Abstract
A protection system is provided for protecting transported goods on a roll container, the protection system comprising at least one lateral wall, and the roll container comprising at least one lateral surface, the at least one lateral wall partially or fully covering the at least one lateral surface, and the protection system comprising at least one fastener. The at least one fastener is configured to connect the protection system to the roll container in a reversible or irreversible manner, and the protection system is made of a flexible material.
Claims
1. A protection system for protecting transported goods on a roll container, the protection system comprising at least one lateral wall, and the roll container comprising at least one lateral surface, the at least one lateral wall partially or fully covering the at least one lateral surface, and the protection system comprising at least one fastener, in which, the protection system is reversibly or irreversibly connectable to the roll container via the at least one fastener, and the protection system is made of a flexible material.
2. The protection system according to claim 1, in which the at least one fastener is a hook-and-loop fastener, a belt, a magnet, a form-fitting part, a buckle, a button, a zipper, a friction-welded seam, an adhesive seam, a rivet, and combinations thereof.
3. The protection system according to claim 1, in which the at least one lateral wall comprises an outer side, an inner side, an upper edge, a lower edge and/or at least one lateral edge, and the at least one fastener is/are disposed in the area of the outer side, the inner side, the upper edge, the lower edge and/or the at least one lateral edge.
4. The protection system according to claim 1, in which the protection system comprises two, three or four lateral walls.
5. The protection system according claim 1, in which the protection system comprises a roof.
6. The protection system according to claim 1, in which the protection system comprises at least one flap.
7. The protection system according to claim 1, in which the protection system is a single part or is composed of multiple parts.
8. The protection system according to claim 1, in which at least the at least one lateral wall is configured to be partially or fully opened and closed.
9. The protection system according to claim 1, in which the protection system comprises an anti-theft device.
10. The protection system according to claim 1, in which the protection system comprises a coding.
11. The protection system according to claim 1, in which the protection system comprises at least one opening.
12. The protection system according to claim 1, in which the protection system is made of a light-weight, foldable, bendable, flexible, liquid-repellent, waterproof, wipeable, machine-washable, water-jet-resistant, tear-proof, abrasion-proof, cut-resistant, long-lasting, heat-resistant, cold-resistant, UV-resistant, flame-retardant, antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, food-safe, translucent, transparent material, or combinations thereof.
13. The protection system according to claim 1, in which the protection system is made of a fabric or a film.
14. The protection system according to claim 1, in which the protection system is collapsible.
15. The protection system according to claim 1, in which the transported goods are wares, boxes, cartons, parcels, baskets, bags, trays, plants, sacks, containers, food, consumer staples, industrial goods, intermediate products, consumer products, medicines, suitcases, or combinations thereof.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIGURES
[0034] Further details, features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments in conjunction with the dependent claims. The respective features may be realized alone or in combination with each other. The invention is not limited to the embodiments. The embodiments are shown schematically in the figures. Identical reference signs in the individual figures designate identical or functionally identical elements or elements corresponding to one another in terms of their function.
[0035] FIG. 1 is a top view of a part of a protection system according to the invention;
[0036] FIG. 2 is a sequence of images illustrating the mounting of an embodiment of a protection system according to the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0037] FIG. 1 shows a top view of a part of a protection system 100 according to the invention. In this embodiment, the protective cover 100 is composed of two parts. The first part 101 and the second part 102 are identical. It is also conceivable that the first and/or the second part 101, 102 are each suitable for covering one, two, three, four, five or more lateral surfaces of a roll container (not shown). Furthermore, it is conceivable that the individual parts of the multi-part protection system 100 are configured differently and can cover an equal or different number of lateral surfaces of the roll container (not shown).
