JPH0615864Y2 - Bottle carrier - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Industrial field of application The present invention relates to a bottle filled with various beverages, in particular, a bottle in which a capping flange is formed on the mouth and neck, or a fitted crown, cap or the like. The bottom edge of the bottle has a diameter larger than that of the mouth or neck of the bottle, or a bottle with a necked portion is formed on the mouth and neck. The present invention relates to an improvement of a bottle carrier used for hanging and carrying.

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, bottles made of polyethylene terephthalate resin, called PET bottles, have been used as containers for various beverages, and some of these bottles have a flange on the mouth and neck for filling and capping the contents. Are formed.

A holder as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 59-33802 is already known as a carrier for suspending and transporting a plurality of bottles together by using the flange of the bottle.

As shown in FIG. 6, the holders shown in this publication have a triangular tubular main body A formed of cardboard, a plastic plate, etc., which is horizontally mounted, and fitting holes B and C formed on the side walls thereof.
It is a general structure to lock the flange D of the bottle by utilizing.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the above-mentioned PET bottles and the like, a large number of them are stored in parallel in a tray in a state in which a plurality of the bottles are collected as a set by the holders, and the trays are stacked in a plurality of upper and lower stages, such as a warehouse Are stored in.

When the trays are stacked, in the holders such as shown in FIG. 8, the top E of the main body A or the hand-hanging pieces F and the like above the main body A interfere with the bottom wall of the tray located above and are pushed. It has the drawback of being crushed and soiled, and also has the drawback of being costly in spite of its complicated structure and being a disposable component.

Further, since the attaching / detaching operation to / from the bottle is complicated, there is a problem that the purchaser must add an easily breakable structure for breaking the holder in order to remove the bottle.

Purpose of the Invention In view of the above-mentioned present situation, the present invention has a simple structure, is easy to attach and detach, and securely locks the bottles, and even when the trays are stacked with a large number of bottles stored,
A versatile bottle carrier that does not interfere with the bottom wall of the tray located at the top, has a comfortable grip, and can prevent the grip from overlapping and becoming narrow due to the weight of the bottle during suspended transportation. Is intended to provide.

Means for Solving the Problems To achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a plastic plate,
A hard and flexible plate such as cardboard, a plurality of fitting holes that can be externally fitted to the small outer diameter portion existing in the mouth and neck of the bottle, at least at intervals equal to the outer diameter of the bottle body. And one slit having a corrugated shape made up of a series of arcs connecting the respective fitting holes is formed in the gap portion.
A structure is adopted in which the gap portion is a grip portion.

Action The carrier with the above-mentioned structure expands the slits between the fitting holes, so that the respective fitting holes are largely opened, so that the bottle capping flange, cap, cap or large-diameter mouth / neck part can be easily formed. When the slit is returned to its original state, each fitting hole is fitted to the lower portion of the flange, the crown, the cap or the like which is the small outer diameter portion in the mouth and neck of the bottle.

Therefore, a plurality of bottles can be hung and carried by gripping the grip portion which is a space portion of the carrier between the mouth and neck portions of each bottle.

At this time, since the slit is formed in a continuous waveform of circular arcs, no pain occurs even if the cutting edge hits a finger, and the corrugated portions of the opposite edge irregularly move up and down to mesh with each other. Since they interfere with each other, it is possible to prevent both sides of the slit from overlapping with each other due to the weight of the bottle to make the grip portion small in width during suspension transportation, and it is possible to maintain a good grip comfort.

Also, since the plate of the carrier is only fitted on the mouth and neck of each bottle and there is no part protruding above the mouth and neck, a tray containing a large number of bottles grouped by carrier is stored. Even if they are stacked one above the other, the carriers do not interfere with the bottom wall of the tray located above, and the carriers are not contaminated or deformed.

Further, since the main part of the carrier can be formed only by punching and forming the fitting hole and the slit on the plate body having a simple shape, the number of processing materials used is small, and the cost can be reduced.
It can be easily attached and detached.

Embodiment FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 show the first embodiment, and the fifth embodiment
As shown in the figure, this is an example of a carrier used when simultaneously carrying a plurality of bottles 3 each having a capping flange 2 on the mouth / neck portion 1, two bottles 3 in the illustrated example.

In this embodiment, the carrier main body is formed of a plate 4 made of a synthetic resin such as a polypropylene resin having a hard and flexible elasticity, and the mouth / neck portion 5 below the flange 2 of the bottle 3 is formed.
In the illustrated example, two fitting holes 6 and 7 are provided to allow external fitting with a slight play.

A space W equal to at least the outer diameter R of the bottle body is formed between the opposing opening edges 8 and 9 of the two fitting holes 6.7, and preferably the space W is the outer diameter of the bottle. It is slightly larger than R and has a length equal to the distance between the centers of the storage recesses of the individual bottles in the tray.

In the plate body 4 in the space between the fitting holes 6 and 7, slits 10 are formed at the opening edges 8 and 9 and are formed by a continuous arc connecting the fitting holes 6 and 7. The part is the grip 19.

