IT201900011253A1 - BOX FOR CONTAINING BOTTLES - Google Patents

Description

BOX FOR CONTAINING BOTTLES

DESCRIPTION

Field of application

The present invention relates to a box for containing bottles, according to the preamble of the main independent claim.

The box in question is intended to be used in the packaging sector to contain bottles, advantageously intended to be transported, for example from a manufacturer to a distributor to be placed on the market or delivered to a final customer.

Advantageously, moreover, the box in question is intended to be used as a gift package or casket for precious bottles.

The box object of the present invention is advantageously intended to be used for containing bottles, in particular bottles of alcoholic beverages, such as for example wine, intended for sale in packs.

State of the art

In the packaging sector, boxes made from a sheet of punched and folded cardboard are currently very widespread, which are intended to contain the most disparate items. For example, there are known boxes intended to contain bottles, and in particular bottles of alcoholic beverages, for example wine, beer, grappa, liqueurs or others.

The aforesaid boxes of the known type are traditionally prismatic in shape, i.e. they are equipped with a bottom wall, usually rectangular, from whose lower perimeter edge extends a perimeter wall which defines an upper edge of the box at the top, which delimits an opening of access, through which they are intended for

be inserted the bottles.

The perimeter wall has a variable height depending on the destination and how the box itself is used. For example, the box can be designed to contain bottles arranged in a vertical position, i.e. with their main axis of development perpendicular to the bottom wall of the box, or it can be designed to contain bottles arranged in a horizontal position, i.e. with their axis of development. main development parallel to the back wall of the box itself.

In addition, the boxes are usually equipped with two or more side wings that extend from corresponding sides of the upper edge of the box and can be folded towards the inside of the box to cover the bottles contained therein.

Known types of boxes are also equipped with a closing lid which can be placed to cover the access opening, preventing its contents from escaping.

In particular, closing lids of the known type are usually made in a single body with the box and extend from one side of the upper edge of the box itself. Otherwise, closing lids are also known that extend from two opposite sides of the upper edge and are folded inwards, closing in the center of the box.

Generally, moreover, the boxes of the known type are equipped with separating baffles of the bottles, which can be inserted between the bottles themselves to avoid collisions between the latter, which are for example due to the handling of the box and can lead to breakage. of some of the affected bottles.

In addition, the known type separator baffles extend along the entire extension of the bottles to prevent them from colliding even only in correspondence with one of their extremal portion.

The boxes for containing bottles of the known type described briefly above have proved to be not free from drawbacks in practice.

The main drawback of these known types of boxes lies in the complexity of assembling said boxes, which entails an extension of the assembly times of the boxes themselves.

In fact, the bottles intended to be inserted in such known-type boxes can be arranged in multiple positions, based on their size and the needs of the user who assembles the box. In order to allow greater flexibility in the arrangement of the bottles inside the box, the separating baffles are generally arranged separate from the box, and are intended to be inserted inside it after assembling the box and inserting the bottles.

Therefore, in order to carry out the aforesaid operations of assembling the box, inserting the bottles and the separator baffles, several distinct phases are required which involve an increase in the overall assembly times.

Furthermore, it is necessary to provide two distinct machines, or alternatively provide a single machine equipped with two distinct dies, one of which is intended for the production of the box and the other is intended for the production of separators, with a consequent increase in production costs. .

A further drawback of known-type boxes is the possibility that after opening the box some separators are removed and lost, compromising the efficiency of the entire box. To obviate the aforesaid technical problem, solutions are known for boxes for bottles equipped with separator baffles made in a single body with the box itself, and in particular made in the form of flaps developing from its side wings.

More in detail, these known types of boxes are generally intended to contain bottles

arranged horizontally and with their development axes perpendicular to the sides of the upper edge from which the side wings develop, or arranged with their enlarged body facing a side wall of the perimeter wall of the box and with their narrow neck facing the side wall opposite. In this way, each lateral wing can be arranged to cover substantially half of each bottle contained in the box.

Furthermore, as previously indicated, these boxes are equipped with flaps that develop from the side wings and extend towards the inside of the box to separate two adjacent bottles. More in detail, the flaps of the known types of boxes develop from a fold line made on the lateral wing perpendicular to the side of the upper edge from which the lateral wing itself develops and parallel to the axis of the bottles contained in the box . Furthermore, the aforementioned flaps are separated from the side wing by a notch made in the wing itself, which extends from a free edge of the side wing up to the aforementioned fold line to allow the flap to be folded around the latter. .

