Europaisches Patentamt

(19) European Patent Office

Office europeen
peen des brevets
brevets EP 0 679 1 37 B1

(12) E U R O P E A N PATENT S P E C I F I C A T I O N

(45) Date of publication and mention (51) intci.6: B 6 5 D 6 / 2 4 , B65D 19/12,

of the grant of the patent: B65D 8 8 / 5 2
19.03.1997 Bulletin 1997/12
(86) International application number:
(21) Application number: 94904589.2 PCT/DK94/00024
(22) Date of filing: 14.01.1994 (87) International publication number:
WO 94/15845 (21.07.1994 Gazette 1994/17)

(54) CONTAINER BASE WITH THREE PERPENDICULAR FIXING ELEMENTS IN THE CORNERS
CONTAIN ERBODEN MIT DREI SENKRECHTEN BEFESTIGUNGSELEMENTEN IN DEN
ECKBEREICHEN
BASE DE CONTENEUR COMPORTANT TROIS ELEMENTS PERPENDICULAIRES DE FIXATION
DANS LES COINS

(84) Designated Contracting States: • SORENSEN, Kent, Weel

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE DK-5466 Asperup (DK)
• JENSEN, Berno, Holmgaard
(30) Priority: 15.01.1993 DK 49/93 DK-5690 Tommerup (DK)
• INGVARTSEN, Peder Hans
(43) Date of publication of application: DK-5500 Middelfart (DK)
02.11.1995 Bulletin 1995/44
(74) Representative: Wittrup, Flemming et al
(73) Proprietors: c/o Hofman-Bang & Boutard, Lehmann & Ree
• R.D. Impex ApS A/S,
DK-5500 Middelfart (DK) Hans Bekkevolds Alle 7
• CONTAINER CENTRALEN A/S 2900 Hellerup (DK)
DK-5200 Odense V (DK)
(56) References cited:
(72) Inventors: EP-A- 0 336 773 AU-B- 590 383
• MOGENSEN, Erling Kristen DE-C- 3 036 480 GB-A- 1 569 405
DK-5500 Middelfart (DK)

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Description
The invention concerns a base frame adapted to be
built together with at least one upper part, said base
comprising a rectangular frame structure which is es- 5
sentially horizontal in use and has hollow profile pipes
serving as guide and fixing elements for the upper part
in the mounting thereof.
Such container bases are widely used in connection
with carriage bottoms whose corners are adapted to re- 10
ceive side-boards. Containers of this type are known in
many versions for the transport, possibly also for the dis-
play of various goods, e.g. boxes, flowers, clothing and
food products. So far, a container base and associated
sideboards-have been designed for a specific use, and 75
the use has decided whether the side-boards are fitted
by vertical or horizontal mounting on the container base.
EP-A-366 773 discloses a container base on which
side members may be mounted, mince the container
base is provided with horizontal pipe parts for receiving 20
and retaining locking parts mounted on the side mem-
bers. It will not be directly possible to use the container
base in connection with other kinds of upper frame con-
structions.
The object of the invention is to provide a container 25
base which can serve to fix several types of side-boards.
This object is achieved in that the container base is
constructed as stated in the characterizing portion of
claim 1. This structure ensures that the coupling means
of the side-boards can be inserted both in a vertical di- 30
rection and in two mutually horizontal directions, which
results in a more flexible container base.
The container base is therefore particularly expedi-
ent for multi-purpose use, so that a single type of con-
tainer base is now sufficient for the retailers, on which 35
several types of side-boards may be mounted, depend-
ing upon the commodity to be transported in the con-
tainer. For multi-purpose use it is expedient to provide
the rim of the con tainer base with some upwardly ex-
tending flaps which can control goods on the container, 40
without there being provided separate side-boards.
