Container cover and container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10913586-B2
Application number	US-201716321009-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 24, 2017
Priority date	Jul 25, 2016
Publication date	Feb 9, 2021
Grant date	Feb 9, 2021

Abstract

Disclosed is a container cover ( 1 ) for use in cooperation with a container ( 100 ), wherein the container ( 100 ) comprises a bottom ( 4 ) and side plates ( 2 ), the container cover ( 1 ) has four corners ( 10 ), each of which is provided with a position limiting protrusion ( 11 ), and the position limiting protrusion ( 11 ) protrudes from an upper surface of the container cover ( 1 ) integrally; and at least one position limiting protrusion ( 11 ) is provided with a locking means ( 3 ), which is used to lock the container cover ( 1 ) and the container ( 100 ). The structure provides the locking means of the cover and a container body on a stacking limiting structure without occupying container space therebelow, and meanwhile, simple operation and good structural strength are achieved.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A container cover for use in cooperation with a container, the container includes
a bottom and side plates,
wherein the container cover has four corners, each of which is provided with a position limiting protrusion which integrally protrude upward from the upper surface of the container cover,
wherein at least one of the position limiting protrusions is provided with a locking means, wherein the locking means includes a driving member and a locking member, and an upper surface of the position limiting protrusion is provided with a pocket in which the driving member is movably mounted,
wherein the locking member is connected with the driving member and able to enter the side plate of the container, so as to lock the container cover and the container with each other.

2. The container cover according to claim 1 , wherein two of the position limiting protrusions are provided with a locking means respectively, and the two position limiting protrusions provided with the locking means are located above the same side plate.

3. The container cover according to claim 1 , wherein each of the position limiting protrusion is provided with the locking means.

4. The container cover according to claim 1 , wherein the position limiting protrusion includes a body portion and an extending portion, the body portion is located at the inner side of the side plate, and the extending portion extends from the body portion toward the outer side of the container, wherein the body portion is provided with the pocket on the upper surface thereof for receiving the driving member, an end face of the extending portion is provided with a latching hole for receiving the locking member, and the latching hole is communicated with the pocket.

5. The container cover according to claim 4 , wherein the locking member includes a latch and a tongue, the container cover is provided with a protruding edge around the perimeter thereof, which is provided with a tongue passing hole, and the side plate is provided with a tongue accommodating hole, wherein the tongue is able to pass through the tongue passing hole and enter the tongue accommodating hole so that the container cover and the side plate are able to be locked with each other.

6. The container cover according to claim 5 , wherein the latch includes a first part and a second part which form a “L”-shaped structure, wherein the first part extends into the latching hole, and the second part is provided with a tongue.

7. The container cover according to claim 6 , wherein a groove is provided between the latching hole and the tongue passing hole in which the second part of the latch is located.

8. The container cover according to claim 5 , wherein two of the position limiting protrusions are provided with the locking means, and the tongue accommodating hole for engaging the locking means on the two position limiting protrusions are located on the same side plate.

9. The container cover according to claim 1 , wherein the driving member includes a protruding portion and a base, the protruding portion protrudes upward from the base integrally, and a restoring elastic strip is provided on one side of the protruding portion.

10. The container cover according to claim 9 , wherein a driving pin is provided on the driving member, and protrudes upward from the base integrally, a driving hole is provided on the latch of the locking member, the driving member and the locking member are connected through inserting the driving pin into the driving hole.

11. The container cover according to claim 1 , wherein cavities are provided in the bottom for cooperating with the position limiting protrusions, when a multiple of containers are stacked together, the position limiting protrusions on the container cover of the lower container are received in the cavities in the bottom of the upper container, so that the upper and lower containers are positioned relative to each other.

12. The container cover according to claim 1 , wherein the position limiting protrusion includes a body portion and an extending portion, the body portion is located at the inner side of the side plate, and the extending portion extends from the body portion toward the outer side of the container, wherein the body portion is provided with the pocket in the upper surface thereof,
the driving member is movably mounted in the pocket,
the container cover is provided with a protruding edge around the perimeter thereof, the locking member includes a latch and a tongue, an end face of the extending portion is provided with a latching hole for receiving the locking member, the protruding edge is provided with a tongue passing hole, and the side plate of the container is provided with a tongue accommodating hole, wherein the latch passes through the latching hole and enter the pocket so as to be connected with the driving member, the tongue passes through the tongue passing hole and enters the tongue accommodating hole;
the tongue is able to be driven to enter or exit from the tongue accommodating hole through driving the driving member, so as to lock or unlock the container cover and the container.

13. A container, comprising:
a container cover for use in cooperation with the container,
the container further comprising:
a bottom and side plates, wherein the container cover has four corners, each of which is provided with a position limiting protrusion which integrally protrude upward from the upper surface of the container cover,
wherein at least one of the position limiting protrusions is provided with a locking means, wherein the locking means includes a driving member and a locking member, and an upper surface of the position limiting protrusion is provided with a pocket in which the driving member is movably mounted,
wherein the locking member is connected with the driving member and able to enter the side plate of the container, to lock the container cover and the container with each other.

Assignees

• Shanghai Hongyan Returnable Transit Packagings Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jian Yuanli

Classifications

• B65D2519/00582

  structures intended to be disassembled, i.e. collapsible or dismountable · CPC title

• B65D19/04

  with bodies moulded or otherwise fabricated in one piece · CPC title

• B65D2519/00621

  sidewalls directly connected to each other · CPC title

• B65D2519/00646

  by means of hinges · CPC title

• B65D43/0202

  without integral tamper element · CPC title