In other words, the flaps of the known type are obtained in correspondence with the free corners of the side wings (i.e. in correspondence with the corners not constrained to the perimeter wall) and are delimited on one side by the fold line and on the other side by the notch arranged to "L" between them. In this way, these flaps are capable of being folded along their fold lines to be arranged between two adjacent bottles, which (as indicated above) are arranged with their development axes parallel to the fold lines of the flaps. Furthermore, these flaps are capable of extending only for a portion of the bottles contained in the box, and in particular they extend only for a substantially central portion of such bottles.

In particular, this known type solution is specially designed for boxes intended for

contain only three bottles, so that one first of the two flaps is intended to be inserted between the first and second bottle, and the second of the two flaps is intended to be inserted between the second and third bottle, thus efficiently separating the three bottles.

Even this known solution has proved to be not free from drawbacks in practice. In particular, this solution is not adaptable to boxes intended to contain a number of bottles other than three, since it is possible to make at most two flaps for each side wing.

Therefore, the aforesaid boxes of the known type require a differentiated redesign and dedicated to varying the number of bottles intended to be contained in the box itself, and in particular they may require the use of separators made separately from the box for a number of bottles greater than three. , thus losing the effectiveness of the draws made in a single piece.

Otherwise, known boxes of this kind can contain more than three bottles only by arranging the bottles on superimposed levels.

However, this solution is particularly unsuitable in the case of boxes used for the sale of very expensive bottles, such as bottles containing a refined wine, or in the case in which the bottles contain different wines, where therefore the boxes themselves are also used as displays. of their precious content and therefore an overall view of all the bottles contained within them (or of their details, such as the label) is required without necessarily having to take them from the box to view the bottles on the shelf below.

A further drawback of the known types of boxes described above is the difficulty of optimizing the internal volume of the box in which the bottles are contained.

In fact, as already mentioned above, the flaps that separate the bottles from the adjacent ones,

they enclose each bottle in a substantially rectangular area. Therefore, these flaps do not allow the internal volume of the box to be used efficiently, as they are not able to adapt to the shape of the bottles, which instead could be arranged alternately (i.e. with the narrow neck of each bottle next to the body of the adjacent bottles), thus recovering the internal volume of the box. In particular, such known boxes, intended to contain a large number of bottles, are generally provided with considerable dimensions, with the consequent demand for excessively large machine formats.

Presentation of the invention

In this situation, the problem underlying the present invention is therefore that of obviating the drawbacks manifested by boxes of a known type, by providing a box for containing bottles that allows an efficient arrangement and separation of the bottles.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a box which is versatile in design and easily adaptable for different numbers of bottles to be contained.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a box that requires reduced machine formats.

A further object of the present invention is to provide an aesthetically appreciable box.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a box that is quick to assemble.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a box that is easy and economical to make.

Brief description of the drawings

The technical characteristics of the invention, according to the aforementioned purposes, are clearly verifiable from the content of the claims reported below and the advantages thereof will become more evident in the detailed description that follows, made with reference to the attached drawings, which represent purely exemplary embodiments. and non-limiting, in which:

- Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the box object of the invention, illustrated in an open configuration and with a plurality of bottles arranged inside it;

Figure 2 shows an upper plan view of the box of Figure 1;

Figure 3 shows a perspective view of the box of Figure 1, illustrated with some of its flaps arranged folded along a fold line thereof;

Figure 4 shows a perspective view of the box of Figure 1, according to a variant embodiment in which the side wings are divided into two portions;

Figure 5 shows a perspective view of the box of Figure 1, with the side wings arranged to cover the bottles;

Figure 6 shows a perspective view of the box of Figure 1, shown without bottles;

- Figure 7 shows a perspective view from below of the box of Figure 6.

Detailed description of a preferred embodiment example

With reference to the accompanying drawings, the number 1 indicates as a whole a box for containing bottles 2 according to the present invention, and preferably for containing bottles 2 of alcoholic beverages, such as for example wine.

The box 1 object of the present invention is intended to contain a plurality of bottles 2 equipped with an enlarged body 21 and a narrow neck 22, which extend along a main development axis X and are joined together by a shoulder 23.

Advantageously, the box 1 is intended to contain at least three bottles 2 and preferably six bottles 2, however other embodiments of the box 1 in question are also possible, which are intended to contain a different number of bottles 2. Advantageously, the box 1 in question is made of cardboard, and in particular of punched cardboard.

Furthermore, the box 1 is preferably made in a single body starting from a single sheet of cardboard, which can be cut and folded to obtain the box 1 itself. The box 1 object of the present invention comprises a bottom wall 3, which is bounded perimeter by a lower edge 31, preferably quadrangular. The bottles 2 are intended to be placed on the bottom wall 3 with their development axes X substantially parallel to each other and parallel to the bottom wall 3. Furthermore, each bottle 2 is designed to be arranged with its own enlarged body 21 next to the narrow neck 22 of at least one adjacent bottle 2 ', in order to arrange the bottles 2 in a configuration known in the jargon of the sector as a "crossed" configuration.

