EP3243412B1 - Storage and transport unit - Google Patents

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EP3243412B1
EP3243412B1 EP17000818.9A EP17000818A EP3243412B1 EP 3243412 B1 EP3243412 B1 EP 3243412B1 EP 17000818 A EP17000818 A EP 17000818A EP 3243412 B1 EP3243412 B1 EP 3243412B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G23/00—Other table equipment
    • A47G23/02—Glass or bottle holders
    • A47G23/0208—Glass or bottle holders for drinking-glasses, plastic cups, or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B65/00—Implements for throwing  ; Mechanical projectors, e.g. using spring force
    • A63B65/10—Discus discs; Quoits
    • 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
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/02—Internal fittings
    • B65D25/10—Devices to locate articles in containers
    • B65D25/108—Devices, e.g. plates, presenting apertures through which the articles project
    • 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
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/28—Handles
    • B65D25/32—Bail handles, i.e. pivoted rigid handles of generally semi-circular shape with pivot points on two opposed sides or wall parts of the conainter
    • 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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/30—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure
    • B65D85/305—Bottle-crates
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D3/00—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies
    • F25D3/02—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies using ice, e.g. ice-boxes
    • F25D3/06—Movable containers
    • F25D3/08—Movable containers portable, i.e. adapted to be carried personally
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2225/00—Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipment
    • A63B2225/68—Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipment with article holders
    • A63B2225/682—Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipment with article holders for beverages
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2331/00—Details or arrangements of other cooling or freezing apparatus not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2331/80—Type of cooled receptacles
    • F25D2331/803—Bottles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2331/00—Details or arrangements of other cooling or freezing apparatus not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2331/80—Type of cooled receptacles
    • F25D2331/805—Cans
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2500/00—Problems to be solved
    • F25D2500/02—Geometry problems

