JP2012136251A - Multiholder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multiholder that is capable of holding a plurality of containers without their falling through the multiholder.SOLUTION: The multiholder 1 includes: un upper panel 2 having a plurality of upper insertion holes 4; and a lower panel 3 arranged facing the upper panel 2, and having a plurality of lower insertion holes 5. With respect to the upper panel 2, the lower panel 3 is slidable to at least one side direction D11 of first directions D1 in a virtual plane F having a normal line that is Y-axis in a vertical direction. The upper insertion holes 4 have a spindle-shape in planar view extending in the first directions D1 in the virtual plane F, and the lower insertion holes 5 have an inner edge shape so that a centroid of each of the upper insertion holes 4 is positionally shifted from a centroid of the lower insertion hole 5 corresponding to each of the upper insertion holes in either of the directions D11 and D12 that are mutually opposite, of the first directions D1.

Description

  The present invention relates to a multi-holder that can hold a plurality of containers together.

Conventionally, in order to sell a plurality of filled containers at once, a multi-holder that holds them together has been used.
Among the multi-holders, one that holds the neck of the container is known.
For example, Patent Document 1 includes an upper panel having an upper layer and a second layer, and a bottom panel disposed below the upper panel, and a plurality of surrounding openings through which the neck of the bottle passes in the upper layer. A plurality of container receiving openings disposed in the second layer and having a smaller diameter than the surrounding opening and concentric with the surrounding opening, and the bottom panel includes the surrounding opening and the container receiving portion. A carrier is disclosed that is provided with a plurality of openings aligned with the openings. This carrier is constructed by inserting the neck of the bottle into the opening of the bottom panel, the container receiving opening of the second layer and the surrounding opening of the upper layer, and supporting the stepped portion of the bottle on the upper surface of the container receiving opening. A plurality of bins can be held together.

  Patent Document 2 has a lower plate portion, and an upper plate portion that is connected to the lower plate portion via a hinge portion and covers the upper surface of the lower plate portion. When a plurality of daruma-shaped holding holes having a large-diameter portion into which the head can be inserted and a small-diameter portion having the same diameter as the neck portion of the bottle are formed, and the upper plate portion is folded over the lower plate portion A bottle suspending holder is disclosed that overlaps with the small diameter portion and allows insertion of a bottle head and is formed with a restriction hole that restricts movement of the bottle in the radial direction.

Since the multi-holders such as Patent Documents 1 and 2 can be made of a sheet material formed in a predetermined shape, there is an advantage that they can be manufactured at low cost.
However, when holding a plurality of containers filled with contents in these multi-holders and carrying the end of the multi-holder in that state, there is a problem that they are easily removed from the holder due to their own weight. .
Therefore, in order to prevent the container from falling off, a package with multiple containers held in this type of multi-holder is either carried with the container, or if it has an end of the multi-holder, vibration is applied. Must be transported with care.

JP-T-2001-519300 JP 2005-313923 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-holder capable of holding a plurality of containers so as not to drop off.

  The multi-holder of the present invention includes a flexible upper panel, a flexible lower panel disposed opposite to the upper panel at an initial position, and a neck portion of a container provided on the upper panel. A plurality of possible upper insertion holes, and a plurality of lower insertion holes provided in the lower panel corresponding to the upper insertion holes and capable of inserting a neck portion of the container. A multi-holder for holding a plurality of containers together by inserting the neck of the container into an insertion hole and supporting the step of the container on the upper surface of the upper panel, the lower panel in the initial position Is slidable with respect to the upper panel in at least one side of the first direction in the virtual plane with the vertical axis as a normal line, and the edge shape of the upper insertion hole is in the first direction in the virtual plane. Is an elongated shape in plan view An edge shape of the lower insertion hole is an elongated shape in a plan view extending in a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction in the virtual plane, and the upper insertion hole is formed in the second direction of the edge. The upper hole engaging portion in which the neck portion of the container can be inserted and the interval is shorter than the diameter of the step portion of the container, and the interval in the second direction of the edge is from the upper hole engaging portion. An upper hole narrow portion having a short interval toward one side in the first direction, and the lower insertion hole has an interval in the first direction at which an edge thereof can be inserted into the neck of the container; A lower hole engaging portion having an interval shorter than the diameter of the stepped portion of the container, and at the initial position, the center of gravity of the upper insertion hole is one side in the first direction with respect to the center of gravity of the lower insertion hole; The position is shifted to either one of the opposite sides.

  In a preferred multi-holder of the present invention, a grip portion is extended at an end portion of the upper panel on the side opposite to the one side in the first direction.

  In another preferred multi-holder of the present invention, the upper panel and the lower panel each have a first side and a second side along the second direction on both sides of the first direction. The first side of the upper panel and the first side of the lower panel are connected via a first connection panel so that the upper panel and the lower panel are opposed to each other with a predetermined interval in the vertical direction, and The second side of the upper panel and the second side of the lower panel are connected via a second connection panel.

  In another preferable multi-holder of the present invention, the edge shape of the upper insertion hole is any one of a substantially spindle shape in plan view, a substantially rhombus shape in plan view, and a substantially elongated hexagonal shape in plan view.

