SE501078C2 - Carrying device for a series of bottles with foldable tabs intended to counteract relative movement between the bottles - Google Patents

Abstract

A carrier (10; 10') for a series of bottles (2) having an upwardly conically converging neck (3) and an upper end (7) showing an outer thread for a screw cap (8), or a capsule fastened to an upper bottle collar. The carrier comprises initially a substantially flat sheet (1; 1') made of corrugated cardboard having five longitudinal sections, namely a central section (11; 11'), to the longitudinal edges of which connect two intermediate sections (12; 12' and 13; 13'), to which latter in their turn connect two outer sections (14; 14' and 15; 15'). The sections are separated from each other by grooves (17) and have openings (20; 20'; 21; 21', 22; 22'), which will be aligned, when the sheet is folded to a closed form of profile, and which openings are designed to be penetrated by the neck (3) and the cap (8) of the bottles (2). According to the invention, said sheet and said carrier, respectively, have in the central section (11; 11') foldable flaps (27; 27'; 27'') and in the intermediate sections (12; 12'; 13; 13') support flaps (24; 24'; 24''). The flaps are pressed against the cap (8) of the bottles (2) or against any flange (4) or an outer section (14; 14') and the neck (3) to counteract relative movements between the bottles and the carrier respectively for mutual coordination of the latter. The support flaps support and lock the flaps in the position of use.

Description

15 20 25 30 35 501 078 2 Certain safety margin for such. There is also some spillage.

From EP-A1-0 048 506 a support device of the type initially indicated is previously known. In this known carrier device, however, relative movements can occur between the bottles and the carrier device, unless the latter is carried out with a completely play-free shape adaptation to the bottles to which the carrier device is to be applied.

However, such a flawless shape adjustment entails disadvantages. Next, it can be difficult to press the carrier device so much further on the bottles, which is required for the flaps to assume their locking positions, after which a less reciprocating movement can take place. Then it becomes impossible to create a stable connection between such a carrier device and smaller bottles, while larger bottles cannot be used at all. During relative movements, the flaps can easily come out of position, so that the locking effect is canceled and the bottles can be inadvertently released from the carrying device, fall down and break. Another risk is that in relative movements damage to mainly the flaps can occur and jeopardize the function of the entire support device, in particular making it difficult or impossible to use the support device repeatedly. Finally, it is of course a great inconvenience that this previously known carrying device is provided in a glued-together condition, which makes handling, transport and storage more expensive and expensive. All gluing is reprehensible, unless there are strong reasons to apply it in very special cases, where you can of course count on other types of machine for attaching the support device and others. inconveniences.

The object of the present invention is to provide an improved carrier device which is simple and cheap to design and manufacture, which allows the insertion of bottles with increased safety, ie with better, simple and safe control, which further keeps the carried objects in a safe grip in a far-reaching, non-slip manner, and which is mainly characterized by very far-reaching resistance to abrasion and breakage, whereby great safety in the handling of goods can be guaranteed. Another object is to provide greater scope for tolerances and other dimensional and design deviations, which can be more far-reaching than before compensated for by a single support device or a smaller number of 10 15 20 25 30 35 .S81 078 3 differently designed or dimensioned carriers. Furthermore, the design of the principle solution shall also allow the use of the carrier device for reusable use, possibly using other starting materials or material combinations. benefit not only manual but also semi- or fully automatic application without risk of malfunctions or defective installation.

These objects are realized according to the invention in that a support device of the type indicated in the introduction is substantially as described in the characterizing part of claim 1.

Further features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which in a partially schematic manner represent some preferred, but not limiting, embodiments of the invention. In detail: Fig. 1 shows a plan view of a pre-cut and grooved and / or perforated blank for a carrier device according to the invention comprising three first variants of the detailed design, Fig. 2 a plan view of a modified finished cut and grooved and / or or perforated blank for the carrier device according to the invention including two further variants for detailed design according to the invention and Fig. 3 a partial side view of a finished weight and blank applied to a series of bottles according to Fig. 1 or 2 constituting a carrier device according to the invention.

In Fig. 1, 1 denotes a blank for a carrier device according to the invention. The blank preferably consists of rigid flat corrugated cardboard.