[0038] As can be easily seen in FIG. 1, the first and the second part 101, 102 of the protection system 100 each have a first lateral wall 111 and a second lateral wall 112 in this embodiment. The first lateral wall 111 comprises a first fastening means 130, which can be pulled over a side lattice (not shown) of the roll container (not shown) in a form-fitting manner for mounting. The first fastening means 130 is located on the side of the first and the second part 101, 102 facing away from the drawing plane. This circumstance is indicated by the dashed line. The first fastening means 130 is formed by first disposing a flap at the upper edge of the first side 111 during production of the protection system 100; said flap is then folded back and connected laterally to the first part 111 by suitable means. Suitable connections are sewing, gluing or friction welding, for example. Other production methods of the first fastening means 130 are also conceivable in principle and are known to the skilled person. In addition, the first and the second part 101, 102 comprise a second and a third fastening means 131, 132, which are disposed at the lower edge of the first lateral wall 111 on the left side and on the right side, respectively. The second and the third fastening means 131, 132 are spaced apart from the lower edge and the lateral edge, as can be easily seen. It is also conceivable to place the second and third fastening means 131, 132 directly on the edge. In this embodiment, the second and the third fastening means 131, 132 are magnets. Furthermore, the first lateral wall 111 comprises a fourth, fifth and sixth fastening means 121, 122, 123, which are hook-and-loop fasteners in this embodiment. The fourth fastening means 121 is located at the upper edge on the left side, the fifth fastening means 122 is located centrally at the left edge, and the sixth fastening means 123 is located at the lower edge on the left side above the second fastening means 131. The fourth, fifth and sixth fastening means 121, 122, 123 are each spaced apart from the edges. However, it is also conceivable in principle that they are placed directly on the edges. In addition, it is also conceivable that the second and the sixth fastening means 131, 123 partially or completely overlap. This is due to their different mode of action and alignment. The second fastening means 131 is a magnet and can be connected to a side lattice (not shown). In use according to the invention, said side lattice is located on the side facing away from the viewing plane. The sixth fastening means 123, on the other hand, is disposed on the side facing the viewing plane, which generically also represents the direction of action of the sixth fastening means 123. The fourth, fifth and sixth fastening means 121, 122, 123 are rectangular in shape, the longer central perpendicular of the rectangular configuration being aligned parallel to the upper and lower edges of the first lateral wall 111. This alignment and the elongated design have the advantage that the circumference of the protection system 100 can thus be enlarged or reduced and can thus be optimally adapted to the transported goods. In principle, other configurations of the fourth, fifth and sixth fastening means 121, 122, 123 are also conceivable.
[0039] Furthermore, it can be readily seen from FIG. 1 that the protection system 100 further comprises a seventh, eighth and ninth fastening means 124, 125, 126. The seventh, eighth and ninth fastening means 124, 125, 126 are also hook-and-loop fasteners in this embodiment. The seventh fastening means 124 is disposed at the upper edge of the second lateral wall 124 on the right side. The eighth fastening means 125 is disposed centrally at the right edge of the second lateral wall 112. The ninth fastening means 126 is disposed at the lower edge of the second lateral wall 112 on the right side. The seventh, eighth and ninth fastening means 124, 125, 126 are spaced from the edges. However, it is also conceivable that they are placed directly on the edge. The function of the seventh, eighth and ninth fastening means 124, 125, 126 is to maintain a collapsed state. For this purpose, the second lateral wall 112 is folded onto the first lateral wall 111 and the seventh fastening means 124 is connected to the fourth fastening means 121, the eighth fastening means 125 is connected to the fifth fastening means 122 and the ninth fastening means 126 is connected to the sixth fastening means 123. Due to their function, it is possible for the seventh, eighth and ninth fastening means 124, 125, 126 to be significantly narrower than the third, fourth and fifth fastening means 121, 122, 123.
[0040] Furthermore, it can be seen from FIG. 1 that a first and a second opening 141, 142 are disposed at the edge between the first lateral wall 111 and the second lateral wall 112. The arrangement at the edge serves to enable gripping of a side lattice (not shown). In principle, however, it is conceivable to arrange one, two, three, four or more openings on the first lateral wall 111 and/or the second lateral wall 112 in addition to or instead of the first and second openings 141, 142. These openings can be used, for example, to remove transported goods from the roll container without having to remove the protection system 100. Between the second lateral wall 112 and a flap 150, the third and the fourth opening 143, 144 are disposed, which enable the gripping of a second side lattice (not shown) in the same way as the first and the second opening 141, 142.
