KR20240025136A - Apparatus for Carrying Containers - Google Patents

Abstract

The container transport device according to the present invention includes a base plate; A handle provided to protrude from the outer surface of the base plate; It includes a flexible strap that is coupled to the base plate and wraps around the body of the container to tighten it. The strap has a locking mechanism that locks and maintains the tightened state, and this locking mechanism can repeat locking and unlocking. The base plate may have a strap coupling portion into which a strap is inserted, may have a hollow penetrating in the thickness direction, and may be provided with a protruding support portion on the inner surface of the base plate.

Description

Apparatus for Carrying Containers}

The present invention relates to a device for transporting containers, and in particular, to a device for transporting containers that can be detachably attached to a container and used as a handle regardless of the size, shape, and material of the container.

When a user lifts or carries a container without a handle, it is inconvenient because it is difficult to hold the container. As a result, there is a risk that the container may slip out of the user's hand and fall on the floor, and it is difficult to control the discharge speed or amount when the user tilts the container to discharge the contents.

Accordingly, detachable handles for these containers have been proposed.

Utility Model Registration No. 20-0342224 is for a 'bottle handle'. Since it is a method of tightening the container by applying grip force to the handle, it is difficult for children or the elderly with weak grip strength to use it, and the use of the container holder is limited to cylindrical containers. do.

Utility Model Registration No. 20-0342224

The present invention seeks to provide a container transport device that allows containers to be easily and safely lifted, tilted, or transported.

The present invention seeks to provide a container transport device that can be repeatedly reused and that can be quickly and easily attached to and detached from containers of various shapes and materials.

A container transport device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a base plate; A handle provided to protrude from the outer surface of the base plate; a protruding support portion that is provided to protrude from the inner surface of the base plate and has one end in close contact with the surface of the container to support the base plate; and a flexible strap that is detachably coupled to the base plate and tightens the body of the container.

The strap has a locking mechanism that locks and maintains the tightened state, and the locking mechanism can repeat locking and unlocking.

The locking mechanism may include a ratchet tooth and an element that controls the movement of the ratchet tooth.

The base plate may have a strap coupling portion into which a strap is inserted, and the base plate may have a hollow penetrating in the thickness direction.

The protruding support may be 2 mm or more in height, and the area of the protruding support may be larger for transmitting external force to the container than the area receiving the external force from the base plate. There may be two protruding supports.

A container transport device according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a base plate; A handle provided to protrude from the outer surface of the base plate; And a flexible strap coupled to the base plate and wrapped around the body of the container to tighten it.

The base plate has a strap coupling portion into which a strap is inserted.

The strap is coupled to the strap coupling portion to enable lateral movement, and the strap has a locking mechanism that locks and maintains the tightened state, and the locking mechanism can repeat locking and unlocking.

The handle may include a grip portion and a grip connecting member connecting the grip portion and the base plate.

The maximum width of the base plate may be 1.5 times or more than the minimum width of the gripper.

The strap coupling portion crosses the center of the vertical length of the base plate, and the strap can be detachably coupled to the strap coupling portion.

A container transport device according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a base plate; A handle provided to protrude from the outer surface of the base plate; and a flexible strap that is detachably coupled to the base plate and tightens the body of the container.

The base plate has a hollow space penetrating in the thickness direction.

The strap has a locking mechanism that locks and maintains the tightened state, and the locking mechanism can repeat locking and unlocking.

The strap may be a hook and loop fastener type.

The container transport device according to the present invention can be repeatedly reused, and users can use it to easily and safely lift, tilt, or transport containers.

The container transport device according to the present invention can be quickly and easily mounted on and detached from containers of various shapes and materials.

The container transport device according to the present invention can be easily tightened, locked, and unlocked by the user without using a separate tool.

In the container transport device according to the present invention, the strap for tightening the container can be easily replaced.

