EP0173196A2 - Bottle incorporating a handle - Google Patents

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EP0173196A2
EP0173196A2 EP85110329A EP85110329A EP0173196A2 EP 0173196 A2 EP0173196 A2 EP 0173196A2 EP 85110329 A EP85110329 A EP 85110329A EP 85110329 A EP85110329 A EP 85110329A EP 0173196 A2 EP0173196 A2 EP 0173196A2
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Dieter Vom Hofe
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D23/00—Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
    • B65D23/10—Handles

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  • the invention relates to a bottle with an integrally formed handle having a pass-through hole.
  • the invention preferably relates to bottles with a larger volume, in particular from 1 to 10 liters, made of plastic or glass, such as are used for detergents or detergent additives.
  • Handle bottles of the aforementioned type in use have a handle molded onto the upper half of the bottle.
  • Such an arrangement of the handle brings advantages when carrying the container, but considerable disadvantages when pouring or dosing into a measuring vessel.
  • the tilting of the bottle required for this requires an articulated movement of the arm holding the bottle, which due to the low center of gravity of the bottle can only be carried out with considerable effort and usually only with the help of the other hand.
  • a further disadvantage of known bottles with a molded handle is due to the fact that the storage volume and in the transport packaging are considerably larger than in bottles with handle strips.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a user-friendly packaging, which can be dosed with one hand without great effort, which is ergonomically convenient in the hand or in the "pouring arm" and at the same time is economical to pack, store and transport .
  • the solution according to the invention consists in the handle being apart there are opposite recessed grips in the lower half of the bottle, which essentially extend in the longitudinal direction of the bottle, and a gripping hole connecting the upper ends of the recessed grips facing the bottle mouth in the form of a thumb hole.
  • the thumb hole should be below the height of the center of gravity of the filled, upright bottle.
  • the recessed handles are positioned according to the invention in the lower half of the bottle body and end at the upper end in the thumb hole, it is achieved that the thumb hole is to be used as an axis of rotation when emptying the bottle, the filled bottle being slightly overweight towards the mouth side can.
  • each has a recessed grip 4 which ends in a thumb hole 5 at the upper end.
  • the recessed grip 4 extends approximately parallel to the longitudinal direction 6 of the bottle and is arranged according to FIG. 1 so that the thumb hole 5 is still below the center line 7, which marks approximately half the filling volume of the bottle 1.
  • the handle 8 formed by the part of the bottle 1 with recessed grips 4 and end wall 3 is preferably adapted to the four fingertips of one hand on one side of the bottle 2 and the hand of the thumb on the opposite side of the bottle with the mouse.
  • the "pouring hand” When using the bottle, for example when metering the bottle contents into a measuring vessel, the "pouring hand" is placed around the curved bottle end wall 3 or around the handle 8 in such a way that the front thumb member protrudes through the thumb hole 5. With this handling, due to the shape of the handle 8, a non-slip grip is also provided when gripping wet fingers guaranteed.
  • the position of the thumb hole 5 below the height of the center of gravity of the filled, upright bottle or below the center line 7 results in a slight excess weight towards the mouth side 9 when the bottle is lifted in the manner described.
  • the thumb member inserted into the thumb hole 5 automatically acts like an axis of rotation 10 about which the filled bottle 1 automatically pivots when raised in the manner indicated in a position according to FIG. 4.

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1. Bottle (1) with a handle (8), which is moulded on and displays a finger hole (5), characterised thereby, that the handle (8) consists of mutually opposite handle cavities (4), which extend in the lower bottle half substantially in longitudinal bottle direction (6), and a 5 finger hole in the shape of a thumb hole (5) connecting the upper ends of the handle cavities (4) facing the bottle mouth (9).

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Flasche mit angeformtem, ein Durchgreifloch aufweisendem Griff. Vorzugsweise bezieht sich die Erfindung auf Flaschen mit größerem Volumen, insbesondere von 1 bis 10 Liter, aus Kunststoff oder Glas, wie sie für Waschmittel bzw. Waschzusatzmittel eingesetzt werden.The invention relates to a bottle with an integrally formed handle having a pass-through hole. The invention preferably relates to bottles with a larger volume, in particular from 1 to 10 liters, made of plastic or glass, such as are used for detergents or detergent additives.

