CN1972811A - Stackable and nestable article holder - Google Patents

Abstract

An article holder (20) has a bottom panel (22) having a rear edge, a forward edge, and a pair of opposed side edges. The holder (20) has a back wall (24) that extends upward near the back edge of the bottom panel (22) and has a lower edge, an upper edge, and a pair of opposed side edges. The back wall diverges from a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel moving up and away from the bottom pane (22). A pair of side walls (28) are spaced apart and opposed relative to one another, with one extending forward from a respective one of the side edges of the back wall and generally upward relative to a respective one of the side edges of the bottom panel (22). The pair of side walls (28) diverge at least slightly away from one another both moving up away from the bottom panel (22) and moving forward from the back wall (24). A storage receptacle (31) is defined above the bottom panel, forward of the back wa11 (24) and between the side walls (28). The storage receptacle (21) has a width that is greater near the top edges of the side walls (28) than near the bottom panel (22).

Description

Stackable and nestable article holder

The U.S. Provisional Application No.60/558 that this patent and on April 1st, 2004 submit, the U.S. Provisional Application No.60/592 that on July 29th, 701 and 2004 submitted, 266 is relevant and require its priority.This patent combines disclosed whole themes in the above-mentioned provisional application before by reference.

Technical field

Present disclosure is roughly at magazine, archives and file organization and deposit product, and more specifically relates to the stackable and nestable clamper that is used on vertical orientation tissue and deposits this article.

Background technology

Folder support and magazine clamper are known in the art.These article are configured to adjacent one another are and roughly vertically or a plurality of magazines of straight orientation upper support, folder, file or similar articles usually.As a result, these types deposit the higher in fact relatively and relative broad or darker of product so that adapt to magazine, folder or the similar articles of required width or length.Thereby this product occupies quite a large amount of shelf spaces in transportation, storage and/or display when selling.

This product is debatable to the consumption in a large amount of relatively retail shelf spaces, because very preciousness and manufacturer carry out keen competition to the shelf space of their product of enough displays in the retail shelf space.Any poor efficiency in retail shelf space uses and can cause the product of manufacturer fully not displayed, and reduces the number of permission manufacturer at the different product that given retail shop displayed.

Because the profit margin of these article is less relatively, the means that are used for packing with compact way these article are important for transportation that reduces this low profit margin product and shipping and delivery cost.

Typical magazine clamper only can be by the clamper that reverses, with its Rotate 180 degree and place it in another clamper top and nestedly with it come the clamper identical with another to carry out stacked.The influence that stacked and nested by this way clamper is moved relative to each other easily also is damaged.Thereby, must use the additional package material, for example cardboard, polystyrene foam, plastic sheeting and similar material prevent in the transportation and handling procedure damage of product that scuffing or scratch owing to the relative motion between the pallet cause.

The clamper of these types is packed separately usually or is packed so that transport in pairs.Carry out post sales in the preparation display,, and product is unpacked by the retailer is follow-up if pack in pairs.

Description of drawings

After having read subsequent descriptions in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage are apparent, wherein:

Fig. 1 has shown the perspective view of an example of article holder that makes up according to training centre of the present invention;

Fig. 2 has shown the vertical view figure of article holder shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 3 has shown the front view of article holder shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 4 has shown the side view of article holder shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 5 has shown the perspective view of as shown in Figure 1 and three identical article holders that be in stacked and nested arrangement;

Fig. 6 has shown the vertical view figure of the article holder lamination of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 has shown along the cross section of the article holder lamination of the line VII-VII of Fig. 6;

Fig. 7 A has shown the perspective view of the article holder of the Fig. 5 that comprises alternative antetheca;

Fig. 7 B has shown the anterior elevational view of the article holder of the Fig. 5 that comprises alternative antetheca;

Fig. 8 has shown another example of the article holder that makes up according to training centre of the present invention;

Fig. 9 has shown the side view of two clampers that are in stacked and nested arrangement shown in Figure 8;

Figure 10 has shown the perspective view of another example of the article holder that makes up according to training centre of the present invention;

Figure 11 has shown the vertical view figure of the article holder of Figure 10;

Figure 12 has shown the end-view of two article holders of the Figure 10 that is in stacked and nested arrangement;

Figure 13-Figure 15 has shown the additional example of the article holder that makes up according to training centre of the present invention;

Figure 16 has shown the perspective view of another example of the article holder that makes up according to training centre of the present invention;

Figure 17 has shown the perspective view that the part of article holder shown in Figure 16 is cut open;

Figure 18 has shown two article holders of horizontal stacking each other and nested Figure 16;

Figure 19 has shown the perspective view that the part of the article holder lamination of Figure 18 is cut open;

Figure 20 has shown the side view of the article holder lamination of Figure 18;

Figure 21 has shown the side sectional view of the article holder lamination of Figure 20;

Figure 22 has shown the amplification side cross-sectional view of front portion of the article holder lamination of Figure 21;

Figure 23 has shown the perspective view of another example of article holder that makes up according to training centre of the present invention;

Figure 24 has shown each other the vertically side view of two article holders of stacked Figure 23;

Figure 25 has shown the perspective view of another example of article holder that makes up according to training centre of the present invention;

Figure 26 has shown each other the perspective view in vertical two article holders of stacked Figure 25;

Figure 27 has shown the enlarged side view of front portion of the article holder lamination of Figure 26;

Figure 28 has shown the side view of the article holder lamination of Figure 26.

