CN1070804C

CN1070804C - Nestable display crate

Info

Publication number: CN1070804C
Application number: CN95197857A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 威廉·P·阿普斯; 杰拉尔德·R·科菲尔达
Original assignee: Rehrig Pacific Co Inc
Current assignee: Rehrig Pacific Co Inc
Priority date: 1995-04-18
Filing date: 1995-10-17
Publication date: 2001-09-12
Anticipated expiration: 2015-10-17
Also published as: JPH11503699A; EP0817750A4; DE69532823D1; ES2221668T3; WO1996033104A1; BR9510576A; PL324401A1; CZ291736B6; EP0817750B1; CA2218138C; KR19990007840A; RU2138431C1; ZA958785B; CA2218138A1; HK1008204A1; PL181533B1; ATE263059T1; EP0817750A1; DE69532823T2; AU691994B2

Abstract

A low depth, nestable display crate (20) for bottles is integrally molded from plastic and comprises two basic components: a floor (22) and a wall structure (24) extending up from the floor and extending around the periphery of the floor (22). The floor (22) preferably has an open lattice design and includes container support areas. The bottom surface of the floor (22) is configured for accommodating the tops of bottles in a similar crate (20) underneath. The wall structure (24) comprises a lower wall portion adjacent the floor and a plurality of integrally formed pylons (28, 30, 31) arranged around the periphery of the crate. Handles are integrally formed to extend between pylons on opposing walls to provide handle bars flush with the tops of the pylons.

Description

Nestable display crate

The application is the part continuation application of the patent application serial number 08/268997 of not concluding, this number patent application was submitted to June 30 in 1994, and it is in the part continuation application of another design patent patent application serial numbers 29/018317 that does not conclude of proposition on February 3rd, 1994.

The present invention relates to a kind of nestable display crate that is used to transport with reservoir vessel, particularly, but relate to crate or the plate rail that is combined with fit ability and high intensity and has the high observability that is used to exhibit bottle.

Bottle, especially for the bottle of soft drink and other beverage, normally in crate or plate rail, store and transportation in the distribution stage.Term used herein " crate " or " plate rail " comprise crate, plate rail and the similar containers with an end and peripheral sidewall configuration.These crates are usually configured to pile up each other on another top when loading bottle, and when taking away bottle, then cover altogether.The plastic slat case provides such as keeping storage area and effectiveness, being easy to carrying and callable advantage.Fashionable at cover, in order to make the storage area minimum of crate, and cost-cutting and weight, nowadays many crates all are made with a more shallow peripheral sidewall configuration.This typically refers to the crate of " the more shallow degree of depth ", and wherein bottle bears the overwhelming majority of the crate load of piling up above.Have higher peripheral side wall, the i.e. similar crate the same with the height of bottle, be meant the crate of " the quota degree of depth ", wherein crate itself bears the overwhelming majority that the crate piled up is above loaded.

The crate of the more shallow degree of depth is comparatively cheap usually, and lighter than the crate weight of the same quota degree of depth of constructing.Therefore, be extensive use of the crate of the more shallow degree of depth.Usually, the crate of the more shallow degree of depth is provided with many cylinders row, on they are connected to a heading tape at the bottom of the case.One example of the plate rail that is used for can of this more shallow degree of depth is disclosed in the US Patent of being transferred the possession of simultaneously 5184748, the disclosed full content of this patent at this by incorporated by reference.But the disclosed plate rail of above-mentioned patent is a kind of plate rail device of fit, and the plate rail of promptly same sky can be linked in together, to save retail or storage area.

The bottle of a kind of known more shallow degree of depth of bottle that is used for single storage volume is disclosed in the US Patent of transferring the possession of simultaneously 5060819 with another example of crate, its disclosed full content also at this by incorporated by reference.The described bottle of this patent has a side wall construction with upright adjacent panels with crate, and these adjacent panels alternately raise, thereby on its lower surface is positioned at the bottom of the case.The T﹠B edge of sidewall has the structure of fluctuating, thereby empty crate can be linked in together.

