EP0682628B1 - Abgeschlossener flaschenträger - Google Patents

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EP0682628B1
EP0682628B1 EP93917343A EP93917343A EP0682628B1 EP 0682628 B1 EP0682628 B1 EP 0682628B1 EP 93917343 A EP93917343 A EP 93917343A EP 93917343 A EP93917343 A EP 93917343A EP 0682628 B1 EP0682628 B1 EP 0682628B1
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  • This invention relates to carriers for packaging which are specially designed to prevent bottle breakage due to collision between adjacent bottles.
  • US patent 3 904 036 owned by the proprietor of this invention discloses a fully enclosed bottle container and includes a so called false score formed in the bottom wall.
  • the end closure structure including upper and lower end flaps is inwardly tapered so that the top wall is of a shorter longitudinal dimension than the bottom wall.
  • Canadian patent 1 166 211 owned by the proprietor of this invention discloses a carton for beverage containers comprising a series of panels connected together to form a tubular structure.
  • the tubular structure has a pair of end closure flaps which are foldable inwardly across the end and into an overlapping relationship.
  • the carton includes a gusset panel connected to the side walls and end flaps.
  • a bottle carrier comprising top, bottom, and side walls each side wall comprising a bottom portion and an inwardly inclined top portion, said top, bottom and side walls being interconnected to form a tubular structure, a top end panel foldably joined to an end edge of said top wall, a first web structure foldably joined to said top end panel and to an adjacent end edge of an inwardly inclined top portion, characterised in that said first web structure has a yieldable fold line extending from said top wall and disposed in angular relation to the adjacent end edge of the associated inwardly inclined top portion so as to more closely conform to the neck of the associated corner bottle.
  • a bottom end panel may be foldably joined to an end edge of the bottom wall and secured in overlapping relation with an associated top end panel, and/or wherein a second web structure is foldably joined to an adjacent end edge of a side wall bottom portion.
  • the second web structure may be partially separated by a slot from an associated first web structure and interconnected therewith by a small panel.
  • a first yieldable fold line may be formed in said second web structure and preferably disposed in coaxial relation with the yieldable fold line in the first web structure, and/or wherein the bottom end panel is secured to the adjacent second web structure.
  • a second yieldable fold line may be formed in the second web structure and may extend downwardly from an upper corner of the side wall bottom portion and in converging relation to the first yieldable fold line.
  • a third yieldable fold line may be formed in each of the second web structures and extends from a lower outer corner of each of the second web structures upwardly and inwardly to a point of intersection with the associated one of the second yieldable fold lines to aid in gripping the body portion of the corner bottles in the carrier in a taut and stable fashion.
  • each of the web structures may be collapsible along a fold line which extends from an outer edge thereof toward the adjacent top corner of the carton.
  • a second web structure may comprise a first web panel foldably joined to the bottom portions of the side walls and folded inwardly into engagement with the adjacent corner bottles and second web panels may be joined to the bottom portion of the side walls and the second web panels being defined by pairs of fold lines each of which pairs diverges upwardly and which terminate adjacent the upper ends of the first and second web panels.
  • the first and second web panels being related to each other so as to maintain the first web panels in engagement with the adjacent corner bottles and preferably wherein the second web panel is disposed astride a corner of the carrier.
  • the lower ends of the first web structure and the adjacent upper end of the second web panel may be disposed in extension of the fold lines which define the junction between the top and the bottom portions of the side walls.
  • a lower end portion of the first web structure portion and an upper end panel of the second web panels are separated by cut lines.
  • a carrier for bottles arranged in a side by side rectilinear group comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, and side walls, each side wall having a bottom portion and a top side wall portion having an end edge, the top, bottom and side walls being interconnected to form a tubular structure, a top end panel foldably joined to each end edge of the top wall along a fold line which extends between opposite corners of the carton characterised in that a first web panel foldably joined to one side edge of each of the top end panels, a second triangular web panel foldably joined to an end edge of the adjacent side wall top portion and to the adjacent edge of the first web panel along fold lines which diverge downwardly to define at least in part a third edge of the second triangular web panel so as to position the second triangular web panel astride the adjacent corner of the carrier and to cause the second web panel to engage the neck of the adjacent corner bottle and to impart a taut inward force thereto, a third web panel foldably joined to the adjacent end of the bottom
  • the fourth web panel may be of generally triangular configuration defined by the pair of lines which diverge upwardly and by a third line which may extend for a portion of the distance between the upper extremities of the pair of lines which diverge upwardly, and preferably wherein the remainder of the distance between the upper extremities of the pair of lines which diverge upwardly is a cutaway line.
