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

Claim 1:
2. 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 the closure element is coupled with the lid in such a way that it can be displaced relative to the lid from a locking position, in which the closure element is in engagement with the at least one first closure element mating piece in the closed position of the lid and/or in which the closure element is in engagement with the at least one second closure element mating piece in the storage position of the lid, into an open position, in which the closure element is not in engagement with the at least one first closure element mating piece in the closed position of the lid and/or in which the closure element is not in engagement with the at least one second closure element mating piece in the storage position of the lid,
wherein:
a handle is connected with the lid in such a way that the handle can be moved relative to the lid from a holding position into a retraction position,
the handle, in the holding position, protrudes farther away from the lid than in the retraction position,
the handle is arranged at the at least one closure element in such a way that, in its holding position, the handle fixes or secures the at least one closure element in the locking position thereof, and
the at least one closure element is pretensioned into the open position by means of a spring element which is implemented integrally with or separately from the closure element.