Bottle with single storage volume is normally cased by the bottle in the chest or other container, loads several bottles in chest, to be shipped to the retailer place, perhaps is used for storing.Loading the chest of bottle piles up on another usually each other.A kind of mode of chest that carrying is mounted with bottle is, chest is piled up at pallet, and this pallet can be lifted and moved by fork truck.With the interconnective technology of all row of chest, be commonly called to intersect and pile up (cross-stacking), and be commonly used to improve the stability of piling up chest, perhaps be used for the purpose that the retailer exhibits.For the chest that is used for loading bottle, had such needs, be that it has such architectural feature, can be convenient to carry the cargo-carring chest of piling up or intersection is piled up, improve the stability of the row that this chest piles up, with the observability that provides the maximum of bottle, particularly in the retail point.

But a problem relevant with the crate of above-mentioned fit be, particularly is used for the chest of single storage volume for these, when when some occasion is used, and its insufficient strength.For example, the sidewall of the plate rail in 819 patents can not always bear rough carrying.Therefore, have such needs, promptly provide to have desirable strength and rigidity, but to bear repeatedly or the reusable fit crate of Rough Handling.

But another problem that the crate of above-mentioned fit took place is what have limited the observability to bottle or containers labels.Though cylinder row and band plate rail are for example disclosed the sort of in 748 patents, allow really to show most label how many bands has blocked the demonstration to container.Similarly, the sidewall of the fluctuating of plate rail allows some observability in 819 patents.Had such needs, but a kind of structural strength and the crate of increase to the fit of the observability of bottle or container with improvement promptly is provided.

In many cases, the bottle with same or similar capacity may have the bottle top of different sizes.Therefore have such needs, promptly providing can be securely and bottle a kind of mono-crate of top ingear of the different sizes that are positioned at a following similar crate.

Therefore, main purpose of the present invention provides a kind of bottle crate of the more shallow degree of depth, when crate is vacant, its can with other similar crate fit, to save the space, and when it is equipped with bottle or container, can pile up and intersection is piled up, to store, to exhibit and transport these containers with other similar crate.Crate of the present invention comprises the crate that is used for the fit sky and stably piles up and intersect the feature of piling up cargo-carring crate.

But another object of the present invention provides the crate of the fit of a more shallow degree of depth, and it has enough structural strengths, can bear repeatedly and rough carrying.

But another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of crate of fit of the crash-resistant more shallow degree of depth, and it also provides the observability to the maximum of bottle or container, with the purpose that is used to exhibit.

But a further object of the present invention provides a kind of crate of fit of the more shallow degree of depth, and empty cover is fashionable loading and pile up and taking, and it can effectively utilize the space.When loading and piling up, the present invention also has the architectural feature on the bottle top that can mesh different sizes securely.

For reaching these purposes, but provide a kind of crate fit, that be used for bottle of later-model, the more shallow degree of depth at this.Its preferable configuration is the bottle that is used for single storage volume, and this storage volume is 16 or 20 ounces.It will be appreciated that be used for preserving bottle though the preferred embodiments of the present invention are configured for, this crate also can be used to store or transport the container of any kind.This crate is to form by plastic monoblock ground is molded, has two basic elements of character--a upwardly extending tank wall structure at the bottom of a case and at the bottom of this case, and the periphery of this tank wall structure at the bottom of described case extends.

