ES2647952T3 - Transport and presentation box - Google Patents

Abstract

Box, with: a bottom (12); and at least two pairs of side walls (14a, 14b, 16a, 16b) facing each other, where a first of the side walls (16b) extends from the bottom (12) upwards in a vertical direction (18) to the less in part only the equivalent of an extraction height (20), which is less than the height of one or more of the other side walls (14a, 14b, 16a), to define a lateral opening with a measure, which allows a access to and extraction of the products contained in the box through the side opening; characterized by an insert (112) to be arranged on the bottom (12), the insert (112) being configured in relation to the products to be housed in the box, in which the side walls (14a, 14b) adjacent to the first wall side (16b) each have a gripping opening (28a, 28b) for lifting the box, where a gripping opening (28a, 28b) has in each case a first opening area extending parallel to the bottom, and a second opening area (50b) located on the side of the gripping opening (28a, 28b) facing the first side wall (16b), which runs essentially vertically.

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Transport and presentation box DESCRIPTION

The present invention deals with boxes for transporting merchandise that allow presenting to a user the products transported in the box and facilitating access to the products contained in the box.

A variety of products are transported in open boxes at the top. For example, a variety of different forms of boxes are known in the beverage industry, for transporting beverage bottles or smaller sets of beverage bottles (for example, the so-called sixpacks) from the production plant to retail. In retail stores, the boxes are usually stacked, so that they can only be accessed from above and, therefore, only products that are in a box that is in a lower position of the box can be accessed. stack, after having removed all the boxes that were stacked on top. This is uncomfortable to the extreme and also requires strength and time. In addition, such boxes are generally only intended for the transport of goods of a certain type, e.g. eg bottles, so that other boxes must be used to transport other merchandise.

Document US 6,601,724 B1 discloses a box according to the preamble of claim 1. It would therefore be advantageous to provide boxes that allow the products transported in the box to be accessed more efficiently and more easily. According to the invention, a box therefore has a base and at least two pairs of facing side walls in each case, where a first of the side walls was formed in such a way that it allows an extraction of the products contained in the box. . To do this, the first side wall extends from the bottom in a vertical direction at least in part only equivalent to a low height of extraction upwards, which is less than the height of one or more of the other side walls. The extraction height was determined so that from the first side wall a lateral opening is defined with a measurement, which allows access to or extraction of the products contained in the box by the lateral opening.

According to a first aspect, the embodiments of the invention create a box of the aforementioned configuration which further comprises a locking element that extends between two facing side walls that border the first side wall, and which can move between a first position and a second position, the locking element being arranged in the first position between the facing side walls and distanced from the first side wall, the locking element being arranged in the second position overlapping with the first side wall.

The blocking element comprises, according to exemplary embodiments, an arc that extends between the facing side walls, and two crossbars arranged at opposite ends of the arch, a first end of the arches being arranged at opposite ends of the arch, and a second end of the crossbars rotatably in the corresponding side wall. The facing side walls and the first side wall may comprise recesses to accommodate the arch and the crossbars, the recesses may be such that the crossbars and the arch are at the same level in the first or second position of the blocking element with a surface directed to the first side wall of the facing side walls or with an external surface of one of the side walls. In addition, an interlocking element may be provided that cooperates with the blocking element to keep the blocking element securely in the first or second position. To form the interlocking element the crossbars and / or the arc of the blocking element can be configured to engage with sections of the facing side walls or the first side wall, presenting according to exemplary embodiments the crossbars and / or the stirrup for it one or more retention elements to cooperate with housing sections of corresponding retention elements of the side walls. The blocking element may be arranged in the second position with a distance from the bottom corresponding to about one third, one half or two thirds of the height of the opposite side walls. In addition, the blocking element can be configured so as to be additionally disposed in an additional position spaced from the first side wall, the crossbars can be configured in this case as a telescope to optionally arrange the blocking element in the second or additional position. .

According to a further aspect of the invention, the box further comprises an insert to be placed on the bottom of the box, the insert being configured depending on the products to be housed in the box

According to the embodiments, the insert can be detachable with the bottom and / or the side surfaces, preferably only by using special tools. The insert can be in the form of a plate and a first surface of the insert oriented towards the bottom, can be adapted to a bottom structure. The surface of the plate-shaped insert facing the first surface has a structure suitable for the product to be housed. The insert may comprise pine nuts, longitudinal crossbars, crossbars and / or cavities. The embodiments also create a system, comprising a box according to the embodiments of the invention, as well as a plurality of inserts.

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They are structured for different products, where one of the inserts can be arranged in the box of your choice.

