DE1288978B - Tab connection on a tube-shaped folded bottle carrier - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a tab connection on a tubular folded bottle carrier, which consists of one upper part, two on both sides of the upper part hinged side parts and two closure strips each connected to the side parts consists, the one closure strip at its end tab members and the other closure strip through openings cooperating with the tab members as well as spacers located between adjacent bottles.

In one type of this known bottle carrier, that is the push-through openings extensive closure strips extended, namely by the height of the between adjacent Bottle-lying spacers. This is used to produce the cardboard blank much more material is required than for a bottle carrier without such Spacers.

Another type of such known bottle carriers are the cooperating with the through openings tab members after insertion in these through openings bent upwards between adjacent bottles and serve as spacers at the same time. This is what these tab links are used for no longer do this, with the edges of the push-through openings to lock the two Cooperate closure strips, so that no secure connection of the two closure strips is more guaranteed when the bottle carrier is folded up. Through this training of the known bottle carrier attempts were made to form the spacers none to use additional material, as in the case of the other, known bottle carrier the case is. In this known bottle carrier, additional material was used saved to form the spacers, but this material saving was made at the expense of the security of the connection of the two sealing strips of the bottle carrier.

The object of the invention is to provide a tab connection on a tubular to create folded bottle carrier of the said type in which to form the No additional material is needed between adjacent bottles is needed, d. H. whose cardboard blank is only used to form the upper part, the including both side parts and the closure strips connected to them the plate links includes the required material.

The spacers should be independent of the link members Represent parts.

According to the invention it is therefore provided that the through openings are formed by folding out sections of the closure strip and that each folded-out section forms a spacer that has an opening is provided, one edge of which interrupts the fold line of the spacer.

In the tab connection according to the invention on a folded tubular Bottle carrier is used to form the push-through openings in a closure strip In contrast to the known bottle carriers, not the material from the cardboard blank removed so that an opening is created, but rather only three boundary edges the openings separated from the closure strip by incisions and the fourth The boundary edge is designed as a fold line. This means that the material can be used on the Fold line out of the fastener strip, so that after removing wrinkles a push-through opening and a spacer are created. So that those with the resulting Through openings cooperating tab members over two opposite Extend out the edges of these through openings for connecting the two closure strips can, one had to pass through the corresponding tab member in each spacer enabling opening be provided, which is so that one edge of the fold line of the spacer interrupts. In this way, after unfolding the Spacers from the closure strip through openings for the tab links and spacers were created that are independent of the link members. In order to the tubular folded bottle carrier has locking members, namely tab members and push-through openings, and spacers on when the bottle carrier is folded lie between adjacent bottles without having to produce the cardboard blanks more material is required than for a bottle carrier without such spacers.

The invention is explained in more detail with reference to the drawing. It shows 1 is a perspective view of a tube-shaped folded bottle carrier, F i g. 2 is a plan view of an essentially rectangular cardboard blank; from which the carrier shown in Fig. 1 has been folded, with the bottles are indicated by dash-dotted lines, Fig. 3 shows a section along the line 3-3 in Fig. 2, Fig. 4 shows a section along line 4-4 in FIG. 1, in which the Bottles are also indicated by dash-dotted lines, F i g. 5 is a plan view of FIG the in F i g. 4 shown bottle carrier, from which a piece has broken out is shown, and FIG. 6 shows a section along line 6-6 in FIG. 4th

The bottle carrier shown in the drawings is denoted by 10. The bottle carrier 10 is made of one shown in FIG. 2 blank 11 shown.

The essentially rectangular blank 11 (FIG. 2) is irregular by two longitudinal edges 12, 13 and one transverse edge 14 and one designed, transverse edge 15 limited. The inner fastener strip 16 is through the transverse edge 14, through the transverse fold line 17 and through parts of the longitudinal edges 12 and 13 limited. A first side part 18 of the carrier lies between the transverse fold line 17 and a further transverse fold line 20. The upper or middle part 21 of the carrier is delimited by the transverse fold line 20 and by a transverse fold line 22. A second side part 23 is through the longitudinal edges 12, 13, through the transverse fold line 22 and determined by a transverse fold line 24. An outer closure strip 25 of the carrier is through the longitudinal edges 12, 13 and through the transverse fold line 24 and limited by the irregularly formed transverse edge 15.

