Patent ID: 11878833
Assignee: SCHOELLER ALLIBERT GMBH
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 4:
5. A foldable container, comprising:
a bottom,
side walls, which are hinged in a pivotally movable manner at an edge of the bottom in such a way that they can be folded in, respectively, from an erected position, in which the corresponding side wall extends upwards transversely to the bottom, into a folded-in position, in which the corresponding side wall extends at least substantially in parallel to the bottom,
a lid which is configured to be placed on the side walls in their erected position in order to close the foldable container in a closed position, and to be placed on the side walls in their folded-in position so that it can be stored or stowed away in a space-saving manner in a storage position in case of an empty transport,
a closure element that can be moved relative to the lid and which is provided at least partially in a portion of an edge of the lid in order to lock the lid in the closed position,
at least one first closure element mating piece which is provided at an edge of the side walls that faces away from the bottom in such a way at the side walls that, in the closed position of the lid, the at least one first closure element mating piece can interact in a form-fitting manner with the closure element, and
at least one second closure element mating piece provided on a portion of the side walls that faces the bottom and/or on the bottom in such a way that, in the storage position of the lid, the at least one second closure element mating piece can interact in a form-fitting manner with the closure element in order to lock the lid in the storage position,
wherein, at said portion of the edge of the lid that is provided with the closure element a groove is provided into which at least one portion of said edge of the corresponding side wall that faces away from the bottom, projects in the closed position of the lid,
wherein, the foldable container further comprises:
at least one hook element which is provided in a portion of the edge of the lid which lies opposite to the portion of the edge of the lid that is provided with the closure element,
at least one first hook element mating piece which is provided in such a way at the side walls that, in the closed position of the lid, the at least one first hook element mating piece can interact in a form-fitting manner with the hook element, and
at least one second hook element mating piece which is provided on the portion of the side walls that faces the bottom and/or on the bottom in such a way that, in the storage position of the lid, the at least one second hook element mating piece can interact in a form-fitting manner with the hook element in order to lock the lid in the storage position,
and wherein:
the at least one first closure element mating part is implemented as a recess in an inner surface of the side walls,
the at least one first hook element mating piece is implemented as a recess in an outer surface of the side walls,
an edge web is provided, respectively, at portions of the edge of the bottom at which one of the two side walls, respectively, is hinged in a pivotally movable manner,
the at least one second closure element mating piece is implemented as a recess in an inner surface of one of the edge webs, and
the at least one second hook element mating piece is implemented as a recess in an outer surface of one of the edge webs.