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GB2215310A
GB2215310A GB8806115A GB8806115A GB2215310A GB 2215310 A GB2215310 A GB 2215310A GB 8806115 A GB8806115 A GB 8806115A GB 8806115 A GB8806115 A GB 8806115A GB 2215310 A GB2215310 A GB 2215310A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
    • A01G9/00—Cultivation in receptacles, forcing-frames or greenhouses; Edging for beds, lawn or the like
    • A01G9/02—Receptacles, e.g. flower-pots or boxes; Glasses for cultivating flowers
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C05—FERTILISERS; MANUFACTURE THEREOF
    • C05F—ORGANIC FERTILISERS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C05B, C05C, e.g. FERTILISERS FROM WASTE OR REFUSE
    • C05F17/00—Preparation of fertilisers characterised by biological or biochemical treatment steps, e.g. composting or fermentation
    • C05F17/90—Apparatus therefor
    • C05F17/907—Small-scale devices without mechanical means for feeding or discharging material, e.g. garden compost bins
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P20/00—Technologies relating to chemical industry
    • Y02P20/141—Feedstock
    • Y02P20/145—Feedstock the feedstock being materials of biological origin
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
    • Y02W30/00—Technologies for solid waste management
    • Y02W30/40—Bio-organic fraction processing; Production of fertilisers from the organic fraction of waste or refuse

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Abstract

A multi-sided compost container comprising a number of boards 18 which co-operate with each other to form a container having four sides 10, 12, 14 and 16. The boards include slots 20 in their upper and lower sides towards either end thereof into which slots 20 of adjacent boards fit to assemble the container. <IMAGE>

