Storage and transport container with telescopic side walls

Abstract

A plastic storage and transport container ( 1 ) has a floor and, preferably perpendicular to that, a peripheral side wall. The side wall is formed from several side wall elements ( 2, 3, 4 ), which are telescopical for the purpose of changing a container volume, preferably in a direction perpendicular to this floor.

1 . Storage and transport container of plastic, comprising a floor surrounded by a side wall, characterized by the fact that the container has telescopical side wall elements which are telescopically in container height for changing the height of the container.  
   
   
       2 . Container in accordance with  claim 1 , characterized by the fact that the telescopical side wall elements are formed so as to be frame-like, preferably as one piece and each forming a preferably closed, peripheral side wall section of defined height.  
   
   
       3 . Container in accordance with  claim 1  characterized by the fact that the container has a lower, an upper and preferably at least one central side wall element, which form the side walls.  
   
   
       4 . Container in accordance with  claim 1  characterized by the fact that the container has a lower, and and upper side wall element, which form the side walls.  
   
   
       5 . Container in accordance with  claim 1 , characterized by the fact that the side wall elements are nested inside one another in the collapsed position.  
   
   
       6 . Container in accordance with  claim 5 , characterized by the fact that the lowermost side wall element is arranged on the inside in the collapsed, nested position, and that the upper side wall element is arranged on the outside.  
   
   
       7 . Container in accordance with  claim 5 , characterized by the fact that the lowermost side wall element is formed as one piece with the container floor.  
   
   
       8 . Container in accordance with  claim 5 , characterized by the fact that at least one side wall element has, in its lower area, an outwardly projecting peripheral edge, which serves in the collapsed position as a stop for a central or upper side wall element.  
   
   
       9 . Container in accordance with  claim 1 , characterized by the fact that the side wall elements have guide surfaces, preferably in the form of recessed or projecting wall sections, and the guided side wall elements have appropriately corresponding wall sections.  
   
   
       10 . Container in accordance with  claim 1 , characterized by the fact that the side wall elements are lockable in defined telescope positions.  
   
   
       11 . Container in accordance with  claim 10 , characterized by the fact that for the purpose of locking, at least one pre-tensioned locking element engages with corresponding detent recesses.  
   
   
       12 . Container in accordance with  claim 11 , characterized by the fact that two locking elements are arranged at the end faces of the upper and/or a central side wall element.  
   
   
       13 . Container in accordance with  claim 11  characterized by the fact that the locking elements have a handle part, which is formed like an eye for engagement of a finger and preferably with an ergonomically enlarged force-transmission surface.  
   
   
       14 . Container in accordance with  claim 13 , characterized by the fact that the eye-like handle parts at the end walls of the side wall elements concerned are arranged relative to each other such that simultaneous single-handed operation of both locking elements is facilitated.  
   
   
       15 . Container in accordance with  claim 12 , characterized by the fact that the two locking elements have a common actuating means in the form of a release belt, a release lever and the like.  
   
   
       16 . Container in accordance with any of  claim 13  characterized by the fact that the eye-like handle parts or the common actuating means are arranged in a recess or in a recessed wall-section area.  
   
   
       17 . Container in accordance with  claim 1 , characterized by the fact that the side wall elements are formed so as to be reinforced in the corner areas.  
   
   
       18 . Container in accordance with  claim 4 , characterized by the fact that the upper side wall element has at least one hinged cover.