Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
  • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
  • B65D21/0201—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together side-by-side
  • B65D21/0204—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together side-by-side and joined together by interconnecting formations forming part of the container, e.g. dove-tail, snap connections, hook elements
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
  • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a container consisting of two containers which can be assembled by one of their faces.
• the invention will particularly find its application for the packaging of various products and in particular of liquid products.
• the containers may thus consist of cans for the packaging of various liquids.
• a container made up of two receptacles which can be joined reversibly to one another.
• the container is characterized by the fact that the two containers are each secured at least on one of their faces, the face or faces concerned comprising fixing means which are invisible when the two containers form the con content.
• this container can only be presented in limited configurations due to the design of the fixing means. Furthermore, these means have the disadvantage of requiring a specific manufacturing increasing the cost of the entire container.
• the invention makes it possible to remedy the drawbacks of current containers and for this purpose presents a new container consisting of two assembled containers.
• This container has the advantage of allowing the two containers to be assembled in a very characteristic and efficient manner.
• the assembly means used are moreover perfectly achievable in the mass of the containers, in particular when the latter are made of molded plastic.
• the present invention also has the advantage of offering a container of a very particular shape and capable of attracting the public in practical as well as aesthetic terms.
• the present invention relates to a container made up of two containers which can be assembled by one of their faces, characterized in that the assembly face of each container similarly comprises:
• the locking means are formed of at least one cavity formed on the assembly face of one of the containers and of a relief formed on the assembly face of the other container, said relief being able to insert into the cavity,
• each container comprises both a cavity and a relief
• the cavity is a groove and the relief a projecting line
• the groove has a rounded profile to facilitate assembly
• each container has a stopper closing its opening, the underside of said plug constituting the upper stop
• the lower stop is a flat surface oriented towards the base of the container
• the lower stop is positioned at a distance from the base of the container corresponding substantially to the thickness of the stopper
• each container is made of molded plastic.
• Figure 1 is a side view of the container according to the invention consisting of two containers.
• Figures 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively show a front, side, bottom and top view of one of the containers constituting the container of the present invention.
• the present invention is a container 1 made up as indicated in FIG. 1 of two containers 2, 3. These containers 2, 3 can be assembled by one of their 10 faces marked respectively 6a, 6b.
• This assembly face 6a also appears in front view of FIG. 2.
• each of the assembly faces 6a, 6b has a particular configuration characteristic of the invention.
• the two containers 2, 3 are substantially identical and have assembly faces 6a, 6b similarly formed.
• the containers 2, 3 could be different, in particular in some of their dimensions and for example in the transverse direction 17.
• the assembly face 6a, 6b first comprises a recess 7 in the transverse direction.
• the transverse axis is marked 17 in FIG. 4. 25.
• the lateral axis of each container and the longitudinal axis are also identified 16.
• the recess 7 constitutes a change in thickness of the container and has a groove 8. 30 This groove comprises a bottom 9 and an edge 10.
• the assembly face 6a, 6b comprises a lower stop 11 as illustrated in FIG. 2.
• the lower stop 11 is a flat surface 19 oriented towards the base of the container projecting with respect to the base of the container 2, 3.
• Each container 2, 3 further comprises an upper stop capable of cooperating with the lower stop by being applied to the flat surface 19 of said lower stop 11.
• the two containers 2, 3 having an assembly face 6a, 6b thus configured are able to cooperate in the following manner.
• the grooves 8 cooperate by inserting the edge 10 of one of the assembly faces 6a into the bottom 9 of the other assembly face 6b. The reverse is also achieved. This cooperation is perfectly illustrated in FIG. 1.
• the cooperation of the grooves 8 allows a blocking of the transverse relative displacement of two containers 2, 3.
• the lower and upper stops 11 meanwhile provide a longitudinal blocking of the two containers 2, 3.
• the upper stop is constituted by the plug 5 closing the opening of the containers 2, 3.
• This variant is particularly suitable for the packaging of liquid products for which the presence of a plug 5 cooperating with a thread 14 containers 2, 3 is often used.
• the use of the plug 5 for the purpose of constituting the upper stop has the advantage of not requiring any additional means to constitute said stop.
• the lower face 18 of current design of the plug 5 will constitute the upper stop.
• the grooves 8 will preferably have a rounded profile like that illustrated in FIG. 3. The absence of sharp angles favors the positioning of each edge 10 in each bottom 9 of the opposite grooves 8.
• the container also comprises means for lateral locking of the two containers 2, 3.
• the lateral locking means are formed of at least one cavity formed on the assembly face 6a, 6b of one of the containers 2, 3 and of a relief formed on the assembly face 6a, 6b of the other container 2, 3.
• the cavity and the relief are formed so as to cooperate, the relief being inserted into the cavity.
• the cavity is a groove 12 as shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 5.
• the relief will be a projecting line 13 also appearing in FIG. 2 but also in FIGS. 3 and 5.
• the cavity and the relief are of great length, which ensures high efficiency in the lateral blocking of the two containers 2, 3.
• the two containers 2, 3 are made of a plastic material and can be molded by any known means.
• the lower stop 11 is preferably positioned at a distance from the base 4 of the container 2, 3 corresponding substantially to the thickness of the plug 5. 5
• the upper face of the plug 5 touches the plane of the base 4.

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