U.S. patent application number 13/402486 was filed with the patent office on 2012-09-20 for insert ring for a pallet box and pallet box.
Invention is credited to Theo Doll, Bart Vermeulen.
Application Number | 20120234711 13/402486 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 44586359 |
Filed Date | 2012-09-20 |
United States Patent
Application |
20120234711 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Vermeulen; Bart ; et
al. |
September 20, 2012 |
INSERT RING FOR A PALLET BOX AND PALLET BOX
Abstract
An insert ring for a pallet box. An insert ring for a pallet
box, in particular a wire mesh box, with four side walls, wherein
at least one side wall has holding means for a flexible compartment
arrangement. At least two opposite side walls are designed as
plastics surface parts produced in a twinsheet process, and that
the two remaining side walls are formed at least in sections by
dimensionally stable transverse struts which are connected to the
plastics surface parts.
Inventors: |
Vermeulen; Bart;
(Sint-Denijs-Westrem, BE) ; Doll; Theo;
(Schwaigern, DE) |
Family ID: |
44586359 |
Appl. No.: |
13/402486 |
Filed: |
February 22, 2012 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/386 ;
220/694 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 2585/6882 20130101;
B65D 2519/00915 20130101; B65D 2519/00069 20130101; B65D 19/18
20130101; B65D 2519/00034 20130101; B65D 2519/00582 20130101; B65D
2519/0081 20130101; B65D 2519/00174 20130101; B65D 2519/00333
20130101; B65D 2519/00422 20130101; B65D 2519/00597 20130101; B65D
2519/00646 20130101; B65D 19/44 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
206/386 ;
220/694 |
International
Class: |
B65D 19/38 20060101
B65D019/38; B65D 19/02 20060101 B65D019/02 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Feb 22, 2011 |
DE |
20 2011 003 226.4 |
Jul 7, 2011 |
DE |
20 2011 102 988.7 |
Claims
1. An insert ring for a pallet box, in particular a wire mesh box,
with four side walls, wherein at least one side wall has holding
means for a flexible compartment arrangement, wherein at least two
opposite side walls are designed as plastics surface parts produced
in a twinsheet process, and wherein the two remaining side walls
are formed at least in sections by dimensionally stable transverse
struts which are connected to the plastics surface parts.
2. The insert ring as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plastics
surface parts are provided with bending regions running edgeways,
in order to enable the insert ring to be folded up and
unfolded.
3. The insert ring as claimed in claim 2, wherein at least one of
the plastics surface parts is provided with a folding portion which
is connected to the plastics surface part by means of a film hinge
running transversely.
4. The insert ring as claimed in claim 2, wherein a bending region
running edgeways is configured in such a manner that, when the
folding portion is folded downward, bendability of the bending
region is blocked.
5. The insert ring as claimed in claim 2, wherein latching means
which can be operated and can be released without a tool are
provided, the latching means securing the bending regions in the
erected functional position of the insert ring.
6. The insert ring as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transverse
struts are embedded in groove-like recesses in wall portions of the
plastics surface parts and are fixed by means of fastening
elements.
7. The insert ring as claimed in claim 6, wherein the transverse
struts are provided with the holding means for the flexible
compartment arrangement.
8. The insert ring as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bending
regions running edgeways at corner regions of the insert ring each
have two bending lines which run spaced apart in parallel and in
between bound a supporting back which, in the folded-up state of
the insert ring, defines a clearance between corresponding wall
portions of the plastics surface parts.
9. The insert ring as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bending
regions or bending lines are formed by film hinges which are
flanked on the inside by mitered edge surfaces of the plastics
surface parts, wherein in particular miter angles of 45.degree. are
provided.
10. A pallet box with standard dimensions of a wire mesh box, and
with an insert ring as claimed in claim 1, wherein the insert ring
is dimensioned in such a manner that it can be inserted into the
pallet box and is arranged upright in a precisely fitting manner in
an inner region of the pallet box.
11. The pallet box as claimed in claim 10, wherein the insert ring
is of foldable design and, in the folded-up state, is dimensioned
in such a manner that the insert ring is accommodated upright or
horizontally in the pallet box.
12. The pallet box as claimed in claim 10, wherein a plurality of
insert rings can be transported in the folded-up state in the
pallet box.
Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the priority of German Application
No. 20 2011 003 226.4, filed Feb. 22, 2011 and German Application
No. 20 2011 102 988.7, filed Jul. 7, 2011, the disclosures of which
are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties into this
application.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The invention relates to an insert ring for a pallet box, in
particular a wire mesh box, with four side walls, wherein at least
one side wall has holding means for a flexible compartment
arrangement, and to a pallet box with an insert ring of this
type.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] A pallet box is known from WO 97/31830 A1. The pallet box is
provided for transporting bought-in car parts and has a pallet base
which can be handled by a forklift truck. A wall ring which can be
folded up is placed on the pallet base. A cover which closes the
interior of the wall ring is placed onto the wall ring. The wall
ring has four planar side walls which are foldable via edge hinges.
On the inside of two opposite side walls there are holding rails to
which a flexible compartment arrangement for receiving
corresponding bought-in car parts is fastened.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] It is the object of the invention to provide an insert ring
and a pallet box of the type mentioned at the beginning, which are
produced in a simple manner and have a stable construction.
[0005] This object is achieved in that at least two opposite
sidewalls are designed as plastics surface parts produced in a
twinsheet process, and in that the two remaining side walls are
formed at least in sections by dimensionally stable transverse
struts which are connected to the plastics surface parts. Owing to
the fact that the plastics surface parts are produced in a
twinsheet process, the plastics surface parts are of double-walled
configuration, consisting of an inner shell and an outer shell,
with hollow chambers or hollow spaces being formed between the
inner shell and the outer shell of the plastics surface part. The
terms "on the inside" and "on the outside" are based on the erected
functional position of the insert ring, wherein "on the inside"
defines that side of the insert ring which faces inward, and "on
the outside" defines that side of the insert ring which faces
outward. The solution according to the invention is suitable in a
particularly advantageous manner for insert rings, the sizes of
which are matched to standardized wire mesh boxes for storing and
transporting bought-in parts for the car industry.
[0006] In an advantageous manner, the insert rings are provided to
be inserted into a corresponding wire mesh box or comparable pallet
box made of a plastics material. In both cases, in the erected
functional position, the side walls of the insert ring bear
directly against corresponding inner walls of the wire mesh box or
of the pallet box. As an alternative, it is provided according to
the invention to design the insert rings directly as wall rings for
corresponding pallet boxes. In this case, the lower side of a
corresponding insert ring is placed onto a corresponding pallet
base. An upper side of the insert ring is closed by a cover which
can be placed thereon.
[0007] The cover is designed relative to the pallet base in such a
manner that it can also be placed directly onto the pallet base.
The production of the plastics surface parts in a twinsheet process
means that two sheets of thermoplastic are provided and placed into
a mold in which the two-shell surface part is produced
isochronously by thermoforming the two plastics sheets and
corresponding bonding of the plastics sheets at the edge region
thereof and at intermediate portions to each other. The transverse
struts form at least partial regions of the side walls of the
insert ring and are preferably configured as metallic hollow
profiles, in particular from a steel alloy.
[0008] In a refinement of the invention, the plastics surface parts
are provided with bending regions running edgeways, in order to
enable the insert ring to be folded up and unfolded. The bending
regions running edgeways are preferably formed by film hinges which
are formed integrally with the plastics surface parts.
[0009] In a further refinement of the invention, at least one of
the plastics surface parts is provided with a folding portion which
is connected to the plastics surface part by means of a film hinge
running transversely. The folding portion is connected to the
plastics surface part only in the region of the film hinge. It is
possible by means of the folding portion to obtain access to the
interior of the insert ring. The film hinge is preferably arranged
in such a manner that, in the folded-over state of the folding
portion, the associated side wall portion of the plastics surface
part is additionally stiffened and reinforced. In the folded-upward
state, the folding portion closes the access opening to the
interior of the insert ring. A corresponding item being
transported, in particular a bought-in car part, can be inserted or
removed via the access opening.
[0010] In a further refinement of the invention, a bending region
running edgeways is configured in such a manner that, when the
folding portion is folded downward, bendability of the bending
region is blocked. As a result, the folding portion has a dual
function. In addition to opening up an opening in the side wall, it
also serves to stabilize the bending region and therefore the
entire side wall. Opposite bending regions and opposite folding
portions are preferably formed identically according to this
embodiment.
