EP1476367B1 - Artikelträger und zuschnitt dafür - Google Patents

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EP1476367B1
EP1476367B1 EP03716134A EP03716134A EP1476367B1 EP 1476367 B1 EP1476367 B1 EP 1476367B1 EP 03716134 A EP03716134 A EP 03716134A EP 03716134 A EP03716134 A EP 03716134A EP 1476367 B1 EP1476367 B1 EP 1476367B1
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Philippe Lebras
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  • This invention relates to an article carrier, for example a basket type, adapted to accommodate a plurality of articles, such as bottles and to a blank for forming the carrier.
  • the invention relates to a retractable handle for an article carrier.
  • Normally article carriers include a handle structure by which the carrier can. be lifted and carried and the bottles are arranged in rows on either side of the handle structure.
  • a problem associated with such carriers is that as the handle protrudes above the bottle tops it makes it harder to stack the carriers during transit because the handle arrangement may become deformed or may even tear if another carrier is mounted on top. Accordingly, known article carriers are not suited to stacking.
  • DE 2723957A discloses a basket carrier for bottles in which bottles are accommodated in individual cells on either side of an upstanding handle.
  • the handle of this disclosure can be moved from a stowed position to a position of use, there is no suggestion that the handle includes a mechanism whereby the handle extension or retraction is assisted by means which employs tension created in the top wall panels.
  • the present invention and its preferred embodiments seek to overcome or at least mitigate the problems of the prior art.
  • a first aspect of the present invention provides an article carrier of the basket type carrying a plurality of articles for example bottles, which article carrier comprises a plurality of panels for forming the opposed sides and ends of the article carrier including a pair of laterally spaced top wall panels hingedly connected to opposed side wall panels and a carrying handle hinged to the top wall panels wherein the handle is movable between a retracted position and a deployed position which is at a higher elevation than the retracted position, characterised in that each top wall panel is sized and hinged to the handle and to a respective one of the side wall panels such that said each top wall panel flexes in such a manner that said each top wall panel is held in an arched form when the handle is in the retracted position and that the top wall panels extend upwardly from the side wall panels toward the handle when the handle is in the deployed position.
  • the handle when in the deployed position, is disposed above a horizontal plane containing the upper edges of the side wall panels and,when in the retracted position, is disposed at least partially below said horizontal plane.
  • an intermediate panel is hingedly connecting said each top wall panel to the handle and wherein the intermediate panels extend downward toward the handle when the handle is in the retracted position and upward toward the handle when the handle is in the deployed position
  • each top wall panel further comprises at least one aperture to receive an upper portion of an article.
  • the at least one aperture is generally ellipsoidal in shape so as to be circular in diameter in both the deployed and retracted positions.
  • said panels further include a pair of opposed end wall panels interconnecting said side wall panels.
  • the intermediate panels are disposed above a horizontal plane containing the upper edges of the side wall panels when the handle is in the deployed position, and the intermediate panels at least partially are disposed below said horizontal plane when the handle is in the retracted position.
  • arched form is upwardly convex.
  • each of the end wall panels connects between adjacent end edges of the side wall panels.
  • the handle when in the deployed position, is disposed above upper edges of the end wall panels and, when in the retracted position, is disposed at least partially below the upper edges of the end wall panels.
  • a second aspect of the present invention provides a blank for forming an article carrier for carrying a plurality of articles for example bottles, which article carrier comprises a plurality of panels for forming the opposed sides and ends of the article carrier including a pair of laterally spaced top wall panels hingedly connected to opposed side wall panels and a carrying handle hinged to the top wall panels wherein the handle is moveable between a retracted position and a deployed position which is at a higher elevation than the retracted position, characterised in that each of the top wall panels is sized and hinged to the handle and to a respective one of the side wall panels such that said each top wall panels flexes in such a manner that said each top wall panel is held in an arched form when the handle is in the retracted position and that the top wall panels extend upwardly from the side wall panels toward the handle when the handle is in the deployed position.
