BE515909A - BOTTLE RACK - Google Patents

Description

       

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  BOTTLE RACK
The present invention relates to bottle carriers made of cardboard or any other material, the various elements of which can be folded flat in order to allow them to be transported and stored in a small volume.



   Its aim is to create utensils of this type which differ from those already known by their great simplicity of design while ensuring perfect stability of the objects transported and a good appearance of the whole in the transport position.



   This bottle holder which may be suitable for other uses (transport of jars, flasks, etc.) is essentially characterized in that it consists of two identical contiguous parts obtained 'each', from a single sheet of cardboard or any other material each comprising a rectangular or square face which is folded over from its lower edge to give rise, on the one hand, laterally to an element whose outline is substantially that of a rectangular parallelepiped and, on the other hand, in the extension of this element and upwards to an end tab made integral with the upper part of the rectangular or square face.



   An exemplary embodiment will be described below without limitation, with reference to the accompanying drawings.



   FIG. 1 shows in perspective each of the identical elements of which the bottle holder is formed.



   Figure 2 shows in perspective the entire bottle holder, the two parts being assembled.



   FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the utensil in its loading position.



   Figure 4 shows the bottle holder in its folded position.

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   As emerges from the drawings, the bottle holder object of the invention consists of two identical parts A and A which each comprise a rectangular or square face 1 formed by a sheet for example of cardboard which is folded over from the lower edge of this face to give rise on the one hand laterally to an element B-B1 whose contour is substantially that of a rectangular parallelepiped and on the other hand upwards in the extension of this element to a tab 2 next to face 1.



   The tabs 2 and the faces 1 in their upper part are made integral, for example by means of staples 3, two or a certain number of which are arranged on the fold 31 so as to give rise to a reinforced part G ( Fig. 2) consisting of four layers of cardboard or other material each pierced at corresponding locations with a slot 4 serving as a handle.



   Element B or B1 comprises a bottom 5, an outer face 6 and an upper face 7 pierced with holes 8 for the passage of bottles, flasks, jars, etc.



  A particularity of the object is that the upper face of the parallelepipedal element is connected to the tab 2 by a folded lip 7 and that the total width of this lip and of the face 7 is greater than that of the bottom 5 in such a way that when the bottle holder is loaded (figure 3), the lip 71 and the face 7 are in the extension of one another in an inclined position (72 (fig. 3) while the bottom 5 is horizontal.



  This difference in length ensures the wedging of the bottles as shown in figure 3
Figure 4 shows that the assembly can be made easily transportable flat by folding the face 7 upwards around the fold 9 and bringing the faces 5 and 6 in the extension of one another while both being in contact with the lower part of face 1.



   Thanks to the invention, it is therefore possible to create a bottle holder which, while being of very simple design and construction, ensures perfect stability of the bottles or other containers and has a very solid gripping member.



   In order to make it possible to stack a certain number of bottle carriers in the filled state, the over-thickened part can be provided along its length with a fold 10 so as to allow the folding of two legs 11. which can be used (fig. 2A) to support a similar bottle holder placed on these legs while being supported by the bottles of the underlying support.



    CLAIMS.



   1 / Bottle holder which may be suitable for other uses, for example for the transport of bottles, jars, etc., characterized in that it consists of two identical parts (A-A ') each obtained side by side from a single sheet of cardboard or any other material and each comprising a rectangular or square face (1) which is folded from its lower edge to give rise, on the one hand, laterally to an element ( BB), the outline of which is substantially that of a rectangular parallelepiped and, on the other hand, in the extension of this element and upwards to an end tab made integral with the upper part of the rectangular or square face.


    

Claims (1)

2 / bottle holder according to claim 1 characterized in that the side element comprises a bottom (5) on which rest the bottle <Desc / Clms Page number 3> the, a side face (6) and a top face (7) pierced with holes connecting to the end tab (2) by a lip (7). 3 / Bottle holder according to claims 1 and 2, charac- terized in that upwards, the contiguous faces (1) of each of the elements and the end tabs (2) give rise to a thickened part pierced with a slot (4) used as a handle, this thickened part usually comprising four layers,. 4 / bottle holder according to claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the total width of the lip (7) and of the upper face (7) is greater than that of the bottom (5) and in that, when the door -bottles is loaded, this lip and the upper face are in the extension of one another and in an inclined position while the bottom (5) is horizontal. 5 / bottle holder according to claim 4 characterized in that staples are provided on the fold existing between the lip and the thickened part. 6 / Bottle holder according to claim 1, characterized in that the thickened upper part is provided along its length with a fold so as to allow the folding of two tabs which can be used to support a similar bottle holder placed on these legs while being supported by the bottles from the underlying rack. 7 / Bottle holder in substance as described and as shown in the accompanying drawings. In appendix 1 drawing,