[0011] In a further refinement of the invention, latching means
which can be operated and can be released without a tool are
provided, the latching means securing the bending regions in the
erected functional position of the insert ring. Said latching means
are provided in particular on the bending regions forming the
corner regions of the insert ring and increase the stability of the
insert ring.
[0012] In a further refinement of the invention, the transverse
struts are embedded in groove-like recesses in wall portions of the
plastics surface parts and are fixed by means of fastening
elements. The transverse struts thus do not protrude beyond a
corresponding surface contour of the plastics surface parts. The
refinement permits a space-saving arrangement of the transverse
struts. The embedding of the transverse struts also ensures that
the wall portions of the plastics surface parts are stiffened.
[0013] In a further refinement of the invention, the transverse
struts are provided with the holding means for the flexible
compartment arrangement. This avoids additional holding or support
rails for the flexible compartment arrangement. The transverse
struts are preferably provided with inwardly directed longitudinal
grooves in which corresponding sliding elements, to which the
flexible compartment arrangement is connected, can be displaced.
The grooves in the transverse struts are preferably designed in the
manner of curtain rails. The sliding elements for holding the
flexible compartment arrangement are also configured in the manner
of a curtain hanging.
[0014] In a further refinement of the invention, the bending
regions running edgeways at corner regions of the insert ring each
have two bending lines which run spaced apart in parallel and in
between bound a supporting back which, in the folded-up state of
the insert ring, defines a clearance between corresponding wall
portions of the plastics surface parts. This ensures that, even in
the folded-up state of the insert ring, there is sufficient space
in order to receive the flexible compartment arrangement between
corresponding wall portions of the plastics surface parts. This
ensures that the flexible compartment arrangement does not have to
be removed from the transverse struts before the insert ring is
collapsed or folded up. On the contrary, the compartment
arrangement can remain connected to the side walls, in particular
to the transverse struts, even in the folded-up state of the insert
ring.
[0015] In a further refinement of the invention, the bending lines
are formed by film hinges which are flanked on the inside by
mitered edge surfaces of the plastics surface parts, wherein in
particular miter angles of 45.degree. are provided. In the
folded-up state, the mitered edge surfaces are supported against
each other, as a result of which the corresponding wall portions of
the plastics surface parts are oriented at right angles relative to
each other and relative to the supporting bridges in the folded-up
state.
[0016] The insert ring according to the invention can be inserted
in a particularly advantageous manner into a pallet box, in
particular into a wire mesh box composed of steel. In this case,
the insert ring is inserted from above, i.e. from the open side of
the pallet box, until the lower edge thereof stands on the pallet
base. The side walls of the insert ring are matched in height and
width thereof to the side walls of the pallet box in such a manner
that, in the erected functional state of the insert ring, the side
walls bear in a substantially planar manner against the inner walls
of the pallet box. The pallet box has the dimensions of a
standardized wire mesh box which has a width of 835 mm, length of
1240 mm and height of 970 mm. The pallet box is a loading aid for
storage, transport and conveying technology. The lower side of the
base of each pallet box has four feet which have to enable
engagement of a forklift truck from all four sides.
[0017] According to the invention, the insert ring is dimensioned
for a pallet box having the standard dimensions of a wire mesh box
in such a manner that said insert ring can be inserted into the
pallet box and is arranged upright in a precisely fitting manner in
an inner region of the pallet box. The pallet box can be composed
of plastic or of steel mesh and preferably has the standard
dimensions of a Euro wire mesh box, which dimensions are used in
particular in the automotive supplier sector. The dimensioning of
the insert ring in the erected functional state thereof in such a
manner that said insert ring is arranged upright in a precisely
fitting manner in the inner region of the pallet box makes it
possible to position the insert ring in the pallet box without
additional fastening means. In the erected functional state, the
insert ring completely fills the inner region of the pallet box,
and therefore the outer walls of said insert ring are arranged in a
manner substantially free from play and directly adjacent to the
inner walls of the pallet box. This makes it possible to insert and
remove the insert ring particularly simply. In addition, in the
empty state, the pallet box and the insert ring can be handled
independently of each other. A pallet box within the context of the
invention also includes wood structures having corresponding
standard dimensions and combined wood and steel mesh structures or
else combined wood and plastics structures.
