JP2014530731A - Multifunctional bottle holder case - Google Patents

Abstract

A lid (11) provided with an edge (14) and a wall (16) suitable for defining a storage compartment (20) suitable for holding at least one bottle (21). A multifunction bottle holder case provided with a holding frame (12) is provided. At least one of the wall (16) and / or edge (14) is coupled to the corresponding wall (16) and / or edge (14) by a detachable joint (28). One detachable part (25) is provided. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a multi-function bottle holder case, and in particular, can be used to store, protect and transport one or more bottles securely stored within the case itself, eg, in a home environment Or, in a public facility, it relates to a case that can also be used to display a bottle so that the bottle is at least partially visible from the outside.

  The bottle holder case according to the present invention may form a modular display case in which a plurality of cases are connected so as to have various shapes and sizes depending on the structure and form, and the characteristics of the bottle holder case. Enable and create a kind of personal cellar.

  Not only common cases made of wood or similar materials, but also cases made of other materials such as glass, plastic, metal, aluminum and other suitable alloys are known and those cases Is used to protect and transport various types of bottles, especially for delivery to commercial customers or as a packaging container for gifts.

  The size of such cases varies depending on the size and number of bottles to be held.

  One drawback of the case conventionally used for bottles is that once they serve the transport function, once they reach their final destination, the case becomes waste to be eliminated and is usually not reused.

  Furthermore, regardless of whether the delivery destination is a home environment or a public facility, it is often necessary to use an appropriate display case to store the bottles and at the same time display the bottles, thus creating the desired configuration. A kind of cellar is created that has.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a bottle holder having a wall that can be completely removed to use the inside. Also, Patent Document 2 and Patent Document 3 disclose a container for a bottle or a can having a desorption portion on a side wall. In such a solution, the fact that the wall is removable has nothing to do with the case functioning as a display case.

German Utility Model Application Publication No. 7114663 US Pat. No. 5,285,900 US Pat. No. 6,109,059

  Accordingly, one object of the present invention is to overcome the shortcomings of the state of the art, for example not only wooden, but also after finishing its main function of transportation, which is transformed into a display module, in which a bottle is displayed. It is to make a multifunctional bottle holder case that can do.

  Another objective is to accommodate bottles of any shape and be placed adjacent to and stacked with other modules of the same type to create a stable and robust modular display case of various shapes and sizes. It is to produce a display case that can be produced.

  Another object is to obtain the aforementioned features of being multifunctional with an economical solution that can be easily manufactured with minimal modifications to the manufacturing cycle and the manufacturing equipment.

  Another objective is to reduce the amount of waste and obtain significant ecological benefits for the environment.

  Applicants have devised, tested and implemented the present invention to overcome the shortcomings of the state of the art and to obtain these and other objects and advantages.

  While the invention is specified and characterized in the independent claims, the dependent claims describe other features of the invention or variations of the main inventive concept.

  In accordance with the above objectives, the case according to the present invention is suitable for storing and transporting one or more bottles fully contained therein, and can be arbitrarily selected according to the various number of bottles held. Can be made from any suitable material in shape or size.

  The following description mainly deals with the shape of a parallelepiped with a square or rectangular bottom. However, although it may be rare, it is not excluded that the case has a different shape, for example, a cylindrical shape, an elliptical shape, a diamond-shaped bottom, a hexagonal shape, or the like.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the case has a conventional shape and structure, and includes a closing member such as a lid and a holding frame, and the closing member can be hinged to one side of the frame, And may have one or more closure members that cooperate with the opposite side of the frame.

  The closure member can be either the top lid or the lateral closure, or it can be removable from below. The closure member also has a somewhat conspicuous edge that consists of a flat part and extends towards the holding frame. The edge can be very thin, and if it consists of a simple cover plate, it may consist only of the thickness of the cover member of the case.

  The holding frame is composed of a bottom and one or more walls (side walls) depending on the shape of the case.

  In the following, the wall will be described based on the preferred shape of the parallelepiped shape, but it should be understood that a cylindrical shape with only one wall is within the scope of protection of the present application.

