CN1130588A - Carrier stock having finger-gripping straps and strut-producing straps - Google Patents
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- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
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- B65D71/504—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed otherwise than by folding a blank the element being formed from a flexible sheet provided with slits or apertures intended to be stretched over the articles and adapt to the shape of the article
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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Abstract
Carrier stock for beverage cans or other cans of a type having a chime at an upper end and having a frusto-conical wall below the chime is formed from a single sheet of resilient polymeric material, such as low density polyethylene, with outer band segments defining can-receiving apertures and including outer band segments and inner band segments, which include a pair of substantially linear edges connected by a relatively small radius at an apex, with webs separating the can-receiving apertures in each longitudinal row, with finger-gripping straps, and with a strut-producing strap. The finger-gripping straps are arranged in pairs and configured such that each finger-gripping strap of each pair extends generally transversely between two of the inner band segments and is curved inwardly toward the other finger-gripping strap of the same pair when the carrier stock is in a flat, unstressed condition. The strut-producing strap is intermediate the finger-gripping straps and aligned with the apexes of opposed inner edges and is at least twice as wide as any pair of the finger-gripping straps and as the radius of the apex.
Description
The application is the part continuation application of No. the 08/292nd, 604, the U.S. Patent application submitted on August 18th, 1994, and the disclosed content of above-mentioned application is incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to a class same substantially jar such as the used bracket material of beverage can of inwardly tiltedly receiving neck below chimb and the chimb arranged.This bracket material forms from independent one rectangular resilient polymeric material such as the cutting-out of low-density polyethylene, scratches the arrowband and supports the generation arrowband so that there are some double-type fingers to grab.Each is grabbed stingy arrowband to finger and all curves inwardly each other.
As Wei Fu and other people are in US Patent the 4th, 219, No. 117 and Ben Nuo and other people are in US Patent the 3rd, disclosed bracket material in 959, No. 949 is used mechanical equipment usually, representative type such as Blang are in US Patent the 4th, 250, No. 682 described those equipment or other similar jaw formula equipment and drum-type equipment are applied to the beverage can that more essentially identical jars for example are commonly used to adorn beer and soft drink.There is annular nib this jar upper end, and cylinder side wall is arranged, and the frustoconical wall between chimb and sidewall.This material comes and forms from a rectangular resilient polymeric material such as low-density polyethylene die cut.
This material of representative type is under the situation open and flat, that be not subjected to external force at it, some overall band sections for connecting are arranged, these band sections comprise section and interior band section in addition, and limit the jar receiver hole with the separation web that is generally lateral extension on file and horizontally-arranged.The separation abdomen is pulled on each file the jar receiver hole is separated.When this material was effectively used, the band section that limits the jar receiver hole was just tightly grabbed the frustum sidewall of clamping jar, and engages with the lower edge of chimb.
This material also can have the finger of paired arrangement to grab stingy arrowband.Known to so far, when bracket material is under the situation open and flat, that be not subjected to external force, finger is grabbed stingy arrowband and is generally straight edges and is with lateral extension between the section usually in two sections, be intended to make the user to grab and scratch a pair of finger and grab stingy arrowband, comprise jar that matrix is arranged and downcut and be used for the external member that matrix is arranged the carriage of jar from this material thereby pick up one with the thumb of a hand and forefinger.
This finger is grabbed stingy arrowband,, proposes in No. 117 in US Patent the 4th, 219 as Wei Fu and other people, can also play make banded outer plate and banded in the effect shifted of the horizontal tension that produces of sheet.
Jar manufacturer introduced produce the chimb diameter than sidewall diameter littler, people are called the jar of " receipts in the neck ".Some of the interior receipts of this class neck jar further and have greatly been dwindled chimb diameter and sidewall diameter ratio than new mode.
Have and receive jar in a kind of more later-model neck, the cone angle that its frustum sidewall between chimb and sidewall is limited is greater than about 28 degree, then big to about 37 degree in some cases.In addition, some introduces recently jar of producing, comes compared with the top various previous jar of mentioning the sort of type, and is higher and capacity is bigger.
One comprises from above mentioning and receives jar, especially in carriage that class bracket material downcuts and this neck, however be not only be the bigger higher jar of this capacity in interior external member, a problem that the present invention endeavours to solve has appearred.Desire to reduce bracket material thickness so that save, this performance may also be a problem.