By a kind of crate that is used for container of the present invention, this crate have at the bottom of one the case and with a tank wall structure that at the bottom of this case is one, basal surface at the bottom of top surface and one case at the bottom of having one case at the bottom of this case, have many supporting areas that are used to support a vessel array at the bottom of this case on the top surface, become one at the bottom of this tank wall structure and the case and extend around its periphery, and comprise relative sidewall and end wall, its improvements comprise:

Many at the bottom of the case upwardly extending taper pylon, these pylons comprise the lateral column platform that separates along the sidewall of described crate, define the space between the described lateral column platform, can see the container that is loaded in the described crate by this space, described pylon also comprises the turning pylon that is arranged on described crate corner part and the newel post's platform that is provided with along the end wall of described crate;

With wall part once adjacent at the bottom of the case and that become one, wherein said lower wall portion is divided into double-walled structure, and comprises a lower inner wall partial sum one outer lower wall part, and

Be integrally formed in the one handle structure on each end wall of described crate, described handle arrangement extends through at least one supporting area, and two Unitarily molded formation of abutting end pylon with described crate, described handle arrangement has inside face and outside face, they are suspended between the top of described two abutting end pylons, one is limited to the zone of the described inside face and the roughly opening under the outside face of described handle arrangement, and the top surface of wherein said handle arrangement flushes with the top surface of described two abutting end pylons, provide enough gaps with the hand of giving the user, the whole periphery that comes thorny handle structure comfortably and the described handle arrangement of grasping freely.

The grill designs that preferably has an opening at the bottom of the case, it not only allows the N/R fluid can flow out crate, and only needs less material, and is therefore light than design at the bottom of the solid case.Also have the support of vessel district at the bottom of the case, preferably adopt the mode of array.

Have an outer or basal surface at the bottom of the case of crate, it is configured to be used for to hold a top that similarly is positioned at the bottle of following crate.The recess that basal surface preferably is provided with upwards at the bottom of the case holds the district, is placed on a top that similarly is positioned at the bottle of following crate to hold.This holds the district and helps bottle is kept upright, and this has strengthened the stability of the loading crate piled up.Because this feature, each holds the district and is configured to be used for holding securely at least two different big or small bottle tops.These hold the district and prevent that also a crate is free to slide along the bottle top that is positioned at the crate under it.The periphery surface that holds the district is bevelled, with crate when a vertical axis rotates, allow crate to throw off the bottle top, thereby in case throw off, crate just can slide, so that carry along the bottle top of following crate.

The tank wall structure comprises the wall part once that is adjacent at the bottom of the case and the integrally formed pylon of many periphery at the bottom of the case of crate.It will be appreciated that " pylon " upwardly extending open circles colonnade of expression or pillar.Lower wall portion is divided into double-walled structure, forms because hollow pylon makes it naturally and this double-walled bottom is whole.Hollow pylon preferably points to the inside of crate, and forms taper, and the cross-sectional plane at its top is less, and contiguous lower wall part is then bigger, thereby allows the mutual fit of pylon of empty crate.

Pylon preferably arranges along the opposing sidewalls of crate, and each pylon is arranged between the adjacent supporting area at the bottom of the case, thereby makes the sidewall of crate have as shown in Figure 1 jagged outward appearance.Each turning is provided with a pylon.The bottle that is loaded in the crate can be seen by the open space between the pylon.The end wall of crate comprises the Unitarily molded handle that forms, its be configured to allow with palm upwards or the mode of pronation come grasping.But the crate of fit of the present invention is combined with following advantage: the sufficient intensity that brings owing to its double-walled structure, the maximum observability that is not stopped to bottle.

To the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, can more completely understand these and other feature of the present invention and advantage in conjunction with the drawings.

Fig. 1 is the lateral plan of a sidewall of crate according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is the end elevation of end wall of the crate of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is the top view of the crate of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is the backplan of the crate of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is the cutaway view of the crate cut open along the 5-5 direction of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is the cutaway view of the crate cut open along the 6-6 direction of Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is the cutaway view of the crate cut open along the 7-7 direction of Fig. 3.

Fig. 8 is the cutaway view of the crate cut open along the 8-8 direction of Fig. 3.

Fig. 9 is the cutaway view of the crate cut open along the 9-9 direction of Fig. 3.

