DE102007048310A1 - Bottle case has storage spaces with depth of each corresponding to lower end section of bottle height, and sleeves which project from bottom case interior between adjacent storage spaces, each sleeve having at least two split tongues - Google Patents

Abstract

The bottle case made of plastic has storage spaces (18), the depth of each corresponding to a lower end section of the bottle height, the sideways movement of this lower section of a stored bottle being limited. Sleeves (14) project from the bottom of the inside of the case between adjacent storage spaces, each sleeve having at least two tongues (28) which are split by longitudinal slots (26) and which are spread out wider in one section of their height. At a level which corresponds to the upper end of the storage spaces, a surface area, or several surface areas, are located outside the storage spaces. An independent claim is included for a combination of a bottle case with an outer packing in which a group of bottles is located, wherein the underside of the outer packing rests upon a surface section or several surface sections.

Description

• (a) Im unteren Bereich des Kasteninnenraums befinden sich Einstellräume, und zwar je einer pro Einzelflasche, welche jeweils eine Tiefe entsprechend einem unteren Endbereich der Flaschenhöhe haben und mindestens bereichsweise eine derartige Umgrenzung besitzen, dass wesentliche seitliche Bewegungen des unteren Endbereichs der Flaschenhöhe einer etwaigen eingestellten Einzelflasche eingeschränkt sind;
• (b) und vom Boden des Kasteninnenraums ragen Pinolen nach oben, die jeweils vom Zentralbereich zwischen umringend benachbarten Einstellräumen ausgehen und jeweils mindestens zwei, durch Längsschlitze geteilte Zungen aufweisen,
• (c) wobei bei den Pinolen die jeweiligen Zungen mindestens in einem Teilbereich ihrer Höhe weiter gespreizt sind, so dass sie etwaige Einzelflaschen, die in die umringend benachbarten Einstellräume eingestellt sind, mindestens nahezu berühren,
• (d) und wobei sich in einer Höhe, die im wesentlichen dem oberen Ende der Einstellräume entspricht, ein Flächenbereich oder mehrere Flächenbereiche außerhalb der Einstellräume befinden, der bzw. die eine Abstützung für die Unterseite mindestens einer etwaigen aufgenommenen Umverpackung darbietet (darbieten).

The invention relates to a plastic bottle crate, which can optionally accommodate individual bottles or at least one group of bottles, which are in an outer packaging, or a combination of single bottles and at least one repackaged bottle group, with the following features:

• (A) In the lower part of the box interior there are setting spaces, one per individual bottle, each having a depth corresponding to a lower end of the bottle height and at least partially have such a boundary that essential lateral movements of the lower end of the bottle height of any set Single bottle are restricted;
• (b) and from the bottom of the box interior quills protrude upwards, each emanating from the central area between surrounding adjacent Einstellräumen and each having at least two tongues divided by longitudinal slots,
• (c) wherein, in the sleeves, the respective tongues are further spread at least in a portion of their height, so that they touch at least almost any individual bottles that are set in the surrounding adjacent Einstellräume,
• (d) and wherein at a height substantially corresponding to the upper end of the adjustment spaces, one or more surface areas outside the adjustment spaces are present, presenting a support for the underside of at least one of the optional wrapped packages.

By the further spread of the respective tongues is (are) in the relevant tongue Part of the height increases the transverse dimension (s) of the quill. The A limitation of the temporal movements of the single bottles in the Einstellräumen is preferably a prevention essential lateral movements.

Plastic bottle crates are known in many embodiments. In a particularly frequently used bottle crate type Partitions in the box interior extend in two orthogonal Directions from box side to opposite box side, so that separated bottle seats created are; These partitions usually have a clear lower height than the entire bottle crate. At this Bottle crate style is one for each bottle taken defined bottle place available. The bottles are only sloping little relative to the bottle case, if this oblique is provided. When moving the bottle crate, especially when lifting and when transporting, not the sound of each other generated rattling bottles.

at another type of bottle crate are the described partitions either not available or only available in batches. But there are so-called quills (columnar from the ground the box interior upstanding elements), the - typically in several places between bottle places - available are and usually a smaller height than the bottle crate to have. There, where no quills are available, you get a specification of bottle places. The separation and vertical attitude (relative to the bottle case bottom) the bottle is usually not as good as with crates with partitions. When lifting and transporting the crates make the hiss more noise, not infrequently down to each other rattling of bottles. The bottle case stiffening effect of partitions is not given.

