Arrangement of expanded polystyrene boxes and expanded polystyrene box for food transport and storage

Abstract

An arrangement of Expanded Polystyrene boxes grouped into a tower on a pallet, said boxes being distributed in at least seven rows each comprising three boxes separated by a separation and ordered such that two boxes are placed in parallel side by side along the long axis of the pallet and the third is placed perpendicular to the former, said box arranged perpendicular being at one end of the tower opposite the end of the upper and/or lower row. An Expanded Polystyrene box is also disclosed.

1 . Arrangement of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) boxes grouped in a tower on a pallet, wherein said boxes are distributed in at least 7 rows each composed of three boxes separated from each other by a separation and arranged so that two boxes are arranged next to each other in parallel in the longitudinal direction of the pallet and the third one is arranged perpendicularly to the first, the box arranged perpendicularly being at one end of the tower which is opposite the end of the upper and/or lower row, and wherein the boxes have a length in the range between 700 and 800 mm, a width in the range between 300 and 400 mm; and a height in the range between 280 and 350 mm. 
     
     
         2 . The arrangement of boxes according to  claim 1 , wherein the pallet is constructed of EPS in one piece and comprises a horizontal surface and supporting members. 
     
     
         3 . The arrangement of boxes according to  claim 1 , wherein the top face of the pallet has three supporting zones circumscribed by a flange. 
     
     
         4 . The arrangement of boxes according to  claim 3 , wherein the supporting zones have a slight separation between them. 
     
     
         5 . The arrangement of boxes according to  claim 1 , wherein the pallet is 1.2 m long and 0.8 m wide. 
     
     
         6 . The arrangement of boxes according to  claim 1 , wherein the separation is less than 10 mm. 
     
     
         7 . A Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) box for the transport and storage of food, configured to be stacked on a pallet in an arrangement according to  claim 1 , with such box being composed of a rectangular body with an upper opening and a cover ( 20 ), in which the body ( 10 ) has a base with stacking slots and the cover includes stacking projections, wherein it has a length in the range between 700 and 800 mm, a width in the range between 300 and 400 mm; and a height in the range between 280 and 350 mm. 
     
     
         8 . The box according to  claim 7 , wherein the body comprises at least one wall reinforcement body arranged on at least one side wall face, where the wall reinforcement body comprises a wall supporting area arranged towards the body opening of the box. 
     
     
         9 . The box according to  claim 7 , wherein the body opening comprises a perimeter edge. 
     
     
         10 . The box according to  claim 7 , wherein the body comprises vertical holes in its corners. 
     
     
         11 . The box according to  claim 7 , wherein the body comprises corner pieces arranged in the upper corners. 
     
     
         12 . The body according to  claim 7 , wherein the body comprises at least one gripping surface at the bottom. 
     
     
         13 . The body according to  claim 7 , wherein the base of the body comprises a projected surface where the stacking slots and one stacking recess are located. 
     
     
         14 . The box according to  claim 7 , wherein it comprises lower recesses on the lower edges of the bottom. 
     
     
         15 . The box according to  claim 7 , wherein the cover comprises upper recesses. 
     
     
         16 . The box according to  claim 7 , wherein the cover comprises a perimeter groove on its lower face. 
     
     
         17 . The box according to  claim 7 , wherein the cover comprises an arched cross beam located at the center of its lower face.