EP0966389A1 - Gefässträger - Google Patents
GefässträgerInfo
- Publication number
- EP0966389A1 EP0966389A1 EP98942364A EP98942364A EP0966389A1 EP 0966389 A1 EP0966389 A1 EP 0966389A1 EP 98942364 A EP98942364 A EP 98942364A EP 98942364 A EP98942364 A EP 98942364A EP 0966389 A1 EP0966389 A1 EP 0966389A1
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- Prior art keywords
- vessel
- bottles
- pallet
- vessel holder
- cans
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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
- B65D71/70—Trays provided with projections or recesses in order to assemble multiple articles, e.g. intermediate elements for stacking
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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
- B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
- B65D1/22—Boxes or like containers with side walls of substantial depth for enclosing contents
- B65D1/24—Boxes or like containers with side walls of substantial depth for enclosing contents with moulded compartments or partitions
- B65D1/243—Crates for bottles or like containers
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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
- B65D2501/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece
- B65D2501/24—Boxes or like containers with moulded compartments or partitions
- B65D2501/24006—Details relating to bottle crates
- B65D2501/2405—Construction
- B65D2501/24063—Construction of the walls
- B65D2501/24089—Height of the side walls
- B65D2501/24108—Height of the side walls corresponding to part of the height of the bottles
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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
- B65D2501/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece
- B65D2501/24—Boxes or like containers with moulded compartments or partitions
- B65D2501/24006—Details relating to bottle crates
- B65D2501/2405—Construction
- B65D2501/24063—Construction of the walls
- B65D2501/24089—Height of the side walls
- B65D2501/24114—Walls of varrying height
Definitions
- the invention relates - according to the preamble of the independent claims - to a vessel holder and its use as reusable packaging for the storage and transport of vessels, which is designed to accommodate several essentially uniformly sized and upright vessels, in which the horizontal outer dimensions of its stand area correspond at least approximately to those of the loading area of a base intended for the storage and transport of goods, in particular a pallet or partial pallet.
- bottle crates For the storage or transport of vessels in the form of bottles are bottle crates. These can hold about 6 to 24 bottles. They are usually characterized by one or more handles by means of which the bottle crate can be carried. Both for the storage and for the transportation of beverages, such bottle crates are stacked on standardized documents, so-called pallets or “partial pallets”.
- the respective vessel carriers In order that good stability of the load can be achieved with the bottle crates as well as with the can carriers, the respective vessel carriers must be in one position. each other and the stacks thereof are fastened to the pallets or partial pallets, which is usually accomplished by means of straps which are guided around the stacks and lashed down.
- the known can carriers cannot be used for the storage and transportation of bottles or the bottle crates cannot be used accordingly for cans: This makes the special production of can carriers and bottle crates necessary, which increases the raw material consumption and the transport volume of the empty containers considerably.
- bottle carriers so-called “trays”. These have, for example, an upper side with a large number of depressions into which a uniform size is present and upright
- the horizontal outer dimensions of the stand area of such trays have also been adapted to those of the loading area of a base intended for the storage and transport of goods, for example pallets or partial pallets.
- NEN have an overall height that is significantly less than half the height of the bottles to be filled. As a result, they can be nested in a space-saving manner when empty and are therefore also inexpensive to store and transport.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a container which eliminates the known disadvantages of the prior art as possible and which is suitable for storing and transporting containers in the form of both bottles and cans.
- a container designed as a fully reusable packaging which is designed to accommodate several containers of essentially uniform size and standing upright on one level, in which the horizontal outer dimensions of its standing surface correspond to those of the loading surface of one for storage and at least approximately correspond to the underlay intended for the transport of goods, in particular the pallet or partial pallet, and which is characterized in that it comprises a multiplicity of regularly arranged elements (13) which, on their top and bottom sides, hold vessels in the form of bottles (15) or cans (16) are formed.
- This vessel holder according to the invention advantageously comprises plastic as the material and is manufactured in one piece, or used at least in one piece.
- the regularly arranged depressions in the top and bottom of the vessel carrier can be separated from one another by partition walls, quills or marginal quills or any combination of at least two of these elements.
