RU2620045C2 - Container for storage and transfer - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: transport, package.

SUBSTANCE: container comprises a bottom and two respective pairwise opposing side walls and end walls, wherein each side wall includes a plurality of ventilation holes in the area (A) extending along the horizontal direction of the side wall. Each end wall includes a grip hole, where the area (A) is the distance (dA) from the container corner. Distance (dA₎ is equal to the distance ₍dGH) on which the grip hole from the same corner of the container. The height (hA) of the area (A) is equal to the height (hGH) of the grip hole (135). A plurality of vent holes comprises a pair of vent holes with a combined shape that actually matches the grip holes shape. The length of the combined shape top edge is more than the length of the combined shape lower edge, wherein the upper edge passes in parallel to the bottom edge.

EFFECT: group of inventions provides reliable ventilation with different containers fastening configurations.

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Description

This invention relates to a container for placing and packaging products, such as fruits, vegetables in general, and in particular to a container for bananas.

Containers for storing and transporting products such as fruits and vegetables are widely used in the market. Typically, such containers are light and stable, it is these qualities that ensure their indispensability in the delivery of crops from the field to the consumer. This is especially true of tropical fruits such as bananas, the harvest of which occurs at the time when the fruits are still not fully ripe, at that very moment they are packed in containers for subsequent shipment and transportation. In the process of transportation, fruits have time for full ripening. Before transportation, containers are usually stacked on top of each other and placed next to each other on pallets. At the same time, very often resort to a certain clutch technique used, for example, in the case of "configuration 5". In this configuration, five containers are fastened to each other, forming a rectangular set, such that two containers form a row in the direction of length, and the other three form a row in the direction of width.

However, one problem is that with this configuration, free and distributed air circulation between the short side (end wall) and the long side (side wall) of adjacent boxes according to known prototypes is not guaranteed. This is a serious drawback, since it may violate the uniform temperature control required during transportation and storage of fruits as a result of inhomogeneous distribution of air.

Another disadvantage of the known containers is that the inner surfaces of the side walls are straight, very heterogeneous, and may contain sharp and / or solid objects, such as corners or edges. Therefore, especially products that are partially or fully rounded, such as bananas, apples or oranges, can easily be damaged on such rough surfaces.

In addition, for the purpose of quality control, a requirement may be set up to provide quick and easy access to the inside of a specific container for a controller, and it may turn out that the required container (not the topmost one) in the rack of a plurality of containers. However, well-known containers do not provide this capability, which means that the controller must partially dismantle and reassemble the rack, wanting to inspect the contents of a particular container. This ineffective and inconvenient procedure clearly demonstrates another drawback.

Finally, the next drawback is related to containers without lids already known on the market and that if two containers are stacked on top of one another, products from the lower container may stick to the lower surface of the upper container (for example, the curved parts of the banana), the weight of the upper box stick to its bottom, which ultimately leads to spoilage of the product.

The purpose of this invention is to create a container that will allow for better air circulation, packaging, access for inspection, as well as the laying of transported products.

According to a modification of the invention, the container consists of a base and, accordingly, two pair of opposing side and end walls, each side wall contains a plurality of openings for providing ventilation in area A, allowing distribution along the horizontal direction of the side, and each end wall contains an opening for providing a grip. Here, region A is the distance d _A from the corner of the container, the distance d _A is equal to the distance d _GH at which the gripping hole is located with respect to the same corner of the container. In addition, the height h _{A of} region A is almost equal to the height h _{GH of the} gripping hole, that is, both heights are such that there is the same overlap, at least partially in the direction of height.

This guarantees the necessary ventilation path to ensure the subsequent optimal air flow between adjacent boxes, which, for example, are placed according to the principle of 5 configuration. Therefore, this ventilation path provides a fast and, most importantly, uniform air flow, leading in turn to maintaining stable temperature control, which is very important to maintain the appropriate quality of the fruit.