  • the point of intersection of the downwardly diverging sides of each of the fourth web panels may also coincide with the fold line between each of the third web panels and with each end of each of the bottom portions of each side wall the fourth web panel being disposed astride the adjacent corner of the carrier, and preferably wherein the cutaway line affords clearance for its adjacent edges whereby the edges move into engagement with each other thereby to impart an inward force to the adjacent third web panel.
  • the side wall top portions may be upwardly and inwardly inclined and wherein the end edge of the adjacent inwardly inclined side wall top portion is substantially perpendicular to the bottom edge of the inwardly inclined side wall top portion.
  • top wall of the carrier is designated by the numeral 1.
  • Top end panel which is designated by the numeral 2 is foldably joined to top wall 1 along fold line 3 and top end panel 4 is foldably joined to top wall 1 along fold line 5.
  • Side wall top portion is designated by the numeral 6 is foldably joined to top wall 1 along fold line 7.
  • side wall top portion 8 is foldably joined to top wall 1 along fold line 9.
  • Tear strip 10 having a finger gripping pull tab 11 is formed in side wall top portion 6 and extends into top wall 1 as indicated at 10a and 10b.
  • tear line 12 and pull tab 13 are formed in the side wall top portion 8 and extends into the top wall as designated at 12a and 12b.
  • Hand gripping handle is formed in top wall 1 and designated generally at 14.
  • Collapsible web structure 15 is foldably joined to the side wall top portion 6 along fold line 16 and similarly collapsible web structure 17 is foldably joined to the upper inwardly inclined side wall top portion 6 along fold line 18.
  • Collapsible web structure 15 is formed with a fold line 19 along which parts 19a and 19b are foldable when the structure 15 is collapsed during set up of the carrier.
  • collapsible web structure 17 includes a fold line 20 along which panels 20a and 20b are foldable into flat face contacting relation when the carrier is set up.
  • Side wall bottom portion is designated at 21 and is foldably joined to inwardly inclined side wall 6 along fold line 22.
  • Web structure 23 is foldably joined to side wall bottom panel 21 along fold line 24.
  • Web structure 23 includes weakened lines 25, 26 and 32 which facilitate manipulation of panel elements 25a, 26a and 26b which aid in gripping the bottles and tend to prevent breakage.
  • web structure 27 is foldably joined to side wall bottom portion 21 along fold line 28 and includes weakened lines 29, 30a and 33 which facilitate gripping of bottles in a taut fashion.
  • a yieldable fold line 30 is formed in collapsible web structure 15 and a yieldable fold line 31 is formed in collapsible web structure 17 as shown in FIG. 1.
  • the yieldable fold line 30 is extended into the collapsible structure 23 along a fold line 32 which is coaxially disposed relative to fold line 30.
  • the yieldable fold line 31 is extended into the collapsible structure 27 along fold line 33 which is coaxially disposed relative to yieldable fold line 31.
  • a side wall bottom portion is designated by the numeral 35 and is foldably joined to the side wall top portion 8 along fold line 36.
  • Collapsible web structure generally designated at 37 is formed and foldably joined to one end 38 of side wall top portion 8.
  • collapsible web structure 40 is foldably joined to the opposite end of side wall top portion 8 along fold line 41.
  • Collapsible web structures 37 and 40 are formed in the same manner as are the collapsible structures 15 and 17 previously described.
  • a web structure generally designated at 42 is foldably joined to side wall bottom portion 35 along fold line 43 and is formed in a manner identical to the manner in which collapsible structure 23 is formed.
  • Web structure 42 is partially separated from collapsible web structure 37 by a slot 42a and is interconnected therewith by a small rectangular panel 42b.
  • web structure 44 is foldably joined to side wall bottom portion 35 along fold line 45 and collapsible structure 44 is identical to collapsible structure 27 previously described.
  • Web structure 44 is partially separated from collapsible web structure 40 by a slot 44a and is interconnected therewith by a small rectangular panel 44b.
  • Bottom wall 47 is foldably joined to the side wall bottom portion 35 along fold line 48 and bottom end panel 49 is foldably joined to bottom wall 47 along fold line 50.