Figure 1 shows a container transport device according to an embodiment of the present invention, with the base plate and strap separated.
Figure 2 shows the container transport device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention, with the strap coupled to the base plate.
Figure 3 shows an example in which the container transport device of the present invention is mounted on a container.
Figure 4 shows a combination of a base plate and a handle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5A and 5B show container transport devices according to embodiments of the present invention.
Figures 6a, 6b, 6c, and 6d show examples of base plates with strap coupling parts of different shapes.
Figures 7a and 7b show examples where the base plate has a hollow penetrating the thickness direction.
Figure 8a shows an example of fastening one end of a strap to a side frame, and Figure 8b shows an example of mounting a container transport device to a container using a hollow.
Figures 9a, 9b, and 9c show examples where a handle and a protruding support portion are combined with a base plate.
Figures 10a and 10b show examples where a handle and a protruding support part are combined with a base plate.
Figures 11a and 11b show examples where a handle and a protruding support part are combined with a base plate.
Figure 12a shows an example in which the protruding support and the base plate are screwed together, and Figure 12b shows an example in which the protruding support and the base plate are separated before being screwed together.
Figures 13a and 13b show examples of use of the container transport device according to the present invention.
Figures 14a and 14b show examples of use of the container transport device according to the present invention.

The container transport device according to the present invention includes a base plate; A handle provided to protrude from the outer surface of the base plate; and a flexible strap coupled to the base plate to wrap and tighten the container. The strap has a locking mechanism that locks and maintains the tightened state, and this locking mechanism can be repeatedly locked and unlocked.

In the present invention, 'container' is a general term for anything that can contain liquid, solid, or gas, and the material of the container is not particularly limited and may be plastic, glass, ceramic, metal, non-metal, rubber, paper, wood, etc. The shape of the container is not particularly limited and may be a bottle, cup, can, jar, box, etc.

The 'inner surface' of the base plate is the surface facing the body of the container, and the 'outer surface' of the base plate is the surface on the opposite side, that is, the side where the handle is attached. .

The present invention is provided to protrude from the inner surface of the base plate, and may have a protruding support portion at one end that supports the base plate in close contact with the surface of the container.

In the present invention, the base plate may have a strap coupling portion into which a strap is inserted, and may have a hollow penetrating in the thickness direction.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 shows the container transport device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention, with the base plate 30 and strap 50 separated. Figure 2 shows the container transport device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention, with the strap 50 coupled to the base plate 30. Figure 3 shows an example in which the container transport device 20 is mounted on the container 10.

base plate

The base plate 30 distributes the pressure applied from the handle 40 to the container 10 by enlarging the area where the handle 40 contacts the surface of the container 10.

Figure 4 shows the base plate 30 and the handle 40 combined according to an embodiment of the present invention. The base plate 30 has an outer surface 32 and an inner surface 31.

The inner surface 31 of the base plate 30 may be flat or may have a concave arc shape with curvature. Figure 5a shows an example in which the inner surface 31 is flat, and Figure 5b shows an example in which the inner surface 31 is arc-shaped.

Additionally, the inner surface 31 may be formed with protrusions, grooves, or holes, and may be coated to increase friction when in contact with the surface of the container 10.

The base plate 30 can be made of various materials including plastic, rubber, wood, carbon nanotubes, ivory, ceramic, glass, metal, and non-metal. A material with no or little bending or bending is preferable, and a light material is preferable. .

The base plate 30 has no particular limitations on its shape and may have various shapes such as rectangular, dumbbell, or oval.

The base plate 30 may have a strap coupling portion 33 into which the strap 50 is inserted. In this case, when the user tightens or loosens the strap 50, the strap 50 may move laterally while sliding along the strap coupling portion 33.

The strap coupling portion 33 may be a hole that laterally penetrates the base plate 30, as illustrated in FIGS. 6A and 6B, and may be formed through the base plate 30 as illustrated in FIGS. 6C and 6D. ) may be a groove that passes through the outer surface 32 in the transverse direction.