According to a modification of the present invention, a plurality of ventilation holes may include a pair of holes having a combined shape similar to a gripping hole. Many ventilation openings may be located at a distance that is less than the parameters of the gripping openings. An air vent of a plurality of air vents may comprise horizontal measurement parameters that are smaller with respect to the measurement parameters of the grip opening. Side and end walls can be assembled so that they can be transformed relative to the base, so that when folded, the remaining volume of the container is minimized. The base may contain two pairs of ventilation holes, the width of each ventilation hole of the first pair must be equal to or greater than 40 mm; the length should be or should be greater than 126 mm, and the width of each ventilation hole of the second pair should be equal to or greater than 40 mm, the length should be equal to or greater than 25 mm. Each ventilation hole of the plurality may be equal to or greater than 20 mm in width, with a length of 24 mm or more. Each hole to provide a grip width may be 30 mm or more, while the length may be equal to 100 mm or more.

A modification of the present invention relates to the arrangement of two containers according to a modification in which the containers are arranged so that the end wall of the first container is adjacent to the side wall of the second container, the first container being arranged so as to form a first longitudinal axis parallel to the side wall of the first container and the second the container is positioned so as to form a second longitudinal axis parallel to the side wall of the second container; the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis are perpendicular to each other. In this case, the side wall of the first container and the end wall of the second container are arranged in a row so that at least a hole for gripping the first container and one ventilation hole from the multiple ventilation holes of the second container is partially overlapped, so that the path for the ventilation flow between a first container and a second container are provided. Many drawers can be formed both with a 5 configuration, so that a path for the ventilation flow between adjacent drawers is provided.

According to another embodiment of the invention, each side wall has a smooth inner surface capable of convex in relation to the outer surface of the container, thereby making the inner surface suitable for any products having a rounded surface shape, while avoiding damage to the products. Side and end walls may have increased rigidity of elements that are located on the corresponding outer surface only on the side and end walls, respectively. The side and end walls can be made of plastic, which will ensure a smooth inner surface (810). A convex smooth inner surface may have a smaller length of the bending line than the maximum transverse dimension of the side wall, while the inner surface is substantially bent in the region of the side wall only where elements with increased stiffness (stiffeners) that extend along the vertical axis of the side wall break in parts that are considered central.

According to another modification, at least one end wall has a less dense part, and so that this less dense part is adapted to enable the controller to cut the end wall in case of inspection. The less dense part of the end wall may be a recess adjacent to a predetermined area of the end wall, characterized in that the recess has a thickness greater than half the thickness of the end wall. The end wall (130) may further include a plurality of holes located along the recess, each hole having a diameter larger than the width of the recess. The less dense part can be designed so that the opening part is pivotally attached to the end side when the less dense part is cut by the controller, provided that the provided area is substantially rectangular, and provided that the recess borders at least three sides of the provided area. The predetermined area may comprise more than one third of the end wall. The end wall (130) may be made of plastic. The arrangement of the plurality of containers, respectively, according to modifications of the invention, can be a plurality of containers adjacent to each other so that at least one end wall having a less dense part is accessible to the controller.

According to another modification, the base is in the form of an arched curve closer to the inside of the container, which ensures that there is a space S between the lower surface of the base and the surface P indicated by the lower edge of the container. This essentially allows you to complete the two containers on top of each other without squeezing or damaging the products protruding from the lower container into the space S. The base can be in the form of an arched bend that runs along the end wall or along the side wall of the container. The base may be wavy along the side wall at a location bordering the side wall, the first portion of the base of the wavy shape may be at a plane height, and the second part of the wavy portion may be located as high as possible at the height of the lower edge of the upper part. The base may include an upper part and a lower part recessed relative to the outside of the walls, and the recess may be equal to the thickness of the walls, which allows the lower part to engage with the opening lid of the next container. The lower part may have a region defined by the outer perimeter of the lower part, and the upper part may have a region defined by the outer perimeter of the upper part; side walls and end walls may form inner surfaces and outer surfaces, where the inner region may be defined by the inner surfaces of the upper edge of the container; and where the outer region can be determined by the outer surfaces of the upper edge of the container, where the amount of space along the inner perimeter can approximately equal the amount of space along the outer perimeter. The modifications define a block of two containers according to the invention, where the first container and the second container are arranged in such a way as to provide an internal space defined by the inner surfaces in the upper part of the first container and a space defined by the external perimeter of the lower part of the second container, where these spaces are equal, while when the second container is placed on top of the first container, movement between the first container and the second container is prevented. At the base of the second container, there may be a plurality of drainage holes designed to provide ventilation between the first and second containers.

