EP0280095B1 - Porte-récipients, en particulier pour bouteilles - Google Patents

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EP0280095B1
EP0280095B1 EP88101680A EP88101680A EP0280095B1 EP 0280095 B1 EP0280095 B1 EP 0280095B1 EP 88101680 A EP88101680 A EP 88101680A EP 88101680 A EP88101680 A EP 88101680A EP 0280095 B1 EP0280095 B1 EP 0280095B1
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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
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    • B65D71/0003—Tray-like elements provided with handles, for storage or transport of several articles, e.g. bottles, tins, jars
    • B65D71/0022—Tray-like elements provided with handles, for storage or transport of several articles, e.g. bottles, tins, jars formed by folding or erecting one blank, and provided with vertical partitions
    • 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
    • B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00129—Wrapper locking means
    • B65D2571/00135—Wrapper locking means integral with the wrapper
    • B65D2571/00141—Wrapper locking means integral with the wrapper glued
    • 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
    • B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
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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
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    • 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
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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
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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
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  • the innovation relates to a container carrier, in particular for bottles, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such a container is known for example from DE-OS 34 02 729.
  • the container carrier set up from a blank has a longitudinal web and cross webs articulated on the longitudinal web, which are connected to the side walls, preferably by gluing. In this way, three compartments are generally formed on each side of the longitudinal web for receiving containers, in particular bottles.
  • the handle connected to the longitudinal bar protrudes beyond the upper edges of the longitudinal and end walls, so that a comfortable carrying option is ensured even when containers are picked up.
  • Such container carriers are prefabricated from the one-piece blanks in such a way that the container carrier can be folded flat after the prefabrication or gluing.
  • two opposite side walls or end walls running transversely to the longitudinal web can be folded over their height.
  • the bottom can also be folded over a longitudinal center crease line.
  • the side walls When lying flat, the side walls are placed on the longitudinal web, while one end wall is folded outwards and the other inwards.
  • the bottom is also folded outwards.
  • a hook on the underside of the longitudinal web near the inwardly folded end wall interacts with an end recess in the floor and engages under it to keep the floor open. The hook prevents the floor from arching downwards when containers are received in the compartments.
  • a container carrier has therefore become known from European patent application 0 082 725, in which a recess is formed in the area between the ends of the bottom crease line, in which the hook engages.
  • the extension of the recess in the direction Creasing line is shorter than the length of the hook. If the hook is inserted into the recess, it remains locked in this. Movement of the hook away from the edge cooperating with the hook does not result in the hook being released from this edge. In this known construction, a locking of the hook in the ground is thus achieved.
  • it is disadvantageous that it is difficult when installing the container carrier to easily insert the hook into the recess. There is a risk that it will bend, tear, or otherwise be damaged in the process.
  • the innovation is therefore based on the object of improving a container carrier of the generic type in such a way that it enables the floor to be easily hooked up when being erected without damaging the hook or impairing its function.
  • the base on the crease line or at a short distance parallel to it has an incision which extends into the recess from the side of the recess facing away from the open side of the hook.
  • the end walls are folded slightly beyond the normal state. Now the hook can be inserted through the recess and through the incision by relative movement of the bottom and the longitudinal web without the hook having to come into contact with the edge of the recess. After inserting, the side walls are released and their restoring force is sufficient to let the hook reach under the floor.
  • the hook has a stop surface on its back.
  • This stop surface lies against the rear edge of the recess when there is a relative movement between the longitudinal web and the floor in the sense of de-regulation.
  • the hook cannot slide into the incision. Rather, it is stopped from the edge of the recess.
  • the edges forming the incision are under compressive stress so that they do not move away from one another when the rear end of the hook presses against the edge of the recess in the region of the incision.
  • a small cross section is formed in the bottom at the closed end of the incision.
  • the cross section facilitates the insertion of the hook by deforming the areas adjacent to the incision somewhat downwards.
  • the hook protrudes over the lower edge of the longitudinal web, on both sides of the hook.
  • the longitudinal web is provided with an additional material recess in the continuation of the opening of the hook. Together with the position of the hook, this greatly reduces the bulging of the floor.
  • the floor has a tendency to bulge. This is particularly noticeable when transporting the erected container carrier to a filling station.
