EP0013989A1 - Supporting display stand made of foldable material with container for goods - Google Patents

Abstract

1. Floor stand, produced from folded material, and having a container (1) for receiving and displaying goods, which container is fixed by its base (8) to a foot (2) of polygonal cross-section, which foot has walls which are hinged to one another by lengthwise folding lines and can be folded falt, the stand moreover having a first crosswise folding line (6) which, when the foot (2) is folded flat, rests against a lower edge (11) of the container (1) in such a way that the folded-flat foot (2) rests closely against the container (1), characterized in that the foot (2) is of tubular cross-section, that the container (1) rests on the foot (2), that a gluing tab in hinged to one of the walls of the foot (2) at it upper edge, the tab (7) being glued to the bottom (8) of the container (1), and that on the foot (2) there is provided a second crosswise folding line (4), parallel to the first crosswise folding line (6), but shifted in the direction of the end of the foot, the distance between the two crosswise folding lines (4, 6) corresponding roughly to the height of the container (1), so that the foot (2) can be placed in a U-shape around the container (1).

Description

The invention relates to a floor stand made of folded material, consisting of a tubular foot with a polygonal cross section and a container attached to the upper end of the foot.

Floor stands of this type serve to offer the goods in the container at a height which is favorable for the customer.

In a known floor stand of this type it is not possible to send it with a flat folded foot. Either the foot must therefore be glued to the container at the place of use, which is cumbersome and cannot be expected from a customer, or a disproportionate amount of space is required for sending such a floor stand.

The invention avoids these disadvantages. It is based on the task of proposing a floor stand of the type mentioned at the beginning, the foot of which can be folded flat together with the - possibly filled - container, and which can nevertheless be set up easily and in particular stably at the place of use.

To achieve this object, the invention is characterized in that three fold lines extending approximately parallel to the base of the foot are provided parallel to one another and at approximately equal distances from one another, the distances between the two outer fold lines corresponding approximately to the height of the container, and in that the longitudinal edges of the foot between the outer fold lines are punched out.

The foot can now be folded flat around the cuboid or other designed container, the foot being glued to the container. In this state, the floor stand can be shipped, with the container possibly being filled. At the place of use, the floor stand is set up by first setting up the foot in a tube shape, whereupon the material of the foot is bent inwards in the area between the two outer fold lines, as a result of which, when the foot is fully unfolded, one moves inwards from the wall of the foot projecting peripheral flange, which consists of the material between the two outer fold lines. This peripheral flange stabilizes the foot very well, so that despite its foldability it is very stable and can withstand all loads.

The material punchings are at least designed as slots on the longitudinal edges of the walls of the foot between the two outer fold lines.

It is particularly easy to set up and the foot is particularly stable if the punched-out material runs in a triangle shape from the side edges to the middle fold line, as is preferred. In this case there is no overlap with the circumferential flange mentioned.

For this purpose, it is also preferred if the material punchings are made on both sides of all wall sections of the foot.

The stability of the floor stand and its unfolding are further improved if a rubber band is placed around the foot at the level of the middle fold line. The rubber band pulls the material of the foot inwards in the area of the middle fold line and thereby stabilizes the peripheral flange mentioned.

The invention is explained in more detail below on the basis of exemplary embodiments.

• Fig. 1 eine Ansicht einer ersten Ausführungsform eines neuartigen Bodenaufstellers mit quaderförmigem Behälter, mit dem ein flach gefalteter Fuß mit rechteckigem Querschnitt verbunden ist;
• Fig. 2 eine Ansicht in Pfeilrichtung A von Figur 1;
• Fig. 3 eine Ansicht, ebenfalls in Pfeilrichtung A von Fig. 1, wobei jedoch der Fuß aufgefaltet ist;
• Fig. 4 eine Ansicht in Pfeilrichtung B von Figur 3;
• Fig. 5 eine Ansicht in Pfeilrichtung C von Fig. 2, wobei jedoch der flach gefaltete Fuß versandfertig um den Behälter gelegt ist.
• Fig. 6 eine Ansicht entsprechend Fig. 3 bei einem sechseckigen Fuß, wobei zur Verdeutlichung der zugehörige Behälter fortgelassen ist;
• Fig. 7 eine Ansicht in Pfeilrichtung D von Figur 6;
• Fig. 8 eine Ansicht ähnlich Fig. 1 bei einer dritten Ausführungsform;
• Fig. 9 eine Seitenansicht entsprechend Fig. 4 bei dieser dritten Ausführungsform.