According to this aspect, therefore, a system that can be conceived of choice is created, which without problems can be adapted to different products to be housed in the box, for example by a service provider that makes the boxes available according to a configuration desired by a customer, and has the corresponding inserts, and correspondingly makes the boxes without inserts, while in this case it is provided that the inserts can only be replaced using a special tool, which only the person who puts Layout the boxes.

The box according to the embodiments of the invention is limited by the first side wall area that extends from the bottom upwards (which can also be the entire side wall) of a lower extraction height vertically upwards . That is, above this first side wall area there is no other force drag connection between adjacent side walls. In other words, the first side wall at least in part is smaller than the surrounding side walls or any of the surrounding side walls, so that it is also possible to insert the hand through the sides of the box, in order to have access in a simple way to products that are in the boxes located further down in the stack also in the stacked state.

However, the height of the first side wall in some of the embodiments was determined so that the specific products transported in the box cannot fall out of the box during transport. In some embodiments, the box is intended to transport pre-packed bottles or bottles in smaller sets, whereby the first side wall has a height that is sufficient to prevent individual bottles from falling from the box. In some embodiments, the height is between 1 and 10 cm. In some other embodiments, this height amounts to between 2 and 5 cm, or in general more than 2 cm.

In some embodiments, the first side wall has two side wall sections at its edges adjacent to the adjacent side walls that extend to the height of the adjacent side walls, in order to increase the stability of the box. According to the invention, the box has four side walls, where at least on the side walls adjacent to the first side wall, gripping openings are arranged. The grip openings have an area there that runs parallel to the bottom, as well as an area that runs vertically to the bottom. According to the invention, the area that runs vertically to the bottom is arranged in the direction of the first side wall. In some embodiments, in addition the first horizontal opening section that runs essentially parallel to the bottom continues in the vertical section of the opening with a radius that is of sufficient size to be able to grip the box also in the radius. In these exemplary embodiments of the invention it is therefore possible to grab the box also in the radius or in the vertical section of the opening and lift it, so that it is turned backwards when grasped. This reduces during transport the probability that objects, such as bottles, fall out of the box through the openings of the first side wall.

According to some of the embodiments of the invention, the box in the area of the bottom that delimits with the first side wall also has a greater support surface for the products to be transported than in the center of the remaining area of the bottom. This means in other words that when the fund for reasons of weight saving is not configured with the continuous surface, but for example is composed of individual crossbars, the amount of crossbars per surface was increased, that is, the density of the crossbars in the area adjacent to the first side wall. This produces that a product placed in the box near the side wall, for example a bottle or a can of drink is in contact with a large support surface with the bottom. This prevents the bottle or can of beverage from slipping into recesses between the bottom crossbars or can tip over, so that an accidental fall of the can or the bottle during transport is prevented.

In some embodiments, the side walls, which border on the first side wall, are less high on the front side, with which they limit against the first side wall, than on the front side facing the side wall. That is, in the direction of the opening the side walls that continue from the opening are lower, so that on the one hand the space made available for extraction is widened and on the other, the light input or the angle increases of vision inside the box, to make more visible the objects transported in the box, such as bottles or the like.

In some other embodiments, the other side walls that do not correspond to the first side wall, are foldable with respect to the bottom, so that the box can be brought to a folded state, in which the other side walls are practically supported parallel to the bottom on this or they are above the bottom. That way the empty box can be transported at a lower cost and more efficiently.

Some embodiments show an additional mobile area of the side wall, which extends above

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of the first side wall vertically, and that can be removed or folded. This may have the advantage that in the deployed state the mobile area of the side wall further increases stability or security, so that no merchandise or product can fall out of the box. In addition to deployed or collapsed state, the mobile area of the side wall can be used to present product information or the like.

In some embodiments, the mobile area of the side wall was made in the form of a fence or formed of a plurality of ribs, so that the box can be cleaned with a pressure jet without separating the mobile area from the side wall of the box or that accidentally separates from the box due to high pressure.

In some embodiments, the other side walls of the inner side are also covered with a sheet or laminates, where that sheet contains product information that can be seen well from the outside.

In some other examples of embodiment, a light colored sheet was provided, so that due to the reflection of the light, the objects or bottles transported in the box can be perceived better in sight.

In some other examples of embodiment, the other three side walls that do not correspond to the lower wall are of the same height, so that the boxes can be stacked on each other, where the bottom of a box rests on the remaining three side walls of the box below. To this end, it may have been provided both at the bottom and also at the upper ends of the other side walls, special recesses or contours, in which the respective recesses or contours of the bottom are engaged with respect to the other side walls, so as to allow stackability and ensure safe placement.