  • bottom end panel 51 is foldably joined to bottom wall panel 47 along fold line 52.
  • a glue flap 53 is foldably joined to an edge of bottom wall 47 along fold line 54.
  • side wall bottom portion 21 is simply elevated and folded forwardly along fold line 22 and web structures 23 and 27 are folded from their positions shown in FIG. 1 to the position shown in FIG. 2.
  • the carton as shown in FIG. 2 is manipulated into the collapsed condition shown in FIG. 3 by simply elevating the side wall top portion 6, top wall 1 and side wall top portion 8 along with side wall bottom panel 21 and folding downwardly along the fold line 36 following the application of glue to glue flap 53.
  • This folding operation causes the web structure 37 and 40 as well as the web structure 15 and 17 to overly their associated web structures 42 and 44 and 23 and 27.
  • the top wall 1 is elevated so that the side wall bottom portions 21 and 35 are substantially vertically disposed relative to the bottom wall 47.
  • the structures 15, 23, 17, 27, 37, 42, 40 and 44 are folded inwardly into set up condition.
  • the top end panels 2 and 4 are folded downwardly along the fold lines 3 and 5 respectively while the bottom end panels 49 and 51 are folded along fold lines 50 and 52 to cause the adhesive flap 2a on top end panel 2 and the adhesive flap 4a formed in top end panel 4 to become adhered to the outer edges of bottom end panels 49 and 51 and the fully loaded and set up carton appears as shown in Figure 4.
  • Figure 5 shows the carrier from one end with parts broken away so as to show weakened fold lines 30, 32, 25 and 26.
  • top wall is designated by the numeral 101.
  • Parts of the carton handle structure are generally designated by the numeral 102 and U-shaped tabs 103, 104, 105 and 106 are struck from the top wall 101.
  • Top end panel 107 is foldably joined to top wall 101 along fold line 108 and top end panel 109 is foldably joined to top wall 101 along fold line 109a.
  • the bottom portion of one side wall is designated by the numeral 110 and an inwardly inclined side wall top portion 111 is foldably joined to the side wall bottom portion 110 along a fold line 112 and side wall top portion 111 is foldably joined to top wall 101 along fold line 113.
  • side wall top portion 111 is not inwardly inclined, but rather is coplanar with side wall bottom portion 110. In such a case, fold line 112 may be omitted, and both portions may be formed as a single wall panel.
  • Conventional tear strips 114 and 115 are struck from side wall top portion 111 and from top wall 101.
  • Suitable web structure formed according to this invention includes a first web panel 116 foldably joined to top end panel 107 along fold line 117.
  • a fold line 180 interrupts first web panel 116, extending from an outer edge toward the adjacent top corner of the carton.
  • a second triangular web panel 118 is foldably joined to first web panel 116 along fold line 119.
  • Second triangular web panel 118 is foldably joined along fold line 120 to the adjacent end of the inwardly inclined side panel top portion 111. Fold line 120 is substantially perpendicular to fold line 112, and substantially vertical when the carton is set up.
  • Third web panel 122 is foldably joined to the side wall bottom portion 110 of along fold line 123.
  • Fold line 123 is substantially perpendicular to fold line 112, substantially parallel to and offset from fold line 120, and when the carton is set up, substantially vertical.
  • a fourth web panel 124 is of a triangular configuration and is defined by weakened fold lines 125 and 126 which diverge upwardly from a point 127 on fold line 123. Adjacent parts of second triangular web panel 118 coincide with corresponding fold lines 125 and 126 of the fourth web panel 124.
  • a cutaway area 130 allows the adjacent parts of second triangular web panel 118 and a fourth triangular web panel 124 to move into abutment with each other so as to facilitate manipulation of the web structures during a carrier set up and loading operation. As may be necessary to achieve proper folding, cutaway area 130 may extend inwardly completely to fold lines 120 and 126, or may extend only partially thereto as shown. Cutaway area 131 also aids in manipulation of the webs during a carrier loading operation.
  • a bridge portion 132 is foldably interconnected between first and third web panels 116 and 122 to assist infolding panels 116 and 122 following carrier loading, and in maintaining the panels in position during subsequent gluing of the carrier ends. If desired, however, it is possible to omit bridge portions 132, whereby cutaway areas 131 take the form of notches rather than openings, particularly if cutaway areas 130 extend inwardly only partially toward fold lines 120 and 126.
