IP Library › Granted Patent US 10,046,886
Granted Patent B2
US 10,046,886 · App. 14/422,113 · Granted Aug 14, 2018

Container and lid hanging structure thereof

Inventors: Yuanli Jian (Shanghai, CN); Yongping Su (Shanghai, CN); Kai Gong (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: SHANGHAI HONGYAN RETURNABLE TRANSIT PACKAGINGS CO., LTD.
B65D43/20B65D19/06B65D77/061B65D2519/00333B65D2519/00711
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,046,886
App. No.
14/422,113
Granted
Aug 14, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lid hanging structure of a container is disclosed in the present invention. The container includes a base, side plates and a lid. the hanging structure includes hanging members and hanging slots, wherein the hanging members are engaged or disengaged with the hanging slots respectively so as to hang the lid on the container or remove the lid from the container, and one of the anging members and the hanging slot is provided on the lid and the other is provided on the side plates. According to the lid hanging structure, it is convenient to remove the lid from the container when necessary. That is to say that, the lid can be removed directly when not in use or in the hanging state, and can be removed by simple operation in the hanging state, so as to reduce the amount of labor, and the structure is simple and the cost is low.

Claims (25)

1. A container assembly having a hanging structure for a lid, comprising a container and the lid, the container comprising:

a base and side plates, the lid being removable and detachable,

wherein the hanging structure includes hanging members and hanging slots, the hanging members are engaged with the hanging slots when the lid is hung on the side plates and the hanging members are disengaged with the hanging slots when the lid is removed or detached from the side plates, and

wherein the lid is slidable on the side plates so that the hanging members are movable away from or toward the hanging slots, and the hanging members are connected to the hanging slots only in a hanging position, the lid having edgeguards, at least one part of the edgeguards contacts outer surfaces of the side plates when the lid is hung on one of the side plates or slides along the side plates; and

the hanging slots are provided on a bottom of the lid and located on a middle portion of one edge of the lid and the hanging members are provided on both ends of an upper portion of the side plates,

wherein the hanging members are bearing pins provided on the side plates and the lid can slide along the side plates and be hung on the side plates through the engagement of the bearing pins and the hanging slots.

2. The container assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein pits are provided on both ends of an upper portion of the side plates respectively, and the bearing pins are projected from side walls of the pits respectively, wherein the bearing pins will enter into the hanging slots after the lid sliding by a distance along the side plates so that the lid can be hung on the side plates.

3. The container assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein ribs are provided on the lid so as to reduce friction during a process of the sliding of the lid, and the slots are provided with a guide slope so as to guide the bearing pins into the hanging slots.

4. A container assembly having a hanging structure for a lid, comprising a container and the lid, the container comprising:

a base and side plates, the lid being removable and detachable,

wherein the hanging structure includes hanging members and hanging slots, the hanging members are engaged with the hanging slots when the lid is hung on the side plates and the hanging members are disengaged with the hanging slots when the lid is removed or detached from the side plates, and

wherein the lid is slidable on the side plates so that the hanging members are movable away from or toward the hanging slots, and the hanging members are connected to the hanging slots only in a hanging position, the lid having edgeguards, at least one part of the edgeguards contacts outer surfaces of the side plates when the lid is hung on one of the side plates or slides along the side plates; and

the hanging members are provided on a bottom of the lid and located on a middle portion of one edge of the lid and the hanging slots are provided on the side plates,

wherein the hanging members are bearing pins provided on the lid and the hanging slots include a pit and a guide slope and are provided on both ends of an upper portion of the side plates respectively, wherein the bearing pins will enter into the pits through the guide slope when the lid slides on the side plates.

5. The container assembly as claimed in claim 4 , wherein ribs are provided on the lid so as to reduce friction during the process of the sliding of the lid.

6. A container assembly having a hanging structure for a lid, comprising a container and the lid, the container comprising:

a base and side plates, the lid being removable and detachable,

wherein the hanging structure includes hanging members and hanging slots, the hanging members are engaged with the hanging slots when the lid is hung on the side plates and the hanging members are disengaged with the hanging slots when the lid is removed or detached from the lid from the side plates, and

wherein the lid is slidable on the side plates so that the hanging members are movable away from or toward the hanging slots, and the hanging members are connected to the hanging slots only in a hanging position, the lid having edgeguards, at least one part of the edgeguards contacts outer surfaces of the side plates when the lid is hung on one of the side plates or slides along the side plates; and

the hanging members are separate members which will be installed on both ends of one of the side plates when in use, and the hanging slots are provided on a bottom of the lid and located on a middle portion of one edge of the lid,

wherein the hanging slots are provided on the lid and mating structures for engaging with the hanging members and the lid are provided on the side plates, wherein the mating structures enable the lid to engage with the hanging members so as to open or close the lid or hang the lid on the side plates,

wherein the hanging members comprise a rotation pin, a bearing pin, and two position limiting pins, wherein one of the position limiting pins is further provided with a projection and a torsional spring is provided on the bearing member;

the mating structure comprises pits on both ends of upper portion of the side plates, wherein a circular hole, a special-shaped through-hole with a special arced contour, and a position limiting hole are provided at each pit; wherein

the rotation pin is inserted into the circular hole and the two position limiting pins are inserted into the circular hole and the special-shaped through-hole respectively so as to keep the hanging member on the mating structure when the bearing pins are installed on the side plates; and

the bearing pin will be engaged or disengaged with the hanging slots so as to hang or remove the lid.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2020
From: SHANGHAI HONGYAN RETURNABLE TRANSIT PACKAGINGS CO., LTD.
To: SHANGHAI HONGYAN RETURNABLE TRANSIT PACKAGINGS CO., LTD.; CHEP UK LIMITED
Reel/Frame 052552/0429 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2015
From: JIAN, YUANLI; SU, YONGPING; GONG, KAI
To: SHANGHAI HONGYAN RETURNABLE TRANSIT PACKAGINGS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035386/0165 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2012 1 0292745 · Aug 16, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150239622A1 · Aug 27, 2015