MXPA98008808A - Container for beverages with separa compartments - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a container for beverage bottles comprising a loading box and an assembly with separations that is secured in said box to divide the box into a plurality of cells to receive bottles, the box has a front wall, a back wall, side walls and a bottom, said bottom is made up of a plurality of panels that depend on said walls, two of said panels being internal panels and two of said panels being external panels, said internal and external panels are insured one with the other, said external bottom panels are adjusted in size to fit into a joint without covering each other, said union between said external bottom panels being measured so that they meet at a point without covering the one to the other, said junction point between said external bottom panels being at a distance from the bottom of the loading box; separations comprising at least one transverse spacing having a length substantially equal to the distance between the side walls of said load box and at least one side-to-side spacing having a length substantially equal to the distance between the side walls of the loading box and at least one side-to-side separation having a length substantially equal to the distance between the front and rear walls of said loading box, including each of the separations: tabs with glue extending from the edges of said separations , said glued tabs being adhered to the internal surfaces of said loading box to ensure assembly with separations in said loading box, at least one slot extending from the edge of any of the separations; slot on top of it, taking the tab a shore gene erally flat parallel to the edge from which said groove extends and opposite to an opening in said groove, and a flange receiving groove spaced above each of the grooves. Said separation assembly will be formed by sliding the groove of one of the separations in the groove of the other spacing and subsequently rotating the transverse and side-to-side spacings relative to each other so that the flange of the transverse spacing is received in the flange receiving slot of the side-to-side spacing and so that the tab of the side-to-side spacing is received in the flange receiving slot of the transverse spacing, coacting the transverse and side-to-side spacings with the other to be united, building the separation assembly without the need for glue

Description

CONTAINER FOR BEVERAGES WITH SEPARATE COMPARTMENTS DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The following detailed description illustrates the invention in the form of a non-limiting example. This description will clearly allow a person trained in the art of creating and using this invention < sic > , and describes various configurations, adaptations, variations, alternatives and uses of the invention, including the form that I currently consider the best for implementing the invention.

A container 1 of the present invention is generally shown in FIG. 1. The container 1 comprises a container box 3 and an independent compartment complex 5 which is stuck or otherwise fixed inside the box 3. The container box 3 has the front and rear walls 7 and 9, the side walls 11 and 13, and a base 15 made from two flat surfaces 17 and 19. The complex of compartments 5 divides the interior space of the container box 3 into a number of cells for bottles 16, in this case six, in order to receive and protect, respectively, individual bottles during transport and rough handling. The division extends throughout the length of the container and does not have openings through which the cells 16 can communicate, that is, there are no openings in the division long enough to allow the bottles in adjacent cells to have contact each. This is how bottles are protected from contact with each other during their movement.

The container box 3 is formed from a single piece of cardboard 21 shown in FIG. 3. The piece of cardboard 21 is divisible into four sections 7b, 9b, 11b, and 13b corresponding to the front and back 7 and 9, as well as to the sides 11 and 13 respectively. The four sections are hinged together along fold lines 23, 25 and 27. Sections 17b and 19b depend on sections 7b and 9b respectively. In addition, there are sections 29b and 31b that depend on the side sections Hb and 13b. The sections 17b * 19b, 29b and 31b form the base 15 of the container box 3 when folded. The sections 17b, 19b, 29b and 31b forming the base are hingedly connected to the front, rear and side sections 7b, 9b, 11b and 13b along the fold line 33. The piece of cardboard 21 includes also a glue tab 35 which is hingedly connected to the section 13b along the bending line 37. The bending lines 23, 25, 27, 33 and 37 preferably form a series of elongated incisions to facilitate bending of the piece of cardboard to form the container box 3.

To fold the piece of cardboard 21 towards the container box 3, one simply has to fold the container along the various lines of folding. The glue tab 35 will be attached to the edge of the section 7b of the piece of cardboard, as can be seen, to shape the front, rear and side walls. In forming the base 15, the sections 29b and 31b of the piece of cardboard will be folded prior to bending the sections 17b and 19b of the piece of cardboard, so that the sections 17b and 19b of the piece of cardboard conform the lower or outer surface of the base of the container box 15. The upper surfaces of the sections 17b and 19b are secured to the lower surfaces of the sections 19b and 31b in order to hold the base 15 together.