The invention is thus characterized in that none of
the profile pipes at the corners of the container base pre-
vents insertion of fasteners for a side-board into the end
of one of the other profile pipes in the corner. It is not 45 low metal profile pipes of rectangular cross-section, as
necessary that a coupling means of a side-board fills the
profile pipe completely, which, however, is a preferred
embodiment, as stated in claim 2. Claim 2 moreover
states the presence of a stiffening element which, in
combination with the features stated in claim 3, provides so the rectangular frame 5.
a very stiff corner structure.
Claim 4 defines a preferred embodiment of the stiff-
ening element, while claims 5 and 6 define further fea-
tures of the stiffening element.
Claim 7 defines an embodiment for the fixing of a 55 the wires 14 are attached to the frame 5 by welding, and
side-board when this is introduced from the side.
It will be readily appreciated how side-boards can
be fixed by vertical mounting, i.e. in that the side-boards
2
2
have some downwardly extending pins to be received
in the substantially vertical profile pipes of the container
base.
Claim 8 defines a preferred embodiment, while
claims 9 and 10 define a preferred use of the container
base according to the invention.
The invention will be explained more fully below in
connection with preferred embodiments and with refer-
ence to the drawings, in which
fig. 1 is a sectional view of a preferred embodiment
of a container base according to the invention,
fig. 2 is a plan view of the container base shown in
fig. 1,
fig. 3 is a detailed view of a corner area of the con-
tainer base shown in figs. 1 and 2,
fig. 4 is a top view of the corner structure on a con-
tainer base according to the invention,
fig. 5 is a lateral view of the corner structure shown
in fig. 4,
figs. 6 and 7 show a corner structure according to
the invention in connection with a detachable side-
board,
figs. 8 and 9 show a corner structure according to
the invention in connection with a corner column or
pipe member on which shelves may be placed,
fig. 10 shows a corner structure according to the in-
vention used in connection with another type of
side-boards, and
fig. 11 shows the same as fig. 10, seen from above.
Fig. 2 is a plan view of a container base according
to the invention, and in a preferred embodiment it is con-
structed as a carriage bottom for a roller carriage. This
carriage has a rectangular frame 5 with two longitudinal
frame parts 10 which may expediently be made of hol-
well as with two transverse frame parts 11 , which pref-
erably have the same structure as the frame parts 10.
The frame parts 10, 11 are assembled via respective
vertical, hollow pipe sections 12 at each corner to form
In addition, the frame 5 has a plurality of transverse
metal bands 13 which, together with longitudinal metal
wires 14, stiffen the frame and form a carrier face for
goods placed on the roller carriage. The bands 13 and
the resulting carrier face is flush with the upper edge of
the frame parts 10, 11. The carrier face is restricted by
stop plates 15 welded on the outer sides of the frame
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parts 10, 11. In addition, the frame parts 10, 11 are sta-
bilized at the corners by stiffening elements 16, which
will be discussed in detail later.
Respective wheel forks 17, which are fixed between
the frame parts 11 and one of the metal bands 13, are
mounted at the corners at one end of the roller carriage,
each of said wheel forks having a fixedly oriented wheel
18 mounted on a horizontal shaft 19, which appears
from fig. 1. A wheel bracket 20, on which a wheel fork
is mounted pivotally about a vertical axis, is provided at
each corner at the other end of the roller carriage. Each
of the wheel forks 21 has a horizontal shaft 23 on which
a wheel 22 is mounted.
When two carriage bottoms are stacked, the wheels
18, 22 are retained on the brackets 17 on a lower roller
carriage between two wires 14 and between the frame
part 11 and a band 13. At the other end of the roller car-
riage the pivotable wheels 22 of a roller carriage are re-
tained on brackets 20 of a lower roller carriage, said
wheels being permitted to have an essentially free ori-
entation since each of the brackets 20 has a conical el-
evation 24 with a coaxially arranged hoop 25 between
which the wheel 22 stands. This is described in detail in
the applicant's own patent application WO-A-94 14 668.