The following are explanations of modifications of the present invention based on the accompanying drawings, where:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a container modification;

Figure 2 shows a top view of the modification of the container in accordance with Figure 1;

Figure 3 shows a side view of the side of the modification of the container from the side in accordance with Figure 1;

Figure 4 shows a side view of the side modification of the container side view in accordance with Figure 1;

Figure 5 shows a side view of the end wall and side container in accordance with Figure 1, mentally presented from the corner of the container;

6 illustrates the dimensions of a plurality of ventilation holes and gripping holes in accordance with a subsequent modification of the container;

Figa; 7b shows a layout view of several containers in perspective of the modification shown in FIGS. 1-5 in a partial configuration of 5;

Fig.7c shows a side view of the end wall of the container in the arrangement in accordance with Figa; 7b;

Fig.7d shows a side view of the side wall of the container in the arrangement in accordance with Figa; 7b;

Fig. 7e shows a top view of the container in accordance with Fig. 7a; 7b;

Figa; 8b shows a perspective view of a modification of a plurality of containers, the modification shown in FIG. 6 in a partial configuration of 5;

Fig. 8c shows a side view of the container in a side arrangement in accordance with Fig. 8a; 8b;

Fig. 8d shows a side view of the container in a side arrangement in accordance with Fig. 8a; 8b;

Fig. 8e shows a top view of the container in accordance with Fig. 8a; 8b;

Fig.9 shows a detailed top view of the side wall of a subsequent modification of the container with a smooth curved inner surface;

Figure 10 shows a view of a subsequent modification of the container with the opening part in perspective;

11a shows a perspective view of a further modification of a container with a base in the form of an arched bend in perspective;

Fig. 11b shows a perspective view of a further modification of the container in accordance with Fig. 11a;

Figa, 12b illustrates details of the base modification of the container in accordance with Figa; 11b;

Figa shows a partial side view of the clutch modification of two containers placed on top of each other; and

Fig.13b shows a partial side view of a subsequent modification of the layout of the containers in accordance with Fig.13a with the space (S) between the two containers.

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a modification of the container 100. The container 100 consists of a base 110 and two corresponding paired opposing side walls 120 and end walls 130. With respect to FIG. 1, side wall 120 is longer than end wall 130. Both side walls 120 and end walls 130 are foldable relative to the base 110. In particular, the side walls 120 and the end walls 130 are attached to the base 110 so that they can be superimposed on it in the directions of the arrows, as shown in FIG. When folded, the remaining volume of the container 100 is minimal. This is advantageous because when folded, the container 100 occupies only a small height. Therefore, a large number of empty containers can be stacked on a transport pallet.

In modifications, the container 100 is made of plastic to provide the smallest weight and high stability during storage and / or transportation.

As shown in FIG. 1, each side wall 120 includes a plurality 125 of vents, while each end wall 130 includes a grip aperture 135. A plurality 125 of vents are predominantly located in area A, extending in the horizontal direction 101 of the side wall 120. Here, the horizontal direction is defined as the direction along the longer side of the corresponding side wall. In addition, region A is advantageously defined as a region surrounded by two continuous stiffeners 121, 122 close to the upper edge of the container 100, where the portion 123 of discontinuous stiffeners is not interrupted. 1, you can also notice that the side walls 120 and the end walls 130 can be fastened to each other by means of a fastener 140 when the container 100 is in its open state.

Figure 2 shows a top view of the modification of the container 100 in accordance with figure 1. In particular, the bottom 110 may include two pairs of ventilation openings 210, 220 that may be symmetrical about an axis 205 parallel to the end wall 130 along the central longitudinal axis 201. Namely, each ventilation opening of the first pair 210 may have a width 212 equal to or greater 40 mm and a length 214 equal to or greater than 126 mm, while each ventilation hole of the second pair 220 may have a width 222 equal to or greater than 40 mm and a length 224 equal to or greater than 25 mm. Here, the width is defined as the installed parallel with respect to the end wall 130, while the length is determined as the installed parallel with respect to the side wall 120. The dimensions of these two pairs 210, 220 of ventilation holes must be installed so that they are large enough to ensure proper ventilation through the base 110. However, they should not be so large that certain products fall out of the container 100. As already seen from figure 2, the inner surface 121 is designed so that azom that it can be bent with respect to the outer surface of the container 100, which will be described in detail later.