Figure 10 is the cutaway view of the crate cut open along the 10-10 direction of Fig. 4.

Figure 11 is the cutaway view of the crate cut open along the 11-11 direction of Fig. 4.

Figure 12 is the cutaway view of the crate cut open along the 12-12 direction of Fig. 3.

Figure 13 is a detailed view that amplifies in zone 13 shown in Figure 3.

Figure 14 is the detailed perspective view after a corner regions of crate shown in Figure 1 cuts.

The present invention relates to the crate of a more shallow degree of depth, its architectural feature be the intensity that can provide enough, Be convenient to the crate that empty set closes and stably pile up them and intersect and pile up the crate of loading, also And provide the maximum visibility to bottle or container. The present invention is particularly suitable for the bottle of single struck capacity, No matter be glass or plastics.

See figures.1.and.2, crate 20 comprises two basic elements of character, promptly at the bottom of the case 22 and tank wall structure 24.The tank wall structure that constitutes crate 20 peripheries comprises wall part 26 and many pylons, and these pylons comprise preferably rectangle of turning pylon 28 and

side pylon

30,31. crates 20, and its tank wall structure comprises sidewall 25 and end wall 27.Though show and described a rectangular strip case, the present invention is not limited thereto, but can comprise isometric sidewall and end wall, thereby constitute a foursquare crate.

22 preferably have a grid-like structure at the bottom of the case, and it has the open space pattern shown in Fig. 3 and 4, and wherein Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 represent top view and the backplan at the bottom of the case respectively.Design provides a kind of weight-saving crate at the bottom of the case of this open-type, and is used for allowing liquid to discharge at the bottom of case in actual use.Normally flat and be opening at the bottom of the case, to be unlikely to enclosing cover (wrap) or binder interferes, for example enclose cover with plastics with auxiliary around many group bottles.

With reference to Fig. 1-4,22 have on one or top surface 32 at the bottom of the case, and it is normally flat, and comprise and manyly be preferably circular supporting area or encircle 34, are used for the bottle supporting thereon.Be arranged on crate 20 the position, turning be turning supporting area 35, it is similar to supporting area 34 aspect most, will describe in detail below.Along the end wall setting be an end wall supporting area 35a, it is also similar to supporting area 34, will describe in detail below.One lattice-shaped system of the vertical pillar 36 by being in vertical relation mutually and oblique pillar 40 compositions that traverse at the bottom of the case 32 lateral struts 38 and preferably radially extends from supporting area 34, supporting area 34,35 and 35a are connected with each other.Gapped grid member 42 is the circular piece between supporting area 34 and 35 preferably, and forms integral body with vertical, horizontal and oblique pillar.Orthogonal pillar 36,38 extends through whole length and the width at the bottom of the case usually, and links to each other with the row, column of supporting area 34,35 and 35a.Some plumb posts 36 and 38 radially are connected on the circular grid member 42.Oblique pillar 40 radially connects grid member 42 and supporting area 34,35 and 35a.Except from the end wall to the end wall along three bigger circular grid members 43 that the longitudinal axis of crate is arranged, grid member 42 is preferably consistent size.The grid member 43a of central authorities is shown in the section of Figure 12, and it is positioned at the optimum position that injection mould forms the injection point 44 of crate 20.

Supporting area is to arrange with the row and the mode of row, to constitute one or more arrays.In a preferred embodiment, be to constitute one 4 * 6 array, to hold 24 16 or 20 ounces bottle.In other embodiments, the bottle of one liter of dress can be arranged in one 3 * 4 and equals in 12 the array or 3 * 5 equal in 15 the array.The structure of supporting area is such, makes that the bottle in an array keeps relation relatively closely, to prevent the impact extrusion of these bottles in handling process.For guarantee to make bottle always be in vertical position, with the most advantageously bear pile up in or horizontal thereon the load of bottle, should avoid the bottle overexercise.