It will be seen from fig. 1 that the pipe sections 12
extend downwards to terminate at a distance above the
base, it being thereby possible to stack the roller car-
riages. The length of the pipe sections 12 must not ex-
ceed the distance from the upper side of the brackets
20 to the base, and should preferably be somewhat
smaller.
Fig. 4 together with fig. 5 shows howthe corner joint
is made in a preferred embodiment. The pipe section 12
is terminated at the same level as the internal bottom
face of the frame parts 10,11 and is secured to the end
edges of respective frame parts 10, 11 by welded seams
26 and 27, respectively. It will thus be seen that the
frame parts 10, 11 are not secured directly to each other,
but for particularly exacting uses the frame parts 10, 11
can be fixed with respect to each other through an angle
bar (not shown), which is secured in a known manner
to the rear sides 29 of the frame parts 10, 11 so that the
opening in the pipe member 12 is not blocked.
In the shown embodiment the stiffening element 16
is made of bent sheet iron and is secured at its ends to
the pipe member through the weld 28. Optionally, the
stiffening element 16 may also be welded to the adja-
cent frame parts 10, 11 at its edges facing the frame
parts 10, 11, as the welded seams 30 provided hereby
increase the strength of the corner joints.
Figs. 6 and 7 show the mounting means on a side-
board corresponding to the matter shown in EP-A-0 336
773, the mounting means being changed somewhat
here. Fig. 6 and 7 are top and partially sectional views
of the corner joints. A plurality of pipes 32 extends up-
wards from a base part 30, and these pipes 32 with
transverse stiffeners (not shown) constitute the detach-
able sides or side-boards, which are discussed in detail
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in said EP document. Further, a horizontally protruding
hook 33 with a hook head 34, which can be received in
the longitudinal frame part 10, extends from the base
part 30. The hook 33 may either be solid so that the pipe
5 opening in the frame part 10 is filled completely, or may
be of sheet iron so that just part of the frame part is filled.
When the side-board is to be mounted, the hook 33
is first moved into position, and then the locking means
shown in fig. 6 are engaged by a guided movement,
10 since one end of the base part 30 is locked by the hook
33. The locking means shown in fig. 6 comprise a pro-
truding block 34 which, when the side-board is mounted
correctly, rests on the pipe section 12 and has a guide
pin 34 filling the opening in the frame part 11 completely
is or partly. Further, a pivotable latch 36 is provided, said
latch being pivotally mounted on the base part 30 with
a bolt 30 so that a nose 38 can be moved into the open-
ing of the frame part 10. This retains the guide pin 35
and the base part 30 in position. The latch 36 is shown
20 in three positions to illustrate its pattern of movement.
The base part 30 is made of a hollow, rectangular
profile pipe, and the hook 33, the latch 36 and the block
34 are secured to the internal cavity of the base part and
protrude therefrom through suitably shaped slots. The
25 latch 36 may expediently be spring biassed, which, how-
ever, is not shown, since it will be easy for a skilled per-
son to design such spring bias.
Figs. 8 and 9 show how a corner pipe or a column
39 is mounted in the pipe section 12, a constricted end
30 part 40 being received and retained. The end part 40
extends approximately halfway through the pipe section
12. Upper parts of this type having columns and shelves
for roller carriages are known e.g. from GB patent spec-
ification 1 569 405 and will therefore not be described
35 in detail. Fig. 9, which shows a section along the line IX-
IX, illustrates an expedient embodiment of the end part
40, which is compressed so that the corners 41 protrude
while the portions 42 therebetween are curved inwards.
Just the corners 41 will hereby be in contact with the
40 opening of the pipe section 12, which facilitates mount-
ing.