Im Gebrauch befindliche Griff-Flaschen vorgenannter Art besitzen einen an die obere Flaschenhälfte angeformten Griff. Eine solche Anordnung des Griffs bringt zwar Vorteile beim Tragen des Behälters aber erhebliche Nachteile beim Ausgießen oder Dosieren in ein Meßgefäß. Das hierzu erforderliche Kippen der Flasche bedingt eine Gelenkbewegung des die Flasche haltenden Arms, die wegen des tiefliegenden Flaschenschwerpunkts nur mit erheblichem Kraftaufwand und meist nur unter Zuhilfenahme der anderen Hand auszuführen ist. Ein weiterer Nachteil bekannter Flaschen mit angeformtem Griff wird durch das beim Lagern und in der Transportverpackung erheblich größere Stauvolumen als bei Flaschen mit Griff-Leisten bedingt.Handle bottles of the aforementioned type in use have a handle molded onto the upper half of the bottle. Such an arrangement of the handle brings advantages when carrying the container, but considerable disadvantages when pouring or dosing into a measuring vessel. The tilting of the bottle required for this requires an articulated movement of the arm holding the bottle, which due to the low center of gravity of the bottle can only be carried out with considerable effort and usually only with the help of the other hand. A further disadvantage of known bottles with a molded handle is due to the fact that the storage volume and in the transport packaging are considerably larger than in bottles with handle strips.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine anwendungsfreundliche Verpackung zu schaffen, aus der ohne großen Kraftaufwand mit einer Hand zu dosieren ist, die ergonomisch günstig in der Hand bzw. im "Schüttarm" liegt und zugleich wirtschaftlich zu verpacken, zu lagern und zu transportieren ist. Für die Flasche eingangs genannter Art mit angeformtem Griff und Durchgreifloch besteht die erfindungsgemäße Lösung darin, daß der Griff aus einander gegenüberliegenden, sich in der unteren Flaschenhälfte im wesentlichen in Flaschenlängsrichtung erstreckenden Griffmulden und einem die der Flaschenmündung zugewandten oberen Enden der Griffmulden in Form eines Daumenlochs verbindenden Durchgreifloch besteht.The invention has for its object to provide a user-friendly packaging, which can be dosed with one hand without great effort, which is ergonomically convenient in the hand or in the "pouring arm" and at the same time is economical to pack, store and transport . For the bottle of the type mentioned above with a molded handle and pass-through hole, the solution according to the invention consists in the handle being apart there are opposite recessed grips in the lower half of the bottle, which essentially extend in the longitudinal direction of the bottle, and a gripping hole connecting the upper ends of the recessed grips facing the bottle mouth in the form of a thumb hole.

Das Daumenloch soll unterhalb der Höhe des Schwerpunkts der gefüllten, aufrechtstehenden Flasche liegen. Mit anderen Worten heißt das, daß das Daumenloch und damit auch die Griffmulden unter der etwa das halbe Füllvolumen der markierenden Mittellinie angeordnet werden sollen. Dadurch, daß die Griffmulden erfindungsgemäß in der unteren Hälfte des Flaschenkörpers positioniert werden und am oberen Ende in dem Daumenloch enden, wird erreicht, daß das Daumenloch beim Entleeren der Flasche als Drehachse zu verwenden ist, wobei die gefüllte Flasche zur Mündungsseite hin ein geringfügiges Übergewicht erhalten kann.The thumb hole should be below the height of the center of gravity of the filled, upright bottle. In other words, this means that the thumb hole and thus also the recessed grips are to be arranged below approximately half the filling volume of the marking center line. Characterized in that the recessed handles are positioned according to the invention in the lower half of the bottle body and end at the upper end in the thumb hole, it is achieved that the thumb hole is to be used as an axis of rotation when emptying the bottle, the filled bottle being slightly overweight towards the mouth side can.

Anhand der schematischen Darstellung eines Ausführungsbeispiels werden Einzelheiten der Erfindung erläutert. Es zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 eine Seitenansicht einer aufrechtstehenden Flasche mit Griffmulden und Daumenloch;
  • Fig. 2 einen Querschnitt längs der Linie II-II von Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 3 einen Querschnitt längs der Linie III-III von Fig. 1; und
  • Fig. 4 eine Seitenansicht der Ausgießstellung der Flasche mit dem Daumenloch als Schwenkachse.
Details of the invention are explained on the basis of the schematic representation of an exemplary embodiment. Show it:
  • Figure 1 is a side view of an upright bottle with recessed grips and thumb hole.
  • Fig. 2 is a cross section along the line II-II of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 3 is a cross section along the line III-III of Fig. 1; and
  • Fig. 4 is a side view of the pouring position of the bottle with the thumb hole as a pivot axis.