Description

MULT I -S I DED CONTA I NERS.
The present invention relates to multi-sided containers and to a kit of parts adapted to be assembled into a multi-sided container. The invention is particularly, although not exclusively applicable to containers of compost.
According to one aspect of the present invention, a multi-sided container includes a plurality of elongate side elements, at least some of the elements at the Junction of adJacent sides of the container co-operating directly with each other, with an element from one side being located at least partially in a slot located towards the end of an element from the other side.
The co-operation of an element from one side with an element from an adjacent side may comprise one element at least partially supporting the other element, or the elements being restricted from relative translational movement In one or more directions, or the elements being restricted from relative pivotal movement in one or more directions in one or more planes, or any combination of those forms of co-operation. The location of one element at least partially In the slot of another element may be arranged to be a tight fit or a friction fit.
The slot In an element may be arranged to extend at an angle to the normal to the longitudinal axis of the element. At least one slot may be located towards each end of an element, and those slots may be arranged to be at an angle to each other. The element may include, at at least one end a pair of slots, one opening onto the upwardly facing surface and the other opening onto the downwardly facing surface and those slots may extend generally parallel to each other.
The container may include four sides or may Include other than four sides, for Instance six or eight sides.
At least one element of one side may be arranged to be closely adJacent to or abut another element of the same side located above and/or below that element.
One or more sides of the container may include a plurality of substantially identical elements.
All of the elements from all of the sides may be arranged to co-operate directly at or towards both ends with at least one element from the two adjacent sides.
At least some of the elements may be of generally rectangular cross-section along substantially their complete longitudinal extent. That cross-section may be substantially the same along almost the complete length of the element, with the cross-)section varying at the or each slot. This feature allows the element to be made out of a plank or slat of wood.
The lowermost element of at least one side of the container may be arranged to be at a greater height than the corresponding height of another side. The height of the lowermost extent of each side may be arranged to be either greater than that of both adJacent sides or less than that of both adjacent sides.
The height of the top of each side of the container may be substantially the same. Alternatively, the height of one or more sides may be arranged to be less than the height of other sides.
According to another aspect of the present Invent ion, a kit of parts adapted to be assembled Into a multi-sided container includes a plurality of elongate elements at least some of which elements are arranged, when assembled, to form at least part of the side of the container, at least one of the elements being capable of co-operating with another element by being located at least partially in a slot located towards the end of that other element when the elements are assembled and those elements each form part of adjacent sides of the container.
The present invention also includes a kit of parts when assembled Into a multi-sided container as herein referred to.
The present invention may be carried into practice in various ways, but two embodiments will now be described by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 Is a schematic perspective view of a square compost container, Figure 2 is a perspective view of a board from which the container of Figure 1 is built, Figure 3 is a schematic perspective view of a hexagonal compost container, and Figure 4 is a perspective view of a board from which the container of Figure 3 is built.
J The container shown In Figure 1 has four sides 10,12,14 and 16 each of which is made up of board 18 shown in greater detail In Figure 2. The bottom of the lowermost board of the sides 12 and 16 rests on the ground, and the bottom of the lowermost board of the sides 10 and 14 are Just off the ground to enable air to circulate Into and up through the compost located In the container.
The board 18 Is formed by taking a length of wood sawn from or comprising a plank of uniform cross-section and forming slots 20 in Its upper and lower edges towards each end. Each slot 20 extends roughly a quarter of the depth of the board and has a width roughly equal to the width of the board.
In order to assemble the container, the upwardly facing slot of a first board is inserted Into the downwardly facing slot of a second board by pushing the boards towards each other. The boards then extend at right angles to each other with the upper board proJecting above the lower board to an extent equal to half the depth of the boards. A third board then has its downwardly facing slot pushed onto the remaining upwardly facing slot of the first board such that the second and third boards extend away from the first board in a common direction. A fourth board Is then pushed up such that Its upwardly facing slots extend Into the remaining downwardly facing slots of the second and third boards.
Each of the boards then forms part of a different side of the container. Further boards are then pushed down sequentlally on top of the first and fourth boards and then on the second and third boards in order to build the sides up.
As each board extends a half its depth above the lower boards to which they are connected it can be seen that there are no gaps between adJacent boards in each side.
The fit between the connected boards is such that each connection limits or offers resistance to relative translatlonal movement and pivotal movement between the boards In each direction, Including relative twisting.
In the embodiment shown in Figure 1 the uppermost board of the sides 10 and 14 is comprised by a board of half the depth of the board shown in Figure 2 in order for the upper edge of the container to be at generally the same height around the complete periphery. The container may be provided with a lid (not shown) if desired. In an alternative embodiment (not shown) the uppermost board on the side 10 can be omitted in order that a generally planar lid (not shown) can extend from the top of the side 14 and slope downwardly between the sides 16 and 12 to rest on the top of the side 10 and provide a downwardly inclined surface in order that water may flow off the lid over the side 10.
In the embodiment shown in Figure 3 the container has six sides 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 and 32 each of which is comprised by a plurallty of boards 34 shown In Figure 4.
The lowermost edge of the sides 22, 26 and 30 are all Just off the ground In order to provide a vent for the compost in the container.
Each board 34 is again, as in the board shown in Figure 2, formed from a length of wood sawn from or comprising a plank of uniform cross-section. Each board has four slots 36 cut out of its upper and lower edges towards both ends with the depth of each slot being approximately a quarter of the depth of the board and the width, in the shortest direction across the slot, being approxlmately equal to the width of the board. The slots each have a general extent at 60 degrees to the longitudinal extent of the beam and the slots at one end and at an angle relative to the slots at the other end.
The container shown in Figure 3 is assembled In the same way as the container shown in Figure 1 with the co-operation between the connected boards having the same resistance to relative horizontal and pivotal movement, with the exception that initially six boards have to be connected together end to end In order form an enclosure rather than the four such boards which have to be so connected in Figure 1.
In an alternative embodiment (not shown) a container having a different number of sides may be provided such as an eight sided container In which case the slots would extend at 45 degrees to the longitudinal axis of the board. One advantage of having more than four sides is that the tendency for cold spots to be left in compost at the corner regions Is reduced.
Each of the containers described above can be disassembled merely by pulling the boards apart.
The boards of the container can be qulckly and economically made and can be sold as a kit in a compact form with the boards being unconnected and located side by side.
The box like structures described may be used as plant containers, In which case they may be of considerably smaller height. Alternatively the structures may be used to form part of a cold frame such as the base.

Claims (28)

