CN107635881A - For showing, depositing and the rack system of transporting bottles - Google Patents

Abstract

It is a kind of be used for show, deposit and the rack system of transporting bottles include with multiple stackable units (3210) the first bracket.Each stackable unit includes being used to receive the lower receiver (3220) of the neck of the first bottle.Each stackable unit also includes being used for the upper receiver (3240) for receiving the base portion for waiting to be vertically stacked on the second bottle above the first bottle.Lower receiver includes first end, the second end relative with first end and the side wall (3226) of connection first end and the second end.First end is formed for the bottleneck of the second bottle to be received to the opening in lower receiver.Lower receiver also includes protection element.Protection element can be attached to lower receiver, and protection protector is provided between the shoulder of the first bottle in lower receiver and reception in lower receiver.

Description

For showing, depositing and the rack system of transporting bottles

The cross reference of related application

The application is related to and requires that on March 16th, 2015 submitting, entitled " is used to showing, deposited and transporting bottles The senior interest of the U. S. application the 14/658th, 681 of rack system ", disclosure of which are incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

The disclosure relates generally to, for depositing the device with shipping container, more particularly relate to the cloth with vertical stacking Put the rack system of displaying, storage and transport product container.

Background technology

The enterprise for being engaged in family office delivering (HOD) bottled water business faces many and chosen when delivering bottled water to client War.Bottled water enterprise also faces many when factory is cleaned and reset and chosen fetching old soldi from client and transport old soldi back War.Size, shape and the weight of these bottles make they be shipped to client or from client transport back during be very easy to overturn and Roll.If making bottle overturn and roll, bottle may be damaged, not only causes the spilling of water, and also result in container loss.

Usually batch transports bottled water to client for bottled water enterprise.Bottle usually transports on bunk.Put by bottle After putting above bunk, by wrapping up plastic foil around bottle fixing belt or around supporting plate and bottle to fix bottle So as to prevent moving.For extensive transport, the laminating layer of bottle one can be stacked.First layer bottle is placed on support On plate, then in first layer bottle thin glued board or other materials plate is placed above, sometimes referred to as " slide plate ".Then, in slide plate Upper placement second layer bottle.The second slide plate can be placed on second layer bottle, to support third layer bottle.Then, belt is used Or plastic foil fixes the multiple-level stack thing of bottle, and bottle is fixed together.

Some shortcomings be present using traditional supporting plate and slide plate.Major defect is to need belt, plastic foil or for by bottle Other devices that son is secured together on supporting plate or between supporting plate and slide plate.This adds increased the technique of transporting bottles when Between and cost.When fetching old soldi from client, these old soldis are often necessary to the support being stacked on by orderly arrangement in truck On plate, to maximize the quantity for the bottle that can be installed in truck.Old soldi is extremely light and is very easy to move during transport It is dynamic, unless they are fixed with plastics package or other fixing devices.

Another shortcoming of traditional supporting plate and slide plate is unstability.Even in bottle, supporting plate and slide plate plastics package Or other fixing devices, when fixing, the stacking material of bottle may also be still unstable, because bottle seldom centering each other, so as to Stacking material is set to be tilted to side.

When using mechanical in the automation process for stacking bottle, traditional supporting plate and slide plate also bring along problem.Supporting plate There is flat surface with slide plate, this surface does not provide the target area of bottle rack.So, it is difficult in automation process Bottle is loaded on supporting plate or slide plate, is particularly difficult to stack bottle so that they are with stable arrangement centering each other.

Traditional supporting plate and another shortcoming of slide plate are that they apply stress to bottle.Heap when the laminating layer of bottle one When being stacked on supporting plate and slide plate, a large amount of load are placed on the bottleneck and bottle cap of each bottle, particularly the bottleneck of bottom bottle On bottle cap.Bottle cap frequently ruptures during this results in loading and transported, and causes product to lose.

Finally, traditional bunk and slide plate are not suitable in shop to present customers bottle.Bunk is usually shown Broken plank, the wood chip of ejection, the surface split and other may detract the feature of store display.

The content of the invention

The shortcomings that legacy system for the displaying of bottle, storage and transport, according to the rack system of the present invention by obtaining Solve.

The first bracket with multiple stackable units is included according to a kind of rack system of embodiment.Each stackable unit The lower receiver of the neck for receiving the first bottle can be formed and wait to be stacked vertically in the first bottle for receiving The upper receiver of the base portion of second bottle of side.Upper receiver can include central longitudinal axis, lower receiver can include with The central longitudinal axis of the central longitudinal axis co-axially align of upper receiver.

Upper receiver can include the side wall of bottom wall and at least a portion extension along bottom wall.Lower receiver can include the One end, the second end relative with first end and the side wall of connection first end and the second end.First end can be with Formed for the bottleneck of the second bottle to be received to the opening in lower receiver.The side wall of lower receiver can be surround or part ring Around inner space.Cross-sectional area of the inner space at the first end of lower receiver can be more than inner space in the second end The cross-sectional area at place.

The side wall of lower receiver can form frustoconical shell, and it is suitable to second bottle in lower receiver around reception At least a portion of the neck of son simultaneously protects the neck.The first end of lower receiver can include at least one around opening The edge divided.The edge may be constructed such that at least a portion around the neck for receiving the second bottle in lower receiver. The edge can also be configured to be resisted against the top for the shoulder for receiving the second bottle in lower receiver, so as to which load be divided It is fitted on the shoulder for receiving the second bottle in lower receiver.The edge can include pad or anti-scratch material, and it is constructed To abut directly against the shoulder for receiving the second bottle in lower receiver.Pad or anti-scratch material can be included or by packing ring Formed, the packing ring is made up of elastomeric material.

Multiple stackable units can be arranged to two rows extended in a first direction or more row and perpendicular to first party To the two or more columns that upwardly extends of second party.Each row can contain the stackable unit of identical quantity, and each row can contain The stackable unit of identical quantity.Stackable unit can be with the single uniform main body integral with one another for being attached to unitary construction.Alternately, Stackable unit can be combined with each other formula connection.

The side wall of lower receiver can form the neck brace of the first bracket for being supported on the shoulder of the first bottle.The neck Support can include being looped around at least one of edge of the opening at first end and prolong between edge and the second end The multiple pillars stretched.Alternately, neck brace can include solid annular sidewall, and it has flat section and flat through this The hole of section.

Rack system can include the second bracket, and it has the neck for being used for base portion or the 3rd bottle for receiving the 3rd bottle Multiple receiving units.Rack system can also include being used for the supporting plate for supporting the first bracket and the second bracket.Second bracket can To anchor to formation supporting plate-bracket unit on supporting plate.

In another embodiment, for showing, depositing and the rack system of transporting bottles includes the first bracket, first Bracket has multiple stackable units, and each stackable unit includes being used to receive the lower receiver of the neck of the first bottle, each Stackable unit also all includes being used for the upper receiver for receiving the base portion for waiting to be vertically stacked on the second bottle above the first bottle, under Receiver includes first end, the second end relative with first end and the side wall of connection first end and the second end, First end is formed for the bottleneck of the second bottle to be received to the opening in lower receiver, and lower receiver also includes protection member Part, the protection element are attached to lower receiver, with lower receiver with receive the first bottle in lower receiver shoulder it Between protection device is provided.

