JP2013102838A - Holder for container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a holder for container, which can be displayed in a plurality of modes and is easily gripped by a hand in which containers to be mounted hardly unintentionally fall.SOLUTION: The holder for container includes: an annular part 11 for surrounding body parts 33 in a state that lower ends of the containers 30 are exposed and a shape thereof is maintained by surrounding the body parts, which is made of an elastic material and the upper and lower ends are opened; an upper joint 21 configured by joining the upper parts of a pair of upper extension parts 20, 28 extending upward from the upper edge of the annular part; through-holes 24, 25 bored in the upper joint; a pair of lower facing parts 22 made of the elastic material, which constitute a part positioned lower than the upper joint in the upper extension parts and when head parts 34 are positioned between mutual facing surfaces, a distance between the mutual facing surfaces gradually increases as going toward the annular part side and the upper edge thereof smoothly continues with the lower edge of the upper joint; and head support holes 23 bored in the lower facing parts, to which a part of the head is fittable and which support the lower ends of the head in the lower edge.

Description

  The present invention relates to a container holder that is detachable from a container that can be filled with drinking water or the like and that can be carried by hand or displayed on a merchandise display device disposed in a retail store or the like.

As a conventional example of a holder used by covering a container such as a bottle or a plastic bottle, there is one disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example.
This holder has a hollow prismatic structure formed by bending a blank plate, and connects a bottom panel, a pair of side panels extending upward from both side edges of the bottom panel, and top edges of the pair of side panels. A panel. Further, the bottom panel has a plurality of through holes (supporting holes) arranged in the longitudinal direction of the holder, and a plurality of tongue pieces (from the peripheral part of each through hole toward the center side of the through hole ( (Locking piece) is provided integrally.
The container that can be attached to and detached from the holder includes a plastic bottle and a cap that is attached to the upper end of the plastic bottle. The PET bottle includes a male screw groove formed at an upper end portion, a neck portion formed immediately below the male screw groove, and a body portion having a diameter larger than that of a neck portion constituting a portion located below the neck portion. A female screw groove formed on the inner peripheral surface of a cap (head) having a larger diameter than the neck portion can be screwed into the male screw groove, and the upper end opening of the plastic bottle can be closed by the cap.

When the cap of the container is brought close to the through hole from below and the cap is inserted into the inner space of the holder through the through hole, the cap lifts each tongue piece upward, and the lower end (lower end surface) of the cap is the tip of the tongue piece ( The tip (upper end) of each tongue piece that has stood up when moved from the upper end (upper end) engages with the lower end (lower end surface) of the cap.
When the holder is attached to the upper parts (caps) of a plurality of containers in this manner, the caps (containers) are prevented from falling down below the through-holes by the tongue pieces. A plurality of containers integrated with can be lifted.
In addition, the plurality of containers with the holders mounted thereon can be displayed by placing them on a horizontal display plate of a merchandise display device whose bottom surface is arranged in a retail store or the like.
Furthermore, if each tongue piece in the standing state is tilted with a finger or the like to release the engagement between the tip of each tongue and the lower end of the cap (the cap is supported by the tip of the tongue), the container can be handled. It can be pulled out below the through hole.

JP 2008-30820 A

As retailers and product manufacturers, they sell products as much as possible by stimulating customers' willingness to purchase products by displaying containers (such as drinking water and tablets filled in them) in multiple ways. I want to do it. However, the container can be displayed only in such a manner that its bottom surface is placed on a horizontal display plate.
In addition, the tongue is supported in a state where the cap is removed, but since the fold line (bending fold) is attached in advance to the peripheral edge of the through hole and the connecting portion of the tongue, the tongue in the standing state is compared. It will fall in the direction which cancels | releases engagement with a cap with small force. Further, the holder has a structure that cannot restrict the lower part of the PET bottle from swinging around the engaging portion between the cap and the tongue piece. Therefore, when the customer who purchased the product (container) grasps the holder by hand, the engagement between the tongue piece and the cap is unintentionally released, and the container may fall out from the corresponding through hole. .
Furthermore, since the holder has a shape that is difficult to grasp by hand, it is not easy to carry a plurality of containers by grasping the holder by hand.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a container holder that can be displayed in a plurality of modes, can be easily grasped by hand, and has a low risk of unintentional dropping of a container to be mounted.

