EP0949157B1 - Vorrichtung zum Transportieren von Flaschen - Google Patents

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EP0949157B1
EP0949157B1 EP19990201096 EP99201096A EP0949157B1 EP 0949157 B1 EP0949157 B1 EP 0949157B1 EP 19990201096 EP19990201096 EP 19990201096 EP 99201096 A EP99201096 A EP 99201096A EP 0949157 B1 EP0949157 B1 EP 0949157B1
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Guglielmo Ferrari
Silvia Ferrari
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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
    • B65D71/00—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 or pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D71/50—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 or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed otherwise than by folding a blank

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  • This invention refers to a device for transporting bottles or similar containers.
  • bottles are of a certain size that essentially corresponds to the same size of the bottle or similar container in height, as well as a certain cost which presently inhibits their more generalized use.
  • the distributors of bottles or containers in fact prefer using packages made of heat-shrinking plastic materials, which may eventually be fitted with a band acting as a handle.
  • the mentioned boxy containers are therefore purchased directly from the user, which after calling at the purchasing outlet, for instance of wine or water bottles, picks up the individual bottles and fits them into his container. This subsequently facilitates the transport of these products to the home or the purchaser's point of usage.
  • US-A-2 996 329 relates to a device for transporting bottles according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the purpose of this invention is to produce or describe a device or element capable of transporting bottles or similar containers having at an extremely limited cost, while facilitating the transport of the bottles contained in the same.
  • Another purpose is to produce a device for transporting bottles or similar containers of an extremely limited size, so as to facilitate its storage or its eventual transport when empty. Another purpose is to achieve a minimum volume of the device, even if used in large numbers.
  • a further purpose is to enable a clear separation between the device for transporting the containers and the material constituting the containers themselves.
  • such a device is preferably made of a molded plastic material and conveniently capable of being stacked upon other devices of the same type, so as to take up a minimal space.
  • the device includes a plate-like element 12 fitted along its shorter lateral edges 13 with a row of six slots14.
  • the slots 14 are produced by pairs of concentric ribs 15 projecting from the central portion of the plate-like element in a direction perpendicular to the surface.
  • These pairs of ribs 15, of a cross section resembling an upturned U, have a circular path and project by an angle of over 180°, thus forming the cavity 14.
  • the cavity could obviously also assume a different shape, based on the profile of the reduced diameter portion of the container to be fitted into the slot.
  • This slot 14 thus forms in one of its outwardly facing parts 16 a passage for the lateral introduction of a reduced diameter portion 17 of one of said bottles 11.
  • annular edge 20 may conveniently be utilized to produce the actual support of the bottle by the pair of ribs 15 forming the slot 14.
  • the plate-like element 12 has a substantially elongated and flattened rectangular form and three slots 14 along each of its longer sides.
  • the shape of the plate-like element 12 may of course also be different, without thereby falling outside the innovative principle of this invention.
  • the peripheral surface of the device or plate-like element 12 exhibits ample fitments and rounded surfaces that prevent any accidentally hazardous contact with the user.
  • a central portion of the plate-like element 12 is fitted with a catching element 18, projecting upward to form a handle.
  • a central opening 19 is provided beneath this catching element 18, which projects in a bridge-like fashion from the plate-like element 12.
  • a device according to this invention may advantageously be employed for transporting containers such as water, wine or beverage bottles, bottled foodstuffs such as sauces, oil etc., which are laterally inserted into their respective slots 14.
  • An appropriate sizing of the slots 14 or of their outwardly facing parts 16, can produce a slightly forced insertion of the container's neck and thus a more stable attachment to the device according to this invention.
  • a device for transporting bottles or similar containers may advantageously be stored in a stack with a number of other similar devices, thus occupying a truly minimal space.
  • Such devices may in fact easily be superposed, so that the catching elements 18 of one device fit into a central opening 19 of the overlaying device. This opening is provided below the catching elements 18 and is of a size approaching that of the mentioned catching devices 18, so as to allow a perfect stacking capability.
  • such a device After all the containers have been inserted, such a device also allows the various devices holding the containers to be superposed and/or stacked over each other in groups, due to the minimal space occupied by each catching element. This catching element will in fact not cause any problem or nuisance in this regard, and allow a stable superposition and/or stacking process.
  • Such a device could conveniently be used in lieu of the heat-shrinking plastic films and be distributed by the same packager of the containers and products.
  • such a device could be of throw-away type or eventually destined to be returned for the purchase of the next package of containers.
  • Figure 5 shows how such a device could also be produced in a further simplified form. Functionally equal elements are indicated by the same reference numbers.
  • Figures 5 and 6 show how the plate-like element 12 can be produced in the form of a single ring forming a single slot 14.Even this slot 14 is open in 16 to receive a reduced diameter portion of a bottle or container. The slot 14 is produced by a pair of ribs 15 which are in this case also forming the body of the plate-like element 12.
  • a catching element 18 associated with the plate-like element 12 is provided in diametrically opposed positions.
  • This element 18 is in the form of a handle and hinged to the plate-like element 12 at the point 22, while remaining free to rotate around the latter.
  • the device In the position shown in Figure 5, the device is slipped over the neck of the bottle and then fitted into the reduced diameter portion or groove by applying a slight lateral pressure.
  • the slot 14 may, both in this single-fitting example and in the previous multiple fitting examples be shaped in a keyhole-type or oval form, so as to adapt to the various container diameters.
  • the element 18 shaped like a handle is rotated by 90° with respect to the position shown in Figure 5, thus allowing an easy transport of the container, as shown in Figure 6.
  • this container has the same characteristics and advantages of easy stacking, lightness, simple construction and low cost previously described. It may also be used as a throw-away device or along with the containers.
  • Figure 7 shows an embodiment of the device according to the invention, where a plate-like element 12' has been reduced in its dimension so as to support two slots 14 capable of receiving bottles in their space 16.
  • a couple of plate-like elements 12' is connected by a catching element 18, provided as in the preceding examples.
  • the catching element 18 is placed to connect the two reduced plate-like elements 12' according to a perpendicular direction to the elements 12'.

