ES2535002T3 - Transport and presentation box - Google Patents

Abstract

Box (10) with a bottom (12), with at least two pairs of side walls (14a, 14b, 16a, 16b) respectively, extending a first wall of the side walls (16b) from the bottom (12) upwards in a vertical direction (18) at least partially only at an extraction height (20) that is less than the height of one or more of the remaining side walls (14a, 14b, 16a) to define a lateral opening with a dimension that it allows access and extraction of the products contained in the box (10) through the side opening, and with a first mobile side wall area (23) that is rotatably mounted with respect to the first side wall (16b) and can be moved between a folded position, in which the movable side wall area (23) is folded down and arranged so that it overlaps with the first side wall (16b), and a folded up position, in the that the mobile side wall area (23) is arranged sta on the first side wall (16b) and extends in the vertical direction (18) upwards on the first side wall (16b), characterized in that the first side wall (16b) is fixed and the remaining side walls (14a, 14b , 16a), which do not correspond to the first side wall (16b), are arranged in a movable manner with respect to the bottom (12) so that they can be folded in the direction of the bottom (12) to a folded state, in which they are essentially parallel to the bottom (12), and the movable side wall area (23) extends in the folded up position at an upward height that is less than the height of one or more of the remaining side walls (14a , 14b, 16a).

Description

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DESCRIPTION

Transport and presentation box

[0001] The present invention relates to boxes for the transport of goods that enable the presentation of the goods transported in the box to a consumer and facilitate access to the goods in the box.

[0002] A plurality of products are transported in open boxes from above. So, for example, in the industry

10 of beverages a plurality of different box shapes are known for transporting beverage bottles or smaller packages of beverage bottles (for example, the so-called "sixpacks") from production to retail. In retail, bottles are normally stacked, so that access is possible only from above and, therefore, the products of a box located in a lower position of the stack are accessible only when all boxes placed on top are removed . This is extremely uncomfortable and requires a lot

15 time and strength.

[0003] Various folding boxes and fixed side walls of equal height are described, for example, in documents US6,601,724B1, EP2062827A1, EP2030903A1, EP0275919A2, EP0260698A1, DE2617051A1, EP0530610B1, DE7617706U1, DE3809585A1, DE9211684U1, DE4230021A1, DE8716137U1, DE1279534B or

20 US2006 / 016811A1.

[0004] Therefore, it would be advantageous to make boxes available that allow more efficient and simple access to the products transported in the box.

[0005] The present invention aims to create an improved box that allows improved access to the products in the box, together with good transport safety.

[0006] This objective is achieved by a box according to claim 1.

[0007] Therefore, some embodiments of the present invention have a bottom and at least two pairs of opposite side walls respectively, a first wall of the side walls being designed so as to allow extraction of the products contained in the box. For this purpose, the first side wall extends from the bottom upwards in the vertical direction at least partially only at a lower extraction height that is less than the height of one or more of the remaining side walls. The extraction height is

35 determined so that the first side wall defines a side opening with a dimension that allows access or extraction of products contained in the box through the side opening. The box is delimited in a vertical direction upwards by means of the first side wall area (which can also be the entire side wall) that extends from the bottom upwards and has a lower extraction height. That is, above this first side wall area there is no other force drag connection between the side walls.

40 adjoining.

[0008] In other words, the first side wall has at least partially a height less than the surrounding side walls or some of the surrounding side walls, so that the box can also be accessed from the side for easy access also in the case of boxes stacked to the products

45 located in lower battery boxes.

[0009] Therefore, the height of the first side wall in some embodiments is sized so that the specific products, transported in the box, cannot be dropped from the box during transport. In some embodiments, the box is intended for transporting bottles or

50 bottles pre-packaged in smaller packages, so the first side wall is tall enough to prevent individual bottles from falling out of the box. In some embodiments, the height is 1 to 10 cm. In some other embodiments, this height is 2 to 5 cm or, in general, greater than 2 cm.

