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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2002
IFCO Systems GmbH, , DE;
Abstract
The present invention concerns a transport container, preferably made of plastic material, especially for vegetables, fruit and the like, with a floorboard ( ) and several, preferably four, collapsible side walls ( ) that are arranged circumferentially on the floorboard ( ) and can be folded down onto it. According to a first aspect of the invention, the floorboard ( ) is provided with an essentially rectangular frame ( ) in which there extends a floor profile ( ) with a smooth surface, said floor profile ( ) being stiffened by the provision of several bulges ( ) that are formed by the curvature of the floor profile ( ) in several space directions. According to a second aspect of the invention, the collapsible side walls ( ) can be fastened to each other in the upright position by means of a fastening mechanism ( ) provided on adjacent side walls ( ) in which a fastening bolt of a fastener arranged on one side wall ( ) can engage with a recess in the adjacent side wall), where the fastener ( ), which is essentially accommodated in the side wall ( ), comprises or operates a displaceable element ( ) that can be displaced against the force of an elastic spring element.