  • the blank shown in FIG. 1 has two side walls 10, 11.
  • a floor 12 is articulated on the outside of the side wall 10 via a crease line.
  • the bottom 12 is divided by a crease line 13 into two sections 12a and 12b.
  • a recess 14 In the area of the crease line 13 there is a recess 14.
  • an incision 14a At the right end of the recess 14 there is an incision 14a, at the end of which a cross section 14b is formed.
  • end wall halves 15, 16 are articulated via a crease line.
  • end wall halves 17, 18 are articulated via crease lines.
  • a floor connection bracket 19 is articulated.
  • connecting tabs 20, 21 are articulated via crease lines. These are connected to one another via a connecting section 22, which is divided in the middle by a crease line.
  • Longitudinal web sections 24, 25 are articulated to the end wall halves 16, 18 via crease lines.
  • the longitudinal web sections 24, 25 have grip sections 26, 27 with grip holes 28, 29.
  • On the outside of the web sections 24, 25, locking hooks 31, 32 are formed.
  • the edges of the longitudinal web sections 24, 25 are set back on both sides of the locking hook, as shown at 31a, 31b or 32a or 32b.
  • the edge 31b is provided in a further cutout just before the hook opening.
  • Two crossbars 33, 34 and 35, 36 are punched out in the web sections 24, 25, respectively. Their shape and location should not be described in detail anymore, since they are known per se. 2 extend from the longitudinal web to the opposite side walls 10, 11 and are connected thereto, preferably by gluing. It is only mentioned that handle sections 48, 49 are articulated to the connecting section 22 are, which in the erected state with the handle portions 26, 27 to cover.
  • the hook 31, 32 must be arranged in the recess 14.
  • the bottom 12 and the longitudinal web are held relative to one another in such a way that the hook 31, 32, which is formed by gluing the hooks 31 and 32 according to FIG. 1, is located above both the recess 14 and the incision 14a.
  • the length of the recess 14 and the cut 14a is such that it is at least equal to the length of the hook. If the hook is now pushed towards the floor, it partially passes through the free recess 14 and partially the incision 14a, the areas on both sides of the incision 14a bending slightly downward due to the cross section 14b.

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  1. Porte-récipients formé à partir d'un flan découpé, d'une seule pièce de matériau plat, pliable, notamment pour bouteilles, comprenant :
       une traverse longitudinale (24, 25),
       des parois latérales (10, 11) s'étendant parallèlement à la traverse longitudinale et reliées à celle-ci par l'intermédiaire de traverses transversales (33 à 36) pour former des cases ouvertes vers le haut,
       des parois frontales (15, 17, 16, 18) perpendiculaires aux parois latérales (10, 11), divisées dans leur hauteur par une ligne de rainurage,
       un fond (12) divisé dans le sens longitudinal par une ligne de rainurage parallèle aux parois latérales, et relié à celles-ci,
       un évidement (14) prévu dans le fond (12) au voisinage de la ligne de rainurage (13),
       et un crochet (31) prévu sur le bord inférieur de la traverse longitudinale (24, 25), qui pénètre dans l'évidement (14) et maintient le fond (12) par-dessous, la longueur du crochet (31) étant plus grande que l'extension de l'évidement (14) dans le plan du crochet,
       caractérisée en ce que le fond (12) présente, sur la ligne de rainurage (13) ou à une faible distance de celle-ci et parallèlement, une entaille (14a) qui se prolonge dans l'évidement (14) sur le côté de celui-ci qui est opposé au côté ouvert du crochet (31, 32).
  2. Porte-récipients selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que la longueur totale de l'évidement (14) et de l'entaille (14a) est supérieure à la longueur du crochet (31, 32).
  3. Porte-récipients selon la revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce qu'une coupure transversale (14b) relativement petite est formée dans le fond (12) à l'extrémité fermée de l'entaille (14a).
  4. Porte-récipient selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisée en ce que les bords latéraux (31a, 31b, 32a, 32b) de la traverse longitudinale (24, 25) qui portent le crochet (31, 32) sont en retrait par rapport au bord inférieur dudit crochet sur une partie appréciable de leur longueur.
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DE8702069U DE8702069U1 (de) 1987-02-11 1987-02-11 Behälterträger, insbesondere für Flaschen
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