EP0901967A3 - Stackable bottle crate - Google Patents

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EP0901967A3
EP0901967A3 EP98114678A EP98114678A EP0901967A3 EP 0901967 A3 EP0901967 A3 EP 0901967A3 EP 98114678 A EP98114678 A EP 98114678A EP 98114678 A EP98114678 A EP 98114678A EP 0901967 A3 EP0901967 A3 EP 0901967A3
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Hans Umiker
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Schoeller Arca Systems AG
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Schoeller Plast SA
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • 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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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
  • Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)

Abstract

Ein stapelbarer Flaschenträger aus Kunststoff hat Seitenflächen 1 mit bodenseitig umlaufenden Seitenwänden 2 sowie randseitig und im Umfangsabstand zueinander angeordneten über die Seitenwand nach oben vorstehende Stützsäulen 3, und einen Boden 4 zur Aufnahme von Flaschen, wobei die Flaschen im Trägerinneren durch Stegwände und/oder Stützpinolen begrenzt werden, und worin in dem Bereich der Trägerseiten sich befindenden Stützsäulen 3 diese sich mit ihren Außenflächen in im wesentlichen unmittelbar bündiger Fortsetzung zu der Seitenwandaußenfläche von dort nach oben und leicht nach innen sich neigen.

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A stackable bottle carrier made of plastic has side surfaces 1 with circumferential side walls 2 as well as edge columns and circumferentially spaced support columns 3, and a bottom 4 for receiving bottles, the bottles being delimited by web walls and / or support quills inside the carrier and, in the area of the support sides of the support columns 3, these with their outer surfaces are in a substantially immediately flush continuation to the side wall outer surface from there upward and slightly inward.
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EP98114678A 1997-09-09 1998-08-04 Stackable bottle crate Withdrawn EP0901967A3 (en)

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JP (1) JPH11139434A (en)
AR (1) AR010943A1 (en)
BR (1) BR9705609A (en)
CA (1) CA2242883A1 (en)
CO (1) CO4850576A1 (en)
CZ (1) CZ219198A3 (en)
DE (1) DE19739484A1 (en)
SG (1) SG71129A1 (en)
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CA2242883A1 (en) 1999-03-09
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