Patents Assigned to Schoeller International Engineering S.A.
  • Patent number: 5829617
    Abstract: Walls of a collapsible plastic container are produced independently of the base (1) of said container and are then plugged together therewith. They are connected to the base via hinges (4) which each, on the one hand, comprise a hinge housing (5), anchored on the base (1), with a push-in section (8) and an end section (10), which are separated by a gap (9), and with a passage (11) which passes through both of these sections, and, on the other hand, comprise a hinge pin (7) which is mounted rotatably in the passage (11) and is connected to the wall via a web-like retaining finger (6). In the region of the push-in section (8), the passage (11) is open at the sides as a result of a push-in slot (12) which tapers towards the gap (9), with the result that, when the wall is plugged together with the base (1), i.e. when the hinge pin (7) is introduced into the passage (11), the retaining finger (6) can be pushed through the push-in slot (12) into the gap (9), where it is secured against sliding back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Schoeller International Engineering S.A.
    Inventor: Hans Umiker