However, it is also possible to imagine plastic and / or metal or various combinations as laminate, especially if the support device is to be used repeatedly, which is easily possible regardless of the material. The substance is suitably rectangular, for example slightly elongated in 1, it is especially so-called the direction of a series of objects to be carried. In Fig. The case of three objects, preferably bottles 2, magnum bottles, as these are usually present on e.g. the soft drink area. Such bottles have an upwardly cone-like tapered neck 3, which in some cases is surrounded at the top by a collar-like flange 4 with an underside 5 and an upper side 6, from which the neck continues in approximately cylindrical shape | 7 of smaller diameter and having an outer thread (not shown). ), on which a cap 8 is screwed, which has a lower edge 9 facing the flange. Alternatively to the thread and the screw cap, there may be a flange on the bottle part 7 and a cap attached to the latter, as is generally known. The blank 1 is divided into five longitudinal rectangular panels, namely closest to a central, preferably slightly wider panel 11, to which are adjacent two preferably slightly narrower panels 12 and 13, of which the panel 13 is wider corresponding to the thickness of the blank due to the panel 12 due to the panel 15 folded on top of the field 14, as shown in Fig. 3. The width of the middle field 11 is decisive for the width of a support device 10 provided as described later (see Fig. 3), while the width of the adjacent fields 12 and 13 determines in mainly the height of the device. Finally, the blank is limited laterally by outer fields 14 and 15, which again have a width approximately corresponding to the middle field. All this provided that a rectangular support device in profile is to be provided as such is shown in Fig. 3.

You can easily create other profile shapes, such as a trapezoidal shape with the wider base located either at the top or bottom.

The above fields are separated by e.g. grooves and / or perforations and / or other forms of punching or even only through a e.g. printed folding instruction, which can be most complete, if e.g. the substance itself has a substantially longitudinal structure, for example of the corrugated board type. Here, however, it should be added that in this case it is preferable if, for example, a corrugated board structure runs with the waveform at right angles to the longitudinal extent of the blank. The reason for this will be described in more detail later. In Fig. 1, said grooves or the like are denoted. with 16, 17, 18 and 19. In a preferred embodiment, these designations indicate a combination of grooves on the back or inside of the blank 33 and through these grooves in their longitudinal direction and through the whole blank passing punch, the length of which may be equal or slightly greater than the length of the intermediate unperforated areas. In a practical embodiment, the punch sections can be about 14 mm and the adjacent non-punched sections about 12 mm long. In this way, a lighter folding is achieved and a greater guarantee that there will be no appreciable bending stress between adjacent fields, which thus remains straight and flat. Furthermore, a gripping-friendly pattern is created in this way, since the cuts open on the outside after the fields have been folded in e.g. 90 ° angle to the intended use. It can be advantageous if the cuts are offset relative to each other, e.g. the two outermost sections line following a different distribution pattern than the two innermost.

The two outer fields 14 and 15 are each provided with e.g. three in a row and with corresponding spaced holes 21 and 20, respectively, which pass across the blank. The holes 20 and 21 are approximately the same size and will, when the blank is folded according to Fig. 3, end up in the middle of each other. In a preferred embodiment, the holes 21 in the pre-folded field 14 are slightly larger than the holes 20 in the overlying field.

However, according to the prior art, the center field 11 is not provided with spill-increasing holes, but instead with a section 22, which extends between the two adjacent grooves and the like. 17 and 18. Between the latter, the areas so enclosed are divided in a mirror-symmetrical manner into two flap halves 27 by longitudinal section 23, which preferably runs across the entire blank, possibly with the exception of a small area 30 in the middle and / or on a or several other places, where the two halves are connected, thereby preventing the halves from being pressed out and thereby adversely affecting storage and various stages in forming the support device, for example during its folding, which can cause the surface tension to bend the halves. 35 501 0782 6 outwards. The center point area and the like 30 is what prevents this at the same time as it, when inserting the bottle top, easily thus a bridge, cracks and then allows the intended inward folding of the halves.

Said section 22, which delimits the flaps 27 laterally, may follow different patterns, for example a parabola-like pattern according to Fig. 1 with the section or pair of cuts 23 ending with their facing ends in the parabola tip or a trapezoidal or triangular or according to Fig. 2 a straight course 22 'the longitudinal section or sections 23'. The base of the flaps 27 thus formed at right angles relative to or baseline 31 coincides with the groove 17 and 18, respectively. Especially if this baseline is relatively short, it is advisable not to weaken it by perforations. This applies to e.g. the embodiments according to Fig. 1. According to Fig. 2, the baselines are considerably longer and here perforations can occur or can be omitted here as well.

