Multi-use container with wheels
A multi-use container with wheels, which includes: an opening; a base; lateral walls; end faces; a lower edge around the lateral walls and the end faces; at least two wheels coupled to each external face of the lateral walls, close to the lower edge of the lateral walls and the lower corners of the container; and recesses in the opening for receiving a lower part of the wheels of a container stacked on top. The base projects from underneath the lower edge.
1. A multi-use container, comprising:
an opening, a base, lateral walls, end faces,
a lower edge around the lateral walls and the end faces,
at least two wheels coupled to each external face of the lateral walls, close to the lower edge of the lateral walls and lower corners of the container, and
recesses in the opening for receiving a lower part of the wheels of a second container stacked on top of the multi-use container, the base projecting from underneath the lower edge.
2. The multi-use container according to claim 1 , wherein each lateral wall comprises three wheels.
3. The multi-use container according to claim 1 , wherein each wheel is protected by a protective skirting.
4. The multi-use container according to claim 3 , wherein the protective skirtings comprise an external face, an internal face and a central circular opening for coupling and retaining by a shaft of a removable pin by snap-fitting with the wheel inserted.
5. The multi-use container according to claim 4 , wherein the container, the wheels and the removable pin are manufactured using plastic materials.
6. The multi-use container according to claim 4 , wherein the shaft of the removable pin within the inserted wheel is configured to be coupled to the central circular opening by snap-fitting.
7. The multi-use container according to claim 6 , wherein the lateral walls comprise vertical ribs joined at one end thereof to the protective skirtings closer to the end faces, and at an opposing end thereof to the recesses of the opening of the container.
8. The multi-use container according to claim 7 , wherein the vertical ribs are arranged in line with the protective skirting, forming a single-part.
9. The multi-use container according to claim 8 , further comprising at least one central protective skirting comprising a reinforcing element.
10. The multi-use container according to claim 9 , wherein the end faces comprise vertical ribs joined at one end thereof to the lower edge of the end faces, and at an opposing end thereof to the opening of the container.
11. The multi-use container according to claim 10 , wherein the internal face of the protective skirtings is separated from the external face of the lateral wall, defining a slot in which a head of the removable pin is inserted by pressure fitting.
12. The multi-use container according to claim 1 , wherein the lateral walls comprise two lateral walls and the end faces comprise two end faces.
13. The multi-use container according to claim 1 , wherein the wheels are rigid.
14. The multi-use container according to claim 1 , further comprising a lid for covering the container.
15. The multi-use container according to claim 1 , further comprising extensions proximate to the opening in order to reinforce a structure of the container.