The specific embodiment

The present invention roughly deposits and/or organizes article at being used on roughly vertical orientation, for example the tissue of magazine, folder, file and analog or storing unit hereinafter are described as clamper.Disclosed clamper all can be stacked and nested with similar clamper.When consumer's display is sold, a plurality of stacked and nested clampers occupy relatively little shelf space and occupy than the much smaller shelf space of such traditional clamper.The packing more efficiently that the disclosed stacked and nested clamper of the application occupies less space and causes being used for transporting, store in a warehouse and display the process of selling.

Referring now to accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 illustrates the perspective view of 20 1 examples of clamper that make up according to training centre of the present invention.This clamper 20 is configured to roughly vertically depositing and/or organizing article for example magazine, file, folder or similar articles on the orientation.

Disclosed in this example clamper 20 has bottom panel 22 and the rear board or the rear wall 24 of approximate horizontal orientation.Rear wall 24 in this example is connected to the back edge 26 of bottom panel 22 and extends in the direction that roughly makes progress from it.Clamper 20 also has a pair of interval and relative sidewall or panel 28.The bottom margin of the sidewall 28 in this example is connected to the respective side edges 30 of bottom panel 22.Sidewall 28 extends in the direction that roughly makes progress from the opposite side edge 30 of bottom panel.Sidewall 28 also has the back edge 33 of the respective side edges 32 that is connected to rear wall 24.Sidewall 28 extends in direction forward from the lateral edges 32 of rear wall.

In this example, storing containers 31 is formed in the space between bottom panel 22 tops, rear wall 24 fronts and the sidewall 28.Interval between the relative leading edge 34 of the sidewall 28 of forward edge 36 tops of bottom panel 22 forms open front 38, so that the article in the storing containers 31 are inserted and taken out in the front.Interval between the relative top 40 of the sidewall 28 of top edge 42 fronts of rear wall 24 forms open top 44, is used for the insertion of the article in the parking space 31 equally and takes out.In this example, the major part of entire top opening 44 and open front 38 is unimpeded and expedite.May not this situation in other selectivity examples.May be to comprise near the rear wall 24 and cross over header field (not shown) between sidewall 28.As shown in the application and describe, if desired, can also comprise antetheca.

Fig. 2 illustrates the vertical view figure of clamper shown in Figure 1 20.In this example, the outside of rear wall 24 relative clampers is recessed, and thereby inwardly slight curving in parking space 31.Can comprise this optionally inside radian, so that increase the intensity and the structural rigidity of total clamper 20.Can also increase the inside radian of rear wall 24 departs from or is biased to different angles forward so that will leave a plurality of magazines, folder or files in the container 31 in based on the lateral position of the width of their relative rear walls 24.Thereby, can also curved rear wall 24 so that the various article in leaving storing containers 31 in provide departing from slightly forward, if particularly article are same sizes, make them easier individually by promptly.

Shown in this example, as seeing among Fig. 3, top edge 42 selectivity of rear wall 24 are bent upwards.Yet top edge 42 can be straight linear edge and horizontal orientation or angled so that realize required aesthetic appearance.Top edge 42 can also be divided into two or more independent sectors that are configured in different angles or can carry out bending or setting so that realize required outward appearance.In another example, the top edge 42 of rear wall 24 can also be bent downwardly.

As another alternative, rear wall 24 comprises one or more selectivity openings or window, and for example bottom windows 50.In this example, window 50 extends upward than short distance from the back edge 26 of bottom panel 22.If desired, window 50 can extend partially in the back edge 26 of bottom panel 22.One or more openings can be provided, and for example window 50, so that produce required aesthetic appearance.Yet, can also be in conjunction with this opening so as to reduce clamper 20 weight, observe the back edge that leaves the content in the container 31 in and/or reduce and reduce unit cost based on material.

In this example, the forward edge 36 of bottom panel 22 can also inwardly or in the direction towards rear wall 24 be recessed on bending.Equally, if desired, this forward edge 36 can change so that realize specific outward appearance in configuration, profile or similar aspect.This radian or shape can be complementary with the radian of rear wall 24 or shape or be different.

