COVER FOR A STACKABLE TRANSPORT PALLET

• US 20170203874A1
• Filed: 03/10/2016
• Published: 07/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Montara Verpacken Mit System, GmbH
• Original Assignee: Montara Verpacken Mit System, GmbH
• Inventors: DIMER, Christoph
• Granted Patent: US 9,688,437 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 19/02 Rigid pallets with side walls, e.g. box pallets
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 19/38 Details or accessories
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 19/385 Frames, corner posts or pallet converters, e.g. for facilitating stacking of charged pallets
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00208 Plastic
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00711 removable lid or covers
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/0097 through corner posts
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/68 for machines, engines or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form

Abstract

A cover for a stackable transport pallet, wherein a corner element is fastened at each of the corners of a main panel, the corner elements are injection moldings made of plastic, the corner elements include an L-shaped corner bearing element and a corner guide element molded. The corner bearing elements rest on the main panel, wherein the outer edges of the corner bearing elements terminate flush with the main panel, the corner guide elements can be recessed in a form-fitting manner in correspondingly shaped apertures in the main panel, wherein the upper side of the corner guide elements terminates flush with the upper side of the main panel, the thickness of the guide elements is greater than the thickness of the main panel by such an extent that those parts of the corner guide elements which project beneath the main panel butt against the inner sides of the transport pallet.

Claims

1. A cover for a stackable transport pallet comprising:

a generally rectangular planar main panel having four corners; and

four corner elements with a corner element fastened at each of the corners of a main panel, wherein;

the corner elements are injection moldings made of plastic,

the corner elements each comprise an L-shaped corner bearing element and a corner guide element molded thereon,

the corner bearing elements resting on the main panel, with outer edges of the corner bearing elements terminating flush with corners of the main panel,

the corner guide elements extend through correspondingly shaped apertures located adjacent to and inboard of the corners in the main panel, wherein an upper side of the corner guide elements terminates flush with an upper side of the main panel,

the corner guide elements having a thickness which is greater than the thickness of the main panel causing a portion of the corner guide elements to project beneath the main panel to butt against the inner sides of the transport pallet and ensure horizontal positioning on inner corner side edges of transport pallet, and

the corner guide elements are spaced apart horizontally from the outer edges of the corner bearing elements to that, when the cover is placed in position on a transport pallet, said outer edges terminate substantially flush with outer side walls of the transport pallet.

2. The cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main panel is a plastic structured-core panel.

3. The cover as claimed in claim 1, further comprising additional, intermediate elements arranged on the sides of the main panel.

4. The cover as claimed in claim 3, wherein;

the intermediate elements are injection moldings made of plastic,

the intermediate elements comprise an intermediate bearing element and an intermediate guide element molded thereon,

the intermediate bearing elements rest on the main panel, wherein the outer edges of the intermediate bearing elements terminate flush with the main panel,

the intermediate guide elements extend through correspondingly shaped apertures located adjacent to and inboard of the side edges in the main panel, wherein an upper side of the intermediate guide elements terminates flush with an upper side of the main panel,

the intermediate guide elements having a thickness which is greater than the thickness of the main panel causing a portion of the intermediate guide elements to project beneath the main panel to butt against an inner side of the transport pallet and ensure horizontal positioning on inner side edges of the transport pallet, and

the intermediate guide elements are spaced apart horizontally from the outer edge of the intermediate bearing elements so that, when the cover is placed in position, said outer edges terminate substantially flush with outer side walls of the transport pallet.

5. The cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the corner bearing elements, the corner guide elements, the intermediate bearing elements and/or the intermediate guide elements are parts which are open on one side and have ribbing in a direction parallel to the main panel.

6. The cover as claimed in claim 3, wherein the corner bearing elements and the intermediate bearing elements are fastened on the main panel.

7. The cover as claimed in claim 6, wherein the corner bearing elements or the intermediate bearing elements have reinforcements, which to allow the corner bearing elements or the intermediate bearing elements to be riveted or screwed to the main panel.

8. The cover as claimed in claim 7, wherein the reinforcements are formed by thickenings in a ribbing structure in the corner bearing elements or the intermediate bearing elements.

9. The cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein an edge protector is formed on an underside of the corner bearing element, with the edge protector extending as far as the lower edge of the main panel.

10. The cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the region of the corner bearing elements projecting through the panel provide horizontal positioning of a plurality of covers when stacked on top of one another.

11. The cover as claimed in claim 1, further comprising handles are arranged on or in the main panel.

12. The cover as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of parked-position holders are arranged on or in the main panel.

13. The cover as claimed in claim 12, wherein the parked-position holders are cut out of the main panel and can be pivoted out of the main panel around a folding hinge.

14. The cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main panel has a plastic top and bottom layers and a plastic structured-core there between, wherein the side edges of the main panel are thermally rounded to seal the top and bottom layers together.

15. The cover as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a plurality of intermediate elements affixed to main panel adjacent to and inboard of longitudinal sides of the main panel.