Figure 3 shows a side view of a side wall 120 of a modification of the container 100 in accordance with figure 1. In accordance with FIG. 3, a plurality of 125 vents is clearly visible. In particular, a plurality of 125 vents may include a pair of 310 vents. Together, these vents may have a combined shape similar to that of the grip aperture 135 (as compared to FIG. 1). This is an advantage because, by adapting the combined shape, it becomes possible to achieve an optimal overlap of the pair 310 of ventilation holes and gripping holes 135 when, for example, two containers are fixed in a 5 configuration. Considering FIG. 3, each vent of a plurality of vents 125 may have a width 312 equal to or greater than 20 mm and a length 314 equal to or greater than 24 mm. Here, the width is defined as a measurement of the direction in the vertical plane 301 of the side wall 120, while the length is defined as the measurement of the direction in the horizontal plane 101 of the side wall 120. In addition, continuous stiffeners 121, 122 and a plurality 123 are clearly visible in FIG. intermittent stiffeners extending in the vertical direction 101 of the side wall 120.

Figure 4 shows a side view of the end wall 130 of the modification of the container 100 in accordance with figure 1. As can be seen in FIG. 4, the gripping hole 135 is centered relative to the two faces 131, 132 of the container 100. The gripping hole 135 is also located relative to the upper edge of the container 100 at a distance of 133 of approximately 30 mm. In particular, by attaching a gripping hole 135 to a thickened part of the upper frame 134 of the end wall 130, a solid grip can be provided for carrying the loaded container 100. Referring to FIG. 4, the gripping hole 135 may have a width of 137 equal to or greater than 30 mm and a length of 139 equal to or greater than 100 mm. Here, the width is defined as a measurement in the vertical direction 402 of the end wall 130, while the length is defined as the measurement in the horizontal direction 401 of the end wall 130. You can also notice that the grip hole 135 narrows from the maximum horizontal expansion at the top point 136 to the minimum horizontal expansion at the bottom of 138, thus providing a comfortable grip. The mount 140 is also clearly distinguishable in FIG. The fastener 140 can be attached to the end wall 130, where it can enter with the provided slot 128 into the part 126 of the side wall 120. Here, the fastening mechanism can operate on the basis that the element in the movements 142 of the fastener 140 can be moved to overcome the resistance of the elastic element . In addition, as already indicated in FIG. 4, the end wall 130 may include a less dense portion 410 surrounding a predominantly central part of the end wall 130, including a portion of the gripping hole 135. The purpose and more detailed description of the less dense portion 410 will be explained below. A further characteristic feature of the end wall 130 is that a plurality of 420 sections of stiffeners can be placed close to the boundary region of the end wall 130. This provides an increase in the supporting ability of the aforementioned fixing mechanism.

The location of the ventilation holes (1st aspect)

The first aspect of the present invention relates to the elimination of the drawback, which consists in the fact that in the configuration of 5, for example, a uniform air flow between adjacent containers is not provided according to the known technical solution.

Figure 5 illustrates the end wall 130 and the side wall 120 of the container 100 mentally presented from the same angle 505 of the container 100. In another embodiment, Figure 5 can also illustrate the end wall 512 of the first container 510 adjacent to the side wall 522 of the second container 520, where the first container 510 is attached to the second container 520 in the corner 505. As shown, the side wall 120 of the container 100, or in another embodiment, the side wall 522 of the second container 520 includes a plurality of 125 ventilation openings in the region Asti A. Region A is indicated in FIG. 5 by the dashed line 501. In the modifications, region A is the distance d _A from the angle 505 and has a height x _a . In addition, the end wall 130, or in another embodiment, the end wall 512 of the first container 510 has gripping holes 135. In the modifications, the gripping hole 135 is a distance d _GH from the same angle 505 and has a height h _GH . In the modification of FIG. 5, it can be seen that the distance d _{A is} approximately equal to the distance d _GH and the height h _a is approximately equal to the height h _GH . Therefore, in the configuration of 5 especially (see Fig. 7a, 7b, 8a; 8b), at least partial opening of the opening for gripping 135 of the first container 510 and at least one ventilation opening (for example, ventilation opening 515) of the second container 520, and therefore, ventilation paths will be obtained between the two containers 510, 520.