Bottom panel 22 in this example is to limit the panel of depositing the general plane on surface on the tabular.The same with rear board 24, bottom panel 22 slightly recessed bend in the container 31 or convexly curved so that provide additional rigidity and structure downwards that can make progress to clamper 20 from container 31, and/or specific offset of vertical amount is provided on the height of the article of the similar size in leaving container 31 in.If desired, can increase architectural feature for example reinforcement, ridge, grid, crossbeam or similar characteristics with reinforced bottom panel 22.

As Fig. 4 with shown in the side view form, rear end 58 that sidewall 28 comprises top 40 respectively, is connected to the bottom margin 56 of the bottom panel lateral edges 30 in this example and is connected to the lateral edges 32 of rear board 24.In this example, top 40 is for arc or be bent upwards so that sidewall 28 is higher than in front end 34 or the rear end 58 any one at mid portion.The user that arch roof edge 40 allows clampers 20 by the top of article before or the top rear corners observe and promptly leave in article in the container 31, for example folder or magazine.

As conspicuous for those skilled in the art, yet the profile of top 40 can change to some extent with disclosed in this example, and needn't provide this inlet for article, unless need.Same as seeing among Fig. 4, sidewall 28 has the width or the degree of depth of convergent.Sidewall 28 is narrower than near place, the top the top 40 towards bottom panel 22 places.Thereby the following preceding corner of stored article can also be exposed to sidewall 28 fronts, allows the user also to firmly grasp the following preceding corner of article.As a result, the user can insert or take out article for example magazine, folder or similar articles easily.

As shown in Figure 4, sidewall 28 can also comprise one or more window or openings 62 that are provided in it.In disclosed example, each sidewall comprises that a respective side edges 30 from bottom panel 22 extends up to the window 62 of quite big distance in the sidewall surfaces.The same with the window 50 of rear wall 24, window 62 can also extend in the edge of bottom panel 22 at least slightly.As conspicuous for those skilled in the art, depend on required aesthetic appearance and/or other required features, for example reduce weight, economical with materials cost, observe the interior perhaps similar characteristics in the container 31, window 50 and 62 can change in configuration, profile, location, quantity and similar aspect.

As Fig. 5-shown in Figure 7, the clamper 20 in this example can be similar with other clamper 20 stacked and nested.Sidewall 28 is remotely dispersed on two dimensions each other slightly.Sidewall 28 34 is moving forward and 56 is all dispersing each other when top 40 moves up from the bottom from rear wall 24 towards front end.Thereby in this example, storing containers 31 all becomes wideer towards open top 44 and open front 38.The preceding dispersion angle to posterior axis of clamper 20 can change relatively.Yet can comprise minimum angles is enough to parts and forms and be used for pattern draft nested and that be used to adapt to the material wall thickness of wall so that produce.For example, this angle can be from about 1 ° or change to more for a short time up to about 5 °-7 °.

Rear wall 24 in this example is being dispersed from the plane that is basically perpendicular to bottom panel when its top edge 42 moves from its lower limb 52.Dispersing in sidewall and rear wall of the inclination of rear wall 24 and sidewall 28 produced pattern draft.This pattern draft is suitable at least two kinds of purposes.The first, as discussed below, parts can form with two moulds.The second, as Fig. 5-shown in Figure 7, a plurality of similar clampers 20 can be stacked each other and nested.

Three clampers 20 in stacked with the nested forward configuration of the level that is in have been shown among Fig. 5 and Fig. 6.The rear wall 24 of a clamper 20 is narrower than the open front 38 of another identical clamper 20.Thereby a clamper can be pushed in the storing containers 31 of another identical clamper backward.Subsequently, another clamper 20 can be nested in this clamper 20 in a similar manner.If desired, similar clamper 20 levels of this structure of any amount are nested in another, produce the horizontal lamination of clamper.

Fig. 7 illustrates the side view in the cross section of Fig. 5 and the described stacked clamper 20 of Fig. 6.As seeing in this view, can provide forward edge 36 upwardly extending short antethecas 70 from bottom panel 22.In this example, antetheca 70 only is about 1/4th inches high and as vertical nested retainer or nested limiter.As shown in Figure 7, the lower surface 72 of a bottom panel 22 is bearing on the end face 74 of antetheca 70 of another clamper.Prevent the fastening vertical nested interference between the nested clamper 20 like this.