1. A multl-sided container Including a plurality of elongate side elements, at least some of the elements at the Junction of adJacent sides of the container cooperating directly with each other, with an element from one side being located at least partially in a slot located towards the end of an element from the other side.
2. A multi-sided container as claimed in Claim 1 in which the co-operation of an element from one side with an element from an adJacent side comprises one element at least partially supporting the other element.
3. A multi-sided container as claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2 in which the co-operation of an element from one side with an element from an adJacent side comprises the elements being restricted from relative translational movement in one or more directions.
4. A multi-sided container as claimed in any of the Claims 1 to 3 in which the co-operation of an element from one side with an element from an adJacent side comprlses the element being restricted from relative pivotal movement in one or more dlrections In one or more planes.
5. A multi-sided container as claimed in any of the Claims 1 to 4 in which the location of one element at least partially in the slot of another element may be arranged to be a tight fit or a frlction fit.
6. A multi-sided container as claimed in any of the Claims 1 to 5 in which the slot in an element is arranged to extend at an angle to the normal to the longitudinal axis of the element.
7. A multi-sided container as claimed In any of the Claims 1 to 6 in which at least one slot Is located towards each end of an element.
8. A multi-sided container as claimed in Claim 7 in which the slots are arranged to be at an angle to each other.
9. A multi-sided container as claimed in any of the Claims 1 to 8 in which the element includes, at at least one end, a pair of slots.
10. A multl-sided container as claimed in Claim 9 in which one of the pair of slots opens on to the upwardly facing surface of the element and the other of the pair of slots opens on to the downwardly facing surface of the element.
11. A multi-sided container as claimed in Claim 9 or Claim 10 in which the slots extend generally parallel to each other.
12. A multi-sided container as claimed in any of Claims 1 to 11 which comprlses four sides.
13. A multi-sided container as claimed in any of the Claims 1 to 11 which comprises other than four sides.
14. A multi-sided container as claimed in any of the Claims 1 to 13 in which at least one element of one side is arranged to be closely adjacent to or to abut another element of the same side located above that element.
15. A multi-sided container as claimed in any of Claims 1 to 14 in which at least one element of one side Is arranged to be closely adjacent to or to abut another element of the same side located below that element.
16. A multi-sided container as claimed in any of the Claims 1 to 15 in which one or more sides of the container include a plurality of substantially identical elements.
17. A multi-sided container as claimed in any of the Claims 1 to 16 in which all of the elements from all of the sides are arranged to co-operate directly at or towards both ends with at least one element from the two adJacent sides.
18. A multl-sided container as claimed in any of the Claims 1 to 17 in which at least some of the elements are of generally rectangular cross-section along substantially their complete longitudinal extent.
IS. A multi-sided container as claimed in any of the Claims 1 to 17 in which the cross-section of one or more elements is substantlally the same along almost the complete length of the element.
20. A multi-sided container as claimed in Claim 19 in which the cross-section of the one or more elements varies at the or each slot.
21. A multi-sided container as claimed in any of the Claims 1 to 20 In which the lowermost element of at least one side of the container is arranged to be at a greater height than the corresponding height of another side.
22. A multi-sided container as claimed In any of the Claims 1 to 21 In which the height of the lowermost extent of each side is arranged to be either greater or lower than that of both adJacent sides.
23. A multi-sided container as claimed in any of the Claims 1 to 22 in which the height of the top of each side of the container is substantially the same.
24. A multi-sided container as claimed in any of the Claims 1 to 22 In which the height of one or more sides is arranged to be less than the height of other sides.
25. A multi-sided container substantially as herein described and with reference to, and as shown In Flgures 1 and 2 or 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawings.
26. A kit of parts adapted to be assembled Into a multi-sided container including a plurallty of elongate elements at least some of which elements are arranged, when assembled, to form at least part of the side of the contalner, at least one of the elements being capable of co-operating with another element by being located at least partlally in a slot located towards the end of that other element when the elements are assembled and those elements each form a part of adJacent sides of the container.
27. A kit of parts adapted to be assembled Into a multi-sided container substantially as herein referred to with reference to and as shown in Flgures 1 and 2 or 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawings.
28. A kit of parts which, when assembled forms a multi-sided container as herein referred to.
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GB2324996A (en) * 1997-05-09 1998-11-11 Bosch Gmbh Robert Packaging container for shredder
FR2863597A1 (en) * 2003-12-15 2005-06-17 Joel Goubet Container e.g. flower container, has peripheral walls, each with identical stacked principal units, where each unit has intermediate side sill fixed on main side sill such that main side sill present end portions
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GB571856A (en) * 1943-10-21 1945-09-12 Christopher Brewer Improvements relating to joints for non-metallic containers
GB634927A (en) * 1946-09-30 1950-03-29 Robert Victor Rawnsley Improvements in or relating to sectionally built articles
GB1334878A (en) * 1971-10-19 1973-10-24 Wicks H E Inter-slotting demountable furniture
GB1578350A (en) * 1976-10-05 1980-11-05 Gpg Int Ltd Refuse-containers
US4171058A (en) * 1978-01-03 1979-10-16 The Mt. Pitt Company Knock-down slot-lock container
GB2125374A (en) * 1982-08-19 1984-03-07 Russell Limited A M Modular units for containing plants or the like
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US5142445A (en) * 1990-06-01 1992-08-25 Sorensen Bradford T Modular stackable interlocking storage cabinet for electronic components
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WO1997014293A3 (en) * 1995-10-18 1997-05-15 Dennis Olsen Modular planter boxes
GB2324996A (en) * 1997-05-09 1998-11-11 Bosch Gmbh Robert Packaging container for shredder
GB2324996B (en) * 1997-05-09 1999-08-11 Bosch Gmbh Robert Packaging container for a shredder
FR2863597A1 (en) * 2003-12-15 2005-06-17 Joel Goubet Container e.g. flower container, has peripheral walls, each with identical stacked principal units, where each unit has intermediate side sill fixed on main side sill such that main side sill present end portions
EP2745677A1 (en) * 2012-12-21 2014-06-25 C.B.D.C. Investissements Modular element for culture in a tray and system including at least one such element
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