on the other hand enjoy bottle packs, d. H. a group of bottles or a number of bottles, which are in an outer packaging, large Popularity. Typical examples are four-packs in square Arrangement and six-packs in a rectangular arrangement. The outer packaging consists in particular of cardboard or strong plastic film. The bottle pack contains significantly fewer bottles than a typical bottle crate and therefore - in the Usually with just one hand - comfortably gripped, raised and be worn. Very often the outer packaging is on the upper side designed so that a gripping opportunity for the Hand or even a kind of handle is formed.

bottle crates however, are extremely practical storage containers, Transporting and selling bottles, especially because they are the number of bottles with protective effect in them enclose, comfortably graspable and portable, comfortable with mechanical Tools are manipulable, convenient to transport, and stackable.

Bottle crates, which can accommodate either individual bottles or repackaged groups of bottles or in combination single bottles and repackaged groups of bottles, are particularly attractive crates. In the bottling operation, for example, one or more repackaged groups of bottles as well as individual bottles on the rest of the bottle places can be set in such crates. In the supermarket, the customer can, as desired, with bottle packs or with individual, removed bottles or filled only with individual bottles crates (only partially filled crates from neighboring boxes filled). For the breweries, bottling companies, transport companies is attractive that you have to deal only with a kind of transport container, namely the bottle crate, and yet can offer the whole range of repackaged groups of bottles, single bottles, completely filled with single bottles crates. Another very significant advantage in practice is that the bottle crate for return transport of the empty bottles, in particular from the point of sale, which also takes back the empty bottles, to the bottling plant, can be used, even for those bottles repackaged bottle groups and returned by consumers without packaging.

A bottle crate that is "dual" usable (ie either for single bottles or for repackaged bottle groups or combinations of single bottles and repackaged bottle groups) is off DE 22 24 866 A known. In the known bottle crate are recorded individual bottles inside on the bottom of the bottle crate. Received outer packaging, each with a group of bottles, sit with its underside also inside on the bottom of the bottle crate. In the interior of the bottle crate, bottle separation columns with a star-shaped cross-section are provided at suitable positions which are surrounded by encircling adjacent individual bottles when individual bottles are received. When picking up the packaging with a group of bottles, the columns pass through openings in the bottom wall of the outer packaging.

Either taken up individual bottles as well as bottles in accommodated outer packaging considerable lateral movement possibility. The leads to disturbing noises, if the Bottle case is lifted or transported. A collision neighboring bottles, causing mutual scratching of the bottles and rattling noises, is when you have the Deformability of the "star tips" of the star-shaped cross section the bottle separation columns, not locked out.

Of the Invention is based on the object, a dual usable bottle crate make available, in which the fixing at least the recorded single bottles is improved. The fixation of Bottles in outer packaging is often less critical, in particular because the Umverpackugnen often partitions or have other means for establishing positional fixation of the bottles. Nevertheless, the invention provides in preferred embodiments a Bottle crate, which is also suitable for over-packed bottles improved position fixation results.

The inventive solution to this problem is represented by the combination of features of claim 1.

A dual-use bottle crate, which has Einstellräume each for a lower portion of the bottle height of a recorded single bottle is out DE 200 22 394 U known. The depth of the adjustment chambers is very considerable and this part of the depth of the bottle interior is lost for repackaged groups of bottles. The bottle crate has no sleeves, so that only an insufficient bottle fixation of the individual bottles results solely through the walls of the Einstellräume.

Of the bottle case according to the invention is both for glass bottles as well as for plastic bottles. Since both the Einstellräume and the quills at the Location fixation of the bottles involved, the Einstellräume can with comparatively shallow depth (preferably less than 10%, stronger preferably less than 5%, even more preferably less than 2% of the bottle height). Thereby is achieved that the bottle crate either at all not higher than a non-dual usable bottle crate for single bottles is (because the comparatively small Depth of the adjustment chambers by reducing the distance between the upper end of the bottles in outer packaging and the upper end surface of the bottle crate is collected.

In the original claims and in the description The present application comes in some places the expression "Bottles that touch each other at least almost" or "quills, the bottles at least almost touch "with this Expression should be expressed that on the one hand actual physical contact there but on the other hand - especially at minus tolerances the bottle diameter or minus tolerances of the largest Transverse dimension of the quills - a state just before actual physical contact can prevail. So will in particular a mutual distance below 1 mm, preferably below 0.5 mm, as encompassed by the cited phraseology.