The first end of lower receiver can be included around at least one of edge of opening.The edge can be constructed To surround at least a portion for the neck for receiving the first bottle in lower receiver.In addition, the edge may be constructed such that to The top for the shoulder for receiving the first bottle in lower receiver is leaned against, load distribution is being received the in lower receiver The shoulder of one bottle.

Protection element can be bonded to edge and be configured to abut directly against the first bottle received in lower receiver Shoulder, thus protection element is between edge and shoulder.

Protection element can be made up of packing element or including packing element.Packing element can include one layer of elasticity member Part.Protection element can be removably engaged to lower receiver.

Rack system can also include the protection element replaced.The protection element of replacement can exchange with protection element, from And change the protection element in lower receiver.Protection element can include or by with the shape and size for meeting the first bottle The first accessory composition of geometry, the protection element of replacement can be included with the several of the shape and size for meeting the second bottle Second accessory of what shape is made up of, second the second accessory of the geometry with the shape and size for meeting the second bottle Bottle has the shape and size different from the first bottle.

Protection element can include main part and be attached to the packing element of main part.Main part can be included removably It is bonded to the first section and the second section of lower receiver.First section can include being used for the inside for being attached to lower receiver Partial connecting element.Connecting element can include the multiple flexible projections set around the periphery of the first section.Lower receiver Interior section can include the internal boss for abutting multiple flexible projections, to prevent protection element from being exited from lower receiver. Lower receiver can also include the supporting surface for abutting the second section of main part.

Protection element can be rotationally attached to lower receiver, to provide and receive the first bottle in lower receiver The consistent dynamic element for rotating or rotating.Protection element can be included in the floating liner in lower receiver.Protection element may be used also To receive one or more extensions of the first bottle in lower receiver including contact, the is contacted in protection element to limit The amount of the surface area of one bottle.One or more extensions can include the multiple ribs being spaced apart around protection element.

Protection element can include generally cylindrical first section and the second section including bell shape.

Rack system can also include construct identically with the first bracket and may be stacked on the first bracket top or under Second bracket of side.

Brief description of the drawings

Fig. 1 be according to illustrative embodiments be used to show, a large amount of rack system of storage and transporting bottles Stereogram, the rack system shown are equipped with bottle；

Fig. 2 is the front view of the rack system and bottle in Fig. 1；

Fig. 3 is the top view of the first carriage member of the rack system in Fig. 1；

Fig. 4 is the upward view of Fig. 3 the first carriage member；

Fig. 5 is the front view of the carriage members of Fig. 3 first；

Fig. 6 is the side view of Fig. 3 the first carriage member；

Fig. 7 is by the sectional view of the Fig. 3 intercepted of the line 7-7 in Fig. 3 the first carriage member, wherein having to position The contour line of bottle in the first carriage member；

Fig. 8 is the sectional view by the Fig. 3 intercepted of the line 8-8 in Fig. 3 the first carriage member；

Fig. 9 is the top view of the second carriage member of the rack system in Fig. 1；

Figure 10 is the upward view of Fig. 9 the second carriage member；

Figure 11 is the front view of Fig. 9 the second carriage member；

Figure 12 is the side view of Fig. 9 the second carriage member；

Figure 13 is the sectional view by the Fig. 9 intercepted of the line 13-13 in Fig. 9 the second carriage member；

Figure 14 is the sectional view by the Fig. 9 intercepted of the line 14-14 in Fig. 9 the second carriage member；

The top perspective view of the carriage member of the rack system of another illustrative embodiments according to Figure 15；

Figure 16 is the perspective bottom view of Figure 15 carriage member；

Figure 17 is the sectional view by the Figure 15 intercepted of the line 17-17 in Figure 15 carriage member；

The top perspective view of the carriage member of the rack system of another illustrative embodiments according to Figure 18；

Figure 19 is the top view of Figure 18 carriage member；

Figure 20 is the side view of Figure 18 carriage member；

Figure 21 is the sectional view by the Figure 18 intercepted of the line 21-21 in Figure 18 carriage member；

The stereogram of the bracket of another illustrative embodiments according to Figure 22；

Figure 23 is the front view of Figure 22 bracket, and the front view is identical with the rearview of bracket；

Figure 24 is the left view of Figure 22 bracket, and the left view is identical with the right view of the bracket；

Figure 25 is the upward view of Figure 22 bracket；

Figure 26 is the perspective bottom view of a part for Figure 22 bracket；

Figure 27 is the perspective bottom view of the decomposition of the part of the bracket shown in Figure 26；

Figure 28 is the top view of the detachable block of Figure 22 bracket；

Figure 29 is the side view of Figure 28 part；And

Figure 30 is the side view of the amplification of a part for Figure 28 part.

Embodiment

Although this specification have references to specific embodiment, the present invention is not intended to be limited to shown details. On the contrary, various modifications can be carried out to details in the scope and limit of the equivalent of claim, without departing from the present invention.

By the rack system according to the present invention, largely solved the shortcomings that foregoing bunk and slide plate, this The example of the open rack system for describing the present invention.

It can be entered according to the rack system of the present invention by injection moulding, thermoforming, rotational forming or other manufacturing process Row manufacture.Fig. 1 shows the rack system 100 according to an embodiment, and it is manufactured by being injection moulded.For to this progress The purpose of description, rack system 100 has shown and described, because it can be used for the water for showing in batches, depositing and transporting 5 gallons Bottle.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that it can be used for showing according to the rack system (such as rack system 100) of the present invention, deposit Containers various with transport and inclusion, and not necessarily it is designed solely for water bottle or the appearance with specific dimensions, volume or shape Device.For example, it can be used for showing according to the rack system of the present invention, deposit and transporting propane tank and other cylindric or non-cylindrical Shape container and packaging.

The area for the product included that can be used for putting on display in shop, exhibition room and other placements according to the rack system of the present invention Bottle is shown in domain.It can also be used to store and transport bottle with the stacking material of more than two layers bottle according to the rack system of the present invention Son.When describing rack system, will with reference to one or more " the first bottles ", one or more " the second bottles ", one or more Individual " the 3rd bottle " etc..Term as used herein " the first bottle " refers to the bottle that bottom is in stacking material.Without bottle Son is stacked on below the first bottle.And then term as used herein " the second bottle " refers in the layer containing the first bottle Top layer in bottle.And then term as used herein " the 3rd bottle " refers in the upper of the layer containing the second bottle Bottle in the layer in face.

Accompanying drawing is included in same figure and shows multiple many features.For example, Fig. 3 shows multiple " upper receivers ", Some of label " 240 " identifications.When repeatedly showing some feature in same accompanying drawing, the accompanying drawing can be only for shown Some in this feature gone out contain label.This is intended merely to be avoided to use excessive amounts of label, mistake in same accompanying drawing The label of multi-quantity may produce other mixed and disorderly and fuzzy features in the accompanying drawings.