  In another preferable multi-holder of the present invention, the edge shape of the upper insertion hole and the edge shape of the lower insertion hole are the same shape, the same size, or a similar shape.

The multi-holder of the present invention can hold a plurality of containers together. When the packaging body in which a plurality of containers filled with contents are held in the multi-holder of the present invention is carried with the end of the multi-holder, the container is difficult to come off from the multi-holder and fall off. In particular, the container is difficult to fall off even when vertical vibrations are applied to the package during its transportation.
Since the preferable multi-holder of this invention is provided with the holding part, the packaging body which hold | maintained the several container to the multi-holder can be easily conveyed by having the holding part.

The perspective view of the multi holder in the initial position concerning one embodiment of the present invention. The top view which looked at the multi holder in the initial position from the top. The bottom view which looked at the multi holder in the initial position from the bottom. The side view which looked at the multi holder in the initial position from the left side. (A) is a side view of the state in which the lower panel in the initial position is moved to one side in the first direction to make the multi-holder substantially flat, and (b) is the lower panel in the first direction in the first direction. The side view of the state which moved to the other side and made the multi holder substantially flat shape. The top view of the state which expand | deployed the sheet | seat material for forming the multi-holder. The perspective view of the package which made the multi holder hold | maintain multiple containers. VIII-VIII sectional view taken on the line of FIG. IX-IX sectional view taken on the line of FIG. The perspective view of the state which hold | gripped and lifted the package body. The top view which looked at the multi holder in the initial position from the top based on other embodiment of this invention. The top view which looked at the multi holder in the initial position from the top based on other embodiment of this invention. The top view which looked at the multi holder in the initial position from the top based on other embodiment of this invention. The top view which looked at the multi holder in the initial position from the top based on other embodiment of this invention. XV-XV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. The perspective view of the multi holder of the comparative example 1. FIG. The top view which looked at the multi-holder from the top. The perspective view of the multi holder of the comparative example 2. FIG. The top view which looked at the multi-holder from the top.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
However, in the present specification, “upper” indicates a side away from the horizontal plane when it is assumed that the lower panel of the multi-holder is placed on the horizontal plane, and “lower” indicates a side closer to the horizontal plane. The “virtual plane” refers to a virtual plane (a plane parallel to the horizontal plane) whose normal is the vertical axis. The “first direction” refers to one direction selected from all radial directions in the plane of the virtual plane, and the “second direction” refers to the first direction in the plane of the virtual plane. Is a direction substantially orthogonal to.
In addition, the “initial position” is a predetermined positional relationship between the upper panel and the lower panel that are opposed to each other via the connection panel, and one or both of the connection panel and the upper panel, the connection panel, and the lower panel. Refers to the position at which the crosses at a substantially right angle. However, when two or more connection panels are provided, the initial position is a state in which at least one of the connection panels intersects with one or both of the upper panel and the lower panel substantially at right angles.

In the present specification, the plan view shape refers to a shape when the upper surface of the upper panel or the lower surface of the lower panel is viewed with the line of sight aligned on the vertical axis.
In the present specification, a container filled with contents may be simply referred to as a container.

1 to 4 show a multi-holder 1 of the present invention.
The multi-holder 1 includes a flexible upper panel 2, a flexible lower panel 3 disposed opposite to the lower side of the upper panel 2, and a plurality of holders provided on the upper panel 2 and capable of inserting a neck of a container. An upper insertion hole 4 and a plurality of lower insertion holes 5 provided in the lower panel 3 corresponding to the upper insertion hole 4 and into which the neck of the container can be inserted. A gripping part 6 is extended in the part. The number of upper insertion holes 4 and lower insertion holes 5 corresponding to the upper insertion holes 4 is not particularly limited as long as it is plural (two or more), but is preferably about 2 to 12 in consideration of transportation convenience.
The multi-holder 1 of the present invention can hold a plurality of containers having a neck portion and a stepped portion protruding around the neck portion. In addition, the multi-holder 1 holding the container can be carried with the gripping portion 6.

  The upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3 are connected via connecting panels 71 and 72 so as to face each other with a predetermined interval in the vertical direction. Thus, with reference to the initial position where the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3 are arranged to face each other, the lower panel 3 is the first in the virtual plane F with the axis in the vertical direction Y as the normal to the upper panel 2. It can slide to at least one side D11 in one direction D1. However, the one side D11 in the first direction D1 refers to one of the two sides D11 and D12 in the first direction D1. 1 to 4 show the multi-holder 1 in a state in which the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3 are in the initial positions.

  The upper insertion hole 4 and the lower insertion hole 5 are openings formed by cutting out a part of the surface of the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3. The edge shape of the upper insertion hole 4 (in other words, the upper insertion hole 4 is generated on the inner side surrounded by the edge shape) is an elongated shape in a plan view extending in the first direction D1 in the virtual plane F. The edge shape of the lower insertion hole 5 (in other words, the lower insertion hole 5 is formed inside the edge shape) is a second direction D2 that is substantially orthogonal to the first direction D1 in the virtual plane F. It is an elongated shape in a plan view that spreads out.