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  • the present invention relates to a storage and transport unit, comprising a container with a container cover and a carrying device, and the use of the container cover as a throwing disc.
  • a storage and transport unit comprising a container with a container cover and a carrying device, and the use of the container cover as a throwing disc.
  • bottles, cans and the like are usually provided in cases or simple carriers such as the six-carrier. Cooling the contents of the bottle or can is often difficult and can only be done using expensive equipment such as a transportable cooling box. In particular, moving the individual containers from the crate to the transportable refrigerated crate is expensive and time-consuming.
  • the US-A 2,740,546 discloses a generic storage and transport device for containers filled with fishing bait and closed and standing on the bottom of the bucket and protruding through the lid of the bucket with vertical openings. So that the containers do not fall out during transport, the containers are fitted with clips and are close together approximately vertically near the middle of the bucket and a cooling medium can only effectively act on a small part of the container surface.
  • the US patent application U.S. 2005/0252919 A1 presents a bucket insert (insert 100) with a bucket, with which several bottles are held in the bucket at a distance from one another.
  • the bottles are not secured against slipping out because the openings in the lid correspond to the diameter of the bottle body. Filling the space in the bucket surrounding the bottles with solid coolant such as ice cubes or crushed ice is not possible because the lid of the insert closes the bucket when the bottles are in place. Otherwise, it makes no sense to fill the bucket with insert with pieces of ice before the bottles have been placed in the bucket, because then the ice will cover the bottom and the bottles will no longer have enough space. It is simply not possible to surround the bottles with pieces of ice.
  • the construction with two carrying handles, two levels of the insert including spacers 130 is complex and therefore expensive to produce.
  • the storage and transport device thus comprises at least one container that is filled with filled and sealed containers, as well as a container cover that fits the container, and a carrying device.
  • the distance between the container cover and the container bottom is chosen so that it is smaller than the height of the containers with which the container is equipped.
  • the containers are therefore larger than the distance between the bottom of the container and the lid.
  • bottles, cans and the like can be selected as containers.
  • openings are provided in the container cover.
  • the container cover is thus designed as a lid with holes.
  • the holes or openings are to be selected in such a way that when the lid is placed on or in the container from above, it also completely or partially closes the container.
  • the lid must have at least as many openings as there are containers in the container.
  • the openings must also, for example in a bottle, have a diameter which is larger than the crown cap and larger than the top of the bottle neck.
  • the diameter of the opening is preferably selected in such a way that the horizontal gap that occurs between the bottles and the lid only has a smaller clear dimension when the lid is positively connected to the container.
  • the openings therefore enclose the bottle necks almost too positively, so that the bottles are held in position by the lid. This is particularly advantageous for transporting bottles, as the lid prevents the bottles from hitting each other and thus protects the bottles better than usual during transport.
  • the carrying device which is designed, for example, as a conventional handle, is attached to the container, preferably from the outside, and is rotatably mounted in the container.
  • the carrying device is thus movably connected to the container and to the container.
  • the size of the handle should also be chosen for transport so that there is enough space between the handle and the containers for one hand to carry the device. Injuries to the wearer's hand, which could be caused in particular by sharp-edged crown caps, can thereby be avoided.
  • Particularly advantageous in the device according to the invention is the option of using the device for cooling the beverages and the option of using parts of the device for other purposes, eg as buckets.
  • the container of the device can be used as a rubbish bin.
  • the container has a container height and the predetermined height of the container cover above the container floor essentially corresponds to the container height.
  • the container cover thus covers the container in the manner of a conventional lid that is placed on the container from above.
  • the container cover thus comes into contact essentially at the height of the container.
  • the cover preferably has only a small depth and thus essentially closes the container flat.
  • the containers are thus both larger than the distance between the lid and the container bottom and larger than the container height.
  • the container therefore has exactly as many bottles as there are openings in the lid.
  • the openings preferably form a substantially positive fit with the bottles. There is then only a small clearance between the bottle necks and the edges of the openings in the lid. This is particularly advantageous for cooling the bottles, especially when the free space in the container is filled with a cooling medium, such as crushed ice.
  • the containers have a base with a base diameter and a neck with a bottle neck diameter, the base diameter being larger than the corresponding opening diameter and the bottle neck diameter being smaller than the corresponding opening diameter.
  • the container is therefore equipped with bottles and the openings are selected in such a way that only the neck of the bottle fits through the corresponding opening.
  • the container lid may be provided with a seal or a breakable closure at the top edge of the device.
  • bottles are held in the container by the lid, while the larger diameter of the bottle base prevents the bottles from falling out of the container during transport.
  • the user is independently able to fill the storage and transport unit with ice by removing the container lid and then closing the unit again.
  • the ice then comes to lie in the space between the bottles and thus leads to a optimal cooling effect.
  • the container cover is essentially non-rotatably connected to the container.
  • the lid and the container thus form a rotationally fixed form fit at least on the outer edge of the container.
  • the lid can therefore not perform any rotational movements when engaged with the container. This can be realized, for example, by an originality closure.
  • the lid holds the containers in position in the container against displacement. Bottles can therefore not hit each other during transport. This also increases safety against glass breakage during transport, especially because the combination of bottles and lids is held in place.
  • the canister cover 130 has five to eleven vertical openings, with one hole or opening centrally located in the canister cover, which preferably may be configured as a central vertical opening, and the remaining vertical openings being equidistant from the one central opening and the storage and transport device accommodates five to eleven containers, with the number of vertical openings corresponding to the number of containers.
  • the container thus has a weight of five to eleven bottles that can be carried by anyone.
  • the vertical openings in the container cover which dictate the placement of the containers in the container are arranged so that the containers are preferably arranged around a container on a ring concentric therewith. This type of arrangement enables the containers to be optimally spaced from one another, particularly in cylindrical or slightly conical containers.
  • the storage and transport device is thus set up to accommodate, in particular, commercially available containers such as 0.2 liter, 0.25 liter, 0.33 liter or 0.75 liter bottles.
  • the storage and transport device is preferably set up to accommodate 0.33L or 0.5L bottles, in particular for beer.
  • the storage and transport device thus weighs only a few kilograms and can be carried by anyone with one hand.
  • the container, the container cover and the carrying device are formed from plastic, in particular from the same plastic. On the one hand, this enables a structure that entails only little weight and, on the other hand for others, the use of plastic provides a robust device in a particularly favorable manner.
  • An EZE 5600 bucket is particularly preferably used for the design of the storage and transport device.
  • This standardized bucket can be purchased inexpensively and constructed in accordance with the present invention.
  • the advantage here is the recourse to a standard that allows for a cost-effective price for the end customer, so that, for example, the device according to the invention as
  • Reusable product can be distributed.
  • the production costs compared to a normal six-carrier or a box are therefore cheap.
  • the device according to the invention is loaded with beer and sold at gas stations.
  • the device according to the invention then essentially corresponds to a significantly improved six-piece carrier, in which case it can be cooled simply with crushed ice that has been purchased.
  • Such a device increases the quality of life of the end consumer many times over.
  • the container is additionally filled with a cooling medium, in particular ice.
  • the hollow space in the container which is not filled by the containers, thus at least partially has a cooling medium.
  • the cooling medium can be made of ice or, in particular, be crushed ice.
  • the almost airtight closure of the container by means of the lid creates a cooling space that enables the containers to be cooled for a long time.
  • the cooling medium can, for example, already be in the container when the device is sold, or it can be added to the container later by opening and then closing the lid again.
  • the storage and transport device is designed to be stacked with a large number of other storage and transport devices.
  • the storage and transport device has a spacing device which is arranged horizontally in the container in such a way that the containers are regularly and firmly spaced from one another.
  • the spacing device is thus arranged horizontally between the lid and the container base and horizontally between the containers. It is made of cardboard, for example, and has an imprint.
  • the function of the spacer is to also regularly space the containers underneath the lid. This is particularly desirable with larger bottles to increase resistance to breakage.
  • a template is made for this purpose, which is designed in the shape of a star and is slipped over one or the middle bottle.
  • the spacing device is designed as a cooling medium.
  • the holding device is particularly preferably designed as a cooling bag or cold bag or cool pad and is shaped in such a way that it can be arranged in the container between the containers in order to space the containers essentially regularly.
  • a storage and transport device that is unequipped is also proposed. It therefore has no containers.
  • the device can be freely equipped by the end user.
  • the device is therefore prepared accordingly for certain types of bottles and set up to receive these bottles according to the invention.
  • Fig. 1a shows a storage and transport device 100. It comprises a container 110 which is essentially circular in cross-section and has a container bottom 111 and a container opening 112 and a container height HB. The container is also slightly conical and is fitted with seven bottles 120 of the same type.
  • the filled and closed bottles 120 are also closed with a grain cork 122 . Furthermore, the bottles have a bottle base 124, a bottle neck 126 and a container height HFL, the container height HFL being greater than the container height HB and the bottleneck diameter dFH being smaller than the diameter of the bottle base dB.
  • the storage and transport device 100 is also closed with a container cover 130 that fits the container opening 112 and comes to rest at a height HV above the container floor 124 .
  • the container cover 130 has seven vertical openings 132 with a predetermined opening diameter D o and a circumferential nut engagement 134 .
  • the female engagement 134 is positively and reversibly connected to a male engagement 114 located at the top edge 116 of the container 110 .
  • the container cover 130 is thus non-rotatably connected to the container 110 via an originality closure 150.
  • the container cover 130 has a predetermined height H v above which the container bottom 111 comes into contact with the container 110.
  • the container height H FL is greater than the predetermined height H v .
  • the height H v also essentially corresponds to the container height H B .
  • the container height H b is significantly higher than the height H v of the container cover, namely when the container has a raised edge and the container cover rests on top of the container, as in the example shown, but inside the container, in which case the height of the cover is still lower than the height of the container.
  • the container height H B it would also be possible for the container height H B to be greater than the container height, which in turn, as mentioned, is greater than the height H v of the container cover.
  • the above variant is not shown in the drawing, but is also within the scope of the invention.
  • the vertical openings 132 enclose the bottle necks 126 with the bottle neck diameter d FH with a small opening dimension d o such that the bottles 120 in the container 110 are essentially firmly positioned relative to one another.
  • a small opening dimension means in particular that d o is in the range from 0.5 to approx. 3 mm and is essentially determined by the diameter of the crown cap of the bottle, which still has to fit through the opening.
  • the predetermined opening diameters D o of the vertical openings 132 are selected in such a way that they are larger than the corresponding diameters dK of the crown caps 122.
  • the diameter of the bottoms of the bottles dB is larger than the corresponding opening diameter DO of the openings 132.
  • a spacer 150 is arranged horizontally between the bottles 120 in the container 110 so that the bottles are regular and fixed to one another are spaced.
  • the storage and transport device 100 also has a carrying device 140 for transporting the storage and transport device. This is designed as a handle and is connected to the container 110 so that it can rotate about a horizontal axis AH.
  • the container 110 has a receptacle 142 on its upper edge 116 .
  • the container 110 is also filled with ice 160 which cools the contents of the bottles.
  • the container 110, the lid 130 and the handle 140 are molded from the same plastic.
  • a bottle opener 190 is glued onto the container 110 and can be detached manually from the container 110 if required.
  • Fig. 1b 12 shows a schematic representation of the container cover according to the embodiment in FIG Fig. 1a in a top view.
  • the tank cover 130 of tank cover diameter DBA has seven vertical openings 132 of opening diameter DO.
  • One of the vertical openings 132 is located at the center M of the container cover 130 and the other vertical openings 132 are located at a radius rMO around the centrally located opening 132 .
  • the vertical openings 132 are arranged symmetrically at a distance d00 from one another. The openings 132 are therefore at the same distance from one another.
  • FIG. 1c shows a schematic representation of the spacing device according to the embodiment in FIG Fig. 1a in a top view.
  • the spacer 150 which is placed horizontally in the container to space the containers or bottles evenly and firmly from one another, is formed of cardboard in the shape of a star and has a diameter D Sc .
  • a first recess 152 with a diameter Dso is arranged in the center M2 of the spacer 150 with the diameter DSA. Furthermore, six further recesses 153 are arranged corresponding to the vertical openings of the cover. They are thus also distributed concentrically around the centrally arranged recess 152, with the center points M3 of the six further recesses 153 being spaced evenly apart on the circular ring 155 of the radius rSA. The diameter D so of the recesses is also larger than the corresponding bottleneck diameter dFH.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Aufbewahrungs- und Transporteinheit, umfassend einen Behälter mit einer Behälterabdeckung und einer Trageeinrichtung, sowie eine Verwendung der Behälterabdeckung als Wurfscheibe. Gemäß dem Stand der Technik werden Flaschen, Dosen und dergleichen üblicherweise in Kisten oder einfachen Trägern, wie dem Sechserträger, bereitgestellt. Eine Kühlung des Flaschen- oder Doseninhaltes gestaltet sich dabei oftmals schwierig und kann nur mittels teurer Hilfsmittel, wie einer transportablen Kühlkiste, realisiert werden. Insbesondere ist das Umlagern der einzelnen Behältnisse von der Kiste in die transportable Kühlkiste aufwendig und zeitraubend.The present invention relates to a storage and transport unit, comprising a container with a container cover and a carrying device, and the use of the container cover as a throwing disc. According to the state of the art, bottles, cans and the like are usually provided in cases or simple carriers such as the six-carrier. Cooling the contents of the bottle or can is often difficult and can only be done using expensive equipment such as a transportable cooling box. In particular, moving the individual containers from the crate to the transportable refrigerated crate is expensive and time-consuming.