Rack system 100 includes two brackets：First bracket or " shoulder bracket " 200 and second bracket or " top/bottom Portion's bracket " 300.Shoulder bracket 200 provides vertical stacking thing for showing bottle with top/bottom bracket 300 and induces one to note Mesh and exhibiting device attractive in appearance.Shoulder bracket 200 also provides firm and safe system with top/bottom bracket 300, for depositing Put and transporting bottles, without belt, plastics package or other devices for fixing bottle.

Each shoulder bracket 200 is made up of multiple stackable units 210.Each stackable unit 210 is formed for receiving bottle Neck lower receiver 220.Each stackable unit 210 also forms the upper receiver 240 of the base portion for receiving bottle.Stack Unit allows the second bottle to be stacked on stand up position, located immediately at the top for the first bottle for being also at stand up position.Use herein Refer to be vertically located in above the remainder of bottle to orient bottle with bottleneck and bottleneck in the term " upright " of description bottle. Figures 1 and 2 show that the second bottle B2 is vertically stacked on above the first bottle B1 and the 3rd bottle B3 is vertically stacked on second bottle Stacked arrangement above sub- B2, i.e., all bottles are all oriented with stand up position.

Lower receiver 220 and upper receiver 240 on each shoulder bracket 200 is illustrated in greater detail in Fig. 3 to Fig. 9.Each Upper receiver 240 all includes bottom wall 242 and the side wall 244 around bottom wall.Bottom wall 242 and side wall 244 are formed for receiving bottle The pod 246 of sub- bottom.Pod 246 provides within the carrier can be by robot charging appliance identifies and aims at specific dropping place Put, consequently facilitating empty bottle is loaded into bracket using automation process.These landing positions above carry in the shoulder bracket of each bottle For specific reference point so that each bottle can be accurately placed on shoulder bracket by robot charging appliance, without dry Disturb other bottle.Landing positions also provide safety zone, and old soldi is placed in stable and upright position.Especially, side wall 244 and pod 246 support and keep the base portion of each bottle, so as to be minimized when other bottles are loaded on supporting plate or anti- Only bottle is turned over by other bottles.By contrast, traditional bunk is not used for the side wall or pod for forming landing positions.Cause This, it is extremely difficult that old soldi is loaded on traditional bunk and retained the bottle on supporting plate by automated machine, because Bottle freely can be moved and slided on supporting plate.In view of their weight is very light, old soldi may be easily put at Other bottles on traditional bunk are turned over or pushed open from the supporting plate.The light weight of old soldi also makes them in traditional wooden block It is easy to move during transporting on plate.Therefore, traditional bunk equipped with old soldi is generally wrapped in plastics package, so as to Retain the bottle in appropriate location and prevent them from moving during transportation.Side wall and/or pod are had according to the present invention Shoulder bracket solve all these challenges by the way that bottle is firmly held in into specific landing positions, make the dress of old soldi Carry and transport is easier.

As most preferably found out in Fig. 3, pod 246 is adjacent to each other or tangentially sets.This set allow multiple bottles with Compact arrangement positions adjacent to each other, can in the brackets of specific dimensions to reduce the overall dimension of shoulder bracket 200 and to increase The quantity of the bottle of loading.Pod 246 positioned at the periphery along shoulder bracket 200 or outside 202 has side wall 244, the side Wall 244 has continuous sidewall areas 247.At least half of each continuous sidewall areas 247 around its respective socket 246.

It can be included according to the shoulder bracket of the present invention or the adjacent center or inside for being located towards bracket can not be included The wall of pod or the separator of pillar form.It may need separator that pod is physically separated from each other, and be provided on bracket The loading area of restriction.For example, the pod 246 at the center or inside for being located towards shoulder bracket 200 has by more than four three The side wall 244 that angle staff or separator 248 are formed.In a preferred embodiment, embodiment as shown, triangle Each each side of leisure of separator 248 all has the recessed profile 249 for the curvature for meeting the bottle for being housed to bracket.Pod 246 is excellent Selecting size and setting allows the clearance space between bottle minimum so that bottle can on the bracket that do not rub adjacent bottles feelings Loaded and unloaded under condition.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that according to the present invention bracket between pod not necessarily with separator.In fact, have When it is expected pod between there is no separator, so as to allow bottle bracket base slide.Have in the free degree that bracket base slides The acquisition of Shi Gaishan bottles, it is easier the handling of bottle.

Referring now to Fig. 4, Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, the bottom of each shoulder bracket 200 includes multiple lower receivers 220.Under each Receiver 220 includes first end 222, the second end 224 relative with first end 222 and is connected first end and second The side wall 226 of end.Each lower receiver 220 also has the geometry of circular at its first end 222, its There is the geometry (being drawn by hexagon 241) of substantially hexagon at two ends 224.Side wall 226 is around inner space 221.First end 222 forms the opening 228 into inner space 221, for the bottleneck of bottle to be received into lower receiver 220 In.Fig. 7 shows the profile for the second bottle B2 that neck N2 is extended in lower receiver 220.Inner space 221 is in first end Cross-sectional area at 222 is more than cross-sectional area of the inner space at the second end 224.When side wall is from first end 222 to When two ends 224 extend, the inner surface 226a of side wall 226 gradually radially-inwardly reduces.

First end is included around the circular edge 223 of opening 228.Edge 223 is configured to surround reception under The neck of bottle in receiver 220, and rest on the shoulder of bottle.In the figure 7, edge 223 rests on reception and connect under Above the shoulder S2 for receiving the second bottle B2 in device.By resting on shoulder S2, edge 223 is by load distribution to the second bottle The shoulder of lid C2 on B2 remote neck N2 and bottle.

The side wall 226 of each lower receiver 220, which is formed, to be suitable to surround and protect the neck for receiving the bottle in lower receiver The frustoconical shell or cage in portion.Side wall 226 provides circular neck brace 227, for supporting the bottle below bracket Bracket on shoulder.Neck brace 227 is included at first end 222 entirely around the edge 223 of opening and at edge and second The multiple pillars 229 extended between end 224.

There can be many constructions for the neck for being used to protect bottle according to the lower receiver and neck brace of the present invention, and not Must have edge and the multiple pillars entirely around opening.For example, it can be included along cylinder, butt according to the neck brace of the present invention Multiple wall parts that the profile of centrum or other barrel-shaped structures is set, gap are separated from one another by wall part.Barrel-shaped structure need not For circle, but can be ellipse, polygon or with least one of some other type being used for around bottleneck Geometry.Multiple pillars by edge interconnection can be included according to the lower receiver of the present invention, wherein edge is by along circle The some that shape, avette, oval, polygon or the profile of other two dimensions or 3D shape are set is formed, for engaging bottle The shoulder of son.The embodiment described according to subsequent paragraph, other constructions for lower receiver and neck brace will become aobvious and easy See.

The surface 226a being inwardly the gradually reduced protection bottle caps and bottleneck of side wall 226 exempt from " pushing " (" racking ").Push away Pressure is that neck and bottle cap are stuffed into situation about occurring during the bracket above bottle.On bottle is placed into or the bottle phase may be unloaded Between carrier tilt when push.The side wall being gradually reduced forms the opening widened, and there is more Multiple level to allow shoulder support for it Frame is easier to transfer on bottle or unloads bottle, and the contact or interference with bottleneck are minimum.

