Patents Assigned to Georg Utz Holding AG
  • Patent number: 8596207
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Georg Utz Holding AG
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Dubois, Douwe Hoekstra, Marco Marti
  • Patent number: 8579147
    Abstract: A collapsible plastic storage and transport container has four sidewalls configured to be collapsible inwardly towards a bottom part. Two opposing first sidewalls have recesses and upper corner regions with a spring clip. The spring clip is fixedly connected to a first sidewall and has a free end with a locking projection. The other two opposing second sidewalls have detents disposed on edges of the two second sidewalls. The free end of the spring clip is moveable in a plane of the first sidewall against a spring force of the spring clip, and the locking projection engages behind a corresponding detent to lock the first sidewalls with the second sidewalls. The upper corner regions of the first sidewalls are double-walled, with a closed outer surface and an inner surface with a grip hole. Each spring element can only be actuated from inside the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Georg Utz Holding AG
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Dubois, Yves Hug
  • Patent number: 8499952
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transport container (1) consisting of a bottom part (2) and lateral walls (3, 4) extending perpendicularly therefrom. The transport container has cut-outs (7) provided in the bottom region for receiving with accurate fit the goods to be transported, and also a further support means for the goods above the bottom region. The support means is formed by an intermediate wall (10) that can be positioned vertically and fixed laterally to the corresponding lateral walls (4) and to the bottom part (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Georg Utz Holding AG
    Inventors: Axel Ritzberger, Dirk Schoenrock, Wolfgang Faust, Juergen Schink, Uwe Wojtkowski
  • Patent number: 8499701
    Abstract: A plastic large load carrier has a base that accommodates the loads, support feet arranged at least at the corner regions of the underside of the base, and a double-walled frame surrounding the base. The inner wall and the outer wall of the frame are interconnected by vertical webs and strip-shaped protective profiled elements each being provided between two respective support feet in the lower frame area, wherein the rear of the protective profiled element is supported against the inner wall of the frame. The protective profiled element is a plastic part, on the one longitudinal edge of which an insertion strip for inserting into the gap between the inner wall and the outer wall of the frame is formed, and forms a unit with the profiled element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Georg Utz Holding AG
    Inventor: Axel Ritzberger
  • Publication number: 20130081971
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transport container comprising a rectangular base, with feet located at the underside thereof, with side walls that can pivot about hinges and that rise from said base, wherein the side walls, which lie on top in the folded-together state, and the bordering base edge comprising the hinges form support surfaces for the feet of an identical second container, the feet thereof being located below the base, characterized in that recesses are provided in the left and the right side area of the side walls, which lie on top in the folded-together state, the recesses being separated from one another by ribs and being used to receive protrusions formed on the bottom side of the feet, the height of the protrusions being less than the depth of the recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: GEORG UTZ HOLDING AG
    Inventor: Georg Utz Holding Ag
  • Publication number: 20130045295
    Abstract: A molding tool for the production of a transport container made of plastic, in an injection-molding machine, wherein one half of the mold tool is attached to a movable mold mounting plate and the other half to a fixed mold mounting plate. The fixed mold mounting plate has a sprue opening for a plastification and injection unit. The mold tool half that molds the exterior regions of the container is disposed on the movable mold mounting plate, and the mold tool half that molds the interior region of the container is disposed on the fixed mold mounting plate. In this mold tool half, sprue channels that proceed from the sprue opening run not only into the bottom region but also in the side wall region of the container to be injection-molded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: GEORG UTZ HOLDING AG
    Inventor: Axel RITZBERGER
  • Publication number: 20130008814