The upper insertion hole 4 is formed with an upper hole engaging portion 41 and an upper hole narrow portion 42. The upper hole engaging portion 41 is a part of the edge of the upper insertion hole 4, and the distance between the edges in the second direction D2 can be inserted into the neck of the container and is shorter than the diameter of the step portion of the container. It is the part which was made. The narrow upper hole portion 42 is another portion of the edge of the upper insertion hole 4, and the distance between the edges in the second direction D <b> 2 is short from the upper hole engaging portion 41 toward one side in the first direction D <b> 1. It is the part which was made.
Similarly, a lower hole engaging part 51 and a lower hole narrow part 52 are formed in the lower insertion hole 5. The lower hole engaging portion 51 is a part of the edge of the lower insertion hole 5, and the distance between the edges in the first direction D1 can be inserted into the neck of the container and is shorter than the diameter of the stepped portion of the container. It is the part which was made. The lower hole narrow portion 52 is another portion of the edge of the lower insertion hole 5, and the distance between the edges in the first direction D1 is short from the lower hole engaging portion 51 toward both sides in the second direction D2. It is the part which was made.

  In the present invention, at the initial position, the center of gravity G4 of the upper insertion hole 4 is displaced relative to the center of gravity G5 of the lower insertion hole 5 on one side D11 in the first direction D1 and on the opposite side D12. The upper insertion hole 4 having the upper hole engagement portion 41 and the upper hole narrow portion 42 and the lower insertion hole 5 having the lower hole engagement portion 51 are formed in the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3, respectively. .

Specifically, the holder main body should just be formed with the sheet | seat material in which the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3 have flexibility. Since the holder body can be easily manufactured, it is preferable that the whole holder body is formed of a flexible sheet material. Note that the term “having flexibility” means that when a force is applied to the sheet material, the sheet material hardly changes in all radial directions in the plane of the sheet material, but greatly changes (bends) in the thickness direction of the sheet material. It means having properties.
The sheet material is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a synthetic resin sheet, a synthetic resin sheet having a metal vapor-deposited layer, cardboard, and a laminated sheet thereof.

  Preferably, a sheet including a synthetic resin sheet is used as the sheet material, and more preferably, a synthetic resin sheet (including a resin sheet in which two or more synthetic resin sheets are laminated) is used. Examples of the material of the synthetic resin sheet include polyolefins such as polypropylene and polyethylene, polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalate, polystyrenes, and polyamides.

Further, the sheet material may be either transparent or non-transparent, and a design display such as an advertisement may be applied to one area or the entire area as necessary.
The thickness of the sheet material is not particularly limited, but is preferably about 0.25 mm to 2.0 mm. Especially, since it has moderate rigidity and flexibility, it is preferable to use a polypropylene sheet or a polyester sheet having a thickness of about 0.25 mm to 1.0 mm.

The planar view shapes of the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3 are not particularly limited, and can be formed into arbitrary shapes. For example, the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3 have first side edges 21 and 31 and second side edges 22 and 32 on both sides D11 and D12 in the first direction D1, respectively. The first side 21 and 31 and the second side 22 and 32 of the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3 are parallel sides facing each other and extending linearly along the second direction D2.
The other sides of the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3 are arbitrary, such as a straight line shape, an arc shape, and a bent shape.

In the present embodiment, the plan view shapes of the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3 are each substantially rectangular (substantially square in the illustrated example).
Although the plan view shapes of the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3 may be different, the multi-holder 1 can be easily manufactured, and can be folded into a flat shape when not in use as described later. Since the area can be reduced, it is preferable that the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3 have substantially the same shape.

In the present embodiment, the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3 are connected via two connection panels 71 and 72 (hereinafter referred to as a first connection panel 71 and a second connection panel 72).
The first connection panel 71 connects the first side 21 of the upper panel 2 and the first side 31 of the lower panel 3, and the second connection panel 72 is the second side 22 of the upper panel 2. And the second side 32 of the lower panel 3 are connected.
The upper panel 2, the lower panel 3, the first connection panel 71 and the second connection panel 72 are connected so as to be bendable at respective connection boundary portions (the first side edges 21 and 31 and the second side edges 22 and 32). ing.

In the initial position, as shown in FIG. 4, the first connection panel 71, the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3 (the inner surfaces thereof) intersect with each other at substantially right angles. The two connection panel 72 and the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3 (inner surfaces thereof) intersect each other at substantially right angles.
Therefore, when the opposed upper panel 2 and lower panel 3 are in the initial position, as shown in FIG. 4, the multi-holder 1 is a hollow rectangle when viewed from the side.

  The width of the first connection panel 71 and the width of the second connection panel 72 (the width of the first connection panel 71 and the length of the second connection panel 72 in the second direction D2) are the first side 21 and the second side. 22 is the same. But the width | variety of the 1st connection panel 71 and the width | variety of the 2nd connection panel 72 may be shorter or longer than the 1st side edge 21 and the 2nd side edge 22.