Diethe US-A 2,740,546US-A 2,740,546 offenbart eine gattungsgemäße Aufbewahrungs- und Transportvorrichtung für Behälter, die mit Angelködern gefüllt und verschlossen sind und im Eimer auf dem Boden stehen und durch den Deckel des Eimers mit vertikalen Öffnungen ragen. Damit die Behälter beim Transport nicht herausfallen sind die Behälter mit Klipsen versehen und stehen in etwa senkrecht nah zur Eimermitte eng zusammen und ein Kühlmedium kann nur einen kleinen Teil der Behälteroberfläche effektiv beaufschlagen.discloses a generic storage and transport device for containers filled with fishing bait and closed and standing on the bottom of the bucket and protruding through the lid of the bucket with vertical openings. So that the containers do not fall out during transport, the containers are fitted with clips and are close together approximately vertically near the middle of the bucket and a cooling medium can only effectively act on a small part of the container surface.

Die US-Patentanmeldung US 2005/0252919 A1 führt einen Eimereinsatz (insert 100) mit Eimer vor, mit dem mehrere Flaschen voneinander beabstandet im Eimer gehalten werden.The US patent application U.S. 2005/0252919 A1 presents a bucket insert (insert 100) with a bucket, with which several bottles are held in the bucket at a distance from one another.

Hierbei sind die Flaschen nicht gegen das Herausrutschen gesichert, weil die Öffnungen im Deckel dem Durchmesser des Flaschenkörpers entsprechen. Das Befüllen des die Flaschen umgebenden Raumes im Eimer mit festem Kühlmittel wie z.B. Eiswürfeln oder Crushed Ice ist nicht möglich, weil der Deckel des Einsatzes den Eimer verschließt, wenn die Flaschen eingesetzt sind. Andernfalls ist der Eimer mit Einsatz nicht sinnvoll mit Eisstücken zu befüllen, bevor die Flaschen im Eimer Platz genommen haben, weil dann das Eis den Boden bedeckt und die Flaschen nicht mehr ausreichend Platz finden. Es ist hierbei schlicht nicht möglich, die Flaschen mit Eisstücken zu umgeben. Die Konstruktion mit zwei Tragegriffen, zwei Ebenen des Einsatzes samt Abstandshaltern 130 ist aufwändig und daher kostenintensiv in der Herstellung.The bottles are not secured against slipping out because the openings in the lid correspond to the diameter of the bottle body. Filling the space in the bucket surrounding the bottles with solid coolant such as ice cubes or crushed ice is not possible because the lid of the insert closes the bucket when the bottles are in place. Otherwise, it makes no sense to fill the bucket with insert with pieces of ice before the bottles have been placed in the bucket, because then the ice will cover the bottom and the bottles will no longer have enough space. It is simply not possible to surround the bottles with pieces of ice. The construction with two carrying handles, two levels of the insert including spacers 130 is complex and therefore expensive to produce.

Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es daher, die vorgenannten Probleme zu adressieren. Insbesondere soll der Stand der Technik verbessert werden und eine Lösung vorgeschlagen werden, die eine tragbare Aufbewahrungs- und Transportvorrichtung für Flaschen bereitstellt, welche es ermöglicht, die Behältnisse auch während des Transportes zu kühlen.It is therefore the object of the present invention to address the aforementioned problems. In particular, the prior art is to be improved and a solution is to be proposed which provides a portable storage and transport device for bottles which makes it possible to cool the containers even during transport.

Zumindest soll eine Alternative zu bisherigen Lösungen vorgeschlagen werden.At the very least, an alternative to previous solutions should be proposed.

Die Aufgabe wird mit einer Aufbewahrungs- und Transportvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 gelöst.The object is achieved with a storage and transport device according to claim 1.

Die Aufbewahrungs- und Transportvorrichtung umfasst somit wenigstens einen Behälter, der mit abgefüllten und verschlossenen Behältnissen bestückt ist sowie einen für den Behälter passende Behälterabdeckung und eine Trageeinrichtung.The storage and transport device thus comprises at least one container that is filled with filled and sealed containers, as well as a container cover that fits the container, and a carrying device.

Der Abstand zwischen der Behälterabdeckung und dem Behälterboden ist dabei so gewählt, dass dieser kleiner ist als die Höhe der Behältnisse mit denen der Behälter bestückt ist. Die Behältnisse sind somit größer als der Abstand zwischen Behälterboden und Deckel. Als Behältnisse können beispielsweise Flaschen, Dosen und dergleichen gewählt werden.The distance between the container cover and the container bottom is chosen so that it is smaller than the height of the containers with which the container is equipped. The containers are therefore larger than the distance between the bottom of the container and the lid. For example, bottles, cans and the like can be selected as containers.