  • the angular relationship between the third and fourth web panels 122,124 is preferable such that the third web panel 122 extends inwardly at a right angle to the side wall bottom portion 110 and presents a flat and substantially vertical surface for gluing when the bottom end panel 144 is folded into overlapping face contacting relationship therewith.
  • fourth web panel 124 helps to maintain the third web panel 122 in engagement with the lower portions of the adjacent corner bottles.
  • Web structure at the other end of the carrier is identical to that just described and includes first web panel 116, second triangular web panel 118, third web panel 122 and fourth web panel 124.
  • bottom portion 110 of one side wall is foldably joined to the bottom wall 136 along fold line 135. Openings 137, 138, 139, 140, 141 and 142 are formed in bottom wall 136 and facilitate manipulation of the carrier during feeding and setting up operations.
  • Bottom end panel 144 is foldably joined to bottom wall 136 along fold line 145 and bottom end panel 146 is foldably joined to bottom wall 136 along fold line 147.
  • lap panel 150 is foldably joined to the second side panel top portion 111 along fold line 151 and end panel 152 is foldably joined to lap panel 150 along fold line 153.
  • end panel 154 is foldably joined to panel 150 along fold line 155.
  • U-shaped cutouts 156 and 157 are positioned as shown in FIG. 8.
  • reinforcing panel 158 In order to set the carrier up from the condition shown in FIG. 8 to that shown in FIGS. 7 and 10, an application of glue is made to reinforcing panel 158 as indicated by stippling in FIG. 8. Thereafter the reinforcing panel 158 is elevated and folded toward the right along fold line 159. This operation of course causes the reinforcing panel 158 to become adhered to the inner surface of the panel 150. Thereafter panels 111 and 116 together with panels 150, 152 and 154 are elevated and folded toward the left along the right hand fold line 112.
  • the carton may then be set up into open ended condition and loaded through one or both ends.
  • the top and bottom end panels are secured together by glue shown as stippling in FIG. 12.
  • the various web structures are manipulated into fully set up condition and the carton then appears in completed form as shown in FIG. 7.
  • Access to the contents of the carrier may be had by simply rupturing the tear lines such as 114 and 115 to gain access to the packaged bottles. If bottle return is desired, the empty bottles may be reinserted into the carrier and returned.

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  1. Flaschenträger, der Decken- (1; 101), Boden- (47; 136) und Seitenwände (6, 8, 21, 35; 110, 111) umfaßt, wobei jede Seitenwand einen Bodenabschnitt (21, 35; 110) sowie einen nach innen geneigten Deckenabschnitt (6, 8; 111) umfaßt, wobei die Decken-, Boden- und Seitenwände miteinander verbunden sind, um eine röhrenförmige Struktur auszubilden, eine Decken-Endwandfläche (2, 4; 107, 109), die faltbar mit jeder Endkante der Deckenwand (1; 101) verbunden ist, eine erste Zwickel-Struktur (15, 17, 37, 40; 130), die faltbar mit jeder Decken-Endwandfläche (2, 4; 107, 109) und einer angrenzenden Endkante (16, 18, 33, 41; 120) eines jeden nach innen abgeschrägten Deckenabschnitts (6, 8; 111) verbunden ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die erste Zwickel-Struktur (15, 17, 37, 40; 133) eine nachgebende Faltlinie (30, 31; 119) aufweist, die sich von der Deckenwand (1; 101) erstreckt und in einer winkelförmigen Beziehung zu der angrenzenden Endkante (16, 18, 38, 41; 120) des dazugehörigen, nach innen abgeschrägten Deckenabschnitts (6, 8; 111) angeordnet ist, um sich so enger dem Hals der dazugehörigen Eck-Flasche anzugleichen.
  2. Flaschenträger gemäß Anspruch 1, der weiterhin eine Boden-Endwandfläche (49, 51; 144, 146) umfaßt, die faltbar mit einer Endkante (50, 52; 145, 147) der Bodenwand (47; 136) verbunden ist und in einer sich überlappenden Beziehung mit einer dazugehörigen Decken-Endwandfläche (2, 4; 107, 109) befestigt ist und/oder in welchem eine zweite Zwickelstruktur (23, 27, 42, 44; 134) faltbar mit einer angrenzenden Endkante (24, 28, 43, 45; 123) eines Seitenwand-Bodenabschnitts (21, 35; 110) verbunden ist.