The vertical lengths of the first connection panel 71 and the second connection panel 72 may be different. However, when the length from the first side edge 21 to the second side edge 22 in the upper panel 2 and the length from the first side edge 31 to the second side edge 32 in the lower panel 3 are substantially the same, it will be described later. In order to be able to fold the multi-holder 1 into a flat shape, the vertical lengths of the first connection panel 71 and the second connection panel 72 are preferably the same.
In the present embodiment, the first connection panel 71 and the second connection panel 72 have substantially the same shape.
For example, when the first connecting panel 71 and the second connecting panel 72 have different vertical lengths as described above, the first connecting panel 71 and the second connecting panel, the upper panel 2 and the lower panel are used. 3 does not mean that all the combinations intersect each other at substantially right angles, but in this case, one of the connection panels is approximately at right angle with at least one of the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3. The initial position of the multi-holder 1 of the present invention is when it is in a crossed state.

Further, a grip 6 is extended from the end of the upper panel 2. The gripping part 6 is used for holding by hand when carrying a package in which a plurality of containers filled with contents are held in the multi-holder 1. In addition, in order to make it easy to hold, one or two or more hole portions into which a finger can enter may be formed in a part of the grip portion 6 (not shown).
When the filled container is suspended via the multi-holder 1 with the grip 6, the grip 6 is slid to the one side D 11 in the first direction D 1 with respect to the upper panel 2. It extends from the end of the upper panel 2. In the present embodiment, the gripping portion 6 extends from the end portion of the upper panel 2 on the side D12 opposite to the one side in the first direction D1.

  In the present embodiment, the grip portion 6 extends upward from the first side 21 of the upper panel 2. In the initial position, the surface of the gripping portion 6 is substantially orthogonal to the upper surface of the upper panel 2. The width of the gripping portion 6 (the length of the gripping portion 6 in the second direction D2) is not particularly limited as long as it can be held by hand. In the present embodiment, the width of the gripping portion 6 is the upper panel 2. Is substantially the same as the length of the first side 21.

Here, since each of the panels 2, 3, 71, 72 can be bent by a hinge action at the connection boundary portion, if a force is applied to at least one of the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3 in the initial position, The panel 2 and the lower panel 3 are slidable relative to both sides D11 and D12 in the first direction D1 in the virtual plane F.
When the upper panel 2 slides and the lower panel 3 does not move, when the lower panel 3 slides and the upper panel 2 does not move, the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3 conflict with each other. In the case of sliding in the direction to be included.
The upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3 are connected to each other at a predetermined interval in the vertical direction Y via the first connection panel 71 and the second connection panel 72, so that at least the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3 are connected. When either one slides in the virtual plane F, it moves slightly in the vertical direction Y.

Specifically, when a force is applied to the upper panel 2 in the initial position from the one side D11 in the first direction D1 toward the opposite side D12, the first connection panel 71 and the second connection panel 72 are moved in the first direction D1. The lower panel 3 slides relative to the one side D11 in the first direction D1 with respect to the upper panel 2, and slightly moves upward in parallel with the slide. After the lower panel 3 and the upper panel 2 move relatively, the lower surface of the upper panel 2 and the upper surface of the lower panel 3 come into contact with each other, and the multi-holder 1 becomes substantially flat (see FIG. 5A).
On the other hand, when a force is applied to the upper panel 2 in the initial position from the opposite side D12 in the first direction D1 toward the one side D11, the first connection panel 71 and the second connection panel 72 are opposite to the first direction D1. While falling to D12, the lower panel 3 slides relatively to the opposite side D12 of the first direction D1 with respect to the upper panel 2, and slightly moves upward in parallel with the slide. After the lower panel 3 and the upper panel 2 move relative to each other, the lower surface of the upper panel 2 and the upper surface of the lower panel 3 come into contact with each other, and the multi-holder 1 becomes substantially flat (see FIG. 5B).

  Thus, by moving the lower surface of the upper panel 2 and the upper surface of the lower panel 3 in contact, the multi holder 1 can be folded into a substantially flat shape when the multi holder 1 is viewed from the side. Usually, the multi-holder 1 of the present invention is used for storage and distribution in a substantially flat shape as shown in FIG. 5A or FIG. 5B when not in use.

In the surface of the upper panel 2, a plurality of upper insertion holes 4 are formed at predetermined intervals. Also in the surface of the lower panel 3, a plurality of lower insertion holes 5 corresponding to the upper insertion holes 4 are formed at predetermined intervals.
When the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3 are in the initial positions, the corresponding upper insertion hole 4 and lower insertion hole 5 have an edge shape as shown in FIGS. Are not completely coincident with each other, but a part of the opening of the upper insertion hole 4 and a part of the opening of the lower insertion hole 5 overlap.

The shape of each upper insertion hole 4 in plan view is not circular, but is an elongated shape extending in the first direction D1, while the shape of each lower insertion hole 5 in plan view is not circular but is the second shape. It is an elongated shape in a plan view extending in the direction D2.
Preferably, the plan view shape of each upper insertion hole 4 is such that the maximum opening width in the first direction D1 is larger than the maximum opening width in the second direction D2, while the plan view shape of each lower insertion hole 5 is The maximum opening width in the second direction D2 is larger than the maximum opening width in the first direction D1.