Um den Behälter, aus dem die Behältnisse herausragen, dennoch mit einer passenden Behälterabdeckung zu verschließen, sind in der Behälterabdeckung Öffnungen vorgesehen. Die Behälterabdeckung ist also als Deckel mit Löchern ausgebildet. Die Löcher bzw. Öffnungen sind dabei so zu wählen, dass wenn der Deckel von oben auf oder in den Behälter gesetzt wird, er den Behälter auch vollständig oder teilweise verschließt. Der Deckel muss als wenigstens genau so viele Öffnungen aufweisen wie Behältnisse im Behälter vorhanden sind. Die Öffnungen müssen ferner, beispielsweise bei einer Flasche, einen Durchmesser aufweisen, der größer ist als der Kronkorken und größer ist als der obere Bereich des Flaschenhalses. Bevorzugt wird der Durchmesser der Öffnung so gewählt, dass der horizontale Zwischenraum, der zwischen den Flaschen und dem Deckel entsteht, nur ein geringeres lichtes Maß aufweist, wenn der Deckel mit dem Behälter formschlüssig verbunden ist. Die Öffnungen umschließen also die Flaschenhälse nahe zu formschlüssig, sodass die Flaschen durch den Deckel in Position gehalten werden. Dies ist besonders vorteilhaft für den Transport bei Flaschen, da der Deckel ein Aneinanderschlagen der Flaschen verhindert und somit die Flaschen besser als sonst beim Transport schützt.In order to nevertheless close the container from which the containers protrude with a suitable container cover, openings are provided in the container cover. The container cover is thus designed as a lid with holes. The holes or openings are to be selected in such a way that when the lid is placed on or in the container from above, it also completely or partially closes the container. The lid must have at least as many openings as there are containers in the container. The openings must also, for example in a bottle, have a diameter which is larger than the crown cap and larger than the top of the bottle neck. The diameter of the opening is preferably selected in such a way that the horizontal gap that occurs between the bottles and the lid only has a smaller clear dimension when the lid is positively connected to the container. The openings therefore enclose the bottle necks almost too positively, so that the bottles are held in position by the lid. This is particularly advantageous for transporting bottles, as the lid prevents the bottles from hitting each other and thus protects the bottles better than usual during transport.

Die Trageeinrichtung, die beispielsweise als üblicher Henkel ausgebildet ist, wird am Behälter, bevorzugt von außen, angebracht und ist im Behälter drehbar gelagert. Die Trageeinrichtung ist somit beweglich am Behälter und mit dem Behälter verbunden. Hierdurch benötigt die Aufbewahrungs- und Transportvorrichtung nur geringen Lagerraum während der Aufbewahrung.The carrying device, which is designed, for example, as a conventional handle, is attached to the container, preferably from the outside, and is rotatably mounted in the container. The carrying device is thus movably connected to the container and to the container. As a result, the storage and transport device requires only little storage space during storage.

Die Größe des Henkels ist ferner für den Transport so zu wählen, dass zwischen dem Henkel und den Behältnissen genügend Platz ist für eine Hand zum Tragen der Vorrichtung. Hierdurch können Verletzungen an der Hand des Trägers vermieden werden, die insbesondere durch scharfkantige Kronkorken entstehen könnten.The size of the handle should also be chosen for transport so that there is enough space between the handle and the containers for one hand to carry the device. Injuries to the wearer's hand, which could be caused in particular by sharp-edged crown caps, can thereby be avoided.

Besonders vorteilhaft bei der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung ist zum einen die Option, die Vorrichtung zum Kühlen der Getränke zu verwenden, und zum anderen die Option, Teile der Vorrichtung anderweitig, z.B. als Eimer, zu verwenden.Particularly advantageous in the device according to the invention is the option of using the device for cooling the beverages and the option of using parts of the device for other purposes, eg as buckets.

Beispielsweise kann der Behälter der Vorrichtung als Mülleimer verwendet werden. Gemäß einer Ausführungsform weist der Behälter eine Behälterhöhe auf und die vorbestimmte Höhe der Behälterabdeckung über dem Behälterboden entspricht im Wesentlichen der Behälterhöhe.For example, the container of the device can be used as a rubbish bin. According to one embodiment, the container has a container height and the predetermined height of the container cover above the container floor essentially corresponds to the container height.

Die Behälterabdeckung bedeckt somit den Behälter so, wie ein üblicher Deckel ausgebildet ist, der von oben auf den Behälter aufgesetzt wird. Die Behälterabdeckung kommt also im Wesentlichen auf Behälterhöhe zur Anlage. Bevorzugt weist der Deckel dabei nur eine geringe Tiefe auf und schließt somit den Behälter im Wesentlichen plan ab. Die Behältnisse sind somit sowohl größer als der Abstand zwischen Deckel und Behälterboden als auch größer als die Behälterhöhe.The container cover thus covers the container in the manner of a conventional lid that is placed on the container from above. The container cover thus comes into contact essentially at the height of the container. The cover preferably has only a small depth and thus essentially closes the container flat. The containers are thus both larger than the distance between the lid and the container bottom and larger than the container height.

Der Behälter weist also genau so viele Flaschen auf, wie Öffnungen im Deckel sind. Bevorzugt schließen die Öffnungen dabei im Wesentlichen formschlüssig mit den Flaschen ab. Es besteht dann nur ein geringes lichtes Maß zwischen den Flaschenhälsen und den Rändern der Öffnungen im Deckel. Dies ist besonders vorteilhaft für eine Kühlung der Flaschen, insbesondere wenn der Freiraum im Behälter mit einem Kühlmedium, wie beispielsweise Crushed Ice, befüllt ist.The container therefore has exactly as many bottles as there are openings in the lid. The openings preferably form a substantially positive fit with the bottles. There is then only a small clearance between the bottle necks and the edges of the openings in the lid. This is particularly advantageous for cooling the bottles, especially when the free space in the container is filled with a cooling medium, such as crushed ice.

Die Behältnisse weisen einen Boden mit einem Bodendurchmesser und einen Hals mit Flaschenhalsdurchmesser auf, wobei der Bodendurchmesser größer ist als der entsprechende Öffnungsdurchmesser und der Flaschenhalsdurchmesser kleiner ist als der entsprechende Öffnungsdurchmesser.The containers have a base with a base diameter and a neck with a bottle neck diameter, the base diameter being larger than the corresponding opening diameter and the bottle neck diameter being smaller than the corresponding opening diameter.

Der Behälter ist also mit Flaschen bestückt und die Öffnungen sind so gewählt, dass jeweils nur der Flaschenhals durch die entsprechende Öffnung passt.The container is therefore equipped with bottles and the openings are selected in such a way that only the neck of the bottle fits through the corresponding opening.

Diese konstruktive Massnahme verhindert, dass Flaschen aus der Aufbewahrungs- und Transporteinheit herausrutschen können. Die Flaschen können ebensowenig der Aufbewahrungs- und Transporteinheit entnommen werden, ohne den Deckel zu öffnen und abzunehmen. Dies verhindert die Entnahme einzelner Flaschen beim Verkauf. Der Behälterdeckel kann mit einem Siegel oder einem aufzubrechenden Verschluß am oberen Rande der Vorrichtung versehen sein.This design measure prevents bottles from slipping out of the storage and transport unit. Nor can the bottles be removed from the storage and transport unit without opening and removing the lid. This prevents the removal of individual bottles at the point of sale. The container lid may be provided with a seal or a breakable closure at the top edge of the device.