Advantageously, in this way, two bottles 2 arranged in the aforementioned crossed configuration are separated from each other by a gap 24 of substantially constant width, which is shaped in a form at least partially corresponding to the shape of the bottles 2 (see Figure 2).

Preferably, the box 1 is intended to contain bottles 2 of champagne, known in the jargon of the sector as "champagnotte". It is also possible that the box 1 is intended to contain bottles 2 of another type, such as for example “Bordeaux”, “Burgundy”, “Renane” or other bottles. These bottles 2 are advantageously provided with an enlarged body 21 and with a narrow neck 22 which are substantially cylindrical, which are joined together by a shoulder 23 shaped with a double curvature.

comprising a first convex curvature and a second concave curvature substantially symmetrical to each other. Obviously, the box 1 object of the present invention can also be intended to contain bottles of a different shape than the one mentioned, that is, not equipped with an enlarged body 21 and a narrow neck 22, without thereby departing from the scope of this patent.

The box 1, object of the present invention, also comprises a perimeter wall 4, which rises from the lower edge 31 of the bottom wall 3 up to an upper edge 41, delimiting an access opening 42 for inserting the bottles. 2 in box 1.

In particular, the perimeter wall 4 comprises at least one front wall 44, a rear wall 45 opposed to the front wall 44 and two side walls 43 connecting the front wall 44 and the rear wall 45. In particular, with the terms "front" , "Rear" and "lateral", in the above description reference will be made to the box 1 arranged as in the attached figures, and these terms are not intended to limit the embodiment of the box 1 in question.

Advantageously, the lower edge 31 and the upper edge 41 of the box 1 are rectangular in shape and are preferably shaped with coincident shapes.

Advantageously, moreover, the perimeter wall 4 of the box 1 rises substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall 3 for a height at least equal to the size of the bottles 2 to be contained. More in detail, the height of the box 1, and in particular its internal height, measured between an internal face of the bottom wall 3 and the upper edge 41 of the box 1 itself, is preferably substantially equal to the diameter of the enlarged body 21 of the 2 bottles intended to be contained inside.

The box 1 in question also includes two side wings 5 intended to be placed to cover the bottles 2 arranged inside the box 1. According to the invention, the

the aforesaid two lateral wings 5 develop with two first folds 51 starting from two first sides 411 of the upper edge 41 parallel to each other, and in particular arranged in correspondence with the two lateral walls 43 of the perimeter wall 4. According to the invention, the bottles 2 are intended to be inserted in the box 1 in question with their development axes X substantially parallel to the aforementioned first sides 411. Advantageously, in this way, the side wings 5 are capable of extending starting from the corresponding first fold 51 substantially transversely to the 'axis of development X of the bottles 2, so that each bottle 2 is completely covered by a single lateral wing 5.

According to the idea underlying the present invention, at least one of the aforementioned side wings 5 is provided with an extremal edge 52, opposite the first side 411 of the upper edge 41 from which it extends, which extremal edge 52 is provided with at least a first section 53 arranged inclined with respect to the first side 411. Preferably, both side wings 5 are equipped with a corresponding extremal edge 52 provided with at least a first inclined section 53, and the two first sections 53 of the two side wings 5 are advantageously arranged inclined parallel between them.

Advantageously, the extremal edge 52 of at least one side wing 5 also comprises two second portions 54, which are arranged parallel to the corresponding first side 411 of the upper edge 41 and are disposed misaligned with each other with the first portion 53 interposed between them, in order to shaping the extremal edge 52 substantially in the shape of an "S". Furthermore, the extremal edges 52 of both lateral wings 5 are preferably provided with two second portions 54 parallel to the first sides 411 of the upper edge 41, with the first inclined portion 53 interposed between them. In this way, both extremal edges 52 are substantially S-shaped and advantageously, they are counter-shaped to each other. In particular, the two "S" of the two extremal edges 52 are capable of being arranged parallel to each other

with the two side wings 5 arranged to cover the bottles 2 and are capable of delimiting a slot 57 between the two side wings 5, also substantially shaped like an "S" (see for example Figure 5).