[0041] At the right edge of the second lateral wall 112, the flap 150 is disposed across the entire length of the protection system 100, as also shown in FIG. 1. A tenth, an eleventh and a twelfth fastening means 127, 128, 129 are disposed on the flap 150. They are also hook-and-loop fasteners. The tenth fastening means 127 is disposed at the upper edge, the eleventh fastening means 128 is disposed centrally, and the twelfth fastening means 129 is disposed at the lower edge of the flap 150. To assemble the protection system, the tenth fastening means 127 of the first part 101 is connected to the fourth fastening means 121 of the second part 102. At the same time, the tenth fastening means 127 of the second part 102 is connected to the fourth fastening means 121 of the first part 101. In the same manner, the fifth fastening means 122 are connected to the eleventh fastening means 128 and the sixth fastening means 123 are connected to the twelfth fastening means 129 of the first and the second part 101, 102. In this manner, the first and second parts 101, 102 form a fully circumferential protection. Depending on where the tenth, eleventh and twelfth fastening means 127, 128, 129 are placed on the fourth, fifth and sixth fastening means 121, 122, 123, respectively, the circumference of the protection system 100 decreases or increases.
[0042] In the embodiment example according to FIG. 1, the protection system 100 additionally comprises a thirteenth, a fourteenth, a fifteenth and a sixteenth fastening means 133, 134, 125, 136. The thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth fastening means 133, 134, 135, 136 are also hook-and-loop fasteners. By means of the thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth fastening means 133, 134, 135, 136, the protection system 100 can be maintained in a folded state and the pack size can be significantly reduced when not in use. The placement of the fifteenth and sixteenth fastening means 135, 136 allows the protection system 100 to be collapsed and the collapsed protection system 100 to be fixed to the roll container (not shown), as the first fastening means 131 can still be connected to the roll container. In addition, the thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth fastening means 133, 134, 135, 136 may be included individually, in pairs or simultaneously in another embodiment. The collapsing and the fixation thereof by the thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth fastening means 133, 134, 135, 136 also enable convenient access into the protection system 100. The thirteenth fastening means 133 is centrally disposed at the lower edge of the second lateral wall 112. The fourteenth fastening means 134 is disposed centrally on the second lateral wall 112. The fifteenth fastening means 135 is disposed centrally on the first lateral wall 111, and the sixteenth fastening means 136 is disposed centrally at the upper edge of the first lateral wall 111. With respect to the positions of the fifteenth and sixteenth fastening means 135, 136, it is provided according to the invention that after the second lateral wall 112 has been folded onto the first lateral wall 111, the first and the second part 101, 102 of the protection system 100 are again folded twice along the central axis, which runs parallel to the upper and lower edges of the protection system 100, and are then fixed. In principle, however, other positions which support other folding, rolling and/or gathering techniques are also conceivable.
[0043] FIGS. 2a, 2b and 2c show the mounting of another embodiment of a protection system 100 according to the invention on a roll container 200. In this embodiment, the protection system 100 is composed of two parts, with both parts 101, 102 of the protection system 100 being identical. The two parts 101, 102 each cover two lateral surfaces 211, 212, 213. The sequence of figures in FIGS. 2a, 2b and 2c shows the mounting of the first part 101 of the protection system 100. The second part 102 of the protection system 100 is mounted on the roll container 200 in an identical manner on the other lateral surfaces 211, 212, 213 not covered by the first part 101. Due to the identical design of the first and second parts 101, 102, the second part 102 also has all the features of the first part 101 described below.
[0044] In FIG. 2a, the first part 101 of the protection system 100 has been reversibly connected to the roll container 200 by means of a first fastening means 130. In this embodiment, the first part 101 comprises a first and a second lateral wall 111, 112. The second lateral wall 112 is placed on the first lateral wall 111. An operator 300 holds the first part 101 in the lower region of the lateral edges of the first and second lateral walls 111, 112 in their hand. In this embodiment, the roll container 200 comprises four lateral surfaces 211, 212, 213 with the third and fourth lateral surfaces not shown. The first lateral surface 211 is open so that transported goods 290 can be placed on the roll container 200. The second lateral surface 212 is limited by a first side lattice 221. The first side lattice 221 not only prevents the transported goods 290 from falling down, provided that they are larger in their dimensions than the meshes of the first side lattice 221, but also enables the roll container 200 to be moved. In order for the roll container 200 to be movable in a simple manner, the roll container 200 comprises four wheels 240. The wheels 240 and the first side lattice 221 are mounted on a base plate 230, on which the transported goods 290 are also placed. The first fastening means 130 encloses the first side lattice 221 in a form-fitting manner at the upper edge. In this manner, the first part 101 remains connected to the roll container 200 even when the operator 300 lets go of the first part 101. It is therefore possible to mount the protection system 100 on the roll container 200 as a single person and with interruption of the operation.