Besonders vorteilhaft hierbei ist, dass die Flaschen durch den Deckel im Behälter gehalten werden, während der größere Durchmesser des Flaschenbodens verhindert, dass die Flaschen während des Transportes aus dem Behälter fallen.It is particularly advantageous here that the bottles are held in the container by the lid, while the larger diameter of the bottle base prevents the bottles from falling out of the container during transport.

Der Nutzer ist selbständig in der Lage, die Aufbewahrungs- und Transporteinheit durch Abnahme des Behälterdeckels mit Eis zu befüllen, und die Einheit dann wieder zu verschließen. Das Eis kommt dann im Raum zwischen den Flaschen zu liegen und führt so zu einer optimalen Kühlwirkung.The user is independently able to fill the storage and transport unit with ice by removing the container lid and then closing the unit again. The ice then comes to lie in the space between the bottles and thus leads to a optimal cooling effect.

Gemäß einer weiteren Ausführungsform ist die Behälterabdeckung mit dem Behälter im Wesentlichen rotationsfest verbunden.According to a further embodiment, the container cover is essentially non-rotatably connected to the container.

Der Deckel und der Behälter bilden somit wenigstens am äußeren Rand des Behälters einen rotationsfesten Formschluss aus. Der Deckel kann also keine Rotationsbewegungen im Eingriff des Behälters ausführen. Dies kann beispielsweise durch einen Originalitätsverschluss realisiert werden.The lid and the container thus form a rotationally fixed form fit at least on the outer edge of the container. The lid can therefore not perform any rotational movements when engaged with the container. This can be realized, for example, by an originality closure.

Besonders vorteilhaft hierbei ist, dass der Deckel die Behältnisse im Behälter gegen ein Verrücken in Position hält. Flaschen können somit nicht während des Transportes aneinanderschlagen. Dies erhöht die Sicherheit gegen Glasbruch während des Transportes zusätzlich, insbesondere, weil der Verbund aus Flaschen und Deckel in Position gehalten wird.It is particularly advantageous here that the lid holds the containers in position in the container against displacement. Bottles can therefore not hit each other during transport. This also increases safety against glass breakage during transport, especially because the combination of bottles and lids is held in place.

Die Behälterabdeckung 130 weist fünf bis elf vertikale Öffnungen auf, wobei ein Loch oder eine Öffnung mittig der Behälterabdeckung angeordnet ist, welche vorzugsweise wie eine in der Mitte angeordnete vertikale Öffnung ausgebildet sein kann und die übrigen vertikalen Öffnungen weisen denselben Abstand zu der einen mittig angeordneten Öffnung auf und die Aufbewahrungs- und Transportvorrichtung nimmt fünf bis elf Behältnisse auf, wobei die Anzahl der vertikalen Öffnungen der Anzahl der Behältnisse entspricht.The canister cover 130 has five to eleven vertical openings, with one hole or opening centrally located in the canister cover, which preferably may be configured as a central vertical opening, and the remaining vertical openings being equidistant from the one central opening and the storage and transport device accommodates five to eleven containers, with the number of vertical openings corresponding to the number of containers.

Der Behälter weist somit ein für jedermann tragbares Gewicht von fünf bis elf Flaschen auf.The container thus has a weight of five to eleven bottles that can be carried by anyone.

Die vertikalen Öffnungen in der Behälterabdeckung, die die Anordnung der Behältnisse im Behälter vorgeben, sind so angeordnet, dass die Behältnisse vorzugsweise um ein Behältnis auf einem damit konzentrischen Ring angeordnet sind. Diese Art der Anordnung ermöglicht eine optimale Beabstandung der Behältnisse zu einander, insbesondere in zylindrischen oder leicht konischen Behältern,The vertical openings in the container cover which dictate the placement of the containers in the container are arranged so that the containers are preferably arranged around a container on a ring concentric therewith. This type of arrangement enables the containers to be optimally spaced from one another, particularly in cylindrical or slightly conical containers.

Die Aufbewahrungs- und Transportvorrichtung ist somit dazu eingerichtet, insbesondere handelsübliche Behältnisse, wie 0,2Liter, 0,25L, 0,33L oder 0,75L-Flaschen aufzunehmen. Bevorzugt ist die Aufbewahrungs- und Transportvorrichtung dazu eingerichtet, 0,33L oder 0,5L Flaschen, insbes. für Bier, aufzunehmen. Die Aufbewahrungs- und Transportvorrichtung weist somit nur einige Kilogramm an Gewicht auf und ist für jedermann mit einer Hand tragbar. Gemäß einer weiteren Ausführungsform sind der Behälter, die Behälterabdeckung und die Trageeinrichtung aus Kunststoff ausgeformt, insbesondere aus demselben Kunststoff. Dies ermöglicht zum einen einen Aufbau, der nur wenig Gewicht mit sich bringt und zum anderen wird durch die Verwendung von Kunststoff auf eine besonders günstige Art eine robuste Vorrichtung bereitgestellt.The storage and transport device is thus set up to accommodate, in particular, commercially available containers such as 0.2 liter, 0.25 liter, 0.33 liter or 0.75 liter bottles. The storage and transport device is preferably set up to accommodate 0.33L or 0.5L bottles, in particular for beer. The storage and transport device thus weighs only a few kilograms and can be carried by anyone with one hand. According to a further embodiment, the container, the container cover and the carrying device are formed from plastic, in particular from the same plastic. On the one hand, this enables a structure that entails only little weight and, on the other hand for others, the use of plastic provides a robust device in a particularly favorable manner.

Besonders bevorzugt wird für die Ausbildung der Aufbewahrungs- und Transportvorrichtung ein EZE 5600 Eimer verwendet. Dieser genormte Eimer kann kostengünstig zugekauft und entsprechend der vorliegenden Erfindung ausgebildet werden. Vorteilhaft hierbei ist der Rückgriff auf einen Standard, der einen für den Endkunden kostengünstigen Preis ermöglicht, sodass beispielsweise die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung alsAn EZE 5600 bucket is particularly preferably used for the design of the storage and transport device. This standardized bucket can be purchased inexpensively and constructed in accordance with the present invention. The advantage here is the recourse to a standard that allows for a cost-effective price for the end customer, so that, for example, the device according to the invention as

Mehrweg Produkt vertrieben werden kann. Die Herstellungskosten gegenüber einem üblichen Sechserträger oder einer Kiste sind also günstig.Reusable product can be distributed. The production costs compared to a normal six-carrier or a box are therefore cheap.

