RU2540027C2 - Transportation and demonstration case - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: packaging industry.

SUBSTANCE: case includes bottom (12), at least two pairs of opposite side walls (14a, 14b, 16a, 16b). The first one of the side walls (16b) passes in an upward direction from bottom (12) in vertical direction (18) only through height (20) of removal, which is smaller than height of one or more of the rest side walls, which provides a possibility of access to products and removal of products contained in the case through an opening. Locking element (100) passes between two opposite side walls (14a, 14b) that adjoin the first side wall (16b) and is movable between the first position and the second position. The locking element is located in the first position between opposite side walls (14a) and (14b) and is located at some distance from the first side wall (16b), and when in the second position, it is located with superimposition on the first side wall (16b). The locking element includes clamp (102) passing between opposite side walls (14a, 14b), and two braces (104, 106) located on opposite ends (102a, 102b) of clamp (102). The end of the braces, which is located at some distance from clamp (102), is located with a possibility of a rotary movement on the side wall.

EFFECT: invention provides protection of the content at transportation.

29 cl, 20 dwg

Description

The present invention relates to boxes for transporting goods, which provide the opportunity to demonstrate the goods transported in the box to the consumer and facilitate access to goods in the box for him.

Many products are transported in crates that are open at the top. For example, many different forms of crates are known in the beverage industry for transporting beverage bottles or smaller containers of beverage bottles (for example, so-called “six-bottle units”) from manufacturer to seller. When selling, boxes are usually stacked on top of each other, so access is only possible from above and, therefore, products that are placed in a box that is placed in a low position in the stack can only be accessed when all boxes placed on top of it are removed . This is extremely inconvenient, time consuming and time consuming. Moreover, such boxes, in a general sense, are intended only for the transport of goods of a certain type, such as, for example, bottles, so other boxes must be used to transport other goods.

Thus, it would be an advantage to offer boxes that provide more efficient and easier access to the products transported in the box.

Some embodiments of the present invention, thus, contain a base or lower part and at least two pairs of respectively opposite side walls, and the first one of the side walls is designed so that it allows the removal of products contained in the box. In addition, the first side wall extends from the bottom or bottom in the vertical direction, at least partially only to a lower height of extraction or discharge to the top, which is less than the height of one or more of the remaining side walls. The extraction height is determined in such a way that a lateral opening with a size or dimension is defined from the first side wall that allows access, or removal, or extraction of products contained in the box through the lateral opening.

According to a first aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a box of the aforementioned embodiment, which further includes a locking element that extends between two opposite side walls that abut against the first side wall, and which is movable between the first position and the second position, the locking element located in the first position between the opposite side walls and is located at a distance from the first side wall, and the blocking e ement is located in a second position overlapping the first side wall.

The locking element, in accordance with embodiments, includes a bracket extending between opposite side walls and two struts located at two opposite ends of the bracket, the first end of the struts being located at opposite ends of the bracket, and the second end of the struts being rotationally movable on the corresponding side wall. Opposite side walls and the first side wall may include recesses for accommodating the bracket and / or spacers, the recesses being such that the spacers and bracket in the first or second position of the locking element are flush with the same surface of the opposing side walls facing the first side wall, or with the outer surface of one side wall. Moreover, a latch member may be provided that cooperates with the lock member to reliably maintain the lock member in a first or second position. To form the latching element, the spacers and / or the bracket of the locking element can be designed to engage with portions of opposite side walls or the first side wall, and in accordance with embodiments, the spacers and / or the bracket therefore comprise one or more locking elements for interaction with the corresponding locating fixing elements sections of the side walls. The locking element may be located in the second position at a distance from the bottom or bottom, which corresponds to about a third, half or two-thirds of the height of the opposite side walls. Moreover, the locking element can be implemented in such a way that, in addition, be located in an additional position, at a distance from the first side wall, and in this case, the spacers can be made telescopic in order to position the locking element selectively in the second or additional provision.

In accordance with a further aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a drawer of the aforementioned type, further comprising an insert to be disposed on the bottom of the drawer, the insert being implemented depending on the products to be placed in the drawer.

In accordance with embodiments, the insert may be removably attached to the bottom and / or side surfaces, preferably only using special tools. The insert may be lamellar, and the first surface of the insert facing the bottom may be adapted to the structure of the bottom. The surface of the plate insert opposite the first surface is made in accordance with the product to be inserted. The insert may include bushings, longitudinal struts, cross struts or elements and / or recesses. Embodiments further provide a system comprising a box in accordance with embodiments of the invention and a plurality of inserts made for different products, in which one of the inserts may be selectively located in the box.

In accordance with this aspect, there is thus provided a system that can be freely assembled, which can be easily adapted for different products to be inserted in a box, for example by a service provider that provides boxes in accordance with the configuration required by the customer and provides appropriate inserts , and, accordingly, collects boxes without inserts, and in this case it is provided that the inserts can be replaced only using special tools that only the box supplier owns Cove.

