EP1771346B1 - Teil zum tragen von gegenständen, insbesondere flaschen oder behälter im allgemeinen - Google Patents

Teil zum tragen von gegenständen, insbesondere flaschen oder behälter im allgemeinen Download PDF

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EP1771346B1
EP1771346B1 EP05780166A EP05780166A EP1771346B1 EP 1771346 B1 EP1771346 B1 EP 1771346B1 EP 05780166 A EP05780166 A EP 05780166A EP 05780166 A EP05780166 A EP 05780166A EP 1771346 B1 EP1771346 B1 EP 1771346B1
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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
    • B65D23/00—Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
    • B65D23/10—Handles
    • B65D23/104—Handles formed separately
    • B65D23/108—Bail handles, i.e. pivoted handles of generally semi-circular or loop shape

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  • the present invention relates to a part for supporting items according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Said items to be supported are, in particular, containers and preferably consist of bottles, made of a plastic material or another type of material.
  • lifting and handling grips consisting of rings made of a plastic material with inner teeth and outer reclining handles, designed to be inserted in the neck of the bottle but resisting removal from it, so that, when the handle is grasped, they can be used to lift the container.
  • DE 10319000 discloses a U-shaped carry-handle for a bottle having a circular clip with tabs fitting under the bottle cap and in which the handle is linked to the clip via a hinge
  • the numeral 10 denotes a first preferred embodiment of a part for supporting items, in particular containers, especially bottles.
  • the supporting part 10 consists of a body forming means 2 for retaining the item and of means 4, 4 for pick up by the user, as described more clearly below.
  • the pick up means 4, 4 may be moved, or displaced, between a home position and an operating position in which they are gripped by the user.
  • the numeral 1 in the accompanying drawings denotes a ring made of plastic material, of any type suitable for the purpose, in the particular case illustrated by way of example having a "H" shaped cross-section (see also Figure 2 ), all in one piece with a plurality of coplanar radial tabs 2, having a trapezoidal shape, radiating internally.
  • Each of the tabs 2 has a pair of opposite grooves 3 which thin the material of which they are made on the two faces, at the root where they are connected to the ring 1, from where the tab extends radially inwards.
  • the ring 1 expands externally in a pair of band-shaped handles 4 which mirror one another symmetrically, their thickness equal to the ring 1 and connected to the ring by bridges 5, in a single piece with the ring and the handles.
  • bridges 5 in a single piece with the ring and the handles.
  • first bridge and a second bridge 5, 5 diametrically opposed, which extend radially and draw near the ring 1 in a position orthogonal to the diameter, where the handles may have breakable small bridges, not illustrated, for assembly on the ring 1, forming a four-lobed figure in plan view.
  • the numeral 6 denotes a bottle, schematically illustrated, which is - for example - of the usual type made of a plastic material for foodstuffs and comprises, in the conventional way, a circular ridge 7 at the top of the neck, where a screw cap 8 stops.
  • the ring 1 may be forced, manually or mechanically, using an automatic applicator suitable for the purpose, to insert itself around the neck of the bottle 6, as illustrated in Figure 2 .
  • the radial tabs 2 bend upwards at the root, allowing the shape of the cap 8 and the circumferential bead 7 below to pass through.
  • the tabs 2 remain locked by the shape of the neck of the bottle 6 in the shared bent configuration taken on, pointing upwards, but the relative elastic memory prevents their further reciprocal spreading apart, such that they remain with their tips pointing toward the lower projecting face of the bead 7, not allowing ring 1 removal.
  • Such operation of the present supporting part is repeatedly reproduced for a plurality of degrees of bending of the tabs 2, that is to say, for a plurality of diameter sizes of bottle 6 necks, forced to penetrate between them, which is the same as saying that it is a versatile device which can be used for a wide range of bottles 6, said versatility depending on the length of the tabs 2 and the stiffness of the material.
  • system operation is the same, except the angle of the tabs 2 during the operating step of opposing removal under the bead 7 is differentiated between the tabs lying in one plane and the tabs lying in the other plane.
  • the tabs may have any other shape suitable for the purpose. They may have lightening holes and/or stiffening ribs.