[0010] In some embodiments, the first side wall has edges adjacent to the

55 adjacent side walls two side wall sections respectively that extend to the height of the adjacent side walls in order to increase the stability of the box.

[0011] In other embodiments of the present invention, the box has four side walls, gripping openings being arranged at least on the side walls adjacent to the first side wall.

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The grip openings have an area that runs parallel to the bottom, as well as an area that runs perpendicular to the bottom. In some embodiments, the area, which runs perpendicular to the bottom, is arranged in the direction of the first side wall. In some embodiments, the first horizontal opening section, which runs essentially parallel to the bottom, is further transformed into the section of

5 vertical opening with a radius large enough to be able to grab the box also by the radius. Therefore, in these embodiments of the invention it is possible to grab or lift the box also by the radius or by the vertical opening section, so that it tilts backwards during the grip. This reduces the likelihood that objects, for example, bottles, will fall out of the box through the openings of the first side wall during transport.

[0012] According to some embodiments of the invention, the box also has in the bottom area, adjacent to the first side wall, a support surface for the products to be transported, which is greater than the average in the remaining area From the bottom. This means, in other words, that if the bottom is not configured so that it covers the entire surface to save weight, but is composed, for example, of crossbars

15 individual, the number of crossbars per surface, that is, the crossbar density, is high in the area adjacent to the first side wall. This causes that a product placed in the box near the side wall, for example, a beverage bottle or can, is in contact with the bottom with a large support surface. This prevents the bottle or can of beverage from sliding or tilting towards recesses between the bottom crossbars, thus preventing an undesired fall of the can or the bottle during transport.

[0013] In some embodiments, the side walls adjacent to the first wall also have on the front side, where they collide with the first side wall, a height less than on the front side opposite the side wall. That is, the side walls located after the opening are lower in the direction of the opening, so that, on the one hand, the space available for extraction increases and increases,

25 on the other hand, the entrance of light or the angle of observation towards the interior of the box so that in this way the objects transported in the box are more visible, for example, the bottles or the like.

[0014] In the box according to the invention, the remaining side walls, which do not correspond to the first side wall, can be folded with respect to the bottom, so that the box can be brought to a folded state, in which the 30 walls remaining sides rest on the bottom approximately parallel to it or lie above the bottom. This allows a more economical and efficient transport of the box in an empty state.

[0015] Some embodiments have an additional mobile side wall area that extends above the first side wall in the vertical direction and that can be disassembled or folded. This may have the advantage that in the unfolded state of the mobile side wall area the stability or security is further increased, so that the goods or products cannot fall out of the box. In addition, the mobile side wall area can be used in the unfolded or folded state for the presentation of product information

or similar.

[0016] In some exemplary embodiments, the movable side wall area is configured in the form of a grid or from a plurality of ribs, so that the box can be cleaned with high pressure jet, without separating the wall area moving side of the box or without releasing it unwantedly from the box due to high pressure.

[0017] In some exemplary embodiments, the remaining side walls are further coated or laminated with a film containing the product information easily visible from the outside.

[0018] In some other embodiments, a clear film is provided, so that the objects or bottles transported in the box can be better perceived visually due to the reflection of the light.

[0019] In some other embodiments, the three remaining side walls, which do not correspond to the lower wall, have the same height, so that the boxes can be stacked, the bottom of a box resting on the three walls remaining sides of the box below. For this purpose, special contours or notches may be provided both at the bottom and at the upper ends of the remaining side walls,

55 in which they engage corresponding contours or notches of the bottom or the remaining side walls in order to enable stacking and ensure a safe position.