Particularly serious is, in this external member, each jar has the tendency that moves separately, thus can make this external member with other equally some external member pilings on shelf, have any problem.
The present invention solves above-mentioned problem, and provides the used bracket material of mechanical equipment to be used for above improvement project when mentioning the essentially identical jar of that class.The present invention also provides a kind of external member of improved, and it comprises the carriage that a bracket material after improved by the present invention downcuts, and the several like this jars that generally include the matrix array type of file horizontally-arranged.
Because bracket material is to be formed at for example low-density polyethylene of independent one rectangular resilient polymer raw, it just has section and interior band section in addition.Inside and outside band band paragraph qualification the jar receiver hole of arranging, having the file horizontally-arranged usually with matrix.Bracket material is also with the separated separation web of the jar receiver hole on each file, and the finger of arranging is in pairs grabbed stingy arrowband.
Be consistent with the present invention, bracket material has many new features.Thereby, in each side of bracket material longitudinal midline, distributing double-type in band section, and every internally band section include a pair of be basically linear, be connected the inner edge in the relative small radii scope at the place, summit.In addition, when bracket material is under the situation open and flat, that be not subjected to external force, finger is grabbed and is scratched every that the arrowband is configured to that every pair of finger is grabbed and scratches in the arrowband and all normally laterally extend between the band section in two sections, and grabs towards another finger of same centering and to scratch the arrowband and curve inwardly.In addition, bracket material has to grab to scratch in the middle of the arrowband and with institute the summit of inner edge is combined its support of putting more energy between finger and generates band, this support generate be with much wide comparatively speaking compared with the radius on each summit.
Every pair of finger is grabbed every arrowband scratching the arrowband preferably all outer rim, this outer rim is under the situation open and flat, that be not subjected to external force at bracket material, there is one towards the aduncate depression in another arrowband of grabbing stingy arrowband with a pair of finger, and along the direction lateral extension opposite with longitudinal midline.Support to generate with best width at least for any which finger is grabbed the twice of scratching the arrowband, and be the twice of each vertex radius at least.
Preferably all there is outer rim the every arrowband that the every pair of finger is grabbed the pivot arrowband, this outer rim is at bracket material has one towards the aduncate depression in another arrowband of grabbing stingy arrowband with a pair of finger under the situation open and flat, that be not subjected to external force, and along the direction lateral extension opposite with longitudinal midline.
These and other purpose of the present invention, characteristic and advantage from the following narration of a preferred embodiment of the present invention being done with reference to each drawing, will clearly show.
Fig. 1 is the external member transparent view of a preferred embodiment according to the invention, and this external member comprises that 6 are above mentioned the sort of essentially identical jar and a carriage that downcuts from bracket material.
Fig. 2 is the real top plan view of same external member shown in Figure 1 that is.
Fig. 3 be from Fig. 2 the arrow direction along the section-drawing of line segment 3-3 intercepting.
Fig. 4 is that bracket material is in open and flat and is not subjected to top plan view under the external force situation.
As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, external member 10 comprises mentions jar 12 and carriage 14 of receiving in the sort of basic identical, the neck above 6, and this carriage is that the bracket material from a preferred embodiment according to the invention downcuts.Each jar 12 all has bigger cylinder side wall 18 of annular nib 16, a loop diameter of the set diameter of a circle and the frustoconical wall 20 of a circle between annular nib 16 and cylinder side wall 18.Annular nib 16, cylindrical sidewall 18 and frustoconical wall 20 define the axial line of jar.All there is a slice pulling-on piece 22 each jar 12 upper end.Generally speaking, because each jar 12 all is above-mentioned than newtype, the frustoconical wall 20 of this jar 12 can limit between taper and the jar axial line greater than 28 angles of spending.
As shown in Figure 4, carriage 30 is owing to come from a rectangular resilient polymer raw die cut, and its length is uncertain.The recommendation raw material is a low density polyethylene (LDPE).If make raw material with low density polyethylene (LDPE), this kind material 30 under the situation that is not subjected to external force its recommend thickness between about 16 mils between about 17.5 mils.Bracket material 30 can downcut and the single one by one carriage of formation along transversal L, as carriage 14.Line segment L can downcut in advance, or marks vestige in advance so that cut down bracket material 30.