The setting spaces can be so close to one another, partially or everywhere in the bottle crate, that the lower end areas of two adjoining, set individual bottles at least almost touch one another laterally. This serves to minimize the dimensions of the bottle crate, but also leads to the fact that the two adjacent bottles fix each other directly. The largest transverse dimension of the sleeves can be minimized. In order to achieve the at least close contact of the two adjacent individual bottles technically particularly simple, the be interrupted lateral boundaries of the respective two Einstellräume in the area of the strongest Zusammenkommens, so that there are two adjacent Einstellräume into each other.

Around to form the lateral boundaries of the setting spaces, There are a whole range of technical possibilities. It is preferred if partially or everywhere in the bottle crate the lateral boundary of the relevant adjustment space in one Part area formed by the ends upright Abstandhaltestege is. The spacer bars can be manufactured favorable by internal slide on mold cores of the manufacturing form for the bottle crate. Preferably, lead the Abstandshaltestege parallel to each other to the adjacent outer wall of the bottle crate. Further, it is preferred, partially or everywhere in the bottle crate the lateral boundary of the relevant setting space in a partial area of a down continued To form part of a quill wall. A preferred, alternative or cumulatively applicable option is partial or everywhere in the bottle crate the lateral boundary of the relevant adjustment space at least in a sub-range Type of uninterrupted or interrupted at least once Form circle.

It is preferred if partially or everywhere in the bottle crate the longitudinal slots between the tongues only an upper part height take the relevant quill, but it is alternatively possible the longitudinal slots almost or completely to provide the entire height of the quill concerned. The former Possibility leads to a stiffer quill construction, the second option leads to special elastic tongues.

A preferred option for the state of the area further spreading of the tongues is that the tongues of the concerned Quill are curved up-outside, so that in a certain amount or in a certain amount Altitude range (or not very far in practice) away from the top of the quill, but not quite the end represents) gives the largest transverse dimension.

Preferably is provided that the tongues of the quill in question on their the possibly adjusted single bottle facing side at least on a part of its length, preferably only on an upper one Part length, at least one in the tongue longitudinal direction having extending thickening bead. The upper part length may be substantially as long as the longitudinal slots.

at This training leads to the disappearance of the form injected plastic after demolding to a bend the tongues outwards.

Preferably the quill concerned has at least a number of tongues corresponding to Number of surrounding adjacent Einstellräumen on, preferably four tongues. But there are also embodiments of the invention Bottle crate with three tongues per quill or with two tongues per quill. But even if z. B. the quill four enclosing owns adjacent Einstellräume, one could the bottle case z. B. with quills with eight tongues, d. H. Make two tongues per adjacent single bottle.

The Quills have partially or everywhere in the bottle crate at least in an upper part length a cross section, which approximates a square with concave rounded sides instead of even square sides. This embodiment especially applies to the case of the quills, the four adjacent neighbors Have Einstellräume.

Preferably have the quills partially or everywhere in the bottle crate their largest transverse dimension in a height range, which is in the top third of the sleeve concerned, preferably close the upper sleeve end. Related to the bottle height of the Single bottles preferably have the quills partially or everywhere in the bottle crate their largest transverse dimension in a height range higher than the lower one Third of the bottle height of any, recorded Single bottle. These features cause, on the one hand the bottles are optimally fixed in position, but on the other hand the quills not overly high (material savings!).

To a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention have the Quills partly or everywhere in the bottle crate so largest transverse dimensions that they set by Single bottles are resiliently deformed. This achieved resilient pressing of the individual bottles against the quills leads to a perfected position fixation, most perfect in Combination with those located in the lower part of the box interior Einstellräumen. It will be explicit at this point emphasizes that in the case of resilient contact between set Single bottles and quills is possible, the bottle crate even without formed in the lower part of the box interior Einstellräume train. In this embodiment, creates the resilient Contact between individual bottles and quills an extent of Position fixing, which - depending on the requirements in each case - enough good is.