According to embodiments of the invention, the box is bounded vertically to the upper part by means of a region of the first side wall (which may also be a full side wall) extending from the lower part to the upper part, which has a lower extraction height. That is, over this region of the first side wall, there is no additional frictional connection between adjacent side walls. In other words, the first side wall has at least partially lower height than the surrounding side walls or some of the surrounding side walls, so access is also possible from the side of the drawer in order to thus have easy access to the products, which are located in the lower boxes of the stack, even if the boxes are mounted on top of each other.

Here, in some embodiments, the height of the first side wall is still such that the specific products transported in the box cannot fall out of the box during transportation. In some embodiments, the crate is designed to transport bottles or bottles pre-packed into smaller containers, which is why the first side wall has a height that is sufficient to prevent individual bottles from falling out of the crate. In some embodiments, the implementation of the height is from 1 to 10 centimeters. In some additional embodiments, the implementation of this height is from 2 to 5 centimeters or, in a General sense, more than 2 centimeters.

In some embodiments, each first side wall comprises two side wall sections at its edges, adjacent to adjacent side walls that extend to the height of adjacent side walls to increase drawer stability.

In further embodiments of the present invention, the box comprises four side walls, with gripping holes or handle holes located in at least side walls adjacent to the first side wall. The capture holes here comprise a region extending parallel to the bottom, and also a region extending perpendicular to the bottom. In some embodiments, an area extending perpendicular to the bottom or bottom is located in the direction of the first side wall. In some embodiments, in addition, the first horizontal section of the hole extending parallel to the lower part extends into the vertical section of the hole with a radius that is large enough to allow the drawer to be caught in the radius. In these embodiments of the invention, therefore, it is possible to grab and lift the box also in the radius or in the vertical section of the hole so that it tilts back when gripping. During transport, this reduces the likelihood of goods, such as, for example, bottles, falling out of the crate through the opening of the first side wall.

In accordance with some embodiments of the invention, the box further comprises, in the bottom region adjacent to the first side wall, a larger supporting region for products to be transported than the average in the rest of the bottom region. In other words, this means that when the bottom is not made full, but, for example, consists of separate struts, the number of struts per unit area, i.e. the density of the spacers in the area adjacent to the first side wall is increased. This leads to the fact that the product, inserted into a box near the side wall, for example, a bottle or a can of drink, is in contact with the bottom with a large area or supporting area. This prevents the bottle or beverage can from slipping or tipping into the recesses between the bottom struts, thereby preventing unwanted tearing of the can or bottle during transportation.

In some embodiments, implementation, moreover, the side walls located next to the first side wall on the front side, where they are adjacent to the first side wall, have a lower height than on the front side opposite the side wall. Those. in the direction of the hole, the side walls adjacent to the hole are lower, thus, on the one hand, the space available for extraction is increased, and thus, on the other hand, the light or viewing angle in the interior of the box is increased so that Thus, to make objects transported in a box, such as, for example, bottles or the like, better visible.

In some additional embodiments, the implementation of the remaining side walls, which do not correspond to the first side wall, are folding or pivotally connected relative to the bottom, so the box can be brought into a folded state in which the remaining side walls are approximately parallel to the bottom, overlapping, or are located above the bottom. Thus, the box can be transported more efficiently and at lower cost when empty.

Some embodiments comprise an additional movable side wall region that extends above the first side wall in a vertical direction and which can either be removed or folded. This may have the advantage that in the unfolded state, the movable region of the side wall further increases stability or reliability so that goods or products cannot fall out of the box. Moreover, in this upwardly folded state or downwardly folded state, a movable side wall region can be used to present product information or the like.

In some embodiments, the movable region of the side wall is lattice or formed by a plurality of spacers, so that the box can be cleaned by jets under pressure without separating the movable region of the side wall from the box or accidentally removing it from the box by high pressure.

In some embodiments, furthermore, the remaining side walls are coated or laminated with a foil or film that contains product information that can be read externally.

In some additional embodiments, the implementation of the light foil is provided in such a way that by reflection of light, the object or bottles transported in the box can be visually better visible.

In some additional embodiments, the remaining three side walls, which do not correspond to the bottom wall, are of equal height, so the drawers can be mounted on top of each other, with the bottom of the drawer becoming located on the other three side walls of the box below. For this purpose, special recesses or contours can be provided both at the bottom and also at the upper ends of the remaining side walls, with which the corresponding recesses or contours of the bottom or other side walls are interlocked in order to thereby enable installation on top of each other and guarantee a reliable standing position.

In some embodiments of the boxes of the invention that are suitable for storing or transporting and displaying bottles or cans of drinks, the bottom comprises a plurality of bushes extending vertically from the bottom up. The sleeves are three-dimensional objects that are located on the bottom and which are shaped so that the bottles are held or fixed by means of the outer boundary surfaces of the sleeves, thus dropping the bottles is effectively prevented. In some embodiments, the sleeves have only a small height in the vertical direction, so they can also be called “stub sleeves”. The height and external shape of some of the sleeves are selected so that it prevents the bottles from falling out through the lateral opening in conjunction with the first side wall. In order to still guarantee removal, in some embodiments, the bushings at their highest point are no higher than the first side wall. In some embodiments, implementation, the outer boundary surfaces of the bushings have a varying height of their adaptation in the best way to the relevant requirements. In order to enable the bottles to be tilted or dropped in the direction of the first side wall and still guarantee good stability, the sleeves have a lower height in a direction parallel to the side wall than towards the first side wall, thereby tilting in parallel with the first side wall walls, and the inclination in the direction perpendicular to this is obstructed, and the bottles are held securely.