- Special designs of this vessel carrier according to the invention result from the dependent claims. The basic use of the vessel carrier according to the invention is explained below:
- a first container can be placed on a transport or partial pallet, or - provided with the appropriate feet - can itself be designed as a pallet or partial pallet. With its recesses intended to hold a can or bottle, it forms the base for a first layer of cans to be filled, e.g. Beverage cans made of aluminum, or bottles, e.g. B. glass bottles.
- the second vessel holder is preferably placed directly on the upper sealing flange of the cans or on the heads or sealing caps (for filled, closed bottles) or on the mouthpieces (for empty, open bottles) of the first layer of cans or bottles. If the first container holder is equipped with pallet feet, this pallet holder is of course dispensed with in the second container holder.
- the second vessel carrier When the first vessel carrier (without its own pallet feet) is placed on a pallet or partial pallet, the second vessel carrier is identical to the first. All heads or mouthpieces of the bottles are inserted into centering rings when the second vessel carrier is placed, which are molded into the underside of each vessel carrier. If beverage cans are inserted, a likewise centering immersion ring is lowered onto the top of the can within the upper sealing flange.
- the second container now acts as a cover and thus also as a transport and anti-theft device for the first layer of cans or bottles.
- Diving ring at the bottom of the second container carrier can be prevented reliably cans or bottles from tipping over or falling out ⁇ len.
- the second vessel holder forms the base for a second layer of cans or bottles which is filled in in accordance with the first.
- a third container holder comes to the second layer of cans or bottles lie.
- the vessel holder and the can or bottle layers can be stacked alternately so that a stack is formed which contains at least one can or. Includes bottle position and which is advantageously closed or covered at the top with a vessel holder which acts as a stack safety device.
- vase carriers with a footprint that essentially correspond to the outside dimensions of the loading area of a 1/4 pallet and whose loading capacity is 54 glass bottles with 0.33 1 content or 54 cans with 0.5 1 content each, one stack four Bottle layers or five can layers. However, more or fewer bottles per layer or more or less bottle layers can also be provided, with or without a correspondingly changed footprint. It is also possible to alternate layers of cans and bottles.
- Vessel carriers equipped with pallet feet are advantageously designed to be nestable with structurally identical vessel carriers, so that even empty vessel carriers equipped with pallet feet can be nested in a space-saving and safe manner.
- the following figures show an exemplary and preferred container holder according to the invention for 54 glass bottles with 0.33 1 content each or 54 beverage cans each with 0.5 1 content and with the external dimensions at least approximately corresponding to a 1/4 pallet. It shows:
- FIG. 1 shows a vessel holder in a perspective view, obliquely from above
- FIG. 2 shows a vessel holder in a perspective view, obliquely from below; 3 shows a stack with 4 layers of bottles in a view of the transverse side;
- FIG. 5 shows a detail from FIG. 4 with a cross section through a single element of the vessel carrier
- FIG. 6 shows a stack with 5 layers of cans in a view of the transverse side
- Figure 7 is a partial cross section through a stack of cans.
- FIG. 8 shows a detail from FIG. 7 with a cross section through a single element of the vessel carrier
- FIG. 9 is a plan view of the top of a vessel carrier
- FIG. 10 shows a plan view of the underside of a vessel carrier
- FIG. 12 is a transverse side view of a stack with empty, stacked vessel carriers
- FIG. 13 shows a nestable vessel holder equipped with pallet feet in a perspective view obliquely from below;
- FIG. 14 shows a vessel holder corresponding to FIG. 13, in a perspective view obliquely from above; 15 shows a stack with three stacked vessel carriers corresponding to FIGS. 13 and 14, in a perspective view obliquely from above;
- FIGS. 13, 14 and 15 shows a longitudinal side view of a nestable vessel carrier equipped with pallet feet corresponding to FIGS. 13, 14 and 15;
- FIG. 17 is a transverse side view of a nestable vessel carrier equipped with pallet feet corresponding to FIG. 16;
- FIG. 18 shows a top view of the top of a nestable vessel carrier equipped with pallet feet corresponding to FIG. 16;
- FIG. 19 is a plan view of the underside of a nestable vessel carrier equipped with pallet feet corresponding to FIG. 16.
- FIG. 1 shows a vessel support 1 which has a standing area which essentially corresponds to the storage area of a 1/4 pallet.