Referring to Fig. 8, each lower receiver 220 has central longitudinal axis X_Under, each above receiver 240 is indulged with center To axis X_On.Central longitudinal axis X_OnWith central longitudinal axis X_UnderCo-axially align.

The weight for the bottle being stacked on above them is assigned to the bottle being arranged on below them according to the edge of the present invention On son.Such as in fig. 2, the edge 223 rested on the second bottle B2 shoulder S2 distributes the 3rd bottle B3 weight.Lean on Edge 223 on the first bottle B1 shoulder S1 distributes the second bottle B2 and the 3rd bottle B3 weight.It is assigned to shoulder Weight may be quite big.Therefore, edge can include one or more pads or other anti-scratch materials, in loading bracket, The pad or other anti-scratch materials prevent edge from abrading the shoulder of following bottle.Have for example, Fig. 2, Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 are shown The edge 223 of pad, the pad are the form of packing ring 225 around edge.Packing ring 225 (only marked in the accompanying drawings by some of them It is bright) it is illustrated to rest on respectively on bottle B1 and B2 shoulder S1 and S2, to protect the surface of bottle.It is used according to the invention Packing ring can have variously-shaped, thickness and material to form.It is, for example, possible to use the packing ring made of soft elastomer material, Such as Santoprene^TMBoard TPV.Packing ring can use adhesive or other adhesive technologys to be attached to each side Edge.

Shoulder bracket 200 includes 18 lower receivers 220 altogether.Assuming that all bottle spaces are equipped with bottle, its Receiver 220 is provided down for each bottle mounted in the lower section of shoulder bracket 220.So, the weight in shoulder bracket 220 can be by It is assigned on all bottles below shoulder bracket.However, it is not provided with being used to fill according to the shoulder bracket of the present invention The lower receiver 220 for each bottle being loaded in below bracket.I.e., it is not necessary to receiver under being set below each pod.For example, root Only there can be lower receiver below the pod along the periphery of bracket according to the shoulder bracket of the present invention, and at the center towards bracket Or there is no receiver below internal pod.Alternately, lower receiver can be provided only on center or inside towards bracket Pod below, and be not arranged in below the pod along the periphery of bracket.Some the lower receivers shown by omitting in accompanying drawing, It is readily apparent that any selection.

Referring now to Fig. 9 to Figure 14, the second bracket or " top/bottom bracket " 300 are shown in further detail.Top/bottom Bracket 300 is similar with shoulder bracket 200 in some respects.Main region between shoulder bracket 200 and top/bottom bracket 300 It is not, top/bottom bracket does not have the lower receiver with protection neck brace.Top/bottom bracket 300 includes multiple receivers 340.Each receiver 340 has end wall 342 and the sidewall 34 4 around end wall.When top/bottom bracket 300 is in stacking material When stand up position is oriented at bottom, end wall 342 and sidewall 34 4 form the pod 346 for the base portion that can receive bottle.It is alternative Ground, when top/bottom bracket is oriented in upside down position and is placed on the top of stacking material, pod 346 can receive bottle Neck N.For example, in fig. 2, stacking material ST includes a top/bottom bracket 300a for being oriented in stand up position, and it is used to connect Receive bottle B1 base portion.Stacking material ST also includes the top/bottom bracket 300b for being oriented in upside down position, and it is used to receive bottle B3 neck.When referring to the orientation of top/bottom bracket, term " upright " refers to that edge 342 is vertically located under sidewall 34 4 The orientation in face, and term " inversion " refers to the orientation that edge is vertically located in relative to vertical axis Y above side wall.

Pod 346 is adjacent to each other or tangentially sets, the pod 246 being very similar in shoulder bracket 200.This set Multiple bottles are allowed to be positioned adjacent to each other with compact arrangement, to reduce the overall dimension of top/bottom bracket 300 and increase The quantity for the bottle that can be mounted in the bracket of specific dimensions.Positioned at periphery along top/bottom bracket 300 or outside 302 Pod 346 has sidewall 34 4, and the sidewall 34 4 has continuous sidewall areas 347.Each continuous sidewall areas 347 is around it At least half of respective socket 346.The pod 346 at the center or inside that are located towards top/bottom bracket 300 has by four The sidewall 34 4 that above triangle pillar or separator 348 are formed.In a preferred embodiment, embodiment as shown, three The angular each each side of leisure of separator 348 all has the recessed profile 349 for the curvature for meeting the bottle for being housed to bracket.Pod 346 preferred sizes and setting allows the clearance space between bottle minimum so that bottle can on the bracket that do not rub adjacent bottle Loaded and unloaded in the case of son.

Referring to Figure 10, the bottom of top/bottom bracket 300 has the reinforcement rib structure for including many hexagonal rings 382 380.As described above, rib structure 380 is manufactured by being injection moulded.When using other manufacturing process, for example, thermoforming, top/ Bottom bracket can not have rib structure.

Referring again to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, rack system 100 also includes supporting plate 400.Supporting plate 400 for stacking material ST provide rigidity and Stable basis.In addition, supporting plate 400 provides the mechanism for lifting and moving stacking material ST for fork truck or other machineries.Supporting plate 400 have generally rectangular shape, and it is with top 410, bottom 420 and four side walls extended between top and bottom With the characteristics of 430.Each side wall 430 forms two or more openings 432 for being suitable to receive the fork on fork truck.Top/bottom support Frame for good and all can be attached or anchor on supporting plate.Such as in fig. 2, top/bottom bracket 300a anchoring screws (do not show Go out) anchor on supporting plate 400, form supporting plate-bracket unit 450.Can also according to the supporting plate of the present invention and top/bottom bracket It is connected with dismountable fastener or is not connected at all.

Shoulder bracket, top/bottom bracket and supporting plate used according to the invention can be included in bracket and supporting plate for sky When help one or more structures of nested bracket and supporting plate.Referring to Fig. 2, each shoulder bracket 200 includes extending from every side A pair of protuberances 250 and every side formed a pair of recesses 260.Similarly, each top/bottom bracket 300 includes A pair of protuberances 350 from the extension of every side and a pair of recesses 360 in the formation of every side.Each recess 260 and 360 is enough Wide and long enough, to receive the protuberance 250 or protuberance 350 on another bracket.Protuberance 250,350 and recess 260th, 360 permission brackets 200,300 are nested with one another at them for space-time.This allows empty bracket 200 and 300 neat and compactly deposited It is placed on truck so that they can be transported by safe and efficient mode and from truck.

Before top/bottom bracket 300 is installed on supporting plate, the protuberance 350 on top/bottom bracket 300 is also helped Help and top/bottom bracket 300 is alignd and is centered on supporting plate 400.In fig. 2, supporting plate 400 includes slit 460.Top/bottom Protuberance 350 on portion bracket 300a only top/bottom bracket it is suitably placed in the middle or when being positioned above supporting plate just and slit 460 alignment.Put which guarantee top/bottom bracket 300a and stacking material ST remainder in a manner of placed in the middle and be stable Put on supporting plate 400.