In the following, preferred embodiments of the present invention are explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 shows an embodiment of a box for transporting bottles;

Figure 2 shows an embodiment of Figure 1 loaded with "six bottle units";

Figure 3 shows the filled, mounted on top of each other boxes in accordance with the embodiment of Figure 1;

Figure 4 shows an embodiment of Figure 1, seen from below;

5 shows an additional embodiment of a box according to the invention;

Figure 6 shows an additional embodiment of a box according to the invention with folding side walls;

7 shows an embodiment of FIG. 6 in a partially folded state;

Fig. 8 shows an embodiment of Fig. 6 in a fully folded state;

Figure 9 shows an embodiment of Figure 6 filled with bottles;

FIG. 10 shows an embodiment of FIG. 6 filled with “six bottle blocks”;

Figure 11 shows a top view of an embodiment of Figure 6;

12 shows a detailed view of bushings used in some embodiments of the invention;

FIG. 13 (a) shows a drawer according to FIG. 1 with a locking member in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention in a first, open position;

Fig. 13 (b) shows the box of Fig. 13 (a) with a locking element in a second, closed position;

Fig. 14 shows the arrangement of the drawers of Fig. 1 mounted on top of each other and the drawer of Fig. 13;

Figure 15 shows a box in accordance with Figure 1 with a removable insert;

On Fig A-D shows embodiments for inserts that can be used in a box in accordance with Fig.

Figure 1 shows an embodiment of the invention of the drawer 10 for drinks. The bottom 12 in the shown embodiment is not implemented continuously full-faceted, but consists of a lattice type structure. As can be seen from the bottom view of the drawer of FIG. 3, the bottom 12 is formed by a plurality of rods or spacers. They are arranged densely enough so that the goods to be transported, i.e., for example, a bottle, cannot fall through the bottom of the box or tilt uncontrollably when the edge of the bottle tilts into one of the recesses between the spacers.

The box further comprises two pairs of respectively opposite side walls 14a, 14b and 16a, 16b, which extend from the bottom 12 upwards, i.e. in the vertical direction 18. The first one of the four side walls, in this example, the side wall 16b, only extends to a small extraction height 20 in the vertical direction 18.

The extraction height 20 is less than the height of the remaining side walls 14a, 14b and 16a, thereby forming a lateral opening, which allows access to, or extraction, or removal of the bottles or products contained and transported in the box through the lateral opening. No additional drawer structure is located above the first side wall 16b. At the bottom 12 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, moreover, there are a plurality of bushings, of which, for example, the bush (or cylinder or reel) 22a and the bush 22b are separated. The lateral product removal opening is thus formed by the first side wall 16b having a lower height than adjacent or remaining side walls. Here and also in the following figures, the height refers to the size in the positive vertical direction 18. The term “upper” refers to the position in the positive vertical direction 18, the term “lower” refers to the position containing the smaller coordinate in the vertical direction 18. The sides are any direction that limits the box in directions parallel to the surface of the bottom or bottom 12.

By means of the first side wall 16a, a lateral opening is defined or formed, which allows access to remove the bottles transported in the box. In other embodiments, of course, other products may be transported in a box. In the box of FIG. 1, the so-called “six-bottle blocks” can also be transported, i.e. pre-packaged containers of six bottles each.

In alternative embodiments not shown here, the side wall does not contain a smaller extraction height 20 along its entire length, but from the adjacent side walls 14a and 14b, the fixed side wall sections extend into the lateral opening, and the lateral opening still remains so large that guaranteed removal of products or bottles. Such boxes may have increased stability.

The embodiment of the box 10 shown in FIG. 1 further comprises a movable region 23 of the side wall that is pivotally connected relative to the stationary first side wall 16b through the hinges 24a-24c. A movable region 23 of the side wall is shown in FIG. 1 in a downwardly folded position in which it is folded downward with respect to the first sidewall 16b. In the upright position, which is further shown with respect to some other embodiments of the invention, the movable region 23 of the side wall extends in a vertical direction 18 upward. Thus, reliability can be further enhanced since the bottle located in the box 10 cannot tilt outward. Additionally, the movable part may be used to present product information or the like.

Each of the side walls 14a and 14b adjacent to the first side wall 16b includes a gripping hole 28a and 28b, using which the box can be lifted and transported. Here, the gripping holes comprise both a first hole region extending parallel to the bottom and also a second hole region extending substantially in the vertical direction, the function of which will be explained in more detail below with reference to FIG. 3.