The size of each supporting area 34,35,35a is suitable for laying bottle, and is connected on other supporting area by

plumb post

36,36 and oblique pillar 40.That supporting area 34,35 and 35a preferably have is solid, be generally flat surface, and has discharge orifice 46 around the supporting area of crate periphery.Figure 13 has represented the detailed view of the part of an end wall supporting area 35a shown in Figure 3.

22 have a basal surface 48 at the bottom of the case, and it has different architectural features.Basal surface 48 is configured to allow to pile up and intersection is piled up (cross-stacking) cargo-carring crate at the bottom of the case.By rotating a top panel case around a vertical axis and it being lowered on the crate of bottom, can finish to intersect and pile up.In shipment and handling process, can carry crate by machine, and use stably to pile up or intersect the crate of piling up be favourable.In addition, when adopting crate to display the container of retail point, because of the needs of display (displayings) or the reason of aspect, space, the retailer may wish that intersection piles up these crates.

Basal surface 48 has many bottle tops that upwards form recess and holds district 50 at the bottom of the case, illustrates best as Figure 11.The periphery that recess holds district 50 is limited by circle 52 and arc 54, these circles 52 and arc 54 and basal surface 48 Unitarily molded formation at the bottom of the case, and constitute its part.Circular 52 with the position of arc 54 be to determine like this, so that a scope to be provided, the bottle top in the cargo-carring crate can be placed in this scope within it, and still can provide safe and pile up and intersection is piled up.Hold district 50 and assist bottle is remained on the upright position, pile up or cross code is put the load of bottle thereon to bear.In general, periphery holds district 50, i.e. these and tank wall structure adjacent areas, and it is to be limited by arc 54, and central authorities hold Qu Zeshi and 52 are limited by circle.With hold the district from nearer those of tank wall structure and compare, occupy basal surface central authorities at the bottom of the case to hold district 50 nearer from its corresponding supporting area 34.The detail sections of one circular 52 parts is shown in Figure 10.

The periphery surface that holds district 50 is an inclined surface 56.Piling up or intersecting the position of piling up, hold the district and prevent that the crate edge is free to slide on the bottle top of crate once, and break away from when holding the district that promptly pile up its holding position or when intersecting the position of piling up, the top bars case can slide along the bottle top of lower strip case, so that carrying.When a vertical axis rotates the top bars case gently, inclined-plane 56 allows crates 20 to be put on the bottle top of crate.

The detailed view that holds district 50 of Figure 11 represents that it is not a simple groove.Hold the bottle top size that district 50 is configured to be used for holding more than one.In fact two concentric districts that hold are arranged: promptly outer hold district 50a and in hold district 50b.In the preferred embodiment, hold district 50a outward by limiting, and can to hold diameter be bottle pushing up of 38mm around holding the inclined surface 56 of distinguish 50 peripheries.Just 56 area inside are preferably a flat zone 57 on the inclined-plane, and it is wide to be approximately 5mm in first preferred embodiment.In hold the district 50b preferably limit by spherical surface 58, the edge of this spherical surface 58 is concentric with inclined-plane 56.Spherical surface 58 is than holding district 50 more to being recessed on, and in first preferred embodiment, closely meshing a diameter is the bottle top of 28mm.The edge of spherical surface 58 can be convenient to its under bottle top throw off so that crate slides along the bottle top.For another preferred embodiment, it will be appreciated that when its diameter can change, the inside and outside district that holds of Gou Chenging can suitably coordinate to change for concrete crate pro rata as mentioned above.

Crate 20 of the present invention keeps a bottle of closely casing relatively to arrange, and this crate can slide along the bottle top.This is because the tight vanning of bottle is arranged, makes them be tending towards more stable.