  The bottom and wall define a storage compartment that can be selectively closed by a covering member. At least one bottle, advantageously two or more, can be stored inside thereof, separated from each other by at least one partition plate, so that when the case is used in the transport stage The bottles can be prevented from colliding with each other.

  As can be seen from the following description, according to the characteristic properties of the present invention, when a partition plate is present, it has two functions. That is, a separation function exhibited during transportation and a holding and support function exhibited during use as a display case.

  According to one feature of the invention, at least one of the walls of the case is at least one suitable for creating an opening for inserting one or more bottles after the bottle has been removed from the case. Two detachable parts are provided.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the detachable part is joined to the corresponding wall by a coupling part that can be easily cut.

  The detachable portion can be removed by the end user, for example, by simply applying force to create an opening in the wall itself after the case has reached its final destination.

  In another embodiment of the present invention, the detachment part is removed directly during the manufacturing stage, and when the case is used for transportation, it is attached to the inside or outside of the case and temporarily fixed to the corresponding wall of the case. Further, it is covered with a removable covering member.

  Since the desorption part and the opening formed therefrom are at least larger than the cross section of the bottle held in the case, the opening can be used to partially insert the bottle into the case, Thus, it can function as a display case.

  In a possible and advantageous embodiment of the invention, the detachable part has a shape and size corresponding to the insertion of at least two bottles.

  When used as a display case, the partition plate provided inside the case also includes an opening that matches the opening formed by removing the detachable portion. In this way, one or more bottles can be inserted over the entire length of the case through the opening of the partition plate, thus fulfilling the function of storing and supporting the bottle in the display state of the case.

  According to a further feature of the present invention, there are attachment means on the frame and / or closure member and / or at least a portion of the wall that allow for selective attachment to other cases of the same type Thus, a kind of cellar having a desired shape and size can be created, and each case can function as a display module.

  By means of the attachment, the cases can be laid side by side, stacked and joined together, thus achieving a stable and robust modular display case.

  These and other features of the invention will become apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments, which are given as non-limiting examples with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is a three-dimensional front view of the first preferred embodiment of the bottle holder case according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional rear view of FIG. 1 with a detachable part removed. FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional front view of a second preferred embodiment of a bottle holder case according to the present invention that is twice as large as FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a three-dimensional rear view of FIG. 3 with the detachment portion still applied to the case. It is a rear view of the bottle holder case of FIG. The modification of FIG. 5 is shown. The modification of FIG. 5 is shown. It is a three-dimensional view of a group of cases.

  Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a case 10 according to the present invention includes a closing member (consisting of a lid 11 in the illustrated case) and a holding frame 12. In the illustrated embodiment, the lid 11 includes a flat portion 13 and four edge portions 14 (a front edge 14a, a rear edge 14b, and a side edge 14c) extending toward the holding frame body 12.

  The holding frame 12 includes a bottom 15 and a wall 16 (front wall 16a, rear wall 16b, and side wall 16c). The wall 16, together with the bottom 15, defines a storage compartment 20. In this case, the storage compartment 20 is arranged with three bottles 21 separated from each other. In the illustrated embodiment, the storage compartment 20 is separated by two partition plates 22. The partition plate has a function of keeping the bottle 21 separated during the transportation stage and preventing the bottles 21 from colliding with each other and being damaged (separation function). The partition plate 22 is arranged substantially in parallel with the rear wall 16b in the transported state, and in order to enable the partition plate to be stably fixed to an appropriate support portion made on the side wall 16c of the storage compartment 20, Have substantially equal lengths.

  In the particular case shown, the detachment 25 made in two parts (the rear wall 16b and the rear edge 14b of the case 10) is attached to the corresponding wall and edge respectively by means of an easily severable joint 28. . Thereby, after the case 10 arrives at the destination, it becomes possible to remove the detachable portion when the final user applies a predetermined pressure.