[0045] FIG. 2b shows the next mounting step, in which the first part 101 is unfolded by the operator 300. The operator 300 has grasped the protection system at a flap 150 to fold the second lateral wall 112 off of the first lateral wall 111. The folding process is completed when the second lateral wall 112 has been rotated by a 270 angle about the axis connecting the first and second lateral walls 111, 112 and covers the third lateral surface (not shown) of the roll container 200. The first lateral wall 111 covers the second lateral surface 212 and the first side lattice 221 of the roll container 200. The protection system 100 is held in direct contact with the first side lattice 221 by a second and a third fastening means 131, 132, which are attached to the lower edge of the first lateral wall 111. In this embodiment, the second and third fastening means 131, 132 are magnets, which exert an attractive force on the metal first side lattice 221 with the aid of their magnetic field. They facilitate mounting of the protection system 100 and provide better protection against weather conditions. The second and third fastening means 131, 132 are disposed on the side of the first lateral wall 111 facing away from the viewing plane, as indicated by the dashed line. Also disposed on the first lateral wall 111 are a fourth, a fifth and a sixth fastening means 121, 122, 123, and a seventh, an eighth and a ninth fastening means 124, 125, 126 are disposed on the second lateral wall 112. In addition, the flap 150 comprises a tenth, an eleventh and a twelfth fastening means 127, 128, 129, which are disposed on the side of the flap 150 facing away from the viewing plane. This circumstance is indicated by the dashed line. The fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth fastening means 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129 are hook-and-loop fasteners. The fourth, fifth and sixth fastening means 121, 122, 123 have a dual use in this embodiment. The first use is to facilitate collapsing of the protection system 100 on the roll container 200 by connecting the fourth, fifth and sixth fastening means 121, 122, 123 to the seventh, eighth and ninth fastening means 124, 125, 126. This condition is shown in FIG. 2a. Thus, the collapsed state is maintained, and the protection system 100 can be stowed more easily and in a space-saving manner. The second use of the fourth, fifth and sixth fastening means 121, 122, 123 is to be connected to the tenth, eleventh and twelfth fastening means 127, 128, 129 of the second part 102 (not shown) of the protection system 100. The tenth, eleventh and twelfth fastening means 127, 128, 129 of the first part 101 of the protection system 100 are connected in the same way to the fourth, fifth and sixth fastening means 121, 122, 123 of the second part 102 (not shown) of the protection system 100. The second lateral surface 212 also has four openings 141, 142, 143, 144. In the mounted state, the first side lattice 121 and a second side lattice (not shown), which is located on the fourth lateral surface (not shown) of the roll container 200, can still be grasped by hand, meaning the roll container 200 can be safely maneuvered.
[0046] FIG. 2c shows the roll container 200 rotated by 90 with respect to FIG. 2b, meaning the second lateral surface 212 and the third lateral surface 213 are visible. The first lateral wall 111 of the first part 101 covers the second lateral surface 212 with the first side lattice 221, while the second lateral wall 112 covers the third lateral surface 213. In addition, the flap 150 of the second part 102 can also be seen. The tenth, eleventh and twelfth fastening means 127, 128, 129 of the second part 102 are connected to the fourth, fifth and sixth fastening means 121, 122, 123 of the first part 101, which are not shown. In this way, the protection system 100 has been closed. It can be easily seen that the flap 150 of the second part 101 is overlapped over the first lateral wall 111 of the first part 102. It is also easily conceivable that, if bulky transported goods 290 protrude at least partially beyond the base plates 230, the overlap between the flap 150 of the second part 102 and the first lateral wall 111 of the first part 102 can be reduced. In this way, the circumference of the protection system 100 is increased, and the bulky transported goods 290 are also completely covered. The first side lattice 221 can be grasped through the first and the second opening 141, 142 of the first part 101 and through the third or the fourth opening 143, 144 of the second part 102. In addition, the third and fourth openings 143, 144 of the first part 101 allow grasping the second side lattice 222.
[0047] As can be easily seen in FIGS. 2a, 2b and 2c, the protection system 100 prevents unauthorized access, falling out and/or theft of the transported goods (not shown) and reliably protects them from weather conditions.