  • an intermediate panel is hingedly connected to said each top wall panel to the handle, the intermediate panels extend downward toward the handle when the handle is in the retracted position and upward toward the handle when the handle is in the deployed position when the blank is in the set up into an article carrier.
  • each top wall panel further comprises at least one ellipsoidal aperture to receive an upper portion of an article.
  • a blank 10 for forming an article carrier which blank is formed from paperboard or other suitable foldable sheet material.
  • the article carrier formed from the blank is adapted to accommodate a plurality of articles, for example six bottles arranged in two rows of three bottles each. It is envisaged that the carrier can be adapted to accommodate a different number and/or configuration of articles according to user requirements.
  • the blank 10 comprises a plurality of panels for forming the opposed sides, ends and base of an article carrier.
  • an 'arrowhead' style basket carrier is formed, whereby the opposing ends are pushed together to separate the opposing side wall panels.
  • the end wall panels are divided into two parts so that first end wall panel 12 comprises first part 26 and second part 28 hingedly connected together along fold line 30.
  • second end wall panel 16 comprises first part 32 and second part 34 hingedly connected together along fold line 36.
  • a 'parallelogram' style of basket carrier can be used without departing from the scope of invention.
  • One or more securing flaps 38, 40 and 44 are hingedly connected to an end edge of one of the end wall panels 12 to be secured to the opposing end of the carrier blank during construction of the carrier, described below.
  • Base wall panels 46 and 50 are provided which are, preferably, hingedly connected to first and second side wall panels 14 and 18 respectively along fold lines 48 and 51.
  • a handle structure H is provided and is connected to the sides or ends of the article carrier by means of one or more top wall panels, so that top wall panel 52 is hingedly connected to first side wall panel along fold line 54 and second top wall panel 68 is hingedly connected to second side wall panel 18 along fold line 70.
  • the handle structure H is provided by a pair of handle panels 62 and 76 which are hingedly connected to the respective one of the top wall panels 52, 68 along fold lines 64 and 78 respectively.
  • Each handle panel is provided with a hand aperture 65a, 65b and one or more handle flaps 66a, 66b to provide a more comfortable handle arrangement.
  • the top wall panel(s) 52, 68 further comprise one or more apertures 56a, 56b struck from their respective top wall panels 52, 68.
  • the apertures may be elliptical in shape and viewed from above they are circular so as to receive an article, although other shapes are envisaged, without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • the shape of the apertures in Figure 1 enable the top panels to move from deployed to retracted positions, described in more detail below.
  • protruding tabs 57a, 57b may further comprise one or more protruding tabs 57a, 57b extending from the respective ones of the side wall panels 14, 18 respectively. In use, the protruding tabs provide additional protection for the upper portions of the articles.
  • the handle structure H is allowed to flex relative the top wall panels 52, 68 and, to this end, intermediate panels 58 and 72 hingedly interconnect top wall panels 52 and 68 to the respective handle panels 62 and 76 along fold lines 60, 64 and 74, 78.
  • the construction of the article carrier can be formed by a series of sequential folding and gluing operations in a straight line machine, so that the carrier is not required to be rotated or inverted to complete its construction.
  • the folding process is not limited to that described below and may be altered according to particular manufacturing requirements.
  • Figures 2, 3 and 4 illustrate the forming process of the carrier.
  • the first stage of construction is to form the side and end walls so that panel 26 is folded inwardly along fold line 30 and in to face contacting arrangement with panel 28, shown in Figure 3 .
  • second side wall panel 18 is folded inwardly about fold line 36 to replace overlapping arrangement with first side wall panel 14.
  • Second side wall panel 18 is secured to the securing flap 38 by glue G ( Figure 3 ) or other suitable means known in the art.
  • glue G Figure 3
  • the carrier is in a flat collapsed condition as shown in Figure 4 , ready to be supplied to the user or bottling plant for loading and final construction.
