Storage and transport container

Abstract

A container for transport and for storage of objects, consisting of a floor part and two lengthwise and crosswise walls that stand opposite one another, in each instance, which project vertically from the floor part, and can be collapsed onto one another about hinges disposed in the floor region. The hinge of at least one of the side walls is configured in such a manner that its hinge parts, which interact with one another, can be separated from one another and connected with one another, respectively, in a defined position relative to one another.

1 . A large container for transport and for storage of objects, comprising: 
 a floor part, two lengthwise walls and two crosswise walls, said lengthwise walls standing opposite one another and said crosswise walls standing opposite one another, said lengthwise and crosswise walls projecting vertically from the floor part;    at least one hinges between the floor part and at least one of the walls to allow the walls to be collapsed onto one another, wherein each hinge comprises a hinge part on the floor part and a hinge part on one of the walls, said hinge parts interacting with one another and adapted to be separated from one another and connected with one another, respectively, in a defined, almost perpendicular position relative to one another.    
   
   
       2 . A container according to  claim 1 , wherein the hinge part on the floor part forms an arc of >180° in cross-section, and the complementary hinge part on the wall has cylinder-shaped axle stumps, whose cross-section is complementary to the arc-shaped cross-section of the hinge part on the floor part.  
   
   
       3 . A container according to  claim 1 , wherein the hinge part on the floor part is a rectangular hollow profile, having a slot-shaped opening in a top of said hinge part facing away from the floor, and wherein the hinge part on the wall is L-shaped in cross-section and can be introduced or moved out of said opening.  
   
   
       4 . A container according to  claim 1 , wherein the hinge part on the floor part is formed by a hollow profile that is rectangular in cross-section, and has a slot-shaped opening in a the top facing away from the floor, through which opening the hinge part on the wall can be introduced into the hollow profile, or moved out of it, and wherein the hinge part on the wall consists of a crosspiece that proceeds from the lower edge of the side wall, and a bead-like thickened region disposed on the crosspiece, which thickened region has a minimal and a maximal diameter, so that the maximal diameter is greater than a width of the slot, and the minimal diameter is smaller than a diameter of the slot.  
   
   
       5 . A container according to  claim 1 , wherein the hinge part on the floor part is formed by a hollow profile that is rectangular in cross-section, having slot-shaped openings in a top of the floor hinge part, facing away from the floor, so that each slot-shaped opening has a region having a lesser diameter and a subsequent region having a greater diameter, and wherein the hinge part on the wall has a crosspiece connected with a lower edge of the wall and a cylinder-shaped widened region disposed on the crosspiece, and wherein the smaller diameter of the slot-shaped opening corresponds to a width of the crosspiece, and the region of greater diameter of the slot-shaped opening corresponds to the cylinder-shaped widened region.  
   
   
       6 . A container according to  claim 1 , wherein the hinge part on the floor part has a hollow profile that is rectangular in cross-section, and has a slot-shaped opening in a top of the hinge part facing away from the floor, said slot-shaped opening having edges extending upward and outward in a shape of a funnel, and form elastic tongues, and wherein the hinge part on the wall consists of a roller-shaped region connected with the wall by way of a crosspiece, wherein a diameter of said roller-shaped region is slightly greater than a width of the slot-like opening.  
   
   
       7 . A container according to  claim 1 , wherein the floor part is configured as a pallet.  
   
   
       8 . A container according to  claim 1 , wherein the side walls have partial regions that can be folded down outward, in the direction of the floor region.  
   
   
       9 . A container according to  claim 1 , further comprising a lid for closing off the container, both in the assembled and in the collapsed state.