  Moreover, each edge shape of the upper insertion hole 4 and the lower insertion hole 5 consists of an endless line. That is, the upper insertion hole 4 and the lower insertion hole 5 form endless cutting lines that do not have end-like cutting lines extending in the radial direction in the planes of the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3, respectively. Is opened. Since the upper insertion hole 4 and the lower insertion hole 5 are formed of endless lines, when the container neck is inserted and the content-filled container is suspended, the upper insertion hole 4 is suspended by its own weight. In addition to preventing the edge and the edge of the lower insertion hole 5 from cracking, it is possible to reliably prevent the container from falling off.

  The upper insertion hole 4 has an upper hole engaging portion 41 whose interval in the second direction D2 can be inserted into the neck of the container and shorter than the diameter of the stepped portion of the container, There is an upper hole narrow portion 42 in which the interval in the second direction D2 is a short interval from the upper hole engaging portion 41 toward the one side D11 and the opposite side D12 in the first direction D1.

  Specifically, the upper hole engaging portion 41 is formed when the container neck is inserted into the lower insertion hole 5 and the upper insertion hole 4 so that the stepped portion of the container protrudes from the upper surface of the upper panel 2. 4 is a portion which contacts or is close to the neck portion and supports the stepped portion of the container from below on the upper surface of the upper panel 2 (the upper surface of the upper panel 2 around the edge of the upper insertion hole 4). The upper hole narrowing portion 42 is based on the upper hole engaging portion 41, and the upper insertion hole from which the interval becomes shorter toward the one side D11 in the first direction D1 and the opposite side D12 in the first direction D1. 4 is an edge portion. Therefore, the upper hole narrow portion 42 is formed on both sides D11 and D12 in the first direction D1, respectively. But the upper hole narrow part 42 does not necessarily need to be formed in both sides D11 and D12 of the 1st direction D1, and should just be formed in the one side D11 of the 1st direction D1 at least.

  When the container neck is inserted into the lower insertion hole 5 and the upper insertion hole 4 so that the stepped portion of the container protrudes from the upper surface of the upper panel 2, the lower hole engaging part 51 has the edge of the lower insertion hole 5 It is the part that touches or is close to the neck. The lower hole narrow portion 52 is a lower insertion hole whose interval decreases from the lower hole engaging portion 51 as a reference toward the one side D21 in the second direction D2 and the opposite side D22 in the second direction D2. 5 is an edge portion. Therefore, the lower hole narrow portion 52 is formed on both sides D21 and D22 in the second direction D2, respectively. But the lower hole narrow part 52 may be formed only in the one side D21 of the 2nd direction D2, or the opposite side D22. Alternatively, the lower insertion hole 5 may not have the lower hole narrow portion 52. In addition, as the lower insertion hole 5 which does not have the lower hole narrow part 52, the lower insertion hole etc. in which the edge shape was formed in the planar view rectangle correspond, for example.

In the present embodiment, the upper insertion hole 4 and the lower insertion hole 5 are formed in a substantially spindle shape in plan view. The substantially spindle shape includes an ellipse.
The substantially spindle-shaped upper insertion hole 4 has the edge having the largest interval in the second direction D2 at the center portion in the first direction D1, and the edge portion at the center portion in the first direction D1 is the upper hole engaging portion. This corresponds to 41.
In addition, the substantially spindle-shaped lower insertion hole 5 has the edge having the largest interval in the first direction D1 in the central portion in the second direction D2, and the edge portion in the central portion in the second direction D2 is the lower hole engagement. It corresponds to the joint part 51.
The substantially spindle-shaped upper insertion hole 4 and lower insertion hole 5 shown in the figure have the same shape and the same size (however, the directions are different), but may be similar shapes having slightly different sizes.

In the state where the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3 are in the initial positions, the center of gravity G4 of each upper insertion hole 4 is first with respect to the center of gravity G5 of each corresponding lower insertion hole 5, as shown in FIGS. The position is shifted to one side D11 in the direction D1.
Preferably, the center G4 of the upper insertion hole 4 passes over the center G5 of the lower insertion hole 5 when the lower panel 3 slides relative to the upper panel 2 in one side D11 in the first direction D1. The upper insertion hole 4 and the lower insertion hole 5 are arranged at various positions.

  In a state where the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3 are in the initial position, the shift length between the center G4 of the upper insertion hole 4 and the center G5 of the lower insertion hole 5 (the center of gravity of the upper insertion hole 4 when viewed from above the upper panel 2). The distance in the first direction D1 between G4 and the center of gravity G5 of the lower insertion hole 5 is appropriately set. Preferably, the shift length is 1/4 to 2 times the length of the first connection panel 71 and the second connection panel 72 in the vertical direction Y. In specific numerical values, the shift length at the initial position is preferably 3 mm or more. If the shift length is less than 3 mm, the effect of shifting the upper insertion hole 4 and the lower insertion hole 5 may not be obtained. Moreover, in order to make it easy to insert the neck portion of the container into the upper insertion hole 5 and the lower insertion hole 5, it is preferable that the upper insertion hole 4 and the lower insertion hole 5 have portions that overlap as much as possible. Considering the feces during insertion of the neck portion of the container, the deviation length at the initial position is preferably 20 mm or less, and more preferably 15 mm or less.