In some examples of embodiment of boxes according to the invention that are suitable for storage or transport and presentation of bottles and cans for beverages, the bottom has a plurality of pine nuts that extend vertically from the bottom up . Pine nuts are three-dimensional objects that lie on the bottom and are shaped in such a way that the bottles on the outer bordering surfaces of the pine nuts are held or fixed in a way that effectively prevents the bottles from falling. In some embodiments, the pine nuts have only a reduced height in the vertical direction so that these can be called pine stumps. The height and external shape of some pine nuts is selected so that these attached to the first side wall prevent the bottles from falling through the side opening. In order to guarantee the extraction, however, in some embodiments the pine nuts in their highest place are not taller than the first side wall. In some embodiments, the external border surfaces of the pine nuts have a variable height in order to adapt it in the best possible way to the objectives set. In order to allow the bottles to tip in the direction of the first side wall and, in spite of this, guarantee good stability, the pine nuts have a lower height in a direction parallel to the side wall, in the direction of the first side wall, so that a dump parallel to the first side wall is allowed, while a dump of a direction perpendicular to it is hindered and the bottles can be held securely.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are explained in greater detail in relation to the attached figures below. Shows:

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an exemplary embodiment of a box for transporting bottles;

the embodiment example of figure 1 loaded with "sixpacks";

loaded boxes, stacked according to the embodiment example of fig. 1;

the exemplary embodiment of figure 1 in a bottom view;

a further embodiment of a box according to the invention;

a further embodiment of a box according to the invention with folding side walls;

the exemplary embodiment of figure 6 in a partially folded state;

the exemplary embodiment of figure 6 in a fully folded state;

the exemplary embodiment of figure 6 loaded with bottles;

the embodiment example of figure 6 loaded with sixpacks;

a plan view of the embodiment example of figure 6;

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a detailed view of pine nuts used in some embodiments of the invention;

a box according to figure 1 with a locking element according to an embodiment of the present invention in a first open position;

the box of figure 13 (a) with the locking element in the second closed position;

a stacked arrangement of a box of figure 1 and a box of figure 13;

a box according to figure 1 with an interchangeable insert;

Embodiment examples for inserts that can be used in the box according to Figure 16.

Figure 1 shows an embodiment according to the invention of a box 10 for drinks. The bottom 12 is not configured flat continuously, in the example of embodiment shown, but is composed of a grid-shaped 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 crossbars. These are arranged sufficiently together, so that the goods to be transported, that is, for example a bottle, cannot fall through the bottom of the box or tip over uncontrollably, when the edge of a bottle falls into one of the gaps between the nerves.

The box also has two pairs of side walls facing in each case 14a, 14b and 16a, 16b that extend from the bottom 12 upwards, that is, vertically 18. A first of the four side walls, in this example the side wall 16b, only extends vertically 18 at a reduced extraction height 20.

The extraction height 20 is less than the height of the other side walls 14a, 14b and 16a, so that a side opening is formed that allows access to or the extraction of bottles or products contained and transported in the box by the opening side. Above the first side wall 16b there is no other box structure. In the example background 12 shown in Figure 1 there is also a plurality of pine nuts, of which, by way of example, the pineapple 22a and the pineapple 22b are highlighted. The lateral opening for extracting the products is therefore generated because the first side wall 16b has a lower height than the adjacent ones or the other side walls. The height is considered here, as also in the following figures, the dimension in the positive vertical direction 18. The concept "above" indicates a position in the positive vertical direction 18, the concept "below" a position, which has a shorter coordinate in the vertical direction 18. The sides are any directions that delimit the box in the directions parallel to the bottom surface 12.

By means of the first side wall 16b a side opening is defined or formed, which allows access to the extraction of the bottles transported in the box. In other embodiments, of course, other products can be transported in the box. The so-called sixpacks can also be transported in the box of Figure 1, that is, the pre-packaged sets of six bottles.

In alternative embodiments that are not shown here, the side wall does not have in its total length the low extraction height 20, but fixed lateral wall sections extend into the side opening from adjacent side walls 14a and 14b, while The lateral opening still retains its size to guarantee the extraction of the products or the bottles. Such boxes may have greater stability.

The box 10 shown in the exemplary embodiment of Figure 1 also has a movable area of the side wall 23 that is rotatably housed in relation to a first fixed side wall 16b by hinges 24a to 24c. The movable area of the side wall 23 was represented in a folded position in Figure 1, where it is bent downwards with respect to the first side wall 16b. In the folded up position which will be illustrated below by some embodiments of the invention, the movable area of the side wall 23 extends vertically 18 upwards. In that way, the safety can be further increased in the sense that the bottles in the box 10 do not tip out. In addition, the mobile part can be used to present product or similar information.