Moreover, the side walls 14a and 14b located next to the first side wall 16b, at the end facing the first side wall, contain beveled edge regions 30a and 30b through which light can enter the drawers, even if they are stacked one on top of the other . In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, thus, the ends of the side walls 14a and 14b adjacent to the first side wall 16b have a lower height than at their opposite end. It is obvious that although in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the recessed portion of the side wall is substantially triangular, any other shapes of the recesses can also be used for alternative embodiments. In some embodiments, the heights of the side walls 14a and 14b adjacent to the first side wall 16b are continuously increased to a maximum height. In alternative embodiments, the increase in height, of course, can also be performed in a phased or stepwise manner.

The box shown in FIG. 1 can be mounted on top of one another, i.e. the contours of the upper ends of the side walls 14a, 14b and 16a are made in such a way that, when installed on one another, they mesh with the contour or bottom structure of the other drawer (see, for example, Figure 3), so the drawers can be mounted one above the other . Despite this, the lateral opening of the predetermined first side wall 16b allows the removal of bottles or containers with bottles, like blocks of six bottles, from inside the box, even if it is mounted on top of one another.

In some embodiments of the invention, the surfaces of the side walls 14a, 14b and 16a facing inward are made with a light color so that by the incidence of light caused by the openings 30a and 30b, the bottles inside the boxes are clearly visible to a person from the outside. In alternative embodiments, product information or advertising is glued to the surface.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 1 further comprises, on at least one of the side walls (in the case shown here, the side wall 14b), a plurality of rods or strips 32a-32d extending vertically and protruding inwardly from one of the side surfaces that protect the bottles held inside the box by means of bushings from contacting the side wall along their entire side surface and their active contamination. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, each of the rods 32a-32d is positioned so that the bottles abut against the outer wall with their outermost radius in place of the rods 32a-32d. Thus, it can be prevented that large areas of the inner surfaces of the side walls become contaminated since they are applied only to the rods.

Figure 2 shows an embodiment of the box 10, Figure 1, in a state filled with three blocks of six bottles.

Blocks 40a, 40b, and 40c are six bottles each, each containing six separate bottles, not shown here for reasons of clarity.

Here, in addition to bushes that engage with six bottles in blocks from the bottom, which are open on the bottom for this purpose, six bottles are held by rods 40a and 40b, which, as shown in FIG. 1, are located on the bottom 12 box 10.

As can be understood from the view in FIG. 3, which shows two drawers 10 and 10a in the installation state on top of each other, the products or bottles can be removed from the lower drawer 10 also in the mounted state. This obviously also applies to six bottle blocks 40a, 40b and 40c when they are transported or displayed in boxes, as an alternative to individual bottles. As can be seen in FIGS. 2 and 3, the particular embodiment of the box shown in FIG. 1 has high flexibility with respect to the bottles to be transported, since on the one hand there are blocks of six bottles and on the other hand individual bottles can be transported using box. This is the result of the arrangement of the bushings 22a and 22b and the rods 42a and 42b shown in the structure of FIG. 1.

It is obvious that in other embodiments of the box 10, the arrangement of the bushings may be different. For example, in some embodiments, the rods may be completely lowered, and only bushings may be used in return. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, however, both are possible, since each individual bottle that is inserted into one of the free spaces between the bushings and / or the rods is supported in four directions by any of: the side wall of the rod, by means of a sleeve or by one of the side walls 14a, 14b, 16a or 16b of the box, thus it is stably supported for transportation.

As can be seen in FIG. 3, due to the possibility of installing the boxes one on top of the other and the possibility of lateral extraction, which is provided by the first side wall 16b, it is now possible to offer different products for sale in a column of stacked boxes. Here, the side wall 16b prevents, in conjunction with the bushes, that the bottles may fall out of the box 10 during transport, and that is why the side wall 16b is so large that it prevents tilting or falling out of the box during transport. It is still small enough, however, in this way the bottles can be removed from the drawer forward, although the additional drawer 10a is located on the drawer 10. In this regard, in accordance with some embodiments, the bottles can primarily be lifted slightly and then tilted and pulled forward . This, in some embodiments, is achieved through a particular embodiment of the bushings, as described in more detail with reference to FIG.

Figure 3 clearly shows an additional characteristic of some embodiments of the present invention, that is, a particular embodiment of the gripping holes 28a and 28b. The gripping holes are curved and extend both horizontally and also vertically. In other words, the gripping hole 28a comprises a first hole region 50a extending parallel to the bottom 12 and a second hole region 50b extending substantially in the vertical direction 18. Here, the separation between the vertical and horizontal regions of the hole in FIG. 3 should be considered just as an example. The gripping hole 28a also extends a substantial amount in the vertical direction, so that the gripping hole 28a can also be used by the user in the vertical region of the hole. With alternative embodiments of the invention, the gripping hole 28a, of course, may have a different shape than in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3. For example, it can also have a square or rectangular cross-section, so the box can be lifted both from above by the horizontal hole region 50a, and also from the side by the vertical hole region 50b.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the vertical region of the hole is located on the side facing the first side wall 16b, and extends with a large radius into the horizontal region 50a of the hole on the external contour (i.e., the circuit directed towards the first side wall ) This leads to the fact that when the drawer is lifted, it can be gripped in this radius so that the drawer, when the vertical region of the hole is located on the side connected to the first side wall 16b, tilts backward (towards the side wall 16a), thus by tilt of the box during transfer, loss of individual bottles is additionally prevented.