Advantageously, in accordance with a first variant embodiment illustrated in the attached figures, the extremal edge 52 of each lateral wing 5 can substantially follow, with its first inclined section 53 and second parallel sections 54, the course of the gap 24 defined. between a pair of bottles 2 contained in the box 1, and in particular defined between the pair of bottles 2 arranged centrally in the box 1. According to a second variant embodiment, not shown in the attached figures, the extremal edge 52 of each side wing 5 it is not capable of following the course of an interspace 24, but said extremal edge 52 is capable of being placed astride two interspace 24, defined between two pairs of bottles 2 side by side. More in detail, the extremal edge 52 of the aforementioned second embodiment variant is preferably provided with the first inclined section 53 which extends between a first interspace 24 and a second interspace 24 ', subsequent to the first interspace 24. In this way, the first section 53 it can be superimposed on the shoulder 23 of a bottle 2 with the two second portions 54 arranged one in correspondence with the first interspace 24 and the other placed in correspondence with the second interspace 24 '.

Furthermore, this second embodiment is preferably provided in boxes 1 intended to contain an odd number of bottles 2, with the first section 53 capable of being superimposed on the central bottle 2 of the box 1.

Obviously, variants of the extremal edge 52 shaped in a different shape are also possible, in which, for example, the extremal edge 52 is not equipped with two second portions 54 parallel to the first side 411 of the upper edge 41 of the box 1. For example, in the case in which the box 1 is intended to contain pyramidal or conical bottles 2, le

which are not equipped with an enlarged body 21 and a narrow cylindrical neck 22, the extremal edge 52 of at least one side wing 5 can advantageously comprise only the first inclined section 53, in order to substantially reproduce the shape of the bottles 2 contained in the box 1.

According to the idea underlying the present invention, at least one side wing 5 is equipped with at least one flap 6, which extends from the side wing 5 itself by means of a second fold 61. The aforementioned flap 6, moreover, is it extends towards the bottom wall 3 and is capable of separating the enlarged body 21 of one of the bottles 2 from the narrow neck 22 of the adjacent bottle 2 '.

Advantageously, therefore, the aforementioned flap 6 can be inserted into a cavity 24 defined between a pair of bottles 2 and is able to separate at least a portion of the aforementioned bottles 2 from each other in order to avoid collisions between them.

In accordance with a preferential embodiment of the present invention, illustrated in the attached figures, the second fold 61 from which the flap 6 extends is arranged substantially parallel to the two first sides 411 of the upper edge 41 and in particular is capable of extending parallel to the development axis X of the bottles 2 intended to be contained in the box 1. Advantageously, moreover, the second fold 61 is capable of overlapping a portion of a gap 24 defined between two underlying bottles 2 in order to extend into the gap portion 24 between the enlarged body 21 of one of the narrow-necked bottles 2 22 of the adjacent bottle 2 '.

The aforesaid embodiment, obviously, is preferable but not limiting and does not exclude embodiments in which at least one flap 6 develops with a second fold 61 inclined with respect to the two first sides 411 of the upper edge 41. In the latter case the flap 6 it is capable of being inserted in the gap portion 24 comprised between two

shoulders 23 of adjacent bottles 2.

Preferably, in accordance with the attached figures, the box 1 comprises a plurality of flaps 6, and in particular comprises at least one flap 6 for each side wing 5. Advantageously, moreover, in the gaps 24 defined between each pair of bottles 2 they are capable of being two flaps 6 are inserted, of which a first flap 6 'is designed to separate the enlarged body 21 of a first bottle 2 from the narrow neck 22 of the adjacent bottle 2' and a second flap 6 '' is designed to separate the narrow neck 22 of the first bottle 2 from the enlarged body 21 of the adjacent bottle 2 '(see Figure 3).

Advantageously, moreover, at least one of the two side wings 5 is equipped with at least two flaps 6 capable of separating a pair of adjacent bottles 2 from each other, and in particular is equipped with the first flap 6 'and the second flap 6' ', of which the first flap 6 'is capable of separating the enlarged body 21 of a first bottle 2 from the narrow neck 22 of the adjacent bottle 2', and the second flap 6 '' is capable of separating the narrow neck 22 of the first bottle 2 from the enlarged body 21 of the adjacent bottle 2 '.

Advantageously, moreover, the box 1 in question is equipped with a number of flaps 6 at least equal to the double of the number of cavities 24 defined between the bottles 2 intended to be contained in the box 1 itself. In this way, each bottle 2 is separated from the adjacent bottles 2 ', both at its enlarged body 21 and at its narrow neck 22.

In accordance with a preferential embodiment of the present invention, illustrated in the attached figures, the box 1 in question comprises at least one flap 6 which extends from the extremal edge 52 of at least one of the side wings 5. For simplicity of explanation, hereinafter , this flap developing from the extremal edge 52 will be referred to as "extremal flap 62".

Advantageously, the aforesaid extremal flap 62 can be inserted into one

corresponding interspace 24 detachably retaining the side wing 5 from which it extends into a position to cover the bottles 2.

