JP2622977B2 - Cases, especially made of synthetic material, for storing containers, especially bottles - Google Patents

Abstract

In the crate, a handle is formed in one side wall by a grip strip which extends perpendicular to the plane of the crate bottom and is bounded on both sides by gripping openings or recesses which are open at the top. <IMAGE>

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial application field> The present invention has at least one handle formed on one side wall of a case for handling the case, and the side portions on both sides of the case. The invention relates to a case made of synthetic material for storing containers, in particular bottles, wherein the wall forms a partition of a container to be stored in the case, together with a laterally extending partition wall inside the case.

In particular, the invention comprises a compartment for accommodating the bottle therein as is customary. The present invention relates to a case (bottle case) made of a synthetic material. The case is often provided with handles, which are formed by essentially rectangular gripping openings on opposite narrow sides of the case. These grip openings are formed so that the cross beam, which is a handle for carrying the bottle case, remains above it.

When handling the case, especially when carrying it, the case is grasped with both hands, in which case both hands are inserted into the grasping openings and the support girders left above the grasping openings are grasped. This trick has indeed been approved for its value, and for this reason it has been used heavily, if not exclusively, in the cases mentioned at the outset.

<Conventional technology> The handle of this bottle case was considered to exhibit an ergonomically optimal gripping behavior for structural reasons, and users have been generally satisfied with this handle. there were. However, surprisingly, the bottle case was grasped with only one hand,
It has been found that a carrying behavior in which the bottle case is then oriented laterally obliquely downwards is particularly desirable from an ergonomic point of view. In this case, the bottle case can be easily carried with only one hand without dropping the bottle stored in the bottle case.

<Problems to be solved by the invention> An object of the present invention is to provide a bottle case that enables such a carrying behavior. This has to be achieved by a structurally simple procedure which basically does not reduce the strength of the bottle case, allows stacking of the bottle cases and allows the production of bottle cases which is technically easy to manufacture. .

Means for Solving the Problems According to the present invention, this object is achieved by having at least one handle formed on one side wall of the case for handling the case, and Side wall, together with a laterally extending partition wall inside the case, forms a partition for the container to be housed in the case, especially a case made of synthetic material for housing containers, especially bottles. Wherein the handle is formed by at least one gripping edge extending perpendicular to the plane of the bottom of the case, with both sides of the gripping edge being defined by a gripping opening or recess in a side wall of the case. Solved by the case.

<Operation> According to the present invention, the bottle case is vertically moved, that is, by a gripping edge extending perpendicular to the bottom of the bottle case.
A grip is formed, characterized in that the gripping edge can be gripped by forming corresponding gripping openings or recesses on both sides thereof. This handle, as a preferred configuration, also makes it possible to grip both sides of the bottle case if the handles are arranged on opposite side walls of one bottle case, but in particular only one hand. And the other hand can be set aside for other purposes, such as opening a car, door or trunk cover.

In this connection, the handle is preferably arranged substantially at the center of the side wall. The gripping edge is preferably arranged especially in the upper half of the case. Further, it is desirable that the gripping edge is disposed above a plane that includes the center of gravity of the case and extends parallel to the bottom of the case. The advantage of this arrangement is that the tilting moment of the case is minimized because the gripping edge is above the center of gravity of the case. When the bottle case with this configuration is grasped with one hand, the bottle case can be easily carried with only one hand in a position where the bottle case projects slightly obliquely from the person carrying it, and the bottle does not fall, The bottom and side walls of the bottle case can be kept away from the person carrying the bottle case, thereby eliminating the risk of contamination of the person carrying the bottle case due to contact with the bottle case.

According to a particularly preferred embodiment, the stability of the bottle case is further improved by its additional stiffening, since the gripping edge is part of the supporting profile over the entire height of the case.
If the gripping edge is formed as a hollow profile, a stronger structure is obtained.

By transferring the upper end of the gripping edge integrally to the laterally extending girder on one or both sides of the gripping edge, the bottle case grips the laterally extending girder in the usual manner. The portable behavior can be further improved if the portable device can be carried. This bottle case is
Not only the carrying behavior to be achieved by the present invention, but also the conventional carrying of the case by gripping from both sides of the case is possible.

According to a further preferred configuration, foil-like ribs are formed which extend parallel to one another and are closely spaced, in particular in the region of the gripping edges in the vertical direction, and / or the gripping edges are rough gripping. By providing a surface, the carrying behavior is further optimized.

Next, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

<Embodiment> In FIG. 1, a part of the bottle case 1 is shown as a perspective view as viewed from the narrow side thereof. Has been omitted. The handle 3 formed on the narrow side wall 2 has a gripping edge 4 extending in the vertical direction, and the side surface of the gripping edge is defined by gripping openings 5a and 5b. The length and width of the gripping edge 4 and the gripping openings 5, 6 are selected so that a finger can be put on the gripping openings 5a, 5b and the gripping edge 4 can be gripped.

The gripping edge 4 (preferably formed on one or both narrow sides of the bottle case 1 but may be formed on the lateral side of the bottle case 1 if necessary) is, in the example shown, a side portion. It is arranged at the center of the wall 2, that is, along its central axis M.

