Recyclable trolley case

Abstract

A recyclable trolley case having a folded, closable container, a handle, at least one roller mount and at least one roller, the container rests on a common planar part with a front face, a rear face, two side faces, a bottom face and a multiplicity of tabs, the container has a top face, the top face is part of the common planar part or of a further element arranged on the planar part of the container, and the container, the roller mount, the handle and, if appropriate, the at least one roller are produced from cardboard, the handle, in a position A, is integrated or recessed in the container and, in a position B, protrudes from the container, the handle can be changed reversibly from position A to position B. The method for producing the trolley case and the use thereof are also claimed.

1 . A recyclable trolley case ( 1 ) including a folded closable container ( 2 ), a handle ( 4 ), at least one roller mount ( 6 ) and at least one roller ( 7 ), the recyclable trolley case comprising:
 the container ( 2 ) rests on a common planar part ( 26 ) with a front face ( 21 ), a rear face ( 22 ), two side faces ( 23 ), a bottom face ( 24 ) as well as a multiplicity of flaps ( 27 ),   the container ( 2 ) comprises a top face ( 25 ), wherein the top face ( 25 ) is part of the common planar part ( 26 ) or of a further element arranged on the planar part ( 26 ) of the container ( 2 ), and   the container ( 2 ), the roller mount ( 6 ), the handle ( 4 ) and, if appropriate, the at least one roller ( 7 ) are produced from cardboard, and/or punched out of cardboard, wherein   the handle ( 4 ), in a position A, is integrated or recessed in the container ( 2 ) and, in a position B, protrudes from the container ( 2 ), wherein the handle ( 4 ) can be reversibly changed from position A to position B.   
     
     
         2 . The trolley case ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the cardboard is based on pulp, mechanical pulp and, as appropriate, waste paper pulp and comprises an area-related mass of at least 225 g/m 2 , preferably at least 500 g/m 2 , measured according to DIN 6730:2017-09, wherein the cardboard preferably represents board, corrugated board, corrugated carton, cardboard box, press board, wooden board and/or grey board. 
     
     
         3 . The trolley case ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one roller ( 7 ) is based on a renewable raw material, a recyclable raw material and/or rubber, wherein the renewable materials preferably represent cardboard, wood, cork and/or plant fibre, and the recyclable raw materials preferably represent metal and/or plastic. 
     
     
         4 . The trolley case ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the handle ( 4 ) is integrated in a planar pull-out rail ( 5 ), which in position A is arranged wholly or partially between the rear face ( 22 ) of the container ( 2 ) and a layer ( 9 ) arranged on the outside of the rear face ( 22 ), wherein the pull-out rail ( 5 ) with the handle ( 4 ) can be recessed in position A between the rear face ( 22 ) and the layer ( 9 ) and can be reversibly moved from position A into position B, wherein the handle ( 4 ), preferably in form of an opening ( 8 ), is integrated in the pull-out rail ( 5 ) and/or the handle ( 4 ) can be unfolded from the pull-out rail ( 5 ), and/or
 is arranged on a pull-out rail ( 5 ), wherein the pull-out rail ( 5 ) is guided by means of at least one guide element ( 3 ), wherein the guide element ( 3 ) is arranged on the container ( 2 ) and/or is part of the container ( 2 ).   
     
     
         5 . The trolley case ( 1 ) according to  claim 4 , wherein the at least one pull-out rail ( 5 ) comprises
 at least one projecting element ( 51 ) in order to limit the distance, with which the at least one pull-out rail ( 5 ) can be pulled out of the guide element ( 3 ), wherein the projecting element ( 51 ) is limited by a stopper of the at least one guide element ( 3 ), and/or   at least one flap ( 52 ), wherein, if the pull-out rail ( 5 ) in position B protrudes from the container ( 2 ), the flap ( 52 ) can arrest the container ( 2 ) reversibly in position B.   
     
     
         6 . The trolley case ( 1 ) according to  claim 4 , wherein the pull-out handle ( 4 ) and the at least one pull-out rail ( 5 ) are formed in one piece and the handle ( 4 ) thus is part of the pull-out rail ( 5 ). 
     
     
         7 . The trolley case ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the roller ( 7 ) is based on an inner region ( 71 ) and an outer region ( 72 ), wherein the inner region ( 71 ) is formed of at least one layer, preferably of several flat layers arranged on top of each other, wherein the layer or layers are arranged vertically to the axle of the roller ( 7 ) and the outer region ( 72 ) is in form of a tube, into which the inner region ( 71 ) is precisely fitted, wherein the inner region ( 71 ) and, if appropriate the outer region ( 72 ) of the roller ( 7 ) are manufactured from cardboard. 
     
     
         8 . The trolley case ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the axle of the at least one roller ( 7 ) for fixing the roller ( 7 ) engages in the at least one roller mount ( 6 ), wherein the roller mount ( 6 )
 is attached, in particular adhesive attached, in the lower region of the rear face ( 22 ), in the lower region of the side faces ( 23 ) and/or to the bottom face ( 24 ) of the container ( 2 ),   is formed by at least one opening ( 8 ) in at least one front face ( 21 ), rear face ( 22 ) and/or side face ( 23 ) of the container ( 2 ) or by at least one opening ( 8 ) in the at least one guide element ( 3 ) and/or   is fitted into the at least guide element ( 3 ), wherein the roller mount ( 6 ) preferably comprises a projecting element ( 61 ), in particular in form of a barb, wherein the projecting element ( 61 ) is preferably snapped in a slot of the guide element ( 3 ).   
     
