The invention relates to a tubular basket (1) having a longitudinal axis (A), which is suitable for the heat treatment of products packaged in boxes, in particular the sterilization of said products, said tubular basket (1) being intended to run in an installation of treatment, said longitudinal axis (A) of said tubular basket (1) oriented horizontally during heat treatment in said installation, said tubular basket being open at its ends for filling or emptying said tubular basket, said tubular basket ( 1) comprising, on the one hand, two guide ends (2, 3) each having a cylindrical wall (4), and on the other hand, an armature rigidly connecting said guide ends to each other, said armature being constituted by a cylindrical sheet (5) of diameter smaller than the diameter of the guide ends, inside which can be threaded the boxes, the axis longit udinal of said boxes being parallel to the longitudinal axis (A) of said tubular basket (1), said cylindrical plate (5) being provided with slots (6), each guide end (2, 3) overlapping said cylindrical sheet (5). According to the invention, the cylindrical wall (4) of each of said guide ends (2, 3) is provided with openings (7).L'invention concerne un panier tubulaire (1) présentant un axe longitudinal (A), convenant pour le traitement thermique de produits conditionnés dans des boîtes, notamment la stérilisation desdits produits, ledit panier tubulaire (1) étant destiné à cheminer dans une installation de traitement, ledit axe longitudinal (A) dudit panier tubulaire (1) orienté à l'horizontal au cours du traitement thermique dans ladite installation, ledit panier tubulaire étant ouvert à ses extrémités pour le remplissage ou le vidage dudit panier tubulaire, ledit panier tubulaire (1) comprenant, d'une part, deux extrémités de guidage (2, 3) présentant chacune une paroi cylindrique (4), et d'autre part, une armature reliant de manière rigide lesdites extrémités de guidage entre elles, ladite armature étant constituée par une