[0020] In some exemplary embodiments of boxes according to the invention, which are suitable for storage or for the transport and presentation of beverage bottles or cans, the fund has a

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plurality of mandrels extending from the bottom upward in the vertical direction. The mandrels are three-dimensional objects that are located on the bottom and are molded so that the bottles are held or fixed by the outer delimitation surfaces of the mandrels, thus effectively preventing the bottles from falling. In some exemplary embodiments, the mandrels have only a small height in the vertical direction, so that these can also be identified as trimmed mandrels. The height and exterior shape of some mandrels are selected so that together with the first side wall they prevent the bottles from falling through the side opening. Therefore, in some exemplary embodiments, the mandrels at their maximum point are not higher than the first side wall to ensure removal. In some embodiments, the outer delimitation surfaces of the mandrels have a variable height to adapt them

10 best possible to the stated objectives. In order to tilt the bottles outward in the direction of the first side wall while ensuring good stability, the mandrels have a height less parallel to the side wall than in the direction of the first side wall, by what is possible an inclination in parallel to the first side wall, however, an inclination in a perpendicular direction in this respect is difficult and the bottles are held securely.

[0021] Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the attached figures.

[0022] They show: Fig. 1 an exemplary embodiment of a box for transporting bottles;

Fig. 2 the example of embodiment of figure 1, full of "sixpacks",

Fig. 3 stacked full boxes according to the embodiment example of figure 1;

Fig. 4 the exemplary embodiment of figure 1 in a bottom view;

Fig. 5 another embodiment of a box; Fig. 6 a box according to the invention with folding side walls;

Fig. 7 the exemplary embodiment of Fig. 5 in the partially folded state;

Fig. 8 the exemplary embodiment of figure 6 in the fully folded state;

Fig. 9 the embodiment of figure 6, filled with bottles;

Fig. 10 the exemplary embodiment of figure 5, filled with "sixpacks"; 40 Fig. 11 a plan view of the box of figure 6; Y

Fig. 12 a detailed view of mandrels used in some embodiments of the invention.

[0023] Figure 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of a beverage box 10. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the bottom 12 is not continuously flat, but is composed of a grid structure. As can be seen in the view of the box of Figure 3 from below, the bottom 12 is formed by a plurality of ribs or ribs. These are close enough to each other, so that the merchandise to be transported, for example, a bottle, cannot be dropped through the bottom of the box or bent over

50 uncontrolled way, if the edge of a bottle leans towards one of the empty spaces between the nerves.

[0024] The box also has two pairs of opposite side walls 14a, 14b respectively extending from the bottom 12 upwards, that is, in the vertical direction 18. A first wall of the four 55 side walls, in this example, the side wall 16b extends only at a small extraction height 20 in the vertical direction 18.

[0025] The extraction height 20 is less than the height of the remaining side walls 14a, 14b and 16a, so that a side opening is formed that allows access or removal of the bottles or products,

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contained and transported in the box, through the side opening. Above the first side wall 16b there is no other box structure. On the bottom 12 of the exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 1 there is also a plurality of mandrels, of which the mandrel 22a and the mandrel 22b are exemplified by way of example. The lateral opening for the extraction of the products is then created by presenting the first side wall 16b a

5 height less than the adjacent or remaining side walls. Height should be understood here, as in the following figures, the dimension in the positive vertical direction 18. The term "above" identifies a position in the positive vertical direction 18 and the term "below", a position that has a coordinate minor in the vertical direction 18. By sides, any direction that delimits the box in the directions parallel to the surface of the bottom 12 must be understood.

[0026] By means of the first side wall 16b, a side opening is defined or formed that allows access or removal of the bottles transported in the box. In other embodiments, other products can naturally be transported in the box. The so-called “sixpacks” can also be transported in the box of figure 1, that is, packages of six previously packaged bottles.

[0027] In alternative embodiments, not shown here, the side wall does not have the small extraction height 20 along its entire length, but from the adjacent side walls 14a and 14b fixed side wall sections extend towards the lateral opening, always maintaining the lateral opening with a size such that it guarantees an extraction of the products or bottles. This type of boxes can present a

20 high stability.