Prior to bending, a series of parallel lines for glue 38, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47 and 49 are applied to the container. As can be appreciated, the glue tab 35 is adhered to one side forming the section 7b by the pay line 38. The glue lines 39 and 41 extend from near the top of the section 7b and extend to near from the base of section 17b. Similarly, glue lines 45 and 47 extend from near the top of section 9b and extend to near the base of section 19b. Lots of glue lines 39, 41, 45 and 47 that extend below the bend line 33 serve to glue the sections 17b and 19b of the sections 29b and 31b to form the base. The sections of glue lines 39, 41, 45 and 47 that extend below bending line 33, as well as glue lines 43 and 49 in sections 11b and 13b respectively, serve to glue the complex of compartments 5 with the container box 3, as described below. 0 As will be seen, the section 17b, and therefore the lower section 17 5, is generally formed as a rectangle, but has a trapezoidal section 51. The section 19b, and therefore the lower section 19 0 is formed also generally as a rectangle but smaller in width than the rectangle in section 17b. The section 19b has a trapezoidal flange 53 formed along its outer edge. The eyelash ^^ trapezoidal 53 of section 19b fits in shape and size to the trapezoidal cut-out 51 of section 17b. When the sections 17b, 19b, 29b and 31b forming the base are bent to form the base of the container box 15, the trapezoidal cut 51 and the flange 53 fit together. The use of the cut 51 and 5 of the flange 53 prevents the formation of a straight line connection between the lower sections 17 and 19 when the container box 3 is formed. This 0 provides some structural stiffness and integrity to the base of the container . 5 As seen in FIG. 3, the upper edges of sections 7b and 9b are flat. However, the sections 11b and 13b, which make up the sides 11 and 13 of the container box 3, preferably have upper edges 5 which have a small peak 55 and 57 which is generally in the center of the sections 11b and 11b. 13b respectively. Thus, The upper edges of the sections 11b and 13b are inclined obliquely downwards towards the fold lines defining the lateral edges of the respective sections. The inclination is preferably small, and forms an angle of approximately 10 ° with the horizontal.

Finally, the cardboard part of the container box 21 has a handle section 59 extending from the tip 55 of the section 11b by approximately two thirds along the section 9b. The handle section 59 is attached to sections 11b and 9b by a line of perforations 61. The handle section is symmetrical from top to bottom and is axis of symmetry defined by a bend line 63. It has two generally oval cuts 65 that form openings by means of which the fingers or the user's hand can be extended to load the container 1.

As can be seen, the cardboard part 21 of the container is generally simple. It can therefore be fitted with other pieces of cardboard on a piece of cartonboard, as can be seen in FIG. 6, in such a way that a plurality of cardboard pieces of the container box can be created in a single step with minimum waste.

The complex of compartments 5 is formed by a piece of transverse cardboard or division 71 that extends between the sides 11 and 13 of the box 3 and two crossed cardboard pieces or divisions 73 that extend between the front and rear parts 1 and 9 from the box 3. The cardboard pieces 71 and 73 intertwine with each other, as shown in FIG. 2. The cardboard pieces 71 and 73 are preferably formed in accordance with the public disclosure of Patents Nos. 4,103,818, No. 4,358,047 and No. 31,176 of the United States of America, all in favor of Wallace O. Raubenheimer, which they are assigned to the same beneficiary as the present invention, and which are incorporated herein by reference.

In short, each piece of cardboard or partition has a first edge 75, a second edge 77, and side edges 79. The side edges 79 have tabs for glue 81 which are folded along a fold line and which include in order to paste the divisions into place in the container box 3.

Divisions 71 and 73 are slightly different in their construction and will be briefly described. The transverse division 71 (FIG.4) has a pair of generally curved grooves 83 for matching divisions extending from the base or second edge 77 of the division and are generally parallel to the opposite side edges 79 of the division. The slots 83 are spaced apart to divide the division 71 into three substantially equal parts. A flange receiving groove 84 is formed above each slot 83. The grooves 83 have an opening 85 in the second edge 77 of the partition and extend toward the end 87 to approximately one third upward from the partition 71., and approximately two thirds upwards of the glue tabs 81. The opening 85 has a generally inclined edge 88 and a second edge 89 oriented in the opposite direction to the edge 88 that forms a small convex shape. The inclination of the edge 88 is of such an angle that it would extend to the tip 91 of the flange receiving opening 84.

The edges 88 and 89 converge with each other and fuse to form side edges 93a, 93b generally parallel. At an intermediate location along each groove 83 an insurance flange 95 projects laterally towards the groove path 83 to give a bearing edge 97 oriented in the opposite direction to the end of the groove 85.

Preferably, as shown, this supporting edge 97 projects perpendicularly with respect to the sides 79 of the division. As can be seen, the side 93b forms a curve around the flange 95 in such a way that the edge 93b is generally at the opposite edge of the groove. However, as the edge 93b continues its curve, the supporting edge 97 extends away from the edge 93b to create the head 99 of the groove 83.

The tab receiving groove 84 is generally formed as a diagonal groove having a flat edge 101 and side edges 103 converging with each other to end in the circular tip 91. The flat edge 101 is generally collinear with the edge 93a of the groove. 83 prior to the formation of the tab 95.

Above the glue tabs 81, a handle section 105 is formed which has a finger or hand receiver hole 107.

The cross divisions 73, as noted, are substantially similar to the transverse division 71. It is generally rectangular in shape, and has a height equivalent to the height of the box 3 and a length equivalent to the width of the box 3. It has a slot 83 extending towards division 73 from its second edge 77 and extending for approximately two thirds of division 73 to end at a closed point 87. The configuration of slot 83 of division 73 is substantially identical to the slot 83 of the division 71. However, the slot 83 does not have the inclined edge 87 and the convex edge 89 in its opening 85, unlike the slot 83 of the division 71. The partition 71 also has a slot diagonally extending flange receiver 84 spaced below the end of slot 83.

