US20130068635A1 - Carrier having stabilizing tabs - Google Patents

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US20130068635A1
US20130068635A1 US13/699,106 US201113699106A US2013068635A1 US 20130068635 A1 US20130068635 A1 US 20130068635A1 US 201113699106 A US201113699106 A US 201113699106A US 2013068635 A1 US2013068635 A1 US 2013068635A1
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  • the field of the invention relates to beverage packaging.
  • the packaging of beverages consumes law amounts of raw materials.
  • Apparatus for use with a plurality of beverage containers forms one aspect of the invention.
  • This apparatus comprises a cradle for each of said plurality of containers, each cradle, in use, supporting the container for which it is provided in the manner in which a clay wine cooler supports a wine bottle, the cradles being operatively secured to one another in use to define a tote for transporting said containers.
  • This apparatus further comprises, for and secured to each cradle, at least a pair of resilient tabs. The tabs for each cradle, in use, collectively stabilize the container supported by said each cradle.
  • each tab in use, can extend, from the cradle for which it is provided, towards the container supported by said cradle, and downwardly, and exert force against said container.
  • the apparatus can be adapted so as to permit a plurality of the apparatus to be stackable upon one another in nested relation such that, in a stacked pair of the apparatus, the cradles of one of the pair are supported by the cradles of the other of the pair.
  • the tote can be defined by:
  • the sidewall portions and the tabs can be offset such that, in the stacked pair of apparatus, the cradles of the one of the pair are not stabilized by the tabs of the other of the pair.
  • the at least one slot can be a single, central slot.
  • each socket there can be three tabs and three sidewall portions.
  • the apparatus can be any suitable item. According to other aspects of the invention, the apparatus can be any suitable item.
  • the tote and the tabs can be injection-molded as a single piece of plastic.
  • the tote can be defined by a bin part and an insert part.
  • the bin part can be:
  • the insert part, in use can comprise
  • the insert can have an expanded configuration, wherein the platform segments are coplanar and spaced apart from one another and each platform segment can have the adjacent partition segments extending therefrom in the manner in which the legs of a sawhorse extend from the bed.
  • the insert can be injection-molded as a single piece of plastic.
  • FIG. 1 is a top, front isometric view of apparatus constructed according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a bottom, front isometric view of the apparatus of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is a side view of the apparatus of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 4 is an end view of the apparatus of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 5 is a top view of the apparatus of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the apparatus of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 7 is a side view of the apparatus of FIG. 1 in use
  • FIG. 8A is a view, similar to FIG. 1 , of apparatus according to another exemplary embodiment
  • FIG. 8B is a view of a stacked pair of the apparatus of FIG. 8A ;
  • FIG. 9 is a view similar to FIG. 5 of apparatus according to another exemplary embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a side view of the structure of FIG. 9 , with a beverage cup positioned above one of the cradles;
  • FIG. 11 is an end view of the structure of FIG. 9 , with the beverage cup positioned in one of the cradles;
  • FIG. 12 is a view similar to FIG. 5 of apparatus according to another exemplary embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 13 is a view similar to FIG. 5 of apparatus according to another exemplary embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 14 is a perspective view of apparatus according to another exemplary embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 15 is a view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 14 ;
  • FIG. 16 is an assembly view of the structure of FIG. 15 ;
  • FIG. 17 is a view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 14 ;
  • FIG. 18 is an assembly view of the structure of FIG. 17 ;
  • FIG. 19 is an exploded view of a structure similar to FIG. 14 ;
  • FIG. 20 is a view similar to FIG. 17 ;
  • FIG. 21 is an assembly view of the structure of FIG. 20 ;
  • FIG. 22 is a view of another exemplary embodiment of the structure of FIG. 15 ;
  • FIG. 23 is a view of the structure of FIG. 22 , in a closed configuration
  • FIG. 24 is a side view of the structure of FIG. 23 in use with the structure of FIG. 20 ;
  • FIG. 25 is an end view of the structure of FIG. 24 ;
  • FIG. 26 is a top view of the structure of FIG. 24 ;
  • FIG. 27 is a view along C-C of FIG. 25 ;
  • FIG. 28 is a view along A-A of FIG. 24 .
  • a tote 20 which forms an exemplary embodiment of the invention is shown in FIG. 1 and will be seen to take the form of an injection-molded plastic part comprising six cradles 22 secured to one another.