The height of antetheca 70 is enough to prevent the interference engagement in the whole adjacent contact zone between nested clamper, so that two nested clampers of easier separation.In this example, near two nested clampers level and vertically be nested into interference state rear wall 24, but will be by the limitation in height of antetheca 70 vertically nested, so that easier separation clamper.If desired, can provide the footing that dangles (not shown) at periphery or arbitrary portion along rear wall or lower surface at least in its vicinity 72.This footing can be used as the vertical "cut-off" drvice of the rear end of each nested clamper 20.Subsequently, can increase, make that each clamper is in use flat to be sitting on the surface along forward edge 36 or the coupling footing (also not shown) that dangles from lower surface 72 in its vicinity.In Fig. 7 A and Fig. 7 B, shown alternative antetheca 70 '.Opposite with the tabular top of Fig. 5, the fan-shaped top of this alternative antetheca 70 ' comprise.

Shown in the vertical view figure of Fig. 6, the nested outer surface up to a clamper 20 of permission level is interfered the degree of depth that contacts with the inner surface of another clamper 20.Yet because sidewall 28 deflection each other of a clamper, particularly near open top 38 and open front 44, clamper relatively easily separates, even when between two clampers, being nested into the sizable interference degree of depth.If generally speaking, sidewall 28 deflection each other must be more little, then is attached to rear wall 24 and diapire 22 is near more.Thereby difficult especially separately the time at clamper, the vertical nested limiter that is provided by antetheca 70 prevents the nested arrangement of two or more clampers.As alternative, discardable small-sized spacer can be set between the nested clamper 20 in case at needs or when thinking useful as nested "cut-off" drvice.As alternative, can form the one or more integrated spaced devices that extend back that extend from the outside of rear wall 24, perhaps can form one or more integrated spaced devices that extend forward from the inside of rear wall 24.This spacer can the limit levels depth of nesting.

Fig. 8 illustrates another example of the clamper 100 that makes up according to training centre of the present invention.Clamper 100 is with the similar part of above-mentioned clamper 20: the opposing sidewalls 106 with diapire 102, rear wall 104 and a pair of similar configuration each other.In this example, sidewall 106 is described as having the side window mouth 108 that one tunnel lateral edges that extends to bottom panel also enters bottom panel 102 at least slightly.In bottom panel, produce aduncate lateral edge portions 110 like this.

In this example, the top 112 of sidewall 106 is slight curving, still symmetric curvature unlike previous example.In this example, the preceding corner 114 of sidewall 106 is than rear corners 116 location downwards far away, makes top 112 and turn forward downwards.In this example, leave article in the container 117 in, for example magazine or archives expose to such an extent that more many in its corresponding preceding corner than the rear corners of these article and are more addressable.

Clamper 100 also comprises the antetheca 120 far above the antetheca 70 of the clamper 20 of previous case description.Antetheca 120 in this example be respective side walls 106 total height about 1/4th to about 1/3rd.Antetheca in this example terminates in has forward the protruding lip that extends or the upper end 122 of flange 124.In this example, much higher antetheca 120 far away provides barrier forward for the article that leave in the storing containers 117.Wall 120 prevent article from container 117 inadvertently to front slide, cross this wall unless at first be raised to.

As Fig. 8 and shown in Figure 9, the front end 126 of sidewall 106 backward and curve inwardly and make the degree of depth near bottom panel 102 sidewalls be shorter than the degree of depth at its 112 places, top.Thereby in this example, front panel 120 is also angled forward when bottom panel 102 moves up, because it follows the profile of sidewall front end 126.

As described in Figure 9, the configuration of antetheca 120 allows the bottom of a clamper 100 to be received in straight down in the storing containers of second clamper 100.On the protruding lip that extends forward of interior clamper 100 or the protruding lip or flange that flange 124 is bearing in lower gripper, in the vertical direction provides nested retainer or limiter.Equally, the limited features of flange 124 prevents fastening interference or the frictional fit between two clampers when nesting together.Equally in this example, clamper 100 is suitable for vertically nested and stacked, rather than the level that resembles the situation of previously described example is nested and stacked.

Figure 10-Figure 12 illustrates another example of the article holder 130 that makes up according to training centre of the present invention.In this example, with structure clamper 130 like previous two example class, except the described modification of the application.In this example, rear wall 132 is outwardly-bent and be the smooth continuation of sidewall 134.Equally in this example, clamper 130 comprises the antetheca 136 of the antetheca 70 in first example of Fig. 1.As described in Figure 12, when vertical stacked clamper 130 each other, the bottom front edge 137 of a clamper is bearing on the top 138 of antetheca 136 of next clamper.In this configuration, the in the vertical direction of antetheca own provides nested retainer or nested limiter.Antetheca 136 in this example is only angled slightly forward, so that allow to be used for moulding and be used for vertically stacked pattern draft, and prevents that a clamper is at the embedded level place that is set to the top 138 of the antetheca that is lower than this clamper of another clamper.

