Container

• US 7,299,968 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2005
• Issued: 11/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Altenloh Brinck & Company GmbH & Company KG
• Original Assignee: Altenloh Brinck & Company GmbH & Company KG
• Inventors: Mittmann, Ralf, Elsenheimer, Wolfgang
• Primary Examiner(s): Elkins; Gary E
• Application Number:
  US11/225,980
• Publication Number:
  US 20060054673A1
• Time in Patent Office: 804 Days
• Field of Search: 229/125.125, 229/913, 229/211, 229/220
• US Class Current: 229/125.125
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/38 Drawer-and-shell type containers
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/54 Lines of weakness to facilitate opening of container or dividing it into separate parts by cutting or tearing B65D5/06, B65D5/5233, B65D5/5253 take precedence ; break-in flaps, or members adapted to be torn-off, to provide pouring openings B65D5/70
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 229/913 Drawer-type

Abstract

The present invention relates to a container, which comprises an inner part (3) for accommodating objects, in particular screws or the like, and an outer part (2) which surrounds the inner part (3) in the closed state of the accommodating container. In this case, the inner part (3) can be entirely accommodated by the outer part (2) and is connected via a closure tab (4), which is formed on the inner part (3), to the outer part (2) in such a manner that the closure tab (4) is fastened to the end of an outer side of the outer part (2), and the closure tab (4) can be severed by a tear-off strip (6), so that the inner part (3) can be released from the outer part.

Claims

1. A container for accommodating objects, including screws or the like, the container comprising an inner part and an outer part which surrounds the inner part in a closed state of the container, wherein the inner part can be entirely accommodated by the outer part and is connected to the outer part via a closure tab, which is formed on the inner part in such a manner that the closure tab is fastened at an end to an outer side of the outer part, and the closure tab can be severed by a tear-off strip, so that the inner part can be released from the outer part, the outer part includes an outer part end wall attached to a closed outer part circumferential wall, the outer circumferential wall including four outer part side walls and an outer part opening lying opposite the outer part end wall, and the inner part includes an inner part bottom wall an attached closed inner part circumferential wall, the inner part circumferential wall having an inner part rear wall, an inner part front wall and two opposite inner part side walls and an inner part opening lying opposite the inner part bottom wall, wherein the inner part is designed as a drawer element and can be entirely pulled out of the outer part and can be inserted with its inner part rear wall into the outer part opening and can be pushed in as far as the outer part end wall, which outer part end wall acts as a stop, so that the inner wall front wall closes the outer part opening and one of the outer part side walls opposite the standing surface covers the inner part opening.

2. The container as claimed in claim 1, wherein one outer part side wall is a standing surface and the closure tab is attached to an outer side of an outer part side wall which lies opposite the standing surface.

3. The container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inner part and the outer part are of cuboidal design.

4. The container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outer part side walls are attached perpendicular to one another and at least two of the outer part side walls lie opposite each other and have respective recess adjacent the outer part opening to permit the inner part to be grasped.

5. The container as claimed in claim 1, wherein one outer part side wall is a standing surface and two side walls lying opposite one another each have a recess adjacent the outer part opening.

6. The container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outer part is produced from a single-part cardboard blank.

7. The container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inner part is produced from a single-part cardboard blank.

8. The container as claimed in claim 1, wherein in the dimensions of the inner part front wall are identical to the dimensions of the outer part side walls.

9. The container as claimed in claim 8, wherein a plurality of the containers may be arranged above another and next to one another, such that the inner part front wall of all of the respective containers lie in common plane with at least one respective outer part side wall of all of the other containers.