[0028] The embodiment of a box 10, shown in FIG. 1, also has a movable side wall area 23 which is rotatably mounted with respect to a first fixed side wall 16b by hinges 24a-24c. The mobile side wall area 23 is shown in Figure 1 in a folded position, in the

25 that it is folded down with respect to the first side wall 16b. In the folded up position, the movable side wall area 23 extends according to the invention in the vertical direction 18 upwards. Therefore, the safety can be further increased by not tilting out the bottles located in the box 10. The mobile part can be used additionally to present product information or the like.

[0029] The side walls 14a and 14b, adjacent to the first side wall 16b, respectively have a grip opening 28a and 28b, whereby the box can be lifted and carried. The grip openings have both a first opening area that extends parallel to the bottom, and a second opening area that extends essentially in the vertical direction, the function of which is explained in more detail below by means of Figure 3.

[0030] The side walls 14a and 14b, adjacent to the first side wall 16b, also have chamfered edge areas 30a and 30b at their end oriented in the direction of the first side wall, through which light can enter the boxes, even when stacked. In the exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 1, the ends of the walls 14a and 14b adjoining the first side wall 16b then have a

40 height less than at its opposite end. It is clear that, although in the exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 1, the notched part of the side wall is essentially triangular, any other notch form can also be used for alternative embodiments. In some embodiments, the height of the side walls 14a and 14b adjoining the first side wall 16b continuously increases to the maximum height. In alternative embodiments, the height increase can naturally also occur from

45 staggered or gradual way.

[0031] The box shown in Figure 1 is stackable, that is, the contours of the upper ends of the side walls 14a, 14b and 16a are configured so that they engage during stacking with the contour or the bottom structure of another box (see, for example, figure 3), so the boxes can be stacked

50 one over another. However, through the side opening, defined by the first side wall 16b, it is possible to remove the bottles or the packages of bottles, such as the six packs, from the inside of the box, even in a stacked state.

[0032] In some embodiments of the invention, the surfaces of the side walls 14a, 14b and 16a directed inwards are designed with a light color, so that due to the light input generated to

55 through the openings 30a and 30b, the bottles inside the case are more visible to the person watching them from the outside. In alternative embodiments, the surfaces have glued product or advertising indications.

[0033] The embodiment of the invention, shown in Figure 1, also presents in at least one of the

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side walls (in the case shown here, the side wall 14b) a plurality of ribs 32a-32d that run in a vertical direction, protrude from a side surface inward and prevent the bottles, held by the mandrels inside the case , come into contact through its entire lateral surface with the lateral wall and make a large part of its surface dirty. In the exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 1, the ribs 32a-32d

5 are arranged respectively so that the bottles are supported with their outer radius in the positions of the ribs 32a-32d in the outer wall. In this way it is possible to prevent large surfaces of the inner surfaces of the side walls from becoming dirty, because this occurs only in the case of nerves.

[0034] Figure 2 shows the embodiment of the box 10 of Figure 1 in the state filled with 3 six packs.

[0035] The sixpacks 40a, 40b and 40c respectively contain six individual bottles, not shown here for a better understanding.

[0036] The sixpacks are held, in addition to by means of the chucks that engage from below in the sixpacks

15 opened at the bottom for this purpose, by means of the ribs 40a and 40b arranged at the bottom 12 of the box 10, as shown in Figure 1.

[0037] As explained in the view of Figure 3, which shows two boxes 10 and 10a in the stacked state, the products or bottles can be removed from the lower box 10 also in the stacked state. This is of course also valid

20 for sixpacks 40a, 40b and 40c, if these are transported or presented in the boxes in an alternative way to the individual bottles. As can be seen in Figures 2 and 3, the special embodiment of a box represented in Figure 1 has a high flexibility with respect to the bottles to be transported, because with the box sixpacks and, on the one hand, can be transported. Moreover, individual bottles. This is derived from the arrangement of mandrels 22a and 22b, as well as ribs 42a and 42b shown in Figure 1.