The side walls 14a and 14b bordering the first side wall 16b each have a grip opening 28a and 28b, with which the box can be lifted and carried. There, the grip openings have a first opening area that extends parallel to the bottom, as well as a second opening area that extends essentially in a vertical direction, the function of which is explained in greater detail below in Figure 3.

In addition, the side walls 14a and 14b that delimit the first side wall 16b have beveled areas of edges 30a and 30b at their end facing the first side wall, through which light can enter

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in the boxes, even when they are stacked. In the exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 1, therefore, the ends of the side walls 14a and 14b that delimit against the first side wall 16b have a lower height than at their opposite end. It is understood that, although in the exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 1 the cut-out part of the side wall is essentially triangular, any other shapes of recesses can also be used for alternative embodiments. In some exemplary embodiments, the height of the side walls 14a and 14b that delimit against the first side wall 16b continuously increases to the maximum height. In alternative embodiments, the height increase of course can also be carried out in a staggered or successive manner.

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 designed such that these when stacked fit the contour or the structure of the bottom of another box (see, for example, Fig. 3), so that the boxes can be stacked. Despite this, the side opening defined by the first side wall 16b allows bottles or sets of bottles to be extracted as sixpacks inside the box, even when they are stacked.

In some embodiments of the invention, the surfaces of the side walls 14a, 14b and 16a facing inwards are designed in a light color, so that by entering light caused through the openings 30a and 30b, the bottles inside the box they are well visible to the observer who looks from the outside. In alternative embodiments, product indications or advertising posters were adhered to the surfaces.

The embodiment of the invention shown in Figure 1 also has at least one of the side walls (in the case shown here the side wall 14b) a plurality of ribs 32a to 32d extending in the direction vertical and protrude from a lateral surface towards the interior, which prevent the bottles, which are held inside the case by the pine nuts, from contacting their entire lateral surface with the lateral wall and dirtying it in large areas. In the exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 1, the ribs 32a to 32d in each case were arranged such that the bottles with their outermost radius are contacted at the positions of the ribs 32a to 32d against the outer wall. Thus, large areas of the inner surfaces of the side walls can be soiled, since this is only the case for the ribs.

Figure 2 shows the embodiment of the box 10 of Figure 1 in the state loaded with 3 sixpacks.

The sixpacks 40a, 40b and 40c contain in each case six individual bottles that were not represented for reasons of clarity.

The sixpacks here are held in addition to the pine nuts, which are hooked from below in the sixpacks opened below for this purpose, by the ribs 40a and 40b which, as depicted in Figure 1, were arranged at the bottom 12 of the box 10.

As can be clearly seen in the view of Figure 3, which shows two boxes 10 and 10a in the stacked state, also in the stacked state, the products or the bottles can be removed from the box 10 below. This of course also applies to sixpacks 40a, 40b and 40c, when these are transported or presented in the box as an alternative to individual bottles. As can be seen from Figures 2 and 3, the special embodiment represented in Figure 1 of a box has a high flexibility with respect to the bottles to be transported, since on the one hand sixpacks can be transported and on the other, individual bottles in the box. This results from the arrangement shown in Figure 1 of the pine nuts 22a and 22b, as well as the ribs 42a and 42b.

It is understood that in other embodiments of the case 10, the arrangement of the pine nuts may have been defined differently. For example, in some of the embodiments, ribs can be completely dispensed with and instead only pine nuts can be used. But in the embodiment represented in Figure 1 both cases are possible since each bottle that is placed in one of the free spaces between pine nuts and / or ribs is held in each case in the four directions, either by a side wall of one of the ribs, by a cinnamon or one of the side walls 14a, 14b, 16a or 16b of the box, so that it is held stably for transport.

As can be seen in Figure 3, due to the stackability of the boxes and the possibility of lateral extraction that is created by the first side wall 16b, it is now possible to offer different products for sale in a column of stacked boxes. The side wall 16b prevents in this case in joint action with the pine nuts that during transport the bottles may fall out of the box 10, whereby the side wall 16b was sized in such a way that during the transport a dump outside the container is prevented. box. However, it is low enough to allow the bottles to be pulled forward from the box, even when another box 10a is on the box 10. To do this, according to some examples of embodiment, you can first slightly lift the bottles and then

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You can extract them by turning them forward. This is made possible in some embodiments by means of a special design of the pine nuts as described below with greater accuracy even by means of Figure 12.