     
         9 . A method for producing the trolley case ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , the method comprising the steps of:
 i) the common planar part ( 26 ) of the container ( 2 ) from planar cardboard is removed and the front face ( 21 ), rear face ( 22 ), side faces ( 23 ), bottom face ( 24 ), top face ( 25 ) if appropriate as well as the multiplicity of flaps ( 27 ) of the container ( 2 ) are delimited from each other by creating a folding line, wherein, if appropriate, at least one opening ( 8 ) is created in the planar part ( 26 ),   ii) the at least one roller ( 7 ) is fastened, in particular clamped to the roller mount ( 6 ), iii) the front face ( 21 ), rear face ( 22 ), side faces ( 23 ), bottom face ( 24 ), top face ( 25 ) if appropriate, as well as the multiplicity of flaps ( 27 ) are folded to form the container ( 2 ) and the container ( 2 ) is closed as appropriate, and   iv) insofar as the top face ( 25 ) of the container is not part of the common planar part ( 26 ), the top face ( 25 ) together with the multiplicity of flaps ( 27 ) and the further element from planar cardboard to be arranged on the container ( 2 ) is removed, folding lines are created and folded to form the top face ( 25 ) and the element is arranged on the container ( 2 ),   wherein the handle ( 4 ) of the trolley case ( 1 ),   if the handle ( 4 ) is integrated into the container ( 2 ), is cut into the planar part ( 26 ), in particular punched and unfolded for use;   if the handle ( 4 ) is integrated in a planar pull-out rail ( 5 ), the planar pull-rail ( 5 ) is arranged between the rear face ( 22 ) of the container ( 2 ) and the layer ( 9 ) arranged on the outside of the rear face ( 22 ) in such a way that the pull-out rail ( 5 ) with the handle ( 4 ) can be recessed in position A between the rear face ( 22 ) and the layer ( 9 ) and reversibly moved into position B, and/or   if the handle ( 4 ) with the pull-out rail ( 5 ) is guided by means of a guide element ( 3 ), is brought into the guide element ( 3 ) with the pull-out rail ( 5 )   wherein the steps ii) and iii) can be performed in random order.   
     
     
         10 . (canceled) 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the trolley case ( 1 ) includes at least one guide element ( 3 ), wherein
 i) the at least one guide element ( 3 ) is removed out of a further flat layer of cardboard, is provided with folding lines as appropriate, and attached to the rear face ( 22 ) of the container ( 2 );   ii) the at least one guide element ( 3 ) is cut or punched out of the rear face ( 22 ) of the container ( 2 ) in such a way that the guide element ( 3 ) remains connected to the rear face ( 22 ) via at least one side, or   iii) lateral guide elements ( 3 ) are attached between the rear face ( 22 ) of the container ( 2 ) and the layer ( 9 ) arranged on the outside of the rear face ( 22 ), between which the planar pull-out rail ( 5 ) with handle ( 4 ) can be reversibly moved from position A into position B.   
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the trolley case ( 1 ) includes at least one pull-out rail ( 5 ),
 i) the at least one pull-out rail ( 5 ) is removed from a further flat layer of cardboard, and   ii) the pull-out rail ( 5 ) is arranged on the container ( 2 ), preferably reversibly gliding between the rear face ( 22 ) of the container ( 2 ) and the layer ( 9 ), and/or   iii) the pull-out rail ( 5 ) is fitted into the guide element ( 3 ),   wherein the pull-out rail ( 5 ) may comprise at least one flap ( 52 ), wherein, if the pull-out rail ( 5 ) in position B protrudes from the container ( 2 ), the pull-out rail ( 5 ) can be reversibly arrested with the at least one flap ( 52 ) in position B.   
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein
 a) the planar part ( 26 ) of the container ( 2 ) removed from flat cardboard is packed in collapsed form together with the at least one roller ( 7 ) and the handle ( 4 ) and the roller mount ( 6 ), insofar as the handle ( 4 ) and/or the roller mount ( 6 ) are not part of the planar part ( 26 ), as well as if appropriate with at least one guide element ( 3 ), the at least one pull-out rail ( 5 ) and/or the further layer ( 9 ), whereby a collapsed packed trolley case ( 1 *) is obtained, and   b) the collapsed packed trolley case ( 1 *) is assembled on demand to form the trolley case ( 1 ), in that the at least one roller ( 7 ) is fastened to the roller mount ( 6 ), in particular clamped in, and the front face ( 21 ), rear face ( 22 ), side faces ( 23 ), bottom face ( 24 ), possibly the top face ( 25 ) as well as the multiplicity of flaps ( 27 ) are folded to form the container ( 2 ) and the container ( 2 ) is closed as appropriate, and as appropriate the at least one guide element ( 3 ) of the at least one pull-out rail ( 5 ) and/or the further layer ( 9 ) are attached to the container ( 2 ), in particular on the rear face ( 22 ) of the container ( 2 ).   
     
     
         14 . The trolley case ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the trolley case is used to transport goods. 
     
     
         15 . The trolley case according to  claim 14 , wherein the trolley case ( 1 ) is recycled as cardboard after use after removal of the at least one roller ( 7 ).