Any amount of stackable unit can be included according to the rack system of the present invention, thus can include any quantity with The bottle of arrangement.Bottle can be stacked into two rows extended in a first direction or more row and vertical with first direction The two or more columns that second party upwardly extends.Rack system 100 includes 7 row R₁-R₇With 5 row C₁-C₅, as in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 most Find out goodly.Row and column has the stackable unit of alternately quantity.That is, these rows are with two stackable units and three Between stackable unit alternately.These be listed in between three stackable units and four stackable units alternately.People in the art Member in every row and each column according to the rack system of the present invention, it will be appreciated that can not have less or more stackable unit, and not There must be the arrangement shown in accompanying drawing.In addition, row and column can have the stackable unit of constant number, and row can have perseverance The stackable unit of fixed number amount, form grid arrangement.For example, rack system with the row containing four stackable units and can contain Three stackable units are classified as feature.

The industry-standard sizes for meeting different markets can be made according to the bracket of the present invention and supporting plate, and adapt to difference The bottle of size.For example, for American market, 40 inches × 48 inches of portion can be included according to the rack system of the present invention Part, or for European market, 1,000mm × 1,200mm part can be included.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that according to The bracket and supporting plate of the present invention can have the other sizes for meeting customer specifications and/or adapting to different bottle sizes.

As shown in Figures 1 to 8, stackable unit can be with attachment integral with one another, to form the single uniformly support of unitary construction Frame.Alternately, the group of each stackable unit or stackable unit can be come as the individual components that can be combined with each other formula connection Shaping.For example, the bar of four integrally formed stackable units can be designed for and three integrally formed stackable units Bar combined type connection.Or the bar of four integrally formed stackable units can be designed for and four additional The bar combined type connection of integrally formed stackable unit.According to the bracket of the present invention and supporting plate preferably using the extremely long production of offer The material manufacture in product life-span.It is different from bunk and slide plate, it can be used according to the bracket of the present invention and supporting plate reusable With recyclable durable that resist warping material manufacture.

Referring now to Figure 15 to Figure 17, shoulder bracket 1200 is shown according to another illustrative embodiments.Shoulder support Frame 1200 can be manufactured by many different process, including but not limited to thermoforming, injection moulding and pressure forming.Shoulder bracket 1200 is similar with shoulder bracket 120, but with the characteristics of multiple stackable units 1210 to be alignd each other by grid arrangement.In every row With the stackable unit 1210 that identical quantity in each column be present.

Each stackable unit 1210 forms the lower receiver 1220 of the neck for receiving the first bottle and for receiving The upper receiver 1240 of the base portion for the second bottle being stacked on above the first bottle.Each upper receiver 1240 has bottom wall 1242.Side wall 1244 extends around the periphery of shoulder bracket 1200 or outside 1202, and positioned at the periphery along shoulder bracket Upper receiver 1240 abuts.It is different from shoulder bracket 200, the upper receiver 1240 of shoulder bracket 1200 not by upper receiver that This pillar or separator for separating.This just slides on shoulder bracket 1200 for bottle and provides the bigger free degree.

Each lower receiver 1220 includes first end 1222, the second end 1224 relative with first end and connection The side wall 1226 of first end and the second end.First end 1222 and the second end 1224 are respectively provided with the geometry of circle. Side wall 1226 is around inner space 1221.First end 1222, which is formed, leads to the opening 1228 of inner space 1221, for by bottle Neck is received in lower receiver 1220.When side wall extends from first end 1222 to the second end 1224, side wall 1226 is gradual Radially-inwardly reduce.

Each side wall 1226, which is formed, to be suitable to partially surround and protects the neck of bottle of the reception in lower receiver 1220 Frustoconical shell.Side wall 1226 has the ring-shaped structure interrupted by flat part 1227.Hole 1229 is formed by flat part 1227, Produce the passage for leading to inner space 1221.The flat part 1227 of lower receiver 1220 per a line is towards same direction, still On flat part towards direction, each row alternating.So, each flat part 1227 of lower receiver receives down towards another The flat part 1227 of device.

Referring to Figure 18 to Figure 21, shoulder bracket 2200 is shown according to another exemplary embodiment.Shoulder bracket 2200 It can be manufactured by many different process, including but not limited to rotational forming, blowing or double plate thermoformings.With shoulder bracket 1200 Equally, shoulder bracket 2200 is with the characteristics of the multiple stackable units 2210 alignd each other by grid arrangement.In every row and each column The stackable unit 2210 of identical quantity be present.

Each stackable unit 2210 forms the lower receiver 2220 of the neck for receiving the first bottle and for receiving The upper receiver 2240 of the base portion for the second bottle being stacked on above the first bottle.The top 2201 of shoulder bracket 2200 includes one Cause flat surface 2202.Each upper receiver 2240 has the bottom wall 2242 for the part for forming flat surface 2202.Side Wall 2244 extends around the periphery of shoulder bracket 2200 or outside 2202, with the upper receiver positioned at the periphery along shoulder bracket 2240 adjoinings.The upper receiver 2240 of shoulder bracket 2200 is not by upper receiver pillar separated from one another or separator.

Each lower receiver 2220 includes first end 2222, the second end 2224 relative with first end and connection The side wall 2226 of first end and the second end.Side wall 2226 is around inner space 2221.In the formation of first end 2222 is led to The opening 2228 in portion space 2221, for bottleneck to be received in lower receiver 2220.When side wall extends from first end 2222 During to the second end 2224, side wall 2226 gradually radially-inwardly reduces.

Each side wall 2226, which is formed, to be suitable to partially surround and protects the neck of bottle of the reception in lower receiver 2220 Frustoconical shell.Side wall 2226 has the ring-shaped structure interrupted by flat part 2227.Hole 2229 is formed by flat part 2227, Produce the passage for leading to inner space 2221.The flat part 2227 of lower receiver 2220 per a line is towards same direction, still On flat part towards direction, each row alternating.So, each flat part 2227 of lower receiver receives down towards another The flat part 2227 of device.

When shoulder stack of carriers is above the shoulder bracket that another includes bottle, the lower receiver of bracket rests on Below on the shoulder of the bottle in bracket, and by load distribution to these bottles.When the shoulder for containing bottle with vehicles drive During the stacking material of portion's bracket, below the shoulder of bottle in bracket necessarily not only support sizable load, but also must inhale Receive sizable impulsive force.The factors such as the condition of road surface stop suddenly, to jolt may make haulage vehicle and its bracket of inside frequency Numerous earthquake motion and spring.Some vibrations and spring may cause the shoulder of edge bottle away from keyboard and fall on bottle.Vibrations Stacking material is may also result in spring to wave or rock, so as to cause edge friction shoulder.Continuous bullet between edge and shoulder Jump and friction may scratch or scratch bottles.Over time, this may weaken the integrality of bottle and/or influence bottle The outward appearance of son.

Protect the shoulder of reusable bottle to exempt from abrasion, particularly in HOD bottled water business, pass through two kinds of sides Formula increases the service life of bottle.First, protection shoulder maintains the structural intergrity of bottle, when this permission bottle uses longer Between.By protecting shoulder, reusable bottle bears less stress with the time, so as to reduce crack and other possibility Cause the appearance of the damaged damage with seepage of bottle.