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Claims (7)

  1. Vorrichtung zum Transportieren von Flaschen oder ähnlichen Behältern, mit einem plattenartigen Element (12, 12'), das mit mindestens einem Schlitz (14) ausgestattet ist, der dazu in der Lage ist, einen nach außen gewandten Teil (16) eines Abschnittes einer der Flaschen oder Behälter (11) mit reduziertem Durchmesser aufzunehmen, während ein Greifelement (18) von dem plattenartigen Element (12, 12') vorsteht, wobei das plattenartige Element (12') reduziert worden ist, um zwei Schlitze (14) zu tragen, die auf seinen gegenüberliegenden Seiten angeordnet und dazu in der Lage sind, Flaschen in diesem Raum (16) aufzunehmen
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie einige der reduzierten plattenartigen Elemente (12') aufweist, die durch das Greifelement (18) verbunden sind, angeordnet gemäß einer senkrechten Richtung zu den Elementen (12').
  2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Schlitz (14) eine Schlüsselloch-Form aufweist.
  3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jeder Schlitz (14) durch Paare konzentrischer Stege (15) ausgebildet wird.
  4. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Paare der Stege (15) einen Querschnitt aufweisen, der einem umgekehrten U gleicht.
  5. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Paare der Stege (15) eine kreisförmige Bahn darstellen und bei einem Winkel vorstehen, der 180° überschreitet.
  6. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie dazu in der Lage ist, gestapelt und über andere Vorrichtung vom gleichen Typ gesetzt zu werden.
  7. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie aus einem geformten bzw. gegossenen Kunststoffmaterial hergestellt ist.
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ITMI980255U 1998-04-10
IT98MI000255 IT243928Y1 (it) 1998-04-10 1998-04-10 Dispositivo per il trasporto di bottiglie o contenitori similari

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