Container for the transport of boxes and pallet comprising said containers

Abstract

A plastic container is provided that contains one or more boxes therein. The container includes walls and a base that delimit a space for the location of the boxes; wherein the container includes a first ventilation means located in a first pair of opposite walls and a second ventilation means located in a second pair of opposite walls. A pallet including the containers is also provided.

1 . A plastic container to contain one or more boxes inside, the container comprising:
 walls and a base that delimit a space for the location of the boxes;   wherein the container comprises a first ventilation means located in a first pair of opposite walls; and a second ventilation means located in a second pair of opposite walls; and   wherein the first ventilation means include at least one recess in the first pair of opposite walls.   
     
     
         2 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one recess is located in an upper part of the walls. 
     
     
         3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the second ventilation means includes at least one recess in the second pair of opposite walls. 
     
     
         5 . The container according to  claim 4 , wherein the at least one recess is disposed in vertical pillars of the walls. 
     
     
         6 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the walls are formed by a wall frame circumscribing inside wall reinforcement elements. 
     
     
         7 . The container according to  claim 6 , wherein the wall reinforcement elements are selected from vertical pillars and cross shaped profiles. 
     
     
         8 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the base is formed by a base frame comprising at least one central support element. 
     
     
         9 . The container according to  claim 8 , wherein the at least one central support element includes a crossbar structure. 
     
     
         10 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein corners of the container comprise upper stacking means and lower stacking means. 
     
     
         11 . The container according to  claim 1 , further comprising inside at least one housing for boxes which is separated from the walls by spacer elements. 
     
     
         12 . The container according to  claim 1 , further comprising a separator element between two housings for boxes. 
     
     
         13 . The container according to  claim 12 , wherein the separator element is a projection attached to two opposite walls of the container. 
     
     
         14 . The container according to  claim 1 , further comprising ventilation openings in the walls. 
     
     
         15 . The container according to  claim 8 , wherein the ventilation openings are disposed in at least one of corners of the container and vertical pillars of its walls. 
     
     
         16 . The container according to  claim 1 , further comprising horizontal ribs at one or more of the corners wherein one or more of said ribs protrude from the container. 
     
     
         17 . The container according  claim 1 , further comprising one or more recesses at one or more of corners. 
     
     
         18 . The container according to  claim 1 , further comprising one or more marks on an upper face. 
     
     
         19 . The container according to  claim 1 , wherein the walls are collapsible and comprise wall connectors at corners. 
     
     
         20 . The container according to  claim 1 , further comprising a tensioning tie rod system made up of tie-rods and tie-rod connectors. 
     
     
         21 . A pallet of plastic containers, according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 a platform on which the containers are arranged in a stacked configuration formed by rows of containers with boxes inside; and   ventilation channels formed by first ventilation means and second ventilation means of the containers;   wherein the first ventilation means is disposed in a first pair of opposite walls of the containers and includes at least one recess in the first pair of opposite walls; and   wherein the second ventilation means is disposed in a second pair of opposite walls of the containers.   
     
     
         22 . The pallet according to  claim 21 , which comprises rows of 8 containers each. 
     
     
         23 . The pallet according to  claim 22 , wherein the containers in each row are arranged in a 4×2 arrangement. 
     
     
         24 . The pallet according to  claim 21 , further comprising 24 rows of stacked containers.