As will be apparent, the divisions 71 and 73 are assembled and interconnected to form the partition assembly by moving the open end point 85 of the slot 83 to one of the slots 83 of the 71 division. The two divisions 71 and 73 are connected as much as possible so that, when fully joined together, the edges 77 of the divisions are in the same plane. The assembly of the compartment complex 5 can be automated, as established in the aforementioned patents.

As can be seen, the complex of compartments 5 and the container box 3, once shaped, can be bent to be substantially flat. To assemble the contender 1, a formed box 3 of its bent, flat condition is taken, it is made square, and the base is formed, as noted above. It is also made complex square of flat compartments 5 and its glue flanges 81 are folded along the fold lines 81. The complex of compartments 5 is then inserted into the shaped container box 3 in such a way that the glue flanges 81 they are aligned with the respective glue lines 39, 41, 43, 45, 47 and 49. The glue, which can be a pressure-based activated glue, is activated to glue complex compartments 5 to the container box 3 for forming the container 1. Prior to the formation of the container box 3, the handle section 59 of the piece of cardboard 21 is separated. The handle section 59 is bent by its bending line 63 and subsequently glued, or otherwise affixed, to the handle section 105 of the transverse division 71. This produces a handle based on three folds, which is stronger than the handles of the containers currently available.

As will be appreciated, the container 1 of the present invention is made from three pieces of cardboard, each of which is considerably simple in shape and construction, and each of which can be created with minimal waste . Container box 3 is formed without the need to make gluing lines in multiple directions. In fact, all the lines of gluing on the piece of cardboard 21 are parallel. This will allow an increased production of container boxes. The simple configuration of the cardboard piece 21 of the container also allows continuous graphics on all the panels, unlike the interrupted side panels found on cardboard pieces for containers currently used. The glued base will substantially reduce staggering from side to side of the container when being transported, and the elimination of a central fold in the base will substantially prevent the base of the container from being defused, as is the case with the containers currently available. Finally, because the pieces of cardboard are of simple construction, the container boxes 3 and the compartment complexes 5 can be installed in upright equipment that can be operated to produce 150 containers per minute, in contrast to the 60 containers per minute that can be produced with the complex containers currently available.

An alternative container 201 is shown in FIG. 7. The container 201 includes a container box 201 and a partition 205. Both the container box 203 and the partition 205 are formed from a single piece of cardboard. Because the division is a one-piece division, the division assembly will be easier than the compartment complex 5 of FIG. 2.

The container box 203 has front and rear walls 207 and 209, side walls 211 and 213, and a base 215 made from two flaps 217 and 219. The compartment complex 205 divides the interior space of the container box 203 into a container. number of cells for bottles 216, in this case six, to receive and protect, respectively, the individual bottles during transport and heavy handling. The division extends over the top of the container. Unlike division 5 of FIG. 2, division 205 has openings through which the two central 216 cells communicate.

The container box 203 is formed from a single piece of cardboard 221 shown in FIG. 8. The piece of cardboard 221 is divisible into four sections 207b, 209b, 211b and 213b corresponding to the front 207, the rear 209, and the sides 211 and 213 respectively. The four sections are hinged together with the folding lines 223, 225 and 227. Sections 217b and 219b depend on sections 207b and 209b respectively. Additionally, there are sections 229b and 231b that depend on the side sections 211b and 213b. Sections 217b, 219b, 229, and 231b make up the base 215 of the container box 203 when it is bent. The sections 217b, 219b, 229b and 231b forming the base are hingedly connected to the sections 207b, 209b, 211b and 213b forming the front, back and sides, along the fold line 223 The cardboard part 221 also includes a glue tab 235 which is hingedly attached to the section 213b along the fold line 127. The fold lines 223, 225, 227, 233, and 237 are preferably they form as a series of elongated incisions to facilitate the folding of the piece of cardboard to form the container box 203. In FIGS. 19-22 it is shown how to fold the piece of cardboard 221 into the container box 203. To form the box from the piece of cardboard, the cardboard is simply folded along several fold lines. As can be seen, the glue tab 235 will be attached to the edge of the section 207b to form the front walls, posterior and lateral. To form the base 215, the sections 229b and 231b will be bent before folding the sections 217b and 219b, so that the sections 217b and 219b will form the lower or outer surface of the base 215 of the container box. The upper surfaces of the sections 217b 219b are fixed to the lower surfaces of the sections 229b and 231b, for example with adhesive, so that the base 215 will be held together.

Before bending, a line of glue is applied to the container, as can be seen, the glue tab adheres to the side section with glue line 238. This will keep the container box 203 assembled. As noted, section 217b and therefore section 217, are formed generally as a trapezoid, but with cuts formed at the corners. The cuts 251 effectively form a tab 252 at the end of the section 217b. The section 219b, and therefore the base 219, is generally formed as a trapezoid. When the base sections 217b, 219b, 229b and 231b are bent to form the base 215 of a container box, the tab 252 of the section 217b overlaps the end of the section 219b. The use of the tongue 252 prevents the formation of a straight line joint between the base sections 217 and 219 when the container box 203 is formed. This will give some rigidity and structural integrity to the base 215 of the container.