    Abstract: A moulding for accommodating and fixing rectangular-outline storage containers, wherein an accommodating surface of the moulding covers an even-numbered multiple of the area covered by the container surface, and in each case two containers are arranged adjacent to one another such that their facing side walls are located symmetrically in relation to the short centre longitudinal axis of the moulding. The underside of the moulding is directed away from the accommodating surface and is provided, along the course of the center longitudinal axis, with an encompassing groove which brings together the facing side walls of two adjacent storage containers arranged beneath the moulding and of which the side peripheries extend into the respective container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: GEORG UTZ HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Axel Ritzberger, Ruediger Koehler
  • Publication number: 20120304898
    Abstract: A plastic pallet includes a hollow lower part provided with ribs and runners, and an upper part provided with ribs and welded to the lower part. The lower part has a recessed border and the upper part has an edge that is bent downwards, covering the edge of the lower part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: Georg Utz Holding AG
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Dubois, Yves Hug, Boris Schwab
  • Publication number: 20120292310
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transport container (1) consisting of a bottom part (2) and lateral walls (3, 4) extending perpendicularly therefrom. The transport container has cut-outs (7) provided in the bottom region for receiving with accurate fit the goods to be transported, and also a further support means for the goods above the bottom region. The support means is formed by an intermediate wall (10) that can be positioned vertically and fixed laterally to the corresponding lateral walls (4) and to the bottom part (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: GEORG UTZ HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Axel Ritzberger, Dirk Schoenrock, Wolfgang Faust, Juergen Schink, Uwe Wojtkowski
  • Publication number: 20120234844
    Abstract: An extension frame for a transport box or a pallet includes two long sides, and two collapsible transverse sides. An angle piece is formed on one of the transverse sides or on one of the long sides, with the angle piece having a free end forming a hinge with a free end of an adjacent long side or transverse side. The hinge has in the open state and the collapsed state a locking position in which the long side and the adjacent transverse side are engageable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: Georg Utz Holding AG
    Inventor: Yves Hug
  • Publication number: 20120234830
    Abstract: A plastic container includes at least two foldable sidewalls articulated to a container base by at least two hinge connections, each including a hinge bolt or pin for pivoting in a receiving gap of the base frame. The receiving gap has an elongate opening to allow the hinge bolt to move in the receiving gap from a lower to an upper end position. The opening has a length at least corresponding to the thickness of the sidewall which is thus liftable vertically by at least the thickness. At least two guide elements are formed at the sidewall and received in the base frame in recesses which have a nose defined by an upper edge spaced from an upper edge of the base frame by a distance which corresponds to a length of the guide element from a lower edge of the sidewall to a lower edge of the guide element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: Georg Utz Holding AG
    Inventor: Yves Hug
  • Publication number: 20120223083
    Abstract: An insert for a transport container made of plastic material includes a grid-shaped layout for glasses and the like that includes plastic strips. At least two substantially identical insert parts are provided, which are connected to each other at a distance by at least two height-adjustable support elements. Different inserts can be stacked on one other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: Georg Utz Holding AG
    Inventor: Yves Hug
  • Publication number: 20120204768
    Abstract: The invention relates to a large load carrier (1) consisting of plastic, comprising a base (2) that accommodates the loads, support feet (13) being arranged at least at the corner regions of the underside of the base, and the base being surrounded by a double-walled frame (3), wherein the inner wall and the outer wall (4, 5) of the frame (3) are interconnected by means of vertical webs (6) and strip-shaped protective profiled elements each being provided between two respective support feet (13) in the lower frame area, wherein the rear of the protective profiled element (8) is supported against the inner wall (4) of the frame (3). The large load carrier is characterized in that the protective profiled element (8) is a plastic part, on the one longitudinal edge of which an insertion strip (15) for inserting into the gap (7) between the inner wall and the outer wall (4, 5) of the frame (3) is formed, and forms a unit with the profiled element (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: GEORG UTZ HOLDING AG
    Inventor: Axel Ritzberger
  • Publication number: 20120124777
