DE20206756U1 - bottle carrier - Google Patents

Description

Bottle carrier

The invention relates to a bottle carrier made of foldable flat material, in particular cardboard.

Bottle carriers made of cardboard in the form of a box that encloses a group of bottles on all sides are already known. It is also known that these bottle carriers have a band-shaped handle section in a top wall that is delimited by a punch line and extends into the adjacent side walls. The bottle carrier also has a reinforcing wall that has a middle part arranged below the top wall and two side parts that are assigned to the insides of the side walls into which the handle section extends. The reinforcing wall has a further handle section that is shaped in accordance with the handle section of the top wall.

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Authorised representatives at the _European Parliament and of the Council for the preparation of the Hague Convention
Deutsche Bank AG HaititDrgfNr*05 28497 (&Bgr;&Eacgr;&Zgr; 2W700 2V) ■ Postbank Hamburg, N**28 42 2*0*6 (bLz*200 100 20)
Dresdner Bank AG Hamburg, No. 933 60 35 (bank code 200 800 00)

and extends into the two side sections. The handle section and the further handle section can be pulled up from the level of the top wall or the middle section, so that the user can carry the bottle carrier comfortably. However, the handle formed in this way is not particularly stable and tends to break off.

Based on this, the object of the invention is to create a bottle carrier that has a more stable handle.

The object is achieved by a bottle carrier having the features of claim 1. Furthermore, it is achieved by a bottle carrier having the features of claim 6. Advantageous embodiments of the bottle carriers are specified in the subclaims.

The bottle carrier according to the invention made of foldable flat material, in particular cardboard, has

a ceiling wall,
a floor wall,

side walls connecting the top wall and the bottom wall at the sides,

a handle section extending across the top wall and into two opposing side walls, which is delimited in the top wall and in the side walls by lines of weakness and/or punching lines,

- a reinforcing wall having a central part arranged below the cover wall and two side parts arranged on the inner sides of the side walls into which the handle section extends, and

- a further handle portion extending across the central part and into the two side parts, which is delimited in the central part and in the side parts by lines of weakness and/or punching lines, has a strip-shaped central portion arranged below the handle portion, has two fork-shaped end portions, each of which extends from the central part into an adjacent side part and is connected to the side part at the outer ends.

With this bottle carrier, the forces in the additional handle section are introduced via the fork-shaped end sections. This reduces the load on the end areas that are particularly prone to tearing, which increases the stability of the handle formed by the handle section and additional handle section. In addition, the fork-shaped end sections mean that the handle twists less when being carried, which also increases the load-bearing capacity of the handle.

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The fork-shaped end sections can engage in the intermediate areas between adjacent bottle necks so that the handle can be pulled up particularly far over the top wall or the middle section, which increases carrying comfort.

According to one embodiment, the side walls into which the handle section extends are inclined towards one another, at least in the upper region. The fork-shaped end sections which engage between the outer rows of bottles are particularly advantageous in such an embodiment because this leads to the handle being raised above the top wall or the middle part, which on the one hand enables the handle to be easily gripped, but on the other hand does not go so far that it is prone to twisting the handle and thus tearing it off.

According to one embodiment, the fork-shaped end sections each have three fork tines. This embodiment is particularly suitable for a bottle carrier which accommodates four by six bottles, the rows of four bottles being aligned in the direction of the handle and the rows of six bottles being aligned perpendicularly thereto, so that the fork-shaped end sections engage in the latter outer rows.

According to one embodiment, the middle fork tines widen towards the outer edge areas of the side parts, thereby increasing the load-bearing capacity of the fork-shaped end sections. For the same reason, according to another

Design of the weakening lines and/or punching lines in the side parts which delimit the further handle section on the outside in rounded areas bent away from the handle section.

The further bottle carrier according to the invention made of foldable flat material, in particular cardboard, has

a ceiling wall,
a floor wall,

side walls connecting the top wall and the bottom wall at the sides,

a handle section extending across the top wall, which is delimited in the top wall by lines of weakness and/or punching lines,
a reinforcing wall having a central part arranged below the cover wall and two side parts arranged on the inner sides of the side walls which are aligned transversely to the handle portion, and

a further handle portion extending across the central part, which is delimited by lines of weakness and/or punching lines, having a strip-shaped central portion arranged below the handle portion, having two scoop-shaped end portions, each of which extends to an adjacent side part and is connected to the side part at the outer end.