Second, protection shoulder maintains the aesthetic beauty of bottle, and reduces the quantity of complaint of the client to bottle.It is many Family expenses and the water cooler of office have the opening for being used for filling interior reservoir at the top of cooler.By removing bottle Lid, bottle is upside down in cooler opening and bottleneck is reduced in opening to fill reservoir.Open at the top of cooler Mouth receives bottleneck and support bottles, and shoulder regions are extended in the opening above reservoir.Exist around shoulder regions great The bottle of scratch and scratch is that shoulder contains dirt and dust and dirt to the impression of client.Thus, it is seen that there is many of scratch on shoulder Client enters their water cooler for worry dirt and dust and dirt and refuses the bottle.In many cases, have structure complete The water bottle that the function of whole property is intact can be refused because of surface scratches and by client, force supplier to abandon and change bottle.

In order to protect shoulder to exempt from structure and aesthetics infringement, as described in above in conjunction with Fig. 2, according to the shoulder of the present invention Portion's bracket can include pad or other anti-scratch materials.Pad and anti-scratch material may be added on lower receiver or wherein, With the shoulder for preventing bracket scratch and abrading following bottle.In addition, when occurring shaking and bouncing, pad and anti-scratch material can To weaken the impulsive force that shoulder receives.

The static pad relative to lower receiver fix in position can be included according to the pad of the present invention and anti-scratch material. It is fixed in lower receiver or static pad thereon can reduces or prevent the scratch and scratch to shoulder.

As the alternative of fixed-bearing, it is found by the applicant that moveable pad can also protect bottle to exempt from abrasion. It is designed to weaken relative to the pad of edge rotation or " floating " of shoulder bracket and passes through shoulder during vibrations and spring The impulsive force that portion's bracket is propagated.This cushioning effect reduces the amount of the impulsive force for the shoulder for propagating to bottle.Floating liner is permitted Perhaps each bottle independently rotates or rotated in stacking material in response to impulsive force.Meanwhile floating liner firmly grasps each bottle Surface so that small relative movement between bottle and floating liner be present or in the absence of relative movement.In this arrangement, send out Raw any friction all will occur between floating liner and the lower receiver of bracket, rather than between bracket and shoulder. When rotating, floating liner and bottle preferably as one man rotate.Floating liner is preferably made up of the elastomeric material of softness so that In the case of a small amount of movement between bottle and floating liner being present, the relative movement not scratch or scratch bottle.

Referring now to Figure 22 to Figure 30, the shoulder with floating buffer element is shown according to another illustrative embodiments Portion's bracket 3200.Shoulder bracket 3200 has many same or similar features with aforementioned embodiments.Therefore, understanding of pair Should or in the case that similar feature has identical explanation, will not describe and the same or similar feature of aforementioned embodiments.Shoulder Portion's bracket 3200 can be manufactured by many different process, including but not limited to injection moulding, rotational forming, blowing or double plates heat Shaping.

As shoulder bracket 1200 and 2200, multiple stacking lists of the shoulder bracket 3200 to be alignd each other with grid arrangement With the characteristics of member 3210.The stackable unit 3210 of identical quantity in every row and each column be present.Each stackable unit 3210, which is formed, to be used In the lower receiver 3220 for the neck for receiving the first bottle and for receiving the second bottle being stacked on above the first bottle The upper receiver 3240 of base portion.

Each lower receiver 3220 includes first end 3222, the second end 3224 relative with first end and connection The side wall 3226 of first end and the second end.First end 3222 and the second end 3224 all have circular geometry. Side wall 3226 is around inner space 3221.First end 3222, which is formed, leads to the opening 3228 of inner space 3221, for by bottle Neck is received in lower receiver 3220.Each side wall 3226, which is formed, to be suitable to partially surround and protect the generally a cylindrical of the neck of bottle Shape shell.First end includes the edge 3223 of the circular around opening 3228.Edge 3223 is configured to surround reception The neck of bottle in lower receiver 3220, and rest on the shoulder of bottle.

Referring to Figure 26 to Figure 30, edge 3223 includes protection element 3230.Protection element 3230 is used for three purposes.The One, protection element 3230 is used as the floating liner 3240 for protecting the shoulder of the bottle below edge during transportation.Second, protection Protector 3250 is changed to increase the protection of the service life of shoulder bracket in the inside that element 3230 is used as the lower receiver of protection. 3rd, protection element 3230 is used as the adapter or accessory for allowing bracket to be used together with the shape and size of various bottles 3260.The geometry and curvature of accessory 3260 are designed to conform to the geometry and song of specific bottle shape and size Rate.Accessory 3260 can be replaced with other accessories for the shape and size for meeting different bottles.As will be described in more detail, energy Enough disconnect accessory 3260 and allow shoulder bracket 3200 more general and suitable to replace it with another accessory with different designs Answer different product.

Protection element 3230 includes being connected directly to the main part 3270 of lower receiver 3220.According to the main part of the present invention It is preferred that it is made up of the flexible material of elasticity.For example, main part 3270 is moulded parts made of polypropylene.Main part 3270 be with The ring-type of first end 3272, the second end 3274 and the longitudinal axis 3275 extended between first end and the second end Part.The diameter of main part 3270 is minimum at first end 3272, and gradually increases towards the second end 3274.First end Portion 3272 limits the end of the first section 3276.First section 3276 is the generally a cylindrical shape area with substantially uniform diameter Section.First section 3276 is transitioned into the second section 3278, and when the second section 3278 extends away from the first section, it has radially The bell-shaped outwards expanded.The second end 3274 limits the end of the second section 3278.

First section 3276 includes being used to be attached to the connecting element of the inside of the lower receiver 3220 of shoulder bracket 3200 3280.The various constructions of connecting element 3280 can be used.Referring to Figure 28 to Figure 30, connecting element 3280 includes surrounding the first section The array for the arc convex 3282 that 3276 even circumferential is set.Arc convex 3282 is thin-wall construction, and it is configured to protect Protection element 3230 is removably engaged in the inside of lower receiver 3220.In this respect, the first of each lower receiver 3220 End 3222 forms inside the receiver circular bearing surfaces 3331 extended.When supporting surface 3331 is from lower receiver 3220 First end 3222 towards the second end 3224 extend when, supporting surface 3331 gradually radially-inwardly reduces.As in Figure 27 most Shown in good, supporting surface 3331 limits internal boss 3333, its circular opening 3228.Protection element 3230 extends in projection 3282 The cross-sectional area at place is more than the cross-sectional area of opening 3228.So, necking down is formed around the region of opening 3228.