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel hinge connection (1) for a transport container made of plastic, which hinge connection comprises a hinge part (2) designed as a sleeve (4) having a longitudinal opening (5) and a hinge clip (3) that encompasses the sleeve. The sleeve has a wide outer circumferential groove (6) for receiving the hinge clip, which has a recess (7) at least at one of the ends thereof. The hinge clip (3) further comprises at one end a detent (9) that projects inward for engaging with the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: GEORG UTZ HOLDING AG
    Inventor: André Keller
  • Patent number: 8042250
    Abstract: A method subsequently reinforces injection-molded transporters such as plastic pallets, which have support feet disposed on their underside, at least at the corners, and a groove for inserting a reinforcement profile between two support feet that stand diagonally opposite one another, and the two ends of the groove are formed by pockets shaped to correspond to the profile cross-section, disposed in the region of the support foot assigned to the groove end, in each instance. After completion of the pallet, the distance between the two pockets is increased via elastic deformation of the pallet. Afterwards, the reinforcement profile is laid into the groove, and one end of the profile is laid into one of the pockets. Thereafter, the deformation is canceled out and the pallet returns to the relaxed original state, and in this connection the other end of the reinforcement profile also dips into the corresponding pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Georg Utz Holding AG
    Inventor: Jean-Marc Dubois
  • Publication number: 20110215105
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plastic storage and transport container. The container includes a bottom part and four sidewalls fixedly disposed on the container bottom, or hinged tiltably and latchable to one another. The storage and transport container includes a removal opening (2) in at least one sidewall (1) which is closeable by way of a lid (3). Preferably, the lid (3) is of two-part construction made up of two lid elements (3a, 3b), wherein the two lid elements (3a, 3b) are swingably connected together by way of a hinge-like connection. This lid (3) can only be opened from the inside of the container. When the container is transported, the lid (3) is closed and cannot be opened or manipulated from the outside. For storage, the containers are stacked in such a way that a removal opening (2) of each container is accessible from the front. Prior to stacking the containers, the lids (3) are partially or entirely opened so that the goods located in the container can be removed from the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: Georg Utz Holding AG
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Dubois, Yves Hug
  • Publication number: 20110174809
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plastic collapsible storage and transport container comprising a bottom part (2) with four collapsible sidewalls (3, 4) arranged in an articulated manner on the bottom part (2). Two opposing first sidewalls can be detachably engaged with the two other opposing second sidewalls (4) The container (1) also comprises a cover (5) and means for sealing (56) the cover to the container in a fixed manner. The bottom part (2) formed by a bottom frame (15) and a bottom plate (16) comprises at least two inwardly open and outwardly closed recesses (19) along each frame side (17, 18), said recesses having lateral boreholes extending parallel to the frame sides (17, 18) of the bottom frame (15). Said recesses (19) are used to receive molded parts (21) formed on the first and second sidewalls (3, 4), provided with lugs (22) extending parallel to the lower edges of the sidewalls (3, 4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Georg Utz Holding AG
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Dubois, Yves Hug
  • Publication number: 20110163055
    Abstract: The invention relates to a load carrier, particularly a tray (1) for the transport and storage of goods, having a base (2) comprising a receiving surface (4) for the goods to be transported, and a base bottom having a structure (5) made from ribs (6, 7) crossing each other and projecting vertically from the base surface, characterized in that aligned openings (9) are made from one base side to the other in adjacent ribs (7) arranged parallel to each other, into the openings a reinforcement bar (11) can be inserted from one side of the base to the opposite side, wherein the openings (9) in the ribs (7) are formed by means of cut-outs (8) made in the vertical ribs (7) through the receiving surface (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: Georg Utz Holding AG
    Inventor: Jean-Marc Dubois
  • Publication number: 20110127275
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transport container which is made of plastic and has side walls which rise up from a bottom part and are reinforced on their outwardly facing surface by vertical and/or horizontal ribs which protrude from the walls and are characterized in that plates made of plastic filled with stiffness-increasing additives are applied to the outer side of at least two opposing side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: Georg Utz Holding AG
    Inventor: Jean-Marc Dubois
  • 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