Here, FIG. 6 is a developed plan view of the sheet material cut out in a predetermined shape to form the multi-holder 1. A two-dot chain line in FIG. The crease line is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a V notch line and a perforation line cut in the thickness direction of the sheet material.
Since the reference numerals attached to the sheet material in FIG. 6 correspond to the respective parts of the multi-holder 1, description thereof will be omitted. However, the code | symbol 11 of FIG. 6 shows the margin part.
The sheet material is bent at substantially right angles at the first side 21 and 31 and the second side 22 and 32 of the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3, respectively, and the adhesive margin 11 is bonded to the first connection panel 71 with an adhesive or the like. The multi-holder 1 is obtained by adhering via the above.

When the multi-holder 1 is used, as shown in FIG. 7 to FIG.
The container 9 filled with contents is filled with a beverage or the like, and the illustrated container 9 is a so-called bottle-type container.
The container 9 includes a body portion 91 that is filled with contents, a neck portion 92 that is smaller in diameter than the body portion that is continuous above the body portion 91, and a stepped portion 93 that projects from the middle portion of the neck portion 92. The stepped portion 93 is a large-diameter portion having a diameter larger than the diameter of the neck portion 92. The stepped portion 93 is, for example, a lower end portion of a cap portion mounted on the upper portion of the container 9 or a collar portion (neck ring) that is located below the cap portion and protrudes radially outward from the periphery of the neck portion 92. ) Etc. Usually, the planar view shape of the outer shape of the neck portion 92 and the outer shape of the stepped portion 93 is circular.
The capacity | capacitance of the container 9 is not specifically limited, For example, a 100 mL-2L, Preferably a 100 mL-1L container is mentioned.

  The neck portion 92 of the container 9 is inserted into the lower insertion hole 5 and the upper insertion hole 4 from below the lower panel 3 of the multi-holder 1, and the stepped portion 93 of the container 9 is put out above the upper insertion hole 4. Although the lower insertion hole 5 and the upper insertion hole 4 are displaced as described above, when the neck 92 of the container 9 is inserted from the lower insertion hole 5 into the upper insertion hole 4, the lower panel 3 and the upper panel 2. If the upper panel 2 is slid to the opposite side D12 in the first direction D1 with respect to the lower panel 3 while bending the upper panel 2, the neck 92 of the container 9 can be easily inserted into the lower insertion hole 5 and the upper insertion hole 4. Similarly, by inserting each container 9 into all of the upper and lower upper insertion holes 4 and 5, the contents are filled in the multi-holder 1 of the present invention as shown in FIGS. A package in which a plurality of containers 9 are held is obtained.

In the package, the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3 are relatively displaced in the first direction D1 as shown in FIG. 7, and the neck 92 of the container 9 is the upper part as shown in FIGS. By positioning the upper hole engaging portion 41 of the insertion hole 4 and the lower hole engaging portion 51 of the lower insertion hole 5, the stepped portion 93 of the container 9 is formed on the upper surface of the upper panel 2 around the edge of the upper insertion hole 4. Supported from below.
When the grip 6 of the multi-holder 1 of the package is lifted by hand, the lower panel 3 slides further to the one side D11 in the first direction D1 with respect to the upper panel 2 due to the weight of the container 9 as shown in FIG. Position. Due to the displacement of the lower panel 3, the upper hole engaging portion 41 of the upper insertion hole 4 and the lower hole engaging portion 51 of the lower panel 3 are strongly pressed against and closely contact the neck portion 92 of the container 9.
For this reason, when the plurality of containers 9 are suspended and carried by holding the grip portion 6 of the multi-holder 1, the containers 9 are difficult to drop off. In particular, during transportation, even if vertical vibrations are applied to the container 9 due to the package swinging up and down, the container 9 is unlikely to fall off the multi-holder 1.

  Next, another embodiment of the multi-holder of the present invention will be described. However, in the description of the multi-holder according to the other embodiments below, descriptions on the same configurations and effects as those of the above-described embodiment are omitted, and terms and symbols are used as they are.

  In the above embodiment, the center of gravity G4 of the upper insertion hole 4 is displaced to the one side D11 in the first direction D1 with respect to the center of gravity G5 of the lower insertion hole 5, but as shown in FIG. The center of gravity G4 may be displaced from the center of gravity G5 of the lower insertion hole 5 on the opposite side D12 in the first direction D1 (the opposite side D12 from one side in the first direction D1). When the container is mounted on the multi-holder 1 in which the center of gravity G4 of the upper insertion hole 4 is displaced to the opposite side D12 of the first direction D1 with respect to the center of gravity G5 of the lower insertion hole 5 in this way, The neck of the container can be easily inserted into the lower insertion hole 5 and the upper insertion hole 4 by sliding the upper panel 2 to the one side D11 in the first direction D1 with respect to the lower panel 3 while bending the panel 2. The packaging body using the multi-holder 1 also slides the lower panel 3 to the one side D11 in the first direction D1 with respect to the upper panel 2 by the weight of the container when the gripping part 6 is lifted by hand as in the above embodiment. Therefore, the upper hole engaging part 41 of the upper insertion hole 4 and the lower hole engaging part 51 of the lower panel 3 are strongly pressed against the neck of the container and are in close contact with each other, so that the container is difficult to drop off.

