EP0275919B2 - Crate, particularly one made of plastic material, for the receipt of containers, especially bottles - Google Patents

Abstract

In the crate, a handle is formed in one side wall by a grip strip which extends perpendicular to the plane of the crate bottom and is bounded on both sides by gripping openings or recesses which are open at the top. <IMAGE>

Description

The invention relates to a box according to the preamble of claim 1.

In particular, the invention relates to a bottle crate made of plastic, which has a compartment division for receiving the bottles in the usual way. Such bottle crates mostly have handles which are formed by substantially rectangular through openings in opposite narrow sides of a bottle crate. These push-through openings are arranged in such a way that a cross bar remains above them, which forms the handle of the bottle crate. For handling, in particular for transporting, these boxes are gripped with both hands, each hand being inserted through a through opening and encompassing the carrying bar remaining above the through opening. Such handles have undoubtedly proven themselves, which is why they are used predominantly, if not exclusively, in the bottle crates in question.

So far, it has mainly been found with these handles on bottle crates, because one has assumed an ergonomically favorable grip behavior due to their arrangement and design, so it was surprisingly found that, from an ergonomic point of view, especially a wearing behavior is expedient, in which the bottle crate only with one Hand is grasped and the bottle crate is directed slightly obliquely downwards. This allows the bottle crate to be carried comfortably with only one hand without the bottles contained therein falling out.

The object of the invention is to provide a bottle crate which enables such wearing behavior. This is to be ensured by structurally simple measures which essentially do not weaken the bottle crate, enable simple manufacture of the bottle crate in terms of production technology and also allow stacking of bottle crates.

This object is achieved by the features contained in the characterizing part of claim 1.

According to the invention, the bottle crate is characterized in that the handle is formed by a vertical, that is perpendicular to the bottom of the bottle crate handle bar, which can be gripped because appropriate handle openings or recesses are provided on both sides of the handle bar. Such a handle, if it is arranged on opposite side walls of a bottle crate, which is expedient, also permits, but in particular enables, a gripping of a bottle crate on both sides he convenient grasping of the bottle crate with only one hand, so that the other hand is available for other purposes, such as opening a door or the trunk lid of a vehicle.

The wearing behavior is further improved in that the handle bar at its upper end in a transverse spar (either one side or both sides of the handle bar), whereby the bottle crate can also be carried in the usual way by including a transverse bar. This bottle crate then enables both the wearing behavior sought according to the invention and the previously customary carrying of a bottle crate by gripping the crate on both sides.

The arrangement of the handle bar in the upper half of the box is particularly preferred. The handle bar is expediently arranged above a level which contains the center of gravity of the bottle crate and runs parallel to the crate bottom. This arrangement has the advantage that the grip bar lies above the center of gravity of the crate and thus the tilting moment of the bottle crate is minimized. If such a bottle crate is gripped with one hand, it can be carried comfortably with one hand in a position in which the bottle crate protrudes slightly from the carrier so that the bottles cannot fall out and the side wall and the bottom of the bottle crate from the carrier the box are directed away, which avoids the risk of contamination of the person carrying the box due to contact with the bottle crate.

In a particularly advantageous manner, the handle bar is part of a continuous support profile, which increases the stability of a bottle crate by further stiffening it. A robust design is also ensured in that the handle bar is formed by a hollow profile.

Finally, according to an expedient further development, the wearing behavior is further favored by the fact that, in particular in the region of the vertical grip bar, lamellar ribs are provided, which run parallel to one another and closely spaced apart, and / or the grip bar has roughened grip surfaces.

Fig. 1

eine schematische perspektivische Teilansicht einer Ausführungsform eines Flaschenkastens,

Fig. 2

eine teilweise geschnittene Seitenansicht einer entsprechenden Ausführungsform eines Flaschenkastens, wobei die linke Hälfte der Fig. 2 einen Teilschnitt von Fig. 3 zeigt.

Fig. 3

eine Draufsicht auf den in Fig. 2 dargestellten Flaschenkasten, wobei die obere Hälfte links einen Teilschnitt aus Fig. 2 und die untere Hälfte links ebenfalls einen Teilschnitt aus Fig. 2 zeigt, sowie

Fig. 4

eine Seitenansicht einer Schmalseite des dargestellten Flaschenkastens, wobei die linke Hälfte einen Teilschnitt aus Fig. 3 zeigt.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is described below with reference to the drawings. In it show:

Fig. 1

2 shows a schematic perspective partial view of an embodiment of a bottle crate,

Fig. 2

a partially sectioned side view of a corresponding embodiment a bottle crate, the left half of FIG. 2 showing a partial section of FIG. 3.

Fig. 3

2 shows a top view of the bottle crate shown in FIG. 2, the upper half on the left showing a partial section from FIG. 2 and the lower half also showing a partial section on FIG. 2, and

Fig. 4

a side view of a narrow side of the bottle crate shown, the left half showing a partial section of FIG. 3.