Fig. 10 and 11 show how another type of a side-
board can be arranged in the container base according
to the invention. The corner of the container base is
45 shown in principle by the horizontal pipe profiles 10, 11
and the vertical profile 12. Like before, an embodiment
has been selected in which the upper edge of the pipe
profile 12 is flush with the internal bottom face of the
pipe profile 11 .
so The side-board is indicated at 45 and comprises a
bottom member 46 having a plurality of upwardly ex-
tending columns 47. At each end the side-board has a
coupling means which protrudes perpendicularly from
the plane of the side-board, and which will be explained
55 more fully below.
The coupling means comprises a lock strap 48,
which is tapered so that it can easily be inserted into the
pipe profile 11, and so that the wide portion of the lock
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strap can engage the end of the pipe profile 10. The lock
strap has a pin 49 which mounts a latch 50 which is
spring biassed, as appears from fig. 10. The latch has
an activation part 51 extending down through the bottom
member 46, and the latch moreover has a locking pro-
jection 52 ensuring that the side-board cannot be pulled
clear of the container base.
Upon upward actuation of the activation part 51 , e.
g. by the foot, the locking projection 52 moves upwards
and clear of the internal wall of the profile pipe 12, so
that the side-board can be pulled clear of the container
base.
It will be seen in this embodiment that the alignment
of the upper edge of the pipe profile 12 with the internal
bottom face of the pipe profile 11 ensures that the upper
edge of the pipe profile 12 serves both as a guide in the
introduction of the locking strap 48 and also serves as
a support for the absorption of the moment which is gen-
erated when the side-board is laterally affected upward.
The vertical hollow pipe sections 12 may advanta-
geously be provided with tapering, lower ends, e.g. cor-
responding to the end members 40 on the corner pipe
or the column 39. The carriage bottoms can hereby be
stacked during production and be transported safely be-
fore they are provided with wheels. Since the unfinished
carriage bottoms are locked mutually, very stable stack-
ing is achieved, and cross-stacking is permitted, which
means that the carriage bottoms can be turned 90° with
respect to each other to form two interlacing stacks
which are turned 90° with respect to each other, which
results in good utilization of the storage space during
production. When wheels are mounted only on the low-
ermost bottom, it will be easy to handle the cross-stack.
The corner arrangement according to the invention
provides access for columns, where an inward bend of
these is prevented to a great extent. The reason is that
the reaction point thereof is located at the same level as
the upper side of the pipes.
It will simultaneously be possible to stack two car-
riage bottoms with corner pipes or columns on top of
each other.
This is important in a situation of use, since two car-
riages having columns and shelves on which e.g. potted
plants are placed, can be stacked on top of each other,
so that the downwardly tapering, vertical pipe section
12 of the upper carriage bottom is received and rests in
the hollow, upwardly open columns 39 of the lower car-
riage bottom. This provides better utilization of the
space during transport of commodities, the container
being used for transporting e.g. potted plants from a
wholesaler to a retainer. This transport usually takes
place in trucks or containers.
Claims
1. A container base (5) adapted to be built together
with at least one upper part, said base comprising
6
a rectangular frame structure which is substantially
horizontal in use and has pipe parts in the form of
hollow profile pipes (10, 11) which serve as guide
and fixing elements for the upper part in the mount-
5 ing thereof, said frame structure has in the corners
a pair of substantially horizontal, mutually perpen-
dicular pipe parts having open exposed ends, char-
acterized in that one or more of the corners of the
base (5) comprise a further pipe section (12) ex-
10 tending substantially perpendicularly to the base
(5), and that the upper exposed end of the further
pipe section (1 2) is terminated at the same level as
or below a lower side wall of the substantially hori-
zontal pipe parts (10, 11) and is secured to the end
is edges of the lower walls of these.
2. A container base (5) according to claim 1, charac-
terized in that the profile pipes (10, 11) are so mu-
tually located in a corner that each pipe can receive
20 a fixing means corresponding to the internal diam-
eter of the pipe (10, 11 , 12), a stiffening element (16)
being provided for mutually joining of the profile
pipes (10, 11, 12) in a corner.