The cross section of the strap coupling portion 33 may have various shapes, including square, triangle, trapezoid, semicircular, and T-shaped. Figures 6a, 6b, 6c, and 6d show the strap coupling portion 33 of different shapes. It shows the base plate 30 provided with.

When the strap coupling portion 33 is a groove, a locking member such as a locking protrusion may be provided in the groove to prevent the inserted strap 50 from arbitrarily leaving the groove. In addition, if the width of the hole or groove matches the width of the strap 50, the strap 50 securely fixes the base plate 30 so that the base plate 30 rotates clockwise or counterclockwise and remains in the correct position. Misalignment can be prevented.

The strap coupling portion 33 may traverse the center of the vertical length of the base plate 30. In this case, the base plate 30 may be vertically symmetrical with respect to the strap coupling portion 33.

After tightening the body of the container 10 with the strap 50 and locking the tightened state, the freely moving end of the strap 50, that is, the free end, is inserted into the strap coupling portion 33. This will prevent the free end from getting in the way.

As illustrated in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the base plate 30 may have a hollow 34 penetrating in the thickness direction.

If the hollow 34 exists, it may be easier to insert the strap 50 into the through-groove type strap coupling portion 33, and the weight of the base plate 30 is also reduced.

The base plate 30 portions on both sides of the hollow 34 become side frames (35). The side frame 35 may be used to secure the strap 50 by tying one end of the strap 50. Figure 8a shows an example in which a hook and loop fastener type strap 50 with a loop at one end is tied to the side frame 35.

Figure 8b shows an example of mounting the container transport device 20 to the container 10 using the hollow 34. Here, the strap 50 is a hook-and-loop fastener type and consists of a long main band and a short auxiliary band. One end of the main band is fixed to the right side frame (35) and one end of the auxiliary band is fixed to the left side frame (35). The user wraps the circumference of the container 10 using the main band, passes the free end of the main band through the lower part of the left side frame 35, and passes it through the hollow 34 toward the outer surface 32 of the base plate 30. After withdrawing, the user holds the free end of the main band and the free end of the auxiliary band with both hands and pulls sufficiently in opposite directions to lock and fix the state. In this way, when locking the tight state, the main band and the auxiliary band are pulled in opposite directions to lock, so the locking can be performed without the tightened state being relaxed.

handle

The handle 40 is provided to protrude from the outer surface 32 of the base plate 30. The handle 40 and the base plate 30 may be manufactured as one piece, or may be manufactured separately and coupled to each other.

The handle 40 may include a grip part 41 that the user can hold, and a grip connection member 42 that connects the grip part 41 and the base plate 30.

The number of gripping connection members 42 may be one or two or more.

When the base plate 30 is not provided with the protruding support part 60, if the maximum width of the base plate 30 is 1.5 times or more than the minimum width of the grip part 41, the force applied to the container 10 from the handle 40 It is advantageous for distributing pressure.

The handle 40 may have various shapes such as A, C, or T.

The handle 40 may be made of various materials including plastic, wood, carbon nanotubes, ivory, ceramic, glass, metal, and non-metal. A material with no or little bending or bending is preferable, and a light material is preferable.

strap

The strap 50 is connected to the base plate 30 and serves to tighten the base plate 30 by pulling it toward the body of the container 10 and wrapping it around the body of the container 10.

The user may keep other parts of the container carrying device 20 the same and replace it with a different strap 50 depending on the purpose.

The strap 50 may be made of a material such as plastic, fiber, thin-film metal, or non-metal with no or little stretching. The strap 50 preferably has enough flexibility to wrap around the surface of the container 10 and has the ability to return to its original state when the strap 50 is released from its binding to the container 10. In addition, the strap 50 is basically uniform in width and thickness, but the width of a specific area may be relatively wide or narrow, and the thickness of a specific area may be thicker or thinner.

When coupling the container transport device 20 to the container 10, it is tightened with the strap 50 and the tightened state is locked. It is desirable to prevent the tightened state from loosening during the locking process. Since such relaxation occurs when the force maintaining the tight state is weakened even momentarily, locking must be achieved while preventing weakening of the tight state.