Since the blank is suitably provided with grooves only on the inside 33, which is the invisible back side in Fig. 1, while the outside is denoted by 32, it may be important to unambiguously mark the sides of the blank, which can be done by e.g. a cut-off corner 29 at one end of the underlying field 14, while at the same blank end corresponding corner 28 of the outer field 15 can be provided with a marked area 28 on the outside and / or the inside. As can be seen, the cut-off corner 29 is both an optical and a physical indication for both the staff at e.g. a machine for the manufacture and / or stacking and / or folding of substances and for sensing and / or control means of such a machine. The area 28 can, on the other hand, for example on the outside be an optical indicator, possibly only for the wave direction in the corrugated cardboard, or for example for a glue-free area on the inside or underside serving as a tear-off instruction when disassembling support devices. Underside suitably provided with a e.g. This is an adhesive-free area, self-acting adhesive coating, which coatings do not adhere to other layers but excellently to each other. It should be emphasized, however, that any gluing or other form of fastening of the panels 14 and 15 and thus permanent or temporary cohesion of the folded blank to a support device is in no way necessary but is an option to proceed in the desired manner as appropriate. The flat blank treated according to the previous description is now folded together to assume an outer shape according to Fig. 3, which is done easily and quickly either manually or by means of a machine by folding the panels 12 and 13 into t. ex. 90 ° angle around its grooves 17 and 18, after which or at the same time as the outer fields are folded in the same direction and in e.g. the same angle in relation to the fields 12 and 13 around their grooves 16 and 19, however, the field 14 must first be folded in so that the field 15 will then lie on the outside of the field 14 in the manner shown in Fig. 3.

Then a number of objects corresponding to the number of holes of the support device thus obtained are passed, e.g. bottles, together with the carrier device, which with the flaps 27 are pressed onto the bottle lid 8, whereby the bridge 30 cracks open and the flaps so separated from each other are bent around their baselines towards the inside of the panels 12 and 13 against the action of their inherent elasticity or structure or possibly material elasticity. As shown in Fig. 3, each pair of tabs forms converging centering guide surfaces relative to the lid and any subsequent bottle portions. The lid finally passes the free ends of the flaps and penetrates closest to the holes 21 and finally the holes 20 to rest with its lower edge 9 on top of the field 15 and most often lock the field 15 on the field 14 by the diameter of the lid being slightly larger than the diameter of the holes 20. , which means that a certain elastic or otherwise resilient material displacement must take place in the areas of the field 15 around the holes 20. After the lid has penetrated the holes 20, the displaced material returns to its position before the impact, i.e. penetrates below the lid edge 9 and thereby not only locks the panels 14 and 15 together but the carrier device in a rather effective manner on the bottles. However, the completely decisive efficiency in this context is the responsibility of the tabs 27. As soon as the lid or any flange 4 located below the lid has passed their free edges, which are formed by the cuts 23, and / or the elasticity to the flaps being bent back around their bases, the described material structure-related lines 17 and 18, in which the aim of the flaps is stopped by the bottleneck, which also thanks to its upwardly tapering shape allows such movement back. When the flaps abut against the neck of the bottle, they will lie with their free edge under either the lid edge 9 or at the present flange 4 its underside 5, as is clearly shown in Fig. 3. In this position the flange 4 thus rests tightly enclosed between the underside of the outer panel 14 and the free end edges of the flaps without being able to be moved further out or back.

Had there been no flange 4, the center field would have been chosen so much wider that the flaps in the position shown in Fig. 3 would have gone under or abutted the underside of the field 14 in order thus to prevent movements between the bottles and the carrying device.

As can be seen from Fig. 3, the flaps brace in a very effective manner the connection between bottles and carrier device, since such a bracing action takes place in the longitudinal direction of the flaps, where the flaps have the best strength or resistance, which becomes even greater if .ex. corrugated cardboard chooses the wavelength direction transverse to the longitudinal extent of the blank in Fig. 1, i.e. from the base of the flaps towards the free edges of the flaps 23. Fig. 3 also clearly shows, develops between the bottle lid and fields 15 and 14, especially that relatively large lever or angular forces For example, the openings formed by the cuts 22 in the midfield 11 may be larger than the bottle cross section existing in these openings. At least slightly larger such openings may, however, be desirable e.g. in order for one and the same type or dimension of carrier device to be suitable for a somewhat varying object in size and / or shape 2. Since the flaps effectively pick up and counteract particularly diagonal and also vertical movements between bottles and carrier device, the resulting play and abrasion in its wrap is prevented. and the whole joint becomes extremely stable, in fact so stable that one is no longer completely dependent on the bearing capacity of the fields 14 and 15 around its holes. It would thus be possible to dispense with the feature that the material around the holes 20 and / or 21 penetrates under the lid edge 9, e.g. in connection with reusable carriers. Normally, however, the presence of this feature is also preferable. The flaps 27 and to some extent also those slightly larger compared to the holes 20 contribute to a bottle tops in a carrier device according to the invention, since both quick, easy and safe control of these features has a centering effect on the bottle top and the carrier device relative to the bottle tops, e.g. one can move the carrier device towards the bottles in a machine or vice versa. 10 15 20 25 30 35 9 S01 078 The above-mentioned control effect and in addition a holding and locking effect can be amplified or created in accordance with some modified embodiments, which are shown in the middle and at the bottom in Fig. 1 and on the left in Fig. 2. In the latter two cases, side portions of the flaps 27 have been divided by grooves and / or perforations 26 'and 26 ", respectively, to form approximately triangular stay flaps 24' and 24", respectively, which are intended to be folded around their baselines 26 'and 26 ", respectively, in the app. 90 ° angle, so that the free long edge in the folded position of the support device according to Fig. 3 goes against the inside of the field 12 and 13, respectively.