Tabs 26 are made in one piece from parts of the inner and outer Closure strips 16 and 25 formed. The cooperating tabs 26 comprise several, transversely offset from one another first tab members 27, which from the inner Closure strips 16 are formed, and a plurality of transversely offset second tab members 28, the parts of the represent outer closure strip 25. Each the first tab members 27 are aligned in the longitudinal direction with the corresponding second Tab links 28.

Each of the first tab members 27 comprises a substantially trapezoidal shape designed spacer 30, which is made of the material of the inner closure strip 16 is formed. Each of the spacers 30 is in part divided by two cutting lines 31, 32, which converge from a transverse line 33 to the transverse folding line 17 and are bounded by a transverse cutting line 34 which is approximately in half lies between the transverse edge 14 and the transverse fold line 7. Each of the transverse Cutting lines 34 have identical end portions 35 which extend beyond the point of intersection of the converging intersection lines 31, 32 with the cross-sectional line 34 extend outward. The spacers 30 are each along spaced short fold lines 36, which form parts of the first transverse line 33, articulated with the inner closure strip 16 connected.

Furthermore, each spacer 30 comprises an approximately semicircular shape Opening 37 formed by a curved or curved edge 38 extending to the first Cross line 33 opens out, and is limited by an edge 40 between the short fold lines 36 of each first tab member 27 lies. Each of the hinged Spacers 30 can be formed from the plane of the inner fastener strip 16 from the in F i g. 2 out into the position shown in FIGS. 1 and 4-6 be moved.

Strip by moving out of the plane of the inner lock 16 are essentially trapezoidal openings 41, which are best shown in Fig. 1 can be seen. The openings 41 are used on the second bracket members 28 trained tongues to accommodate.

Each of the second link members 28 consists of a link body 26, which is attached to the outer fastening strip 25 along a second transverse line 43, the for example, be designed as a fold line or partially as a dividing line can, is hinged. One with oppositely directed short transverse slits 45 provided tongue 44 is by a short transverse fold line 46 with the tab body 42 connected. The tongue 44 of each second tab member 28 is opposite Direction to a projection 47, which strip of the material of the outer closure 25 is formed by a cutting line 48. Each tongue 44 and each protrusion 47 every second tab member 28 can be inserted into the corresponding trapezoidal opening 41 and the semicircular opening 37 of the inner fastener strip 16 is inserted will.

The top of the carrier is divided into three parts by transverse lines 53 and 54 Divided from 50 to 52. The transverse fold line 20 and the transverse line 53 limit the first part of the upper part 21, while the transverse fold line 22 and the transverse line 54 delimit the second part 52 of the upper part 21. Between the transverse lines 53 and 54 is the middle part 51. The transverse lines 53 and 54 are as folding lines shown; however, they can also be designed as partial dividing lines. In the upper part 21 of the carrier there are several openings 55 to 57 arranged in pairs provided, which are used to accommodate bottle necks. Any of the paired Openings 55 to 57 are identical and comprise a wide, approximately circular opening 58, which are almost fully constantly in the corresponding side part 50, 52 of the upper part are arranged, and a part 60, which is formed entirely in the central part 51 is.

These parts of the openings 55 to 57 are aligned with one another in the longitudinal direction and run towards one another towards the center line of the central part 21. The curved ones Parts 61 of the middle part 21 which adjoin the opening parts 60 are placed below the bottle closures lying and carrying parts.

For the passage of the fingers serving openings 62 are from the middle Part 51 of the upper part 21 of the carrier is cut out and along identical fold lines 63 movably connected to this.

Several identical crescent-shaped crescents that are offset from one another Openings 64 are formed in the side parts 18 and 23. An arched edge 65 partially delimits each of the crescent-shaped openings 64 in the side part 18 and 14 FIG. 10 depicts a bottle-bearing ledge or ledge 66, while similar ones arcuate edges 67 partially each of the crescent-shaped openings 64 of the side part 23 and a similar bottle-bearing projection or ledge 68 of the outer closure strip 25 form. Two short transverse fold lines 70, 71 extend between the central and the laterally lying openings 64 in the side part 18 and similar short fold lines 72, 73 extend between the corresponding ones crescent-shaped openings 64 in the side part 23.

One located near the fold lines 70, 71 and parallel to them extending folding line 74 is through several circular arc-shaped cutting lines 75, facing the crescent-shaped openings 64, interrupted over the length. Each of these lines of intersection 75 separates a projection which rests against a respective bottle 76, which is separated by a short cutting line 77 running in the longitudinal direction is. A similar fold line 78 in the second side part 23 runs at a distance from the short folding lines 72, 73 and parallel to them and is through several Arc-shaped cutting lines 80 interrupted. Each of these arc-shaped Cutting lines 80 forms a projection 81 resting against a bottle, which extends through a short longitudinal cutting line 82 is split.

