EP0356147A1 - Carrying device - Google Patents
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- EP0356147A1 EP0356147A1 EP89308358A EP89308358A EP0356147A1 EP 0356147 A1 EP0356147 A1 EP 0356147A1 EP 89308358 A EP89308358 A EP 89308358A EP 89308358 A EP89308358 A EP 89308358A EP 0356147 A1 EP0356147 A1 EP 0356147A1
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- inner containers
- handle
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
- A45F5/00—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
- A45F5/10—Handles for carrying purposes
- A45F5/102—Handles for carrying purposes with means, e.g. a hook, receiving a carrying element of the hand article to be carried
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
- A45F5/00—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
- A45F5/10—Handles for carrying purposes
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
- A45F5/00—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
- A45F5/10—Handles for carrying purposes
- A45F5/102—Handles for carrying purposes with means, e.g. a hook, receiving a carrying element of the hand article to be carried
- A45F5/1026—Handles for carrying purposes with means, e.g. a hook, receiving a carrying element of the hand article to be carried the carrying element being flexible, e.g. plastic bag handle
- A45F2005/104—Handles for carrying purposes with means, e.g. a hook, receiving a carrying element of the hand article to be carried the carrying element being flexible, e.g. plastic bag handle and supported near the lateral ends of the grip surface of the carrying handle
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- the present invention relates to a carrying device particularly for use in transporting bottles containing chemical substances.
- the bottles normally fitted with finger grip handles, are individually loaded in the receiving carton in tight fitting relationship with themselves and the walls of the carton, and for purposes of inspection and identification the top of the carton, exposing the handles, is left open with the exception of a rim of carton material which acts to prevent the bottles from falling out of the carton.
- the cartons are normally handled manually, and accordingly the sides of the carton are provided with perforations defining a section of carton material which may be pressed inwardly thereby providing finger grips for the handler.
- a carrying device for transporting fluids such as chemical dyes comprising an outer light weight container, at least two inner containers for the fluids in said outer container arranged in close fit relationship therewithin, and an accessible handle linking the inner containers for lifting the inner containers and thus the outer container as a single unit.
- the rim portion, as described earlier, of the outer light weight container normally in the form of a cardboard carton will not be used by the handler to lift the container with the bottles of chemical fluid. Rather the detachable handle, clearly visible through the open top of the carton, will be the prefered lifting means so avoiding the weakening of the carton structure prevalent in the prior art arrangement. Furthermore it is not necessary to provide finger grip openings in the sides of the carton as before.
- a detachable handle 1 made of stiff plastics material is shown secured to the respective handles 2 of a pair of bottles 3 for containing chemical fluids, and normally made from a durable plastics material.
- the bottles are located snugly within a cardboard carton 4 having an open top 5 so that the detachable handle 1 is accessible for lifting the bottles 3 together with the carton 4, but which does not project above the top of the carton 4 so enabling several loaded cartons to be stacked one above the other without interference.
- each side of the rim of the open top 5 of the carton 4 is provided with a flap 6 each of which may be secured in the plane of the open top 5 to leave an opening 8 providing access to the lifting handle 1, while at the same time partially closing the top 5 of the carton 1 to retain the bottles 3 therein.
- the lifting handle 1 comprises a T-shaped elongate lifting portion 9 with a two pronged clamp 10 at each end which may be pushed over the handle 1 of each bottle 3 as shown.
- each clamp 10 are spring loaded with respect to one another by virtue of the elastic resiliency of the plastics material, and dimensioned to conform to the profile of each bottle handle 2 in the clamped position as shown, with the opening 12 between the ends of opposing prongs 11 facing upwardly in the clamped position such that when lifting occurs the detachable handle will not be forced from the clamped position.
- each clamp 10 is provided with a stiffening flange 13 as shown.
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Abstract
Description
- The present invention relates to a carrying device particularly for use in transporting bottles containing chemical substances.
- It is common practice to employ cardboard cartons for transporting plastics bottles containing photographic dyes, usually in twin pack form.
- The bottles, normally fitted with finger grip handles, are individually loaded in the receiving carton in tight fitting relationship with themselves and the walls of the carton, and for purposes of inspection and identification the top of the carton, exposing the handles, is left open with the exception of a rim of carton material which acts to prevent the bottles from falling out of the carton.
- During transportation the cartons are normally handled manually, and accordingly the sides of the carton are provided with perforations defining a section of carton material which may be pressed inwardly thereby providing finger grips for the handler.
- Despite requests placed on the cartons that handling should only occur using the finger grips provided in the carton walls, it has been found that the cartons are generally manhandled by being gripped around the thickened rims of their open tops so destroying the purpose of the rim and endangering the contents of the carton.
- It is an object of the invention to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art and to provide a carrying device for transporting bottles of chemicals which may be man handled as a complete unit by means of a lifting force applied directly to the bottles within the carrying carton.
- According to the invention there is provided a carrying device for transporting fluids such as chemical dyes comprising an outer light weight container, at least two inner containers for the fluids in said outer container arranged in close fit relationship therewithin, and an accessible handle linking the inner containers for lifting the inner containers and thus the outer container as a single unit.