In the previous description is on the subject "positional fixation of bottles Preferably, the bottle crate according to the invention is designed such that bottles which are located in an outer packaging accommodated in the bottle crate are also removed by means of the sleeves (but of course without the use of setting compartments). If one does so, one can save in the Umverpackung effort for partitions or positional fixation in the outer packaging, as far as compatible with the stability of the outer packaging.

in the Principle is free, as are large subareas within of the box interior one for a repackaged bottle group provides. Particularly practical dimensions are repackaged bottle group six bottles in rectangular arrangement and repackaged bottle group from four bottles in a square arrangement. Also in the total number There are many possibilities for bottles that can be stored in the bottle crate. Especially convenient are sixteen or eighteen or twenty or so twenty-four parking spaces.

It is expressly emphasized that the inventive Bottle crate does not necessarily have to be designed so that at each considered bottle place either a single bottle or a bottle belonging to a repackaged bottle group must be recorded. So it would be z. Possible, two seats next to each other for each group of six repackaged bottles (these twelve places also optionally usable for single bottles) and next to it an area of four times two parking spaces for single bottles (where already in the format no outer packaging with two times three bottles fits).

Preferably are partially or everywhere adjacent to the bottle crate Subareas that can each accommodate a repackaged group of bottles, through a partition separated, preferably from a bottle crate sidewall runs to the opposite bottle crate sidewall. This Feature leads to a more stable bottle crate. Furthermore are much less quills required because the partition or the partitions also have position fixing function.

Another The invention relates to the combination of a bottle crate, as disclosed in the present application, with a (recorded) Umverpackung, in which a group of bottles is, thereby characterized in that the underside of the outer packaging on said a surface area or on several surface areas rests.

at the invention, the re-packaging of a group of bottles preferably made of cardboard, but may also consist in particular of plastic. Cardboard outer packaging is particularly light, inexpensive, easy to dispose of and have little material volume. For plastic outer packaging there It has a wide range of outer packaging in the manner of a smaller one Carrier box up to outer packaging of the type one Shrink film inclusion, possibly with one or two handle-like areas.

The Overpacking can be partitions between at least one But it does not have to be part of the seats. partitions increase the stability of the outer packaging and can with appropriate training, butting of the contained Prevent bottles from lifting and removing the outer packaging.

The Overpack preferably has a bottom wall with at least one opening through which a quill extends, if the outer packaging is included in the bottle crate. According to the invention strived for, the transverse dimensions of the sleeves as small as possible to keep and if possible no outward-facing, provide sharp-edged Pinolenbereiche. This allows the openings in the bottom wall of the outer packaging as possible be kept small, damage to the bottom wall next to the relevant opening when inserting the outer packaging in the bottle crate can be well avoided. The opening in question can be so small that the quill concerned under spring Squeezing her tongues through the opening can be passed when the outer packaging in the Bottle crate is used. This springy compression can through the lower ends of the bottles in the outer packaging be made.

The Invention and preferred embodiments of the invention are described below Based on drawings or photographic illustrated embodiments explained in more detail. It shows:

1 a plan view into a box interior of a part of a bottle crate;

2 a sectional view along II-II in 1 a part of the bottle crate of 1 , seen in horizontal direction;

3 a sectional view along III-III in 1 a part of the bottle crate of 1 , seen in horizontal direction;

4 a photograph of a part of a bottle crate with packaging contained in the bottle crate;

5 a schematic plan view of a bottle crate with alternative embodiment of the boundary of storage spaces for single bottles;

6 a sleeve of alternative design in the quill longitudinal section analog 3 , viewed in the horizontal direction, in the state after Nachschwinden the injection-molded plastic;

7 the quill of 6 in horizontal cross-section along VII-VII in 6 ,

In all the illustrated embodiments, the bottle crate exists 2 made of plastic and is produced by injection molding in a corresponding injection mold. This in 4 illustrated example of an outer packaging consists of cardboard.

In the plan view of 1 one sees in terms of area just over a quarter of the top view size of the bottle crate 2 , For the whole bottle crate 2 you have to imagine on the right the drawn quarter mirror image. This resulting half you have to look up in 1 imagine a mirror image of a top view of the entire bottle crate 2 to have before you.

The in 1 drawn bottle crate part 4 (= a quarter) has six bottles of bottles, which can serve either as a single bottle spaces or as a total receiving space for a repackaged bottle group of six bottles in the outer packaging.