  • the shape of the cross-section of the ring may alternatively be any suitable for the purpose and even the handles may be shaped around the ring in any other shape suitable for the purpose and different to the four-lobed shape given to them in the preferred embodiment illustrated.
  • the ring 1 may have a circular shape or alternatively may be polygonal.
  • the containers to be lifted may also be different to the above-mentioned bottles, provided that they have a neck, or another part, suitable for engaging the grip.
  • the retaining means comprise at least one element 2 for connecting to or engaging with the item to be supported, extending according to a radial axis R (see Figure 1 ).
  • radial elements 2 for connecting to or engaging with the item, said radial elements, as illustrated, being distributed circumferentially, or distributed in such a way that they are equidistant from one another.
  • means 4, 4 for picking up the supporting part which, in the home position substantially lie or extend in the same plane as the radial connecting elements 2.
  • the radial elements consist of corresponding trapezoidal tabs 2, having a flat shape and with their respective lateral edges converging towards the free end and terminating with a transversal or perpendicular surface 12 which engages with the item and exercises a retaining action, as illustrated in Figure 5 .
  • this transversale surface 12 has a curved shape, with the concave part towards the inside of the supporting part.
  • the pick up means comprise a first handle and a second handle 4 that the user can grip, said handles, in the home position, surround the outside of the corresponding portion of the item to be supported and, in particular, surround the retaining means 2.
  • the body of the supporting part comprises supporting means 1 for the pick up means 4, 4 and for the retaining means 2, 2.
  • these supporting means are formed by a ring-shaped element 1, suitable for surrounding a corresponding portion, in particular the neck 6, of the item to be supported.
  • the ring-shaped element 1 has, both on its upper surface and on its lower surface, an inner circumferential groove 13 and 14 respectively, between concentric circumferential walls 15 and 16 projecting perpendicularly from a ring-shaped connecting portion which extends radially 17.
  • a ring-shaped element 1 is obtained, having a particularly lightened but relatively stiff shape.
  • the pick up means or handles 4, 4 are connected to the respective ring-shaped supporting means 1, by connecting means 5 forming a kind of plastic hinge, which allows rotation - in a direction perpendicular to the plane in which the body 1 lies - of the pick up means 4, 4, towards an upper position in which they can be gripped by the user, illustrated in Figure 5 .
  • first and the second pick up handles 4, 4 consist of extended and shaped elements, extending, circumferentially, one on the extension of the other.
  • first and the second pick up handles 4, 4 extend from corresponding connecting and rotating pins 5, 5 at diametrically opposed sides or points of the supporting means 1.
  • each pick up handle 4, 4 extends with a profile that has an intermediate section 17 which, in the home position, extends close to the body to which it is attached.
  • each pick up handle 4, 4 extends with a profile that has a first end section and a second end section 18, 19 which, in the home condition, extend in such a way that they are distanced from the body 1 to which the handle is attached.
  • said intermediate section 17 and said end sections 18, 19 are joined to one another by a respective oblique joining section 178 and respectively 179.
  • the end sections 18, 19 are, in turn, joined to the pin points 5, 5, by an oblique joining section 185, 195, with an angle opposite to that of the joining sections 178, 179.
  • each pick up handle 4, 4 extends with an undulating profile, suitable for guaranteeing, during use, an ergonomic grip for the user's fingers, as may be seen for example in Figure 5 .
  • the means 2, 2 for retaining the item extend in the plane in which the part extends, with the engagement tabs 2 coplanar with one another.
  • the means 2 for retaining the item extend in a direction transversal to or raised relative to the plane in which the supporting part extends, forming an angle to this virtual plane of development or extension of the present part.
  • an example of the virtual plane of extension of the present supporting part is indicated by a dashed and dotted line labelled "O" in Figure 2 and is substantially formed by the vertical centre line of the ring-shaped supporting part.
  • the radial retaining means 2 extend internally from the inner edge or inner circumferential surface (1') of the ring-shaped element 1.
  • the engagement tabs 2 are also substantially coplanar with the ring-shaped element, and in the home condition the pick up means 4, 4 are substantially coplanar with the ring-shaped element 1. This provides a part configuration that is particularly flat in the home condition.