Furthermore, the second fold 61 of the extremal flap 62 is advantageously arranged in correspondence with one of the second portions 54 of the extremal edge 52 of the corresponding side wing 5. In fact, as previously indicated, these second portions 54 are advantageously intended to be superimposed on a portion of interspace 24 delimited by the enlarged body 21 of a bottle 2 and by the narrow neck 22 of the adjacent bottle 2 '. Advantageously, therefore, the extremal flap 62 which develops starting from the aforementioned second section 54 is capable of extending internally to this portion of interspace 24.

Preferably, the box 1 comprises at least two of the aforementioned extremal flaps 62, of which a first extremal flap 62, which develops from a second portion 54 corresponding to the interspace portion 24 defined between the enlarged body 21 of a bottle 2 and the neck narrow 22 of an adjacent bottle 2 ', and a second extremal flap 62, which develops from a second portion 54 corresponding to the portion of interspace 24 defined between the narrow neck 22 of the aforementioned bottle 2 and the enlarged body 21 of the adjacent bottle 2 'same.

Preferably, moreover, the first extremal flap 62 described above is made starting from the extremal edge 52 of one of the two side wings 5 and the second extremal flap 62 is made starting from the extremal edge 52 of the opposite side wing 5.

In accordance with the embodiment illustrated in the attached figures, the box 1 is preferably equipped with four extremal flaps 62, or two for each side wing 5, each of which develops from a corresponding second portion 54 of the two extremal edges 52.

Advantageously, the four extremal flaps 62 are inserted two by two into it

portion of interspace 24 in order to interact with each other by improving the stability of the side wings 5 placed to cover the bottles 2.

Obviously, further embodiments of the aforementioned box 1 are also possible, in which at least one of the two side wings 5 is equipped with a different number of extremal flaps 62. For example, one of the two side wings 5 can be equipped with three extremal flaps 62. , two of which develop starting from the second portions 54 of the extremal edge 52 and the remaining third extremal flap 62 extends from the first portion 53 of the aforementioned extremal edge 52.

In accordance with a preferential embodiment of the present invention, illustrated in the attached figures, the box 1 in question is equipped with at least one flap 6 which extends from an internal position of at least one of the two side wings 5 by means of a notch 7 made in the side wing 5 itself and substantially "C" shaped. In addition, the corresponding second fold 61 develops between two free ends 71 of the notch 7. For simplicity of explanation, in the following, this flap 6 developing from an internal position of the side wing 5 will be referred to as "internal flap 63". Advantageously, in the attached figures 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, the second folds 61 of the internal flaps 63 are indicated with a broken line and the notches 7 are indicated with a solid line.

Advantageously, moreover, the box 1 comprises a plurality of internal flaps 63, each of which is made starting from an internal position of the side wing 5 by means of a notch 7 shaped like a "C". In accordance with the embodiment illustrated in figure 7, moreover, at least one of the two side wings 5 is equipped with two internal flaps 63 side by side and specular to each other, which are made by means of two notches 7 equipped with an intermediate section of the "C" in common, to substantially form an I-shaped notch 7.

Advantageously, the second fold 61 of each internal flap 63 is intended to be arranged at the portion of the interspace 24 between the enlarged body 21 of one of the bottles 2 and the narrow neck 22 of the adjacent bottle 2 '. Therefore, with the side wings 5 placed to cover the bottles 2, the internal flap 63 folded towards the bottom wall 3 can be inserted in the portion of the interspace 24 between the narrow neck 22 of the bottle 2 and the enlarged body 21 of the bottle adjacent 2 '.

In particular, in accordance with the embodiment illustrated in the attached figures, at least one flap 6 is intended to be made in correspondence with the enlarged body 21 of a bottle 2, with the corresponding side wing 5 arranged to cover the aforementioned bottle 2 and advantageously defines a window 72 in the side wing 5 itself.

More in detail, through the window 72 thus defined, with the internal flap 63 folded along the second fold 61 and extending towards the bottom wall 3 to separate the enlarged body 21 of a bottle 2 from the narrow neck 22 of the adjacent bottle 2 ', a label of the bottle 2, covered by the side wing 5, may be uncovered. Therefore, the box 1 advantageously allows the identification of the bottles 2 contained therein and can also be used as a display for the bottles 2 themselves.

Preferably, as illustrated in the attached figures, the box 1 is equipped with a plurality of internal flaps 63, and in particular it is equipped with a number of internal flaps 63 such as to allow to separate the narrow neck 22 and the enlarged body 21 of each bottle 2 by the enlarged bodies 21 and by the narrow necks 22 of the adjacent bottles 2 '.