FIG. 6 illustrates the dimensions of a plurality of air vents 615 and gripping apertures 135 according to a further modification of the container 100. A plurality of air vents 615 shown in FIG. 6 may correspond to a plurality of 125 air vents shown in FIG. 3. In the modification of FIG. 6, a plurality of 615 ventilation holes are located in the horizontal direction 101 of the side wall 120 at a distance s _VH. In addition, each ventilation hole may have the same limits and may be rectangular in shape. The distance s _VH can be chosen so that it will be smaller than the size l _{GH of the} gripping hole 135, where the size l _GH can correspond to the maximum horizontal limit 139, as shown in FIG. 4. In addition, the horizontal size l _{VH of the} air vent can be selected smaller than the size l _{GH of the} air grip 135. The vertical size of the air vent in the vertical direction 301 can also be smaller than the vertical limit of the air grip 135. Therefore, the size of the set 615 the ventilation openings are generally smaller than the size of the gripping aperture 135, so that at least one ventilation opening 515 with a gripping aperture 135 can be guaranteed in case of configuration 5.

Figa; 7b show a layout view 700 of a plurality of containers in perspective of the modification described with reference to FIGS. 1-5 in a partial configuration of 5. In this context, 'partial' means that only three are shown instead of five containers 100 in a 5 configuration. As for figa and 7b, two special containers 510, 520 are mounted so that the end wall 512 of the first container 510 is adjacent to the side wall 522 of the second container 520. In this case, the first container 510 is located along the first longitudinal axis 701, in while the second container 520 is located along the second longitudinal axis 702. As can be seen in figa; 7b, the first longitudinal axis 701 and the second longitudinal axis 702 are perpendicular to each other. In addition, the side wall 720 of the first container 510, which may correspond to the side wall 120 of FIG. 3, and the end wall 730 of the second container 520, which may correspond to the end wall 130 of FIG. 4, are arranged to be at the same level in this partial configuration of 5. Accordingly, this can guarantee at least partial overlap of the opening for gripping 125 of the first container 510 and at least one ventilation hole of the plurality of 125 ventilation holes of the second container 520. Thus, the resulting ventilation path 710, which is indicated by a dark arrow, shows a ventilation path for air flow, thereby ensuring proper ventilation of the corresponding interior of containers 510, 520.

7c, 7d, and 7e provide various views of the end wall 512, side wall 522, and container 510, respectively. Moreover, in the shown modifications, further various sections of ventilation 705 may form; 706; 709 at the bottom of the container 510, which ultimately leads to better ventilation conditions.

Figa; 8b show a perspective view of an arrangement 700 of a plurality of modification containers described with reference to FIG. 6 in a partial configuration of 5. In this context, 'partial' means that only three instead of five containers 100 of a configuration of 5 are shown. As for figa and 8b, two special containers 510, 520 are mounted so that the end wall 512 of the first container 510 is adjacent to the side wall 522 of the second container 520. In this case, the first container 510 is located along the first longitudinal axis 751, in while the second container 520 is located along the second longitudinal axis 752. As can be seen in figa; 8b, the first longitudinal axis 751 and the second longitudinal axis 752 are perpendicular to each other. In addition, the side wall 770 of the first container 510 and the end wall 780 of the second container 520 are located so as to be at the same level in this partial configuration of 5. Accordingly, this can guarantee at least partial overlap of the opening for gripping 135 of the first container 510 and at least one ventilation hole 515 of the plurality of 615 ventilation holes of the second container 520, where the overlay portion 765 is indicated by a dark mark. Thus, the resulting ventilation path 760, which is indicated by an arrow, shows the ventilation path for the air flow, thereby ensuring proper ventilation of the corresponding interior of the containers 520.

8c, 8d, and 8e are various views of the end wall 512, the side wall 522, and the container 510, respectively. At the same time, in the shown modifications, further various sections of ventilation 755 may form; 756; 759 at the bottom and / or close to the corner (section 757) of the container 510, which ultimately leads to better ventilation conditions.

The inner surface of the container (2nd aspect)

A second aspect of the present invention addresses the following drawback, namely that the inner surfaces of the side walls of known containers are straight and not protected from sharp and / or hard objects.