In order to which protection element 3230 is removably engaged into lower receiver 3220, the first end 3272 of main part 3270 It is inserted into the first end 3222 of lower receiver.When protection element 3230 is inserted into lower receiver 3220, projection 3282 contacts Supporting surface 3331.Compared with thin-walled projection 3282, supporting surface 3331 is relatively rigid, and thin-walled projection 3282 is more flexible.As a result, When inserting protection element, supporting surface 3331 is pressed in projection 3282 and radially-inwardly expression lobes.Projection 3282 is in pressure In the presence of flexing, this reduces the first section 3276 high spot cross-sectional area, so as to allow the first section through opening Necking down around mouth 3228.When projection 3282 is extruded, projection deforms by energy storage.First section 3276 can pass through opening 3228 advance, and until projection 3282 passes through opening, now the pressure in projection is no longer present, and the energy storage in projection is released Put.When the energy storage in projection 3282 is released, projection is outwards released and returns to their original arcs, and now raised is transversal Area is more than the cross-sectional area of opening 3228 again.The elasticity of projection 3282 allows protection element 3230 with the (snap- that is clasped Fit) mode of construction is inserted through each opening 3228, and the outside releasing that its protrusions crosses lug 3333 can be felt And hear the sound of fastening.

Each projection 3282 has the shape of a part for similar cone.Conical section limits barb-like profile 3283, its Most preferably find out in fig. 30.Barb-like profile 3283 forms hook 3284, and it coordinates with internal boss 3333, to protect member Part 3230 is secured and retained in lower receiver with ralocatable mode.Hook 3284 includes smooth slidingsurface 3285, when the firstth area When section 3276 is inserted into opening 3228, the smooth slidingsurface 3285 rests on lug 3333 with slidable engagement On.Second section 3278 is pressed in supporting surface 3331, and it can also be slidable engagement.In this arrangement, hook 3284 supports Lug 3333 is connect, to prevent protection element 3230 from being exited from lower receiver 3220, while supporting surface 3331 abuts the secondth area Section 3278, to prevent protection element 3230 from traveling further into lower receiver.Therefore, the axial movement of protection element 3230 is limited In lower receiver 3220.However, because lug 3333 and supporting surface 3331 do not limit swing offset, therefore protection element 3230 rotate freely through around axis 3275.Pass through this rotary freedom in lower receiver 3220, protection element 3230 Dynamic element is provided, it allows each bottle in response to the power of stacking material being adjusted and being born suddenly smaller stress.

The shoulder bracket of vertical stacking may be by the torsion caused by the power of the bracket as putting on stacking material upper strata. This respect, a pile shoulder bracket are similar to card deck.Act on the side of check and the card put at the top of check On power component will cause these cards relative to through the center of card vertical axis rotation.In check further to Under card because they top cards weight and card between frictional force also rotate.Card further downward in check The rotation of piece may fade away, as card further downward in check rotates few than the card above them, from And produce the outward appearance of distortion.Same distortion action can be seen in the vertical stacking thing of shoulder bracket.It is attached at the top of stacking material Flank force near bracket can be passed to bracket further downward in stacking material.Not according to the protection of the present invention In the case of element, shoulder that the torsion on bracket will be passed to below the bracket.Shoulder bears torsional load, until torsion Size overcome frictional resistance between bracket and bottle.Once this thing happens, bracket (or edge of lower receiver) It will be rotated on shoulder, and cause friction, friction meeting scratch simultaneously wears shoulder.When using according to protection element of the invention, Because protection element does not have resistance to torsion, therefore torsion is not passed to bottle.This allows bracket at the top of protection element Rotate, while protection element is relative to bottle remains stationary.In this arrangement, bracket is reversed only to rub protection element.Turning round Asking on the shoulder below frame does not have mantle friction.

In order to further protect bottle from abrasion, protection element 3230 includes being attached to the packing element of main part 3270 3400.Packing element 3400 has the ring-type of the inside of the first section 3276 for being attached to main part 3270 and the second section 3278 Gasket body 3410.Preferably formed according to the packing element of the present invention by thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), such as the trade mark of manufacture is Santoprene^TMTPV.Main part can be attached to using various technologies according to the packing element of the present invention. For example, main part 3270 and the post forming of packing element 3400 (overmolded).

Main part 3270 and packing element 3400 are between shoulder bracket and each bottle being stacked on below shoulder bracket It is common that protectiveness protector or barrier 3500 are provided.Protective barrier 3500 protects shoulder bracket and is stacked on shoulder bracket Both bottles of lower section.Especially, main part 3270 slides along each lower receiver 3220, and protects associated supporting table The other surfaces of bottle may be contacted in face 3331, internal boss 3333 and lower receiver.Meanwhile packing element 3400 is by weight It is assigned on shoulder, but because the flexibility of gasket material is without scratch or scratch shoulder.In addition, soft material arrives in impulsive force Some impulsive forces are absorbed before up to bottle.

In a preferred embodiment, the amount that the surface area of shoulder is contacted on packing element is limited.Therefore, protection element can With including contacting a part for shoulder rather than one or more projections of whole.For example, packing element 3400 is included around lining Pad the evenly-spaced multiple ribs 3410 of element.Rib 3410 is spaced apart from each other by the passage 3420 limited between rib.Each rib 3410 from the remainder of packing element 3400 radially-inwardly projection.In this arrangement, the penetrale of rib 3410 is pad Element 3400 contacts the unique portion of shoulder.(that is, the table of adjacent each passage 3420 of surface 3422 extended between rib 3400 Face) do not contact bottle.Such an arrangement reduces the amount for the surface area that bottle is contacted on packing element 3400.Passage 3422 also make into The dirt or chip for entering lower receiver 3220 are fallen by passage so that dirt and chip will not be deposited on packing element and bottle Between, there its possible scratch or scratch bottle surface.Various other surfaces can be made according to the packing element of the present invention Construction, to engage and protect the surface of bottle, rib only represents a kind of possible construction.

The lower receiver of bracket can be removably engaged to according to the protection element of the present invention so that as will be described that Sample, protection element can be removed from shoulder bracket, with cleared up, safeguard, change the purpose of.Connect according under the present invention Receiving device can include being used for one or more holes or other openings for removing protection element.Hole may be positioned such that offer connects under leading to Receive device, connecting element by protection element be fixed to lower receiver inside entrance.For example, as shown in figure 27, lower receiver 3220 side wall 3226 limits side opening 3227.Side opening 3227 provide lead to lower receiver 3220, projection 3282 abut lug The entrance of the inside in 3333 region.In order to remove protection element 3230 from lower receiver 3220, one or more instruments can With through side opening 3227 or multiple side openings.Once being inserted into, instrument is pressed in one or more projections 3282, so that raised footpath To being deformed inward.In the state of deformation, projection 3282 can pass through opening 3228 and pass through lug 3333, to allow protection member Part exits in lower receiver.

In the case where needing to remove protection element, dismountable engagement arrangement allows protection element easily from shoulder bracket Middle removal.These situations include protection element and are worn and need situation about being changed with another protection element.In this feelings Under condition, protection element is to receive the cheap replacing part largely worn, while the lower receiver of bracket is protected.This is carried A kind of economic mode is supplied to keep and increase the service life of shoulder bracket, the replacement cost of shoulder bracket compares protection element It is much bigger.