Additionally, when detaching the container transport device 20 from the container 10, it is desirable to be able to easily and quickly unlock the container.

In the present invention, the user can lock or unlock the locking mechanism 51 without using a separate tool.

There are no special restrictions on the locking method, and a known method can be used as it can repeat locking and unlocking of the strap 50. The movement of the ratchet teeth, such as a ratchet tooth and a pawl, can be used. There are methods that are a combination of controlling elements, hook and loop methods such as Velcro (VELCRO ^® ), button snap methods, button methods, and buckles methods.

The method using ratchet teeth is also used in reusable cable ties, and the "releaseable cable tie" method disclosed in Korean Registered Utility Model No. 20-0340052 is convenient for locking and unlocking the tightening of the strap 50. In this regard, it is suitable for use in the present invention. Reusable cable ties include European Patent Application Publication No. 2 426 062, U.S. Patent No. 3,860,997, U.S. Patent No. 3,908,233, U.S. Patent No. 6,185,791, U.S. Patent No. 8,276,244, U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2007-0033772, U.S. It is also disclosed in Patent Application Publication No. 2012-0017401 and U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2019-0168937.

protruding support

The protruding support portion 60 is provided to protrude at a predetermined height H1 on the inner surface 31 of the base plate 30, as illustrated in FIGS. 9A, 9B, and 9C, and the pressure applied to the base plate 30 is delivered to the container (10).

Due to the presence of the protruding support 60, areas of the container 10 that directly receive pressure from the handle 40 are separated from each other with a buffer area that does not directly receive the pressure.

The protruding support portion 60 has no particular limitations on its shape. The protruding support portion 60 may have a shape such as a cylinder or a prism. If the protruding support portion 60 has a shape in which the area of the area that transmits the external force to the container 10 is larger than the area that receives the external force from the base plate 30, it is easy to distribute the external force. Examples include truncated cones, truncated pyramids, There are shapes such as funnels.

Additionally, the bottom surface of the protruding support portion 60 may be parallel to the base plate 30, or may be inclined at an inclination angle θ with respect to the reference line B parallel to the base plate 30, as shown in FIG. 10A. The inclination angle (θ) may be a fixed value or a variable value. Figure 10b shows an example in which the inclination angle (θ) is varied by tilting and rotating the protruding support portion 60 in the vertical direction. When the inclination angle θ is variable, the inclination angle θ changes in response to the shape of the container 10 with which the protruding support 60 is in contact, and as a result, the contact area between the protruding support 60 and the container 10 This is expanded, and the external force applied to the container 10 through the protruding support portion 60 can be distributed more effectively.

On the other hand, when the strap 50 is inserted into the strap engaging portion 33 in the form of a hole or groove of the base plate 30 and used repeatedly to tighten the container 10, the strap 50 receives a lot of pressure. A portion of the base plate 30, that is, the lower surface of the hole or groove, may be broken.

Figures 11a and 11b show examples where the handle 40 and the protruding support portion 60 are coupled to the base plate 30.

As shown in Figure 11a, when the protruding support portion 60 forms an arch shape supporting the lower part of the strap coupling portion 33, the pressure applied to the lower surface of the strap coupling portion 33 by the strap 50 is effectively distributed, This is desirable to prevent fracture of the lower surface of the hole or groove.

In addition, by providing a protruding support portion 60 on the strap coupling portion 33 as shown in FIG. 11b, the pressure applied to the lower surface of the strap coupling portion 33 by the strap 50 is supported by the lower portion of the hole or groove. This is desirable to prevent fracture of the surface.

The protruding support portion 60 may be formed of various materials including plastic, rubber, wood, carbon nanotubes, ivory, ceramic, glass, metal, and non-metal.