25 3. A container base (5) according to claim 2, charac-
terized in that a lower edge of the profile pipe (10,
11) of the frame structure adjoins respective edge
areas of the further profile pipe (12), and that the
adjoining edge areas (26, 27) are interconnected by
30 welding.
4. A container base (5) according to claim 3, charac-
terized in that the stiffening element (1 6) is an elon-
gate metal plate with two bends transversely to the
35 longitudinal direction, and that it is secured at its
ends to the essentially vertical profile pipe (12).
5. A container base (5) according to claim 4, charac-
terized in that the stiffening element (16) is addi-
40 tionally secured to the underside of the adjoining
profile pipes (10, 11).
6. A container base according to claim 4 or 5, charac-
terized in that the stiffening element (16) extends
45 upwardly between the base frame pipe profiles (1 0,
11) and is secured to the side faces of these.
7. A container base according to claims 2-6, charac-
terized in that at least one of the profile pipes (10,
so 11) of the base frame at respective corners is pro-
vided with an opening which is spaced from the stiff-
ening element (1 6) and cooperates, in the mounting
of side-boards, with a spring loaded coupling pin
(38) which, in its position of rest, extends outside a
55 tubular connecting means on the side-board, said
tubular connecting means being received in the ap-
ertured pipe profile (1 0, 11) in the base frame when
the side-board is mounted.
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8. A container base according to claims 1-7, charrac-
terized in that both the profile pipes (10, 11) of the
base frame and the essentially vertical profile pipe
(12) have rectangular cross-sections.
9. Use of a container base according to claims 1-8 as
a roller carriage, sets of pivotable and/or fixedly ori-
ented wheels (22, resp. 18) being mounted interior-
ly of the base frame.
10. Use of a roller carriage according to claim 9 as a
multi-purpose carriage, wherein corner pipes (39)
or columns for a plurality of shelves can be mounted
in the essentially vertical profile pipe (12), and
wherein the guide elements in the horizontal profile
pipe (10, 11) can receive and retain the connecting
means on the side-boards, and wherein a plurality
of upwardly extending guide flaps (15) serving as
stops for goods on the roller carriage are provided
along the rim of the roller carriage.
Patentanspriiche
1. Containerbasis (5) zum Zusammenbau mit wenig-
stens einem Oberteil, wobei die Basis eine rechtek-
kige Rahmenstruktur aufweist, die im Gebrauch im
wesentlichen horizontal ist und Rohrteile in Form
von Hohlprofilrohren (10, 11) aufweist, die als Fuh-
rungs- und Befestigungselemente fur das Oberteil
bei dessen Anbringung dienen, wobei die Rahmen-
struktur in den Ecken zwei im wesentlichen horizon-
tale, zueinander senkrechte Rohrteile mit offenen
freiligenden Enden aufweist, dadurch gekennzeich-
net, dal3 eine oder mehrerer Ecken der Basis (5)
einen weiteren Rohrabschnitt (12) aufweist, der
sich im wesentlichen senkrecht zu der Basis (5) er-
streckt, und dal3 das obere freiliegende Ende des
weiteren Rohrabschnitts (12) auf der selben Ebene
wie oder unterhalb einer unteren Seitenwand der
im wesentlichen horizontalen Rohrteile (10, 11) en-
det und an den Endrandem der unteren Wande der-
selben befestigt ist.
2. Containerbasis (5) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch ge-
kennzeichnet, dal3 die Profilrohre (10, 11) derart zu-
einander in einer Ecke angeordnet sind, dal3 jedes
Rohr eine dem Innendurchmesser des Rohres (10,
I, 12) entsprechende Befestigungseinrichtung auf-
nehmen kann, wobei ein Versteifungselement (16)
zum gegenseitigen Verbinden der Profilrohre (10,
II , 12) in einer Ecke vorgesehen sind.