- This vessel holder has regularly arranged depressions 2 on its upper side, which are separated from one another by quill 3 or quill 4.
- the vessel holder 1 is surrounded by a rim 5, which runs essentially vertically, defines the outermost circumference of the vessel holder and preferably has rounded corners 6.
- the marginal quills 4 are molded onto the rim 5 and have an upper end 7 which is at a common level with the upper ends 8 of the quills 3. Only the marginal quills 4, which are formed on the rounded corners 6 of the rim 5, define a lower level with their upper end 9.
- the vessel holder 1 can be carried out on its transverse side surfaces 10 as handles. have formed recesses 11. Additional handles can be molded into the longitudinal side surfaces 12 or molded onto the latter.
- Figure 2 shows the vessel holder 1 according to Figure 1 from below.
- the bottom has elements 13. These elements 13 are preferably arranged orthogonally and comprise a centering ring 14 for centering a bottle 15 or can 16 and a reinforcing ring 17. Reinforcing ring 17 and centering ring 14 on the underside and the depression 2 on the top of an element 13 of the vessel carrier 1 are preferably concentric arranged on an axis 18 (see FIG. 4).
- the reinforcement rings 17 are connected to one another or to the inside of the rim 5 via webs 19.
- These webs 19 can (as shown) have a lower height than the reinforcing rings 17, but they can also be of the same height, at least between the reinforcing rings, which improves the transverse stability of the vascular supports.
- the webs 19, which connect directly to the board 5, have a common lower edge 20 with this. At least the centering rings 14, but preferably also the reinforcing rings 17, project below the level of the lower edge 20 of the flange 5.
- FIG. 3 shows the use of the vessel carrier 1 according to the invention for the storage of glass bottles 15 with 0.33 liter content each.
- the bottom vessel holder 21 of a stack has feet 22 on its underside, which are arranged and have such a height that the stack with one
- this bottom container carrier 21 with its feet 22 - like the container holder 1 - is made in one piece from washable plastic and is designed as a complete 1/4 pallet.
- a particularly preferred embodiment of a vessel carrier 21 ' which is the bottom vessel carrier of a stack of feet 22 (see FIGS. 13 to 19) is designed to be nestable, so that even empty vessel carriers 21 'equipped with pallet feet 22 can be nested in a space-saving and safe manner.
- a first layer of 54 bottles 15 with a substantially uniform size is inserted into the corresponding depressions of the bottom vessel support 21 and stands upright in one plane.
- the quill 3 or the quill 4 at the edge give the bottles 15 a good footing so that they are reliably secured against tipping over or falling out.
- a container 1 Directly on the bottle heads or the closure caps of the first bottle layer is a container 1, which serves as a cover and (theft) security of the first bottle layer.
- a second layer of bottles 15 which corresponds to the first, which in turn is covered or secured by a vessel carrier 1.
- a vessel carrier 1 In the recesses of this or another vessel carrier 1 there is a - corresponding to the first - third or fourth layer of bottles 15, which in turn is covered or secured by a vessel carrier 1.
- each shelf 5 of the vessel holder 1, 21 has recesses 11 on its lower edge, which are designed as holding or carrying handles.
- the recess 11 represents a handle in the middle of the transverse side or end face of a vessel carrier 1, 21.
- FIG. 4 shows a cross section through part of the stack in FIG. 3.
- the bottles 15 are held in this way by the depressions 2 of an underlying vessel holder 1 or 21, in which they stand and by the centering rings 14 of an above vessel holder 1 that its axis of symmetry essentially coincides with the axis 18 of the elements 13.
- the lower edge of the webs 19 in the area between the reinforcing rings 17, which connect them to one another just coincides with the lower edge of the reinforcing rings 17.
- FIG. 5 shows the cross section through a single element 13 of the vessel carrier 1 according to the invention - corresponding to FIG. 4.
- the centering ring 14 and the reinforcing ring 17 are arranged concentrically to the axis 18, which is essentially perpendicular to the bearing plane and to the upper and lower sides of the vessel carrier 1. It is clear from this FIG. 5 that the webs 19 extend between two adjacent elements 13 and thereby connect their centering rings 14 and reinforcing rings 17 directly to one another.
- the upper edge 24 of the web 19 merges at the same level into a cover surface 25 which connects the two adjacent reinforcement rings 17 to one another.