With reference to the 1 to 5 First, some elements of the invention will be explained, initially without the feature "enlarged transverse dimension of the relevant quill" or "further spread tongues of the quill concerned". The explanation of this feature is then made with reference to 6 and 7 ,

The bottle case 2 has a lateral longitudinal outer wall 6 , a lateral transverse outer wall 8th , a central longitudinal partition 10 and a central transverse partition 12 , Inside the bottle crate part 4 are two quills 14 provided, which protrude from the bottom of the box interior upwards and in the illustrated embodiment is slightly less than half as high as the box interior (see 2 and 3 ). Each of the quills 14 is provided at a location where it is surrounded by four bottle places like a ring. The bottom of the bottle crate is not a closed through bottom, but is a kind of lattice work of curved, directly and indirectly interconnected ribs.

On this floor gridwork 16 Single bottles stand out when placed with their lower end in single bottle storage spaces 18 are set. The illustrated bottle crate part 4 has eight, in a rectangle 2 times 3 arranged Einstellräume 18 , Pro adjustment room 18 its lateral boundary is formed by a little high, running in the manner of a partial annulus side wall. You can see in 1 that at a part of the Einstellräume 18 this sidewall 20 forms a substantially three-quarter circle, and at another part of the Einstellräume 18 essentially a semicircle. In any case, the sidewall is always 20 interrupted where an adjoining storage room 18 is closest, so there are two adjacent Einstellräume 18 merge.

There where a quill 14 is present, their concavely rounded part-side wall 22 continued downward and forms, for example, a good 30% circumferential length of the relevant Einstellraums a part of the lateral boundary of the respective Einstellraums 18 ,

In vertical section of the 2 you see two quills 14 in better detail. In particular, you can see that the quill wall 24 which in horizontal section has the appearance of a square with four concave rounded wall sections instead of straight square sides and with cut square corners, by vertical longitudinal slots 26 in four tongues 28 is divided. The longitudinal slots 26 are only in an upper part of the height of the quill concerned 14 provided, wherein this portion in the illustrated embodiment, slightly more than half the height of the quill 14 accounts.

In 2 and 3 is the upper edge of the lateral boundary wall of the relevant Einstellraums 18 with the number 28 designated. In 3 is the height of the lateral boundary wall 20 denoted by the letter H, below which is the ground skeleton 16 , The height H of the perimeter wall 20 is 3 mm. In the cutting direction of the 3 are the longitudinal slots 26 the quill 14 not visible.

In 4 you see an outer packaging 30 made of cardboard for a bottle group of six bottles, arranged in rectangular 2 x 3 bottles. The outer packaging 30 has a floor 32 which, with the exception of 2 openings to be described, is a closed floor. There are two longitudinal outer walls 34 and two transverse outer walls 36 , There is a longitudinal partition 38 and two transverse partitions 40 , The longitudinal partition 38 is in its middle area at the top as a carrying handle 40 formed, which is at a lower level than the upper ends of the repackaged bottle.

The outer packaging 30 has in their soil wall two openings of a shape and size that the quills described above 14 can go through if the outer packaging 30 in the bottle case 2 or the bottle crate part 4 is set. The longitudinal partition 38 and the transverse partitions 40 are each on a lower portion of their height, which occupies almost its entire height, except that there is room for the quills 14 is. Above is the outer packaging 30 without upper end wall open.

5 shows, somewhat more schematically, an alternative embodiment, in the non-annular side walls to the boundary of the Einstellräume 18 are provided, but instead Abstandshaltestege 44 , At every setting room 18 are three spacers 44 present, extending parallel to each other from the adjacent longitudinal outer wall 6 or the adjacent longitudinal partition 10 out to the relevant setting room 18 extend, wherein in each case the middle of the three webs 44 in the horizontal direction is shorter than the two other webs 44 , The bridges 44 run parallel to the transverse outer wall 8th and the transverse partition 12 , In the 5 either at the right end of the walkways 44 or at the left end of the footbridges 44 existing bridge ends 46 lie on a circular arc and are - in the outside of the 5 visible - either bevelled or concave rounded.

The quills 14 form with their walls in the lower end again a portion of the boundary of the four directly adjacent Einstellräume 18 , and to a partial area of almost 90 degrees circumferential length.