In some embodiments, as shown with respect to FIG. 4, showing a corresponding bottom view relative to the drawer of FIG. 1, and with respect to FIG. 11, showing a bottom view of an additional embodiment of the invention, the reliability is further enhanced by the particular implementation of the bottom 12 in the region 50 located next to the first side wall 16b.

In some embodiments of the invention, the bottom 12 is not made full, but formed by the construction of ribs to reduce weight and to facilitate cleaning. They cover the surface of the bottom 12 so that the individual bottles are firmly supported on the bottom 12 by means of their lower part of the bottle. In the region of the leading edge 50, i.e. in the region 50 adjacent to the first side wall 16b, the number or surface density of the ribs is increased compared to the rest of the region, so the bottles located there cannot tilt outward, even when they tilt slightly from their original position in the direction of the first side wall 16b through external influences. This is prevented by ribs placed so tightly in an area 50 adjacent to the first side wall 16b that the edge of the bottle cannot tilt into the gap between two adjacent ribs. In other words, in the area 50 adjacent to the first side wall 16b, the bottom 12 contains a bottle support area that is larger than the available support area provided on average per bottom per unit area to ensure reliable bottle retention.

As can be further understood from FIG. 4, in the area adjacent to the side walls 14a, 14b and 16a, the bottom 12 contains an elevation of several ribs, the contour of which is made in such a way that when placed on another box, it engages with the inner part of the side wall with the contour of the side walls of the additional box to guarantee installation on top of each other and to be in a reliable state of installation on top of each other.

Moreover, the bottom of the box in its center contains a spacer 52 extending from the side wall 16a to the first side wall 16b, the rods of which are larger in the vertical direction than the other rods of the bottom. This spacer 52 serves to further support the first side wall 16b of reduced height to increase the stability of the drawer. The spacer 52 is located in the center so that the spacer, which extends down further than the rest of the bottom, does not prevent the bottles from being pulled out of the lower drawer when mounted on top of each other.

Figure 5 shows an additional embodiment of the present invention, which is essentially different from the embodiments discussed with reference to the above figures, since, using the embodiment shown in Figure 5, other bottle sizes can be transported. While the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is adapted for bottles having a capacity of 0.5 L, the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 is adapted for bottles with a capacity of 0.33 L. Thus, the embodiment of FIG. 5 is substantially different from the embodiment of FIG. 1 with respect to the design of the bushings and the strength of the side walls 14a, 14b and 16a, which has been modified to hold the bottles located inside the box, while maintaining an external volume. Thus, for example, the box shown in FIG. 5 comprises five bushes 54a, 54b, 54c, 54d and 54e that are located adjacent to the first side wall 16b in order to generally hold six 0.33 liter bottles in the first next to. Moreover, the box of FIG. 5 only contains one continuous rod 56 in the center of the box, so, alternatively, four blocks of six bottles can be transported using the box.

Moreover, the embodiment of FIG. 5, in contrast to the embodiments of FIGS. 1-4, shows a box with an upwardly movable side wall region 23 on the first side wall 16b. In addition, the features of the implementation of the drawer of FIG. 5 correspond to the features of the implementation of FIG. 1, and each has identical functionality, a re-examination of the constituent elements corresponding to the constituent elements of the drawer of FIG. It should be further noted here that the box shown in FIG. 5, just like the box shown in FIG. 1, has at least one hole 58 in the side wall 16a that is opposite to the first side wall 16b, the hole passes through the side wall 16a in such a way that the box can be mounted or hung on a wall or shelf, or the like through an opening.

To increase the reliability of installation, each of the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 further comprises an additional second mounting hole 60.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 6 is also intended to transport 24 pieces of bottles with a capacity of 0.33 L each, and here essentially corresponds to the embodiment shown in FIG. 5. In the embodiment of FIG. 5, however, the side walls 14a, 14b and 16a, or at least part of the side walls 14a, 14b and 16a, are collapsible relative to the bottom. Here they are collapsible in such a way that they can be folded in the direction of the bottom and when folded are arranged essentially parallel to the bottom, as shown in FIG. 7 for the side wall 16a, which is parallel to the surface of the bottom 12 in the folded state. Fig. 8 shows all side walls 14a, 14b and 16a when folded down, so that when folded, the box can easily be transported back to the brewery or filling place without requiring a lot of storage space. This can significantly reduce transportation costs.

Although with respect to FIGS. 6-8, the collapsible side walls 14a, 14b and 16a are shown for only one box that is designed to transport 24 bottles of 0.33 L each, it is obvious that also the box shown in FIG. 1 for bottles 0 , 5 l, can be equipped with folding side walls. To any embodiment disclosed herein, in a general sense, it is applied that the features described or shown with respect to the individual embodiments can be selectively combined with each other to provide alternative alternate embodiments of the drawers of the invention.

FIG. 9 shows an embodiment of FIG. 5 in a loaded state in which 24 bottles are located in a box.