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In this bottle carrier, the handle, which is formed from the handle section and another handle section, can also be lifted over the top wall and the middle part, which makes it easier for the user to carry the bottle carrier. When lifting, the shovel-shaped end sections or the side parts that bend away from the side walls come into contact with the upper areas of the outer rows of bottles, which limits the ability of the handle to be lifted. This counteracts the handle being lifted too high, which could result in disadvantageous twisting and deformation. This bottle carrier is particularly advantageous if there is a free space between the upper areas of the outer rows of bottles and the side walls that run transversely to the handle section, in which the shovel-shaped end sections or the side parts can move or deform. According to an advantageous embodiment, the side walls into which the handle section extends are therefore aligned perpendicular to the top wall. The bottle carrier can be box-shaped overall, i.e. without a conical upper area.

It is particularly advantageous for the transfer of force between the further handle section and the side parts if the shovel-shaped end sections are widened towards the side parts.

According to a further embodiment, the blade-shaped end sections are arranged exclusively in the middle part and extend to the articulations of the

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Side parts. The side parts can then have a width corresponding to the side walls into which the handle sections run, which is also advantageous for the power transmission.

The following configurations apply to both solutions:

In principle, the reinforcing wall can be arranged loosely between the top wall, side walls and bottles. However, for the transmission of force into the further handle section, it is advantageous if the side parts are fully or partially glued to the insides of the side walls, which extend perpendicularly to the handle section, according to a further embodiment. According to a further embodiment, the side parts are connected to the side walls via adhesive surfaces directed transversely to the end sections. These can in particular be adhesive strips. According to a further advantageous embodiment, the adhesive surfaces extend at least over the entire width of the end sections.

According to one embodiment, a reinforcing band is arranged on the strip-shaped middle section and optionally the middle section of the end sections. This can in particular be a PET film (e.g. with a thickness of 50 μηι). The reinforcing band provides a particularly strong grip.

According to one embodiment, the cover wall has cutouts or weakened areas (e.g. push-in tabs or grip tabs) on both sides of the handle section, which make it easier to grip the handle section.

According to one embodiment, recesses, cutouts or grip tabs are arranged on both sides of the strip-shaped middle section in the middle part, which make it easier to grip the further handle section. The recesses or cutouts preferably extend to the fork-shaped end sections.

Finally, according to one embodiment, the middle part has fold lines aligned transversely to the further handle section, which allow a certain compression of the reinforcing wall in order to avoid the stresses caused by folding the side parts perpendicular to the middle part.

The invention is explained below with reference to the accompanying drawings of exemplary embodiments. In the drawings:

Fig. 1 shows the blanks of a casing part and a reinforcing wall with fork-shaped end sections laid out flat in plan view;

Fig. 2 the blanks of a shell part and a reinforcing wall with shovel-shaped end sections laid out flat in plan view.

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In the following explanation of various embodiments, corresponding construction elements are provided with the same reference numerals, although different configurations are marked by paint.

According to Fig. 1, the blank 1 of the envelope part of the bottle carrier has a bottom wall 2, a side wall 3 guided to the long side of the bottom wall 2, a top wall 4 guided to the other long side of the side wall 3, a side wall 5 guided to the other long side of the top wall 4 and a connecting tab 6 guided to the other long side of the side wall 5.

The side walls 3, 5 each have a lower, rectangular section 3', 5' and an upper, trapezoidal section 3", 5".

Approximately rectangular lower side wall parts T, 7" are hinged to the two transverse sides of the bottom wall 2.

Upper side wall parts 8', 8" are hinged to the transverse sides of the cover wall 4, which are also approximately rectangular,

Lower side wall flaps 9', 9", 10', 10" which are approximately parallelogram-shaped are hinged to the transverse sides of the rectangular sections 3', 5' of the side walls 3, 5.

Upper side wall flaps 11', 11", 12', 12", each of which is essentially trapezoidal, are hinged to the transverse sides of the trapezoidal sections 3", 5" of the side walls 3, 5.

The lower side wall flaps 9', 9", 10', 10" are each connected to the adjacent upper side wall flaps 11", 12', 12" by a connecting web 13', 13", 14', 14".

The upper side wall flaps 11', 11", 12', 12" are connected to the adjacent side wall parts 8', 8" by a further connecting web 15', 15", 16', 16".