In this way the locking position of the flaps 27 is guaranteed to an even greater extent and in this way a longer service life and locking ability of such a carrying device is guaranteed. In this context, it is an additional advantage, if the wavelength of e.g. corrugated cardboard extends transversely relative to the cuts 23, because the corrugated cardboard can then be elastically bent outwards in the middle between a stay flaps 24 'and 24 ", respectively, which may be necessary, especially if the bottles have a flange 4.

It is also possible to arrange stay tabs 24 in the fields 12 and 13 as an alternative to part stay tabs formed of stay tabs 27.

Such an alternative is shown in the figure of Fig. 1, where grooved baselines are denoted by 26 and hypotenuse sections by 25, while the catheter sides are cut through within the grooves and / or perforations 16 and 19, respectively. Such strut flaps 24 have the advantage over flap-bound strut flaps that they can be folded in from their fields 12 and 13 after the applicator has been applied to, for example, a row of bottles. In this way, it is not necessary to use any temporary greater elastic effect on the flaps, but they can remain flat at each stage.

A principal and / or additional locking and bracing effect can also be achieved by selecting the holes 21 in the field 14 considerably smaller than the holes 20 at the same time as the holes 21 are surrounded by an annular groove with a diameter approximately corresponding to that shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The ring area between the ring groove and the hole wall can be star-shaped. In such an embodiment, which may be suitable for certain material qualities and purposes, the said ring area is pressed up through the holes 20 with the lid 8 and then lies around the periphery of the lid with a certain remaining elastic elasticity. The invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments shown and described, the features of which may be combined in any manner, but may be modified arbitrarily within the scope of the inventive concept and the following claims. In very special cases it is also possible to design the flaps and / or the stay flaps from the field 12 and / or 13 and / or as a continuation of the field 14. It is also conceivable to replace the cuts 22, 22 'with grooves and lay the cuts 23 , 23 'in the middle between the latter at right angles to the grooves 17 and 18.

Claims (10)