9 shows a top view of the side wall 120 in a container 100 in more detail. In Fig. 9, it can be seen that the side wall 120 encloses stiffeners 815, including stiffeners 121, 122, which were also shown in Fig. 1. The side wall 120 may include a smooth inner surface 810 having a convex shape with respect to the outer surface of the container 100. In addition, stiffeners 815 can only be represented on the outer surface of the side wall 120. In order to provide a smooth inner surface 810, the container 100 or at least the side wall 120 may be made of plastic. In Fig. 9, it can be seen that there is a transverse curvature with a value of l _c less than the maximum transverse dimension d _{SW of the} side wall 120 on the smooth inner convex surface 810. In this case, the transverse dimension is defined as the dimension in the transverse direction 801 perpendicular to the side wall 120. The inner surface 810 is substantially curved only in the region B of the side wall 120. With respect to FIG. 3, this region B is defined as the region where areas with discontinuous stiffeners 123 along the vertical line break direction 301. Thus, region B is central, which is remote from the angle 805 of the container 100, and which is substantially limited by continuous stiffeners 121, 122. The advantage of using the inner convex surface 810 is that on the one hand, the container 100 will be especially suitable for placing rounded products. On the other hand, since the inner surface 810 can be very smooth, that is, without sharp edges or corners, the risk of damage or crushing of the transported products during their transportation can be minimized.

Quick access to the inside of the container (3rd aspect)

A third aspect of the present invention relates to the following drawback regarding the inability to quickly and easily access the inside of a particular container when, for example, it is stacked with other containers on a pallet.

10 shows a perspective view of a further modification of the container 100 with the opening part. In figure 10 of this modification, the end wall 130 includes a section with a lower density 910, which may correspond to a section with a lower density 410, shown in figure 4, where the section with a lower density 910 can be designed as a recess. This recess 910 is formed in the end wall 130 and spans at least three sides of the predetermined region 905. As can be seen from FIG. 10, the predetermined region 905 is substantially rectangular. When zoomed in, it becomes clear that the recess 910 includes a thickening l _GR in the direction perpendicular to the end wall 130, which is more than half the density l _{EW of the} end wall 130. Accordingly, this feature of the recess 910 allows easy access. In addition, a plurality of holes 915 can be placed along the recess 910, where the diameter 917 of each hole can be larger than the width 912 of the recess 910. Typically, the width 912 can be equal to or greater than 6 mm (see also FIG. 4). Therefore, the dimensioning of the holes 915 takes place in such a way that the knife, which is usually used by the controller, can be easily inserted into the holes and then make an incision along the recess 910. When the recess 910 is cut, an opening part 920 is created that is essentially attached to the end wall 130. The opening part 920 can be deployed as shown by the arrow. The purpose of creating such an openable part is to allow the controller to have access to the inner surface of the container 100 to inspect the transported products. For example, it will be possible to check whether the transported fruits, such as bananas, have reached a certain degree of maturity. Again, the end wall 130 may be made of such plastic for which a normal knife can be used by the controller. Figure 10 also shows that the predetermined region 905 may be larger than one third of the region of the end wall 130 in order to provide a sufficiently large viewing hole. In versions where two or more containers 100 are equipped in an adjacent manner with respect to each other, as in the configuration of 5, partially shown in figa; 7b, 8a, 8b; they should be equipped in such a way that the recess 910 of at least one end wall 130 can be accessible to the user.

Arch-shaped container base (4th aspect)

A fourth aspect of the present invention relates to the elimination of the following disadvantage in that products protruding from the lower container may be damaged by the weight of the upper container when the upper container is placed on top of the lower container.

11a, 11b show further perspective views of the container 100, where the base 110 is particularly curved in an arch shape towards the inside of the container 100. The base 110 may be curved along the direction 1001 of the end wall 130 (see FIG. 11a), or along directions 1002 of side wall 120 (see FIG. 11b). As can be clearly seen in FIGS. 11a, 11b, both designs provide additional space S between the bottom surface of the base 110 and the surface P. In this case, the surface P is determined by the lower level of the container 100, respectively.