  The container holder of the present invention has a head constituting the upper end, a neck smaller in diameter than the head connected to the lower end of the head, and a larger diameter than the neck connected to the lower end of the neck. A container holder that is used by covering a container with a body part, and surrounds the body part in a state where the lower end part of the container is exposed, and maintains its own shape by surrounding the body part. An annular portion made of an elastic material and having both upper and lower ends open; and an upper joint portion formed by joining upper portions of a pair of upper extension portions extending upward from two locations on the upper edge portion of the annular portion; and A through-hole drilled in the upper joint and a portion located below the upper joint in the upper extension are configured, and when the head is located between the opposing surfaces, Does the distance between the opposing faces gradually increase as you go? A pair of lower facing parts made of an elastic material whose upper edge part smoothly continues with the lower edge part of the upper joint part, and a part of the head part formed in the lower facing part can be fitted. And a head support hole for supporting the lower end portion of the head at the lower edge portion.

You may comprise the whole with the elastic material which becomes flat form by own elastic force when it exists in a free state.
For example, paper can be used as the elastic material.

  A plurality of the containers may be arranged in one direction in the annular portion, and a plurality of the head support holes may be formed in the lower facing portion in the one direction.

Since the container holder of the present invention is attached to the container with the lower end portion of the container exposed, the container can be displayed in such a manner that the bottom surface of the container is placed on the display plate of the commodity display device. Further, since the through hole is formed in the upper joint portion, it is possible to display in a suspended manner in which the through hole is fitted to a substantially horizontal display bar provided in the commodity display device.
Further, since the hand (finger) can be inserted into the through hole, it is easy to grasp the holder by hand.
Furthermore, since the upper and lower edges of the pair of lower facing parts forming the head support holes are respectively connected to the upper joint part whose shape is completely fixed and the annular part whose shape is held by the container, It has a structure in which the shape of the pair of lower facing portions is easily maintained. Moreover, an elastic force is generated in the pair of lower facing portions made of an elastic material so as to return to the free state, and the upper edge portions of the pair of lower facing portions are smoothly continuous with the lower edge portion of the upper joint portion ( Even if an unintentional (not too large) external force is applied to the pair of lower facing portions, the pair of lower facing portions support the head by the lower edge of the head support hole. It tries to keep its shape so that the state is maintained. Moreover, the annular part restricts the lower part of the container from swinging around the lower edge part of the head support hole and the engaging part of the head part. Therefore, even if an unintentional (not very large) external force is applied to the pair of lower facing portions, the possibility that the container will drop off from the holder is small.

It is a front view of the holder for containers of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a rear view of the container holder. It is a side view of the holder for containers. It is an expanded view of the holder for containers. It is a perspective view in the separation state of the opened container holder and three containers. It is a perspective view when a container holder is attached to three containers and the container is displayed on a display plate. It is a side view when the container holder is mounted on three containers. It is a perspective view when the container holder is mounted on three containers, and the bar locking holes of the container holder are fitted to the display bar for display. It is a perspective view which shows a mode that the front side upper extension part of the holder for containers removed from the goods display apparatus was moved, and taking out a container from the holder for containers.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The container holder 10 of the present embodiment is used by being mounted on the container 30 (bottle 31 and cap 34) shown in FIGS.
First, the structure of the container 30 will be briefly described. The container 30 includes a glass bottle 31 that can be filled with beverages, tablets, and the like, and a metal cap 34 (head) that can be attached to and detached from the upper end of the bottle 31. The bottle 31 having an open upper end surface includes a male screw groove (not shown) formed on the peripheral surface of the upper end portion, a neck portion 32 formed immediately below the male screw groove, and a neck portion 32 constituting a portion positioned below the neck portion 32. A large-diameter body portion 33. A female thread groove (not shown) is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the cap 34 having a diameter larger than that of the neck portion 32. The cap 34 can be attached to and detached from the upper end portion of the bottle 31 by screwing and unscrewing the female screw groove with respect to the male screw groove of the bottle 31.