The upper edges of sections 207b and 209b are flat. However, sections 211b and 213b, which form ends 211 and 213 of container box 203, preferably have top edges that are provided with a small peak 255 and 257, generally in the center of sections 211b and 213b, respectively. The upper edges of sections 211b and 213b are sloping downward to the fold lines defining the side edges of the respective sections. The slope is preferably small, and forms an angle of approximately 10 ° with the horizontal line.

The lower edges 259 of the lower panel sections 229 and 231 that form triangles inwards. The triangles defined by the edges 259 correspond to the size of the slope of the peaks 255 and 257 of the side panels 211b and 213b. In this way, the pieces of the contender can be stacked one on top of the other so that a plurality of container box pieces can be formed at the same time with a minimum of waste.

FIG. 9 shows the piece 216 from which the division 205 is formed. The piece 261 is formed from a piece of cardboard, so that the partition 205 is a one-piece division from which both the pieces are formed. longitudinal divisions as lateral. The piece 261 is divided into four sections 263, 265, 267 and 269, which are separated by fold lines 271, 273 and 275. The section 263 forms part of the handle 277 (FIG. 7) of the container 201, and includes a cut 279 sized to allow the fingers of a user's hand to pass through it so that the container 203 can be lifted by the handle. A small folding flange 281 extends within the cut 279 and is foldable over the fold line 283.

The sections 265 and 267 are substantially similar to each other and form the longitudinal separator 283 and the side separators 285 that divide the container box 203 into the bottle cells 216 and the handle of the container. Sections 265 and 267 each include a body portion 287a, b that forms the longitudinal spacer 283. The glue flanges 286, b are formed along the side portion of the body portions 287a, b and on each flange are prints an adhesive strip 288a, b. At the center of sections 265 and 267 an intermediate section 289a, b is defined by a portion 291a, b which defines the shape of sections 289a, b. The intermediate sections 289a, b are foldable in a bend line 293a, b and as the division is formed, the sections 289a, b form two of the lateral dividers of the division. The intermediate sections 289a, b each have a flange 295a, b on which an adhesive strip 297a, b is printed. A second pair of side dividers 298a, b is formed by portions 299a, b and 301 a, b, which are foldable in a fold line 303a, b. As can be seen, the portions 391a, b are co-linear with each other and with the bending line 273 that separates the two sections 265 and 267. The tabs for glue 305a, b are formed at the ends of the separators 298a, b and adhesive strips 307a, b are printed on the glue tabs 305a, b. The adhesive strips 307a, b may be a continuation of the adhesive strips 288a, b. As noted, sections 265 and 267 form handle 277 of the container and have handle portions 309a, b. The handle portion 309b has a cut 311 identical to the cut 279 in the section 263. A flange extends toward the cut 311 and is foldable along the fold line 315. The handle portion 309a includes a section 317 defined by a portion 319 and a bending line 321. Upon bending, the section 317 creates an opening in the handle portion 309a to complete the holding hole in the handle 277.

To form the partition 205 from the piece 261, the portion 317 first bends inwardly along the fold line 321. Then the piece is folded about halfway into the center bend line 273 (and portions 301a, b). This will put the handle parts 309a, b of sections 265 and 267 in contact. Then, the section 263 is bent approximately by the fold line 271 to cover the handle portion 309a of the section 267. When the section 263 is bent, the section 269 will be forced to bend by its bend line 225. Then the division bent will appear as shown in FIG. 10. The bent division is maintained in its folded state by adhesive. To maintain the split 205 in the bent state, a band of adhesive is printed along the top of the section 263 (with reference to FIG 9) and an adhesive strip 325 is printed in a section 265 or section 267 adjacent to the fold line 273. When the piece 261 is bent, the adhesive strip 323 will come into contact with the handle portion 309a of the section 267 at a point below the handle opening (with reference to the FTG.10) . Adhesive band 325 adjacent to bending line 273 between sections 265 and 267 will keep the split attached at the bottom thereof (again with reference to FIG 10).

To form the division, as shown in FIG. 11, from the division shown in FIG. 10, the four side dividers 285 are bent from the longitudinal separator. This will create an opening 327 that allows the two intermediate cells of the bottle to communicate with each other. The design of the piece creates a solid wall between the external parts of bottle cells.

To assemble the container 201, the bent (flatter) partition 205 sticks to the inside surface of the piece of cardboard 221, as shown in FIG. 12. The glue tab 288b adheres to the piece section 211b, and the glue tabs 291b and 305b adhere to the section 209b. This will adhere one edge of the longitudinal separator to one end of the piece of cardboard and the side dividers to the back of the piece of cardboard. The section 213b is bent in the fold line 223 so that the section 213 contacts the adhesive web 288a of the glue tab 286a.