Figa, 12b show in more detail the base 110 of further modifications of the container 100 in accordance with figa, 11b. In particular, FIG. 12a is a partial sectional view along the line L ₁ -L _{1 of} FIG. 11a, while FIG. 12b is a partial sectional view along the line L ₁ -L ₂ and FIG. 11a. On figa and 12b, the base 110 encloses the upper part 1110 and the lower part 1120, where the lower part 1120 can be located relative to the upper point 1101 of the walls of the container 100. As can be clearly seen in section 12a, the lower part 1120 of the base 110 can be bent upward along direction 1001 so that a bulge 1125 appears. The additional space S that is created is shown in FIG. 12a as a gradual increase in cross-sectional area to the right.

A partial cross-sectional view in FIG. 12b shows that the base 110 may be wave-shaped along the direction 1002 near the side wall 120. It should be noted that the portion L ₂ -L _{2 is} selected in the edge region of the container 100, as shown in FIG. 11 a. In particular, the waveform of the base 110 contributes to the formation of bulges 1125 that occur along the direction 1002, that is, along the end wall 120, which makes the base 110 very stiff.

In further modifications, starting from the central longitudinal axis of the container 100, the curvature of the bulges 1125 may also gradually appear in the direction 1001 (i.e., in a direction close to the side wall 120).

In further modifications, the first part of the base of the waveform 110 is at a height of the plane P, while the second part of the base of the waveform 110 is at a maximum height of the lower level of the upper part 1110, corresponding to the maximum degree of curvature of the wavy surface.

13a, 13b are side views of further modifications in which, for example, two containers 1210, 1220 are stacked on top of each other. 12 and 13, in modifications, the recess distance DR can be selected so that it is equal to the wall thickness l _W. Thus, it is possible to achieve adhesion of the lower part 1120 of the second container 1220 and the opening lid of the first container 1210, thereby preventing lateral movement in the direction 1201 shown in figa.

In further modifications, the lower portion 1120 has an ALP portion defined by the outer perimeter of the lower portion 1120, while the upper portion 1110 has an A _UP portion defined by the outer perimeter of the upper portion 1110. In addition, the inner region A _IS may be defined by the inner surfaces of the walls in the upper of the container 100, while the outer portion a _OS may be determined by the outer wall surfaces at the top of the container 100. in particular ALP portion approximately equal portion a _iS, while the portion a _UP approximately equal chastku A _OS.

In further modifications, the inner region A _{IS, 1} defined by the inner surfaces in the upper part of the first container 1210 and the ALP region ₂ defined by the outer perimeter of the lower part 1120 of the second container 1220 can be equal, so that the first container 1210 and the second container 1220 exactly match each other when the second container 1220 is fixed on top of the first container 1210.

In further modifications, the base 110 of the second container 1220 may also include a plurality of ventilation openings to create a ventilation path between the first container 1210 and the second container 1220.

13b, the advantage of creating additional space S is that, in practice, when two or more containers are stacked on top of each other in a stack on a pallet, products 1205, such as curved portions of the banana, extend beyond the upper edge of the bottom container 1210 of the stack and protruding onto the P plane, can be effectively protected from crushing by the heavy weight of the top container 1220 of the stack.

In conclusion, modifications of the present invention represent a container, namely a container for storing bananas, in which, when designing the ventilation openings of the container, proper ventilation of the inside of the container is taken into account even when the same container adheres to another so that the end wall of one container becomes adjacent with the side wall of another container (for example, in the configuration of 5). As a rule, in such a design, while ensuring the ventilation path, a uniform air distribution is achieved and, as a consequence, consistent temperature control of fruit quality.

In this case, the location of the ventilation holes in the side walls is such that at least one ventilation hole should be in the side wall at such a distance from each corner at which there is a hole for gripping in the end wall from the same corner, thus providing at least partial overlap of the gripping hole and at least one ventilation opening in the case of arranging a plurality of containers in the above manner. In accordance with further modifications, pairs of ventilation openings may be formed provided that when applied together they will have a shape similar to that of a gripping hole. In addition, a plurality of uniformly distributed ventilation openings may have an interval smaller than the size of the gripping openings.

A further aspect of the modifications is a smooth inner surface, respectively, having a curved shape towards the outer side, and therefore products with rounded surfaces, such as bananas, are more easily placed in the sides of the container, which have a convex or curved inner surface. This can be applied to both the side walls and the end walls. In accordance with further modifications, stiffeners such as ribs and the like are used only from the outside of the container.