  • the handles 4, 4 in the home position the handles 4, 4 extend in directions which are opposite to one another, whilst in the operating position the handles 4, 4 extend in such a way that they are paired up, in particular extending, in this operating position, in a substantially vertical direction. This gives more balanced support and better distribution of stresses in the part, improving support safety, and on the user's hand, improving support comfort.
  • the bent operating position of the pick up means 4, 4 is induced by the user pulling the pick up means upwards.
  • the present supporting part is made in a single piece from a plastic material, obtained by means of moulding.
  • the numeral 1A denotes as a whole a ring made of plastic material, of any type suitable for the purpose, in the particular case illustrated having a "H" shaped cross-section (see also Figure 8 ), all in one piece with two fronts or pluralities of opposite coplanar radial tabs 2A and 2B, radiating internally.
  • each front, or plurality, of tabs consists of three tabs 2A, 2B and 2B, of which the middle tabs 2A have a rectangular shape and the lateral tabs 2B and 2B have an irregular pentagon shape, so that, as a whole, they form at their tips, or at the respective free end, respective linear engagement segments, lying on two parallel chords.
  • Each of the tabs 2A, 2B and 2B has a pair of opposite grooves 3 which thin the material of which they are made, on the two faces, at the root or the end where they are connected to the ring 1A, from where the respective tab projects or extends radially towards the inside of the ring 1A.
  • the ring 1A has, along its length, four notches 1B, which thin the material of which it is made, or pre-fold notches, forming two opposite arcs 1C, 1C, on the portions of the relative length which do not support the tabs 2A, 2B, the arcs 1C, 1C being able to bend upwards as illustrated in Figure 12 .
  • the ring 1A expands externally in a pair of band-shaped handles 4 which mirror one another symmetrically, of equal thickness and connected to the arcs 1C, 1C which can be bent, by bridges 5 of material used to make the part, located at diametrically opposed points. Starting from the bridges 5, the handles expand then draw near the ring 1A again in a position orthogonal to the diameter, where there may be breakable small assembly bridges not illustrated, providing a four-lobed configuration in plan view.
  • the numeral 6 denotes a bottle, schematically illustrated, which is, for example, of the conventional type, made of a plastic material for foodstuffs and comprises, in the conventional way, a circular ridge 7 at the top of the neck, where a screw cap 8 stops.
  • the ring 1A may be forced, manually or mechanically, using an automatic applicator suitable for the purpose, to insert itself around the neck of the bottle 6, as illustrated in Figure 9 .
  • the radial tabs 2A and 2B bend upwards at the root, allowing the shape of the cap 8 and the circumferential bead 7 below to pass through, as illustrated in Figure 10 .
  • This single-direction or non-return type operation allows the structure to be grasped by displacing the handles 4 which mirror one another symmetrically (see Figures 10 and 11 ), from the plane in which they lie coplanar with the ring 1A, to a corresponding bent position, in which the handles are paired or coupled up, by breaking the breakable retaining elements if necessary, to form a configuration with twinned profiles (see Figure 12 ), allowing them to be gripped in a middle position by a user's hand, and, therefore, easy transport of the container.
  • gripping the handles 4 in the middle position allows the container 6 to be lifted and transported with ease.
  • Such operation is repeatedly reproduced for a plurality of degrees of bending of the tabs 2A and 2B, that is to say, for a plurality of diameter sizes of bottle necks 6, forced to penetrate between them, which is the same as saying that it is a versatile device which can be used for a wide range of bottles, said versatility depending on the length of the tabs and the relative stiffness.
  • tabs 2A, 2B and 2B have the respective free ends 2'A, 2'B, 2'B, positioned in such a way that they substantially form a single continuous engagement surface.
  • circumferential engagement tabs comprise opposite first and second sets of tabs.
  • Each set of tabs has a central tab 2A and lateral tabs 2B, 2B, extending, from the ring-shaped element 1A, from points which are circumferentially distanced from the point at which the central tab 2A extends.
  • the supporting means 1A of this second embodiment of the supporting part are deformable relative to the plane in which the part extends in the home condition.