[0018] In a refinement of the pallet box according to the
invention, the insert ring is of foldable design and, in the
folded-up state, is dimensioned in such a manner that the insert
ring is accommodated upright or horizontally in the pallet box. A
plurality of insert rings can preferably be transported in the
folded-up state in the pallet box.
[0019] Further advantages and features of the invention emerge from
the claims and from the description below of a preferred exemplary
embodiment of the invention, which is illustrated with reference to
the drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0020] FIG. 1 shows perspectively an embodiment of an insert ring
according to the invention with an integrated, flexible compartment
arrangement,
[0021] FIG. 2 shows the insert ring according to FIG. 1, rotated
through 90.degree. and without the compartment arrangement,
[0022] FIG. 3 shows, in an enlarged, perspective illustration, the
insert ring according to FIGS. 1 and 2 in the folded-up state,
[0023] FIG. 4 shows a side view of the insert ring according to
FIG. 3 in the folded-up state,
[0024] FIG. 5 shows a top view of the insert ring according to FIG.
1 with the compartment arrangement,
[0025] FIG. 6 shows a top view of the insert ring according to FIG.
2 without the compartment arrangement,
[0026] FIG. 7 shows, in a perspective illustration, a plastics
surface part for the insert ring according to FIGS. 1 to 6,
[0027] FIG. 8 shows an embodiment of a pallet box according to the
invention with an inserted insert ring in the erected functional
state thereof,
[0028] FIG. 9 shows the pallet box according to FIG. 8 with an
insert ring inserted upright in the folded-up state thereof,
[0029] FIG. 10 shows the pallet box according to FIG. 9 with the
insert ring partially taken out,
[0030] FIG. 11 shows the pallet box according to FIGS. 9 and 10
with the insert ring completely taken out, and
[0031] FIG. 12 shows the pallet box according to FIGS. 8 to 11 with
a plurality of folded-up insert rings accommodated upright in the
pallet box, according to FIGS. 1 to 7.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0032] An insert ring 1 for a pallet box is composed, according to
FIGS. 1 to 7, of two plastics surface parts 3 and a plurality of
transverse struts 4, as will be described in more detail below. The
insert ring 1 has a rectangular area and forms a total of four side
walls A, B, C, D. A flexible compartment arrangement 2 constructed
from a plurality of loops of a textile sheet-like web is provided
within the four side walls A to D in the insert ring 1. The loops
form pockets in the manner of pleats and are each arranged parallel
next to one another. The flexible compartment arrangement 2 can be
fastened or hung on the inner sides of the insert ring 1 with the
aid of clamping strands or by means of hooks or eyes mounted on the
compartment arrangement 2, and is thus held on at least two
opposite side walls C, D of the insert ring 1.
[0033] The two mutually opposite plastics surface parts 3 are
designed identically to each other. Each plastics surface part 3 is
produced in double-walled form in a twinsheet construction. In this
case, each of the two plastics surface parts 3 has an inner shell
facing the center of the insert ring 1 and an outwardly directed
outer shell, which shells are produced in a basically known manner
by joint thermoforming in a twinsheet process with the formation of
hollow spaces and connecting seams to the respective plastics
surface part 3.
[0034] The configuration of the plastics surface part can readily
be seen with reference to FIG. 7. The opposite plastics surface
part 3 of the insert ring 1 is of identical design. Each plastics
surface part 3 has a side wall portion 5 which is configured so as
to be foldably divided by a bending line 6 running edgeways. The
side wall portion 5 is provided in the region of the upper half
thereof with a rectangular cutout which can be partially closed by
a folding portion 7. The folding portion 7 is connected integrally
to the plastics surface part 3 and is connected to the side wall
portion 5 in the region of a film hinge S running transversely
relative to the vertical axis of the plastics surface part 3. The
folding portion 7 also has a bending line 6a aligned coaxially with
the bending line 6. The bending line 6a and the bending line 6 are
each formed by an integrally formed film hinge which is aligned
with the outer shell of the plastics surface part 3. Starting from
the inner shell, the side wall portion 5 and the folding portion 7
have mitered edge surfaces (not denoted specifically) which flank
the bending line 6, 6a at an angular orientation of 45.degree. on
both sides. The film hinge S, with which the folding portion 7 is
held on the side wall portion 5, is provided level with the inner
shell of the plastics surface part 3. The opposite edge sides of
the side wall portion 5 are adjoined in each case by a bending line
10 which runs edgeways over the entire height of the side wall
portion 5 and is designed as a film hinge provided level with the
outer shell. From the inner shell, each of the two bending lines 10
on opposite sides of the side wall portion 5 is flanked by mitered
edge surfaces which are identical to the mitered edge surfaces of
the bending line 6.