  The opening 30 defined by the removal of the detachable part 25 is at least slightly larger than the maximum diameter of the bottle 21, so that one or more bottles 21 can be inserted from one side of the case, for example in FIGS. , 7 can have various shapes.

  In the embodiment of FIG. 5, the detachable portion 25 has an elliptical shape having an intermediate narrow portion. However, it is possible to provide a substantially elliptical detachment 25 (FIG. 6) or several detachments 25 (FIG. 7), for example circular, through which a bottle 21 is inserted, as will be explained below. can do.

  Each of the partition plates 22 is provided with three substantially circular openings 23 through which the bottles 21 can be inserted, and the bottles can be stored and supported at the display stage (holding function). .

  The lid 11 and the holding frame 12 have attachment means for attaching them to another case 10 of the same type.

  In the non-limiting solution of the present invention, the attachment means consists of holes 32 arranged at respective mating positions of the cases 10, 110, allowing insertion of screws, pins or other auxiliary parts, thereby A plurality of cases 10 and 110 may be stacked and coupled to each other to form a display case 40 having various shapes and sizes, for example, as shown in FIG.

  3 and 4, the case indicated by reference numeral 110 is suitable for holding and displaying six bottles 21. The rear wall 16 b of the case 110 has a detachable portion 25, and six openings 23 are provided in the two partition plates 22.

  The case 10 can take the 1st state (transport stage) by which the bottle 21 is arrange | positioned in the storage division 20 mutually separated by the partition plate 22. FIG.

  When the transportation stage is completed, the case 10 can take a second state (display stage) in which the bottle 21 is taken out of the storage compartment 20 and one or more of the detachable portions 25 are removed.

  Thereafter, the bottle 21 is re-introduced into the storage compartment 20 through the opening 30 defined by the removal of the detachment 25 and finally through the opening 23 for storage and support using the partition plate 22. Inserted.

  It will be apparent that modifications and / or additions of parts can be made to the cases 10, 110 described hereinabove without departing from the field and scope of the present invention.

For example, in a solution not shown, the detachment 25 is already removed during the manufacture of the case, and when the case is used to transport and protect the bottle, it may be made of cardboard, plastic, wood, or other suitable material. It is covered with a covering member such as a sheet. The covering member is provisionally coupled to the corresponding wall and can be easily removed to function as the aforementioned display case.

Claims (7)

Suitable for storing and transporting bottles (21),
A closing member (11) and a holding frame (12);
The closure member (11) consists of a flat part (13) and has an edge (14),
The holding frame (12) consists of a bottom (15) and one or more walls (16),
The bottom (15) and the wall (16) define a storage compartment (20);
Selectively closable,
Multifunctional bottle holder case (10),
At least one of the wall (16) and / or the edge (14) of the case (10) has a size at least equal to the maximum portion of the cross section of the bottle (21) held in the case (10). At least one desorption part (25) having,
The multifunctional bottle holder case, wherein the detachable part (25) is coupled to a corresponding wall or edge by a joint part (28) that can be easily separated.   The multifunctional bottle according to claim 1, wherein the detachable part (25) is removed at a manufacturing stage and is at least provisionally covered by a covering member temporarily attached to an inner wall or an outer wall of the case. Holder case.   The multifunctional bottle holder case according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the detachable part (25) has a shape and a size corresponding to insertion of at least two bottles (21).   The multifunctional bottle holder case according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the detachable part (25) is removable from a corresponding wall by human force.   A plurality of partition plates (22) arranged in the storage compartment (20) of the case (10) during use are provided, and the partition plate (22) is used when the case (10) is used as a display device. Multifunctional bottle holder according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it comprises an opening (23) aligned with an opening (30) obtained by removing the detachable part (25). Case.   It is possible to selectively attach other cases of the same type on the holding frame (12) and / or the closure member (11) and / or at least part of the wall (16). The multifunction bottle holder case according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that there is an attaching means to perform. Multi-function bottle according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the attachment means comprises a hole (32) capable of receiving a screw, pin or other suitable attachment part. Holder case.

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