  • the supporting means are elastically deformable relative to the plane in which the part extends in the home condition.
  • the supporting means 1A have weakening means 1B, 1B, suitable for allowing relative rotations of corresponding parts 1D, 1D, and 1C, 1C, respectively, connected to the pick up means 4, 4 and to the retaining means 2A, 2B, 2B.
  • the weakening means 1B, 1B consist of thinned areas of the ring-shaped supporting element 1A, formed by clefts 1'B and 1"B in the concentric circumferential walls 15, 16 of the ring-shaped element 1A, both above and below the horizontal wall which connects them.
  • the corresponding clefts 1'B and 1"B in the concentric walls 15 and 16, connected by the horizontal wall 17, of the ring-shaped element are aligned with one another according to a suitable direction, not radial to the ring-shaped element 1A.
  • the weakening means 1B, 1B are designed to allow torsion relative to the corresponding portions 1C, 1C of the ring-shaped supporting element, with respect to the other portions 1D, 1D of the ring-shaped element 1A, as illustrated in Figures 11 and 12 .
  • first weakening zone and a second weakening zone 1B, 1B delimiting a respective zone 1C, 1C for extension of a corresponding attachment and rotation portion 5, 5 of the corresponding handle 4, 4, in such a way as to allow this portion to be lifted when the handles 4, 4 are pulled upwards.
  • the filling portions 17', 17' which stiffen the grooved ring 1A.
  • the filling portions 17' 17' are present at diametrically opposed points, where the lifting handles 4, 4 are attached.
  • the tabs may again have any other shape suitable for the purpose. They may have lightening holes and/or stiffening ribs.
  • the shape of the cross-section of the ring may alternatively be any suitable for the purpose and even the handles may be shaped around the ring in any other shape suitable for the purpose and different to the four-lobed shape given to them in the example embodiment described.
  • the ring may have a circular shape or alternatively may be polygonal.
  • the containers to be lifted may also be different to what is customarily defined as a bottle, provided that they have a neck for engaging the grip.
  • Figure 13 illustrates a third preferred embodiment of a supporting part according to the present invention.
  • the supporting part of this third preferred embodiment is labelled 50 as a whole and is substantially similar to that of the first preferred embodiment illustrated. To avoid making this description too long, the components of this third embodiment of the supporting part 50 Which are similar to those of the first preferred embodiment, are not described again.
  • This third preferred embodiment is distinguished from the first preferred embodiment by the fact that the engagement tabs 52 have a trapezoidal through-hole 53 at the front end of the tab 52.
  • This trapezoidal hole 53 has lateral edges converging towards the front part and forms an advantageous lightening hole, which makes the front part of the tab 52 more flexible.
  • this third preferred embodiment has, at the handle 54 attachment and rotation points 55, in particular at the sides of these rotation points 55, small connecting pins 56 of the breakable type.
  • labelled 57 there are similar elements or breakable small pins for retaining the handles 52 on the supporting body 51, also located at the outer circumferential surface of the ring-shaped supporting body 51, between this outer ring-shaped surface 51' and the inner surface 54' of the handles in the home condition.
  • these breakable elements 57, 57 are located along a diameter, which is oriented at an angle of substantially 90° to the diameter joining the handle 54, 54 rotation pins 55, 55.
  • the breakable connecting means 56, 57 have a profile which narrows at the point where they are joined to the pick up means 54.
  • the small breakable pins 56, 57 are particularly, advantageous. Indeed, these small pins 56, 57 allow easy removal of the part from the mould, which does not deform and therefore does not prevent this operation, and at the same time they are easily broken, in particular at the thinnest zone, that is to say, at the point where these pins 56, 57 are joined to the corresponding inner surface of the handle 54', when the handles 54, 54 are lifted into the erect container or item transport position.
  • these pins 56, 57 are much thinner than the height of the ring-shaped supporting element 51 and the corresponding handle 54, whilst in a top view they have a general triangular shape, narrowing from the outer surface 51' of the ring-shaped element 51, reaching a minimum width at the point where the pin 56, 57 is joined to the inner surface 54' of the handle.
