NL1027079C2 - Carrying aid is for movement of beer crates involving use of shoulder of carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

The carrying aid is for the movement of beer crates involving the use of the shoulder of the carrier. The beer crate has a crate hook installed on one of its handgrips. The crate hook has a number of angles, a rounded formation (3) and a circular recess (6) which are fixed to one of the handgrips (7) positioned opposite to one another centrally in the crate. To install a crate hook in hand grips in opposing vertical walls of the crate, it is moved anti-clockwise through approximately 90 degrees and the rounded formation is partly placed in the recess, after which a smaller inclinedly positioned part (5) is placed against the lower edge of the inside of the hand grip.

Description

Carrying aid for transporting crates using the shoulder

The invention relates to the transport of crates, such as intended for beer bottles and the like.

Various possibilities for transporting a beer crate, apart from the handles which are often present in the vertical sides of the beer crate, are already known.

Patent NL9101897 offers the possibility of transporting a crate 10 by means of a handle that can be installed in the crate. With this invention, however, arm and hand remain continuously loaded during transport.

Patent GB2396346 describes an invention in which both handles of a crate, such as a beer crate, can be placed separately manufactured parts with which the crate can be transported. However, with this invention, the wearer will still have to use his hand or hands and arm or arms to transport the crate.

! When use is made of the central handle often present in the beer crate for transporting a beer crate, the beer crate is often transported next to the body, which results in an i | unbalanced weight distribution, moreover, poor and hand remain loaded during transport. The frequently present opposite handles of a beer crate offer the wearer the possibility of carrying the beer crate in front of the body, which leads to a more balanced weight distribution. Even with this possibility, arms and hands remain loaded.

The invention, which is the subject of this document, aims at largely eliminating the use of arm or arms and hand or hands during transport by making it possible to transport the crate by using the shoulder, which possibility is offered by the specific design of the invention.

Transporting a beer crate by using the 1027079 2 shoulder results in a more comfortable and balanced weight distribution because the wearer can transport the beer crate in front of him, behind him or beside him and influence the position of the beer crate during transport.

A consequence of transporting a beer crate using the shoulder is that both hands and arms of the wearer remain free for other purposes. Moreover, hand or hands and arm or arms are minimally loaded in comparison with the situation in which use would be made exclusively of the handles often present in the beer crate situated opposite one another in the vertical walls or of the central lever present in certain crate types.

The invention (hereinafter referred to as "crate hook") will be explained in more detail below with reference to a number of figures.

Figure 1 shows a side view of the crate hook.

Figure 2 shows the complete crate hook.

Figure 3 shows a cross-section of a part of a beer crate with an installed crate hook on one of the handles present.

Figure 4 shows an illustration where two crate hooks with a connection between the two circular recesses are installed on the handles of a beer crate.

The crate hook consists of one element with a number of angles, curves and a circular recess which must be attached to one of the handles (7) placed opposite each other, provided that they are present in the crate.

Installing a crate hook on one of the handles (7) located opposite each other in the vertical wall of the crate is accomplished by, among other things, turning the crate hook about 90 degrees anti-clockwise as seen from Figure 1 and the curve ( 3) to be placed partially in the recess (8), after which the smaller oblique part (5) is placed against the underside of the inside of the handle (7). It will be clear that when the crate hook is rotated in this way it fits into or through the recess (8) present. When this has been done, the crate hook can enter into a clamping connection with the handle (7) with a rotational movement towards the crate, which shape will not change its position appreciably as long as no physical or muscular force is exerted on it.

This clamping connection is realized by the angular point at the top (2) and its adjacent horizontal and vertical sides, and the angular point at the bottom (4) and its adjacent horizontal and vertical sides. The angular point on the upper side (2) and the adjacent horizontal side have the consequence that the crate hook will not fall, and at the same time the angular point on the underside (4) and its adjacent horizontal side have the consequence that the crate 15 can be lifted.

Various installation methods are conceivable. It is also possible, as seen from Figure 1, to install the crate hook on the handle (7) by placing the smaller obliquely placed part (5) in the recess and then making a movement upwards so that the smaller obliquely placed part (5) crate hook into the intended clamping connection. Any way to install the crate hook on the handle (7) with the result shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4 is appropriate.

When the crate hooks are installed in a suitable manner on both handles of the same crate, a connection can be realized between the two crate hooks installed in the same crate by means of the circular recess (6). The crate can be lifted using this connection. When the crate comes loose from the ground by causing the applied connection to be subjected to an upward tensile force, the connection will lie approximately in line with the part (1) placed obliquely towards the crate, which results in the force which is exerted on this obliquely placed part (1) placed towards the crate will be smaller than 1027079 4 than if this obliquely placed part (1) were, for example, designed to be vertical.

The circular recess (6) in the crate hooks located above the crate when both crate hooks are correctly installed in the handles of the same crate will result in the crate, when there is a connection between the two circular recesses (6) and this connection is subject to an upward tensile force, does not substantially skew, provided that the weight in the crate is evenly distributed.

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Claims (4)

1: Carrying aid, primarily intended for transporting crates intended for beer bottles and the like. This object 5 consists of a number of angles, curves and a circular recess. This object is attached to one of the handles present in the vertical walls of the beer crate. A second identical object is secured in the opposite handle in the vertical side of the same beer crate, whereafter a connection between the opposite circular recesses can be realized and rest on the shoulder, characterized in that the hands are free during transport stay. 2: Carrying aid as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the object enters into a clamping connection with the handle to which it is installed, as a result of which its shape will not appreciably change its position as long as no physical or muscular force is exerted on it. 3: Carrying aid as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the muscle load on hand or hands and arm or arms becomes minimal, 4: Carrying aid as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that, when the connection between the two circular recesses is subject to an upward tensile force, the crate will practically not skew, provided that the weight in the crate is equally distributed. 1027079