It shows:

• Figure 1 is a view of a first embodiment of a novel floor stand with a rectangular container, with which a flat folded foot is connected with a rectangular cross-section.
• Figure 2 is a view in the direction of arrow A of Figure 1;
• Fig. 3 is a view, also in the direction of arrow A of Figure 1, but with the foot unfolded.
• Figure 4 is a view in the direction of arrow B of Figure 3;
• Fig. 5 is a view in the direction of arrow C of Fig. 2, but with the flat folded foot is placed ready for dispatch around the container.
• FIG. 6 shows a view corresponding to FIG. 3 with a hexagonal foot, the associated container being omitted for clarification;
• 7 shows a view in the direction of arrow D from FIG. 6;
• FIG. 8 is a view similar to FIG. 1 in a third embodiment;
• Fig. 9 is a side view corresponding to Fig. 4 in this third embodiment.

First, the embodiment shown in Figures 1-5 will be explained in more detail, which consists of a cuboid container 1 and a tubular base 2 with a rectangular cross section.

The container 1 has a lid 3. The foot e has three folding lines 4, 5 and 6 running parallel to one another, approximately in the central region of the foot. At the upper end of the foot, an adhesive tab 7 is attached, which is glued to the bottom 8 of the container at a suitable location, the distance between the upper edge 9 of the wall 10 of the foot _* to the Glue tab 7 is articulated, and the uppermost fold line 6 is equal to the distance of the relevant part of the bottom 8 of the container 1. This is shown in Fig. 5, from which it follows that the fold line 6 with the relevant edge 11 of the Container 1 matches. The distance between the two outer fold lines 4 and 6 is again equal to the height of the container 1, as can also be seen in FIG. 5, so that the lower fold line 4 again coincides with the relevant edge 12 of the container 1. There is a distance between the lower fold line 4 and the lower part 13 of the foot such that this part 13 does not protrude beyond the container 1, as can also be seen in FIG. 5. These features mean that the entire floor stand can be shipped with a volume that is practically no greater than the volume of the container 1.

In order to set up the foot folded flat according to FIG. 5, this is first laid straight, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The foot is then unfolded in a tube. At the same time, pressure is exerted on the material parts between the outer fold lines 4 and 6, i.e. exercised in the area of the middle fold line 5, whereby the wall parts 14 and 15 are folded in between the outer fold lines 4 and 6. There they lie against one another, as shown in FIG. 3, and thereby form the circumferential flange mentioned at the beginning, which stabilizes the unfolded foot. The height of the foot is practically reduced by the height of the wall parts 14 and 15.

Continuous fold lines 16 are also formed in the longitudinal direction on two opposite walls, so that the width of the foot does not go beyond the width of the container 1, as can best be seen from FIG. 2. If the foot is narrow is held, the fold lines 16 can also be omitted if it is ensured that the foot does not protrude beyond the width of the container 1 when folded flat.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show another exemplary embodiment, namely a hexagonal foot, the associated container being omitted for clarification. There the same reference numerals designate corresponding components. Both embodiments have in common that cutouts 17 are provided in the cut of the foot 2 in the region of the longitudinal edges of the wall fields of the foot, which have the effect that the material forming the peripheral flange does not lie on top of one another, but is designed in the manner of a miter, as is best possible Figures 3 and 6 show. The punched-out portions 17 have edges 18, which are therefore butt-jointed.

In both embodiments, a rubber band 19 (see FIG. 6) can pull the wall parts 14 and 15 inwards to support the unfolding process and the stability. The rubber band is thus placed around the middle fold line 5.

This also applies to the third embodiment according to FIGS. 8 and 9, which differs from that according to FIGS. 1-5 essentially in that the base 2 is glued to the bottom of the container 1 via the adhesive tab 20. To make it easier to unfold, the part of the wall of the base adjoining the adhesive flap 20 is separated from the adjacent walls by two cutting lines 21, which are arched there (arch 22). The intersection lines 21 extend to a transverse fold line 23 of this wall.

From Figure 8 it follows that in this embodiment the width of the flat folded foot 2 corresponds to that of the container 1.

Claims (4)

1. Floor stand made of folded material, consisting of a tubular foot with a polygonal cross-section and a container attached to the upper end of the foot,
characterized in that three fold lines (4, 5, 6) running approximately parallel to the base of the foot are provided parallel to one another and at approximately equal distances from one another, the distances between the two outer fold lines (4, 6) being approximately the same Correspond to the height of the container (1), and that material punchings (17) are provided on the longitudinal edges of the foot between the outer fold lines. 2. Floor stand according to claim 1,
characterized ,
that the material punchings (17) run triangular from the side edges to the middle fold line (5). 3. Floor stand according to claim 1 or claim 2,
characterized,
that the material punchings (17) on both sides of all wall panels of the foot (2) are attached. 4. Floor stand according to claim 1 to claim 3,
characterized,
that a rubber band (19) is placed around the foot (2) at the level of the middle fold line (5).

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