Another feature of the modifications is the design of less dense areas in the end walls, which provides an opportunity to make an incision for opening and allows the container user to inspect the inside of the container, which is important for a full set of containers when determining whether the products in the container, for example bananas, have reached the desired degree of maturity.

A fourth feature concerns the arch-shaped base. This has no direct effect on the products in the container, but is important when stacking multiple containers on top of each other. This provides for additional space in the container below, and thus eliminates damage to the product, which protrudes slightly on the upper edge of the lower container. Wavy and arch-shaped bases make it possible to store products when they protrude slightly onto the surface of the container below.

The above described modifications illustrate the principles of the present invention. It is understood that the modifications and layouts and details described herein will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Therefore, this intention will be limited only to the scope of imminent patent applications, and not the characteristic details presented here by describing and explaining the modifications.

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1. A container (100) comprising a base (110) and two corresponding paired opposite side walls (120) and end walls (130), where each side wall (120) includes a plurality (125; 615) of ventilation holes in region (A) extending along the horizontal direction (101) of the side wall (120), and each end wall (130) includes a gripping hole (135), where region (A) is the distance (d _A ) from the angle (505) of the container (100) moreover, the distance (d _A ) is equal to the distance (d _GH ) at which the capture hole (135) is located from the same angle (505) teiner (100), and where the height (h _A ) of the region (A) is equal to the height (h _GH ) of the gripping hole (135), characterized in that the plurality of (125; 615) ventilation holes includes a pair (310) of ventilation holes having a combined shape that actually corresponds to the shape of the gripping hole (135), wherein the length of the upper edge of the combined shape is greater than the length of the lower edge of the combined shape, with the upper edge parallel to the lower edge. 2. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that the plurality of (125; 615) ventilation holes are distributed at a distance (S _VH ) that is smaller than the size (l _GH ) of the gripping hole (135). 3. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that the ventilation hole (515) of the plurality (125; 615) of ventilation holes has a horizontal size (l _VH ) that is smaller than the size (l _GH ) of the gripping hole (135). 4. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that the side walls (120) and end walls (130) are configured to fold relative to the base (110). 5. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that the base (110) includes two pairs (210, 220) of ventilation holes, where each ventilation hole of the first pair (210) has a width equal to or greater than 40 mm and a length equal to or greater 126 mm, and where each ventilation hole of the second pair (220) has a width equal to or greater than 40 mm and a length equal to or greater than 25 mm. 6. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that each vent (515) of the plurality of (125; 615) vents has a width equal to or greater than 20 mm and a length equal to or greater than 24 mm. 7. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that each gripping hole (135) has a width equal to or greater than 30 mm and a length equal to or greater than 100 mm. 8. The layout of two containers, characterized in that each box has a base (110) and two side walls (120) paired opposite each other, as well as end walls (130), each side wall (120) has many (125; 615 ) ventilation holes in the area (A) located horizontally (101) of the side wall (120), and each end wall (130) has a gripping hole (135), where zone (A) is the distance (d _A ) from the corner (505) a box (100), the distance (d _a) is equal to the distance (d _GH), gripping hole (135) is in the opposite ohm direction away from the same corner (505) a box (100) and wherein the height (h _A) zone (A) is equal to the height (h _GH) grip holes (135), wherein the plurality (125, 615) of ventilation holes comprises a pair ( 310) vents having a combined shape that actually matches the shape of the gripping hole (135), where the upper face of the combined shape is larger than the lower face of the combined shape, the upper face is parallel to the lower face, and where the containers (510, 520) arranged in such a way that the end wall (512) is not the first container (510) is adjacent to the side wall (522) of the second container (520), where the first container (510) is arranged so as to be located along the first longitudinal axis (701) parallel to the side wall (720) of the first container (510), and where the second container (520) is arranged so as to be located along the second longitudinal axis (702) parallel to the side wall (522) of the second container (520); the first longitudinal axis (701) and the second longitudinal axis (702) are perpendicular to each other, with the side wall (720) of the first container (510) and the end wall (730) of the second container (520) being aligned so that at least at least, a partial overlap of the gripping hole (135) of the first container (510) and at least one ventilation hole of the plurality (125; 615) of ventilation holes of the second container (520) is guaranteed, thereby creating a ventilation path (710) between the first container (510) and WTO container (520).

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