In the top wall 4 and in the upper sections 3", 5" of the side walls 3, 5, an approximately strip-shaped handle section 17 is delimited by punched lines. Starting from the articulation of the side walls 3, 5 to the top wall 4, the width of the handle section 17 increases in the side walls 3, 5. The punched lines delimiting the handle section 17 run out there in outwardly curved roundings 18', 18", 19', 19".

On both sides of the handle section 17, push-in tabs 20', 20" delimited by punching lines are formed in the cover wall 4.

From the press-in tabs 20', 20" extend tear tabs 21', 21" which are limited by tear perforations. Starting from the press-in tabs 20', 20", the tear tabs 21', 21" widen to about half their height and are limited by approximately parallel tear perforations over about the remaining half of their height.

Furthermore, the bottle carrier comprises a reinforcing wall 30, which comprises a central part 31 and two side parts 32, 33, which are hinged to the long sides of the central part 31. The external dimensions of the central part 31 correspond approximately to those of the cover wall 4.

The blank 30 of the reinforcement wall has a further handle section 34 which extends across the middle part 31 and into the two side parts 32, 33. The further handle section 34 has a strip-shaped middle section 35 which is arranged exclusively in the area of the middle part 31. It also has two fork-shaped end sections 36, 37, each with three fork tines, which extend partly in the area of the middle section 31 and with their ends into the side parts 32, 33.

On both sides of the strip-shaped central section 35, the central part 31 has cutouts 38', 38" which extend in the transverse direction to the fork-shaped end sections 36, 37, but in the longitudinal direction only extend over a partial area of the central section 31. On both sides of the cutouts 38', 38", the central part 31 has connecting areas 31', 31", which are arranged between the articulations of the side parts 32, 33.

The connecting areas 3&Ggr;, 31" each have a longitudinal fold line 39', 39" in the middle and are limited on the sides by tear lines 40', 40", 40'", 40™.

The middle tine 36', 37' of the fork-shaped end sections 36, 37 widens with increasing distance of the side parts 32, 33 from the articulation to the middle part 31. The lines that delimit the middle tines 36', 37' each run out into outward-directed roundings 41', 41", 42', 42".

In addition, the outer boundary lines of the two outer tines 36", 36'" and 37", 37'" each run into outward-facing roundings 43', 43" and 44', 44".

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Strip-shaped adhesive surfaces 45, 46 extend over the entire width of the fork-shaped end sections 36, 37 on the side parts 32, 33, which in the example are formed by a hot melt adhesive ("hot melt") that is applied when the blanks 1, 30 are assembled.

In addition, a reinforcing tape 47, which is glued on over the surface, extends over the strip-shaped central section 35 and over the central fork tines 36', 37'.

The bottle carrier is assembled as follows:

The cut pieces of the cover part 1 and the reinforcement wall 30 are placed on top of each other, with the middle part 31 being arranged under the cover wall 4 and the side parts 32, 33 being arranged on the upper sections 3', 5' of the side walls 3, 5 and being glued to their inner sides via the adhesive strips 45, 46. The strip-shaped middle section 35 and the middle fork tines 36', 37' of the further handle section 34 are arranged exactly under the handle section 17. In addition, the weakening lines 40' to 40^ are located exactly on the inner sides of the lower areas of the tear tabs 2', 21", in which the tear lines delimiting them are parallel.

The interconnected blanks 1, 30 are placed around a group of four by six bottles and are connected by gluing the connecting tab 6 to the

The bottom 2 is closed to form a cover. The fold lines 39', 39" allow a certain deformation of the middle part 31 into the interior of the cover. The front sides are closed by folding the side wall flaps 9', 9", 10', 10" as well as 11', 11" and 12', 12", the associated folding in of the side wall parts 8', 8" and the subsequent folding in and gluing of the side wall parts 7', 7" to the aforementioned parts.

The user presses in the push-in tabs 20', 20" and pulls up the handle section 17 and the further handle section 34. For this purpose, the handle section 17 can be glued to the further handle section 34. In the process, the prongs of the fork-shaped end sections 36, 37 partially get into the gaps between the upper areas of the bottles.

The fork-shaped end sections 36, 37 ensure a favorable force introduction into the handle sections 17, 34 and the reinforcing band 47 also ensures that the handle does not tear.