Next, the detailed structure of the container holder 10 will be described.
The container holder 10 is obtained by processing cardboard having elasticity and flexibility. This cardboard has an elastic force enough to maintain a substantially flat plate shape when in a free state.
When the container holder 10 is manufactured, first, the unfolded container holder 10 shown in FIG. 3 is cut from the cardboard using a cutting device (not shown). The container holder 10 thus cut out includes an annular part 11, a front upper extension part 20, and a rear upper extension part 28 as large components.
The developed shape of the annular portion 11 is substantially rectangular, and fold lines 12 and 13 are formed at two locations. The annular portion 11 is partitioned into a front covering portion 14 and a rear covering portion 15 with a folding line 12 as a boundary. Further, a trapezoidal adhesive portion 16 is formed on a portion located on the opposite side of the front covering portion 14 with the bending line 13 interposed therebetween. Further, a downward convex cut 17 is formed in the upper part of the front covering portion 14, and a portion surrounded by the cut 17 constitutes a gripping portion 18 separated from the surroundings.
The front upper extension 20 connected to the upper edge portion of the front covering portion 14 via a fold line 19 (bending fold) has a substantially rectangular shape, and the upper half of the front upper extension 20 constitutes the upper joint portion 21. The lower half constitutes the lower facing portion 22. In the lower facing portion 22, three head support holes 23 having a substantially trapezoidal shape are formed side by side in the left-right direction. Furthermore, a long hole 24 (through hole) extending in the left-right direction and a semicircular bar locking hole 25 (through hole) communicating with the upper edge portion of the long hole 24 are formed in the central portion of the upper joint portion 21. It is. Further, two perforations extending linearly between a portion (two places) continuous with the notch 17 of the lower edge portion (folding line 19) of the front upper extension portion 20 and the head support holes 23 at both left and right ends. 27 is formed.
A rear upper extension portion 28 connected to the upper edge portion of the rear covering portion 15 via a folding line 26 (bending fold) has a substantially rectangular shape (the outer shape is the same as that of the front upper extension portion 20). The upper half and the lower half of the portion 28 constitute an upper joint portion 21 and a lower facing portion 22, respectively. Further, three head support holes 23 are formed in the lower facing portion 22 of the rear upper extension portion 28 side by side in the left-right direction, and a long hole 24 and a bar locking hole 25 are formed in the central portion of the upper joint portion 21. Is formed.

  The container holder 10 in the unfolded state is formed by bending the annular portion 11 along the fold line 12 and further bonding the adhesive portion 16 fold along the fold line 13 to the opposite surface of the rear covering portion 15 (in FIG. The container holder shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and the like by adhering the opposing surfaces of the upper joint portion 21 of the front upper extension portion 20 and the rear upper extension portion 28 facing each other. 10 (completed body). In the initial state in which the finished container holder 10 is not attached to the container 30, the facing surfaces of the front covering portion 14 and the rear covering portion 15, and the lower facing portion 22 and the rear side of the front upper extension portion 20. Since the opposing surfaces of the lower opposing portion 22 of the upper extension portion 28 are in contact with each other, the overall shape is substantially flat as shown in FIGS.

Next, the procedure for mounting the container holder 10 on the three containers 30 will be described.
First, the front cover part 14 and the rear cover part 15 of the container holder 10 are separated from each other in the front-rear direction by hand to form a space between the front cover part 14 and the rear cover part 15. A space is formed between the front and rear lower facing portions 22 by separating the lower facing portion 22 and the lower facing portion 22 of the rear upper extension portion 28 in the front-rear direction. At this time, the distance between the opposing surfaces of the lower facing portion 22 of the front upper extension portion 20 and the lower facing portion 22 of the rear upper extension portion 28 gradually increases from the upper side to the lower side. The edge and the lower edge of the upper joint 21 are smoothly continuous while forming a gentle curved surface in a side view (see FIGS. 5 to 9). Further, the gripping portion 18 is separated forward from the front covering portion 14 (cut 17) (see FIG. 7).
Next, while maintaining this state, the container holder 10 is positioned directly above the three containers 30 arranged in the left-right direction (see FIG. 5). Then, the container holder 10 is moved downward as it is, three containers 30 are inserted into the inner space of the annular part 11 through the lower end opening of the annular part 11, and the cap 34 of each container 30 is moved to the front upper extension part 20. It is inserted into a space formed between the lower facing portion 22 and the lower facing portion 22 of the rear upper extension portion 28. Then, the front end portion and the rear end portion of the cap 34 of each container 30 project outside the front upper extension portion 20 and the rear upper extension portion 28 through the corresponding front and rear head support holes 23, and below the head support holes 23. The edge portion is located immediately below the front end portion and the rear end portion of the cap 34. Furthermore, since the inner peripheral surface of the annular portion 11 contacts the front and rear surfaces of the three containers 30 (body portion 33), the left side surface of the left container 30, and the right side surface of the right container 30, the front covering portion 14 The deformation of the annular portion 11 in the direction in which the rear covering portion 15 approaches is restricted. Therefore, the annular portion 11 is substantially held in the shape shown in FIGS.