- the lower edge 26 of the web 19 can extend in the area between the reinforcing rings 17 at the same level as the lower edges of the reinforcing rings (as shown here) or lie above them (see FIG. 2).
- the centering ring 14 preferably comprises the sections for coarse centering 27 of the heads of the bottles 15 of an underlying layer. These coarse centering sections 27 preferably have an incline of 45 ° running against the axis 18 and close directly on their lower edge to a substantially horizontal protective section 28 which protects this lower edge from injury. At its upper end, the coarse centering sections 27 merge into a practically cylindrical first centering section 29, which in turn merges at its upper end into a horizontal or slightly inclined first support 30 which rises slightly towards the axis.
- This first support 30 together with the first centering section 27 serve to securely center the bottle heads of the possibly underlying layer of wide-mouth bottles and to place the vial carrier 1 on these wide-neck bottles (not shown).
- the first support 30 merges into a second practically cylindrical centering section 31, which merges into a second support section 32 at its upper end.
- This second support section 32 is preferably curved upwards for the purpose of individual adaptation to the level and diameter of the bottle heads and for fine centering of the bottle heads and has a central opening 33.
- the upwardly arched second support section 32 protects the inscriptions on the closures of the bottles from scratching. This protection against contact between the container and the cargo is further enhanced by the central opening 33.
- this central opening 33 serves to drain off the washing water when cleaning the vessel carriers, by consequently avoiding closed components in which water could accumulate.
- the second support portion 32 projects by its bulge slightly above the level of the upper edge 24 of the web 19 and the top surface 25 and also serves by the centering of the bottom of a bottle 15 which is inserted into the ⁇ sen In Focus Rager. Between such inserted bottles 15, the closest quill 3 or quill 4 are visible.
- the upper edges 24 of the webs 19 serve as supports for the bottles 15 used or the top surfaces 25 or, depending on the curvature of the bottle bottoms, also the upper side of the second support sections 32.
- the centering sections 29, 31 can also be precisely cylindrical or slightly conical in shape.
- the stacking game is significantly influenced by the diameter of these centering sections or by the difference between these diameters and the diameter of the bottle head.
- Another embodiment of the vessel carrier detects centering rings 14 with only one centering section for normal or wide-necked bottles.
- any desired combinations of the illustrated and / or described embodiments are also covered by the inventive concept.
- FIG. 6 shows the use of the vessel carrier 1 according to the invention for the storage of cans 16 with 0.5 1 content each.
- the bottom vessel carrier 21 of a stack has feet 22 on its underside, which are arranged and have such a height that the stack can be easily picked up with a forklift.
- this bottom container 21 with its feet 22 - like the container 1 - is made in one piece from washable plastic and is designed as a complete 1/4 pallet.
- a particularly preferred embodiment of a vessel carrier 21 ' which has feet 22 as the bottom vessel carrier of a stack (see FIGS. 13 to 19), is designed to be nestable, so that even empty vessel carriers 21' equipped with pallet legs 22 save space and are securely stacked on top of one another. can be nested.
- a first layer of 54 beverage cans 16 with a substantially uniform size is inserted into the corresponding recesses in the lowermost vessel support 21 and stands upright in one plane.
- the quill 3 or the quill 4 at the edge convey the cans 16 a good one Stand so that they are reliably secured against tipping over or falling out.
- a container 1 which serves as a cover and (theft) security of the first can layer.
- a second layer of cans 16 which corresponds to the first one, which in turn is covered or secured by a vessel carrier 1.
- a third or fourth and fifth layer of cans 16 which corresponds to the first and which is in turn covered or secured by a vessel holder 1.
- each shelf 5 of the vessel holder 1, 21 has recesses 11 on its lower edge, which are designed as holding or carrying handles.
- the recess 11 represents a carrying handle in the middle of the transverse side or end face of a vessel carrier 1, 21.
- FIG. 7 shows a cross section through part of the stack in FIG. 6.
- the cans 16 through the depressions 2 of an underlying vessel support 1 or 21, in which they stand, and through the centering rings 14 of an overlying vessel carrier 1 be held that their Axis of symmetry essentially coincides with the axis 18 of the elements 13.