Furthermore, the internal flaps 63 advantageously define a number of windows 72 at least equal to the number of bottles 2 intended to be contained in the box 1 in question, in order to make all the labels visible.

Advantageously, as illustrated in the attached figures, the windows 72 are arranged

aligned on a first row and a second row, parallel to each other and orthogonal with respect to the first sides 411 of the upper edge 41 of the box 1, in order to uncover the labels of the bottles 2 arranged in a crossed configuration. Advantageously, moreover, the windows 72 of the first row are offset with respect to the windows 72 of the second row.

Advantageously, moreover, in order to obtain the desired number of internal flaps 63 and windows 72, it is possible to make notches 7 shaped in different shapes.

For example, in accordance with the embodiment illustrated in the attached figures, for a box 1 intended to contain six bottles 2, each row of windows 72 is made with a combined sequence of notches 7, which sequence comprises a notch 7 shaped like a " C ”, an inverted“ C ”shaped 7 notch and an" I "shaped double 7 notch. In accordance with the embodiment illustrated in the attached figures, the box 1 comprises at least one extremal flap 62 and at least one internal flap 63 and preferably comprises a plurality of extremal flaps 62 and a plurality of internal flaps 63 as described above.

Advantageously, moreover, at least one flap 6 of the present box 1 extends from its second fold 61 to the bottom wall 3 of the box 1 itself with the side wings 5 arranged to cover the bottles 2. Advantageously, therefore, this flap 6, going in abutment against the bottom wall 3 of the box 1, it can also act as a support for the corresponding side wing 5, increasing the structural stability of the box 1 itself.

In accordance with a variant embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the side wings 5 is equipped with a rectilinear notch 55, which divides the side wing 5 into two portions 56. In particular, the notch 55 preferably extends starting from the extremal edge 52 of the side wing 5 up to the corresponding first fold 51. Therefore, each of the two portions 56 of the side wing 5 is advantageously capable of being folded

along the fold 51 independently of the other portion 56, facilitating the assembly of the box 1 and in particular of the flaps 6.

Advantageously, moreover, the aforesaid rectilinear notch 55 is arranged substantially perpendicular to the aforesaid first fold 51.

Advantageously, moreover, in accordance with the embodiment of the box 1 illustrated in the attached figures, the straight notch 55 is made on both side wings 5, preferably between the two rows of windows 72.

In accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the side wings 5 can be folded along the first folds 51 to cover each substantially half of the access opening 42 of the box 1.

Advantageously, this configuration of the side wings 5 is provided in embodiments of the box 1 in question intended to contain an even number of bottles 2. It is however possible to provide this configuration of the side wings 5 also in embodiments of boxes 1 intended to contain a number of bottles. odd number of bottles 2, for example in the case described above in which the slot 57 between the two extremal edges 52 is placed between two interspaces 24 side by side.

Obviously it is also possible to provide, according to technical or aesthetic requirements, a variant embodiment in which the side wings 5 cover different surfaces of the access opening 42 of the box 1, both in the case in which the box 1 contains an even number of bottles. 2, or if it contains an odd number.

In accordance with a preferential embodiment of the present invention, illustrated in the attached figures, the box 1 is also equipped with a closing lid 9 capable of covering at least partially the access opening 42. In particular, the aforesaid closing lid 9 is preferably develops with a first rear fold 91 starting from a rear side 413 of the upper edge 41, between the two first sides 411

of the upper edge 41 itself.

More in detail, the closure cover 9 is also equipped with a second rear fold 92 parallel to the first rear fold 91, which divides the closure cover 9 into a first closure portion 93, interposed between the first rear fold 91 and the second rear fold 92, and a second closing portion 94, extending from the second rear fold 92.

In particular, the first closing portion 93 can be arranged substantially parallel to the bottom wall 3 to cover the access opening 42 and the second closing portion 94 can be folded along its second rear fold 92 to be arranged substantially parallel to the front wall 44 of the perimeter wall 4.

Operationally, in fact, in a phase of closing the box 1 in question, the second closing portion 94 is intended to be inserted inside the box 1 and to establish a seal by friction with the front wall 44 of the box 1 to prevent the involuntary opening of the box 1 itself.

This closing lid solution 9 is preferable but not limiting and does not exclude constructional variants of closing lids 9 made in different shapes, such as for example closing lids 9 equipped with one or more tabs which fit into corresponding slots in the front wall 44 to keep the closing lid 9 in position. Alternatively, the box 1 in question can be equipped with a closing lid 9 not made in a single body with the box 1 itself.

In accordance with a preferential embodiment of the present invention, illustrated in the attached figures, the box 1 is also provided with a front wing 8, extending with a first front fold 81 from a front side 412 of the upper edge 41 connecting the first ones sides 411 and preferably parallel to the rear side 413.