10. A container for accommodating objects, including screws or the like, the container comprising an inner part and an outer part which surrounds the inner part in a closed state of the container, wherein the inner part can be entirely accommodated by the outer part and is connected to the outer part via a closure tab, which is formed on the inner part in such a manner that the closure tab is fastened at an end to an outer side of the outer part, and the closure tab can be severed by a tear-off strip, so that the inner part can be released from the outer part, the outer part includes an outer part end wall attached to a closed outer part circumferential wall, the outer part circumferential wall including four outer part side walls and an outer part opening lying opposite the outer part end wall, and the inner part includes an inner part bottom wall and an attached closed inner part circumferential wall, the inner part circumferential wall having an inner part rear wall, an inner part front wall and two opposite inner part side walls and an inner part opening lying opposite the inner part bottom wall, wherein the inner part rear wall has a reduced wall height in comparison to the height of the inner part front wall.

11. The container as claimed in claim 10, wherein one outer part side wall is a standing surface and the closure tab is attached to an outer side of an outer part side wall which lies opposite standing surface.

12. The container as claimed in claim 10, wherein the inner part and the outer part are of cuboidal design.

13. The container as claimed in claim 10, wherein the outer part side walls are attached perpendicular to one another and at least two of the outer part side walls lie opposite each other and have respective recess adjacent the outer part opening to permit the inner part to be grasped.

14. The container as claimed in claim 10, wherein one outer part side wall is a standing surface and two side walls lying opposite one another each have a recess adjacent the outer part opening to permit the inner part to be grasped.

15. The container as claimed in claim 10, wherein the outer part is produced from a single-part cardboard blank.

16. The container as claimed in claim 10, wherein the inner part is produced from a single-part cardboard blank.

17. The container as claimed in claim 10, wherein in the dimensions of the inner part front wall are identical to the dimensions of the outer part side walls.

18. The container as claimed in claim 17, wherein a plurality of the containers may be arranged one above another and next to one another, such that the inner part front wall of all of the respective containers lie in common plane with at least one respective outer part side wall of all of the other containers.

19. A container for accommodating objects, including screws or the like, the container comprising an inner part and an outer part which surrounds the inner part in a closed state of the container, wherein the inner part can be entirely accommodated by the outer part and is connected to the outer part via a closure tab, which is formed on the inner part in such a manner that the closure tab is fastened at an end to an outer side of the outer part, and the closure tab can be severed by a tear-off strip, so that the inner part can be released from the outer part, the outer part includes an outer part end wall attached to a closed outer part circumferential wall, the outer part circumferential wall including four outer part side walls and an outer part opening lying opposite the outer part end wall, and the inner part includes an inner part bottom wall and an attached closed inner part circumferential wall, the inner part circumferential wall having an inner part rear wall, an inner part front wall and two opposite inner part side walls and an inner part opening lying opposite the inner part bottom wall, wherein the inner part side walls which run from the inner part front wall to the inner part rear wall each have a section adjacent to the inner part rear wall in which the wall height is reduced from the height of the inner part front wall to the height of the inner part rear wall.

20. The container as claimed in claim 19, wherein one outer part side wall is a standing surface and the closure tab is attached to an outer side of an outer part side wall which lies opposite the standing surface.

21. The container as claimed in claim 19, wherein the inner part and the outer part are of cuboidal design.

22. The container as claimed in claim 19, wherein the outer part side walls are attached perpendicular to one another and at least two of the outer part side walls lie opposite each other and have respective recess adjacent the outer part opening to permit the inner part to be grasped.

23. The container as claimed in claim 19, wherein one outer part side wall is a standing surface and two side walls lying opposite one another each have a recess adjacent the outer part opening to permit the inner part to be grasped.

24. The container as claimed in claim 19, wherein the outer part is produced from a single-part cardboard blank.

25. The container as claimed in claim 19, wherein the inner part is produced from a single-part cardboard blank.

26. The container claimed in claim 19, wherein in the dimensions of the inner pert front wall are identical to the dimensions of the outer part side walls.

27. The container as claimed in claim 26, wherein a plurality of the containers may be arranged one above another and next to one another, such that the inner part front wall of all of the respective containers lie in common plane with at least one respective outer part side wall of all of the other containers.