3. Containerbasis (5) nach Anspruch 2, dadurch ge-
kennzeichnet, dal3 ein unterer Rand des Profilrohrs
(10, 11) der Rahmenstruktur an jeweilige Randbe-
reiche des weiterern Profilrohrs (12) angrenzt und
da!3 die angrenzenden Randbereiche (26, 27)
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durch SchweiBen miteinander verbunden sind.
4. Containerbasis (5) nach Anspruch 3, dadurch ge-
kennzeichnet, dal3 das Versteifungselement (16)
5 eine langliche Metallplatte mit zwei quer zur Langs-
richtung verlaufenden Biegungen ist, und dal3 es an
seinen Enden an dem im wesentlichen vertikalen
Profilrohr (12) befestigt ist.
10 5. Containerbasis (5) nach Anspruch 4, dadurch ge-
kennzeichnet, dal3 das Versteifungselement (16)
zusatzlich an der Unterseite der aneinander an-
grenzenden Profilrohre (10, 11) befestigt ist.
is 6. Containerbasis nach Anspruch 4 oder 5, dadurch
gekennzeichnet, dal3 das Versteifungselement (16)
sich zwischen den Basisrahmenrohrprofilen (10,
11) nach oben erstreckt und an deren Seitenflachen
befestigt ist.
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7. Containerbasis nach einem der Anspruche 2-6, da-
durch gekennzeichnet, dal3 wenigstens eines der in
jeweiligen Ecken befindlichen Profilrohre (10, 11)
des Basisrahmens mit einer Offnung versehen ist,
25 die von dem Versteifungselement (1 6) beabstandet
ist, und beim Anbringen der Seitenbretter mit einem
federbeaufschlagten Koppel stift (38) zusammen-
wirkt, der in seiner Ruhestellung, sich aus einer
rohrformigen Verbindungseinrichtung am Seiten-
30 brett heraus erstreckt, wobei die rohrformige Ver-
bindungseinrichtung in dem mit einer Offnung ver-
sehenen Profilrohr (10, 11) in dem Basisrahmen
aufgenommen ist, wenn das Seitenbrett ange-
bracht ist.
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8. Containerbasis nach einem der Anspruche 1-7, da-
durch gekennzeichnet, dal3 sowohl das Profilrohr
(10, 11) des Basisrahmens als auch das im wesent-
lichen vertikale Profilrohr (12) rechteckgen Quer-
40 schnitt aufweisen.
9. Verwendung einer Containerbasis nach einem der
Anspruche 1-8 als Rollwagen, wobei Gruppen von
schwenkbaren und/oder test ausgerichteten Ra-
45 dern (22 bzw. 18) auf der Innenseite des Basisrah-
mens befestigt sind.
10 Verwendung eines Rollwagens nach Anspruch 9
als Mehrzweckwagen, wobei Eckrohre (39) oder
so Pfosten fur mehrere Regalboden in dem im wesent-
lichen vertikalen Profilrohr (12) angebracht werden
konnen, und wobei die Fuhrungselemente in dem
horizontalen Profilrohr (10, 11)dieVerbindungsein-
richtungen der Seitenbretter aufnehmen und halten
55 konnen, und wobei mehrere sich aufwarts erstrek-
kende Fuhrungslaschen (15), die als Anschlage fur
Waren auf dem Rollwagen dienen, entlang dem
Rand des Rollwagens vorgesehen sind.
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Revendications
1. Base de conteneur (5) adaptee pour etre construite
avec au moins une partie superieure, ladite base
comprenant une structure de cadre rectangulaire
qui est substantiellement horizontale en cours d'uti-
lisation et a des parties de tube en forme de tubes
creux profiles (10, 11) qui servent d'elements de
guidage et de fixation pour la partie superieure lors
du montage de celle-ci, ladite structure de cadre
ayant, dans les coins, une paire de parties de tube
substantiellement horizontales, perpendiculaires
I'une par rapport a I'autre, ayant des extremites
ouvertes exposees, caracterisee en ce que I'un ou
plusieurs des coins de la base (5) comprennent une
section de tube (12) supplemental s'etendant
substantiellement perpendiculairement a la base
(5), et en ce que I'extremite exposee superieure de
la section de tube (12) supplemental se termine
au meme niveau que ou au-dessous d'une paroi la-
terale inferieure des parties de tube (10, 11) subs-
tantiellement horizontales et est assujettie aux
bords d'extremite des parois laterales de celles-ci.