[0038] It is evident that in other embodiments of the case 10 another arrangement of mandrels can be selected. Thus, for example, in some embodiments, the ribs can be completely dispensed with and only mandrels can be used instead. However, in the embodiment shown in Figure 1 both options are possible, because each individual bottle, inserted in one of the empty spaces between

30 mandrels and / or ribs, is supported in four directions respectively by a lateral wall of a nerve, by means of a mandrel or by one of the lateral walls 14a, 14b, 16a or 16b of the box, so that it is held so stable for transportation.

[0039] As can be seen in Figure 3, the possibility of stacking the boxes and the possibility of

35 side extraction, which is created by the first side wall 16b, allows different products to be put on sale in a column of stacked boxes. The side wall 16b prevents here together with the mandrels that the bottles can fall out of the box 10 during transport, whereby the side wall 16b is sized so as to prevent a fall from the box during transport. However, it remains low enough to be able to remove the bottles from the box on the front side, even if another box 10a is located on the box 10. With

40 for this purpose, according to some embodiments, the bottles can first be slightly raised and then tilted forward. In some embodiments, this is possible by a special configuration of the mandrels, as described in detail below by means of Figure 12.

[0040] Figure 3 clearly shows another feature of some embodiments of the present

The invention, specifically the special configuration of the grip openings 28a and 28b. The grip opening is curved and extends both horizontally and vertically. In other words, the grip opening 28a has a first opening area 50a that extends parallel to the bottom 12 and a second opening area 50b that extends essentially in the vertical direction 18. In this case, the delimitation between the opening area vertical and horizontal of figure 3 is to be understood by way of example only. The grip opening 28a extends

50 also significantly in the vertical direction, so that a person can also use the grip opening 28a in the vertical opening area. In alternative embodiments of the invention, the grip opening 28a may naturally be differently shaped than the exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 3. It may also have, for example, a square or rectangular cross section, so that the box can be lifted both from the top through the horizontal opening area 50a and from the side by

55 the vertical opening zone 50b.

[0041] In the exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 3, the vertical opening zone is located on the side assigned to the first side wall 16b and is transformed with a large radius in the horizontal opening zone 50a by the outer contour ( that is, by the contour oriented in the direction of the first side wall). This causes the

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if the box is lifted, it can also be grasped by the radius, so that the box tilts backwards (in the direction of the side wall 16a), if the vertical opening zone is on the side directed towards the first side wall 16b , so that the inclination of the box when transporting it further prevents a fall of the individual bottles.

[0042] In some embodiments of the invention, the security is further increased by a special configuration of the bottom 12 in the area 50 adjacent to the first side wall 16b, as explained by means of Figure 4 showing a view in perspective from below of the box of figure 1 and by means of figure 11 showing a bottom view of another embodiment of the invention.

[0043] In some embodiments of the invention, the bottom 12 is not formed so that it covers the entire surface, but is formed by an arrangement of ribs for saving weight and for easier cleaning. These cover the surface of the bottom 12 so that the individual bottles rest securely with their bottom of the bottle on the bottom 12. In zone 50 of the front edge, that is, in zone 50 adjacent to the

First side wall 16b, the amount or surface density of the ribs is high compared to the remaining area, so that the bottles located here cannot tip outward by themselves, if they tip from their resting position slightly in the direction of the first side wall 16 as a result of external influences. This is avoided by placing the ribs in the area 50, adjacent to the first side wall 16b, so close to each other that the edge of a bottle cannot be tilted between the empty space between two ribs

20 contiguous In other words, the bottom 12 has in the area 50 adjacent to the first side wall 16b a support surface for the bottles, which is larger than the average support surface available in the bottom per surface unit to enable the secure hold of The bottles.