Although the side walls 3, 5 in the upper area 3', 3" are conically inclined towards the bottles, the handle is pulled so far over the top wall 4 that a comfortable grip is possible.

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The user opens the bottle carrier by pulling out the tear tabs 21', 21" starting from the push-in tabs 20', 20" and at the same time pulling out the connecting sections 3&Ggr;, 31" of the middle part 31, which is facilitated by the limiting tear lines 40' to 40™.

For this purpose, the tear tabs 21', 21" can also be connected to the connecting areas 31', 31" by adhesive bonds.

The blank 1' shown in Fig. 2 for the cover part differs from the previously described 1 in particular in that the upper, trapezoidal areas of the side walls 3, 5 are not hinged to the lower rectangular areas via fold lines. A further difference is that there are no webs between the side wall flaps 9', 11', 9", 11", 10', 12', 10", 12" and between the side wall flaps 11', 11", 12', 12" and the upper side wall parts 8', 8".

The upper side wall parts 8', 8" have a transverse fold line which delimits the upper areas 8'", 8 ^W for an inclined fold towards the top wall 4.

In the cover wall 4 there is a short, essentially rectangular handle section 17'. On both sides of the handle section 17' there are handle tabs 22', 22" which are delimited on the outside by perforation or punching lines and are located under the

Handle section 17' is foldable. Outside the handle tabs 22', 22", the handle section 17' is delimited by punched lines or weakening lines in the cover wall 4.

Starting from the grip tabs 22', 22", there are tear tabs 21'", 21™ which widen towards the transverse sides of the cover wall 4 and are bordered by straight tear lines.

In contrast to the reinforcement wall 30, the reinforcement wall 30' has a further handle section 34', which has shovel-shaped end sections 36', 37' at both ends of a strip-shaped central section 35'. These widen towards the long sides of the central part 3' and end at the articulations of the side parts

Furthermore, the middle part 3'" has connecting areas 31', 31 ^' on both sides of the further handle section 34', which are only connected to the two longitudinal ends of the side parts 32', 33'.

On both sides of the further handle section 34' there are further handle tabs 48', 48", which are separated from the middle part 3'" by weakening or punching lines and can be folded under the further handle section 34.

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In the middle part 3&Ggr;", there are wedge-shaped cutouts 49' to 49™ which run along the sides of the blade-shaped end sections 36™, 37™ up to the vicinity of the corners of the middle part 31"'.

It should also be mentioned that the side part 32' is hinged to the middle part 3&Ggr;" via several parallel folding lines and that in the shovel-shaped end section 36™ there are two V-shaped folding lines 50', 50".

The bottle carrier of Fig. 2 is assembled in the same way as the bottle carrier of Fig. 1. The middle part 3&Ggr;" is arranged under the cover wall 4 and glued in the area of the further handle section 34' to the handle section 17' and at the connecting areas 31™, ^31V to the tear tabs 21', 21".

The carrier is placed around a group of bottles in the manner described above, closed to form a sleeve and closed at the front. The sections 8'", 8™ are placed against the upper areas of the neighboring bottles.

To carry the bottle carrier, the handle tabs 22', 22" and the other handle tabs 48', 48" are pressed under the handle section 17' and the other handle section 34' and the handle section 17' and the other handle section 34' are raised. In doing so, the scoop-shaped end sections 36™, 37™ and the side parts 32', 33' are pulled slightly inwards so that they rest on the upper areas of the FIa-

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For this purpose, the side parts 32', 33' are preferably not glued or only partially glued to the side walls 3, 5.

The lifting of the handle is limited by placing the end sections 36™, 37™ or side parts 32', 33' on the top areas of the bottles. This is advantageous in view of the fact that the side walls 3, 5 run completely parallel, so that there is considerable free space between them and the top areas of the outer rows of bottles.

To open the bottle carrier, the user pulls on at least one tear tab 2&Ggr;", 21 ¹ ^ so that it is picked out with the associated connection area 31™, 31 and the bottles can be removed from above.