- the lower edge of the webs 19 in the area between the reinforcing rings 17, which connect them to one another just coincides with the lower edge of the reinforcing rings 17.
- FIG. 8 shows the cross section through a single element 13 of the vessel carrier 1 according to the invention - corresponding to FIG. 7.
- the centering ring 14 and the reinforcing ring 17 are arranged concentrically to the axis 18, which is essentially perpendicular to the bearing plane and to the upper and lower sides of the vessel carrier 1. It is clear from this FIG. 8 that the webs 19 extend between two adjacent elements 13 and thereby connect their centering rings 14 and reinforcing rings 17 directly to one another.
- the upper edge 24 of the web 19 merges at the same level into a cover surface 25 which connects the two adjacent reinforcement rings 17 to one another.
- the lower edge 26 of the web 19 can extend in the area between the reinforcing rings 17 at the same level as the lower edges of the reinforcing rings (as shown here) or lie above them (see FIG. 2).
- the centering ring 14 preferably comprises the sections for coarse centering 27 of the heads or crown caps of bottles of an underlying layer. These coarse centering sections 27 preferably have an incline of 45 ° running against the axis 18 and are connected at their lower edge directly to a substantially horizontal protective section 28 which protects this lower edge from injury.
- the outer diameter of this protective section 28 is dimensioned such that the annular protective section is immersed in the upper sealing flange of a can 16 and thus centers the can.
- the distance x between the lower edge of the protective section 28 and the lower edge 26 of the web 19 can be dimensioned such that the
- the distance x on the one hand is less than 4 mm, for example 3 mm, then the vessel carrier 1 lying above a layer of cans only rests on the upper sealing flange of the underlying cans 16. If x, on the other hand, is greater than 4 mm, for example 5 mm, the vessel support only rests with the protective section 28 of the centering ring 14 on the covers of the underlying cans 16.
- the stacking play which is very important for the lateral stability of a stack, can be adjusted by varying or adapting the diameter of the protective section 28 of the centering rings 14.
- the upwardly curved first 30 and second support section 32 protect the closures of the cans from being crushed or otherwise damaged. Due to its curvature, the second support area 32 protrudes somewhat above the level of the upper edge 24 of the web 19 and the top surface 25 and thereby serves to center the bottom of a can 16 which is inserted into this vessel carrier. Above all, the upper edges 24 of the webs 19 serve as supports for the cans 16 used.
- FIG. 9 shows a plan view of an empty vessel carrier 1 with a standing area which essentially corresponds to the storage area of a 1/4 pallet.
- 54 orthogonally arranged depressions 2 serve to hold a layer of bottles or cans.
- the depressions 2 are delimited by quills 3, or quills 4 on the edge, and by the circumferential rim 5.
- the central opening 33 is provided in the center of each depression. Then the top of the second support section 32 is visible, which in turn merges with the webs 19 on the periphery.
- the webs 19 run radially to the central opening 33, the upper edges 24 of which merge into the top surface 25.
- the side surfaces 34 of the quill 3 or the quill 4 at the edge are - depending on the essentially round surface of the bottles or cans to be used - slightly concave or have part-circular indentations.
- the quill 3 or quill 4 On their upper end faces 35, the quill 3 or quill 4 have one or more openings or drainage holes 36. These drainage holes are used to drain the one-piece, plastic container holders after they have been washed for cleaning. It is important that no part of a vessel carrier, either on the top or on the bottom, can collect or retain wash water. All washing water can drip off, which considerably simplifies the drying process.
- the depressions 2 or the side surfaces of the quill 3 and the quill 4 on the edge are adapted to the round bottle or can shape here.
- the depressions 2 can be adapted to another bottle or can shape (e.g. polyhedral or otherwise deviating from the round shape).
- the elements 13 or depressions 2 and thus also the sleeves 3 are arranged in a hexagonal pattern. This enables the containers in the container 1 to be packed more densely.
- intermediate walls can be provided which connect the quill 3 or the quill 4 to the edge and contribute to increased transverse stability of the vessel carrier 1, as well as centering rings 14 which consist of segments which are spaced apart.
- FIG. 10 shows the underside of a vessel carrier 1 with a multiplicity of centering rings 14, which are distributed according to the depressions on the top, in this case orthogonally.