Another special property of the present invention is shown in Figure 3, specifically the special configuration of the grip openings 28a and 28b. The grip opening is arched and extends horizontally as well as vertically. In other words, the grip opening 28a has a first opening area 50a that runs parallel to the bottom 12 and a second opening area 50b that runs essentially vertically 18. There, the delimitation between the vertical and horizontal opening area in figure 3 it should be understood only as an example. The grip opening 28a therefore also extends to a significant extent in a vertical direction, so that the grip opening 28a can also be used by a person in the vertical opening area. In the alternative embodiments of the invention, the grip opening 28a may of course have been shaped differently from the embodiment shown in Figure 3 so that the box can be lifted both from above by the horizontal opening area 50a and also from the side by the vertical opening area 50b. According to the invention, the vertical opening area is located on the side assigned to the first side wall 16b and in the external contour (that is, in the contour oriented towards the first side wall) continues with a large radius in the horizontal area of the opening 50a. This causes that when the box is lifted, it can also be grasped in said radius, so that the box, when the vertical opening area is on the side assigned to the first side wall 16b, turns backwards (towards the side wall 16a), so that by tilting the box when moving it further prevents individual bottles from falling.

In some embodiments of the invention it is illustrated, as shown by figure 4, which allows a perspective view from below on the box of figure 1 and by figure 11 showing a view from below of another example of embodiment of the invention, by a special conformation of the bottom 12 in the area 50 that borders the first side wall 16b further increases safety.

In some embodiments of the invention, the bottom 12 was not formed full surface, but to save weight and facilitate cleaning, it was formed by a rib arrangement. These cover the surface of the bottom 12 so that the different bottles rest securely with their bottom of the bottle on the bottom 12. In the area 50 of the leading edge, that is to say in the area 50 that delimits against the first side wall 16b , the amount or the surface density of the ribs is greater compared to the remaining area, so that the bottles that are located there can not tip out by themselves, when they are overturned from their resting position by external action slightly towards the first side wall 16b. This is prevented by placing the nerves so close in the area 50 that delimits against the first side wall 16b, so that the edge of a bottle cannot tip into the hollow space between two adjacent nerves. In other words, in the area 50 that borders the first side wall 16b, the bottom 12 has a support surface for the bottles that is larger than the support surface generally made available above the bottom per surface unit, to enable A safe support for the bottles.

As can also be seen in Figure 4, the bottom 12 in the delimiting area with the side walls 14a, 14b and 16a, has an elevation of several ribs, the contour of which was shaped in such a way that when resting on another box it engages in the inside the side walls in the contour of the side walls of the other box, to ensure stackability and a secure stability in a stacked state.

In addition, the bottom of the box has in the middle a crossbar 52 that extends from the side wall 16a to the first side wall 16b and whose ribs in a vertical direction have a greater extension than the other ribs of the bottom. This cross member 52 fulfills the function of an additional support of the first side wall 16b of smaller height in order to increase the stability of the box. The crossbar 52 was arranged in the center so that the crossbar that extends further down than the remaining bottom does not obstruct the removal of the bottles from the lower box, when the boxes are stacked.

Another embodiment example is shown in Fig. 5, which differs from the exemplary embodiments explained by the previous figures mainly in that with the exemplary embodiment shown in Fig. 5 it is possible to transport other bottle sizes. While the example of embodiment shown in Figure 1 is adapted to bottles with a content of 0.5 l, the example of embodiment shown in Figure 5 of a box is adapted for bottles of 0.33 l of content. Therefore, the embodiment example of figure 5 differs in principle by the arrangement of the pine nuts of the embodiment example of figure 1 as well as by the thickness of the side walls 14a, 14b and 16a, which was modified so that With the same outer volume of the box you can hold the bottles arranged inside it. Thus, for example, the box shown in Figure 5 has five pine nuts 54a, 54b, 54c, 54d and 54e that delimit with the first side wall 16b to hold a total of six bottles of 0.33 l of content in the first row. In addition, the box of Figure 5 has only one rib 56 in the middle of the box, so that alternatively four six packs can be transported in the box.

Furthermore, the embodiment example of figure 5 different from the embodiment examples of figures 1 to 4 is

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shows the box with the movable area of the side wall 23 folded up in the first side wall 16b. Since otherwise the conformation characteristics of the box of figure 5 are equivalent to those of figure 1 and in each case they have identical functionality, it is necessary to explain again the components that coincide with the box of figure 1. As a complement, it is indicated here that the box shown in Figure 5, like the box shown in Figure 1, has on the side wall 16a, which is located in front of the first side wall 16b, at least one opening 58 extending through the side wall 16a, so that the box by the opening can be hung or fixed to a wall or a shelf or the like.

To increase the security of the fixation, the examples shown in Figures 1 and 5 each additionally present an optional second fixing opening 60.