  • Figure 14 illustrates a fourth preferred embodiment of the supporting part 80, substantially similar to the second embodiment, having, like the third preferred embodiment of the supporting part, the breakable pins 56, 57 for retaining the handle on the supporting body 81.
  • the lateral tabs 2B, 2B of the two sets of opposite retaining tabs have pairs of lightening holes 83a, 83b, radially aligned with one another, with suitable dimensions and shape, in particular a shape which follows the outer profile of the lateral edges of the lateral tabs 2B, 2B, that is to say, a provide converging towards the point at which they are attached to the inner face of the ring-shaped element 81.
  • said openings 83a, 83b have a general trapezoidal profile with the sides converging towards the point at which the tab 2B, 2B is attached to the ring-shaped supporting element 81.
  • other shapes for the aligned lightening holes may be imagined.
  • the above embodiments of the supporting part according to the present invention combine an effective, practical and economical structure to allow easy and firm grasping of bottles, especially those with larger dimensions, made of a food-safe plastic material, versatile and for use for a wide range of neck 11 sizes.
  • the relative features also allow its particularly easy mechanical handling, that is to say, application and fitting by automatic machines, since said parts can easily be fed in any way to the application device.
  • the present supporting part is integral with, that is to say in a single body, with a portion of the item, in particular in a single body with the cap used to close the item.
  • the supporting part 200 comprises a first and a second handle 204, 204, which extend from opposite sides and surround the cap 208 along its entire circumference.
  • the handles are connected to the cap 208 by portions 205, 205 which extend radially, on diametrically opposed sides of the cap 8.
  • the present supporting part has handles 204, 204 which remain very close to the outer surface 208' of the cap, having a broken line profile, of which end linear portions 204a, 204b and intermediate linear portions 204c, 204d may be recognised, and in which each of the linear portions is at an obtuse angle to the adjacent linear portion.
  • Figure 16 illustrates a sixth embodiment of the supporting part, comprising a single handle 304 completely surrounding the cap 308, to which it is attached, and which has a single portion 305 for connection to the cap, extending radially at a respective end or side of the circumferential handle.
  • the supporting part 300 extends with a circular profile, remaining very close to the outer circumferential surface 308' of the cap 308.
  • FIG. 17 A seventh preferred embodiment of the supporting part 400 is illustrated in Figure 17 .
  • the supporting part 400 of this seventh embodiment has a single pin or radial extending element 405 connecting it to the corresponding cap 408.
  • This seventh preferred embodiment of the supporting part 400 has a handle having the general shape of a polygon, in particular a triangle.
  • the handle 404 has a first branch 404a at the pin 405 attaching it to the outer surface of the cap 408, and a second branch and a third branch 404b, 404c, converging in a corresponding rounded joining zone or section 406, on the opposite side to that where the attachment pin 405 extends, the rounded joining portion 406, between the linear branches 404b and 404c of the handle, forming convenient pick up means for a user.
  • the user is of course inclined to engage a finger on the rounded inner surface 406' of the joining portion 406, with the handle 404, obviously, in the raised position, substantially vertical.
  • this supporting part 400 therefore has handle portions which are positioned particularly close to the outer circumferential surface 408' of the cap 408, with portions extending a greater distance from cap.
  • each branch 404a, 404b, 404c it may be seen how a central portion of said sections extends close to the outer surface of the cap 408, whilst the end portions of each branch are further from the outer surface of the cap, facilitating any insertion of a user's finger for an improved initial grip on the supporting part 400.
  • the present supporting part is integral with, that is to say in a single body, with a portion, in particular with the cap used to close the item, in corresponding and preferred positions.
  • the supporting part 500 may be attached to the cap 508 at the lower edge 508" of the cap, in particular in a position above the ring 509 used to fix the cap to the bottle.
  • the supporting part 600 may be attached to the cap 608 at the upper edge 608" of the cap.
  • the supporting part 700 may be attached to the cap 708 close to the upper edge of the cap, just below the zone 708" where the cap narrows upwards.
  • the supporting part 800 may be attached to the cap 808 at the lower ring 809 used to fix the cap to the bottle.