This will attach the longitudinal separator to the side wall of the container. Section 207b is bent into fold line 227 to bring section 207b in contact with glue flanges 305a and 295a and their respective adhesive bands 307a and 297a, respectively, in order to adhere the second set of side dividers to the wall front of the container box. The adhesive strip 238 on the edge of the cardboard section 207b will also come into contact with the glue tab 235 to adhere the glue tab 235 to the section 207b. This will keep the container box 205 in an armed state. The load is stored and sent flat (ie, before forming the base of the container).

To complete the formation of the container 201, the container box expands from its flat state to an open state, as shown in FIG. 7. The base of the container 205 is formed by first folding the sections 229 and 231. Then the section 219b is bent by the fold line and finally the section 217b is bent by its fold line. Adequate adhesive strips are provided in the lower flaps 217b, 219b, 229 and 231 to hold the base together so that the base of the container 201 supports the bottles carried thereon.

FIGS. 13-18 show parts for alternate divisions for use with the cardboard part 221. The piece 361 forms a four-fold handle, instead of a three-fold handle formed by a piece 261. The piece 361 has the sections 363, 365, 367 and 369, which are connected along the fold lines 371, 373 and 375. The two central sections 365 and 367 define the division body (including the longitudinal and lateral dividers of the division)., in addition to part of the handle of the container. Sections 363 and 369 form two of the four folds of the handle. To assemble the piece 361 in a division, the section 369 is first bent by the fold line 375. Then the piece is bent by the fold line 373. This places the fold line 375 in a position adjacent to the bend line 371 Then the handle section 363 is bent by the fold line 371 to lie on the handle portion of the section 367, with section 369 positioned between the sections 367 and 365. To keep the piece in its bent state, webs are printed. Adhesives 377-382 on the piece, as shown.

Piece 461 (FIG.14) also forms a four-fold handle. The piece 461 will form a division substantially equal to the division formed by the piece 361. However, the handle sections 463 and 469 and the body sections 465 and 467 are larger than the analogous sections of the piece 361. In this way , the division formed by piece 461 will have cells for bottles deeper than the division formed by piece 361.

Piece 561 (FIG.15) is similar to piece 261 of FIG. 9. Piece 561 includes sections 563, 565, 567 and 566. Like piece 261, sections 565 and 567 form the body of the partition and the handle portion of the container. Sections 563 and 569 form the handle of the container. Sections 563 and 565 are substantially identical to sections 263 and 265. Section 569 is slightly different from section 269, and section 567 differs from section 267 due to the change in section 569. Section 569 is connected to section 567 by bending line 575. Bending line 575 is interrupted due to a cut 577 that is bent inward in section 567. When section 569 is bent by bending line 575, the section defined by the cut 577 will bend up (ie, in the opposite direction to section 567) to define a portion of the handle of the container.

The division piece 661 (FIG.16) differs from the division pieces of FIGS. 9 and 13-15 in the handle formation. The handle formed by the piece 661 is defined by the sections 669 and 663 of the piece that is bent by the folding lines 675 and 671, respectively. Instead of having a finger hole formed in it, the section 663 includes a generally trapezoidal cut 679 including a flange 681. The section 669, instead of including the bending section 317 (FIG. fingers 717. It also includes a trapezoidal tongue 718 extending in the opposite direction to section 667. Upon bending, section 669 is first bent by its bending line so that it will lie against section 667. Afterwards, section 667 is bent by the bending line so that section 669 will be between the sections 665 and 667. Finally, section 663 is bent over section 667. Cut 679 in section 663 is dimensioned to encompass section 717 of section 669. Tab 718 is dimensioned so that it will extend beyond the edge of section 663. the section 689a in such a way that it will be superimposed on a portion of the opening created when the lateral separations are bent in the opposite direction to the body of the division.

The piece 761 (FIG 17) is substantially identical to the piece 261 (FIG 9). However, it varies in length of the sections to create bottle cells with more depth than the bottle cells defined by the division formed by piece 261. This will form a piece that can accept higher bottles.

Finally, the part 861 (FIG.18) is substantially different from the parts of FIGS. 9 and 13-17. Instead of being a one-piece division, the division consists of two pieces. A first piece 862 includes sections 865 and 867 which form the division body, and include the collapsible sections 889a, b and 889a, b that form the lateral separators of the division.

Sections 865 and 867 are connected by a bend line 873. Section 856 has a handle that forms section 909, but section 867 lacks a similar section that forms a handle. Sections 865 and 867 also include tabs for glue 895a, b, and 905a, b for side spacers. However, it does not include tabs for glue for the longitudinal separator. The second piece 907 forms the body of the division (and therefore the longitudinal separator) and includes a body section 909 having tabs for glue 886a, b at opposite ends thereof and a handle section 911 having a hand opening 913. To form the division of the piece 961, sections 856 and 867 are folded and piece 907 is positioned to lie between the two sections of piece 862. Piece 873 includes adhesive strips 915 and 916 and piece 907 has adhesive strips 917 and 918. Adhesive band 915 is in the bending line 873 and fixes the bottom edge of the piece 907 between the sections 865 and 867. The adhesive strip 916 is at a lower edge of the section 817 (with reference to FIG. 18), and comes into contact with a surface of the piece 907. The adhesive strips 917 and 918 of the piece 907 are placed above and below, respectively, the hand hole 913 and adhere the handle portion 911 of the piece 907 to the handle portion 909 of section 865.