Beispielsweise wird die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung mit Bier bestückt und an Tankstellen abverkauft. Die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung entspricht dann im Wesentlichen einem deutlich verbesserten Sechserträger, wobei sie einfach durch zugekauftes Crushed Ice gekühlt werden kann. Eine solche Vorrichtung erhöht die Lebensqualität des Endkonsumenten um ein Vielfaches.For example, the device according to the invention is loaded with beer and sold at gas stations. The device according to the invention then essentially corresponds to a significantly improved six-piece carrier, in which case it can be cooled simply with crushed ice that has been purchased. Such a device increases the quality of life of the end consumer many times over.

Gemäß einer weiteren Ausführungsform ist der Behälter zusätzlich mit einem Kühlmedium befüllt, insbesondere Eis.According to a further embodiment, the container is additionally filled with a cooling medium, in particular ice.

Der im Behälter befindliche Hohlraum, der nicht durch die Behältnisse ausgefüllt ist, weist somit wenigstens teilweise ein Kühlmedium auf. Das Kühlmedium kann aus Eis ausgebildet sein oder insbesondere Crushed Ice sein. Durch den nahezu luftdichten Verschluss des Behälters mittels des Deckels wird ein Kühlraum erschaffen, der eine langanhaltende Kühlung der Behältnisse ermöglicht. Das Kühlmedium kann beispielsweise schon beim Abverkauf der Vorrichtung im Behälter sein oder nachträglich in den Behälter eingegeben werden, durch Öffnen und Wiederverschließen des Deckels.The hollow space in the container, which is not filled by the containers, thus at least partially has a cooling medium. The cooling medium can be made of ice or, in particular, be crushed ice. The almost airtight closure of the container by means of the lid creates a cooling space that enables the containers to be cooled for a long time. The cooling medium can, for example, already be in the container when the device is sold, or it can be added to the container later by opening and then closing the lid again.

Die Aufbewahrungs- und Transportvorrichtung ist dazu eingerichtet, mit einer Vielzahl weiterer Aufbewahrungs- und Transportvorrichtungen gestapelt zu werden.The storage and transport device is designed to be stacked with a large number of other storage and transport devices.

Dies kann beispielsweise dadurch ermöglicht werden, dass gleiche Behältnisse mit derselben Behältnishöhe verwendet werden. Hierdurch ergibt sich eine Abstellfläche die aus mehreren kreisförmigen Flächen ausgebildet ist, auf die die nächste Vorrichtung aufgestapelt werden kann. Insbesondere weist die Vorrichtung hierfür 7 Flaschen auf.This can be made possible, for example, by using the same containers with the same container height. This results in a storage area that is formed from several circular areas on which the next device can be stacked. In particular, the device has 7 bottles for this purpose.

Gemäß einer weiteren Ausführungsform weist die Aufbewahrungs- und Transportvorrichtung eine Beabstandungseinrichtung auf, die horizontal im Behälter so angeordnet ist, dass die Behältnisse regelmäßig und fest zueinander beabstandet sind.According to a further embodiment, the storage and transport device has a spacing device which is arranged horizontally in the container in such a way that the containers are regularly and firmly spaced from one another.

Die Beabstandungseinrichtung ist somit horizontal zwischen Deckel und Behälterboden und horizontal zwischen den Behältnissen angeordnet. Sie ist beispielsweise aus Pappe ausgebildet und weist einen Aufdruck auf. Die Funktion der Beabstandungseinrichtung ist, die Behältnisse auch unterhalb des Deckels regelmäßig zu beabstanden. Dies ist insbesondere wünschenswert bei größeren Flaschen, um die Bruchsicherheit zu erhöhen. Beispielsweise wird hierfür eine Schablone angefertigt, die sternförmig ausgebildet ist und über eine bzw. die mittlere Flasche gestülpt wird.The spacing device is thus arranged horizontally between the lid and the container base and horizontally between the containers. It is made of cardboard, for example, and has an imprint. The function of the spacer is to also regularly space the containers underneath the lid. This is particularly desirable with larger bottles to increase resistance to breakage. For example, a template is made for this purpose, which is designed in the shape of a star and is slipped over one or the middle bottle.

Gemäß einer weiteren Ausführungsform ist die Beabstandungseinrichtung als ein Kühlmedium ausbildet.According to a further embodiment, the spacing device is designed as a cooling medium.

Besonders bevorzugt ist die Bestandungseinrichtung als Kühlbeutel bzw. Coldbag oder Coolpad ausgebildet und ist dabei so ausgeformt, dass sie im Behälter zwischen den Behältnissen angeordnet werden kann, um die Behältnisse im Wesentlichen regelmäßig zu beabstanden.The holding device is particularly preferably designed as a cooling bag or cold bag or cool pad and is shaped in such a way that it can be arranged in the container between the containers in order to space the containers essentially regularly.

Es wird desgleichen eine Aufbewahrungs- und Transportvorrichtung vorgeschlagen, die unbestückt ist. Sie weist also keine Behältnisse auf.A storage and transport device that is unequipped is also proposed. It therefore has no containers.

Besonders vorteilhaft hierbei ist, dass die Vorrichtung durch den Endverbraucher frei bestückbar ist. Die Vorrichtung ist also entsprechend für bestimmte Flaschentypen vorbereitet und dazu eingerichtet, diese Flaschen entsprechend erfindungsgemäß aufzunehmen.It is particularly advantageous here that the device can be freely equipped by the end user. The device is therefore prepared accordingly for certain types of bottles and set up to receive these bottles according to the invention.

Bei der Verwendung der Aufbewahrungs- und Transportvorrichtung als Trinkeimer stellt sich der Vorteil ein, dass durch die Öffnungen Trinkhalme gesteckt werden können und diese Trinkhalme immer voneinander beabstandet bleiben und somit einen besseren Hygienestandard bieten als bisherige Trinkeimer, bei denen die Trinkhalme in die Behälter gesteckt werden, nicht beabstandet werden können und somit auch direkt aneinander zu liegen kommen.When using the storage and transport device as a drinking bucket, there is the advantage that drinking straws can be inserted through the openings and these drinking straws always remain at a distance from one another and thus offer a better standard of hygiene than previous drinking buckets, in which the drinking straws are inserted into the containers , can not be spaced and thus come to lie directly against each other.

Weitere vorteilhafte Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung werden nachstehend unter Bezugnahme auf die Zeichnung näher erläutert.

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Fig. 1a zeigt eine Aufbewahrungs- und Transportvorrichtung 100. Sie umfasst einen im Querschnitt im Wesentlichen kreisförmigen Behälter 110 mit einem Behälterboden 111 und einer Behälteröffnung 112 und einer Behälterhöhe HB. Der Behälter ist zudem leicht konisch ausgebildet und mit sieben gleichen Flaschen 120 bestückt. Fig. 1a shows a storage and transport device 100. It comprises a container 110 which is essentially circular in cross-section and has a container bottom 111 and a container opening 112 and a container height HB. The container is also slightly conical and is fitted with seven bottles 120 of the same type.