[0044] As can also be seen in Figure 4, the bottom 12 presents in the area adjacent to the walls

25 lateral 14a, 14b and 16a an elevation formed by several ribs, the contour of which is configured so that when placed on another box inside the side walls, it meshes in the contour of the side walls of the other box in order to guarantee the stacking and a safe position in the stacked state.

[0045] The bottom of the box also has in its center a crossbar 52 that extends from the side wall

30 16a to the first lateral wall 16b and whose nerves have a greater extension in the vertical direction than the remaining nerves in the fundus. This cross member 52 serves to additionally support the first side wall 16b of smaller height in order to increase the stability of the box. The crossbar 52 is arranged in the center, so that the crossbar, which extends downward beyond the rest of the bottom, does not prevent the removal of the bottles from the lower case in the stacked state.

[0046] Figure 5 shows another embodiment of a box that differs essentially from the exemplary embodiments, analyzed by means of the preceding figures, by the fact that with the embodiment shown in Figure 5, transport bottles of another size. While the exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 1 is adapted to bottles with 0.5 l content, the exemplary embodiment of a

The box shown in figure 5 is adapted to bottles with a content of 0.33 l. Therefore, the embodiment example of figure 5 differs essentially in the arrangement of the mandrels of the embodiment example of figure 1, as well as in the thickness of the side walls 14a, 14b and 16a which was varied to hold the bottles arranged inside the box with the same outer volume of the box. Thus, for example, the box shown in Figure 5 has five mandrels 54a, 54b, 54c, 54d and 54e, which border the first side wall 16b, to hold in

45 total six bottles with content of 0.33 l in the first row. In addition, the box of Figure 5 has only one continuous rib 56 in the center of the box, so that with the box four sixpacks can be transported alternately.

[0047] Unlike the exemplary embodiments of Figures 1 to 4, the exemplary embodiment of Figure 5 further shows the box with the movable side wall area 23 folded up in the first side wall 16b.

50 Since, in addition, the design characteristics of the box in Figure 5 correspond to those in Figure 1 and have identical functionality in each case, a new analysis of the components that coincide with the box is ignored Figure 1. In a complementary manner, it should be mentioned here that the box shown in Figure 5 shows, like the box shown in Figure 1, in the side wall 16a opposite the first side wall 16b at least one opening 58 which extends through the side wall 16a, so that the box can be

55 fix or hang on a wall or shelf or similar through the opening.

[0048] To increase the security of the fixation, the embodiments shown in Figures 1 and 5 additionally present in each case an optional second fixing opening 60.

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[0049] The exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 6 is also configured for the transport of 24 bottles with a content of 0.33 l respectively and here corresponds broadly to the exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 5. However, in the example of embodiment of Figure 6, the side walls 14a, 14b and 16a or at least parts of the side walls 14a, 14b and 16a are arranged foldably with respect to the bottom by hinges. These can be folded in such a way that they can be folded in the direction of the bottom and are placed in a folded state essentially parallel to the bottom, as shown in Figure 7 for the side wall 16a which in the folded state is parallel to the surface from the bottom 12. Figure 8 shows all the side walls 14a, 14b and 16a in the folded state, so that the box in the folded state can be easily transported to the brewery or to a bottler, without taking up much storage space .

10 This can significantly reduce transportation costs.

[0050] Although Figures 6 to 8 show the foldable side walls 14a, 14b and 16a only for a box configured for the transport of 24 bottles of 0.33 l, it is evident that the box for bottles of 0.5 l, shown in figure 1, it can also be provided with folding side walls. In general, for all examples of

The embodiment depicted herein is valid that the features described or shown by means of the individual embodiments can be freely combined with each other to obtain other alternative embodiments of boxes according to the invention.

[0051] Figure 9 shows the embodiment of Figure 5 in the loaded state, in which 20 24 bottles are in the box.