The pieces of FIGS. 9 and 13-18 have the advantage of being easier to assemble in the division than the pieces 71 and 73 that form division 5 of FIG. 2. This will serve to expedite the manufacture of the division and therefore the manufacture of the containers using the divisions.

A second modalization of the container 1201 is shown in FIGS. 23 and 24. In FIG. 25 shows the part 1301 from which the container is formed. The reference numbers for the piece are the same as for the container, although they carry a first one. The container 1201 includes a front and rear part 1203, side portions 1205 and a base 1207. The front, rear and side panels are connected along connected lines. One end of the panels has a glue tab to which the front (or rear) panel is glued to give the container its quadrilateral shape. In this way, the upper, lower and side panels are substantially the same as the corresponding panels of the container 1. However, the lower panel is different.

The base 1207 comprises two outer flaps 1207A, B extending from the front and rear panels 1203 and two interior or anti-dust panels 1207 D extending in the opposite direction to the side panels 1205. The flap of the bottom panel 1207A includes three openings 1209. The openings 109 are spaced proportionally along the panel 1207A. Preferably they also have a trapezoidal shape, and the edge of the opening 1209 that is closest to the edge of the panel is wider than the edge of the opening that is closest to the connecting line joining panel 1209A to side panel 1203. The openings 1209 face the front panel 1203, as seen in FIG. 25. Dust flaps 1207 D also include openings 1211 which are formed identically to openings 1209 of panel 1207A. In piece 1301, as seen in FIG. 25, the openings of the dust panel 1211 are toward each other. The openings 1211 are placed in the dust panels 1207C, D such that when the container is bent, the openings 1211 will be aligned with the openings 1209, as seen in FIG. 23. Finally, the flap 1207B has three tabs 1215 that are placed on the free end of the flap 1207B and sized to be received at the openings 1209 and 1211, as seen in FIG. 24. The tongues 1215 each have an extension 1217 projecting from the edge of the tongue in the middle thereof. Opposite the tongue extension 1217, the tabs 1215 include a small portion 1219 that is generally trapezoidal in shape, and has a trailing edge and two side edges extending away from the trailing edge. In this manner, the portion 1219 opens toward the tongue extension 1217. The folding lines 1221 extend outwardly from the portion 1219 along the line generally parallel to the bending line connecting the panel 1207B to the part rear (or front) 1203.

To assemble the container 1201 from the piece 1301, the front panel 1203 'sticks to the glue tab 1303 (FIG 25) in order to give the container its quadrilateral shape (in the upper plane). The dust flaps (1207C, D) are folded inward. The lower flap 1207A is bent so that the openings 1209 are aligned over the openings 1211. Finally, the lower flap 1207B is bent. As shown in FIG. 24, the tabs 1215 are folded outwardly along the fold line 1221 to form the inner tabs 1223. These inner tabs 1223 are dimensioned to be inserted into the openings 1209 (and 1211) to engage the trailing (long) edge of the tabs. the openings. Then, the tabs 1215 are folded downward and the tongue extension 1217 is folded downwardly to insert into the openings 1209 (and 1211) so that the extension 1217 projects along the interior surface of the panels 1207A (and 1207C, D). As can be seen, there are three openings 1209 and three tabs 1215. The two outer openings are superimposed on the openings 1211 of the dust panels. In this way, the outer tabs 1215 couple not only the panel 1207A, but also the respective panels 1207C, D. The central tab 1215 couples only the panel 1207A. This interconnection of the panels securely fixes the base of the closed panel. The inter-coupling of the panels is strong enough to withstand six bottles of liquid without using glue.

In view of the foregoing, it will be noted that the various objects and advantages of the present invention have been achieved, in addition to obtaining other advantageous results. Since it is possible to make several changes in the above constructions without departing from the scope of the invention, it is intended that everything contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings be interpreted as illustrative and not limiting.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIOUS VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an assembled compartment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a complex of embodiments of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a plan view of the piece of cardboard used to form the external surfaces of the container; FIG. 4 and 5 are flat views of the pieces of cardboard used to form the compartment assembly; FIG. 6 is a flat view showing the piece of cardboard of the FIG. 3 interconnected with other pieces of cardboard; FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an alternative and preferable cguration of the container; FIG. 8 is a plan view of the piece of cardboard used to form the external surfaces of the container of FIG. 7; FIG. 9 is a plan view of the piece of cardboard used to form the division of the container of FIG. 7 FIG. 10 is a plan view of the dividing cardboard part of the FIG. 9, folded; FIG. 11 is a plan view of the partition formed from the dividing card part of FIG. 9; FIG. 12 is a plan view of the cardboard part of the container 0 with a part of cardboard partition adhered thereto for the assembly of the container 5 FIG. 13-18 show a flat view of cardboard pieces for alternative partitions or for use with the cardboard part of the container of FIG. 8; FIGS. 19-22 are perspective bottom views showing the folding of the base of the container of FIG. 8; ^ Lw FIG. 23 is a plan view of a piece of cardboard for forming a third cguration of the container in which the container has a base that is secured; FIG. 24 is a perspective view of the container formed from the piece of cardboard of FIG. 23, the container being shown in a partially bent position; 0 and FIG. 25 is a bottom perspective view of the container of FIG. 24, 5 when being folded. Throughout the various figures of the drawings numerals will be used for corresponding reference. 0