One side of the protruding support portion 60 is fixed to the base plate 30, and the other side contacts the surface of the container 10. The surface in contact with the container 10 may be flat or may have a concave shape with curvature. Additionally, small protrusions, grooves, or holes may be formed on the contact surface, and a member to increase friction with the surface of the container 10 may be attached or coated.

The protruding support portion 60 may be a hollow suction plate using a vacuum state. The suction plate may be made of materials such as rubber, silicone, PVC, etc. The suction plate can be used when the container 10 has a surface that maintains airtightness when combined with the suction plate.

The protruding support portion 60 and the base plate 30 may be manufactured as one piece, or may be manufactured separately and coupled to each other.

There may be one or more protruding supports 60. In the case where there is only one protruding support part 60, the protruding support part 60 may be located at a point deviating from the center of the vertical length of the base plate 30, that is, biased on one side of the base plate 30 in the vertical direction, A portion of the base plate 30 as well as the protruding support portion 60 may directly contact the surface of the container 10.

When there are a plurality of protruding supports 60, each protruding support part 60 may be different in height H1, size, and shape, and each protruding support part 60 may be formed to adjust its height H1. there is.

Figures 12a and 12b illustrate that the separately manufactured protruding support part 60 and the base plate 30 are screwed together through the screw 61 and the screw hole 62, and the user tightens the screw 61. The height H1 of each protruding support 60 can be adjusted by adjusting .

Preferably, there are two protruding supports 60, and these two are arranged vertically on the inner surface 31 of the base plate 30.

The protruding support portion 60 can prevent deformation of the container 10 by distributing the pressure applied to the container 10 from the handle 40.

Additionally, the protruding support portion 60 prevents separation between the container transport device 20 and the container 10, allowing the user to reliably control the container 10. Such separation may occur when the user lifts or carries the container 10 using the handle 40 or tilts the container 10 to discharge the contents. In other words, the force from the handle 40 may be concentrated or removed depending on the part of the container 10 in contact with the container transport device 20. In the area where the force is removed, the container transport device 20 and the container A gap may occur between the containers (10), making the position of the container (10) unstable, making it difficult for the user to control the container (10).

Separation occurs even when the container 10 is made of an elastic material, and elastic deformation occurs in the portion of the container 10 that receives external force (F) from the handle 40.

As is well known, an object subjected to an external force undergoes deformation and at the same time generates stress ( σ ) and is in equilibrium with the external force. Stress is a resistance force that occurs inside an object when an external force acts on the object, and is also called deformation force or internal force. In general, stress refers to stress per unit area, that is, unit stress. Unit stress is proportional to the external force and inversely proportional to the cross-sectional area subjected to the external force.

Additionally, since the amount of deformation is proportional to the stress, the amount of deformation is ultimately proportional to the size of the external force and inversely proportional to the size of the cross-sectional area receiving the external force.

For example, as shown in FIG. 13A, an elastic plastic bottle is tightened using the container transport device 20 without the protruding support portion 60, and then, as shown in FIG. 13B, when the user lifts and tilts the container 10. , a rotational force (torque) to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise is generated depending on the position of the strap 50 surrounding the container 10 and the position of the center of gravity of the container 10. When the user applies force to the handle 40 to prevent rotation, an external force that combines the user's force and the force of the strap 50 to pull and tighten the base plate 30 toward the container 10 is applied to one side of the base plate 30. The external force can be concentrated on one edge and reduced or eliminated on the opposite edge. If external force is concentrated on the part of the container 10 that is in contact with the lower edge of the base plate 30, the surface of the container 10 in that area is pushed toward the inside of the container 10, causing a bending deformation in the surface of the container 10. This occurs, and according to a seesaw-like principle, the upper edge of the base plate 30 from which the force has been removed may be lifted from the surface of the container 10, causing separation.

When the container transport device 20 of the present invention is provided with a protruding support portion 60, external force is concentrated in two areas where the container 10 is in contact with the protruding support portion 60, as shown in FIG. 14A, causing two depressions. Wealth arises.