For being processed into the used bracket material 30 of each single carriage 14, be some bands of totally connecting section, they are limiting with file is that two horizontally-arrangeds are 6 jar receiver holes 32 that three matrix is arranged.For elongating, the aperture of carriage 30 becomes general toroidal to receiver hole 32 when being convenient to apply transverse force along the longitudinal direction of bracket material 30.
The band section is included in the tyre section 34 that two files vertically extend, and each tyre section 34 is all being placed restrictions on the border of a jar receiver hole 32 partially.The band section is also included within the interior band section 38 that two files vertically extend, and band section 38 is all partly being placed restrictions on a jar receiver hole 32 in each.Each jar receiver holes 32 of each side of bracket material 30 longitudinal midlines all by this have internally be with sections 38 placing restrictions on the border for one of linear, inner edge 39 in A place, less relatively summit is connected a relative small radii scope substantially.
Have on the bracket material 30 and separate web 40, bracket material 30 be in open and flat, be not subjected under the situation of external force, it generally is laterally to extend, it separates the jar receiver hole on each file.Every separate web 40 all with two in addition in the end of section 34 and two end of band section 38 be connected as a single entity.Every line segment L extends across two and separates webs 40 and it is therefrom separated.In Fig. 4, a separation web 40 that presents a demonstration is just represented with a bigger dotted circle roughly.
Banded fragment is in groups arranged on the bracket material 30, promptly construct to such an extent that be under the situation open and flat, that be not subjected to external force the normally arrowband of lateral extension at bracket material, this arrowband comprises that double-type finger is grabbed and scratches arrowband 50, and the support of putting more energy into generates and is with 52.Every finger is grabbed and is scratched arrowband 50 and all have the leg 54 of two bendings and one to be in central part 51 between the leg 54.Every support of putting more energy into generates is with 52 all to be inserted in corresponding a pair of finger and to grab and scratch between the arrowband 50.Also have other holes on the bracket material 30, comprise the finger hand-hole 56 between each group and next group arrowband, and two littler holes 58 among each group arrowband.
One connect web 60 from this leg 54 substantially in relevant one section band section 38 extend, it couples together this leg and a relevant separation web 40 and one section relevant interior band sections 38.Every connects web 60 and determines one section continuous fragments.In Fig. 4, a connection web 60 that presents a demonstration is just represented with a less dotted circle roughly.
Every pair of finger is grabbed every arrowband 50 central parts of scratching the arrowband a depression 57 on its outer rim 55, when bracket material is under the situation open and flat, that be not subjected to external force, this depression is towards curving inwardly with another arrowband 50 of a pair of arrowband, and along the direction lateral extension opposite with longitudinal midline.These depressions 57 are convenient to the user a pair of finger that fixes between thumb and another finger are grabbed central part 51 stingy the catching of scratching arrowband 50.
As shown in Figure 4, when bracket material 30 is under the situation open and flat, that be not subjected to external force, every support of putting more energy into generates and is a wide log glass shape with 52.This arrowband 52 is under the situation open and flat, that be not subjected to external force when bracket material 30, preferably width at least for any which finger is grabbed the twice of scratching arrowband 50, and be the twice of the radius of each summit A at least.
When as Blang in US Patent the 4th, 250, when used bracket material 30 is used to jar 12 in No. 682 described those mechanical equipments or in other similar jaw formula equipment and the drum-type equipment, just be tauted.Therefore, just re-construct every support of putting more energy into as shown in Figure 3 and generate arrowband 52, have strut or the support beam that is generally the U-shaped section thereby generate one.Strut that generates because of the arrowband 52 that re-constructs or support beam, significantly reduce the ability that each jar in the external member 10 moves each other separately, thereby, thus the strut of Sheng Chenging or the support beam in fact facilitate this external member 10 with other same external member piling on shelf.
In other structures and function aspects, carriage 30 is similar to an embodiment more than the 08/292nd, No. 604 disclosed bracket material of above-mentioned U.S. Patent application series, disclosed should the appearance herein in the lump as a reference within the series.
So, bracket material 30 just allows jar receiver hole 32 to be split into to be roughly the shape of annular, and its mode is generally Wei Fu and other people in US Patent the 4th, 219, in No. 117 disclosed like that, hold herein in the lump as a reference within disclosed this patent.