The setting rooms 18 and the quills 14 are configured to hold single bottles (that which is in 5 bottom right with the number 18 for setting room is called, one can also imagine as a set single bottle) at the points of closest approach at least almost touch. In addition, form the transverse outer wall 8th and the transverse partition 12 additional position fixing points for a part of set single bottles. Partial annular side walls of Einstellräume 18 are not available. The spacer bars 44 are high in this embodiment in the range of 2 to 6 mm. The quills 14 have longitudinal slots 26 , in the 5 are not shown for reasons of simplification.

Both in the embodiment according to 1 to 3 as well as in the embodiment according to 5 that applies outside of the Einstellräume 18 Surface areas are present on which an outer packaging 30 if they are there in the bottle crate 2 is set, with her bottom rests. According to the embodiment 1 to 2 these are the upper edges 28 the part-annular side walls 20 the boundaries of the parking spaces 18 , According to the embodiment 5 These areas are defined by the horizontal, upper end surfaces of the spacer webs 44 educated.

With reference to the 6 and 7 An embodiment will now be explained how the inventive, partially increasing the transverse dimensions of the quill or the regional, stronger spreading of the tongues of the sleeve can be configured. Other possibilities for the transverse dimension larger or more spread configuration exist, but the following described is particularly favorable in terms of production and can be produced with a comparatively simply constructed injection mold.

In the injection mold and also immediately after removal of the bottle crate 2 from the injection mold have the sleeves 14 a configuration, how to put them in the 1 to 3 sees. Rounded in the longitudinal direction of the tongues 28 from top to bottom, bead-like wall thickness thickening ( 7 ) take the tongues 28 however, some time later, after the plastic has disappeared, the in 6 visible, upwardly-outwardly curved shape. This is the quill 14 in their upper end (ie almost at the top, before the wall is bent inward) spreads more than below. The extent of the greater spread is in 6 exaggerated. The enlarged transverse dimension 50 is in the described embodiment about 2-8 mm compared to the corresponding transverse dimension at the foot of the quill 14 ,

In cross-section of 7 you can see that the bead-like wall thickness thickening or thickening strips 48 each at the left and right end of the tongue in question 28 radially outward (ie from the center of the quill 14 continued, toward a possibly set single bottle out) are made. The thickening strips 48 run from top to bottom and end about where, including the longitudinal slots 26 the quill 14 end up. Through the broken lines 52 is indicated as the cross section of the quill 14 below the thickening beads 48 looks.

Through the thickening beads 48 be for something more than the upper half of the height of the quill 14 along the tongue in question 28 running material accumulations on the outside of the tongue in question 28 created. Immediately after removing the bottle crate 2 from the injection mold, the plastic in the interior of the material accumulations is still at a relatively high temperature, possibly in certain areas molten. In the area of thickening beads 48 Therefore, the Nachschwinden, ie the process until the final solidification of all plastic, relatively strongest. Therefore, the tongue in question bends 28 up-out, because the respective thickening bead 48 When Nachschwinden a shortened length tries to assume. Overall, the quill takes 14 the shape of a flower slightly opened up, as in 6 shown.

The above more spread tongues 28 lie like a kind of leaf spring in their upper end against any, set individual bottles and cause a perfect, resilient positional fixation. The same applies to bottles that are in an outer packaging in the bottle crate 2 be set. When not in use, the bottles can not move to each other. Only under the influence of high lateral impact or vibration forces can it come in extreme cases to a lateral contact of adjacent bottles, but under the dampening effect of the resilient tongues.

The above more spread form of the quills 14 also causes the Pinolenzungen 28 be resiliently compressed as soon as you put a repackaged bottle group in the bottle crate 2 established. The lower end portions of the outer periphery of the re-packed bottles provide this resilient pushing back. The for the quills 14 provided openings in the lower bottom wall of the outer packaging 30 can therefore be made smaller than if this resilient pressing back would not take place.

The lateral boundaries of the Einstellräume can be slightly conical (below smaller section of the setting space than above) designed. This is for demolding the bottle crate 2 cheap and ensures that - regardless of the tolerances in the diameter of the bottles - all bottles can be well centered in the Einstellräumen recorded.

at the described embodiments the bottle height is a little less than 30 cm.