The embodiment shown in Figure 6 is also designed for the transport of 24 units of bottles with 0.33 l of content each and thus responds mostly to the example of embodiment shown in Figure 5. But in the example of figure 5, the side walls 14a, 14b and 16a or at least some parts of the side walls 14a, 14b and 16a were arranged hinged with respect to the bottom by hinges. In that case they are foldable in such a way that they can be folded in the direction towards the bottom, and in the collapsed state they are essentially parallel to the bottom, as illustrated in Figure 7 for the side wall 16a that is folded and parallel to the surface from the bottom 12. Figure 8 shows all the side walls 14a, 14b and 16a in the collapsed state, so that the box in the folded state can be transported without difficulty back to the brewery or a distributor, without taking up much space of storage. This can significantly reduce transportation costs.

Although figures 6 to 8 show the folding side walls 14a, 14b and 16a only for a box designed to transport 24 bottles of 0.33 l each, it is understood that also the box for bottles of 0.5 l shown in figure 1, it can be provided with hinged side walls. In general, it is valid for all the examples that the characteristics that were described or shown by the different embodiments, can be combined in any way with each other to give rise to other alternative boxes according to the invention.

Figure 9 illustrates the example of figure 5 in a charged state, in which 24 bottles are in the box.

As in Figure 5, the mobile area of the side wall 23 in the unfolded position is also found here, in order to further secure the bottles of the first row or to place the product identifications on the outside of the flexible part 23 for transport, which are not relevant for the presentation of the merchandise.

Figure 10 shows the example of Figure 5 with an alternative form of loading, namely with four sixpacks 70a, 70b, 70c and 70d.

In Figure 11 a plan view of the embodiment of Figure 5 is finally shown, where it can be seen that the pinola 54c has another geometric conformation than the pinola 54a, 54b and 54d or 54e, to allow the accommodation of sixpacks. But in alternative examples, the central pinola 54c can of course have the same conformation as the other pinolas, that is, for example, the pinola 54a. Likewise any other pineapples can have the shape of the pineapple 54c.

As can be seen from the plan view in Figure 11, also for the case of the boxes for 24 beverage bottles the bottom 12, in the area 50 that delimits against the first side wall 16, was constructed with a larger bearing surface than the central support surface of the entire bottom, to prevent the bottles from accidentally falling out of the box.

An enlarged representation of the pine nuts 54a to 54c is shown in Figure 12, so that their special shape can be seen, which allows, in conjunction with the first side wall 16b, to hold the bottles securely as well as to extract them from the front. In order to achieve this, some examples of realization of pine nuts have an external surface, the height of which is not constant in the vertical direction 18. As an external limiting surface of the pineapple 54a, the shaded surface 70, that is, that surface, should be understood hereinafter or surface elements that laterally delineate the pinola, that is, in all orthogonal directions with respect to the vertical direction 18.

The external limiting surface 70 has a variable height, as indicated above. There, the pineapple in a first lateral surface area 75 that runs parallel to the first side wall 16b and secures a bottle in the rear (in the direction 72 separated from the first side wall 16b), has less height than in a second lateral surface area 76, which secures the dump bottle in a direction 74 parallel to the first side wall 16b.

In the pinnace 54a shown in Figure 12, which presents a cross section which in principle is a

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rhomboid, of which a tip is oriented towards the first side wall 16b, the function of preventing backward overturning is therefore performed by a first limiting surface area 75, with which it closes the pineapple essentially in the direction parallel to the first side wall 16b. A second limiting surface area 76 that delimits the pin 54b in the direction of the first side wall 16b prevents the bottles from overturning parallel to the first side wall 16b.

The first lateral surface area 75 is lower than the second lateral surface area 76, to allow the bottles to tip forward without having to raise the bottle so much that it may already run into the bottom of another box that is stacked on the box in question.

The second limiting surface area 76 instead prevents a dump in the direction parallel to the first side wall 16b and therefore can be higher, to increase stability. In general, both pineapples 54a and 54b as well as pineapple 54c have maximum stability while simultaneously allowing forward dump, as the pineapples have a height less parallel to the side wall than in the vertical direction with respect to the wall side.

In addition, the pine nuts in Figure 12 are provided with partial external limiting surfaces, which between the tips of the basic shape that is essentially rhomboid, are arched concave inwardly, where the radius of the arc is essentially equivalent to the diameter of a bottle, to still be able to hold the bottle safely.