Die abgefüllten und verschlossenen Flaschen 120 sind zudem mit einem Kornkorken 122 verschlossen. Ferner weisen die Flaschen einen Flaschenboden 124, einen Flaschenhals 126 und eine Behältnishöhe HFL auf, wobei die Behältnishöhe HFL größer ist als die Behälterhöhe HB und der Flaschenhalsdurchmesser dFH kleiner ist als der Durchmesser des Flaschenboden dB.The filled and closed bottles 120 are also closed with a grain cork 122 . Furthermore, the bottles have a bottle base 124, a bottle neck 126 and a container height HFL, the container height HFL being greater than the container height HB and the bottleneck diameter dFH being smaller than the diameter of the bottle base dB.

Die Aufbewahrungs- und Transportvorrichtung 100 ist ferner mit einer zur Behälteröffnung 112 passenden Behälterabdeckung 130 verschlossen, die in einer Höhe HV über dem Behälterboden 124 zur Anlage kommt.The storage and transport device 100 is also closed with a container cover 130 that fits the container opening 112 and comes to rest at a height HV above the container floor 124 .

Die Behälterabdeckung 130 weist hierzu sieben vertikale Öffnungen 132 mit einem vorbestimmten Öffnungsdurchmesser Do und einen umlaufenden Muttereingriff 134 auf. Der Muttereingriff 134 ist formschlüssig und reversibel mit einem am oberen Rand 116 des Behälters 110 befindlichen Vatereingriff 114 verbunden. Die Behälterabdeckung 130 ist somit über einen Originalitätsverschluss 150 rotationsfest mit Behälter verbunden 110. Ferner weist die Behälterabdeckung 130 in einer vorbestimmten Höhe Hv auf, über der der Behälterboden 111 zur Anlage mit dem Behälter 110 kommt. Die Behältnishöhe HFL ist größer als die vorbestimmte Höhe Hv. Die Höhe Hv entspricht im dargestellten Beispiel ferner im Wesentlichen der Behältnishöhe HB. Es ist aber auch möglich, dass die Behälterhöhe Hb deutlich höher ausfällt als die Höhe Hv der Behälterabdeckung, nämlich dann, wenn der Behälter einen hochgezogenen Rand aufweist und die Behälterabdeckung liegt oben auf dem Behälter, wie im dargestellten Beispiel, zur Anlage kommt, sondern innerhalb des Behälters, wobei dann die Höhe der Abdeckung immer noch geringer ausfällt als die Höhe des Behältnisses. In dem vorgenannten Beispiel wäre es auch möglich, dass die Behälterhöhe HB größer ist als die Behältnishöhe, welche ihrerseits, wie erwähnt, größer ist als die Höhe Hv der Behälterabdeckung. Die vorstehende Variante ist zeichnerisch nicht dargestellt, aber liegt ebenfalls im Bereich der Erfindung.For this purpose, the container cover 130 has seven vertical openings 132 with a predetermined opening diameter D o and a circumferential nut engagement 134 . The female engagement 134 is positively and reversibly connected to a male engagement 114 located at the top edge 116 of the container 110 . The container cover 130 is thus non-rotatably connected to the container 110 via an originality closure 150. Furthermore, the container cover 130 has a predetermined height H v above which the container bottom 111 comes into contact with the container 110. The container height H FL is greater than the predetermined height H v . In the example shown, the height H v also essentially corresponds to the container height H B . However, it is also possible that the container height H b is significantly higher than the height H v of the container cover, namely when the container has a raised edge and the container cover rests on top of the container, as in the example shown, but inside the container, in which case the height of the cover is still lower than the height of the container. In the above example, it would also be possible for the container height H B to be greater than the container height, which in turn, as mentioned, is greater than the height H v of the container cover. The above variant is not shown in the drawing, but is also within the scope of the invention.

Die vertikalen Öffnungen 132 umschließen die Flaschenhälse 126 mit dem Flaschenhalsdurchmesser dFH mit einem geringen Öffnungsmaß do so, dass die Flaschen 120 im Behälter 110 im Wesentlichen fest zueinander positioniert sind. Ein geringes Öffnungsmaß bedeutet dabei insbesondere, dass do im Bereich von 0,5 bis ca. 3 mm liegt und im Wesentlichen bestimmt wird durch den Durchmesser des Kronkorkens der Flasche, der noch durch die Öffnung passen muss. Die vorbestimmten Öffnungsdurchmesser Do der vertikalen Öffnungen 132 sind dabei so gewählt, dass sie größer sind als die entsprechenden Durchmesser dK der Kronkorken 122.The vertical openings 132 enclose the bottle necks 126 with the bottle neck diameter d FH with a small opening dimension d o such that the bottles 120 in the container 110 are essentially firmly positioned relative to one another. A small opening dimension means in particular that d o is in the range from 0.5 to approx. 3 mm and is essentially determined by the diameter of the crown cap of the bottle, which still has to fit through the opening. The predetermined opening diameters D o of the vertical openings 132 are selected in such a way that they are larger than the corresponding diameters dK of the crown caps 122.

Um ein Herausfallen der Flaschen 120 zu verhindern, ist der Durchmesser der Flaschenböden dB größer als der entsprechende Öffnungsdurchmesser DO der Öffnungen 132. Zudem ist im Behälter 110 eine Beabstandungseinrichtung 150 horizontal zwischen den Flaschen 120 so angeordnet, dass die Flaschen regelmäßig und fest zueinander beabstandet sind. Die Aufbewahrungs- und Transportvorrichtung 100 weist ferner eine Trageeinrichtung 140 zum Transportieren der Aufbewahrungs- und Transportvorrichtung auf. Diese ist als Henkel ausgebildet und drehbar um eine horizontale Achse AH mit dem Behälter 110 verbunden. Hierfür weist der Behälter 110 an seinem oberen Rand 116 eine Aufnehmung 142 auf.To prevent the bottles 120 from falling out, the diameter of the bottoms of the bottles dB is larger than the corresponding opening diameter DO of the openings 132. In addition, a spacer 150 is arranged horizontally between the bottles 120 in the container 110 so that the bottles are regular and fixed to one another are spaced. The storage and transport device 100 also has a carrying device 140 for transporting the storage and transport device. This is designed as a handle and is connected to the container 110 so that it can rotate about a horizontal axis AH. For this purpose, the container 110 has a receptacle 142 on its upper edge 116 .

Der Behälter 110 ist ferner mit Eis 160 befüllt, welches den Inhalt der Flaschen kühlt. Zudem sind der Behälter 110, der Deckel 130 und der Henkel 140 aus demselben Kunststoff ausgeformt. Ferner ist auf dem Behälter 110 ein Flaschenöffner 190 aufgeklebt, der bei Bedarf manuell vom Behälter 110 gelöst werden kann.The container 110 is also filled with ice 160 which cools the contents of the bottles. In addition, the container 110, the lid 130 and the handle 140 are molded from the same plastic. Furthermore, a bottle opener 190 is glued onto the container 110 and can be detached manually from the container 110 if required.