- By virtue of the above arrangement the rim portion, as described earlier, of the outer light weight container normally in the form of a cardboard carton, will not be used by the handler to lift the container with the bottles of chemical fluid. Rather the detachable handle, clearly visible through the open top of the carton, will be the prefered lifting means so avoiding the weakening of the carton structure prevalent in the prior art arrangement. Furthermore it is not necessary to provide finger grip openings in the sides of the carton as before.
- The drawings accompanying this disclosure illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention wherein:
- Figure 1 is a top view of a carrying device in one preferred embodiment of the invention;
- Figure 2 is a side view of the detachable handle of the carrying device shown in Figure 1; and
- Figure 3 is a top view of the handle of Figure 1.
- With reference to the drawings, a detachable handle 1 made of stiff plastics material is shown secured to the
respective handles 2 of a pair ofbottles 3 for containing chemical fluids, and normally made from a durable plastics material. - The bottles are located snugly within a cardboard carton 4 having an
open top 5 so that the detachable handle 1 is accessible for lifting thebottles 3 together with the carton 4, but which does not project above the top of the carton 4 so enabling several loaded cartons to be stacked one above the other without interference. - As added security to prevent the
bottles 3 from falling out of the carton 4, each side of the rim of theopen top 5 of the carton 4, is provided with aflap 6 each of which may be secured in the plane of theopen top 5 to leave an opening 8 providing access to the lifting handle 1, while at the same time partially closing thetop 5 of the carton 1 to retain thebottles 3 therein. - The lifting handle 1 comprises a T-shaped
elongate lifting portion 9 with a two prongedclamp 10 at each end which may be pushed over the handle 1 of eachbottle 3 as shown. - The
prongs 11 of eachclamp 10 are spring loaded with respect to one another by virtue of the elastic resiliency of the plastics material, and dimensioned to conform to the profile of eachbottle handle 2 in the clamped position as shown, with theopening 12 between the ends ofopposing prongs 11 facing upwardly in the clamped position such that when lifting occurs the detachable handle will not be forced from the clamped position. - To strengthen the lifting handle 1 the
outer prong 11′ of eachclamp 10 is provided with astiffening flange 13 as shown.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB888819811A GB8819811D0 (en) | 1988-08-20 | 1988-08-20 | Carrying device |
GB8819811 | 1988-08-20 |
Publications (2)
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EP0356147A1 true EP0356147A1 (en) | 1990-02-28 |
EP0356147B1 EP0356147B1 (en) | 1993-06-09 |
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EP19890308358 Expired - Lifetime EP0356147B1 (en) | 1988-08-20 | 1989-08-17 | Carrying device |
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DE (1) | DE68906987D1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB8819811D0 (en) |
Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US5507544A (en) * | 1995-01-09 | 1996-04-16 | Mcquade; Edmund J. | Jug handle holder |
US5882057A (en) * | 1997-10-17 | 1999-03-16 | Fahy; Christopher | Container holder and carrying apparatus |
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US20220306353A1 (en) * | 2021-03-29 | 2022-09-29 | Swimc Llc | Storage container |
Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR1162222A (en) * | 1956-10-09 | 1958-09-10 | Cenpa | Packaging |
FR2195561A1 (en) * | 1972-08-10 | 1974-03-08 | Ducroux Jean Ja Ques | |
FR2271986A1 (en) * | 1974-05-21 | 1975-12-19 | Alby Albert | Carrying handle for cans with corner handles - has support hoop with hooks engaging can handles |
FR2447872A1 (en) * | 1979-01-30 | 1980-08-29 | Socar | Multiple bottle container assembly - has carrying handle passing through slot in cover and held at ends by loop over bottle neck |
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1988
- 1988-08-20 GB GB888819811A patent/GB8819811D0/en active Pending
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1989
- 1989-08-17 EP EP19890308358 patent/EP0356147B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-08-17 DE DE8989308358T patent/DE68906987D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR1162222A (en) * | 1956-10-09 | 1958-09-10 | Cenpa | Packaging |
FR2195561A1 (en) * | 1972-08-10 | 1974-03-08 | Ducroux Jean Ja Ques | |
FR2271986A1 (en) * | 1974-05-21 | 1975-12-19 | Alby Albert | Carrying handle for cans with corner handles - has support hoop with hooks engaging can handles |
FR2447872A1 (en) * | 1979-01-30 | 1980-08-29 | Socar | Multiple bottle container assembly - has carrying handle passing through slot in cover and held at ends by loop over bottle neck |
Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US5507544A (en) * | 1995-01-09 | 1996-04-16 | Mcquade; Edmund J. | Jug handle holder |
US5882057A (en) * | 1997-10-17 | 1999-03-16 | Fahy; Christopher | Container holder and carrying apparatus |
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Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0356147B1 (en) | 1993-06-09 |
DE68906987D1 (en) | 1993-07-15 |
GB8819811D0 (en) | 1988-09-21 |
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