Patents Assigned to Georg Utz Holding AG
  • Patent number: 7748330
    Abstract: A heavy load support made of plastic includes at least a rectangular bottom part with a leg part into which the fork of a forklift engages and which is provided with props located at least in the four corner areas of the bottom part. Metallic U-shaped profiled rails that are open towards the outside are provided between the props along the bottom edge of the load support. The props can be removably fixed to the bottom face of the bottom part of the load support and are provided with a support area for the corner areas of the bottom part as well as an edge which rises vertically from the support area and encloses the edges of the load support at a right angle, pegs being molded onto the free final leg surfaces of the edge to accommodate and fix the U-shaped profiled strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Georg Utz Holding AG
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Dubois, Jürgen Straub, Christian Mathews, Thomas Feilner
  • Publication number: 20090145339
    Abstract: A flat pallet for handling and storing articles includes two identical boards. Each board has at least one length side which is provided with a coupling mechanism. The coupling mechanism includes a grip element and a receiving element of a configuration complementing the grip element. The grip element is spaced from a first transverse side of the board by a distance which corresponds to a distance of the receiving element from a second transverse side of the board, wherein the grip element of one board is constructed for engagement in the receiving element of the other board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: Georg Utz Holding AG
    Inventors: JEAN-MARC DUBOIS, DOUWE HOEKSTRA, MARCO MARTI
  • Publication number: 20070034540
    Abstract: A nest and stack container system is provided. The system comprises a plurality of containers in various sizes, allowing the stacking of smaller sized containers on a larger sized container. Alternatively, the large container may be stacked on at least two adjacently- arranged small containers. The inventive nest and stack containers allow flexible handling of various sizes of storage containers. Individual containers can be stacked and nested among each other, and in combination, stacks of containers can be formed in any desired sequence of large and small containers, with individual containers each being placed in a slip-proof manner on top of another container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Applicant: Georg Utz Holding AG
    Inventor: Jean-Marc Dubois
  • Patent number: 7137522
    Abstract: A collapsible storage and transport container made of plastic, has a bottom, lengthwise and crosswise side walls that rise vertically from it, opposite one another in pairs, in the operating position, and a top end frame connected with the side walls in articulated manner, in the region of their top edge. The lengthwise side walls are mounted on the bottom and on the end frame, in articulated manner, about longitudinal axes that run parallel to one another and to the plane of the bottom, and can be folded about a center longitudinal axis. The crosswise side walls are structured in one piece, in each instance, and are arranged to pivot about a crosswise axis that is parallel to the plane of the bottom, after a lock has been released, from their upright position into a horizontal collapsed position. The crosswise side walls are mounted to pivot in the region of the bottom, and are provided, at their free top edge, with devices to secure them in place with a positive lock, on the top end frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Georg Utz Holding AG
    Inventor: Jean-Marc Dubois
  • Publication number: 20040084447
    Abstract: A collapsible storage and transport container made of plastic, has a bottom, lengthwise and crosswise side walls that rise vertically from it, opposite one another in pairs, in the operating position, and a top end frame connected with the side walls in articulated manner, in the region of their top edge. The lengthwise side walls are mounted on the bottom and on the end frame, in articulated manner, about longitudinal axes that run parallel to one another and to the plane of the bottom, and can be folded about a center longitudinal axis. The crosswise side walls are structured in one piece, in each instance, and are arranged to pivot about a crosswise axis that is parallel to the plane of the bottom, after a lock has been released, from their upright position into a horizontal collapsed position. The crosswise side walls are mounted to pivot in the region of the bottom, and are provided, at their free top edge, with devices to secure them in place with a positive lock, on the top end frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicant: Georg Utz Holding AG
    Inventor: Jean-Marc Dubois
  • Patent number: 5964372
    Abstract: The container includes a lower part and a lid. The lower part is of a single wall structure and is reinforced at its upper edge area by a reinforcing wall. The lower end of the reinforcing wall is curved inwards and extends into the side wall. Thus, an edge at the lower end of the edge area is prevented. The upper edges of the lid are also rounded and run smoothly into the reinforcing wall. The lid includes ribs which, when the lid is placed on the lower part, come to lie onto corresponding ribs of the lower part. The lid is connected to the lower part by a snapping mechanism. The lid includes an opening, into which a ledge of the snapping mechanism can be snapped in. This ledge is accessible through this opening to release the ledge to disengage the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Georg Utz Holding AG
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Dubois, Bernd Frommherz, Thomas Jaussi, Boris Schwab
  • Patent number: 5862935
    Abstract: The container includes a lower part and a lid. The lower part is of a single wall structure and is reinforced at its upper edge area by a reinforcing wall. The lower end of the reinforcing wall is curved inwards and extends into the side wall. Thus, an edge at the lower end of the edge area is prevented. The upper edges of the lid are also rounded and run smoothly into the reinforcing wall. The lid includes ribs which, when the lid is placed on the lower part, come to lie onto corresponding ribs of the lower part. The lid is connected to the lower part by a snapping mechanism. The lid includes an opening, into which a ledge of the snapping mechanism can be snapped in. This ledge is accessible through this opening to release the ledge to disengage the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Georg UTZ Holding AG
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Dubois, Bernd Frommherz, Thomas Jaussi, Boris Schwab
  • Patent number: D493282
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Georg Utz Holding, AG
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Dubois, Boris Schwab