Figure 13-Figure 15 illustrates the additional example of article holder 140,150 and 160 again respectively.These clampers can be configured to provide the described nested and stacked ability of the application and make sidewall, end wall, antetheca and similar wall have different architectural features.Clamper 140 selectivity have different lateral and rear wall configuration.In this example, have two rear walls basically, one between the bottom margin of sidewall and between top edge at sidewall.In addition, clamper 140 comprises the continuous window that extends to from a sidewall, between two rear walls in another sidewall.Clamper 150 and 160 selectivity respectively has the different lateral window.Clamper 150 comprise roughly straight rear wall and two along the respective tops edge from after be bent downwardly forward and comprise a plurality of sidewalls that are arranged at the window in it.Clamper 160 comprises that two have the roughly arc sidewall that is arranged at a plurality of windows in it.As conspicuous for those skilled in the art, the various walls of the described article holder of the application and the configuration of panel and structure can carry out sizable variation and still drop in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Figure 16-Figure 22 shown can nested and laminar stackable article holder 200 another example.Article holder in this example is similar to the example shown in Fig. 1-Fig. 7 a bit.Yet this article holder 200 has the sidewall 202 at band inclination and curved top portion edge 204 and has different front-end configuration.In this example, as Figure 16, Figure 17, Figure 19 and shown in Figure 22, the leading edge 206 of bottom panel 208 has from the preceding footing 210 of dangling of leading edge 206 downward extensions and has upright short antetheca 212.Be similar to the example of aforementioned clamper 20, this weak point antetheca 212 provides vertical space interval between the clamper 200 of two horizontal stacking.Consider the hereinafter described reverse hang footing of increase, footing 210 is so that remain to the face of land with bottom faces flaggy position before providing.

As seeing among Figure 21, the back edge 214 of bottom panel 208 also has the back footing 216 that dangles that extends from bottom panel downwards.The height of back footing 216 is similar or identical with preceding footing 210, makes clamper 200 from the teeth outwards, and bottom panel 208 is parallel to this surface simultaneously.As seeing from Figure 21, back footing 216 also provides space interval between two stacked clampers 200.When stacked, footing 210 and 216 prevents the sidewall 202 of nested clamper become packing secured to one another and friction engagement.Thereby when the consumer wants to separate two stacked clampers, clamper will can not lock together, and make to promote and/or pull out a clamper from another clamper easily.

As represented among Figure 19-Figure 21, if desired, alternative or the extending to small part from the lateral edges of bottom panel 208 extraly of preceding footing and back footing.Thereby extension that preceding footing 210 can be sidewall and/or bottom panel and back footing 216 can be the extensions of sidewall, rear wall and/or bottom panel and still carry out appointed function.In addition, preceding footing and back footing needn't be along the preceding and antemarginal all or part of location of clamper 200.Replace, footing can or all be located along the lateral parts of clamper.

In addition, can make clamper 200, but form by the moulding plastics material in an example by any material requested.For example metal, timber or similar material also still drop in the spirit and scope of the present invention can also to use other materials.

Figure 23 and Figure 24 have shown another example of the article holder 230 that is formed by wire and/or mesh material.Bottom panel 232, sidewall 234 and rear wall 236 are all formed by wire mesh holes, or are bent to form or cut and be fastened to together, for example by welding.If desired, clamper 230 comprises the wire support structure along the part clamper, for example along the corner and the top 238 of sidewall.In addition, the surface of woven wire hole wall and panel can form and comprise three-dimensional depression, protrusion and/or other surface profiles rigidity reinforcement and/or aesthetic features as clamper.But the mesh plastic shaping, metal or similar material.

In Figure 23 and example shown in Figure 24, clamper 230 also comprises highly the only about half of part antetheca 242 for the rear wall 236 in this example.In this example, the effective depth of antetheca can prevent the horizontal stacking of clamper 230.Yet, as shown in figure 24, roughly the wall 234,236,242 that vertically extends slightly convergent so that allow the vertically stacked of clamper.Because clamper 230 is formed by the mesh wall material, the more impossible friction lock that becomes of clamper.This is because perforated wall just has littler surface area than solid wall is original, and because the perforation in the mesh will allow air by wall, so that reduce the possibility of the friction engagement between two or more stacked clampers 230 at least.

Figure 25-Figure 28 illustrates equally other examples of the article holder 250 that is made up by wire and/or mesh material.In this example, there is not antetheca.Replace, clamper 250 have with on turn over the open front of leading edge 252.The leading edge of bottom panel 254 is bent upwards, and thereby rises to the surface of the remainder of bottom panel.Vertically support wire 256 is along the leading edge extension of each sidewall 258 and in 250 times upsets of clamper.Footing 260 before the part metals silk of bottom panel 254 belows limits.Similarly, to the back wire weld, crooked or otherwise form so that below near the bottom panel the back edge 254, extend so that form back footing 262.In use, clamper is bearing on the footing 260,262.When as Figure 27 and shown in Figure 28 carrying out when stacked, turn over leading edge 252 on the lower gripper and be bearing on the bottom of clamper and before the landing on the wire of footing 260.The back footing 262 of last clamper 250 is bearing on the end face of bottom panel.Provide footing 260 with 262 so that prevent the fastening nested of stacked clamper 250, and thereby allow to take out easily last clamper in the lamination.