The three containers 30 and the container holder 10 integrated in this way can be displayed on two types of merchandise display devices provided in a retail store or the like.
FIG. 6 shows a state where the product is displayed on the product display device 40. The product display device 40 includes a horizontal display plate 41, and an integrated body of the container 30 and the container holder 10 is displayed by placing the bottom surface of each container 30 (bottle 31) on the upper surface of the display plate 41. It is possible.
FIG. 8 shows a state where the product is displayed on the product display device 42. The product display device 42 includes a substantially vertical upright plate 43 and a substantially horizontal display bar 44 protruding from the front surface of the upright plate 43. In the integrated body of the container 30 and the container holder 10, the long hole 24 is fitted to the display bar 44 (the display bar 44 is inserted into the long hole 24), and the inner surface of the bar locking hole 25 is set to the display bar 44. By engaging with the upper half of the display from above, it is possible to display the display bar 44 in a suspended state with respect to the display bar 44.

  Further, the integrated object of the container 30 and the container holder 10 can be easily grasped (lifted) by putting a hand (finger) into the long hole 24. Accordingly, a customer who visits a retail store in which the product display device 40 or the product display device 42 is installed grips the container holder 10 using the long holes 24, thereby removing the integrated product of the container holder 10 and the container 30 from the product. The display device 41 can be easily lifted upward from the display plate 41, and the container holder 10 and the container 30 can be easily detached from the display bar 44.

When the container holder 10 is further lifted by hand, each container 30 moves downward due to its own weight, but the front end portion (the lower surface) and the rear end portion (the lower surface) of the cap 34 of each container 30 correspond to the head support holes. Since the lower edge portion of the head 23 is engaged from above (the lower edge portion of the head support hole 23 supports the lower surface of the cap 34), each container 30 does not drop downward from the container holder 10.
In addition, the upper and lower edges of the front and rear lower facing portions 22 formed with the head support hole 23 are connected to the upper joint portion 21 whose shape is completely fixed and the annular portion 11 whose shape is held by the container 30, respectively. Therefore, the front and rear lower facing portions 22 have a structure that is easily held in the shape shown in FIGS. Further, an elastic force is generated in the lower facing portion 22 so as to return to the free state, and the upper edge portions of the pair of lower facing portions 22 are smoothly continuous with the lower edge portion of the upper joint portion 21 (the folding folds are Therefore, even if an unintended (not so large) external force is applied to the pair of lower facing portions 22, the pair of lower facing portions 22 support the cap 34 by the lower edge portion of the head support hole 23. It tries to keep its shape so that the state is maintained. In addition, the annular portion 11 restricts the container 30 (the trunk portion 33) from swinging around the lower edge portion of the head support hole 23 and the engaging portion of the cap 34. Therefore, even if an unintentional (not so large) external force is applied to the pair of lower facing portions 22 (in a state where the container holder 10 is lifted), there is a possibility that the container 30 may unexpectedly fall out of the container holder 10. small.