  • the supporting part 800 is fixed at the upper edge 809" of the ring 809 used to fix the cap to the bottle.
  • the supporting part 900 may be attached to the cap 908 at the lower ring 909 used to fix the cap to the bottle.
  • the supporting part 900 is fixed at the lower edge 909" of the ring 909 used to fix the cap to the bottle.

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  1. Teil (10) zum Tragen von Gegenständen, insbesondere Gegenstände in Form von Behältern und im Besonderen Flaschen; wobei das Teil aus einen Körper bildenden Mitteln (2) zum Halten des Gegenstandes und Mitteln (4, 4) zum Aufnehmen durch den Benutzer besteht; worin die Aufnahmemittel beweglich sind zwischen einer Ausgangsstellung und einer Gebrauchsstellung, in der sie vom Benutzer ergriffen werden; wobei der Körper Mittel (1) zum Tragen der Haltemittel (2, 2) aufweist, die ein ringförmiges Element (1) beinhalten, das einen entsprechenden Abschnitt, insbesondere den Hals (6) des zu tragenden Gegenstandes umgibt; wobei die Trägermittel (1) auch Mittel zum Tragen der Aufnahmemittel (4, 4) bilden; wobei die Haltemittel mehrere koplanare radiale Laschen (2) für die Verbindung mit dem Gegenstand beinhalten, die sich entlang einer radialen Achse (R) erstrecken und jeweils ein freies Ende aufweisen, das eine quergerichtete Fläche bildet, die in Eingriff mit dem Gegenstand tritt und diesen festhält, wobei die Mittel (2, 2) zum Halten des Gegenstandes eine Ausgangsstellung aufweisen und eine Gebrauchsstellung, in der sie in Eingriff mit dem Gegenstand sind und diesen festhalten; wobei in der Ausgangsstellung die Mittel (2, 2) zum Halten des Gegenstandes auf der Ebene (O) liegen, in der sich das Teil erstreckt, und sich in der Gebrauchsstellung die Mittel (2, 2) zum Halten des Gegenstandes in einer Richtung erstrecken, die quer oder erhöht relativ zu Ebene (O) verläuft, in der sich das Teil erstreckt; wobei das Teil dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass jede der Laschen (2) ein Paar einander gegenüberliegender Rillen (3) aufweist, durch die das Material, aus dem sie bestehen, auf beiden Seiten am Ursprungspunkt verdünnt wird, an dem sie mit dem Ringelement (1) verbunden sind, von dem aus die Lasche radial nach innen ragt.
  2. Teil nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Aufnahmemittel zumindest einen Griff (4) beinhalten, der vom Benutzer ergriffen werden kann.
  3. Teil nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Aufnahmemittel einen zweiten Griff (4) beinhalten, der vom Benutzer ergriffen werden kann.
  4. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass, in der Ausgangsstellung, die Aufnahmemittel (4, 4) den entsprechenden Hals (6) des zu tragenden Gegenstandes umgeben.
  5. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass, in der Ausgangsstellung, die Aufnahmemittel (4, 4) die Haltemittel (2) umgeben.
  6. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass, in der Ausgangsstellung, die Aufnahmemittel (4, 4) die Trägermittel (1) umgeben.
  7. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das ringförmige Element eine innere umlaufende Rille (13, 14) zwischen erhöhten Umfangswänden (15, 17) aufweist.
  8. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Aufnahmemittel (4, 4) mit den entsprechenden Trägermitteln (1) über Verbindungsmittel (5), relativ zu denen die Aufnahmemittel drehen können, verbunden sind.
  9. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste und der zweite Aufnahmegriff aus einem entsprechenden verlängerten Element bestehen, von denen sich eines, entlang des Umfangs, auf der Verlängerungslinie des anderen befindet.
  10. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste und der zweite Aufnahmegriff sich von Drehpunkten aus erstrecken, die im Wesentlichen einander entsprechen.
  11. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich die Aufnahmegriffe (4, 4) von entsprechenden Drehpunkten (5, 5) aus erstrecken, sie sich jeweils auf entgegengesetzten Seiten der entsprechenden Trägermittel (1) befinden.