10 15 20 25 '30 35 501 073 ll PATENT REQUIREMENTS 1. 1. Carrying device (10; 10 ') for a series of bottles (2) having an upwardly preferably conically tapered neck (3) with an upper end (7) provided with a lid (8), outer thread for a screw cap, for example in cylindrical shape with (9): end cap bottle beaded cap or the like, which alternatively one on a support device consists of an almost flat blank (1; 1 ') of preferably corrugated cardboard and has at least four and preferably five longitudinal fields, namely a middle field ( 11; 11 '), intermediate fields (12; 12' and 13; 13 ') adjoining both long sides, to which in turn adjoin at least one outer field (14; 14' and 15; 15 '), respectively, which fields are separated by grooves or the like (17) and have openings (20; 20 '; 21; 21', 22; 22 ') for penetrating the neck (3) and lid (8) of the bottles (2) when the blank is folded into a closed profile shape. wherein the substance or carrier 27 '; 27 "), end edges are intended to act as a retaining member of the bottles (2) in order to counteract or limit relative movements' between the bottles and the device has foldable flaps (27), the free upper region of which is characterized in that the carrying device resp. both later, the flaps are intended to act against the underside of a flange (4) arranged at the top around the bottle neck (3), the lower edge (9) of the two outer panels (14; 14 'and 15; 15') are intended to be locked, for which purpose the openings (20; 20 ') in the outer field (15; 15') located between the upper side and the outer surface of the lid are slightly smaller in diameter than the lid (8) and locking takes place with the use of a certain elastic or otherwise resilient material constriction of 27 ") control effect and a holding and locking effect are intended to be reinforced or created by strut flaps (24; 24 '; 24") acting on the blank, and / or the flaps (27; 27'; which are folded in approx. 90 ° angle relative to the tabs re sp current fields (12, 12 'and 13, l3' respectively). Support device according to claim 1, characterized in that the fields are separated by preferably only grooves and / or perforations and / or other forms of punching arranged on the rear or inside or only by printed 10 15 20 25 30 35 501 078 folding instructions (16; 16 '; 17; 17'; 18; 18 '; 19; 19'), especially if the substance itself has substantially parallel to said grooves and the like. 12 continuous structure, for example of the corrugated board type, and / or that in e.g. a corrugated cardboard structure the waveform runs at right angles to the longitudinal extent of the blank. Support device according to claim 2, characterized in that the fields are separated by a combination of grooves in their longitudinal direction and through-through punching throughout the blank, the length of which is preferably equal to or slightly greater than the length of the intermediate the areas, in particular to facilitate folding in this way and to avoid appreciable bending stresses between adjacent fields, and / or to create a grip-friendly pattern in that the cuts are intended to open on the outside after the fields are folded in e.g. 90 ° angle to the intended use, and that the cuts are preferably included. both. the outermost sections of a blank following another distribution pattern are offset relative to each other, e.g. than the two innermost. Support device according to Claim 1, characterized in that the holes (21; 21 ') in the pre-folded state (14; 14') are larger than the holes in two superimposed outer field holes (21; 21 '). (20; 20 ') in the overlying field (15, 15'). d a r a v, of the openings Support device according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the central field (11; 11 ') is provided with an opening section (22, 22') which extends between the two ends (17, 17 '). 17 'and 18, 18'), and that in the middle between the latter each of the areas so enclosed are the adjacent grooves and the like. divided in a mirror-symmetrical manner into two flap halves (27, 27 ', 27 ") (23, 23'), through the whole blank and preferably with the exception of a small through longitudinal section which preferably crosses the area (30) in the middle and / or on one or more other places, where the two halves are connected, and that said opening section (22, 22 '), 27) laterally, for example a parabola-like pattern with the section or section delimiting the flaps (27', follows 50 35 501 078 13 the pair (23, 23 ') terminating with their opposite ends in the parabola tip or a trapezoidal or triangular or straight course at right angles to the longitudinal section or sections (23, 23'), and that they thus formed the base or base line of the flaps (27, 27 ', 27 ") (31, 31', 31") coincides with the grooves (17, 17 'and 18, 18'), respectively, the perforations being suitably not weakened by Support device according to one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that 1 ') marked e.g. through a cut-off corner (29) at the underlying drawing thereof, one end of the blank (1, lateral to the field (14), while at the same blank end corresponding corner (28) of the outer field (15) is suitably provided with a marked area (28) on the outside and / or the inside, which area (28), for example on the outside, is an optical indicator, for example for a glue-free area on the inside or bottom, serving as a tear-off instruction at the upper side of the outer field (14) and the disassembly of the overlying outer field (15). of the carrier device, the underlying underside being suitably provided with an eg self-acting adhesive coating, which coatings do not adhere to other layers but to each other. Support device according to one of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that side portions of the flaps are divided by grooves and / or perforations (26 'and 26 ", respectively) to form approximately triangular stay flaps (24'). respectively 24 "), which are intended to be folded around their baselines (26 'and 26" respectively) in app. 90 ° folded position goes against the inside of the intermediate fields (12, 12' and 13, 13 '), extending transversely relative to the longitudinal sections ( 23, 23 '), so that the free longitudinal edge of the support device whereby the wavelength direction of e.g. a corrugated board blank Support device according to one of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that, in the intermediate fields (12, 13) connecting hypotenuse sections, the stay tabs (24) are arranged (26) within the grooves in the form of grooved baselines and (25). and / or the perforations (16 and 19, respectively), which stay tabs (24) are and catheter sections are intended to be folded in from their fields (12, 13) after the application of the support device 10 to 20 501 078 14 on e.g. a row of bottles. Support device according to one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that a principal and / or additional locking and bracing action is intended to be produced by holes (21) in the underlying outer field (14) which are considerably smaller in diameter (14). ) compared to the overlying holes (20) at the same time as the first-mentioned holes (21) are surrounded by an annular groove with a diameter approximately corresponding to that of the overlying holes (20), that the annular area between the annular groove and the hole wall is preferably star-shaped and intended to be pressed. with the lid (8) up through the overlying holes (20) and then lay around the periphery of the lid with a certain remaining elastic elasticity. Support device according to one of Claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the flaps and / or the stay flaps leave the intermediate field (12, 13) and / or as a continuation of one or both outer fields, and / or that the opening sections (22, 22 ') are replaced by grooves, and that the cuts (23, 23') relative to the grooves (17, 18) between the center field and the intermediate fields. t e c k n a d there a v, are formed are placed midway between the latter j. right 'angle