By means of Figures 13 and 14, another aspect of the invention is described below, according to which a box, as explained for example by Figures 1 to 12, is provided with another additional element, a blocking element, which is used by example as transport protection. Figure 13 shows a box, which essentially corresponds to the box of Figure 1, so that a new description of the various elements described by Figure 1 is no longer made. As can be seen, the box according to Figure 13 (a) further comprises a locking element 100 having an arc 102, which comprises two opposite ends. At a first end 102a of the arc 102 a first cross member 104 is arranged, and at a second end 102b of the arc 102 a second cross member 106 is arranged. The ends 104a and 106a of the crossbars 104, 106 opposite the arc 102 are arranged rotating way on opposite side surfaces or end surfaces 14a and 14b. In the situation represented in Figure 13 (a) the blocking element or the transport protection element 100 is in a position that is between a first position and a second position. Figure 13 (b) shows again the box of Figure 13 (a), but now with the locking element 100 in a first position, in which the arc 102 extends between the side walls 14a and 14b, being disposed this distance from the lower side wall 16b. In the example shown in Figure 13 (b), the arch 102 is halfway up the side walls 14a and 14b, however, the present invention is not limited to this arrangement. Rather, the arc 102 may have been arranged lower or higher depending on the circumstances. The crossbars 104 and 106 are configured and housed in such a way that by turning the arc 102 from the position shown in Figure 13 (a) to the position shown in Figure 13 (b), the arc 102 is at a desired distance from the lower side wall 116b lower. As can be seen from Figure 13 (b), the side walls 14a and 14b, or the surfaces facing the lower side wall 16b of these two external walls were structured to house the crossbars 104 and 106 as well as the area, in the which arc 102 is connected to cross members 104 and 106, that is to say opposite ends 102a and 102b of arc 102, in notches or recesses, and this in such a way that an anterior surface is produced at the same level.

A stacked arrangement of a box of Figure 1 is shown in Figure 14, where a box according to Figure 13 was arranged, although here the situation is shown, in which the arc 102 is arranged in a second position, in which is arranged overlapped with the low side wall 14b. As can be seen, the low side wall 16b is also structured by notches or recesses, so as to accommodate the arch 102 in the second position shown in Figure 14, so that an anterior surface is produced at the same level with the side wall. 16b

As can also be seen from Figures 13 (b) and 14, the opposite ends 102a and 102b of the arc 102 are configured such that these in the first position, shown in Figure 13 (b), surround the corresponding wall side 14a and 14b, in order to guarantee a secure fit and secure positioning of the arc 102. Similarly, in the position shown in Figure 14, a secure positioning of the arc 102 is achieved by engaging with the arc 102 engaging elements. corresponding formed in the low wall.

The advantage of this aspect of the invention is that an additional transport protection element is now provided which is arranged during transport in the position shown in Figure 13 (b), and therefore can act on the products that are in the box to prevent their movement towards the opening, in other words, to provide an additional barrier against the fall of the products out of the box. The arc is rotatably connected with the lateral surfaces or the surfaces of the ends of the box and can easily move from the closed position shown in Figure 13 (b) to the open position so that it allows access Free to the products found in the box.

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The invention is not limited to the examples described by Figures 13 and 14, rather than the arrangement of the arc 102 at approximately half height of the end walls, another position can also be chosen, for example, the distance of the wall falls 16b to one third of the height of the side walls, or two thirds of the height of the side walls. In addition, according to an embodiment, it is possible to configure the crossbars 104 and 106 in a telescopic way, so as to provide an positioning of the arch 102 from the situation in Figure 14 at different heights along the height of the walls side, so that the height of the locking element 102 can be adjusted flexibly depending on the products in the box.

Another aspect of the invention is explained in FIGS. 15 and 16, FIG. 15 showing a box that has already been described by FIG. 1, but which is differentiated by the configuration of the bottom 12. In the box shown in Figure 15 is provided an insert 112 that is disposed on the bottom of the box in a removable manner thereof. The insert 112 shown in Figure 16 comprises an upper surface 112a, in which a first cross member 114 is shown extending parallel to the facing end walls 14a and 14b, throughout the depth of the box to the rear wall 16th Another cross member is provided, the transverse cross member 116, which extends from the side wall 14a approximately halfway up the depth of the box to the first cross member 114. The insert 112 may be provided p. for example, to accommodate products packed in cardboard with measures corresponding to the sections resulting in the insert 112. In addition to such products any products may be provided to be housed in the box according to Figure 16, where according to the invention for different products can also be disposed different inserts 112 removably in the box.

