DE1486523A1 - Bottle carrier - Google Patents

Description

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PATENT ADMINISTRATION DlPL-ING.

Today's documents HELMUT GÖRTZ

6 Frankfurt am May in 70 P 14 86 523,7-27 Schneekenhofsfr. 27-Tel. 617079 November 11, 1968

Gzu / Ra. The Mead Corporation, 118 West First Street, Dayton, Ohio / USA

Bottle carrier

The invention "relates to a carrier for packaging two Rows of objects, the axes of which are substantially parallel to each other, the carrier being of tubular construction and is arranged around the two rows of items and has top, side and bottom walls that are closely spaced Contact with the objects are furthermore has band walls that are foldable at the end edges of the side walls at least one end of the beam.

Carriers of the type mentioned serve as packaging in the economy for numerous products. For example, bottles with the usual upwardly tapering shoulders come into question and edge at the upper end for holding crown corks or cans with slightly protruding frames at the upper edge. With some Light protection is required for products to be packaged. The packaged goods often have to be sent over longer distances. "Carriers are particularly suitable for this of the type described at the outset, which have bottom, side and top walls and closure walls at the ends of the packaging.

The known bottle carriers have one-piece at their ends End walls which are hinged to the edge of the bottom wall. They can be folded up and along a fold that goes under the

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Lid wall is to be pushed, "for example by means of gluing attached to the latter _e

There are also known carriers for hashes, cans and the like with beveled bottom or lid walls, but in which no end wall or only a narrow strip is provided as an end closure.

The object of the present invention is to provide the known To improve carriers for objects that for Light protection and safe packaging at the ends of the tubular Structure of the support end walls are provided, which can be folded up by machine, but can also be unfolded. The closure means required for this should have a shape and Form a non-positive holder for the packaged items.

According to the invention, the object is achieved in that two end walls are attached to the end of the carrier and closure means are arranged on the inner edges of the end walls so as to secure the end walls together by partially overlapping them and in the closed state limit the movement of the end walls against each other, in particular in one direction, in which the overlapping areas are increased and thereby for maintaining the real width of the end walls ensure, the real width is sufficiently larger than the distance between the end edges of the side walls, and a over-center bracing is ensured when the end walls are closed, whereby the. End walls are prestressed inwards into the beam «

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In an advantageous manner, the packaged goods are in particular at the ends of the carrier by the end walls and described the rest of the structure is protected. It is particularly favorable if, according to the invention, the closure means are fastened to one another the end walls consist of locking tabs and slots. The clamping of such closure means is, in particular if it is done by machine, it is considerably simplified by the configuration described.

In an advantageous development of the invention, each end wall is per se bendable so that it conforms to the outer surfaces of the adjoining objects when they are with the other End wall is clamped in the closed position. This property - also in connection with the first idea of the invention mentioned above - Offers a surprising advantage: TJm to keep the side walls of the girder straight (i.e. not facing outwards bulging), the end walls in the clamped state must be bent outwards or inwards - conveniently, of course, inwards will. This maintains the true width of the end walls without affecting the packaging, i.e. the carrier, must be bent outwards. The end walls conform to at least part of the bottles. aside from that the end walls are thereby pre-stressed. This clearly results in the advantage of a particularly secure and firm mounting for the packaged items.

According to the invention, the carrier can also be designed in such a way that a central keel wall is connected to an edge of the bottom wall is and mounting recesses are made near one end of the keel wall so that they the adjacent edge of the record the respective end wall when these are clamped and in the closed position. The advantages described above will be

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evidently favored by the fact that the end walls, which are bent inwardly towards the packaged bottles, are in fastening recesses snap into the keel wall. The end walls are thereby held firmly in their prestressed position.

According to the invention, the locking nose is expediently provided with shoulders arranged opposite one another. In In this way, the once folded Do not easily detach the locking means from one another again.

Another advantageous embodiment of the invention consists in that the slot and the plane of the locking tab are arranged generally parallel to the axes of the objects, whereby the shoulders on the nose supportively act to keep the end walls closed when the items are in a row move in a direction parallel to their axes and relative to the objects in the other row. Particularly useful is according to the invention the formation of a retaining tongue on the outer end wall and the possibility of arrangement in the fastening recess. This facilitates the function of snapping the end walls into the fastening recess in the keel wall,

It is also particularly advantageous if, according to the invention, a perforated fold line is formed in the retaining tongue to help it To allow movement into the mounting recess.

For a better understanding of the invention, reference is made to the following description and the accompanying drawings, in which an embodiment is shown.