- the reinforcement rings 17 are arranged concentrically to the centering rings and are connected to the connected.
- the webs, which run parallel to the transverse or longitudinal sides of the vessel support, also connect the reinforcement rings 17 of two adjacent elements 13 or the reinforcement rings to the peripheral rim 5.
- FIG. 11 shows a longitudinal and a transverse side view of the vessel carrier according to the invention.
- the quill 3 or the quill 4 with its upper end surface 35 define the uppermost level of the vessel carrier 1.
- the circumferential rim 5 is also raised up to this level in the areas which are molded onto the quill 4 and leaves cutouts 23 free. Below the lower edge 20 of the rim 5, the reinforcement rings 17 and webs 19 connecting them are visible.
- the lower level of a vessel carrier 1 is defined by the lower edges of the centering rings 14.
- the reinforcing rings 17 have an outer diameter which corresponds approximately to the largest diameter of the vessels to be stored or transported. This ensures that the empty container 1 saves space and securely one on top of the other or on a 1/4
- Pallet-shaped bottom vessel holder 21 can be nested, as shown in Fig. 12.
- the effective average box height of the vessel carrier 1 is determined by the distance of the lower edge 20 to the upper end faces 35 of the quill 3 and the quill 4 or the rim 5, the reinforcing rings 17 or the centering rings 14 by the amount of their protrusion below the lower edge 20 of the shelf 5 penetrate into the depressions 2 of the underlying vessel carrier and thus prevent the nested vessel carriers from slipping against one another in engagement with the quinoles.
- FIG. 13 shows a nestable vessel carrier 21 ', equipped with pallet feet 22, of a particularly preferred embodiment obliquely from below.
- Vessel support 21 'does not have any recesses 11 designed as handles.
- Its feet 22, on the other hand comprise standing surfaces 39 which each have at least one drainage hole 36 and are divided by incisions 40.
- the feet 22 in the middle of the long side of a vessel support 21 'according to the invention are designed to be more voluminous because they have to carry a greater load than the feet 22 arranged on the transverse sides Reinforcing bars 41 visible.
- the standing surfaces 39 of the feet 22 have such shapes that they can engage in the recesses 2 on the top of an underlying vessel holder 21 '.
- FIG. 14 shows a nestable vessel carrier 21 'corresponding to FIG. 13 obliquely from above.
- the quill 3 or quill 4 have side edges 37; the side edges 37 of adjacent quill 3 or quill 4 - in contrast to the vessel carriers shown in Figures 1 and 9 - are connected by partitions 38.
- the side edges 37 of the quill 3, which are not opposed by any quill 4 on the edge, are connected to the rim 5 by partitions 38 '.
- the upper edge 43 of these dividing walls 38, 38 ' preferably substantially corresponds to the upper edge of the peripheral rim 5 at its lowest point in the middle of a widened cutout 23'.
- FIG. 15 shows a stack with three vessel carriers 21 'nested on top of one another in a perspective view obliquely from above.
- the height of the incisions 40 in the feet 22 is dimensioned such that when a plurality of vessel carriers 21 'are nested, the ends 42 of the incisions 40 rest on the upper edges 43 of the partition walls 38, 38' of the vessel carrier 21 'underneath.
- the ends 42 of the incisions 40 are located not on the upper edges 43 of the partition walls 38, 38 'of the underlying vessel support 21' - the standing surfaces 39 of the feet 22 then stand in the recesses 2 of the underlying vessel support 21 'directly on the upper edges 24 of the webs 19 (cf. Fig. 5).
- FIG. 16 shows a longitudinal side view of a nestable vessel carrier 21 'equipped with pallet feet 22.
- the reference numerals correspond to those in FIG. 6.
- the incisions 40 which subdivides the base 39 of the pallet foot 22 arranged in the middle of the long side, are clearly visible.
- the areas in which the incisions 40 merge into the standing surface 39, as well as the outer edges 43 of the feet 22, are preferably beveled and / or rounded.
- the footprints 39 can improve the
- Slip resistance of the nestable vessel carrier 21 ' can be roughened or profiled.
- an additional non-slip covering can be applied to the stand surfaces 39.
- the difference in height between the standing surface 39 and the lower edge 20 of the shelf 5 preferably depends on the usual dimensions of pallets, which e.g. be moved with forklifts.