The in F i g. 2 blank 11 shown is folded up in the first several bottles, for example the bottles B in Fig. 3, on a piping bearing surface S, the z. B. a conveyor belt or similar the bottles transporting mechanism of a conventional packaging machine can be aligned will. The bottles B are aligned in two rows, the one in a short row Distance from each other are the distance between the axes of the annular openings 58 corresponds. The successive bottles in each row are in one Distance from each other, which is equal to the transverse distance of the axes of the openings 55 to 57 along the third and fourth transverse lines 53 and 54 is. Are the bottles B so aligned, a cardboard strip shown in Fig. 2 is suitably Way over the bottles B and, as shown in F i g. 3 illustrates lowered onto this. If the blank 11, as shown in Fig. 3, on the bottles have been lowered, so are the crown caps or Closures C. the bottle necks N of each bottle B through the circular openings of the pairs arranged openings 55 to 57 passed through.

The diameter of the approximately circular openings 58 are somewhat larger than the largest outer diameter of the closures C to allow easy penetration the closures C through the openings 58 to enable. In the one in the drawing In the illustrated embodiment, six bottles B are inserted into six openings58, as best shown by the dash-dotted lines in FIG. 2 can be seen.

If the bottles have been introduced in the manner described, the side parts 16 and 25 are moved downwards at the same time in order to place the blank 11 fold around the bottles B. Strip the latch while pulling it down 16 and 25 place the lateral parts 50 and 52 of the upper part 21 against the shoulders of the bottles B and thereby move them in the direction of FIG. 3 indicated Arrows. This movement of the bottles B makes them the center line of the top 21 moved up until each crown lock C is above the circular arc-shaped parts 61 is located next to the narrow opening parts 60 of the paired Openings 55-57 extend, as best shown in FIG. 5 of the drawing can be found.

In this position, the necks N of the bottles B are in the narrow ones Opening parts 60 of the paired openings 55 to 57 introduced and the Crown locks C lie a short distance above the central part 51 of the upper part 21 in the vicinity of the openings 60.

The inner fastener strip 16 and the outer fastener strip 25 are then connected to one another by means of the tabs 26, around which the bottles to close enveloping, made of cardboard carrier 10. When the inner closure strip 16 has been swung around the bottles B, the spacers 30 of the first tab members 27 approximately at right angles to the plane of the first tab members of the inner closure strip 16 bent and then between the adjacent bottles B introduced as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 of the drawing can be seen. That Moving the spacers 30 out of the plane of the inner fastener strip 16 automatically opens the trapezoidal openings 41 (FIG. 1). The outer final strip 25 is then in the same way around the bottle B under the inner closure strip 16 swung The tongues 44 of each of the second tab members 28, which from outer fastener strips 25 are worn in the corresponding in the longitudinal direction aligned, trapezoidal openings 41 of the first tab members 27 in one from 1, 4 and 5 of the drawing introduced manner as seen. Each of the tongues 44 lies above the inner closure strip 16 near the short, transverse extending cutting line 34, and the oppositely directed short slits or edges 45 of each tongue 44 cooperate with the corresponding end portions or edge portions 35 of the short cross-sectional lines 34 together, as is clear from FIGS. 1 and 5 of the Is shown in the drawing.

When all the tongues 44 are inserted into the corresponding openings 41 have been, each protrusion 47 of the second tab members 48 is out of plane of the outer closure strip 25 bent out and then through the corresponding Opening 37 in each spacer 30 (Figures 4 and 6) through abutment against edge 40 brought between the short, spaced fold lines 36 and lies then above the inner closure strip 16, as can be seen from FIG is.

Claims (1)

Claim: Tab connection on a folded tubular Bottle carrier, which consists of a top part, two hinged on both sides of the top part Side parts and two closure strips each connected to the side parts consists, the one closure strip at its end tab members and the other closure strips cooperating with the tab members through openings as well as having spacers lying between adjacent bottles, characterized in that that the through openings (41) by folding out sections (30) from the Closure strips (16) are formed and that each folded-out section Forms spacer (30) which is provided with an opening (37), one of which Edge interrupts the fold line (36) of the spacer (30).