In the same way as in FIG. 5, also here the movable region 23 of the side wall is in the upright position so as to additionally fix the bottles of the very front row or to apply product identifications for transportation outside the flexible part 23, which are not important to showcase goods.

FIG. 10 shows an embodiment of FIG. 5 with an alternative loading form, that is, four six bottle blocks 70a, 70b, 70c and 70d.

Finally, FIG. 11 shows a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 5, in which it is obvious that the sleeve 54c has a different geometric shape than the sleeves 54a, 54b and 54d or 54e to allow six bottles to be arranged inside the units. With alternative embodiments, however, the central bushing 54c, of course, may have the same design or shape as the rest of the bushing, i.e., for example, bushing 54a. Similarly, any other bushings may be in the form of bush 54c.

As can be seen from the top view of FIG. 11, also for the case of boxes for 24 beverage bottles, the bottom 12 in the region 50 located next to the first side wall 16 is made with a larger supporting region than the central supporting region of the whole bottom, in order to to prevent unwanted dropping of bottles from the drawer.

12 shows an enlarged image of the sleeves 54a-54c, so you can see their particular shape, which makes it possible, in cooperation with the first side wall 16b, to hold the bottles in a reliable and also retrievable manner. To achieve this, some embodiments of the bushings have an outer surface whose height is not constant in the vertical direction. As the outer boundary surface of the sleeve 54a, the shaded region 70, i.e. the region or region elements that define the sleeves on the side, i.e. in any direction orthogonal to the vertical direction 18.

The outer boundary surface or region 70 has a varying height, as already indicated above. Here, the sleeve in the first side surface region 75, which is parallel with respect to the first side wall 16b and secures the bottle from the rear (in a direction 72 facing away from the first side wall 16b), has a lower height than the second side surface region 76 that secures the bottle from tilting in a direction 74 parallel to the first side wall 16b.

With the sleeve 54a shown in FIG. 12, which has a substantially rhomboid cross-section, the apex of which is directed toward the first side wall 16b, the backward tilting prevention function is performed by the first boundary surface region 75, which the sleeve ends essentially in a direction parallel to the first side wall 16b. The second boundary surface region 76 bounding the sleeve 54b in the direction of the first side wall 16b prevents the bottles from tilting in parallel with the first side wall 16b.

The first side surface region 75 is lower than the second side surface region 76 to allow tilting when the bottles fall out or lean forward, without having to lift the bottle, since it may already be resting on the bottom of an additional box that is mounted on the corresponding box.

The second boundary surface region 76, however, prevents tilting in a direction parallel to the first side wall 16b, and thus may be higher to increase stability. In a general sense, both bushings 54a and 54b, as well as bush 54c, provide maximum stability while allowing forward inclination, since the bushings in a direction parallel to the side wall have a lower height than in the direction perpendicular to the side wall .

Moreover, the sleeves in FIG. 12 are provided with external boundary partial surfaces that have the shape of a concave dome between the vertices of a substantially rhomboid main shape, with the radius of the dome substantially corresponding to the diameter of the bottle in order to still be able to reliably hold the bottle.

With reference to figures 13 and 14, hereinafter, an additional aspect of the invention is described, according to which a drawer, as has been explained, for example, with reference to FIGS. 1-12, is provided with an additional element, a locking element, which, for example, serves as protection during transportation. FIG. 13 shows a box that substantially corresponds to the box of FIG. 1, thus a repeated description of the various elements already described with respect to FIG. 1 is omitted. As can be seen, the box in accordance with FIG. 13 (a) further includes a locking member 100 comprising a bracket 102 that includes two opposite ends. A first spacer 104 is located at the first end 102a of the bracket 102, and a second spacer 106 is located at the second end 102b of the bracket 102. The ends 104a and 106a of the spacers 104, 106 facing away from the bracket 102 are rotationally movable on opposite side surfaces or end surfaces 14a and 14b. In the situation shown in FIG. 13 (a), the locking member or security element 100 is transported in a position that is between a first position and a second position. With reference to FIG. 13 (b), the drawer shown in FIG. 13 (a) is again shown, but now with the locking element 100 in a first position in which the bracket 102 extends between the side walls 14a and 14b, and it is located at a distance from lower side wall 16b. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 13 (b), the bracket 102 is halfway up the side walls 14a and 14b, and the present invention is not limited to this structure. In contrast, the bracket 102 may be either lower or higher, as the case may be. The spacers 104 and 106 are implemented in such a way that, when folding or turning the bracket 102 from the position shown in FIG. 13 (a) to the position shown in FIG. 13 (b), the bracket 102 takes a certain distance from the bottom , lower side wall [116b]. As can be understood from FIG. 13 (b), the side walls 14a and 14b or the surfaces of these two end walls facing the lower side wall 16b are configured to accommodate or enclose spacers 104 and 106 and the area in which the bracket 102 is connected to struts 104 and 106, i.e. the opposite ends 102a and 102b of the bracket 102, into recesses or cuts so that a flat front surface is obtained.

