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Granted Patent B2
US 11,325,746 · App. 16/530,951 · Granted May 10, 2022

Pallet container for the transport of temperature-sensitive products

Inventors: Joachim Kuhn (Wuerzburg, DE); Fabian Eschenbach (Rottendorf, DE); Lukas Kratsch (Wuerzburg, DE); Lorenz Straub (Randersacker, DE)
Assignee: va-Q-tec AG
B65D19/20B65D81/3813B65D90/06B65D2519/00184B65D2519/00273B65D2519/00323B65D2519/00706
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Patent No.
US 11,325,746
App. No.
16/530,951
Granted
May 10, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Pallet container 1 for the transport of temperature-sensitive products, which pallet container 1 comprises at least one side part 21 , one bottom part 22 , one top part 23 and one lid part 24 , each having at least one vacuum insulation panel 3 disposed therein, and wherein the at least one side part 21 , the bottom part 22 and the top part 23 comprise a common stop rim portion 4 , at which stop rim portion 4 the lid part 24 comes to rest partially or fully circumferentially, characterized in that the pallet container 1 comprises at least one edge protection element 7 in order to distribute a load applied by a tensioning element 6.

Claims (14)

1. Pallet container for the transport of temperature-sensitive products, which pallet container comprises at least one side part, one bottom part, one top part and one lid part, each having at least one vacuum insulation panel disposed therein, and wherein the at least one side part, the bottom part and the top part comprise a common stop rim portion, against which stop rim portion the lid part comes to rest partially or fully circumferentially, characterized in that the pallet container comprises at least one edge protection element in order to distribute a load applied by a tensioning element, wherein the stop rim portion comprises a projecting fold with an inner rim portion against which an outer rim portion of the lid part comes to rest in the closed state of the pallet container.

2. The Pallet container according to claim 1 , wherein the side part, the bottom part, the top part and the lid part each comprise an outer cardboard layer and an inner cardboard layer, between which the at least one vacuum insulation panel is disposed.

3. Pallet container according to claim 2 , wherein the edge protection element comes to rest loosely against the outer cardboard layer or is firmly connected to the outer cardboard layer.

4. Pallet container according to claim 2 , wherein the inner cardboard layer of the lid part includes the outer rim portion.

5. Pallet container according to claim 2 , wherein the inner cardboard layer comprises receiving elements for refrigeration elements.

6. Pallet container according to claim 1 , wherein the outer rim portion on the lid part is formed by an edge running continuously over three sides with an inwardly offset partial portion.

7. Pallet container according to claim 1 , wherein the edge protection element is made of cardboard or plastic.

8. Pallet container according to claim 1 , wherein the tensioning element is a length-adjustable tensioning belt or an elastic strap.

9. Pallet container according to claim 1 , having three unitary or separate side parts being disposed adjacent to one another.

10. Pallet container according to claim 1 , wherein the edge protection element has a length corresponding to a side length of the pallet container.

11. Pallet container according to claim 1 , wherein the edge protection element is configured in one piece or in multiple pieces, and wherein the edge protection element completely encloses at least one side of the pallet container.

12. Pallet container according to claim 1 , wherein the edge protection element includes two portions being arranged at right angles to one another.

13. Pallet container according to claim 12 , wherein the two portions being arranged at right angles to one another have a width in the range from 3 cm to 15 cm.

14. Pallet container according to claim 1 , wherein the edge protection member is cut at least one end portion at an angle in the range of 15° to 100° with respect to a longitudinal axis of the edge protection member.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 20, 2026
From: VA-Q-TEC AG
To: ENVIROTAINER AG
Reel/Frame 075266/0847 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 2, 2019
From: KUHN, JOACHIM, DR.; ESCHENBACH, FABIAN; KRATSCH, LUKAS; STRAUB, LORENZ
To: VA-Q-TEC AG
Reel/Frame 049948/0017 →
Continuity (1)
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