Tank wall structure 24 limits the periphery of crate 20, and it has relative sidewall 25 and relative end wall 27.Tank wall structure 24 have wall part 26, with 22 all-in-one-piece inwalls 60 at the bottom of the case.The turning of crate 20 is circular and becomes one with lower wall part 26.Form a turning pylon 28 at each turning 20.Except the pylon of turning, be provided with many lateral column platforms 30 along sidewall 25, along sidewall 27 settings then is newel post's platform 31.All

pylons

28,30 and 31 all form with integral body at the bottom of lower wall part 26 and the case.Pylon 28,30 and 31 is preferably hollow, and extends upward the top surface above lower wall part 26 at the bottom of the case.In order to allow the crate of fit sky,

pylon

28,30 and 31 preferably points to the inside of crate and forms tapering, so that the cross-sectional plane at its top is littler than the cross-sectional plane of its close lower wall part.

The end wall 27 of crate 20 comprises the handle 90 of Unitarily molded formation, and it extends to other end pylon from newel post's platform 31.Handle 90 flushes with the top of pylon 31.The length of handle 90 preferably strides across two support of vessel districts along end wall.

In the process of carrying one cargo-carring crate, the position that palm makes progress refers to, and when the position of finger user's hand when the outside is inserted under the handle 90, thereby palm normally up and inwardly.The position of pronation refers to, and when the position of finger user's hand when the inboard is inserted under the handle 90, thereby the back of the hand toward each other, and palm usually down and/or outwardly.The height of handle 90 and length thereof, two support of vessel districts, the hand that can guarantee the user has enough gaps and holds handle, and no matter be with palm up or palm mode down.The user selects to carry crate with a palm position, helps to slow down fatigue and prevents to damage wrist, because he can adopt the grasp motion of a nature.In that crate is cargo-carring when being bottle, it is particularly important that this feature just seems.The handle of original crate or plate rail has too many restriction for some users, and may need to adopt smoothly and the position of damage hand/wrist easily, particularly when lifting and carrying the heavier crate of loading.

Be positioned at the container of end wall supporting area in order to ensure supporting securely, short end wall (cylinder) row 92 are arranged in handle between 90 times, end wall supporting area.End wall (cylinder)

row

92 and 22 Unitarily molded formation at the bottom of the case, and preferably become an extension part between the adjacent bottle of end wall supporting area.

As Fig. 5 and 6 and the cutaway view of Fig. 7-9 shown in,

pylon

28,30 and 31 and inner lower wall part 60 and outside lower wall part 62 form as one.Inside lower wall part or panel 60 and outside lower wall part or panel 62 combinations are with the double-walled structure of formation crate 20, thereby it is adjacent with the inside and outside surface of pylon respectively.The top 86 of lower wall part is connected to outside lower wall part 62 smoothly with inner lower wall part 60.This structure guarantees that crate 20 all will have enough strength and stiffness for various carrying situations.

The outside drawing of crate as Fig. 1,2,5 and 6, represent that outside lower wall part 62 does not preferably flush with basal surface at the bottom of the case 48 fully, thereby basal surface 48 exposes slightly in shape at the bottom of making case.Outside lower wall part 62 can conveniently be carried a little more than basal surface part 48 at the bottom of the case, because can allow hand like this, and as mentioned above when crate slides along bottle top, can prevent that outside lower wall from partly running on the bottle top easily in the crate lower slider.The periphery of basal surface 48 processes a bevelled edge 49 at the bottom of the case.In addition, circular 52 with the basal surface of arc 54 are lowest surfaces of 48 at the bottom of the case.These Fig. 1,2 and 4-6 in be labeled as basal surface 53 jointly.The edge of basal surface 53 also processes inclination conical surface 55.Therefore, when crate 20 was placed on the flat surface, its basal surface 53 contacted with this flat surface.The

conical surface

49 and 55 helps to carry crate.

Preferably referring to Fig. 4, lower wall part 26 also has the end of an opening, thereby empty crate can be linked in together.