  • the tote 20 is defined by a generally planar platform portion 24 having at least one slot 26 , specifically, a single, central slot, and having, for each cradle, and leading thereto, an aperture 28 .
  • a carrying handle 30 Projecting from one side of the platform portion 24 is a carrying handle 30 for and bridging each slot 26 from end to end.
  • a cradle bottom 32 is disposed opposite the one side of the platform portion 24 and three sidewall portions 34 extend from the platform portion 24 to the cradle bottom 32 , the sidewall portions 34 being orientated such that each cradle 22 tapers slightly in girth as the sidewall portions 34 so extend.
  • each cradle 22 is at least a pair, specifically three, resilient tabs 36 .
  • the tabs 36 are spaced apart about and each extending inwardly from the outer periphery of cradle 22 and also downwardly, towards the cradle bottom 32 .
  • each cradle in use, supports a respective one of the containers generally in the manner in which a clay wine cooler supports a wine bottle, and each tab, extends, from the cradle for which it is provided, to the container supported by said cradle, and downwardly, and exerts force against said container, such that the tabs collectively stabilize the container supported by said each cradle.
  • FIG. 8A shows another embodiment 20 ′, similar to the embodiment of FIG. 1 , but differing in that (i) it includes modified tabs 36 ′, similar in function to tabs 36 but extending first upwardly and then inwardly and downwardly; and (ii) it includes modified cradle bottoms 32 ′, similar in function to bottoms 32 but having stepped portions 32 A, 32 B, to accommodate bottles of differing diameters.
  • this apparatus 20 ′ is adapted so as to permit a plurality of the apparatus 20 ′ to be stackable upon one another in nested relation such that, in a stacked pair of the apparatus, the cradles of one of the pair are supported by the cradles of the other of the pair.
  • the sidewall portions and the tabs are offset such that, in the stacked pair of apparatus, the cradles of the one of the pair are not stabilized by the tabs of the other of the pair; this allows the totes in a stack to be readily removed from one another. [When stacked, the handles pass through the slots of other totes.]
  • FIGS. 9-11 show another embodiment 20 A, functionally similar to the structures of FIGS. 1-7 but which is sized and dimensioned such that each cradle can support, and such that the tabs for said each cradle can stabilize, a beverage cup 40 which ranges in size from 8 oz to 24 oz.
  • the device of FIGS. 9-11 could, similarly, be constructed with the modified tabs and modified cradle bottoms of FIGS. 8A , 8 B.
  • FIGS. 12 and 13 show further variants 20 B, 20 C along the same lines, adapted for use with containers of different sizes and shapes. These variants are notable in that they show cradles provided with four resilient tabs 36 , disposed at 90° to one another, in contrast to the 120° orientation in the FIGS. 1-11 variants.
  • FIG. 14 An alternate embodiment 20 D of the invention is shown in FIG. 14 .
  • the tote 20 D is defined by a bin part 42 and an insert part 44 , and the apparatus is adapted to transport over long distances, for example, 12 ⁇ 750 ml bottles of wine, in the manner of a shipping carton.
  • Bin part 42 will be seen to have side apertures 43 , forming handles.
  • the bin part 42 is adapted to be constructed on a snap-together basis from a substantially planar blank 46 .
  • the insert part in use, comprises:
  • the insert 44 will be seen in FIG. 18 to have an expanded configuration, wherein the platform segments 50 are coplanar and spaced apart from one another and each platform segment 50 has the adjacent partition segments 54 extending therefrom in the manner in which the legs of a sawhorse extend from the bed of the sawhorse.
  • This insert 44 is injection-molded as a single piece of plastic and folded, as shown in FIG. 17 , for use.
  • FIG. 14 shows this tote 20 D in a format suitable for long distance shipment of wine in 750 ml bottles, simply by removing the 12-aperture insert and replacing a 6-aperture insert, as suggested by FIG. 19 , this tote 20 D can be converted into a shipping carton for a half-dozen 1.5 litre bottles.
  • FIGS. 20-23 show yet another variation, suitable for shipment of 12 bottles of beer.
  • the bin 42 ′ is an injection-molded plastic structure, made watertight, and provided with a drain plug 62 . This variation allows the beer to be placed on ice by the user, using the shipping carton as the cooler.

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