  3. Flaschenträger gemäß Anspruch 2, in welchem die zweite Zwickel-Struktur (23, 27, 42, 44; 134) zum Teil durch einen Schlitz (42a, 44a; 130, 131) von einer dazugehörigen ersten Zwickel-Struktur (15, 17, 37, 40; 133) beabstandet ist, und dazwischen mittels einer kleinen Wandfläche (42b, 44b; 132) verbunden ist.
  4. Flaschenträger gemäß Anspruch 2 oder 3, in welchem eine erste nachgebende Faltlinie (32, 33) in einer zweiten Zwickel-Struktur (23, 27, 42, 44) ausgebildet ist und vorzugsweise in koaxialer Beziehung mit der nachgebenden Faltlinie (30, 31) in der ersten Zwickel-Struktur (15, 17, 37, 40) angeordnet ist und/oder in welchem die Boden-Endwandfläche (49, 51) mit der angrenzenden zweiten Zwickel-Struktur (23, 27, 42, 44) befestigt ist.
  5. Flaschenträger gemäß Anspruch 4, in welchem eine zweite nachgebende Faltlinie (25, 30a) in der zweiten Zwickel-Struktur (23, 27, 42, 44) ausgebildet ist und sich nach unten hin von einer oberen Ecke des Seitenwand-Bodenabschnitts (21, 35) und in eine konvergierende Beziehung zu der ersten nachgebenden Faltlinie (32, 33) erstreckt.
  6. Flaschenträger gemäß Anspruch 5, in welchem eine dritte nachgebende Faltlinie (26, 29) in jeder der zweiten Zwickel-Strukturen (23, 27, 42, 44) ausgebildet ist und sich von einer unteren äußeren Ecke einer jeden der zweiten Zwickel-Strukturen (23, 27, 42, 44) nach unten hin und nach innen zu einem Schnittpunkt mit der dazugehörigen Faltlinie der zweiten nachgebenden Faltlinie (25, 30a) erstreckt, um das Greifen des Körperabschnitts der Eck-Flaschen in dem Träger auf eine feste und stabile Weise zu unterstützen.
  7. Flaschenträger gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, in welchem eine jede der Zwickel-Strukturen (15, 17, 37, 40; 23, 27, 42, 44; 133, 134) zusammenklappbar entlang einer Faltlinie (19, 20; 180) ist, die sich von einer äußeren Ecke davon hin zu der angrenzenden oberen Ecke der Schachtel erstreckt.
  8. Flaschenträger gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, in welchem die zweite Zwickel-Struktur eine erste Zwickel-Wandfläche (122) umfaßt, die faltbar mit den Bodenabschnitten (110) der Seitenwände verbunden ist und nach innen in Eingriff mit den angrenzenden Eck-Flaschen (B1, B3) gefaltet wird, sowie zweite Zwickel-Wandflächen (124), die mit dem Bodenabschnitt (110) der Seitenwände und der ersten Zwickel-Wandflächen verbunden sind und durch ein Paar von Faltlinien (125, 126) definiert werden, von denen jede nach oben hin divergiert und welche die angrenzenden oberen Enden der ersten und zweiten Zwickel-Wandfläche (122, 124) bestimmen, wobei erste und zweite Zwickel-Wandflächen (122, 124) zueinander in Beziehung stehen derart, um die erste Zwickel-Wandfläche (122) in Eingriff mit den angrenzenden Eck-Flaschen (B1, B3) zu halten, und in welchem vorzugsweise die zweite Zwickel-Wandfläche (124) rittlings einer Ecke des Trägers angeordnet ist.
  9. Flaschenträger gemäß Anspruch 8, in welchem die unteren Enden der ersten Zwickel-Struktur (133) und das angrenzende obere Ende der zweiten Zwickel-Wandfläche (124) in Verlängerung der Faltlinien (125, 126) angeordnet sind, die die Verbindung zwischen den Decken- und Bodenabschnitten (101, 110) der Seitenwände definieren und in welchem vorzugsweise ein unterer Endabschnitt der ersten Zwickel-Struktur (133) und ein oberer Endabschnitt der zweiten Zwickel-Wandfläche (124) durch Stanzlinien getrennt sind.
