CORNER PIECE FOR FORMING A CORNER OF A CONTAINER, CONTAINER PROVIDED WITH SUCH CORNER PIECES, AND, GRIP MECHANISM AND GRIPPER WHICH CAN COOPERATE WITH SUCH CORNER PIECES
First Claim
1. Improved corner piece (1) to form a corner (2) of a container (3), whereby the corner piece (1) contains a hollow body (4) that is meant to be applied between the ribs (5) of the container (3), whereby the hollow body (4) is provided with a wall (19) in which at least one grip opening (28) is applied with a form that can be gripped by external gripping means (51,52), whereby during the gripping a part of such external gripping means can be inserted through the grip opening (28) into the hollow body (4), whereby the improved corner piece (1) contains a movable coupling element (30) which can at least move between a maximally protruding position, whereby a coupling part (31) of the coupling element (30) protrudes maximally out of the improved corner piece (1) on the level of the aforementioned grip opening (28), such that it can serve as a coupling element (30) for coupling to a corner piece (1) of another container (3) which is placed with an opening adjoining against the protruding coupling element (30), and, a fully retracted position, in which the movable coupling element (30) is completely inside the improved corner piece (1) and the grip opening (28) as well as the part of the hollow body (4) adjoining this grip opening (28) is left free in so far that the improved corner piece (1) is put in a position in which the improved corner piece can be gripped by the aforementioned external gripping means (51,52), wherein the movable coupling element (30) can also be put in a partially protruding position, whereby the coupling part (31) of the coupling element (30) only partially extends from the corner piece (1) on the level of the grip opening (28) and thus can serve as guiding element.
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Abstract
Improved corner piece to form a corner of a container, that contains a movable coupling element, which is at least movable between a maximally protruding position, whereby a coupling part of the coupling element protrudes maximally from the improved corner piece on the level of a grip opening, such that it can serve as coupling element for coupling to a corner piece of another container, and a fully retracted position, in which the movable coupling element is completely inside the improved corner piece and the grip opening is left free.
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24 Claims
- 1. Improved corner piece (1) to form a corner (2) of a container (3), whereby the corner piece (1) contains a hollow body (4) that is meant to be applied between the ribs (5) of the container (3), whereby the hollow body (4) is provided with a wall (19) in which at least one grip opening (28) is applied with a form that can be gripped by external gripping means (51,52), whereby during the gripping a part of such external gripping means can be inserted through the grip opening (28) into the hollow body (4), whereby the improved corner piece (1) contains a movable coupling element (30) which can at least move between a maximally protruding position, whereby a coupling part (31) of the coupling element (30) protrudes maximally out of the improved corner piece (1) on the level of the aforementioned grip opening (28), such that it can serve as a coupling element (30) for coupling to a corner piece (1) of another container (3) which is placed with an opening adjoining against the protruding coupling element (30), and, a fully retracted position, in which the movable coupling element (30) is completely inside the improved corner piece (1) and the grip opening (28) as well as the part of the hollow body (4) adjoining this grip opening (28) is left free in so far that the improved corner piece (1) is put in a position in which the improved corner piece can be gripped by the aforementioned external gripping means (51,52), wherein the movable coupling element (30) can also be put in a partially protruding position, whereby the coupling part (31) of the coupling element (30) only partially extends from the corner piece (1) on the level of the grip opening (28) and thus can serve as guiding element.
- 3. Improved corner piece (1) according to claim, wherein the improved corner piece (1) contains a first corner piece part (32) the external dimensions and form of which correspond with an ISO-standardised corner piece (13) with the exception of the at least one grip opening (28) which is however also part of this corner piece part (32), as well as an adjacent corner piece part (33) that is adjoining and connecting to the first corner piece part (32) and in which the movable coupling element (30) is kept in the fully retracted position.
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