FIG. 1 schematically shows a perspective view of part of a bottle crate denoted by 1 from its narrow side, conventional components of a bottle crate, such as in particular the compartment division, having been omitted to simplify the illustration. A handle 3 formed in the narrow side wall 2 has a vertically extending handle strip 4 which is delimited on both sides by through openings 5a and 5b. Both the handle bar 4 and the passage openings 5a and 5b are dimensioned in terms of their length and width such that you can reach through the passage openings 5a and 5b by hand and grasp the handle bar 4.

The handle bar 4, which can be arranged on one or both narrow sides of the bottle crate, is centric in the illustrated embodiment, i. H. arranged along the central axis of the side wall 2 designated by M.

The penetration openings 5a and 5b can have any suitable shape, in particular be semicircular or in the form of a semi-ellipse. In the illustrated embodiment, the through openings 5a and 5b have an L-shaped plan. This is because, according to the invention, the grip strip 4, in the exemplary embodiment shown, merges at its upper end into a cross member of the bottle crate, designated 6, which represents the upper part of the bottle crate. This cross bar 6 has a height that allows a comfortable grasping of the bar 6 by hand, so that the bottle crate can also be gripped in the usual manner along a horizontally extending handle bar formed here by the cross bar 6. In addition to the vertical handle bar 4, one or more handles of conventional design can be provided on the side walls free of the vertical handle bar 4, for example by i. W. rectangular passage opening are formed so that the cross bar remaining at the top of the box can serve as a handle.

It can be seen in particular from FIG. 3 that the grip strip 4 is designed as a hollow profile. In the present exemplary embodiment, the grip strip 4 is a section of a support profile 7 which can be seen more clearly in FIG. 2 and which extends from the upper end of the box to the bottom of the box at 8. This support profile 7 serves to stabilize, in particular stiffen, the bottle crate 1. This support profile 7 can, as is indicated by dash-dotted lines at the top left in FIG. 2, have a projection 9 which provides over the upper end of the crate and serves as a stacking aid. For this purpose, a corresponding depression is formed on the bottom of the box, which, however, is not shown in the drawing, in which the bottle box located below with its projection 9 is immersed. This stabilizes a stack of bottles.

As can be seen in particular from FIGS. 3, bottom right and FIG. 4 top left, the cross bar 6 is provided with lamella-like ribs 10 running parallel to one another and closely spaced apart, which improve the grip behavior of a handle. These lamellae or lamellar ribs 10 are also provided on the handle bar, in particular on the part of the handle bar 4 facing the interior of the box. For the sake of simplification, the lamellae of the handle bar are not shown in the drawing. These slats expediently extend vertically or horizontally. According to a further embodiment, the grip surfaces of the grip strip 4 are roughened, which also improves the grip behavior. Finally, an additional handle 11 can be seen in FIG. 2, right half, which delimits a transverse bar 12 at the top similar to the transverse bar 6, which ultimately serves as a carrying handle.

According to further embodiments, which are not recorded in the drawing, the through openings provided on both sides of the handle are not closed, as in the illustrations in FIGS. 1 to 4, but are open at the top, that is to say formed by cutouts, so that the handle has a free end over the the lower side wall area protrudes upwards.

Claims (8)

1. A case, particularly of synthetic material, for receiving containers, particularly bottles, with at least one handle formed in at least one side wall of the bottle, case, the side walls of which forming a compartment division for the bottles to be received with transversely extending compartment walls in the interior of the case, characterised in that the handle (3) is constituted by at least one handle strip (4), which extends perpendicular to the plane of the bottom (8) of the case, is arranged on at least one narrow side of the bottle case (1) and extends along the central axis (M) of the side wall (2), which handle strip merges at its upper end into a crosspiece (6) constructed as a handle strip and consitutes with it a T-shaped handle constituting a vertical handle strip (4) and crosspiece (6) and is bounded on both sides by reach-heightended-through openings (5a, 5b) or recesses in the side wall (2) of the case (1).
2. A case according to claim 1, characterised in that the handle strip (4) extends substantially in the upper half of the case.
3. A case according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the handle strip (4) is disposed above a plane containing the centre of gravity of the bottle case (1) and extending parallel to the bottom (8) of the case.
4. A case according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the handle strip (4) is formed by a hollow section.
5. A case according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the handel strip (4) forms a portion of a support profile (7) extending from the upper end of the case without interruption to the bottom (8) of the case.
6. A case according to claim 6, characterised in that the support profile (7) protrudes beyond the upper end (near 9) of the case.
7. A case according to any one of the preceding claims characterised in that the handle strips are provided at least in part with elongate lamellalike ribs (10) extending parallel and spaced close to each other.
8. A case according to any one of the preceding claims characterised in that the handle strip (4) has roughened grasping surfaces.

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