Fig. 1b zeigt eine schematische Darstellung der Behälterabdeckung gemäß der Ausführungsform in Fig. 1a in einer Draufsicht. Fig. 1b 12 shows a schematic representation of the container cover according to the embodiment in FIG Fig. 1a in a top view.

Die Behälterabdeckung 130 mit dem Behälterabdeckungsdurchmesser DBA weist sieben vertikale Öffnungen 132 mit einem Öffnungsdurchmesser DO auf. Eine der vertikalen Öffnungen 132 ist in der Mitte M der Behälterabdeckung 130 angeordnet und die anderen vertikalen Öffnungen 132 sind auf einem Radius rMO um die mittig angeordnete Öffnung 132 herum angeordnet. Die vertikalen Öffnungen 132 sind dabei symmetrisch mit einem Abstand dOO zu einander angeordnet. Die Öffnungen 132 weisen also denselben Abstand zueinander auf.The tank cover 130 of tank cover diameter DBA has seven vertical openings 132 of opening diameter DO. One of the vertical openings 132 is located at the center M of the container cover 130 and the other vertical openings 132 are located at a radius rMO around the centrally located opening 132 . The vertical openings 132 are arranged symmetrically at a distance d00 from one another. The openings 132 are therefore at the same distance from one another.

Fig. 1c zeigt eine schematische Darstellung der Beabstandungseinrichtung gemäß der Ausführungsform in Fig. 1a in einer Draufsicht. 1c shows a schematic representation of the spacing device according to the embodiment in FIG Fig. 1a in a top view.

Die Beabstandungseinrichtung 150, die horizontal im Behälter angeordnet wird, um die Behältnisse bzw. Flaschen regelmäßig und fest zueinander zu beabstanden, ist sternenförmig aus Pappe ausgebildet und weist einen Durchmesser DSc auf.The spacer 150, which is placed horizontally in the container to space the containers or bottles evenly and firmly from one another, is formed of cardboard in the shape of a star and has a diameter D Sc .

In der Mitte M2 der Beabstandungseinrichtung 150 mit dem Durchmesser DSA ist eine erste Ausnehmung 152 mit einem Durchmesser Dso angeordnet. Ferner sind sechs weitere Ausnehmungen 153 entsprechend der vertikalen Öffnungen des Deckels angeordnet. Sie sind also ebenfalls konzentrisch um die mittig angeordnete Ausnehmung 152 verteilt, wobei die Mittelpunkte M3 der sechs weiteren Ausnehmungen 153 auf dem Kreisring 155 des Radius rSA gleichmäßig beabstandet sind. Der Durchmesser Dso der Ausnehmungen ist zudem größer als der entsprechende Flaschenhalsdurchmesser dFH.A first recess 152 with a diameter Dso is arranged in the center M2 of the spacer 150 with the diameter DSA. Furthermore, six further recesses 153 are arranged corresponding to the vertical openings of the cover. They are thus also distributed concentrically around the centrally arranged recess 152, with the center points M3 of the six further recesses 153 being spaced evenly apart on the circular ring 155 of the radius rSA. The diameter D so of the recesses is also larger than the corresponding bottleneck diameter dFH.

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  1. Storage and transport device (100) comprising:
    - a repository (110) with a substantially oval, rectangular or circular cross-section, having a repository bottom (111) and a repository opening (112),
    - a repository cover (130) fitting the repository opening (112) having a number of vertical openings (132) formed in the repository cover (130) having a predetermined opening diameter (D0), the repository cover (130) being connected to the repository (110) in a reversible and form-fitting manner, and the repository cover (130) comes to rest at a predetermined height (Hv) above the repository bottom (111),
    - a carrying device (140) for transporting the storage and transport device (100), which is rotatable connected to the repository (110) about a horizontal axis (AH), and
    - a plurality of filled and closed containers (120) with a container height (HFL) arranged in the repository (110), the containers (120) standing with their base (124) on the container bottom (111). And
    - the container height (HFL) is greater than the predetermined height (Hv) of the repository cover (130) above the repository bottom (111) and the vertical openings (132) of the repository cover (130) are configured such that the vertical openings (132) enclose the containers (120) with a small opening dimension and thus the containers (120) in the repository (110) are positioned substantially fixed to one another
    characterized by the following features:
    - the containers have a base (122) with a first diameter (DB) and a neck (124) with a second diameter (DH), the first diameter (DB) being larger than the corresponding opening diameter (D0) of the vertical openings (132 ) and the second diameter (DH) is smaller than the corresponding opening diameter (D0) of the vertical openings (132) and
    - the repository cover (130) has five to eleven vertical openings (132),
    - one of the vertical openings (132) is located at the center (M) of the repository cover (130) and the other vertical openings (132) are located at a radius (rmo) around the center (M),wherein the vertical openings (132) are arranged symmetrically at a distance (d00) from one another and thus have the same distance from one another.
  2. Storage and transport device according to Claim 1, characterized in that the repository (110) has a repository height (HB) and the predetermined height (Hv) of the repository cover (130) above the repository bottom (111) essentially corresponds to the repository height (HB) or the predetermined height (Hv) of the repository cover (130) above the repository bottom (111) is less than the repository height (HB).
  3. Storage and transport device according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that each container (120) is assigned (to???) exactly one vertical opening (132) in the repository cover (130).
  4. Storage and transport device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the repository cover (130) is connected to the repository (110) in a substantially non-rotatable manner.
  5. Storage and transport device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the storage and transport device (100) accommodates seven containers (120), the number of openings (132) corresponding to the number of containers (120).
  6. Storage and transport device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the containers (120) have a capacity of between 0.2L and 0.75L, in particular 0.33L or 0.5L.
  7. Storage and transport device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the repository (110), the repository cover (130) and the carrying device (140) are formed from plastic, in particular from the same plastic.
  8. Storage and transport device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by at least one functional accessory detachably connected to the storage and transport device (100) in particular a bottle opener.
  9. Storage and transport device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the repository (110) is additionally filled with a cooling medium in particular ice.
  10. Storage and transport device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the storage and transport device (100) is designed to be stacked multiple times with a multiplicity of other storage and transport devices (100) according to one of the preceding claims.
  11. Storage and transport device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a spacing device (150) which is arranged horizontally in the repository (110) in such a way that the containers (120) are regularly and firmly spaced from one another.
  12. Storage and transport device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the spacing device (150) is designed as a cooling medium.
  13. Use of a storage and transport device according to claim 1 as a drinking bucket filled with a drinkable liquid, the drinkable liquid of which can be consumed by means of drinking straws which are inserted through the vertical openings (132) of the repository cover (130),
    or
    a facility for collecting and storing waste.
  14. Use of a repository cover (130) having a number of vertical openings (132) according to any one of the preceding claims as a flying disc.
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