SE504281C2 - Separating and holding tray for bottles - Google Patents

Abstract

The tray (1) has between 2 and 200, pref. between 4 and 20, complete or partly removed sockets (4) on its upper side into which bottles (2) can be placed. They are arranged in rows between its opposing sides. The tray also has an equal number of shapes on its underside, which resemble bushes or rings, and which can accommodate bottle caps (9). The tray rests on bulges or mounting rings (11), on the necks (10) or upper sections (8) of the bottles, and the shapes coincide with the central sections (12) of the caps. The tray arranges the bottles so that they are aligned in rows parallel with the sides, and in layers one above another.

Description

504 281 The spacer concept can be adapted to different bottle sizes and is primarily intended for return and disposable boxes of polymeric materials, such as polyvinyl chloride and polyalkylene terephthalates, which bottles are provided with a bulge or ring around the box neck below the cap. Such a bulge or ring is available as standard on all returnable bottles, but also on most disposable boxes. The spacer comprises on its upper side a number of p pieces in n x m rows placed completely or partially immersed copper or similar arrangements, which are adapted to receive the bottom part of an ashtray. The number of p is here equal to nxm and n and m are independently an integer between 2 and 200, preferably between 4 and 20. Furthermore, the liner on its underside p comprises pieces of design, such as tubular sleeves or the like, intended to receive the neck of an fl ash. or capsule. An insert placed on top of a bottle layer will then rest on the bulging ring placed under the cap via the designs. A design intended to receive an fl ash neck / cap coincides mainly with the middle part of a cup, wherein fl ashes in two or more superimposed layers divided by a spacer are in a straight line above and below each other. The mutual placement of the cups and thus the designs is such that fl boxes placed in one or more rows are always in a straight line in relation to each other and to the limiting sides of the liner.

In various embodiments of the liner according to the invention, the bottom surface of a cup is convex or conical seen from above and thus adapted to a corresponding bottle bottom.

In embodiments where p is 48, where n is 6 and m is 8, are especially intended for 1.51 fl ashes, while embodiments where p is 96, wherein n is 8 and m is 12, are intended for fl ashes with a volume of 0, 5 l. The spacer most suitably has a width of 40 to 160 cm and a length of 60 to 240 cm, wherein 1-4 pieces of spacer have a surface corresponding to a pallet or a half pallet. In particularly preferred embodiments, the width and length of the spacer are 60 cm and 80 cm, respectively.

In special embodiments, the liner may be provided with means enabling it to be handled with a forked transport aid and / or its underside and / or side surfaces may be designed so that the liner can be transported on a conveyor track, such as a conveyor belt, a chain belt or the like.

The spacer in its various embodiments is advantageously made by injection molding a polymeric material, such as polyethylene or polypropylene. Other 504 281 suitable materials for the manufacture of a liner are e.g. polystyrene, polyvinyl, polyamide, polycarbonate, polyurethane, phenoplasts, aminoplasts and the like. Materials such as wood, chipboard, cardboard and laminated cardboard are also possible manufacturing materials. Furthermore, to save weight and material, the liner can be manufactured with an openwork grid pattern or the like.

The invention is further explained in connection with the attached figures 1-3, wherein embodiments of a liner according to the invention are shown schematically in section (fi gur 1 and 2) and seen straight from above (fi gur 3).

Figure 1 shows a bottle 2 placed between two pieces, an upper 1 and a lower 1 ', liner according to an embodiment of the invention. The spacers 1, 1 'are shown in section and in such a way it is clear how a bottle 2 is placed, further bottles 2 are placed in the same way. The bottle 2 has been placed in a lower liner 1 'so that its bottom 5 is received by a cup 4 immersed in the liner 1' forming part of the upper side 3 of the liner 1 '. The bottom surface of the cup 4 is convex and coinciding with the middle part 12 of the cup is found on the liner 1 , 1 'underside 6 a design 7. The design 7 of the upper liner 1 has received the cap 9 of the box 2, the upper liner 1 resting on a bulge 11 present above the shoulder part 8 of the box 8 forming part of the neck 10 of the bottle.

Figure 2 shows an embodiment of a liner 1, which embodiment is similar to that shown in figure 1. Between two pieces of spacers 1, 1 ', two layers 13, 13' with bottles 2 have been placed. The parts shown and the section shown are otherwise in accordance with Figure 1, as is the placement of the bottles 2.

Figures 3 show a top side 3 of an embodiment of a liner 1 according to the present invention. The spacer 1 comprises 8 x 12 rows of copper 4 and thus 8 x 12 coincident designs 7. The designs 7 consist of continuous tubular holes in the middle part 12 of the copper (Figures 1 and 2). The mutual position of the cups 4 is such that all bottles 2 placed in one or more rows are always in a straight line in relation to each other and in relation to the limiting sides 14 of the liner 1.

The invention is not limited to the embodiments shown, as these can be modified in various ways within the scope of the invention.

Claims (7)

504 281 PATENT REQUIREMENTS Spacers (I) for boxes (2), preferably different return and disposable boxes of polymeric material, such as polyvinyl chloride and polyalkylene terephthalates, characterized in that the liner (1) on its upper side (3) comprises a number of rows of pieces placed entirely in rows. or partially immersed copper (4) adapted to receive the bottom part (5) of an as ash (2), wherein p = nxm and n and m are independently an integer between 2 and 200, preferably between 4 and 20, that the liner (1) on its underside (6) likewise, the pieces comprise configurations (7) such as tubular sleeves intended to receive a cap (9) of a bottle (2), a spacer (1), via the configurations (7), resting on an existing bulging ring (ll) placed under the cap (9) on the neck (10) of the bottle (2), that a design (7) substantially coincides with the middle part (12) of a cup (4), bottles (2) in two or more placed on top of each other fl ash layer (13) separated by a spacer (1) is located ir ak line above and below each other and that the mutual position of the cups (4) is such that all bottles (2) placed in one or more rows are always in a straight line in relation to each other and in relation to the limiting sides (1) of the liner (1) ). Spacer (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottom surface of a cup (4) is convex or conical from the top and thus adapted to a convex or conical ash bottom, respectively. Spacer (l) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that n is 6 and m is 8, wherein p is 48. A spacer (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that n is 8 and m is 12, wherein p is 96. Spacer (1) according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the liner (1) has a width of 40 to 160 cm and a length of 60 to 240 cm. A spacer (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that the spacer (1) has a width of 60 cm and a length of 80 cm. A spacer (1) according to any one of claims 1 - 6, characterized in that the spacer (1) is provided with means enabling handling by means of a fork-mounted transport aid. A spacer (1) according to any one of claims 1 - 7, characterized in that the underside (6) and / or sides (14) of the spacer (1) are designed so that the spacer (1) can be transported on a conveyor track, such as a conveyor belt. a chain link or the like. Insert (1) according to one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the insert (1) is manufactured by injection molding a polymeric material, such as polyethylene or polypropylene.