In addition, grab when scratching arrowband 50 when grabbing a pair of finger of scratching this carriage 14 in order to pick up such external member 10 with the thumb of a hand and forefinger with the person, the connection web 60 of scratching 50 legs, 54 places, arrowband that catch at quilt just disperses some hoisting forcees to be scratched arrowband of catching 50 and the tendency that band section 38 connections come off in certain to being connected the separation web 40 that web links to each other with same so that reduce carriage 14.Because the outer rim of arrowband 50 can stretch-draw, arrowband 50 can be not crooked in the external member of completion.
Can do various modifications and not exceed scope of the present invention the foregoing description.
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1. be applied to a kind of upper end by mechanical equipment bracket material on the essentially identical jar that the frustoconical wall is arranged under chimb, the chimb is arranged, this bracket material forms in independent one rectangular resilient polymer raw sheet, band section and section in addition in being formed with, in this kind of each side of bracket material longitudinal midline the band section arrange in pairs and every pair include a pair of basic for linear, be connected the inner edge that gets up in the relative small radii scope at the place, summit; It is that two horizontally-arrangeds are the jar receiver hole that three matrix is arranged that above-mentioned inside and outside band paragraph qualification usually with file; This bracket material has the web of separating the jar receiver hole on each file when forming; This bracket material has the finger of paired arrangement and grabs stingy arrowband when forming, they are configured to make every finger of every centering to grab to scratch the narrow bandpass lateral extension between the band section of being everlasting in two, and be under the situation open and flat, that be not subjected to external force when bracket material, grab towards another finger of same centering and scratch the arrowband and curve inwardly; This bracket material have when forming insert finger grab scratch between the arrowband, institute generates the arrowband to inner edge in conjunction with the support of putting more energy into it, this supports, and to generate arrowband next, much wide relatively compared with the radius on summit.
2. bracket material as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: every pair of finger is grabbed the every arrowband of scratching in the arrowband all outer rim, when bracket material is under the situation open and flat, that be not subjected to external force, this outer rim has one to scratch another arrowband in the arrowband and curve inwardly and along the direction opposite with longitudinal midline and the depression of lateral extension towards same finger is grabbed.
3. bracket material as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: supporting and generating the minimum width in arrowband is that any finger is grabbed the twice of scratching the arrowband.
4. bracket material as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: supporting and generating the minimum width in arrowband is that any a pair of finger is grabbed the twice of scratching the arrowband.
5. bracket material as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: supporting and generating the minimum width in arrowband is the twice of vertex radius.
6. bracket material as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: support generating the minimum width in arrowband and be any a pair of finger, to grab twice and the minimum width of scratching the arrowband be the twice of vertex radius.
7. bracket material as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that: every pair of finger is grabbed the every arrowband of scratching in the arrowband all outer rim, be under the situation open and flat, that be not subjected to external force at bracket material, this outer rim have one towards same to finger grab scratch another arrowband in the arrowband and curve inwardly and along with the recess of longitudinal midline opposite sense lateral extension.
External member comprise one form in independent one rectangular resilient polymer raw sheet and have when being shaped in the band section and the carriage of section in addition, in this kind of each side of bracket material longitudinal midline the band section comprise a pair of basic for linear, locate to be connected the inner edge in the relative small radii scope on the summit; It is that two horizontally-arrangeds are the jar receiver hole that three matrix is arranged that above-mentioned inside and outside band paragraph qualification file normally; This bracket material has the web of separating the jar receiver hole on each file when forming; This bracket material has the finger of paired arrangement and grabs stingy arrowband when forming, they are configured to make every finger of every centering to grab to scratch the narrow bandpass lateral extension between the band section of being everlasting in two, and be under the situation open and flat, that be not subjected to external force when bracket material, grab towards another finger of same centering and scratch the arrowband and curve inwardly; This bracket material have when forming insert finger grab scratch between the arrowband, with institute inner edge is combined its support of putting more energy into and generates the arrowband, it is next, much wide relatively compared with the radius on summit that this supports generation arrowband.This external member also comprises a kind of upper end has a circle frustoconical wall under a circle chimb, the chimb essentially identical several jars, and carriage just is used for above-mentioned jar.Like this, each jar receiver hole just receives an essentially identical jar, and the support of putting more energy into generates just strut bar of generation between the jar that two horizontally-arrangeds are received by the jar receiver hole of arrowband.
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| US08/342,228 US5456350A (en) | 1994-08-18 | 1994-11-18 | Carrier stock having finger-gripping straps and strut-producing straps |
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