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Claims (23)

Bottle crate made of plastic, the optional individual Bottles or at least a group of bottles that are in one Outer packaging, or a combination of single bottles and at least one repackaged bottle group, with the following features: (a) In the lower part of the box interior there are Einstellräume, one per individual bottle, which each have a depth corresponding to a lower end region have the bottle height and at least partially a have such boundaries that essential lateral movements the lower end of the bottle height of any set single bottle are restricted; (B) and from the bottom of the box interior quills protrude upwards, the each from the central area between surrounding adjacent Einstellräumen go out and at least two, through longitudinal slots having split tongues, (c) where the sleeves of the respective Tongues continue at least in a portion of their height They are spread so that they are any single bottles that are in the surrounding adjacent Einstellräume are set, at least almost touching, (d) and where at an altitude which corresponds essentially to the upper end of the setting spaces, one area or several areas outside the setting rooms, the or the one support for the bottom at least any offered outer packaging presents. Bottle crate according to claim 1, characterized that partially or everywhere in the bottle crate, the Einstellräume are so close to each other that the lower end of two adjacent, adjusted single bottles at least laterally almost touching. Bottle crate according to claim 2, characterized that partially or everywhere in the bottle crate the lateral Boundary of the relevant adjustment space is interrupted there, where an adjoining storage room is closest, so there two adjacent Einstellräume merge into each other. Bottle crate according to one of the claims 1 to 3, characterized in that partially or everywhere in the bottle crate the lateral boundary of the relevant setting space in a partial area of the ends upright Abstandstandsestege is formed. Bottle crate according to one of the claims 1 to 4, characterized in that partially or everywhere in the bottle crate the lateral boundary of the relevant setting space at least in one subarea in the manner of an uninterrupted one or a broken at least once circular ring formed is. Bottle crate according to one of the claims 1 to 5, characterized in that partially or everywhere in the bottle crate the lateral boundary of the relevant setting space in a partial area of a down continued Part of a quill wall is formed. Bottle crate according to one of the claims 1 to 4, characterized in that partially or everywhere in the bottle crate, the shed depth is less than 10%, preferably less than 5%, more preferably less than 2%, of Bottle height is. Bottle crate according to one of the claims 1 to 7, characterized in that partially or everywhere in the bottle crate the longitudinal slots between the tongues take only an upper part height of the quill. Bottle crate according to one of the claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the tongues of the respective Quill are curved upward-outside. Bottle crate according to one of the claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the tongues of the respective Quill facing on her of any set single bottle Side at least part of its length, preferably only on an upper part length, at least one in the tongue longitudinal direction having extending thickening bead. Bottle crate according to one of the claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the quill in question at least a number of tongues corresponding to the number of surrounding adjacent adjustment spaces has, preferably four tongues. Bottle crate according to one of the claims 1 to 11, characterized in that partially or everywhere in the bottle crate the quills at least in an upper part length have a cross section that approximates a square with concave rounded sides instead of straight square sides. Bottle crate according to one of the claims 1 to 12, characterized in that partially or everywhere in the bottle crate the quills their largest transverse dimension in an altitude range, in its upper third is, preferably their largest transverse dimension near the quill. Bottle crate according to one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that partially or Everywhere in the bottle crate, the quills have their largest transverse dimension in a height range which is higher than the lower third of the bottle height of any single bottle. Bottle crate according to one of the claims 1 to 14, characterized in that partially or everywhere in the bottle crate, the quills are the largest Transverse dimensions have them through set single bottles be resiliently deformed. Bottle crate according to one of the claims 1 to 15, characterized in that in each case 3 times 2 parking spaces with 2 quills form an area of the bottle crate, the one Group of 6 bottles in an outer packaging can accommodate. Bottle crate according to one of the claims 1 to 16, characterized in that each 2 times 2 parking spaces with 1 quill form an area of the bottle crate, the one Group of 4 bottles in an outer packaging can accommodate. Bottle crate according to one of the claims 1 to 17, characterized in that 12 or 16 or 18 or 20 or 24 parking spaces are available. Bottle crate according to one of the claims 1 to 18, characterized in that partially or everywhere in the bottle crate adjacent subareas, each one repackaged Can accommodate bottle group, separated by a partition are. Combination of a bottle crate with one of the Claims 1 to 21 with an outer packaging in which a group of bottles located, characterized in that the underside of the outer packaging on said one surface area or resting on several surface areas. Combination according to claim 20, characterized in that that the outer packaging is made of cardboard. Combination according to Claim 20 or 21, characterized that the outer packaging dividing walls between at least one Part of the bottle places has. Combination according to one of claims 20 to 22, characterized in that the outer packaging has a bottom wall with at least one opening through which is a quill extends, has.