Fig. 14 shows the arrangement of the drawer of Fig. 1 and the drawer of Fig. 13 mounted on top of each other, here, however, a situation is shown in which the bracket 102 is located in the second position in which it is located, overlapping the lower side wall [14b] . As can be seen, the lower side wall 16b is also provided with recesses or cutouts for accommodating the bracket 102 in the second position shown in FIG. 14, so that a flat front surface of the side wall 16b is obtained.

As can be further understood from FIGS. 13 (b) and 14, the opposite ends 102a and 102b of the bracket 102 are configured so that they enclose the corresponding side wall 14a and 14b in the first position shown in FIG. 13 (b) so that so as to ensure that the position of the bracket 102 is latched and locked. Similarly, in the position shown in FIG. 14, the locked position of the bracket 102 is achieved by means of the respective engaging elements formed in the bottom wall engaging with the bracket 102.

This is an advantage of this aspect of the invention, in that an additional transport protective element is now provided, which is located in the position shown in FIG. 13 (b) during transport, and thus can act on products placed inside the box to prevent them from moving in the direction of the hole, in other words, to provide an additional barrier against product loss. The bracket is rotatably attached to the side or end surfaces of the box and can easily be moved from the closed position shown in FIG. 13 (b) to the open position so that it is possible to freely access the products placed inside the box.

The invention is not limited to the examples described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14, but rather, instead of positioning the bracket 102 halfway up the end walls, another position can also be selected, for example, the distance from the bottom wall 16b can be selected by one third of the height of the side walls or two-thirds of the height of the side walls. Moreover, in accordance with one embodiment, it may be provided so that the spacers 104 and 106 are carried out in a telescopic manner so as to thereby position the bracket 102, based on the situation of FIG. 14, at different heights along the height of the side walls, in this way, the height of the locking element 102 can be set in a flexible manner, depending on the products placed inside the box.

With respect to Figs. 15 and 16, an additional aspect of the invention is described hereinafter, with Fig. 15 showing a box that has already been described with respect to Fig. 1, but which differs with respect to the implementation of the bottom 12. In the box shown in Fig. 15, an insert 112 is provided , which is removably mounted on the bottom of the box. The insert 112 shown in FIG. 16 includes an upper surface 112a showing a first spacer 114 that extends parallel to the opposite end walls 14a and 14b along the entire depth of the box to the rear wall 16a. An additional spacer, transverse spacer or transverse beam 116 is provided that extends from the side wall 14a at about half the depth of the box to the first spacer 114. The insert 112, for example, may be provided so as to accommodate products packed in cardboard boxes having dimensions corresponding to the compartments obtained in Box 112. In addition to such products, any products may be provided so as to be boxed in accordance with FIG. 16, and in accordance with the invention for different products also in different inserts 112 may be removably disposed in the drawer.

With respect to FIG. 16, some embodiments are given for making inserts 112, in which, for example, the surface 112a in FIG. 16 (a) can be provided with rectangular and circular recesses for simultaneously accepting products having a corresponding bottom shape. FIG. 16 (b) shows, similarly to FIG. 15, the construction of the spacers on the upper surface 112a of the insert 112, and in accordance with FIG. 16 (c), bushings can be provided on the upper surface 112a in the same way as described with reference to Figure 1-12. Fig. 16 (d) shows the bottom surface 112b of the insert 112, which shows angled elements 118a-118d that are used to engage with corresponding elements or recesses in the bottom 12 of the drawer, the elements 118 being preferably designed such that for example, after clicking on the bottom of the drawer, detaching from the bottom of the drawer is only possible using special tools, so the supplier of boxes can collect the boxes in different ways according to customer requirements, while the customer who is using zuet box has no possibility of replacing the insert for use with other products. In this way, boxes can be assembled according to customer requirements and, in particular, increased demand for boxes with specific inserts can be achieved when boxes for other products do not currently have such a large demand.

Although the embodiments have been discussed above essentially in the context of beverage boxes, additional embodiments of the present invention, of course, can also be used for other types of products. For example, beverage cans and any other cylindrical objects, such as, for example, cans with hairspray, deodorants or the like, can be transported using the boxes of the invention. Moreover, boxes with a lateral opening can also be used for a completely different type of product, which can deviate from the cylindrical main shape. Boxes are universally used for any products, as they provide the possibility of lateral removal of the product from the box when installed on top of each other. This great advantage is not limited to the type of goods transported.