[0052] As in Figure 5, the movable side wall area 23 is also here in the deployed position to further secure the front row bottles or to place product identifications for transport on the outer side of flexible part 23, which are not relevant for the presentation of

25 merchandise.

[0053] Figure 10 shows the embodiment of Figure 5 with an alternative form of loading, specifically with four sixpacks 70a, 70b, 70c and 70d.

[0054] Figure 11 finally shows a plan view of the embodiment of Figure 5, in which it can be seen that the mandrel 54c has a different geometric shape to the mandrels 54a, 54b and 54d or 54e to enable placement of sixpacks However, in alternative embodiments, the central mandrel 54c may naturally have the same shape as the remaining mandrels, for example, that the mandrel 54a. Likewise, any other mandrel may have the shape of the mandrel 54c.

[0055] As can be deduced from the plan view of Figure 11, in the case also of the boxes of 24 beverage bottles, the bottom 12 is designed in the area 50 adjacent to the first side wall 16 with a surface of support greater than the average support surface of the entire bottom to prevent unwanted tilting of the bottles out of the box.

[0056] Figure 12 shows an enlarged representation of the mandrels 54a-54c, whereby its special shape can be observed that together with the first side wall 16b allows the bottles to be held both securely and removably towards ahead. To achieve this, some examples of mandrels have an outer surface with a non-constant height in the vertical direction 18. By surface of

45 outer delimitation of the mandrel 54a, the striped surface 70, that is, that surface or those surface elements that delimit the mandrel laterally, that is, in all directions orthogonal to the vertical direction 18, is to be understood.

[0057] The outer delimitation surface 70 has a variable height, as already mentioned above. In a

50 first side surface area 75 that runs parallel to the first side wall 16b and protects a bottle backwards (in the direction 72 from the first side wall 16b), the mandrel has a lower height than in a second area of side surface 76 that protects the bottle against an inclination in a direction 74 parallel to the first side wall 16b.

[0058] In the case of the mandrel 54a shown in Figure 12 which has an essentially rhombic cross-section with a tip oriented in the direction of the first side wall 16b, the function of preventing backward inclination is fulfilled by a first area of delimitation surface 75 that closes the mandrel essentially in the direction parallel to the first side wall 16b. A second delimitation surface area 76, which delimits the mandrel 54b in the direction of the first side wall 16b, prevents the inclination of the

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bottles parallel to the first side wall 16b.

[0059] The first side surface area 75 is lower than the second side surface area 76 to enable an inclination when the bottles are tilted forward, without having to lift the bottle so that it possibly hits the bottom of another box stacked on the box in question.

[0060] The second boundary surface area 76, on the other hand, prevents an inclination in the direction parallel to the first side wall 16b and, therefore, can be higher to increase stability. In general, both mandrels 54a and 54b and mandrel 54c provide maximum stability with the possibility

10 simultaneous inclination forward when the mandrels are presented in the direction parallel to the side wall a height less than in the direction perpendicular to the side wall.

[0061] In Figure 12, the mandrels are further provided with partial outer delimitation surfaces that are concavely curved inwardly between the tips of the essentially rhombic basic shape, 15 the radius of the curvature corresponding essentially to the diameter of a bottle to be able to hold the bottle more securely.

[0062] Although the context of beverage boxes has been analyzed above, other embodiments of the present invention can of course also be used for other types of product. Thus, for example, beverage cans, as well as any other cylindrical object, such as hair sprays, deodorant cans or the like, can be transported with the boxes according to the invention. In addition, the boxes with a side opening are also suitable for completely different types of products that can also be distinguished from a cylindrical basic shape. The boxes can be used universally for all possible products, since they also allow the products to be extracted from the side in the stacked state. This great

25 advantage is not limited to the type of merchandise transported.