As conspicuous for those skilled in the art, wire and/or mesh configuration and arrangement can be carried out sizable variation and still drop in the spirit and scope of the present invention.Two kinds of different metal silk screen hole examples among Figure 23-Figure 28 have shown that this class allows the example of modification.Equally, the feature of the disclosed various embodiment of the application can make up or combine with other features of other embodiment.

The dealer of vertically-oriented magazine and archives clamper or retailer are provided at shelf space and the configuration that changes to some extent between different shops and the different retailer usually.Thereby the product configuration that is suitable for being displayed in a shop or retailer's shelf space may be unsuitable for the shelf space or the display configuration in another retailer or shop.Disclosed article holder allows the stacked and nested of large-tonnage product.Thereby, can in relatively little shelf space, display, pack, transport, store in a warehouse, deposit and similar operations disclosed product or clamper.

Disclosed article holder configuration is maximum to be used packing and transport space and deposits shelf space by utilizing, and can transport and store bigger product volume in the per unit free space.This produces more space in just existing product is deposited in being suitable for the limited shelf storage space of complete different product originally.Can increase the income of every cubic feet of shelf space like this for the retailer.Can also under the situation that other products are extruded from shelf space, allow disclosed article holder is increased to existing shelf space like this.

So far, also not with the article holder of the article that are used in vertical orientation, depositing magazine for example or folder of designing the disclosed nested ability of the application.Though found out some solution, the article holder that these schemes need be used to sell usually provides with some and part is taken apart.Equally, usually this product is packed so that protect article can not damage each other, for example in when transportation or when display is sold, be scratched, scratch or similar damage.

On the contrary, disclosed article holder configuration can be eliminated or obviously reduce using the demand of foam, paper, waved elements, polybag or other this packaging material.Replace, disclosed article holder can transport, deposit and display with fastening nested lamination form.This lamination will provide the stability of the product of transportation, storage and display.This product can use limited or not use packaging material in shipping container or on the shelf storage space of selling, and still carries out fastening packing so that suppress relative motion and thereby suppress to damage.

Described such some other the existing office appliance of the application can be nested, but only can be nested with other like products.In addition, these two products must reverse or be inverted the upset and each other the Rotate 180 degree so that carry out nested with another.Yet this series products still must use additional package to move each other to prevent product, otherwise will cause scratch or scuffing.This known products use, transportation and the parking space of shelf can not be optimized to usually disclosed article holder the degree that can realize.In an example, the top that can reverse, rotate and be bearing in identical clamper to known magazine clamper makes two products to overlap each other.Yet being subject to, this configuration only have two products nested each other.

Disclosed article holder has been realized fully reducing transporting, deposit and the purpose of the requisite space that retail is required, and keeps the standard feature of this product always.Standard feature normally is applicable to the file of depositing magazine, folder or similar size.A plurality of disclosed article holders are can twocouese nested, i.e. level and/or vertical direction still satisfy above-mentioned functions simultaneously and also minimize the possibility of damage of product in the transportation.

Being used to make the material of disclosed article holder and technology can carry out sizable variation and still drop in the spirit and scope of the present invention.Yet, in an example, can use the disclosed article holder of injection molding process manufacturing the application.Employed in an example material can be the commodity plastics, for example polystyrene or polypropylene.Yet many other materials go for forming disclosed article holder.For example, other materials comprises the industrial level plastic material, for example Merlon, ABS or TPE.Other commodity thermoplastics or even other alternative materials, for example modification of metal, timber, organic material, leather, glass, cardboard or these materials and combination comprises fiber or textile material.Material selects to help to produce higher impact strength, flexibility, to scratching or the improvement repellence of scratch or the outward appearance of enhancing.Can carry out material according to the most important characteristic that is used for given application selects.Yet for example polystyrene or polyacrylic engineering plastics can also reduce consumer cost.

Can be painted to disclosed article holder, decoration or inner forming label, figure or other layers or indication.Can adopt these additional design features to protect the surface of article holder or the decorate properties of enhancing product.Can use the combination of material and assemble in any suitable manner, comprise forming plastic chassis product with post forming (overmold) rubber on plastic basis material.As alternative, can mechanically metal parts be fastened to together or utilize suitable ornament materials to cover Wood products, for example fiber, metal finishing thing and protectiveness corner part and similar material.

