box, so that they allow flat folding of both the box and the interior cavities in an inoperative position, and their deployment in an operative position. . This feature makes it possible to minimize the space required for the transport or storage of empty boxes until they are used.

Description of the figures.

To complement the description that is being made and in order to facilitate the understanding of the features of the invention, a set of drawings is attached to the present specification in which, with an illustrative and non-limiting nature, the following has been represented:

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- Figures 1 and 2 show paths in perspective and on the upper floor of an example of realization of the box for the collection and counting of reusable and stackable plastic cups, and in which three of the interior cavities are filled with respective stacks of glasses

- Figure 3 shows an elevation view of the box of the previous figures sectioned by a vertical plane and with each of the cavities filled with a predetermined number of stacked vessels, limited by the height of said cavities.

- Figure 4 shows a perspective view of the box of the invention folded flat, in a storage or transport position.

Preferred embodiment of the invention.

The box for collecting and counting reusable and stackable plastic cups, represented in the attached figures, comprises a hollow prismatic body (1), provided with side walls (11) that extend upper and lower in folding flaps (12 ) of closing some upper and lower mouths of the box.

The box comprises inside the prismatic body (1) a network of vertical separators (2) that delimit inside the said prismatic body a series of cavities (21) that have a section and a height of dimensions calculated to accommodate inside each cavity (21) a predetermined number of vessels (3) of predetermined dimensions, conveniently stacked.

In the example shown, the box has twenty cavities (21), whose height is calculated to accommodate in each cavity (21) twenty-five plastic cups (3), of predetermined dimensions, conveniently stacked.

In this way the massive count of the vessels (3) used, for cleaning and reuse, is carried out immediately, since each cavity (21) contains

twenty-five glasses (3), and each box completes five hundred glasses (3); being necessary to count only the vessels (3) of that cavity (21) that has been incomplete. For example: seven full boxes (3,500 glasses), and an incomplete box with: four full cavities (100 glasses) and an incomplete cavity (for example 5 with 15 glasses), allow you to mentally and immediately total 3,615 glasses.

Both the prismatic body (1) and the vertical separators (2) are formed with cellular polypropylene plates; the vertical spacers (2) being joined only to the side walls (11) of the box to allow the plane folding of the assembly, as shown in figure 4.

In the closed position of the box, the flaps (12) do not provide a tight seal, which allows the liquid that can be poured into the box to drain through the base.

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Once the nature of the invention has been sufficiently described, as well as an example of preferred realization, it is stated to the appropriate effects that the materials, shape, size and disposition of the described elements may be modified, provided that this does not imply an alteration of the essential features of the invention that are claimed below.

Claims (3)

1. Box for collecting and counting reusable and stackable plastic cups; comprising a hollow prismatic body (1), provided with walls 5 sides (11) that extend upper and lower in folding flaps (12) for closing the upper and lower mouths of the box; characterized in that it comprises a network of vertical separators (2) that delimit inside the prismatic body (1) a series of cavities (21) that have a section and height dimensioned to accommodate inside each cavity (21) a 10 predetermined number of vessels (3) of predetermined dimensions, conveniently stacked. 2. Box, according to the previous claim, characterized in that the prismatic body (1) and the vertical separators (2), are formed by plates 15 of plastic material, preferably cellular polypropylene. 3. Box, according to any of the preceding claims; characterized in that the vertical dividers (2) are fixed only to the side walls (11) of the box, so that they allow flat folding of the 20 box and interior cavities (21) in an inoperative position, and deployed in an operational position.