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1. CLAIMS: 1. A method for making a container for bottles comprising a container box having front and rear walls and side walls a division assembly having at least one transverse division and at least one cross division, having the transverse division a length substantially equal to the distance between the front walls of the container, and said cross and cross divisions having tabs for glue, and the method comprises a) the formation of a container box from a single piece of cardboard; b) the formation of the split assembly and the bending of the glue tabs of the split assembly along the fold lines; c) the insertion of the division assembly into the container box and the adhesion of the division assembly along the fold lines.
2. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the piece of cardboard forming the container box has a plurality of generally parallel wall panels corresponding to the side and front and rear walls of the container box and a plurality of generally parallel bottom panels depending on said plurality of wall panels forming the base of the container box; one of said panels with a glue tab, and said panels connected together along fold lines, and said bottom panels connected to said panels along fold lines; said forming step of the container box comprises the application of a plurality of parallel bands of adhesive on the piece of cardboard, an adhesive strip applied along the edge of said container contrary to the glue tab of the container box part; said adhesive strips applied to at least two of said lower panels.
3. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the step to form the container box further comprises: folding the container box piece along the fold lines between the wall panels and attaching said adhesive tab to the adhesive strip along the opposite edge of the container part; bend the bottom panels without adhesive strips along the bending lines upwards towards the wall panels; and fold the bottom panels with adhesive strips along their fold line so that the adhesive bands of the bottom panels 10 make contact with the lower panels without adhesive to glue the lower panels in order to form the base of the container box.
4. 4. The method of claim 2, wherein the transverse and cross divisions each have a slot extending from an edge. 20 thereof to an opposite edge thereof; a tongue that extends into a slot and a slot for separate tongue insertion 25 above the slot; the step to form the division assembly comprising sliding the slot of one division into the slot of the other division 30 t then rotate the divisions transverse and cross one with the other so that the tab of the transverse division is received in the slot for insertion 35 of the tab of the transverse division, and said transverse and cross divisions act together with each other to be fixed, the division assembly 40 constructed without using glue. »
5. 5. A container for beverage bottles comprising a container box and a separate division assembly that is secured to said container to be divided into a plurality of bottle receiving cells; the box has a front wall, a back wall, walls 55 lateral, and a base; said base made of a plurality of panels depending on said walls, two of said panels are interior and two are 60 exteriors; said interior and exterior panels are secured to one another; said lower outer panels dimensioned to be in a joint without covering each other, said joint between the lower outer panels is balanced from a center of the base of said container box; 5 said division assembly comprises at least one transverse division having a length substantially equivalent to the distance between the front of the container box and the rear walls *, including each of said divisions: 0 tabs for glue extending from the side edges of said divisions, said tabs for glue 5 adhered to the interior surfaces of the container box to fix said division assembly in the container box; 0 at least one slot extending one edge of said division; 5 a tongue that extends into the part of the ascending groove 0 to said groove, the tongue has a generally flat edge parallel to the edge from which said groove extends and in a direction opposite to the opening in said groove; and the slot where the tongue is inserted is separated above each said groove; 0 said division assembly is formed by sliding the slot of one division in the slot of the other division and then rotating the transverse and cross divisions in relation to each other so that the tab of the transverse 0 division is inserted in the slot for inserting the partition. tongue of the cross division and so that the cross division is inserted into the slot 5 where the tongue of the transverse division is inserted, said divisions ^^ transversal and crossed acting together to be fixed together, the division assembly built without the use of glue.
6. 6. The container of claim 5, wherein one of said lower outer panels has a cut and other of said lower outer panels has a tongue, said cut and tongue are dimensioned to be complementary to each other, and the joint between the lower outer panels is not It is linear. 5
7. 7. The container of claim 6, wherein said front and rear walls 0 have substantially linear upper edges and the side walls have little upper edges, the edges of said side walls 5 have a peak substantially in the center thereof.
8. 8. The container of claim 7, wherein one of at least one transverse division is a central transverse division extending between said side walls in the center of the side walls, said transverse central division having a height greater than the height of the walls of the container box, said portion of the transverse central division extending above the walls of the container box defines a handle section and has an opening therethrough dimensioned to receive the fingers of a user's hands.
9. 9. The container of claim 8, wherein the container box is formed from a single piece, said part includes wall panels corresponding to the walls of the container; bottom panels used to form the base of the container; and a handle panel, said handle panel separated from the wall and the lower panels by a cutting line so that it can be removed from said piece; said handle panel sized to fit over the handle section of the transverse central division.