  • handle panels 62 and 76 are secured together by glue G or other suitable means known in the art.
  • the handle arrangement is pushed in a downward direction X, as shown in Figure 6 .
  • top wall panels 52, 68 are sized and hingedly connected to the handle H such that each side wall panel 14, 18 and/or each top wall panel 52, 68 flexes in a resilient manner when the handle is moved downwardly. This causes the top wall panels 52, 68 to be put into tension during the initial lowering movement of the handle H.
  • intermediate panels 58, 72 may be provided to act as articulating parts so that the handle H can move relative the top wall panels 52, 68. This results in the intermediate panels 58, 72 moving from an upwardly oriented position shown in Figure 9 to a downwardly oriented position shown in Figure 7 and reduces the prospect of the top panels creasing, or tearing.
  • the end user lifts the handle causing the top panels to be moved upwardly and the side wall panels 52, 68 and in some embodiments, the intermediate panels 58, 72 flex.
  • the side walls 52, 68 force the handle structure upwards to cause a pop-up effect.
  • the 'pop up' and 'automatic retracting' effects are caused by making the width W1 and W2 of top panels (and optionally the intermediate panels) greater than the width of the end wall W3 thereby creating an imbalance effect in the horizontal plane P.
  • One advantage of employing the present invention is that the loaded carriers can be stored or shipped by stacking the carriers without destroying the integrity of the handle structure.
  • the present invention and its preferred embodiments relate to an arrangement for providing a retractable handle structure in a basket style carrier.
  • the invention can be applied to a variety of carriers, for example wrap around or fully enclosed cartons and is not limited to those of the type hereinbefore described.
  • hinged connection should not be construed as necessarily referring to a single fold line only: indeed it is envisaged that hinged connection can be formed from one or more of one of the following, a score line, a frangible line or a fold line, without departing from the scope of invention.
  • the size and shape of the panels and apertures may be adjusted to accommodate articles of differing size or shape, alternative base closure structures may be used.
  • the article carrier may accommodate more than one article in different arrays.

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  1. Gegenstandsträger des Korbtyps, der eine Vielzahl von Gegenständen, wie beispielsweise Flaschen, trägt, wobei der Gegenstandsträger eine Vielzahl von Wandflächen zum Ausbilden der gegenüberliegenden Seiten und Enden des Gegenstandsträgers umfasst, einschließlich eines Paars von Deckenwandflächen, die gelenkig mit gegenüberliegenden Seitenwandflächen verbunden sind, sowie ein Tragegriff, der gelenkig an die Deckenwandflächen angebracht ist, wobei der Griff zwischen einer eingefahrenen und einer ausgefahrenen Position bewegt werden kann, die sich bei einer größeren Höhe als die eingefahrene Position befindet, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede Deckenwandfläche derart bemaßt und gelenkig an den Griff und an eine jeweilige Seitenwandfläche der Seitenwandflächen angebracht ist, dass sich jede Deckenwandfläche derart verbiegt, dass jede Deckenwandfläche in einer bogenförmigen Form gehalten wird, wenn sich der Griff in der eingefahrenen Position befindet, und dass sich die Deckenwandflächen von den Seitenwandflächen nach oben in Richtung des Griffes erstrecken, wenn sich der Griff in der ausgefahrenen Position befindet.
  2. Gegenstandsträger nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Griff, wenn sich dieser in der ausgefahrenen Position befindet, oberhalb einer horizontalen Ebene angeordnet ist, die die oberen Kanten der Seitenwandflächen enthält, und, wenn sich dieser in der eingefahrenen Position befindet, zumindest teilweise unterhalb der horizontalen Ebene angeordnet ist.
  3. Gegenstandsträger nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei der Gegenstandsträger ferner eine Zwischenwandfläche umfasst, die gelenkig jede Deckenwandfläche mit dem Griff verbindet, wobei sich die Zwischenwandflächen nach unten in Richtung des Griffes erstrecken, wenn sich der Griff in der eingefahrenen Position befindet, sowie nach oben in Richtung des Griffes, wenn sich der Griff in der ausgefahrenen Position befindet.