Further, the plate body 4 in the illustrated example has fitting holes 6 and 7 and a slit 10.
Folding lines 11 and 12 are formed on both outer sides of and, and the plate body 4 outside the folding lines 11 and 12 is used as gripping pieces 13 and 14, but instead of the gripping pieces 13 and 14, the folding line 11 is used. , 12 portions may be curled to the fitting holes 6, 7 and the slit 10 side without providing folding lines, and the plate body 4 is cut at the folding lines 11 and 12 to be elongated. The shape may be one piece.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the bottles 15 and 16 are held by the carrier shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, and the plate body 4 has flanges 17 and 18 of the bottles 15 and 16, respectively.
By fitting it in the mouth and neck below, the slit 10 is closed in its original state, the gripping pieces 13 and 14 are folded back upward, and the fingers are put into the gripping portion 19 between the bottles 15 and 16 to grip it. The bottles 15 and 16 are ready to be hung and transported at the same time.

Since the slit 10 has a corrugated shape, when the grip portion 19 is grasped, no pain occurs even if the cut edge of the slit 10 hits a finger, and the corrugated portions facing each other irregularly mesh with each other to cut the opposing cut portion. Since the edges interfere with each other, it is effective in preventing the plate bodies 4 from overlapping and becoming narrow in the slit 10 portion.

Of course, the number of the fitting holes may be two or more as long as the bottle can be hung and carried by the fingers through the plate body 4.

When removing the bottle, the plate body 4 should be opened to open the slit 10.
If a force in the direction of the arrow X is applied to the plate body 4,
It is possible to remove it from the flanges 17 and 18 of No. 6.

The example shown is irrelevant to the size of the bottle flange,
As long as the mouth and neck below the flange are approximately the same, it can be applied to bottles of any flange diameter, and a variety of bottles can be accommodated by preparing multiple carriers that match the thickness of the mouth and neck.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 4 is applied to the bottle 3 in which the flange 2 is formed on the mouth-neck portion 1 as shown in FIG. 5, but the bottle carrier of the present invention is fitted with a crown, a cap and the like. The present invention can also be applied to a bottle which is attached and has a lower edge portion having a diameter larger than that of the mouth / neck portion of the bottle, or a bottle having a narrowed diameter portion in the mouth / neck portion.

The material of the plate body 4 is not limited to the polypropylene resin described above, and other synthetic resin plates, synthetic resin molded products, and cardboard may be used as long as the material has a strength capable of suspending and transporting the bottle. Of course, it is also good.

Alternatively, the grip pieces 13 and 14 shown in FIG. 1 may be bent upward, and the height may be slightly increased to provide a finger insertion hole in this portion, and the finger insertion hole may be used to suspend the grip. ,
When storing the bottles in a tray or the like, if the pieces are folded horizontally or folded back, there is no interference with the bottom wall of the upper tray when the trays are stacked.

Effect of the Invention The present invention has the configuration and operation described above, and has a relatively simple structure in which a fitting hole and a slit are punched and formed in a plate body, and a bottle can be easily attached and detached only by opening the slit. Because it can be done, it has good workability and can be offered at a low price,
If the diameter of the fitting hole is adapted to the small outer diameter portion in the mouth and neck of the bottle, it has the effect of being versatile and applicable to any bottle.

In addition, since the plate is only fitted on the mouth and neck of the bottle and there is no part protruding above the bottle, even if the trays containing a large number of bottles are stacked, the carrier interferes with the bottom wall of the upper tray. It also has the effect of preventing the carrier from being soiled or deformed.

Further, the gap portion in which the corrugated slit between the fitting holes is cut is a grip portion, but since the slit has a corrugated continuous arc shape, the incision edge when gripped is the finger. It will not cause any pain even if it hits against it, and the opposite corrugated parts will mesh irregularly up and down, and the opposite cutting edges will interfere with each other, and the plates on both sides of the slit depending on the weight of the bottle during suspension transportation. Since the body can be prevented from overlapping with each other and the width of the grip portion can be prevented from becoming small, an effect that the grip comfort can be improved is also obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is II- in FIG.
II sectional view, FIG. 3 is a III-III sectional view in FIG. 1, 4
Figure is a perspective view showing the usage mode, Figure 5 is a side view of the bottle,
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a usage state of a conventional product. 1, 5: mouth / neck part, 2: flange, 3: bottle, 4: plate body, 6, 7: fitting hole, 10: slit, 19: grip part,
W: interval, R: bottle outer diameter.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A plurality of fitting holes that can be externally fitted to a small outer diameter portion existing in the mouth and neck portion of a bottle on a plate body that is hard and has flexible elasticity, at least in the outer diameter of the bottle body portion. A bottle carrier which is opened at equal intervals, and in which the fitting holes are communicated with each other, and one corrugated slit formed by continuous arcs is formed, and the interval is a grip portion. .