Depend on selected material, employed manufacturing process and method can also as required strategic point change and use.In an example, use the disclosed plastic article clamper of simple two parts mould molding the application.The pattern draft of sidewall, antetheca and rear wall can provide necessary mould pattern draft so that form parts easily and take out parts from mold cavity.By the window on the hard contact formation wall that blocking-up or surface to surface are provided in mould.By window being extended in sidewall and the rear wall and extending to bottom panel at least slightly, can provide and block and also allow the delamination mould and take out parts.

The configuration of disclosed article holder improves maximization retail shelf space, and adapting to variable shelf space configuration and enhancing, to be used for product sold nested.Product is nested can be finished by the twocouese mode, and wherein a plurality of disclosed examples allow in level and/or all carry out stacked in vertically disposing.Because product is fastening nested, can under the situation that can not damage product owing to scratch, scuffing and similar action, displays and transport stacked product.Can cancel additional package.Disclosed article holder also provides a plurality of article entrance, so that the user can firmly grasp the material of depositing in the clamper easily in a plurality of positions.Disclosed only permission level of the application or vertical stacked example provide identical benefit basically.

In addition, use cube size of disclosed article holder configuration can optimize and obviously reduce shipping.The product of transportation in enormous quantities can directly directly be unloaded on the shelf from total carton or canister.Needn't make dealer's loading and unloading of product be more prone to relocating that product adds.Nested product also helps the article holder of display is clamped on the retail shelf space.When resembling the application disclosed when nested, product looks also more in a organized way.This has reduced consumer/dealer and has kept shelf display systematism and the required workload of regularization.Organized shelf space can influence consumer's sense organ and influence the decision that he or she buys the product that is displayed.

In addition, because can the display more products sell in giving the shelf space of sizing, the time of stocking up again and stock space that the retailer is required are littler.Have at any one time and more can be used for product sold and reduced article and frequency out of stock occurs, can prevent like this that the consumer from leaving company and seeking required product to other places.

Disclosed article holder is very suitable for for example article of magazine or analog of clamping.Yet disclosed as the application, the clamper that does not have front panel or only have a shortwall is specially adapted to deposit clip, for example three ring clip or analogs.When not having efficient antetheca situation, when filling stores often be very heavy clip easily level slip into and skid off the parking space of clamper.Equally, do not exist the clamper of antetheca can on twocouese, carry out nested.In other words, clamper can be each other vertically or level nested.If provide, this feature has produced and has been used to transport, pack and in the multifunctionality that known clamper did not have of retail shop display.As required, but can be vertically or level produce the lamination of the stacked clamper of twocouese so that cooperate specific used pack or display space.

Although described the special article clamper that is used to deposit and organize magazine, folder, file and similar articles according to the instruction of present disclosure, the coverage of this patent is not limited thereto.On the contrary, this patent covers all embodiment of the instruction of knowing the disclosure in the equivalent scope that drops on permission.

Claims (33)

1. article holder comprises:

Bottom panel with back edge, forward edge and a pair of opposed side edge;

Rear wall, it extends upward near the back edge of described bottom panel and has lower limb, top edge and a pair of lateral edges, and described rear wall is dispersed from the plane that is basically perpendicular to described bottom panel when moving up away from described bottom panel;

A pair of interval and relative sidewall each other, described sidewall roughly extends upward from corresponding forward and the lateral edges of described relatively bottom panel corresponding one of the lateral edges of described rear wall respectively, and described sidewall is to moving up away from described bottom panel and slightly remotely dispersing each other at least when described rear wall moves forward; And

Be limited to the storing containers between described bottom panel top, described rear wall front and the described sidewall, described storing containers near the width the top of described sidewall greater than near the width described bottom panel.

2. article holder according to claim 1 is characterized in that: the height of described storing containers and the degree of depth respectively greater than described sidewall between width.

3. article holder according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described rear wall is inwardly convexly curved and enter the storing containers of described article holder between the lateral edges of described rear wall.

4. article holder according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described rear wall is outwards recessed crooked and away from the storing containers of described article holder between the lateral edges of described rear wall.

5. article holder according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described rear wall comprises that at least one is positioned at its opening.

6. article holder according to claim 5 is characterized in that: the described back edge that Open Side Down extends and enter described bottom panel to small part.

7. article holder according to claim 1 is characterized in that: the forward edge of described bottom panel curves inwardly.

8. article holder according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described bottom panel enters described storing containers to being recessed on bending.

9. article holder according to claim 1 is characterized in that: the top of described sidewall is arc so that described sidewall is higher than described front end or described back-end location at mid portion.

10. article holder according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described sidewall comprises the opening that is positioned at it respectively.

11. article holder according to claim 10 is characterized in that: described Open Side Down extends to and enter at least slightly the lateral edges of described bottom panel.

12. article holder according to claim 1 is characterized in that: the angle that described sidewall is dispersed is each other spent in the scope of about 7 degree about 1.