  10. Träger für Flaschen, die in einer rechtwinkligen Seite-an-Seite-Gruppierung angeordnet sind, der eine Deckenwand (101), eine Bodenwand (136) und Seitenwände (111, 110) umfaßt, wobei jede Seitenwand einen Bodenabschnitt (110) und einen oberen Seitenwandabschnitt (111) aufweist mit einer Endkante, wobei die Decken-, Boden- und Seitenwände miteinander verbunden sind, um eine röhrenförmige Struktur auszubilden, wobei eine Decken-Endwandfläche (107, 109) faltbar mit jeder Endkante der Deckenwand (101) entlang einer Faltlinie (108, 109a) verbunden ist, die sich zwischen gegenüberliegenden Ecken der Schachtel erstreckt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eine erste Zwickel-Wandfläche (116) faltbar mit einer Seitenkante einer jeden der Decken-Endwandflächen (109) verbunden ist, eine zweite dreieckförmige Zwickel-Wandfläche (118) faltbar mit einer Endkante eines angrenzenden Seitenwand-Oberabschnitts (111) und mit der angrenzenden Kante der ersten Zwickel-Wandfläche (116) entlang Faltlinien (119, 120) verbunden ist, die nach unten hin divergieren, um wenigstens zum Teil eine dritte Kante der zweiten dreieckförmigen Zwickel-Wandfläche (118) zu definieren, um so die zweite dreieckförmige Zwickel-Wandfläche (118) rittlings der angrenzenden Ecke des Trägers zu positionieren und um die zweite Zwickel-Wandfläche (118) in Eingriff mit dem Hals einer angrenzenden Eck-Flasche (B 1, B3) zu zwingen und um eine straffe nach innen gerichtete Kraft darauf aufzubringen, wobei eine dritte Zwickel-Wandfläche (122) faltbar mit dem angrenzenden Ende des Bodenabschnitts (110) von der Seitenwand verbunden ist und nach innen in Eingriff mit dem großen Bodenabschnitt der angrenzenden Flasche (B1, B3) gefaltet wird, sowie eine vierte Zwickel-Wandfläche (124), die durch ein Paar Faltlinien (125, 126) definiert wird, die nach oben hin von einem Punkt auf der Endkante der dritten Zwickel-Struktur (122) divergieren und die angrenzend der Verbindung zwischen dem Bodenabschnitt (110) der angrenzenden Seitenwand und dem dazugehörigen Seitenwand-Oberabschnitt (111) enden, um eine straffe, nach innen gerichtete Kraft auf den großen Bodenabschnitt der angrenzenden Eck-Flasche (B1, B3) aufzubringen.
  11. Flaschenträger nach Anspruch 10, in welchem die vierte Zwickel-Wandfläche (124) eine im wesentlichen dreieckige Konfiguration aufweist und definiert wird durch ein Paar Linien (125, 126), die nach oben hin divergieren, und durch eine dritte Linie (112), die sich über einen Abschnitt des Abstandes zwischen den oberen Enden des Paares der Linien (125, 126) erstreckt, die nach oben hin divergieren und in welchem vorzugsweise der verbleibende Rest des Abstandes zwischen den oberen Enden des Paares von Linien, die nach oben hin divergieren, eine ausgestanzte Linie ist.
  12. Flaschenträger gemäß Anspruch 10 oder 11, in welchem der Schnittpunkt (127) der nach unten hin divergierenden Seiten einer jeden der vierten Zwickel-Wandflächen (124) auch mit der Faltlinie (123) zusammenfällt, und zwar zwischen jeder der dritten Zwickel-Wandflächen (122), und wobei jedes Ende eines jeden der Bodenabschnitte (110) von jeder Seitenwand der vierten Zwickel-Wandfläche (124) rittlings der angrenzenden Ecke des Trägers angeordnet ist und in welchem vorzugsweise die Ausstanzlinie einen Abstand für ihre angrenzenden Kanten bereitstellt, wodurch die Kanten sich in Eingriff miteinander bewegen, um dadurch eine nach innen gerichtete Kraft auf die angrenzende dritte Zwickel-Wandfläche (122) aufzubringen.
  13. Flaschenträger gemäß einem der Ansprüche 9 bis 11, in welchem die Seitenwand-Oberabschnitte (110) nach oben und innen abgeschrägt sind und in welchem die Endkante (120) des angrenzenden, nach innen abgeschrägten Seitenwand-Oberabschnitts (110) im wesentlichen rechtwinklig zu der Bodenkante (112) eines nach innen abgeschrägten Seitenwand-Oberabschnitts (110) ist.
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