The gripping openings 5a, 5b may each have any suitable shape, in particular a semicircular or semi-elliptical shape. According to the embodiment shown, the gripping openings 5a, 5b have an L-shaped profile. This is because, in the illustrated embodiment, the upper edge of the gripping edge 4 is integrally transferred to the cross beam 6 of the bottle case 1 which is the upper portion of the bottle case 1. According to this embodiment, the cross beam 6 can be gripped by hand, so that the bottle case 1 can be used in a customary manner along the horizontally extending gripping edge formed here by the cross beam 6. It is preferably provided with a height so that it can be gripped. In addition to the vertical gripping edge 4, one or more grips of conventional construction may be attached, especially to the side wall portions without the vertical gripping edge 4. These handles are formed, for example, by gripping openings having a basically rectangular shape, and the portion of the cross beam 6 remaining at the upper end of the bottle case 1 can be used as a carrying handle. Good.

The gripping edge 4 is formed as a hollow profile, as can be seen in particular from FIG. In the illustrated example, the gripping edge 4
Is a section of the supporting profile best shown in FIG. 2 (extending from the upper end of the bottle case 1 to its bottom 8). The supporting profile 7 is used for stabilizing the bottle case 1, particularly for stiffening the bottle case 1. The support member 7 is located at the upper left of FIG.
As indicated by the dashed line, there is provided a projection 9 which projects from the upper end of the bottle case 1 and serves as a stacking aid. For this purpose, a not-shown recess is formed in the bottom of the bottle case 1 so that the projection 9 of the lower bottle case enters into this recess. This stabilizes the stack of bottle cases.

As shown in the lower right part of FIG. 3 and the upper left part of FIG.
10 (improves the gripping behavior of the handle) is formed.
These foil-shaped ribs 10 are also formed on the gripping edge 4, particularly in the region directed inward of the bottle case 1. These ribs of the gripper edge 4 have been omitted from the drawing for ease of illustration. These ribs advantageously extend vertically or horizontally. As another example, the gripping surface of the gripping edge 4 is formed as a rough surface, which also improves the gripping behavior. An auxiliary handle 11 is illustrated in the right half of FIG. To help you do this,
Finally, a beam 12 similar to the cross beam 6 extending in the lateral direction is defined for use as a portable handle.

According to another embodiment, not shown, the gripping openings on both sides of the gripping cormorant 4 are not self-closing but open upward, as in the embodiment of FIGS. As a result, the free end of the gripping edge projects upwardly through the lower region of the side wall.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial schematic perspective view of one embodiment of a bottle case,
FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway side view of one embodiment of the bottle case, in which the left half is shown by a cross section along the line AA in FIG. 3, and FIG. Fig. 3 is a top view of the bottle case shown in Fig. 2, wherein the left side of the upper half is shown by a partial cross section taken along line CC in Fig. 2, and the left side of the lower half is taken along line DD in Fig. 2. Figure shown by broken partial section, fourth
The figure is a side view of the narrow side surface of the bottle case shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, and the left half thereof is shown by a cross section along the line BB in FIG. 1 ... Case, 2 ... Side wall, 3 ... Hand, 4 ... Grip edge, 5a, 5b ... Grip opening, 8 ... Bottom.

Claims (11)

(57) [Claims] 1. A case for housing a container, in particular a bottle, in particular a case made of synthetic material, comprising at least one handle formed on at least one side wall of the bottle case, the side wall being inside the case. In the case of forming a compartment for the bottles to be accommodated, together with a partition wall extending in the lateral direction, the handle (3) comprises at least one gripper (4), which gripper (4) It extends perpendicular to the bottom surface (8) and is arranged on at least one narrow side of the bottle case (1) and extends along the central axis (M) of the side wall (2), the gripping part of which At the upper end, it intersects with the transverse piece (6) configured as a gripping piece, together with said transverse piece,
The T-shaped handle has a predetermined thickness and width, and the T-shaped handle is intended to be a through-hole (5a, 5b) provided on the side wall (2) of the case (1) and having a grippable height. A case for accommodating containers, especially bottles, whose sides are defined by recesses. 2. The case according to claim 1, wherein the handle (3) is formed by a gripping edge extending along the central axis (M) of the side wall (2). 3. The case according to claim 1, wherein the gripping edges are arranged on each of the narrow side walls of the bottle case. 4. The case according to claim 1, wherein the gripping edge extends into the upper half of the case. 5. The gripping edge (4) includes the center of gravity of the bottle,
5. The case according to claim 1, wherein the case is arranged on a plane extending parallel to the bottom of the case. 6. The case according to claim 1, wherein the gripping edge is formed by a hollow profile. 7. The holding profile (7), wherein the gripping edge (4) forms a section of the support profile (7) which extends without interruption from the upper end of the case to the bottom (8) of the case. ~
6. The case according to any one of 6. 8. A method according to claim 1, wherein said supporting member is protruded beyond an upper end of said case so as to be able to engage with a bottom of another case to be stacked. Case described in. 9. The case according to claim 1, wherein the gripping edge (4) intersects, at its upper end, a cross beam (6) forming a carrying handle. 10. A gripping edge, at least part of which has foil-like longitudinally extending ribs (10) which extend parallel to one another and at a distance from one another. The case according to claim 1. 11. The case according to claim 1, wherein the gripping edge has a rough gripping surface.