  12. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich der Aufnahmegriff (4, 4) mit einem Profil erstreckt, das einen Zwischenabschnitt (17) aufweist, der sich, in der Ausgangsstellung, nahe des Körpers (1) erstreckt, an dem er befestigt ist.
  13. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich der Aufnahmegriff (4, 4) mit einem Profil erstreckt, das einen ersten Endabschnitt und einen zweiten Endabschnitt (18, 19) aufweist, welche sich, in der Ausgangsstellung, derart erstrecken, dass sie von dem Körper beabstandet sind, an dem der Griff befestigt ist.
  14. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich der Aufnahmegriff (4, 4) mit einem wellenförmigen Profil erstreckt.
  15. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Aufnahmemittel (54, 54) mit den entsprechenden Trägermitteln (1) über zerbrechliche Verbindungsmittel (56, 57) verbunden sind.
  16. Teil nach Anspruch 15, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zerbrechlichen Verbindungsmittel (56) in der Nähe des Drehpunktes (55) angeordnet sind.
  17. Teil nach Anspruch 15 oder 16, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zerbrechlichen Verbindungsmittel entlang eines Durchmessers angeordnet sind, der, bezogen auf die Trägermittel (51), in einem Winkel relativ zu dem Durchmesser ausgerichtet ist, der die Drehstifte (55, 55) der Aufnahmemittel (54, 54) miteinander verbindet.
  18. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche von 15 bis 17, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zerbrechlichen Verbindungsmittel (56, 57) dünner sind als die Höhe des ringförmigen Trägerelementes (51) und des entsprechenden Griffes (54).
  19. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche von 15 bis 18, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zerbrechlichen Verbindungsmittel (56, 57) ein Profil aufweisen, das sich an dem Punkt verengt, an dem sie an den Aufnahmemitteln (54) befestigt sind.
  20. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Haltelaschen (2, 2) entlang des Umfangs in gleichem Abstand voneinander angeordnet sind.
  21. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich die Haltemittel (2A, 2B, 2B) von einander gegenüberliegenden Seiten des Körpers des Trägerteils (1) aus erstrecken.
  22. Teil nach Anspruch 21, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Haltemittel aus einander gegenüberliegenden ersten (2A, 2B, 2B) und zweiten (2A, 2B, 2B) Gruppen von Laschen bestehen.
  23. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Laschen (2A, 2B, 2B) freie Enden aufweisen, die eine im Wesentlichen miteinander ausgerichtete Fläche bilden.
  24. Teil nach Anspruch 22 oder 23, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede Gruppe von Laschen eine mittlere Lasche (2A) und seitliche Laschen (2B) aufweist, die sich von Punkten aus erstrecken, die entlang des Umfangs voneinander beabstandet sind.
  25. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich, in der Ausgangsstellung, die Griffe (4, 4) in einander entgegengesetzte Richtungen erstrecken.
  26. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich, in der Gebrauchsstellung, die Griffe (4, 4) derart erstrecken, dass sie paarweise nach oben gerichtet sind.
  27. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich, in der Gebrauchsstellung, die Aufnahmemittel (4, 4) in einer vertikalen Richtung erstrecken.
  28. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Gebrauchsstellung der Aufnahmemittel (4, 4) durch den Benutzer herbeigeführt wird, indem dieser die Aufnahmemittel (4, 4) nach oben zieht.
  29. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Trägermittel des Teils relativ zu der Ebene (O), in der sich das Teil in der Ausgangsstellung erstreckt, verformbar sind.
  30. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Trägermittel Schwächungsmittel (1B, 1B) aufweisen, die dafür ausgelegt sind, relative Drehungen entsprechender Abschnitte (1C, 1C, 1D, 1D) zu ermöglichen, die jeweils mit den Aufnahmemitteln (4, 4) und mit den Haltemitteln (2) verbunden sind.
  31. Teil nach Anspruch 30, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Schwächungsmittel (1B, 1B) aus verdünnten Bereichen des ringförmigen Trägerelementes bestehen.