Advantageously, moreover, the front wing 8 is equipped with a second front fold 82 parallel to the first front fold 81, which divides the front wing 8 into a first front portion 83 interposed between the first front fold 81 and the second front fold 82, and a second front portion 84, extending from the second front fold 82.

In particular, the first front portion 83 can be arranged substantially parallel to a front wall 44 of the perimeter wall 4 and the second front portion 84 can be arranged substantially parallel to the bottom wall 3.

Advantageously, the second front portion 84 can rest on the bottom wall 3 in order to create a double bottom.

In order to increase the assembly speed of the box 1, the bottom wall 3 is advantageously made in the form of an automatic bottom.

In particular, the bottom wall 3 comprises two first lower wings 32, developing from two first lower sides 311 of the lower edge 31 preferably substantially parallel to the first sides 411 of the upper edge 41 from which the two side wings 5 described above extend.

Furthermore, the bottom wall 3 advantageously comprises two second lower wings 33, developing from two second lower sides 312 of the lower edge 31 placed in connection between the first lower sides 311. Advantageously, moreover, the aforementioned second lower sides 312 are equipped with a length greater than or equal to the length of the first lower sides 311. Advantageously, moreover, each of the first lower wings 32 is hinged to a corresponding one of the second lower wings 33 along a joint line 34, which is inclined with respect to the lower edge 31, and in particular coinciding with half of a diagonal of the back wall 3. More in detail, the two junction lines 34 among the first

and the second lower wings 32, 33 are advantageously arranged aligned with each other and coincide with an entire diagonal of the bottom wall 3, as illustrated in the attached figure 7, in which the two junction lines 34 are indicated with a longer line. often.

According to a possible embodiment, the seam 34 along which a first and a second lower wing 32, 33 are hinged coincides with a fold line provided on the second lower wing 33, from which fold line the second lower wing 33 extends with a joining flap that can be fixed to the first lower wing 32. Advantageously, in this way, the first and second lower wings 32, 33 are joined together by the aforementioned junction flap, with the second lower wing 33 free to rotate with respect to the first lower wing 32 around the joint line 34. Operationally, in fact, the first lower wing 32 can be rotated with respect to the second lower wing 33 around the corresponding joint line 34 between a retracted position and an extended position .

More in detail, in the aforementioned retracted position the first and second lower wings 32, 33 can be arranged substantially parallel to each other and parallel to the perimeter wall 4 of the box 1, with the box 1 arranged in a collapsed configuration and not suitable for contain inside the bottles 2.

Furthermore, in the extended position, the first and second lower wings 32, 33 can be arranged coplanar with each other and perpendicular to the perimeter wall 4, with the box 1 arranged in an open configuration suitable for containing the bottles 2 inside.

Advantageously, in the aforementioned open configuration of the box 1, the first and second lower wings 32, 33 substantially constitute half of the bottom wall 3 and are capable of interlocking with the corresponding opposite first and second lower wings.

32, 33 to make up the entire back wall 3.

In particular, the first and second lower wings 32, 33, hinged together along the junction line 34, substantially constitute a triangular portion of the bottom wall 3, which is equipped with two sides coinciding with the first and second sides. 311, 312 from which the same lower wings develop and with a third side coinciding with a diagonal of the bottom wall 3, opposite to the diagonal along which the junction line 34 develops.

The two pairs of lower wings hinged together along the junction line 34 are therefore capable of interlocking, for example by shape coupling or partial overlapping, along an engagement line 35 (illustrated in figure 7) substantially corresponding to the third side of the triangular portion of the bottom wall 3 which they are capable of forming.

Advantageously, the bottom wall 3 thus created is capable of being constituted by an interlocking shape of the first and second lower wings 32, 33 and allows a faster assembly of the box 1, since it does not require fixing the first and second lower wings. 32, 33 for example by means of adhesive tape or other fastening means. Obviously, the back wall 3 can also be made in other ways without thereby departing from the scope of protection of this patent. For example, the box 1 can be equipped with a bottom wall of the type known in the art as "American bottom" in which the lower wings are simply surmounted and fixed to each other by means of adhesive tape.

The box 1 thus conceived therefore achieves the intended purposes.