Claims (14)

1. Bottle carrier made of foldable flat material, in particular cardboard, with - a cover wall ( 4 ), - a floor wall ( 2 ), - the top wall ( 4 ) and the bottom wall ( 2 ) are connected to one another by side walls ( 3 , 5 ), - a handle section ( 17 ) which extends across the top wall ( 4 ) and into two opposite side walls ( 3 , 5 ), which is delimited in the top wall ( 4 ) and in the side walls ( 3 , 5 ) by weakening lines and/or punching lines, - a reinforcing wall ( 30 ) having a central part ( 31 ) arranged below the cover wall ( 4 ) and two side parts ( 32 , 33 ) arranged on the inner sides of the side walls ( 3 , 5 ) into which the handle section ( 17 ) extends, and - a further handle portion ( 34 ) which extends across the central part ( 31 ) and into the two side parts ( 32 , 33 ), which is delimited in the central part ( 31 ) and in the side parts ( 32 , 33 ) by weakening lines and/or punching lines, has a strip-shaped central portion ( 35 ) which is arranged below the handle portion ( 17 ), has two fork-shaped end portions ( 36 , 37 ), each of which extends from the central part into an adjacent side part ( 32 , 33 ) and is connected at the outer ends to the side part ( 32 , 33 ). 2. Bottle carrier according to claim 1, wherein the fork-shaped end sections ( 36 , 37 ) each have three fork tines. 3. Bottle carrier according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the middle fork tines ( 36 ', 37 ') widen towards the outer edge regions of the side parts ( 32 , 33 ). 4. Bottle carrier according to one of claims 1 to 3, in which the weakening lines and/or punching lines which externally delimit the further handle section ( 34 ) in the side parts ( 32 , 33 ) run out in rounded portions ( 41 ', 41 ", 42 ', 42 ", 43 ', 43 ", 44 ', 44 ") bent away from the handle section. 5. Bottle carrier according to one of claims 1 to 4, in which the side walls ( 3 , 5 ) into which the handle portion ( 34 ) extends are inclined towards one another at least in the upper region ( 3 ", 5 "). 6. Bottle carriers made of foldable flat material, in particular cardboard, with - a cover wall ( 4 ), - a floor wall ( 2 ), - the top wall ( 4 ) and the bottom wall ( 2 ) are connected to one another by side walls ( 3 , 5 ), - a handle portion ( 17 ') extending across the top wall ( 4 ) and delimited in the top wall ( 4 ) by weakening lines and/or punching lines, - a reinforcing wall ( 30 ') having a central part ( 31 ''') arranged below the cover wall ( 4 ) and two side parts ( 32 ', 33 ') arranged on the inner sides of the side walls ( 3 , 5 ) arranged transversely to the handle portion ( 17 '), and - a further handle portion ( 34 ') extending across the central portion ( 31 '''), delimited by lines of weakness and/or punching lines, having a strip-shaped central portion ( 35 ') disposed beneath the handle portion ( 17 '), having two ^scoop -shaped end portions ( 36IV , 37IV ), each of which extends to an adjacent side portion ( 32 ', 33 ') and is connected at ^the outer end to a side portion ( 32 ', 33 '). 7. Bottle carrier according to claim 6, wherein the scoop-shaped end sections (36 W, 37 W) are widened towards the side parts ( 32 ', 33 '). 8. Bottle carrier according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the side walls ( 3 , 5 ) extending transversely to the handle portion ( 17 ') are aligned perpendicular to the top wall ( 4 ). 9. Bottle carrier according to one of claims 1 to 8, in which the side parts ( 32 , 33 ) are completely or partially glued to the inner sides of the side walls ( 3 , 5 ). 10. Bottle carrier according to claim 9, wherein the side parts ( 32 , 33 ) are connected to the side walls ( 3 , 5 ) via adhesive surfaces ( 45 , 46 ) directed transversely to the end sections ( 36 , 37 ). 11. Bottle carrier according to claim 10, wherein the adhesive surfaces ( 45 , 46 ) extend at least over approximately the entire width of the end sections ( 36 , 37 ). 12. Bottle carrier according to one of claims 1 to 11, wherein a reinforcing band ( 47 ) is arranged on the strip-shaped central portion ( 35 ) and optionally the central portion of the end portions ( 36 , 37 ). 13. Bottle carrier according to one of claims 1 to 12, in which recesses ( 38 ', 38 ") and/or grip tabs ( 48 ', 48 ") are present on both sides of the strip-shaped central section ( 35 ) in the central part ( 31 ). 14. Bottle carrier according to claim 13, wherein the recesses ( 38 ', 38 ") extend in the transverse direction up to the end sections ( 36 , 37 ).