B - Operations – Transporting – 65 – D
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
65
D
B65D 8/14 (2006.01) E05D 7/10 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2138341
There is disclosed a crate for holding packages and which is foldable, thereby reducing the amount of storage space required to store and transport crates. Because it is foldable, it is not as attractive to would-be thieves seeking to use the crate as a supporting component of a shelving system. A folding crate for holding packages includes a base having a substantially planar support surface and four side walls which are each located along one of the sides of the base. Each side of the base is provided with a hinge pin member having a longitudinal axis that is vertically spaced from the plane of the support surface. Each of the pin members is generally oval or elliptical in cross-section with the minor axis of the cross-section being positioned substantially parallel to the plane of the support surface and the major axis of the cross-section being positioned substantially perpendicular to the plane of the support surface. Each of the side walls has at least one knuckle extending from the lower end. The knuckle on each side wall has a substantially circular through hole which loosely receives the hinge pin member so that the side wall can be pivoted form an upright position to an inwardly folded position. The knuckle on each side wall is provided with a slotted opening which extends through a wall of the knuckle and into the through hole for allowing the side wall to be mounted on the respective hinge pin member. The slotted opening possesses a width that is less than the dimension of the cross-section of the hinge pin member as measured along the major axis. In addition, at least one of the side walls is provided with a protuberance on the outer surface that extends outwardly away from surrounding areas of the side wall. The protuberance is hollow and has an open lower end for receiving a tool for use in moving the crate and a plurality of other crates stacked thereon.
Lipsius Brian N.
Marovskis Harijs B.
Gowling Lafleur Henderson Llp
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance Sa
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