Claims (11)

1. Box (10) with a bottom (12), with at least two pairs of side walls (14a, 14b, 16a, 16b) respectively, extending a first wall of the side walls (16b) from the bottom (12) 5 upwards in a vertical direction (18) at least partially only at an extraction height (20) that is less than the height of one or more of the remaining side walls (14a, 14b, 16a) to define a lateral opening with a dimension that allows access and extraction of the products contained in the box (10) through the side opening, and with a first mobile side wall area (23) that is rotatably mounted with respect to the first side wall (16b) and can be moved between a folded position, in which the mobile side wall area 10 (23) is folded down and arranged so that it overlaps the first side wall (16b), and a folded up position, in which the movable side wall area (23) is disposed on the first side wall (16b) and extends in the vertical direction (18) upward on the first side wall (16b), characterized in that the first side wall (16b) is fixed and the remaining side walls (14a, 14b, 16a), which does not they correspond to the first side wall (16b), are arranged in a movable manner with respect to the bottom (12) in such a way 15 that can be folded in the direction of the bottom (12) to a folded state, in which they are essentially parallel to the bottom (12), and the movable side wall area (23) extends in the folded up position in an upward height that is less than the height of one or more of the remaining side walls (14a, 14b, 16a). 2. Box (10) according to claim 1, wherein the first side wall (16b) comprises one or two 20 side wall sections that extend from one of the adjacent side walls in the direction of the side opening and have a height greater than the extraction height (20). 3. Box (10) according to claim 1 or 2, with a first pair of short side walls (14a, 14b) and with a second pair of long side walls (16a, 16b), the first side wall (16b) being one of the long side walls (16a, 16b). 4. Box (10) according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the side walls (14a, 14b), adjacent to the first side wall (16b), respectively have a gripping opening (28a, 28b) for lifting the box (10), presenting a grip opening (28a, 28b) respectively a first opening area 30 which extends parallel to the bottom and a second opening zone that is located on the side of the grip opening (28a, 28b) directed towards the first side wall (16b) and which essentially runs in a vertical direction, fusing together the opening areas (28a, 28b) on the side opposite the bottom (12) in a transition zone with a curvature that allows the box to also be grasped by the transition zone. 5. A box (10) according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the bottom (12) has a support surface for the products to be transported adjacent to the first side wall (16b) which is greater than an average support surface throughout the fund (12). 6. Box (10) according to one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the side walls (14a, 14b) 40 adjacent to the first side wall (16b) have at their end adjacent to the first side wall a first height less than a second height at its opposite end, continuously increasing the height of the side walls (14a, 14b) adjoining the first side wall (16b) from the first height to the second height. A box (10) according to one of claims 1 to 6, in which a plurality of mandrels (22a, 22b) are arranged so that they can hold the bottles at the bottom (12) of the box (10) arranged in the box. 8. Box (10) according to claim 7, wherein the height of the mandrels (22a, 22b) does not exceed in the 50 vertical direction (18) the extraction height (20) of the first side wall (16b). 9. Box (10) according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the mandrels (22a, 22b) have an outer delimitation surface that extends from the bottom (12) upwards in a vertical direction (18) and whose height varies along the outer contour of the mandrel. 55 10. Box (10) according to claim 9, wherein at least one mandrel (22a) has a delimitation surface area (75), which delimits the mandrel (22a) in a direction parallel to the first side wall ( 16b), with a height less than a second boundary surface area (76) that delimits the mandrel (22a) in the direction of the first side wall (16b). 10 11. Box (10) according to one of claims 7 to 10, wherein the surface of the boundary of the mandrel (22a) has an essentially rhombic cross section parallel to the bottom, one of the rhombus points facing the direction of the first side wall (16b). 12. Box (10) according to claim 11, wherein the outer delimitation surface of the mandrel (22a) is concavely curved inwardly between the tips of the rhombic cross-section. 13. Box (10) according to claim 12, wherein the radius of the curvatures corresponds approximately within the radius of a bottle body to be held in the box. 10 14. Box (10) according to one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the first side wall (16b) is detachably connected to the bottom (12). eleven