Die insgesamt mit 1 bezeichnete Flasche nach Fig. 1 besitzt auf den Breitseiten 2 benachbart einer Stirnwand 3 je eine Griffmulde 4, die am oberen Ende in ein Daumenloch 5 ausläuft. Die Griffmulde 4 erstreckt sich in etwa parallel zur Flaschenlängsrichtung 6 und wird nach Fig. 1 so angeordnet, daß das Daumenloch 5 noch unterhalb der in etwa das halbe Füllvolumen der Flasche 1 markierenden Mittellinie 7 liegt. Der durch den Teil der Flasche 1 mit Griffmulden 4 und Stirnwand 3 gebildete Griff 8 wird vorzugsweise auf der einen Flaschenbreitseite 2 den vier Fingerkuppen einer Hand und auf der gegenüberliegenden Flaschenbreitseite der Daumenwurzel mit Maus der Handangepaßt geformt.1, on the broad sides 2 adjacent to an end wall 3, each has a recessed grip 4 which ends in a thumb hole 5 at the upper end. The recessed grip 4 extends approximately parallel to the longitudinal direction 6 of the bottle and is arranged according to FIG. 1 so that the thumb hole 5 is still below the center line 7, which marks approximately half the filling volume of the bottle 1. The handle 8 formed by the part of the bottle 1 with recessed grips 4 and end wall 3 is preferably adapted to the four fingertips of one hand on one side of the bottle 2 and the hand of the thumb on the opposite side of the bottle with the mouse.

Bei Anwendung der Flasche, z.B. beim Dosieren des Flascheninhalts in ein Meßgefäß, wird die"Schütthand" so um die gewölbte Flaschenstirnwand 3 bzw. um den Griff 8 gelegt, daß das vordere Daumenglied durch das Daumenloch 5 ragt. Bei dieser Handhabung wird wegen der Form des Griffs 8 ein rutschfester Halt auch beim Greifen mit nassen Fingern gewährleistet. Die Lage des Daumenlochs 5 unterhalb der Höhe des Schwerpunkts der gefüllten, aufrechtstehenden Flasche bzw. unterhalb der Mittellinie 7 hat beim Anheben der Flasche in der beschriebenen Weise ein leichtes Übergewicht zur Mündungsseite 9 hin zur Folge. Das in das Daumenloch 5 gesteckte Daumenglied wirkt nämlich automatisch wie eine Drehachse 10, um die die gefüllte Flasche 1 beim Anheben in der angegebenen Weise in eine Position nach Fig. 4 selbsttätig schwenkt.When using the bottle, for example when metering the bottle contents into a measuring vessel, the "pouring hand" is placed around the curved bottle end wall 3 or around the handle 8 in such a way that the front thumb member protrudes through the thumb hole 5. With this handling, due to the shape of the handle 8, a non-slip grip is also provided when gripping wet fingers guaranteed. The position of the thumb hole 5 below the height of the center of gravity of the filled, upright bottle or below the center line 7 results in a slight excess weight towards the mouth side 9 when the bottle is lifted in the manner described. The thumb member inserted into the thumb hole 5 automatically acts like an axis of rotation 10 about which the filled bottle 1 automatically pivots when raised in the manner indicated in a position according to FIG. 4.

Bedingt durch die Position des Daumenlochs 5, mit dessen Hilfe man die Flasche 1 in einem "Fastgleichgewicht" halten kann, ist zum Fixieren der Lage der Mündungsseite 9 der Flasche 1 in einer höheren oder tieferen Lage nur ein sehr geringer Kraftaufwand erforderlich.Due to the position of the thumb hole 5, with the help of which the bottle 1 can be kept in an "almost equilibrium", only a very small amount of force is required to fix the position of the mouth side 9 of the bottle 1 in a higher or lower position.