Claims (10)

CLAIMS 1. Box for containing bottles (2), which extend along a main development axis (X) between an enlarged body (21) and a narrow neck (22) joined together by a shoulder (23); said box (1) comprising: - a bottom wall (3), which is bounded perimeter by a lower edge (31) and on which said bottles (2) are intended to be placed with their development axes (X) substantially parallel to each other and to said bottom wall (3), in which each bottle (2) can be arranged with its enlarged body (21) next to the narrow neck (22) of at least one adjacent bottle (2 '); - a perimeter wall (4), which rises from the lower edge (31) of said bottom wall (3) up to an upper edge (41), delimiting an access opening (42) for the insertion of said bottles (2) in said box (1); - two lateral wings (5) intended to be placed to cover said bottles (2) and developing with two first folds (51) starting from two first sides (411) of said upper edge (41) parallel to each other; said bottles (2) being intended to be arranged with their development axes (X) substantially parallel to said first sides (411); said box (1) being characterized in that at least one of said side wings (5) is equipped with: - an extremal edge (52) opposite the first side (411) of said upper edge (41) from which the corresponding lateral wing (5) extends, which extremal edge (52) is provided with at least a first portion (53) arranged inclined with respect to said first side (411); - at least one flap (6), which extends from at least one of said side wings (5) by means of a second fold (61), extends towards said bottom wall (3), and is capable of separating the enlarged body (21) of one of said bottles (2) from the narrow neck (22) of said adjacent bottle (2 '). 2. Box according to claim 1, characterized in that the second fold (61) from which said at least one flap (6) extends is arranged substantially parallel to the two first sides (411) of said upper edge (41) and is susceptible to be arranged parallel to the development axis (X) of said bottles (2). 3. Box according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the extremal edge (52) of said at least one side wing (5) comprises two second portions (54), which are arranged parallel to the corresponding first side (411) of said upper edge (41) and are arranged misaligned with each other with said first portion (53) interposed between them, to shape said extremal edge (52) substantially in the shape of an "S". 4. Box according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said at least one flap (6) extends from said second fold (61) to the bottom wall (3) of said box (1) with said side wings (5 ) arranged to cover said bottles (2). 5. Box according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that said at least one flap (6) extends from the extremal edge (52) of at least one of said side wings (5), with the corresponding said second fold (61 ) arranged in correspondence with one of the second portions (54) of said extremal edge (52). 6. Box according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said at least one flap (6) develops starting from an internal position of said at least one lateral wing (5) by means of a notch (7) made in said at least one wing lateral (5) and substantially C-shaped, with the corresponding said second fold (61) developing between two free ends (71) of said notch (7). 7. Box according to claim 6, characterized in that said at least one flap (6) is intended to be made in correspondence with the enlarged body (21) of one of said bottles (2), with the corresponding said lateral wing (5) arranged to cover said bottle (2); said at least one flap (6) defining a window (72) in said side wing (5), through which said window (72) a label of said bottle (2) can be discovered, with said at least one flap (6 ) folded along said second fold (61) and extending towards said bottom wall (3), to separate the enlarged body (21) of one of said bottles (2) from the narrow neck (22) of said adjacent bottle (2 ') . 8. Box according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one of said side wings (5) is equipped with a straight notch (55), which divides said side wing (5) into two portions (56) and is extends starting from the extremal edge (52) of said lateral wing (5) up to the corresponding said first fold (51); each of the two portions (56) of said at least one side wing (5) being capable of being folded along said first fold (51) independently of the other said portion (56). 9. Box according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one of said side wings (5) is equipped with at least two said flaps (6) capable of separating a pair of said adjacent bottles (2) from each other; in which: - a first flap (6 ') is capable of separating the enlarged body (21) of a first bottle (2) from the narrow neck (22) of the adjacent bottle (2') of said pair of bottles (2); and u a second flap (6 ') is capable of separating the narrow neck (22) of said first bottle (2) from the enlarged body (21) of said adjacent bottle (2'). 10. Box according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said bottom wall (3) is made in the form of an automatic bottom, which comprehends: - two first lower wings (32) developing from two first lower sides (311) of said lower edge (31) substantially parallel to the first sides (411) of said upper edge (41); - two second lower wings (33) developing from two second lower sides (312) of said lower edge (31) placed in connection between said first lower sides (311); each of said first lower wings (32) being hinged to a corresponding one of said second lower wings (33) along a junction line (34) inclined with respect to said lower edge (31), around which junction line (34) said first lower wing (32) can be rotated with respect to said second lower wing (33) between: - a retracted position, in which said first and second lower wings (32, 33) are arranged substantially parallel to each other and parallel to said perimeter wall (4) with said box (1) arranged in a collapsed configurationu and - an extended position, in which said first and second lower wings (32, 33) are arranged coplanar with each other and perpendicular to said perimeter wall (4), with said box (1) arranged in an open configuration and said first and second wings bottom (32, 33) substantially constitute half of said bottom wall (3) and fit together with the corresponding opposite said first and second bottom wings (32, 33) to form the entire bottom wall (3).