2. Base de conteneur (5) selon la revendication 1, ca-
racterisee en ce que les tubes profiles (10, 11) sont
situes I'un par rapport a I'autre dans un coin de telle
sorte que chaque tube puisse recevoir un moyen
de fixation correspondant au diametre interieur du
tube (10, 11, 12), un element raidisseur (16) etant
prevu pour joindre les tubes profiles (10, 11 , 12) I'un
a I'autre dans un coin.
3. Base de conteneur (5) selon la revendication 2, ca-
racterisee en ce qu'un bord inferieur du tube profile
(10, 11) de la structure de cadre est contigu a des
regions de bord respectives du tube profile (12)
supplemental, et en ce que les regions de bord
contigues (26, 27) sont interconnected par souda-
ge.
4. Base de conteneur (5) selon la revendication 3, ca-
racterisee en ce que I'element raidisseur (16) est
une plaque metallique allongee ayant deux coudes
transversalement a la direction longitudinale, et en
ce qu'il est assujetti au niveau de ses extremites au
tube profile (12) essentiellement vertical.
5. Base de conteneur (5) selon la revendication 4, ca-
racterisee en ce que I'element raidisseur (16) est
en outre assujetti au dessous des tubes profiles (10,
11 ) contigus.
6. Base de conteneur selon la revendication 4 ou 5,
caracterisee en ce que I'element raidisseur (16)
s'etend vers le haut entre les tubes profiles (10, 11)
du cadre de la base et est assujetti aux faces late-
rales de ceux-ci.
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7. Base de conteneur selon I'une quelconque des re-
vendications 2 a 6, caracterisee en ce qu'au moins
un des tubes profiles (10, 11) du cadre de la base,
au niveau de coins respectifs, est pourvu d'un orifi-
5 ce qui est espace de I'element raidisseur (16) et
coopere, lors du montage de planches laterales,
avec un tenon (38) rappele par ressort qui, en po-
sition de repos, s'etend a I'exterieur d'un moyen de
connexion tubulaire sur la planche laterale, ledit
10 moyen de connexion tubulaire etant recu dans le
tube profile (10, 11) muni d'un orifice dans le cadre
de la base lorsque la planche laterale est montee.
8. Base de conteneur selon I'une quelconque des re-
's
15 vendications 1 a 7, caracterisee en ce que les tubes
profiles (1 0, 11) du cadre de la base et le tube profile
(1 2) essentiellement vertical ont des sections trans-
versales rectangulaires.
20 9. Utilisation d'une base de conteneur selon I'une
quelconque des revendications 1 a 8 en tant que
chariot a roulettes, des jeux de roues pivotantes et/
ou orientees de maniere fixe (22, resp. 18) etant
montes a I'interieur du cadre de la base.
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10. Utilisation d'un chariot a roulettes selon la revendi-
cation 9 en tant que chariot a usages multiples, ou
des tubes de coin (39) ou des colonnes pour une
pluralite d'etageres peuvent etre montes dans le tu-
30 be profile (12) essentiellement vertical, etou les ele-
ments de guidage dans le tube profile horizontal
(10, 11) peuvent recevoir et retenir le moyen de con-
nexion sur les planches laterales, et ou une pluralite
de volets de guidage (15) s'etendant vers le haut et
35 servant de butees pour les articles sur le chariot a
roulettes sont prevus le long du rebord du chariot a
roulettes.
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50
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