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  • 1 = Flasche1 = bottle
  • 2 = Breitseite2 = broadside
  • 3 = Stirnwand3 = end wall
  • 4 = Griffmulde4 = recessed grip
  • 5 = Daumenloch5 = thumb hole
  • 6 = Flaschenlängsrichtung6 = bottle longitudinal direction
  • 7 = Mittellinie7 = center line
  • 8 = Griff8 = handle
  • 9 = Mündungsseite9 = muzzle side
  • 10 = Drehachse10 = axis of rotation

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1. Flasche (1) mit angeformtem, ein Durchgreifloch (5) aufweisendem Griff (8), dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Griff (8) aus einander gegenüberliegenden, sich in der unteren Flaschenhälfte im wesentlichen in Flaschenlängsrichtung (6) erstreckenden Griffmulden (4) und einem die der Flaschenmündung (9) zugewandten oberen Enden der Griffmulden (4) in Form eines Daumenlochs (5) verbindenden Durchgreifloch besteht.1. Bottle (1) with a molded-on handle (8) having a handle (8), characterized in that the handle (8) consists of opposing handle recesses (4) in the lower half of the bottle which extend essentially in the longitudinal direction of the bottle (6). and an access hole connecting the upper ends of the grip recesses (4) facing the bottle mouth (9) in the form of a thumb hole (5). 2. Flasche nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Daumenloch (5) unterhalb der Höhe des Schwerpunktes der gefüllten, aufrechtstehenden Flasche (1) liegt.2. Bottle according to claim 1, characterized in that the thumb hole (5) is below the height of the center of gravity of the filled, upright bottle (1). 3. Flasche nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Daumenloch (5) und damit auch die Griffmulden (4) unter der etwa das halbe Füllvolumen markierenden Mittellinie (7) der Flasche (1) angeordnet sind.3. Bottle according to claim 1, characterized in that the thumb hole (5) and thus also the recessed grips (4) are arranged below the center line (7) of approximately half the filling volume of the bottle (1). 4. Flasche nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Griffmulde (4) auf der einen Flaschenbreitseite (2) den vier Fingerkuppen einer Hand und diejenige auf der gegenüberliegenden Flaschenbreitseite der Daumenwurzel mit Maus der Hand angepaßt wird.4. Bottle according to one or more of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the recessed grip (4) on one bottle broad side (2) the four fingertips of one hand and that on the opposite bottle broad side of the thumb root is adapted with the hand mouse. 5. Flasche nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Daumenloch (5) die Drehachse (10) der Schwenkbewegung beim Ausgießen 'bildet.5. Bottle according to one or more of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the thumb hole (5) forms the axis of rotation (10) of the pivoting movement when pouring '.
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US7600655B2 (en) 2006-05-10 2009-10-13 Graham Packaging Company, Llp Anchor for attachment of a handle to a container

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DE2936837A1 (en) * 1979-09-12 1981-04-02 Spartan Reinigungs Chemie GmbH & Co KG, 5992 Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde Bottle used for household cleaning liquids - has hook and protecting handle at neck permitting suspension on bucket
US4372455A (en) * 1980-01-18 1983-02-08 National Can Corporation Thin walled plastic container construction
FR2532621A1 (en) * 1982-09-06 1984-03-09 Colgate Palmolive Co Container having a catenary-shaped contour
EP0106676A2 (en) * 1982-10-14 1984-04-25 ENICHEM AGRICOLTURA S.p.A. Liquid fertilizer container

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DE2936837A1 (en) * 1979-09-12 1981-04-02 Spartan Reinigungs Chemie GmbH & Co KG, 5992 Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde Bottle used for household cleaning liquids - has hook and protecting handle at neck permitting suspension on bucket
US4372455A (en) * 1980-01-18 1983-02-08 National Can Corporation Thin walled plastic container construction
FR2532621A1 (en) * 1982-09-06 1984-03-09 Colgate Palmolive Co Container having a catenary-shaped contour
EP0106676A2 (en) * 1982-10-14 1984-04-25 ENICHEM AGRICOLTURA S.p.A. Liquid fertilizer container

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EP0315706A1 (en) * 1987-11-07 1989-05-17 Südmilch AG Plastic container, especially for coffee-creamer
US7600655B2 (en) 2006-05-10 2009-10-13 Graham Packaging Company, Llp Anchor for attachment of a handle to a container

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