But many advantages of the present invention relate to the fit ability of crate.With reference to Fig. 5,6 and 15, can find out its architectural feature, its allows and is convenient to the crate fit.When the crate 20 of fit sky and 20, the

pylon

28,30 of

top bars case

20 and 31 fits are stacked and placed on the

corresponding pylon

28,30 and 31 of lower strip case 20, thereby

pylon

28,30 and 31 is upwards entered in

pylon

28,30 and 31 respectively effectively.

Lateral column platform

30 and 31 is arranged between the adjacent supporting area 34 (or 35 also possible), and restricted space or window 63 betwixt.In this mode, when the supporting area 34 and 35 at crate 20 is mounted with bottle, can see the side of bottle by window 63, to be used to introduce exhibiting of attention, particularly in the retail point.

Turning pylon 28 preferably has the hole 64 on the surface that sets within it, and is used for turning pylon below the fit to allow enough gaps.As what Figure 14 illustrated best, the hole 64 of turning pylon 28 extends at the bottom of the case 22, and turning supporting area 35 also constitutes a kerf 66 herein, thereby vacates the required space of turning pylon of crate below the fit.Comprise corner panels 65 inner branch of going up of turning pylon 28, and it extends to hole 64 from the top of turning pylon.Center panel 70 limits basal surface 75, can illustrate best as Fig. 4.Be provided with groove 31 at the top of pylon 28 and the junction between the corner panels 65.

Similarly,

lateral column platform

30 and 31 also is configured to allow enough gaps, is used to be inserted in following lateral column platform.Also there is hole 68

lateral column platform

30 and 31 inboard, but it is not an opening shape, and the whole center panel 70 with top panel part 72 and lower faceplate part 74 extends downwardly at the bottom of the case 22.Center panel 70 is outside oblique sensing pylon top at the bottom of the case preferably, and on being connected to pylon at the bottom of the case.In this mode, when crate 20 was equipped with bottle, center panel 70 was extended part between adjacent bottle.In the top of

pylon

30,31 and the junction between the top panel part 72, also be provided with groove 31.

In order to control the range of movement of pylon inboard, at least two failure-freies " block " are set preferably.The crate wedging that set block is used for preventing fit together, though and also prevent because of fit repeatedly and bear the weight of the crate of top fit, and produce any damage or distortion to pylon or tank wall structure.First block is positioned at hollow pylon inboard, and second block then is positioned at the outside of pylon.Outside pylon block 76 is integrally formed on the lower faceplate part 74 of

lateral column platform

30 and 31, and forms box type construction.Block 76 22 extends at the bottom of the case vertically upward, and fashionable with 20 covers when crate 20, and the top edge 78 of this block is used as the areal of support of panel basal surface 75.Though the panel basal surface 75 of any number all can place on the edge 78 that is linked in a following plate rail, in a preferred embodiment, be to contact being positioned at 4 lateral column platform places of the sidewall 25 of turning pylon 28 direct neighbors.For example, as shown in figure 15, fashionable when two crates cover, the panel basal surface 75 of top bars case 20 slightly is arranged on the edge 78 of block 76 of lower strip case 20.Except as the failure-free fit block, block 76 has also strengthened the intensity of center panel 70, on this center panel is connected to pylon at the bottom of the case.Block 76 is preferably disposed on all

lateral column platforms

30 and 31, plant structure but the present invention is not limited thereto, but block 76 can be formed on the less pylon.With block 76 connecting places are ribs 79, it extends upward and becomes one with center panel 70 from top edge 78.Rib 79 helps to strengthen the center panel of pylon.

Inboard pylon block or be integrally formed in across rib 80 in the hollow space of

pylon

28,30 and 31.For across rib 80, preferably referring to Fig. 5,6 and 15 section, and in the crate 20 of Figure 15 with dotted line drawn a demonstration across rib 80.Rib 80 is preferably disposed on the top of

pylon

28,30 and 31, and after the top panel part 72 of the corner panels 65 that is hidden in turning pylon 28 and lateral column platform 30 and 31.It is the inboards that how preferably to stride across

pylon

28,30 and 31 that Fig. 4 shows rib 80 best, across its inside and outside surface.Fashionable when the crate cover, rib 80 is supported on the top of

pylon

28,30 and 31.With reference to Figure 15, the rib 80 of crate 20 is placed on the

pylon

28,30 and 31 top of lower strip case 20.