[0035] Each bending line 10 is outwardly adjoined by a narrow
supporting back 11 which extends over the entire height of the
plastics surface part 3 and is outwardly bounded by a further
bending line 9. In the erected functional position of the insert
ring 1, the bending line 9 in each case forms a corner of the
insert ring 1. The bending line 9 is also formed by a film hinge
which is positioned in the region of the outer shell, continues
over the entire height of the plastics surface part 3 and is
oriented parallel to the bending lines 10, 6. From the inner shell,
the film hinge 9 is flanked by mitered edge surfaces oriented at a
45.degree. angle. The opposite outer wall portions of the plastics
surface part 3 are formed by holding portions 8 which are wider
than the supporting bridges 11 and form wall portions extending
over the entire height of the plastics surface part 3. Laterally to
the outside, each holding portion 8 has a mitered edge surface
oriented at an angle of 45.degree.. The holding portions 8 are
provided with transverse grooves 14 which are molded integrally
therein and are distributed over the height of the holding portions
8. The exemplary embodiment illustrated provides a total of six
transverse grooves which are designed for receiving dimensionally
stable transverse struts 4. On the inside of the supporting back
11, each transverse groove 14 is assigned an end recess 15 which is
arranged at the same height, said end recess receiving
corresponding front ends of the dimensionally stable transverse
struts 14 in the rectangularly constructed state of the insert
ring.
[0036] Owing to the fact that a transversely running film hinge S
of the folding portion 7 is provided in the region of the inner
shell of the plastics surface part 3, the folding portion 7 can be
pivoted inward through 180.degree., as a result of which the
bending line 6a thereof is oriented in the opposite direction to
the bending line 6 of the associated side wall portion 5 (FIGS. 2,
5, 6). As a result, in the state folded inward, the folding portion
7 forms a reinforcement and stiffening for the side wall portion
5.
[0037] Six dimensionally stable transverse struts 4 are inserted in
each case into the transverse grooves of the two opposite plastics
surface parts 3 on opposite sides of the insert ring 1, said
transverse struts being designed in the exemplary embodiment
illustrated as metallic hollow profiles having a square cross
section. The transverse struts are preferably produced from steel.
However, it is also possible to produce the transverse struts 4
from a light metal, in particular an aluminum alloy, or from a
composite fiber material. The two opposite plastics surface parts 3
are connected to each other by the transverse struts 4, as can
readily be seen with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. The transverse
struts 4 are each configured in the cross-sectional profile thereof
in such a manner that they can be embedded in a flush manner into
the transverse grooves 14 provided with the square clear cross
section. Fastening means in the form of rivet connections or the
like are provided for fixing the transverse struts 4 in the
transverse grooves 14 of the opposite holding portions 8 of the
plastics surface parts 3. The fastening means are preferably
effective in a form-fitting manner. It is also possible to provide
screw connections and/or integrally formed latching profilings as
fastening means.
[0038] As can be seen with reference to FIG. 2, the transverse
struts 4 are accommodated in a flush manner in the holding portions
8 of the opposite plastics surface parts 3 such that said
transverse struts do not protrude inward over an inner surface or
inner contour of the holding portions 8. The transverse struts 4
are provided with longitudinal grooves 12 which are open toward the
center of the insert ring 1 and in which corresponding holding
means 13 of the hooks, eyes or clamping strands of the compartment
arrangement 2 are held.
[0039] As can be seen with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, the mitered
edge surfaces of the plastics surface parts 3, which mitered edge
surfaces flank the bending lines 9, form supporting surfaces in the
erected functional state of the insert ring 1, in order to support
the right-angled orientation of the corners of the insert 1.