Although the specific shape of the upper insertion hole 4 and the lower insertion hole 5 in the said embodiment illustrated planar-view substantially spindle shape, the specific shape of the upper insertion hole 4 and the lower insertion hole 5 is not limited to this, For example, it may be a substantially rhombus in a plan view as shown in FIG. 12, or a substantially elongated hexagon in a plan view as shown in FIG. In addition, for example, the upper insertion hole 4 and the lower insertion hole 5 are formed by appropriately selecting the shapes such as forming the upper insertion hole 4 in a substantially spindle shape and forming the lower insertion hole 5 in a substantially rhombus in plan view. It is good also as a different shape.
Even in these cases, as described in the above embodiment, it is possible to select a rectangular shape in plan view that is long in the second direction D2 for the lower insertion hole 5.

Further, the multi-holder 1 of the above embodiment may be provided with a spacing holding portion 8 that holds the spacing in the vertical direction between the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3 as shown in FIGS.
The interval holding unit 8 is, for example, a portion that is interposed between the lower surface of the upper panel 2 and the upper surface of the lower panel 3 and biases the upper panel 2 upward and the lower panel 3 downward.
It is preferable that the space | interval holding | maintenance part 8 is extended from at least any one of the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3. As shown in FIG.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 15, the interval holding unit 8 includes an upper sheet piece 81 extending from the third side edge 23 and the fourth side edge 24 of the upper panel 2, and the second panel 3 of the lower panel 3. The upper sheet piece 81 and the lower sheet piece 82 can be folded with respect to the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3, respectively. It is. The upper sheet piece 81 and the lower sheet piece 82 are bent between the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3, and the end portions thereof are in contact with each other. The upper panel 2 is urged upward and the lower panel 3 is urged downward by the plate spring action of the upper and lower upper sheet pieces 81 and the lower sheet piece 82, so that the upper panel 2 disposed to face the initial position. And a predetermined distance between the lower panel 3 can be maintained.

  In the above embodiment, the connection panel includes the first connection panel 71 that connects the first side edges 21 and 31 of the upper panel 2 and the first side edges 21 and 31 of the lower panel 3, and the second side edge of the upper panel 2. 22, 32 and the second connection panel 72 that connects the second side 22, 32 of the lower panel 3, but is not limited thereto. For example, the connection panel may be configured by only the first connection panel 71 that connects the first side edges 21 and 31 of the upper panel 2 and the first side edges 21 and 31 of the lower panel 3. Moreover, a connection panel is not limited to when providing in the side (1st side or 2nd side) of the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3, For example, providing in the surface of the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3 Is also possible. When one connection panel is provided in this way, or when one or more of one or more of the connection panels are provided in the plane of the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3, The initial position is when one of the connection panels intersects at least one of the upper panel 2 and the lower panel 3 at a substantially right angle.

  Moreover, although the holding part 6 is extended in the upper holder 2 in the multi-holder 1 of the said embodiment, such a holding part 6 does not need to be extended. If the gripping part 6 is extended as described above, it is possible to secure a large portion for holding it, and it is convenient for transportation, but it can also be carried by holding the end of the upper panel 2 by hand. The gripping part 6 does not have to be provided.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to examples. However, the present invention is not limited by the following examples and comparative examples.

[Example]
A polypropine sheet having a thickness of 0.30 mm was formed into a shape as shown in FIG. In FIG. 6, the scale of the actual sheet material used in the example is shown.
By bonding the adhesive margin of this sheet material to the first connection panel using an adhesive, a multi-holder according to the example as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 was produced.

The upper panel and the lower panel of the multi-holder of this example were each a square having a side of about 135 mm, and the vertical length of the first connection panel and the second connection panel was about 15 mm.
As shown in the drawing, each of the upper insertion hole and the lower insertion hole has a substantially spindle shape in plan view and the same size. Maximum opening width in the longitudinal direction of each upper insertion hole and lower insertion hole (the upper insertion hole is the maximum opening width in the first direction, and the lower insertion hole is the maximum opening width in the second direction) Is about 46 mm, the maximum opening width in the short direction (the upper opening hole is the maximum opening width in the second direction, and the lower insertion hole is the maximum opening width in the first direction), It was about 26 mm. In addition, the upper insertion holes and the lower insertion holes were arranged so that the shift length between the center of gravity of the upper insertion hole and the center of gravity of the lower insertion hole was about 5 mm.

Four commercially available 500 mL water-filled bottle containers (so-called PET bottles) were prepared and held in the multi-holder of the example, thereby producing a package as shown in FIG.
In addition, the diameter of the neck part of this bottle-type container was about 24 mm, and the diameter of the step part (the collar part located under the cap part) was about 31 mm.
None of the containers fell off when the packaging body was held and held. Furthermore, when the packaging body with the gripping portion was quickly shaken up and down with a drop of about 30 cm, none of the containers fell off.