Dismountable engagement arrangement also allows to must be suited to receive new or different bottle shapes or size in bracket In the case of remove protection element.It is preferably designed to adapt to large range of bottle shape and chi according to the shoulder bracket of the present invention It is very little.However, some clients of purchase bracket may possess the unique bottle shape or size for being not suitable for bracket.Bottle bracket Manufacturer may solve the problem by designing new die and producing the bracket for adapting to unique bottle of client.But if It is very high to manufacture the cost of new bracket to count new die.This scheme is generally infeasible, particularly only needs to hold in the palm on a small quantity in client In the case of frame.The significant cost of new bracket is designed and manufactures by using being avoided according to the protection element of the present invention.Instead of Design adapts to the new bracket of bottle design, and the lower receiver of existing bracket is adjusted to adapt to new bottle design.According to this hair Bright main part and packing element can preferably obtain a variety of different shapes and profile, to adapt to different bottle sizes and shape Shape.By the way that multiple different protection elements are used together with shoulder bracket, user can be handled more using single bracket The transport of the different bottle shapes of kind and size.The shape and profile of each protection element are applicable to specific bottle shape and chi Very little or various bottle shapes and size.

If desired, the bottle for showing that protection element is applicable can be designed to have according to the protection element of the present invention Type particular feature, mark or label.For example, protection element can be coloud coding or be provided with identification protecting member The specific label of the type for the bottle being used for designed by part.In this case, each protection element 3230 may be used as customizing Accessory 3260, it makes the internal geometry of lower receiver 3220 adapt to specific bottle design and shape so that bottle jail Admittedly be maintained in lower receiver.The client of shoulder bracket of the purchase with replaceable protection element changes bottle at them Design or can buy different protection elements when increasing new bottle design to their product line.Even if the use of shoulder bracket The bottle design of person changes, and this also allows them to continue to reuse bracket.

As it was previously stated, public displaying water bottle, including store display are designed to according to the bracket of the present invention and supporting plate.Cause This, it should be understood that for the purpose of displaying, many elements in illustrated embodiment are predominantly or exclusively ornamental 's.Decorative element, which can have, is selected to meet the variously-shaped of Aesthetic Standards or construction.These elements can be selected Outward appearance, to realize the specific visual effect of product introduction.So, bracket and supporting plate as entirety overall decorative appearance and its Each element can be changed by an infinite number of mode within the scope of the invention, specific aesthetic to be adapted to.At these Also in the degree of perform function, these elements can include an infinite number of decorative characteristics and still carry out identical work(element Energy.

For example, the shape of shoulder bracket, profile and relative size need not be with shoulder brackets 200,1200,2200 and 3200 Exact shape, profile and relative size are completely the same.With reference to shoulder bracket 200, the bracket has consistent height, straight flange and circle Angle, to provide symmetrical, smooth and fairshaped clean appearance outside it.The outside of shoulder bracket 200 is similar to winding bottle The belt of the stacking material of son, there is provided clean and tidy coherent outward appearance.Bracket 1200 and 2200 has the waveform side opposite with straight flange, Scalloped outward appearance is formed around periphery.Bracket 3200 has highly inconsistent peripheral sidewalls 3244.Especially, side wall 3244 Height with the reduction abutted with each upper receiver 3240, so as to form thinner profile, so that each bottle on bracket Son is more visible.These Art Designs form sharp contrast with conventional bracket.

Various profiles and ornament can be included according to the shoulder bracket of the present invention.There is flat top instead of circumferentially side Surface, as the flat top edge 211 shown in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, can be had according to the shoulder bracket of the present invention and followed just The top edge of string ripple.As the exterior contour of shoulder bracket, it can be selected as being formed in terms of the decoration of bracket and supporting plate Specific displaying theme meets that other aesthetics consider, the function without influenceing bracket and supporting plate.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been illustrated and described herein, it should be understood that such reality Mode is applied only to show by way of example.In the case of without departing substantially from the scope of the present invention, those skilled in the art will recognize that Many modifications, variations and alternatives.Accordingly, it is intended to appended claim covers all these modifications.

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1. a kind of be used to show, deposit and the rack system of transporting bottles, the rack system include the first bracket, the first bracket With multiple stackable units, each stackable unit includes being used to receive the lower receiver of the neck of the first bottle, each to stack Unit also all includes being used for the upper receiver for receiving the base portion for waiting to be vertically stacked on the second bottle above the first bottle, lower reception Device includes first end, the second end relative with first end and the side wall for connecting first end and the second end, and first End is formed for the bottleneck of the second bottle to be received to the opening in lower receiver, and lower receiver also includes protection element, is protected Protection element is attached to lower receiver and provides guarantor between the shoulder of the first bottle in lower receiver and reception in lower receiver Protection unit.

2. rack system according to claim 1, wherein, the first end of lower receiver includes at least one around opening Partial edge, the edge are configured to surround at least a portion for the neck for receiving the first bottle in lower receiver, The edge is also structured to be resisted against at the top of the shoulder for receiving the first bottle in lower receiver, so as to which load distribution be arrived Receive the shoulder of the first bottle in lower receiver.

3. rack system according to claim 2, wherein, protection element is bonded to the edge and is configured to directly The shoulder for receiving the first bottle in lower receiver is resisted against, thus protection element is between edge and shoulder.

4. rack system according to claim 1, wherein, protection element includes packing element.

5. rack system according to claim 4, wherein, pad includes one layer of elastomeric material.

6. rack system according to claim 1, wherein, protection element is removably engaged to lower receiver.

7. rack system according to claim 6, wherein, rack system includes the protection element replaced, the guarantor of the replacement Protection element can exchange with protection element, so as to change the protection element in lower receiver.

8. rack system according to claim 7, wherein, protection element is included with the shape and chi for meeting the first bottle First accessory of very little geometry, and the protection element replaced is included with the several of the shape and size for meeting the second bottle Second accessory of what shape, the second bottle have the shape and size different from the first bottle.

9. rack system according to claim 1, wherein, protection element includes main part and is attached to the lining of main part Pad element.

10. rack system according to claim 9, wherein, main part includes being removably engaged to the of lower receiver One section and the second section.

11. rack system according to claim 10, wherein, the first section includes being used for the inside for being attached to lower receiver Partial connecting element.

12. rack system according to claim 11, wherein, connecting element includes what is set around the periphery of the first section Multiple flexible projections.

13. rack system according to claim 11, wherein, the interior section of lower receiver includes abutting multiple flexible convex The internal boss risen, to prevent protection element from being exited from lower receiver.

14. rack system according to claim 10, wherein, lower receiver includes abutting the branch of the second section of main part Hold surface.

15. rack system according to claim 1, wherein, protection element is rotatably engaged to lower receiver, to provide The dynamic element of consistent with receiving the first bottle in lower receiver rotation or rotation.

16. rack system according to claim 15, wherein, protection element is included in the floating liner in lower receiver.

17. rack system according to claim 1, wherein, protection element include contact receive in lower receiver the One or more extensions of one bottle, to limit the amount for the surface area that the first bottle is contacted in protection element.

18. rack system according to claim 17, wherein, one or more extensions include surrounding protection element interval The multiple ribs opened.

19. rack system according to claim 1, wherein, protection element include the first generally cylindrical section and including Second section of bell shape.

20. rack system according to claim 1, it also includes constructing and may be stacked on identically with the first bracket the The second bracket above or below one bracket.