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FIG. 1 shows the perspective hollowing out of an Ilasche carrier the locking means, '

FIG. 2 the front view of the carrier of FIG. 1,

Figure 3 is a side view of the carrier, and

FIG. 4 shows a plan view of the blank of the carrier.

A large number of openings 2-7 are provided in the cover wall 1 formed radially arranged slots 8, which are provided are to pick up the packaged bottle necks. Radially arranged flashlight capsule gripping means are provided through the slots 8 9 formed. (Figures 1 and 4). They are arranged so that they Grasp the capsules of the packed bottles from below. In this way, the main or top wall 1 is secure to the packaged Objects "attached. Furthermore, in the top wall a pair of finger gripping openings 10 are provided.

Located at the same height as the shoulders of the paoed bottles a pair of walls sloping outward from above 11 and 12, which have weakened bending lines 13 and 14 the side edges of the top wall 1 are connected to this. Side walls 15 and 16 are above weakened bending lines 17 and 18 connected to the walls 11 and 12 which are inclined towards the cover. Similarly, the fold lines 21 and 22 are inclined Bottom walls 19 and 20 at the lower edges of the side walls 15 ί and 16 hinged. In the inclined bottom wall 19, however, orifices 23, 24 and 25 are provided. The bottom parts of the Bottles pass through openings 23, 24 and 25 which serve to hold the bottles firmly in place in the carrier to keep. Corresponding openings 26, 27 and 28 are sioh "

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in the sloping bottom wall 20.

To form the floor for the Dräger, floor walls 29 and

30 on the sloping bottom walls 19 and 20 over the fold lines

31 and 32 hinged. TJm the wrapping on the to be packaged To fasten the bottle group, fastening openings 33 are and 34 in the bottom wall 29 and similar openings 35 and 36 in the bottom wall 30. Suitable machine elements enter the mounting holes 33 and 34 and move below the group of bottles or cans to the bottom wall 30 out. Similar machine elements enter mounting openings 35 and 36 and pull wall 30 toward the bottom wall 29 out. After the casing has been appropriately attached, locking lugs 37-40, which are in the bottom wall 29 are provided, driven through shutter openings. The latter are formed in the Bftdenwand 30 by retaining lugs 41- ^ 4. The walls 29 and 30 overlap, with the wall 30 being arranged on the inside.

In order to separate the outer bottles on one side of the carrier from the middle bottles, rabbits 45 and 46 are punched out of the bottom wall 29 and connected to it via their corresponding fold lines 47 and 48. Lugs 49 and 50 are punched from the bottom wall 30 and connected to the bottom wall via the fold lines 51 and 52. The lugs 45 _f 46, 49 and 50 are bent into a generally perpendicular position to the bottom walls 29 and 30, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, for example.

To form a closure for the ends of the carrier, end closure panels 53, 54 and 57 and 58, respectively, are drawn over the fold lines 55, 56 and 59, 60 connected to the end edges of the side wall 16 and 16, respectively. A curved locking nose 61 is on the inner Edge of the end wall 53, a similar locking tab 62 on the

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inner edge of the end wall 54 is provided. To accommodate the locking tabs 61 and 62 so as to form closure means for the end walls "are slots 63" and 64 in the end walls and 58 provided. As best seen in FIGS. 1 and 2 is, the nose 61 slips from the outside through the slot 63 and thus secures the end walls 53 and 57 together.

The locking lugs 61 and 62 are provided with double shoulders 61a and 62a, respectively. Thus, when the lugs 61 and 62 in the Slots 63 and 64 are inserted, a secure connection is formed, which effectively allows a substantial relative movement between the walls 53 and 57 prevented in particular in a direction in which the overlapping areas along the adjacent Try to enlarge the edges of the walls.

To help keep the closure means with the end walls inward and to keep in connection with the adjacent end bottles is a pair of mounting recesses 67 and 68 in a central keel wall 65 is provided which extends over the fold line 66 is connected to one edge of the bottom wall 30. As best seen in Figures 1 and 2 is the keel wall 65 arranged perpendicular to the bottom walls 29 and 30.

Since the recesses 67 and 68 are inwardly a short distance from the ends of the keel wall 65, the real one is Width of the end walls 53 and 57, which form an end wall when the nose 61 is pushed all the way through the slot 63 is, slightly larger than the distance between end edges 55 and 59. Similarly, the distance between fold lines 56 and 60 is less than the true width of the end panels .54 and 58. As soon as the walls 53 and 57 are closed, an over-center bracing is achieved when the Walls 53 and 57 slide into recess 67.