[0040] The insert ring 1 can be transferred with or without the
integrated compartment arrangement 2 into a folded-up rest state
according to FIGS. 3 and 4. For this purpose, the folding portions
7 are pivoted upward again through 180.degree. in a simple manner
from the inwardly folded-over reinforcing position thereof, as a
result of which they are aligned, according to FIG. 7, with the
outer surface contours of the respective side wall portion 5. The
side wall portions 5 are subsequently pressed inward toward the
center about the center bending line 6, 6a thereof. As soon as a
left and a right half of each side wall portion 5, including the
folding portions 7, which are divided in two, bear with the outer
sides thereof in a planar manner against each other, the folded-up
rest position of the insert ring 1 according to FIGS. 3 and 4 is
reached. As can be seen with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, owing to
the supporting backs 11, a clearance remains between the side walls
C, D, which are formed at least over part of the width thereof by
the transverse struts 4, and the folded-up side wall portions 5,
since the holding portions 8 are oriented by 90.degree. relative to
the supporting backs 11, and also the side wall portions 5 are
supported lying on the inside approximately by 90.degree. to the
transverse struts 4 on the supporting backs 11. The bending lines
and therefore the associated film hinges are designed flexibly in
such a manner that a slightly oblique orientation of the folded-up
side wall portions 5 according to FIG. 4 is possible. As a result,
the opposite side wall portions 5 can be superimposed with the side
walls A, B, as can be seen with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. The
clearance remaining between the transverse struts 4 and the
associated holding portions 8 of the opposite side walls C, D is
sufficient in order to receive the flexible compartment arrangement
2 in the folded-up state thereof.
[0041] Accordingly, the two side walls C, D are formed by the
respective two holding portions 8 of the opposite plastics surface
parts 3 and by the six transverse struts 4, which are embedded in
the transverse grooves 14 in the two holding portions 8 of the
opposite plastics surface parts 5.
[0042] Owing to the twinsheet construction of the plastics surface
parts 3 and owing to the dimensionally stable transverse struts 4,
the insert ring 1 has a high degree of rigidity and stability. A
saving on weight is obtained owing to the transverse struts 4
entirely forming the opposite side walls C, D between the opposite
holding portions 8 of the plastics surface parts 3. Since the
transverse struts 4 are arranged parallel to one another in a
common wall plane, but at a distance from one another, it is
possible to see into the interior of the insert ring 1 in the
region of the side walls C, D through the transverse struts 4.
[0043] A pallet box H according to FIGS. 8 to 12 serves to receive
at least one insert ring 1 according to FIGS. 1 to 7 in the erected
functional position thereof (FIG. 8) or in the folded-up rest
position thereof (FIGS. 9 and 12). The pallet box H has standard
dimensions which are used in the car industry or in the domestic
appliance sector. In the exemplary embodiment illustrated, the
pallet box H is produced from plastic and is provided with at least
one foldable side wall. As can be seen with reference to FIG. 8, in
the erected functional state, an insert ring 1, including the
compartment arrangement 2 thereof, can be inserted from above into
the upwardly open pallet box H. The insert ring 1 is matched to the
inside dimensions of the pallet box H in such a manner that said
insert ring, in the erected functional state, bears at least
substantially flush against all four side walls of the cuboidal
pallet box H in a manner substantially free from play. Additional
fastening means for securing the insert ring 1 in the erected
functional state within the pallet box H are thereby avoided.
[0044] As can be seen with reference to FIG. 9, the insert ring 1
can also be folded up. Said folding-up can take place both within
the pallet box H and outside the pallet box H. In the folded-up
state, the insert ring is arranged upright in the pallet box H.
According to FIGS. 10 and 11, said insert ring can be removed
upward in a simple manner. The inherent stability of the insert
ring 1 even in the folded rest state permits simple handling by the
insert ring 1 either being able to be positioned upright in the
pallet box H or being able to be pulled upward out of the pallet
box H in a simple manner (FIGS. 10 and 11). In the folded-up
functional state, it is possible to accommodate a total of 14
insert rings 1 upright next to one another within the pallet box H.
A plurality of insert rings 1 can thus be transported by a pallet
box H in the empty folded-up state. No additional fastening means
are required for this either. On the contrary, the 14 insert rings
1 are stacked next to one another in such a manner that they fill
the internal dimensions of the pallet box H in a substantially
fitting manner.
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