10. 10. A container for beverage bottles comprising a container box and a separate division assembly which is fixed to said box in a plurality of cells for receiving bottles; the box has a front wall, a back wall, and a base; said base is made of a plurality of panels that depend on the walls, two panels are interior and two are exterior, said interior and exterior panels are secured to each other; the lower outer panels are sized to be in a joint, said joint between the lower outer panels is balanced from a center of the base of said container; the partition is formed in one piece to define a transverse spacer having a length substantially equal to the distance between the side walls of the container box and at least one cross spacer having a length substantially equal to the distance between the front walls and back of said container box, said piece of cardboard includes: a first body section, a second body section, a handle forming section; said first and second body sections connected together at a base of said division, the section forming the handle connected one of said first body section at the top of the first body section; said first and second body sections define the transverse spacer; said first and second body portions include at least one bending section to define at least one crossed spacer.
11. 11. The container of claim 10, wherein said first and second body portions of said division include each one, a handle section, the portion forming the handle of said dividing piece is bent over the handle section of a second portion. of body; the handle of the 5 container has at least three folds.
12. 12. The container of claim 11, wherein said dividing piece includes a second portion that forms a handle in said second body portion, said handle of the container having four folds. •
13. 13. The container of claim 10, wherein the body portions each include a glue tab at one end of the body. 5 same to define the tabs for glue for the side separator and a glue tab in the bending sections to define a glue tab for said cross-spacers. 0
14. 14. The container of claim 10, wherein said body portion of the dividing piece includes two folding sections; said folding sections; said division has four crossed separators for 0 to define six cells to receive bottles in the container.
15. 15. The container of claim 10, wherein said front and rear walls of the container box have upper or substantially linear edges and the side walls have upper, peak edges, said edges of side walls have peaks substantially in the center thereof. .
16. 16. The container of claim 10, wherein said container box is formed from a single piece, said part includes wall panels corresponding to the walls of the container; Lower panels used to form the base of the container.
17. 17. A division for a container for bottles with drinks, the division includes a transversal division and at least one cross division, the division is formed from a piece, which comprises: a first body section, a second body section, a handle forming section; said first and second body sections connected together at a base of said division, the section forming the handle connected to one of said first body section at the top of the first body section; said first and second body sections define the transverse spacer; said first and second body portions include at least one bending section to define at least one crossed spacer.
18. 18. The division of claim 17, wherein said first and second body portions of said division each include a handle section of a second body portion; The handle of the container has at least three folds.
19. 19. The division of claim 18, wherein said dividing piece includes a second portion that forms a handle in said second body portion, said handle of the container having four folds.
20. 20. The division of claim 17, wherein the body portions each include a glue tab at one end thereof to define the tabs for glue the side spacer and a glue tab in the bending sections to define a tongue for glue for said cross separators.
21. 21. The division of claim 17, wherein said body portion of the dividing piece includes two folding sections; said division has four crossed separators to define six cells to receive bottles in the container.
22. 22. A container for holding and transporting a plurality of bottles filled with liquid, including a front, rear panels and a base cooperating to define an open box with lid, the box receiving a separator to form a plurality of cameras for receiving bottles, the Container includes securing means for maintaining the base of the container in its desired position without using glue.
23. 23. The container of claim 22, wherein said base comprises lower side panels and lower front and rear panels; Or said fastening means comprise openings in the lower front panel and tabs in the lower rear panel; said tongues couple the 5 openings to keep the base closed. • 0
24. 24. The container of claim 23, wherein the lower side panels include openings, the openings of the lower side panel are aligned with at least one of said openings of the lower front panel, at least one of said side panel openings bottom couple the openings of the lower side panel. 0
25. 25. The container of claim 24, wherein at least some tabs of the lower rear panel engage the lower front panel and the lower side panels.
26. 26. The container of claim 23, wherein the tabs of the lower front panel each include a groove forming a tongue and a tongue extension projecting from the outer edge of said tongue, said inner tongue engaging a second edge of the tongue. the openings in the lower front panel.
27. 27. The container of claim 26, wherein the openings of the lower front panel generally have a trapezoidal shape.
28. 28. - The container of claim 27, wherein the first edge of the openings of the lower front panel is longer than said second edge of the lower panel, and said first and second edges are opposite. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 10 A container made of a container box and a container is provided MBk division assembly that is fixed to the container box. The assembly of The division is made from transverse and cross divisions having grooves and interlocking tabs that are clamped together to form the division assembly without the use of glue. The container box is formed 20 from a piece of cardboard that has wall panels and base panels. The base panels are joined to form a glued base and are 25 dimensioned so that the outer part of the lower panels is • finds a union that balances from the center of the base of the 30 container. In an alternative and preferential modalization, the container box is formed from a piece of cardboard and the division is formed from a 35 piece of cardboard. The division includes a transverse division or separator and at least one division or cross separator. The division is formed from 0 of a piece, which preferably is of a single element. The piece includes a first body section, a second body section, and a section 5 that forms the handle. The first and second body sections are connected to each other at the base of the division and form the transverse separator of the 0 vision. The section that forms the handle is connected to the first body section on top of it. The first and second body portions each include at least one bending section to define at least 5 a cross separator of the division. Two embodiments of the container itself are also shown, which includes fastening means for holding the container base in place without the use of glue.