Figure 16 reproduces some examples for the conformation of the inserts 112, where for example the surface 112a in Figure 16 (a) can be provided with rectangular and circular cavities, to simultaneously accommodate products having a corresponding occupied surface. In figure 16 (b) it is shown similarly to figure 15, the arrangement of crossbars on the upper surface 112a of the insert 112 and according to figure 16 (c) pine nuts can be provided on the upper surface 112a, similarly to which it was described by means of figures 1 to 12. In figure 16 (d) a lower surface 112b of the insert 112 is shown, where elements 118a to 118d are shown arranged at the angles that fulfill the function of engaging with corresponding elements or recesses in the bottom 12 of the box, where the elements 118 are preferably designed in such a way that, for example, after an insert with the bottom of the box, it is only possible to detach them from the bottom of the box using special tools, of so that a box supplier can make the boxes in different ways according to the wishes of the client, without the customer using the box having the possibility to replace the insert to use it with n other products. In this way, the boxes can be made according to the demands of the customers and in particular it is possible to react flexibly to higher demands of boxes with certain inserts, when at the same time there is not so much demand for boxes for other products.

Although the above explanations were dealt with primarily in the context of beverage boxes, other embodiments of the present invention can of course also be used for other types of products. For example, beverage cans, as well as any other cylindrical objects, such as hair lacquers, deodorant packages or the like, can be transported with the boxes according to the invention. In addition, boxes with a side opening are also suitable for other totally different types of products that may also differ from the basic cylindrical shape. The boxes can be used universally for any product, since they allow the products to be removed laterally from the box, even if they are stacked. This great advantage is not limited to the type of goods transported.

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5 10 fifteen twenty 25 30 35 40 Four. Five fifty 55 60 65 1. Box, with: a fund (12); and at least two pairs of side walls (14a, 14b, 16a, 16b) facing each other, where a first of the side walls (16b) extends from the bottom (12) upwards in a vertical direction (18) to the less in part only the equivalent of an extraction height (20), which is less than the height of one or more of the other side walls (14a, 14b, 16a), to define a lateral opening with a measure, which allows a access to and removal of the products contained in the box through the side opening; characterized by an insert (112) to be arranged on the bottom (12), the insert (112) being configured in relation to the products to be housed in the box, in which the side walls (14a, 14b) adjacent to the first wall in each case (16b) each have a gripping opening (28a, 28b) to lift the box, where a gripping opening (28a, 28b) has in each case a first opening area that extends parallel to the bottom, and a second opening area (50b) which is located on the side of the grip opening (28a, 28b) oriented towards the first side wall (16b), which runs essentially vertically. 2. Box according to claim 1, wherein the insert (112) can be detachably attached to the bottom (12) and / or the side walls. 3. Box according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the insert (112) is in the form of a plate, wherein a first surface (112b) of the insert (112) in the form of a bottom-oriented plate (12) it is adapted to a bottom structure (12) and the second surface (112a) of the insert (112) in the form of a plate facing the first surface (112b) has a structure suitable for the product to be accommodated. 4. Box according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the insert (112) comprises pine nuts, longitudinal crossbars, crossbars and / or cavities of predetermined geometry. 5. Box according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the insert (112) can be detached from the bottom and / or the side walls only using a special tool. 6. Box according to one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the opening areas (28a, 28b) are unified on the side opposite the bottom (12) in a transition area with a curvature that allows the box to be grasped also in the transition area. 7. Box according to claim 6, wherein the radius of curvature is greater than 2 cm. 8. Box according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the insert has a plurality of pine nuts (22a, 22b), which are configured such that they can hold bottles arranged in the box. 9. Box according to claim 8, wherein the height of the pine nuts (22a, 22b) vertically (18) does not exceed the extraction height (20) of the first side wall (16b). 10. Box according to one of claims 8 or 9, wherein the pine nuts (22a, 22b) have an external limiting surface that extends vertically (18) upwards, the height of which varies along the outer perimeter of the pinola, 11. Box according to claim 10, wherein at least one pine nut (22a) has a limiting surface area that delimits the pine nut (22a) in a direction parallel to the first side wall (16b) of a height less than one second limiting surface area (76) that delimits the pinola (22a) in the direction of the first side wall (16b). 12. Box according to one of claims 8 to 11, wherein the limiting surface of the pine nut (22a) has a cross section that is essentially rhomboid parallel to the bottom, in which one of the rhombus points indicates in the direction towards the first side wall (16b). 13. A box according to claim 12, wherein the outer limiting surface of the pine nut (22a) is arched concave inwardly between the tips of the rhomboid cross section. 14. Box according to claim 13, wherein the radius of the arcs is approximately equivalent to the radius of a bottle body to be held within the box. 15. System, with: a box according to one of claims 1 to 14; and a plurality of inserts (112) structured for different products, in which one of the inserts (112) can be arranged in the box of choice.