  32. Teil nach Anspruch 30 oder 31, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Schwächungsmittel (1B, 1B) dafür ausgelegt sind, eine Torsionsbewegung relativ zu den entsprechenden Abschnitten (1C, 1C 1D, 1D) der Trägermittel (1) zu ermöglichen.
  33. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche von 30 bis 32, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es einen ersten Schwächungsbereich und einen zweiten Schwächungsbereich (1B, 1B) aufweist, die einen Bereich (1C, 1C) zur Verlängerung eines Anhangs und Drehabschnittes des entsprechenden Griffes (4, 4) begrenzen.
  34. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Eingriffslaschen (52) ein Durchgangsloch aufweisen.
  35. Teil nach Anspruch 34, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Eingriffslaschen zumindest ein erstes Loch und ein zweites Loch (83a, 83b) aufweisen, die radial miteinander ausgerichtet sind.
  36. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche von 9 bis 35, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Rillen des Ringes (1A) entsprechende Füllabschnitte (17', 17') aufweisen.
  37. Teil nach Anspruch 36, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Füllabschnitte (17', 17') an diametral einander gegenüberliegenden Punkten angeordnet sind, an denen die Tragegriffe befestigt sind.
  38. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es einteilig ausgeführt ist.
  39. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es aus Kunststoff hergestellt ist.
  40. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es einteilig mit dem Flaschenverschluss ausgeführt ist.
  41. Teil nach Anspruch 40, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Trägerteil (200) zumindest einen Griff (204, 204) aufweist, der sich sehr nahe an der Außenoberfläche des Verschlusses befindet, an dem er befestigt ist.
  42. Teil nach Anspruch 41, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Trägerteil (200) zumindest einen Griff (204, 204) aufweist, der ein Profil mit unterbrochener Linie aufweist.
  43. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche von 40 bis 42, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Trägerteil einen einzigen Griff (304) beinhaltet, der die entsprechende Außenoberfläche der Komponente des Gegenstandes, an dem er befestigt ist, umgibt.
  44. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche von 40 bis 43, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Trägerteil ein einziges radiales Element (305) zur Verbindung mit der Komponente des Gegenstandes, an dem er befestigt ist, beinhaltet.
  45. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche von 40 bis 44, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Trägerteil einen Griff mit einem im Wesentlichen kreisförmigen Profil aufweist.
  46. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche von 40 bis 45, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Trägerteil einen Griff aufweist, der im Allgemeinen die Form eines Polygons und im Besonderen die eines Dreiecks aufweist.
  47. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche von 40 bis 46, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Griff (404) ein Paar Zweigabschnitte (404b, 404c) aufweist, die in einem entsprechenden abgerundeten Verbindungsbereich oder -abschnitt (406) zusammenlaufen, der die Aufnahmemittel für den Benutzer bildet.
  48. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche von 40 bis 47, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Trägerteil (500) an dem Verschluss (508) an der unteren Kante des Verschlusses befestigt ist.
  49. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche von 40 bis 47, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Trägerteil (500) an dem Verschluss (508) in einer Position oberhalb des Ringes (509) befestigt ist, der zur Befestigung des Verschlusses an der Flasche dient.
  50. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche von 40 bis 47, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Trägerteil (600) an dem Verschluss (608) an der oberen Kante des Verschlusses befestigt ist.
  51. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche von 40 bis 47, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Trägerteil (700) an dem Verschluss (708) nahe an der oberen Kante des Verschlusses befestigt ist, knapp unterhalb vom Anfang des Bereichs, an dem sich der Verschluss nach oben hin verengt.
  52. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche von 40 bis 47, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Trägerteil (800) an dem Verschluss (808) an dem unteren Ring (809) befestigt ist, der zur Befestigung des Verschlusses an der Flasche dient.
  53. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche von 40 bis 47, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Trägerteil (800) an dem Verschluss (808) an der oberen Kante des Ringes (809) befestigt ist, der zur Befestigung des Verschlusses an der Flasche dient.
  54. Teil nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche von 40 bis 47, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Trägerteil (900) an dem Verschluss (908) an der unteren Kante des Ringes (909) befestigt ist, der zur Befestigung des Verschlusses an der Flasche dient.
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