Supplementary features of the present invention have provided a flat label segment 84, and this label segment 84 forms the part of outside lower wall part 62, being molded as icon, advertisement etc.

Crate of the present invention has fit, intensity and observability.At structure during this crate, be necessary for the purpose that guarantees above-mentioned feature and determine many design parameterss, and should not sacrifice arbitrary characteristic wherein undeservedly.Observability exhibits and need not for what allow to introduce notes that to take off that bottle can read or browse the UPC label that is positioned at the bottle side by window 63 all be important.Increase the observability of bottle, promptly enlarge the window 63 between the pylon device and reduce the size of pylon, will cause the whole reduction of intensity.In addition, big window has increased bottle drops out crate through this window chance.The present invention then provides the maximum observability to its size, but and can not influence its intensity and fit ability.

By foregoing detailed description obviously as seen, for the person of ordinary skill of the art, can do some variations, adjustment and modification to the present invention.Yet, all do not break away from essence of the present invention these change and all will be believed to comprise within only by protection scope of the present invention that appended claims limited.

Claims

1. be used for a kind of crate of container, this crate have at the bottom of one the case and with a tank wall structure that at the bottom of this case is one, basal surface at the bottom of top surface and one case at the bottom of having one case at the bottom of this case, have many supporting areas that are used to support a vessel array at the bottom of this case on the top surface, become one at the bottom of this tank wall structure and the case and extend around its periphery, and comprise relative sidewall and end wall, its improvements comprise:

2. crate as claimed in claim 1, it also comprise be arranged under each described handle arrangement, the end wall colonnade between described adjacent end wall supporting area, to guarantee that the container on the described end wall supporting area is remained on stand up position.

3. crate as claimed in claim 1 it is characterized in that described pylon points to the inboard of described crate, and it is hollow that its underpart is formed, and is incorporated on the corresponding pylon of a similarly following crate to allow described pylon cover.

4. crate as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that described turning pylon comprises hole, a turning, and each described lateral column platform comprises a fit hole and extend downwards from the top of described lateral column platform with the center panel that becomes one at the bottom of the case, described center panel is divided described fit hole equally, hole, wherein said turning and described fit hole provide enough gaps, so that described pylon fit holds the corresponding pylon of crate below similarly.

5. by the described crate of claim 1, it is characterized in that described a plurality of pylons surpass the top of described lower wall part and extend.

6. crate as claimed in claim 5, it also comprise be arranged under each described handle arrangement, the end wall colonnade between described adjacent end wall supporting area, to guarantee that the container on the described end wall supporting area is remained on stand up position.

7. by the described crate of claim 1, it is characterized in that the outer lower wall part of described lower inner wall partial sum is linked to each other by a top surface.

8. by the described crate of claim 1, it is characterized in that described lateral column platform is arranged between the adjacent supporting area.

9. by the described crate of claim 1, it is characterized in that described lower wall part is extended between its lateral column platform along the sidewall of described crate.

10. by the described crate of claim 1, it is characterized in that the periphery of described pylon at the bottom of the case separates.

11. by the described crate of claim 1, it is characterized in that described pylon has inside face and outside face, the inside face of described pylon and described lower inner wall partly are one, the outside face of described pylon then is divided into one with described outer lower wall portion.

12., it is characterized in that the inboard of the described crate of the oblique sensing of described pylon by the described crate of claim 1.

13. by the described crate of claim 1, it is characterized in that it is hollow that described pylon makes its underpart form at least, be incorporated on the corresponding pylon of crate of sky below similarly to allow described pylon cover.