Container and lid hanging structure thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10046886-B2
Application number	US-201314422113-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 16, 2013
Priority date	Aug 16, 2012
Publication date	Aug 14, 2018
Grant date	Aug 14, 2018

Abstract

A lid hanging structure of a container is disclosed in the present invention. The container includes a base, side plates and a lid. the hanging structure includes hanging members and hanging slots, wherein the hanging members are engaged or disengaged with the hanging slots respectively so as to hang the lid on the container or remove the lid from the container, and one of the anging members and the hanging slot is provided on the lid and the other is provided on the side plates. According to the lid hanging structure, it is convenient to remove the lid from the container when necessary. That is to say that, the lid can be removed directly when not in use or in the hanging state, and can be removed by simple operation in the hanging state, so as to reduce the amount of labor, and the structure is simple and the cost is low.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A container assembly having a hanging structure for a lid, comprising a container and the lid, the container comprising:
a base and side plates, the lid being removable and detachable,
wherein the hanging structure includes hanging members and hanging slots, the hanging members are engaged with the hanging slots when the lid is hung on the side plates and the hanging members are disengaged with the hanging slots when the lid is removed or detached from the side plates, and
wherein the lid is slidable on the side plates so that the hanging members are movable away from or toward the hanging slots, and the hanging members are connected to the hanging slots only in a hanging position, the lid having edgeguards, at least one part of the edgeguards contacts outer surfaces of the side plates when the lid is hung on one of the side plates or slides along the side plates; and
the hanging slots are provided on a bottom of the lid and located on a middle portion of one edge of the lid and the hanging members are provided on both ends of an upper portion of the side plates,
wherein the hanging members are bearing pins provided on the side plates and the lid can slide along the side plates and be hung on the side plates through the engagement of the bearing pins and the hanging slots.

2. The container assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein pits are provided on both ends of an upper portion of the side plates respectively, and the bearing pins are projected from side walls of the pits respectively, wherein the bearing pins will enter into the hanging slots after the lid sliding by a distance along the side plates so that the lid can be hung on the side plates.

3. The container assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein ribs are provided on the lid so as to reduce friction during a process of the sliding of the lid, and the slots are provided with a guide slope so as to guide the bearing pins into the hanging slots.

4. A container assembly having a hanging structure for a lid, comprising a container and the lid, the container comprising:
a base and side plates, the lid being removable and detachable,
wherein the hanging structure includes hanging members and hanging slots, the hanging members are engaged with the hanging slots when the lid is hung on the side plates and the hanging members are disengaged with the hanging slots when the lid is removed or detached from the side plates, and
wherein the lid is slidable on the side plates so that the hanging members are movable away from or toward the hanging slots, and the hanging members are connected to the hanging slots only in a hanging position, the lid having edgeguards, at least one part of the edgeguards contacts outer surfaces of the side plates when the lid is hung on one of the side plates or slides along the side plates; and
the hanging members are provided on a bottom of the lid and located on a middle portion of one edge of the lid and the hanging slots are provided on the side plates,
wherein the hanging members are bearing pins provided on the lid and the hanging slots include a pit and a guide slope and are provided on both ends of an upper portion of the side plates respectively, wherein the bearing pins will enter into the pits through the guide slope when the lid slides on the side plates.

5. The container assembly as claimed in claim 4 , wherein ribs are provided on the lid so as to reduce friction during the process of the sliding of the lid.

6. A container assembly having a hanging structure for a lid, comprising a container and the lid, the container comprising:
a base and side plates, the lid being removable and detachable,
wherein the hanging structure includes hanging members and hanging slots, the hanging members are engaged with the hanging slots when the lid is hung on the side plates and the hanging members are disengaged with the hanging slots when the lid is removed or detached from the lid from the side plates, and
wherein the lid is slidable on the side plates so that the hanging members are movable away from or toward the hanging slots, and the hanging members are connected to the hanging slots only in a hanging position, the lid having edgeguards, at least one part of the edgeguards contacts outer surfaces of the side plates when the lid is hung on one of the side plates or slides along the side plates; and
the hanging members are separate members which will be installed on both ends of one of the side plates when in use, and the hanging slots are provided on a bottom of the lid and located on a middle portion of one edge of the lid,
wherein the hanging slots are provided on the lid and mating structures for engaging with the hanging members and the lid are provided on the side plates, wherein the mating structures enable the lid to engage with the hanging members so as to open or close the lid or hang the lid on the side plates,
wherein the hanging members comprise a rotation pin, a bearing pin, and two position limiting pins, wherein one of the position limiting pins is further provided with a projection and a torsional spring is provided on the bearing member;
the mating structure comprises pits on both ends of upper portion of the side plates, wherein a circular hole, a special-shaped through-hole with a special arced contour, and a position limiting hole are provided at each pit; wherein
the rotation pin is inserted into the circular hole and the two position limiting pins are inserted into the circular hole and the special-shaped through-hole respectively so as to keep the hanging member on the mating structure when the bearing pins are installed on the side plates; and
the bearing pin will be engaged or disengaged with the hanging slots so as to hang or remove the lid.

Assignees

• Shanghai Hongyan Returnable Transit Packagings Co Ltd
• Shanghai Hongyan Returnable Transit Packagings Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jian Yuanli
• Su Yongping
• Gong Kai

Classifications

• B65D19/06

  with bodies formed by uniting or interconnecting two or more components · CPC title

• B65D2519/00333

  contact surface having a stringer-like shape · CPC title

• B65D2519/00711

  removable lid or covers · CPC title

• B65D43/20 Primary

  linearly slidable · CPC title

• B65D77/061 Primary

  the containers being mounted on a pallet · CPC title