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This will bend the walls 53 and 57 slightly inwardly into the carrier, as indicated by the shading lines at 57a and at 53c. This bending process allows the walls 53 and 57 to generally conform to the curvature of the adjacent bottle and helps - what is more important - to keep the walls 53 and 57 closed. Should the packaging moves as a result of a relative vertical movement move or bend between the rows of objects 0, the shoulders 61a and 62a hold the lugs 61 and

62 effective in blocking state and thereby facilitate the safety W of the package may occur due at least partially to the fact that the slots 63 and 64 and the planes of the walls 57 and 58 "0" are generally parallel to the edges of the objects, and shoulders 61a and 62a are thus arranged to be connected to one or the other end of the slots

63 and 64 · are locked.

The security of the locking between the end walls is further ensured by the retaining lugs 53a and 54a on the walls 53 and 54, which inevitably secures the bottom edges of the connected walls in the mounting recesses 67 and keep. This also helps to keep the walls 57 and 58 closed as these are behind the walls 53 and 54 and the noses 53a and 54a are arranged. The perforated lines 53b and 54b allow the lugs 53a and 54a to move into FIG Locked position without compromising the security of the lock.

The end wall 53 is designed in such a way (see Pig. 1 and 2), that it is level with the adjacent parts of the beam, such as the end wall 57. For example, the End wall 53 "as indicated at 69 and 70, respectively, beveled to

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generally with the position of the inclined top wall 13 "or inclined Bottom wall 20 match. Similarly, the screen 57 "is beveled at 71 and 72. Me end walls 54 and 58 are constructed to match the opposite end of the beam.

Through the embodiment described here, the packaged goods are protected at the ends of the carrier by end walls 53 »54 and 57, 58 and the structure connected to them The beam-like formation provided in the top wall 1 of slots around the openings 2-7 serves to keep the lid walls to keep in a safe position with the packaged goods. Also the end walls 53, 54 and 57, 58 will all be secure in their Held in place and therefore grant a safe and firm Ettd closure for the girder ends *

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Claims (8)

The Mead Corp. ** ^w Gzu / Ra, Claims 1 «Carrier for packing two rows of articles of size, the axes of which are substantially parallel to each other, the carrier being of tubular construction and arranged around the two rows of articles and having top, side and bottom walls that are in close contact with the Gregenstands, further has end walls which are foldable at the end edges of the side walls at at least one end of the carrier, * characterized in that two end walls (53, 54; 57, 58) are attached to the end of the carrier and closure means ( 61, 63-62, 64) are arranged on the inner edges of the end walls in such a way that they fasten the end walls to one another by partial overlapping and, in the closed state, limit the movement of the end walls relative to one another, in particular in a direction in which the overlapping areas are enlarged , and thereby ensuring that the real width of the end walls is maintained, the real width being sufficiently greater al s the distance between the end edges (55 * 59) of the side walls (15, 16), and an over-center clamping is ensured when the end walls are closed * whereby the end walls are biased inwardly into the carrier. 2. Carrier according to claim 1, characterized in that the Locking means for securing the end walls together consist of locking lugs (61, 62) and slots (63, 64). 3. Carrier according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that each end wall (53, 54) is individually bendable so that it faces the outer surfaces of the adjoining objects 909821/0355 New documents (Art. 7 $ I, Paragraph 2, No. I, Clause 3 of the Amendment Gee. V. 4. f. becomes compliant when it is clamped to the other end wall (57, 58) in the locking position. 4. Carrier after. Claim 1 "to 3, characterized in that a middle keel wall (65) is connected to an edge of the bottom wall (30) and fastening recesses (67 »68) are attached near one end of the keel wall so that they meet the adjacent edge of the respective end wall (53 » 54) when they are clamped and in the locked position. 5. Carrier according to claim 1 to 4- »characterized in that the locking nose (61, 62) is arranged with oppositely arranged shoulders (61a, 62a). 6. Carrier according to claim 1 to 5 »characterized in that the slot (63, 64) and the plane of the locking tab (61, 62) generally parallel to the axes of the articles is arranged, whereby the shoulders (61a, 62a) on the Supporting the nose, the end walls (53, 54 ». 57, 58) keep closed when the objects are in a row in a direction parallel to their axes and relative move to the opposite row in the other row. 7 «carrier according to claim 1 to 6, characterized in that a retaining tongue (53a, 54a) on the outer end wall (53, 54) is formed and can be arranged in the fastening recess (67, 68). 8. Carrier according to claim 1 to 7, characterized in that a perforated fold line (53b, 54b) is formed in the retaining tongue (53a, 54a) for its movement into the fastening recess to allow into it. 909821/0355 OFUÖINAL