US 12,409,974 B2
Spacer for stacking open containers
Edwin Klaassen, Markelo (NL); and Erik Brinkers, Zwolle (NL)
Assigned to Schoeller Allibert GmbH, Schwerin (DE)
Filed by Schoeller Allibert GmbH, Schwerin (DE)
Filed on Mar. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/121,108.
Claims priority of application No. 22162143 (EP), filed on Mar. 15, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0294875 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 21/02 (2006.01); B65D 25/24 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 21/0224 (2013.01) 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A spacer for stacking first and second containers on each other, said spacer comprising:
a base body that is elongated, the base body comprising a first support plate having a first support surface and a second support plate having a second support surface;
at least two plunger portions projecting from the base body in opposite directions, the at least two plunger portions being configured to plunge into recesses in side wall rims of the first and second containers when the first and second containers are stacked on top of each other; and
fastening elements which project from the base body in order to laterally enclose respective side walls of the first and second containers, the first and second support surfaces being configured to rest on the side wall rims of the first and second containers when the plunger portions plunge into the recesses of the first and second containers, and the first and second support plates being spaced from one another and being parallel to one another,
wherein the at least two plunger portions each have a wall that meanders in a plan view.