13. article holder according to claim 1 is characterized in that: further comprise from the upwardly extending antetheca of the forward edge of described bottom panel.

14. article holder according to claim 13 is characterized in that: when nested similar clamper, described antetheca is as vertical nested retainer.

15. article holder according to claim 13 is characterized in that: described antetheca further comprises the lordosis lip that extends forward.

16. article holder according to claim 15 is characterized in that: when vertically nested class was like article holder, described lordosis lip made up and is configured to be bearing on the similar protruding lip, as vertical nested retainer.

17. article holder according to claim 1 is characterized in that: near the preceding footing that dangles downwards from the lower surface of described bottom panel of forward edge that further is included in described bottom panel.

18. article holder according to claim 17 is characterized in that: near the back footing that dangles downwards from the lower surface of described bottom panel of back edge that further is included in described bottom panel.

19. article holder according to claim 18 is characterized in that: footing is from the upwardly extending antetheca extension of the forward edge of described bottom panel basically before described.

20. article holder according to claim 18 is characterized in that: described back footing is the extension of described rear wall basically.

21. article holder according to claim 1 is characterized in that: when applying the side direction active force near the open top at described article holder, described sidewall is the flexible deformation each other.

22. article holder according to claim 1.It is characterized in that: the top of described sidewall is crooked and tilt, and makes the preceding corner of described sidewall far below the rear corners of described sidewall.

23. article holder according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described bottom panel, described sidewall and described rear wall are made up by mesh material and form.

24. article holder according to claim 1 is characterized in that: the forward edge of described bottom panel terminates in the forward edge of turning over.

25. article holder according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described bottom panel, described sidewall and described rear wall are made by the material that is selected from engineering order plastics, Merlon, ABS, TPE, thermoplastic, metal, timber, organic material, leather, glass or its composition.

26. the method for a stacked article holder comprises:

A plurality of article holders are provided, and each article holder comprises:

Bottom panel with back edge, forward edge and a pair of opposed side edge;

Rear wall, it extends upward near the back edge of described bottom panel and has lower limb, top edge and an a pair of lateral edges, described rear wall when moving up away from described bottom panel from be basically perpendicular to described bottom panel the plane disperse;

Also relative at interval each other sidewall is right, described sidewall roughly extends upward from corresponding forward and the lateral edges of described relatively bottom panel corresponding one of the lateral edges of described rear wall respectively, and described sidewall is to moving up away from described bottom panel and remotely dispersing each other slightly at least when described rear wall moves forward; And

Be limited to the storing containers between described bottom panel top, described rear wall front and the described sidewall, described storing containers near the width the top of described sidewall greater than near the width described bottom panel;

First clamper of described a plurality of article holders is placed in the storing containers of second clamper of described a plurality of article holders; And

Described first article holder is slided in the storing containers of described second article holder, contact the nested retainer of described second article holder up to described first article holder.

27. method according to claim 26 is characterized in that: first clamper in described a plurality of article holders is horizontally slid in the storing containers of second clamper of described a plurality of article holders.

28. method according to claim 26 is characterized in that: first clamper in described a plurality of article holders vertically slides in the storing containers of second clamper of described a plurality of article holders.

29. method according to claim 26 is characterized in that: the first clamper level in described a plurality of article holders also vertically slides in the storing containers of second clamper of described a plurality of article holders.

30. an article holder lamination comprises:

A plurality of article holders, each article holder comprises:

Bottom panel with back edge, forward edge and a pair of opposed side edge;

Rear wall, it extends upward near the back edge of described bottom panel and has lower limb, top edge and an a pair of lateral edges, described rear wall when moving up away from described bottom panel from be basically perpendicular to described bottom panel the plane disperse;

Also relative at interval each other sidewall is right, described sidewall roughly extends upward from corresponding forward and the lateral edges of described relatively bottom panel corresponding one of the lateral edges of described rear wall respectively, and described sidewall is to moving up away from described bottom panel and remotely dispersing each other slightly at least when described rear wall moves forward; And

Be limited to the storing containers between described bottom panel top, described rear wall front and the described sidewall, described storing containers near the width the top of described sidewall greater than near the width described bottom panel;

Wherein first clamper in the lamination of described a plurality of article holders is arranged on basically in the storing containers of second clamper in the lamination of described a plurality of article holders; And wherein the bottom panel with the bottom panel of described first article holder and described second article holder is adjacent.

31. article holder lamination according to claim 30.It is characterized in that: described first article holder is horizontally set in the storing containers of described second article holder.

32. article holder lamination according to claim 30 is characterized in that: described first article holder vertically is arranged in the storing containers of described second article holder.

33. article holder lamination according to claim 30 is characterized in that: the described first article holder level also vertically is arranged in the storing containers of described second article holder.

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