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1. A box containing:
bottom (12);
at least two pairs of respectively opposite side walls (14a, 14b, 16a, 16b), the first of the side walls (16b) extending upward from the bottom (12) in the vertical direction (18), at least partially only to a height ( 20) extraction, which is less than the height of one or more of the remaining side walls (14a, 14b, 16a) to define a lateral opening with dimensions that allow access to the products and removal of products contained in the box through the lateral opening; and
a locking element (100) extending between two opposite side walls (14a, 14b), which are adjacent to the first side wall (16b), and which is movable between the first position and the second position,
while the locking element is located in the first position between the opposite side walls (14a) and (14b) and is located at a distance from the first side wall (16a),
wherein the locking element (100) is located in a second position superimposed on the first side wall (16b); and
wherein the locking element includes a bracket (102) extending between opposite side walls (14a, 14b), and two spacers (104, 106) located at opposite ends (102a, 102b) of the bracket (102), the end of the spacers, located at a distance from the bracket (102), is rotatably located on the corresponding side wall (14a, 14b). 2. A box according to claim 1, wherein the opposing side walls (14a, 14b) and the first side wall (16b) include recesses for accommodating the bracket (102) and the struts (104, 106). 3. The box according to claim 2, in which the recesses are made so that the spacers (104, 106) and the bracket (102) in the first or second position of the locking element (100) are at the same level with the surface of the opposite side walls (14a, 14b) or with the outer surface of one side wall (16b) facing the first side wall (16b). 4. A box according to claim 1, comprising a latching element cooperating with the locking element (100) to securely hold the locking element in the first or second position. 5. A box according to claim 4, in which the spacers (104, 106) and / or the bracket (102) of the locking element (100) are adapted to engage with portions of opposite side walls (14a, 14b) and / or the first side wall (16b ) 6. A box according to claim 5, in which the spacers (104, 106) and / or the bracket (102) of the blocking element (100) include one or more locking elements for interacting with respective sections of the side walls that place the locking elements. 7. The box according to claim 1, in which the locking element (100) is in the second position, located at a distance from the bottom (12), which is about a third, half or two-thirds of the height of the opposite side walls (14a, 14b). 8. The box according to claim 1, in which the locking element is arranged to be placed in an additional position at a distance from the first side wall. 9. The box according to claim 1, in which the spacers (104, 106) of the locking element (100) are made telescopic in order to position the locking element (100) selectively in the second position or in an additional position. 10. A box according to claim 1, in which the first side wall (16b) includes one or two side wall sections that extend, starting from one of the adjacent side walls, in the direction of the lateral opening and have a height that is greater than the height (20) extraction. 11. A box according to claim 1, having a first pair of short side walls (14a, 14b) and a second pair of long side walls (16a, 16b). 12. The box according to claim 11, in which the first side wall (16b) is one of the long side walls (16a, 16b). 13. The box according to claim 1, additionally containing a movable region (23) of the side wall extending upward in the vertical direction (18) on the first side wall (16b), the region being movable relative to the first side wall (16b) towards the bottom . 14. The box according to item 13, in which the movable region (23) of the side wall is made folding relative to the stationary first side wall (16b) located near the bottom (12). 15. The box according to claim 1, in which each of the side walls (14a, 14b) located next to the first side wall (16b) contains a hole (28a, 28b) for gripping to raise the box, each hole (28a, 28b ) for gripping comprises a first hole region extending parallel to the bottom and a second hole region located on the side of the gripping hole (28a, 28b) facing the first side wall (16b) and extending substantially in the vertical direction. 16. The box according to claim 15, in which the region (28a, 28b) of the hole on the side facing away from the bottom (12) extends into each other in the transition region with a rounding that allows the box to also be gripped in the transition region. 17. The box of claim 16, wherein the radius of curvature is greater than 2 cm. 18. The box according to claim 1, in which the bottom (12) in the area located next to the first side wall (16b) contains a supporting area for products to be transported, which is larger than the supporting area on average throughout the day (12) . 19. The box according to claim 1, in which the side walls (14a, 14b) located next to the first side wall (16b), at their end located next to the first side wall, have a lower first height than the second height at their opposite the end. 20. A box according to claim 19, in which the height of the side walls (14a, 14b) located next to the first side wall (16b) continuously increases from the first height to the second height. 21. The box according to claim 1, in which the remaining side walls (14a, 14b, 16a), which do not correspond to the first side wall (16b), are movably located relative to the bottom (12) so that they can fold in the direction of the bottom (12 ) to the downward folded state in which they are located essentially parallel to the bottom (12). 22. The box according to claim 1, in which at the bottom (12) of the box there are many bushings (22a, 22b) that are configured to hold bottles located in the box. 23. A box according to claim 22, wherein the height of the bushings (22a, 22b) in the vertical direction (18) does not exceed the extraction height (20) at the first side wall (16b). 24. A box according to claim 22, wherein the bushings (22a, 22b) comprise an outer boundary surface extending upward from the bottom (12) in a vertical direction (18), the surface height changing along the outer circumference of the bush. 25. A box according to claim 24, wherein the at least one sleeve (22a) comprises a boundary surface region (75) defining the sleeve (22a) in a direction parallel to the first side wall (16b), which has a lower height than the second region (76) a boundary surface bounding the sleeve (22a) in the direction of the first side wall (16b). 26. A box according to claim 22, wherein the boundary surface of the sleeve (22a) comprises a substantially rhomboid cross-section parallel to the bottom, one of the vertices of the rhombus being directed towards the first side wall (16b). 27. A box according to claim 26, wherein the outer boundary surface of the sleeve (22a) has a dome shape inwardly concave manner between vertices of a rhomboid cross section. 28. The box according to item 27, in which the radius of the domes approximately corresponds to the radius of the body of the bottle to be held inside the box. 29. A box according to claim 1, in which the first side wall (16b) is detachably connected to the bottom (12).

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