- FIG. 17 shows a transverse side view of a nestable vessel carrier 21 ′ equipped with pallet feet 22, corresponding to FIG. 16.
- the side edges 37 of the quills 3, which are not opposed by the quill 4 at the edge, are connected to the rim by a partition 38 ′ (not visible here) 5 connected.
- FIG. 18 shows a top view of the top of a nestable vessel carrier 21 'equipped with pallet feet, corresponding to FIG. 16.
- the quill 3 or the quill 4 at its side edges are through at their side edges 37
- Partitions 38 connected.
- the depressions 2 in the top of the vessel carrier 21 ' are limited in height by the upper edges 24 of the webs 19.
- the side edges 37 of the quill 3 are clearly visible, which are not opposed by any quill 4 on the edge and which are connected to the flange 5 by a partition 38 '.
- FIG. 19 shows a top view of the underside of a nestable vessel carrier 21 ′ equipped with pallet feet 22 corresponding to FIG. 16.
- the webs 19 and their lower edge 26 are clearly visible.
- This lower edge 26 can be at the same height as the lower edge 20 of the shelf 5, but it can also be arranged higher: In this case, the webs 19 are not as high as the reinforcing webs 41.
- the webs 19 and the reinforcing webs 41 are preferably designed to run into one another, so that a stable network is formed on which the feet 22 are preferably formed in one piece.
- the standing surfaces 39 of the feet 22 can be profiled or can be coated with a friction-increasing coating. 19 that the parts of the base 39 of the feet 22 which are separated from one another by the incisions 40 are shaped in such a way that they fit into the depressions 2 on the top of an identical vessel carrier 21 '.
- the container 1 is used as a full reusable pack:
- the vessel holder is placed on a conveyor belt under a bottle or can filling machine, whereupon when using the vessel holder 1 described above as an example - with a specially designed filling head - all 54 bottles or cans can be lowered into the vessel holder at once.
- the bottles 15 or Cans 16 of a layer aligned so that the labels or inscriptions are visible through the cutouts 23 of the shelf 5 running around the container 1. This process is the same when filling single vessels or multi-packs (top packs).
- the filled container is then transported from the conveyor belt to a palletizing machine, where preferably four layers of bottles or five layers of cans are stacked.
- a vessel carrier placed on the top layer is used as a cover and stacking safety device. If necessary, this cover can be connected to the pallet or to the bottom container carrier 21 designed as a pallet by means of bands or the like.
- the filled pallets are e.g. transported to an interim storage facility (depot) and from there to a supermarket. Thanks to the good visibility, the products are e.g. a special shape or color of the bottles or cans, the label or the advertisement on the vessel holder easily recognized.
- the individual or multi-pack (top pack) connected bottles or cans can be easily removed directly from the container by the customer.
- Fiddling with empty vessel carriers is extremely easy thanks to the recesses 11 on the lower edge 20 of the shelf 5 which are designed as handles.
- the empty containers are easy to carry and are nested to save space in the empties store of the supermarket or filled there by hand with the empty bottles returned by the customers.
- Pallets with preferably four layers of bottles held and secured by the container according to the invention are covered and secured with a fifth container, whereupon they are transported back to the beverage manufacturer. There, the bottles are recycled and the vial carriers are washed, dried and stored in a box until they are used, whereby the excellent nestability and volume savings are highly appreciated.
- the container holder according to the invention offers several essential advantages:
- bottles and cans can be stored and transported in the same container. Bottles and cans can even be stacked - at least in layers.
- a stack made with these vessel carriers is characterized by an extraordinarily high stability. This is also due to the large diagonal stiffness of the vessel support, which results, among other things, from the fact that the reinforcing rings 17 are connected to one another and to the rim 5 by webs 19.
- the vessel supports 21 ' are distinguished by a particularly high stability because of their partitions 38, 38' connecting the quill 3 or the quill 4 at the edge and because of the framework of reinforcing webs 41 on the underside.
- a vascular support system which comprises coordinated parts: - at least one vascular support 1; a support intended for the storage or transport of goods, the loading area of which corresponds to a part or - including the number 1 - integral multiples of the standing area of a vessel carrier 1, or a vessel carrier 21;
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