Patent ID: 6758360
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A pallet container comprising:an inner container; and a support structure arranged to enclose and contact side walls of the inner container and formed as a grid of first and second elongate elements connected to one another at their intersections and extending between an upper rim element and a lower rim element, wherein each first elongate element has a through hole through which the respective second elongate element is passed, the first and second elongate elements being connected tightly to one another at their intersection, wherein said tight connection between the first and second elongate elements provides mechanical strength to the pallet container, wherein the first and second elements are tubular in cross-section, wherein the first element has two inner ridges formed opposite one another with respect to a center axis, the two inner ridges projecting inward from a surface of the first elongate elements, at least a portion of the two inner ridges positioned adjacent the through hole in the first elongate element, wherein the inner ridges comprise indentations in the outer profile of the tubular cross section of the first elongate element, and wherein the two ridges contact the outer surface of the second tubular clement to form two positions at which the elements are connected.