Furthermore, the customer who purchased goods (the container holder 10 and the container 30) can easily take out the container 30 from the container holder 10 at home or the like. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, when the grasping portion 18 grasped by the hand is pulled upward, the two perforations 27 are gradually cut from the lower end to the portion (upper end) connected to the head support hole 23, A substantially triangular extraction opening 29 is formed in a portion straddling the front covering portion 14 and the front upper extension portion 20. Therefore, the customer can easily take out the container 30 located in the center to the outside of the container holder 10 by using the take-out opening 29.
If the left and right containers 30 are to be removed from the container holder 10, the left or right side of the lower facing portion 22 (periphery of the extraction opening 29) is deformed forward so that the left or right side The lower edge portion of the head support hole 23 located at the front is moved forward from the front end portion of the corresponding cap 34. Then, since a large opening is formed in a part straddling the head support hole 23 and the extraction opening 29 (on the left or right side), the container 30 positioned on the left or right side can be easily obtained by using the opening. It can be taken out.

As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using the said embodiment, this invention can be implemented, giving various deformation | transformation.
For example, the raw material of the container holder 10 may be another material (for example, a blank plate) as long as it has flexibility and has an elastic force to maintain a substantially flat plate shape when in a free state. Or synthetic resin materials such as PET).
The number of head support holes 23 formed in the front upper extension 20 and the rear upper extension 28 is not necessarily three, but may be one or a plurality of three or more.
The notch 17 (gripping part 18) may be formed in the rear covering part 15 and the perforation 27 may be formed in the rear upper extension part 28. Further, the notches 17 (gripping portions 18) may be formed in the front covering portion 14 and the rear covering portion 15, and the perforations 27 may be formed in the front upper extending portion 20 and the rear upper extending portion 28. Further, when a large number (for example, 10) of head support holes 23 are formed in one front upper extension 20 (rear upper extension 28), the front cover 14 (or / and the rear cover 15) is formed. A plurality of notches 17 (gripping portions 18) may be formed, and four or more perforations 27 may be formed in the front upper extension 20 (or / and the rear upper extension 28).
Furthermore, the container to which the container holder 10 is attached need not be a bottle 31 and a cap 34. For example, the container holder 10 may be a plastic bottle and a cap, or may be an integral one formed of resin. Good. However, each container includes a head portion constituting the upper end portion, a neck portion having a smaller diameter than the head portion connected to the lower end portion of the head portion, and a trunk portion having a larger diameter than the neck portion connected to the lower end portion of the neck portion. There is a need.

10 Container Holder 11 Annular Part 12 13 Folding Line (Bending Fence)
14 Front covering portion 15 Rear covering portion 16 Adhesive portion 17 Notch 18 Grip portion 19 Folding line (folding fold)
20 Front upper extension portion 21 Upper joint portion 22 Lower facing portion 23 Head support hole 24 Long hole (through hole)
25 Bar locking hole (through hole)
26 Folding line (bending fold)
27 Perforation 28 Rear upper extension 29 Extraction opening 30 Container 31 Bottle 32 Neck 33 Body part 34 Cap (head)
40 Product Display Device 41 Display Plate 42 Product Display Device 43 Standing Plate 44 Display Bar

Claims (4)

A container comprising: a head that constitutes an upper end; a neck that is smaller in diameter than the head connected to the lower end of the head; and a body that is larger in diameter than the neck connected to the lower end of the neck. A container holder to be used
Surrounding the body portion with the lower end portion of the container exposed, and holding the shape of the body portion by surrounding the body portion, an annular portion made of an elastic material and having upper and lower ends open,
An upper joint portion configured by joining upper portions of a pair of upper extension portions extending upward from two locations on the upper edge portion of the annular portion;
A through-hole drilled in the upper joint,
A portion of the upper extension portion located below the upper joint portion is configured, and when the head is positioned between the opposing surfaces, the distance between the opposing surfaces gradually increases toward the annular portion side. A pair of lower facing portions made of an elastic material that are large and have their upper edge smoothly connected to the lower edge of the upper joint,
A head support hole that is formed in the lower facing portion, is capable of fitting a part of the head, and supports the lower end of the head at the lower edge;
A container holder comprising: The container holder according to claim 1,
A container holder that is entirely composed of an elastic material that is flattened by its own elastic force when in a free state. The container holder according to claim 2,
A container holder, wherein the elastic material is paper. In the holder for containers according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A plurality of the containers can be arranged in one direction in the annular portion,
A holder for a container in which a plurality of the head support holes are arranged in the one direction in the lower facing portion.

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