In this state, when the user lifts and tilts the container 10, external force is concentrated on one protruding support part 60 and the external force applied to the other protruding support part 60 is weakened. Figure 14b shows a state in which external force is concentrated on the lower protruding support 60. The area of the container 10 in contact with the lower protrusion has a deeper depression and the container 10 is attached to the upper protruding support 60. In the contact area, the external force is weakened and the depression becomes a tip. However, even in the area where the external force is weakened, the depression is not completely removed and some still remain, so the occurrence of separation between the protruding support 60 and the surface of the container 10 is reduced in this area as well. To achieve this, the lower protruding support portion 60 and the upper protruding support portion 60 must have a predetermined height H1. If the body of the container 10 is in a flat state with no bends, when the container 10 is tightened with the strap 50 and a depression occurs in the container 10, the height H1 of the protruding support portion 60 is depressed. It is desirable to have a numerical value larger than the negative depth. In general, it is desirable for the protruding support portion 60 to have a height H1 of 2 mm or more.

10: Container 20: Container transport device
30: base plate 31: inner side
32: Outer surface 33: Strap joint
34: hollow 35: side frame
40: handle 41: gripping portion
42: gripping member 50: strap
51: Locking mechanism 60: Protruding support
61: screw 62: screw hole

Claims (12)

Base plate (30);
A handle 40 protruding from the outer surface 32 of the base plate 30;
a protruding support portion 60 that is provided to protrude from the inner surface 31 of the base plate 30 and has one end in close contact with the surface of the container 10 to support the base plate 30; and
A flexible strap 50 that is detachably coupled to the base plate 30 and tightens the body of the container 10.
Includes,
The strap 50 has a locking mechanism 51 that locks and maintains the tightened state,
The locking mechanism 51 can repeat locking and unlocking.
Container transport device. The container transport device according to claim 1, wherein the base plate (30) has a strap engaging portion (33) into which the strap (50) is inserted. 2. Container transport device according to claim 1, wherein the base plate (30) has a cavity (34) penetrating in the thickness direction. The container transport device according to claim 1, wherein the protruding support portion (60) has a height (H1) of 2 mm or more. The container transport device according to claim 1, wherein the protruding support portion (60) has an area that transmits external force to the container (10) larger than an area that receives the external force from the base plate (30). The container transport device according to claim 1, wherein the protruding supports (60) are two. A container transport device according to claim 1, wherein the locking mechanism (51) includes a ratchet tooth and an element that controls the movement of the ratchet tooth. Base plate (30);
A handle 40 protruding from the outer surface 32 of the base plate 30; and
A flexible strap (50) coupled to the base plate (30) and wrapped around the body of the container (10) to tighten it.
Includes,
The base plate 30 has a strap coupling portion 33 into which the strap 50 is inserted,
The strap 50 is coupled to the strap coupling portion 33 to enable lateral movement,
The strap 50 has a locking mechanism 51 that locks and maintains the tightened state,
The locking mechanism 51 can repeat locking and unlocking.
Container transport device. The method of claim 8, wherein the handle (40) includes a grip portion (41) and a grip portion connecting member (42) connecting the grip portion (41) and the base plate (30),
The maximum width of the base plate 30 is 1.5 times or more than the minimum width of the gripping portion 41.
Container transport device. The container according to claim 8, wherein the strap coupling portion 33 crosses the center of the vertical length of the base plate 30, and the strap 50 is detachably coupled to the strap coupling portion 33. conveyer. Base plate (30);
A handle 40 protruding from the outer surface 32 of the base plate 30; and
A flexible strap 50 that is detachably coupled to the base plate 30 and tightens the body of the container 10.
Includes,
The base plate 30 has a hollow 34 penetrating in the thickness direction,
The strap 50 has a locking mechanism 51 that locks and maintains the tightened state,
The locking mechanism 51 can repeat locking and unlocking.
Container transport device. 12. A container transport device according to claim 11, wherein the strap (50) is of the hook and loop fastener type.