  4. Gegenstandsträger nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei jede Deckenwandfläche ferner wenigstens eine Öffnung umfasst, um einen oberen Abschnitt eines Gegenstands aufzunehmen.
  5. Gegenstandsträger nach Anspruch 4, wobei die wenigstens eine Öffnung im Allgemeinen eine Ellipsenform aufweist, um sowohl in der ausgefahrenen als auch in der eingefahrenen Position einen kreisförmigen Durchmesser aufzuweisen.
  6. Gegenstandsträger nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Wandflächen ferner ein Paar von gegenüberliegenden Endwandflächen umfassen, die die Seitenwandflächen miteinander verbinden.
  7. Gegenstandsträger nach Anspruch 3, wobei die Zwischenwandflächen oberhalb einer horizontalen Ebene angeordnet sind, die die oberen Kanten der Seitenwandflächen enthält, wenn sich der Griff in der ausgefahrenen Position befindet, und wobei die Zwischenwandflächen zumindest teilweise unterhalb der horizontalen Ebene angeordnet sind, wenn sich der Griff in der eingefahrenen Position befindet.
  8. Gegenstandsträger nach Anspruch 1, wobei die bogenförmige Form aufwärts konvex ist.
  9. Gegenstandsträger nach Anspruch 6, wobei jede Endwandfläche zwischen benachbarten Endkanten der Seitenwandflächen verbunden ist.
  10. Gegenstandsträger nach Anspruch 6, wobei der Griff, wenn sich dieser in der ausgefahrenen Position befindet, oberhalb oberer Kanten der Endwandflächen angeordnet ist und, wenn sich dieser in der eingefahrenen Position befindet, zumindest teilweise unterhalb der oberen Kanten der Endwandflächen angeordnet ist.
  11. Zuschnitt zum Ausbilden eines Gegenstandsträgers zum Tragen einer Vielzahl von Gegenständen, wie beispielsweise Flaschen, wobei der Gegenstandsträger eine Vielzahl von Wandflächen zum Ausbilden der gegenüberliegenden Seiten und Enden des Gegenstandsträgers umfasst, einschließlich eines Paars von Deckenwandflächen, die gelenkig mit gegenüberliegenden Seitenwandflächen verbunden sind, sowie ein Tragegriff, der gelenkig an die Deckenwandflächen angebracht ist, wobei der Griff zwischen einer eingefahrenen Position und einer ausgefahrenen Position bewegt werden kann, die sich bei einer größeren Höhe als die eingefahrene Position befindet, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede Deckenwandfläche derart bemaßt und gelenkig an den Griff und an eine jeweilige Seitenwandfläche angebracht ist, dass jede Deckenwandfläche sich derart verbiegt, dass jede Deckenwandfläche in einer bogenförmigen Form gehalten wird, wenn sich der Griff in der eingefahrenen Position befindet, und dass sich die Deckenwandflächen von den Seitenwandflächen in Richtung des Griffs nach oben erstrecken, wenn sich der Griff in der ausgefahrenen Position befindet.
  12. Zuschnitt nach Anspruch 11, wobei der Zuschnitt ferner eine Zwischenwandfläche umfasst, die gelenkig jede Deckenwandfläche mit dem Griff verbindet, wobei sich die Zwischenwandflächen in Richtung des Griffs nach unten erstrecken, wenn sich der Griff in der eingefahrenen Position befindet, sowie in Richtung des Griffs nach oben, wenn sich der Griff in der ausgefahrenen Position befindet, wenn der Zuschnitt in einen Gegenstandsträger aufgerichtet wird.
  13. Zuschnitt nach Anspruch 11 oder 12, wobei jede Deckenwandfläche ferner wenigstens eine ellipsenförmige Öffnung umfasst, um einen oberen Abschnitt eines Gegenstands aufzunehmen.
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