[Comparative Example 1]
In Comparative Example 1, a multi-holder as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 was produced.
Specifically, the upper insertion hole and the lower insertion hole have the same shape and the same size, and are circular with a diameter of about 26 mm in which 12 end-like cutting lines having a length of about 3 mm are radially and evenly formed. In the same manner as in the above example, except that the circular upper insertion hole and the lower insertion hole are arranged concentrically (in a state in which the centers of gravity coincide with each other) at the initial position. A holder was made.
In the same manner as in the above example, after holding the four water bottle-type containers on this multi-holder, the container was suspended with the gripping part, and none of the containers dropped off. Furthermore, when the packaging body with the gripping portion was shaken up and down with a drop of about 10 cm, some containers dropped out. Moreover, when the packaging body with the grip portion was quickly shaken up and down with a drop of about 30 cm, all the containers were easily dropped.

[Comparative Example 2]
In Comparative Example 2, a multi-holder as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19 was produced.
Specifically, the comparative example is the same as the above example except that the upper insertion hole and the lower insertion hole are arranged so that the center of gravity of the upper insertion hole and the center of gravity of the lower insertion hole coincide vertically in the initial position. 2 multi-holders were produced.
In the same manner as in the above example, after holding the four water bottle-type containers on this multi-holder, the container was suspended with the gripping part, and none of the containers dropped off. Furthermore, when the packaging body with the gripping portion was quickly shaken up and down with a drop of about 30 cm, three containers dropped out.

  The difference between the multi-holder of the example and the multi-holder of Comparative Example 2 is whether the upper insertion hole and the lower insertion hole are arranged with the center of gravity being shifted, or the center of gravity is made to coincide. Although this difference seemed to be a slight difference, the difference in the effect was extremely significant. It was a surprising result that the present inventors could not predict that such a difference in effect would appear.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Multi-holder, 2 ... Upper panel, 21 ... First side of upper panel, 22 ... Second side of upper panel, 3 ... Lower panel, 31 ... First side of lower panel, 32 ... Lower panel 2nd side, 4 ... upper insertion hole, 41 ... upper hole engaging part, 42 ... upper hole narrow part, 5 ... lower insertion hole, 51 ... lower hole engaging part, 52 ... lower hole narrow part, 6 ... gripping part, 71 ... first connection panel, 72 ... second connection panel, F ... virtual plane, D1 ... first direction, D11 ... one side in the first direction, D12 ... opposite to the first direction, D2 ... second Direction, D21 ... one side of the second direction, D22 ... opposite side of the second direction, G4 ... center of gravity of the upper insertion hole, G5 ... center of gravity of the lower insertion hole

Claims (5)

An upper panel having flexibility, a lower panel having flexibility disposed below the upper panel at an initial position, and a plurality of upper insertion holes provided in the upper panel and into which a neck of a container can be inserted And a plurality of lower insertion holes provided in the lower panel corresponding to the upper insertion holes and capable of inserting the neck of the container,
A multi-holder for holding a plurality of containers together by inserting the neck of the container into the corresponding lower insertion hole and upper insertion hole and supporting the step of the container on the upper surface of the upper panel. ,
The lower panel in the initial position is slidable to at least one side in the first direction in a virtual plane with the vertical axis as a normal to the upper panel,
The edge shape of the upper insertion hole is an elongated shape in a plan view extending in the first direction in the virtual plane,
An edge shape of the lower insertion hole is an elongated shape in a plan view extending in a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction in the virtual plane,
The upper insertion hole includes an upper hole engaging portion in which the interval in the second direction of the edge can be inserted into the neck portion of the container and is shorter than the diameter of the step portion of the container, and the edge of the upper insertion hole An upper hole narrow portion in which the interval in the second direction is a short interval from the upper hole engaging portion toward one side in the first direction,
The lower insertion hole has a lower hole engaging portion whose interval in the first direction can be inserted into the neck of the container and shorter than the diameter of the stepped portion of the container,
The multi-holder, wherein at the initial position, the center of gravity of the upper insertion hole is displaced to one side in the first direction and one side opposite to the center of gravity of the lower insertion hole.   2. The multi-holder according to claim 1, wherein a grip portion is extended at an end portion of the upper panel on a side opposite to one side in the first direction. The upper panel and the lower panel have a first side and a second side along the second direction on both sides of the first direction, respectively.
The first side of the upper panel and the first side of the lower panel are connected via the first connection panel so that the upper panel and the lower panel are opposed to each other at a predetermined interval in the vertical direction at the initial position. The multi-holder according to claim 1, wherein the second side of the upper panel and the second side of the lower panel are connected via a second connection panel.   The multi-holder according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an edge shape of the upper insertion hole is any one of a substantially spindle shape in plan view, a substantially rhombus shape in plan view, and a substantially elongated hexagonal shape in plan view.   The multi-holder according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an edge shape of the upper insertion hole and an edge shape of the lower insertion hole are the same shape, the same size, or a similar shape.

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