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WO1999015428A1
WO1999015428A1 PCT/CH1997/000360 CH9700360W WO9915428A1 WO 1999015428 A1 WO1999015428 A1 WO 1999015428A1 CH 9700360 W CH9700360 W CH 9700360W WO 9915428 A1 WO9915428 A1 WO 9915428A1
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vessel
bottles
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vessel carrier
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Eddie Shorter
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Schoeller International Engineering Ag
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Priority to PCT/CH1997/000360 priority Critical patent/WO1999015428A1/fr
Priority to PCT/CH1998/000263 priority patent/WO1999015429A1/fr
Priority to DK98942364T priority patent/DK0966389T3/da
Priority to EP98942364A priority patent/EP0966389B1/fr
Priority to AT98942364T priority patent/ATE276160T1/de
Publication of WO1999015428A1 publication Critical patent/WO1999015428A1/fr
Priority to NO992473A priority patent/NO992473D0/no

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D71/70—Trays provided with projections or recesses in order to assemble multiple articles, e.g. intermediate elements for stacking
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/22—Boxes or like containers with side walls of substantial depth for enclosing contents
    • B65D1/24—Boxes or like containers with side walls of substantial depth for enclosing contents with moulded compartments or partitions
    • B65D1/243—Crates for bottles or like containers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2501/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece
    • B65D2501/24—Boxes or like containers with moulded compartments or partitions
    • B65D2501/24006—Details relating to bottle crates
    • B65D2501/2405—Construction
    • B65D2501/24063—Construction of the walls
    • B65D2501/24089—Height of the side walls
    • B65D2501/24108—Height of the side walls corresponding to part of the height of the bottles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2501/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece
    • B65D2501/24—Boxes or like containers with moulded compartments or partitions
    • B65D2501/24006—Details relating to bottle crates
    • B65D2501/2405—Construction
    • B65D2501/24063—Construction of the walls
    • B65D2501/24089—Height of the side walls
    • B65D2501/24114—Walls of varrying height

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  • the invention relates - in accordance with the preamble of the independent claims - to a vessel carrier and its use as reusable packaging for the storage and transportation of vessels, which is designed to accommodate several essentially uniformly sized and upright standing vessels, in which the horizontal outer dimensions of its stand area correspond at least approximately to those of the loading area of a base intended for the storage and transport of goods, in particular a pallet or partial pallet.
  • bottle crates For the storage or transport of vessels in the form of bottles are bottle crates. These can hold about 6 to 24 bottles. They are usually characterized by one or more handles by means of which the bottle crate can be carried. Such bottle crates are stacked on standardized documents, so-called pallets or partial pallets, both for the storage and for the transportation of beverages.
  • the respective vessel carriers In order that good stability of the load can be achieved with both the bottle crates and the can carriers, the respective vessel carriers must be in one layer. each other and the stacks thereof are fastened to the pallets or partial pallets, which is usually accomplished by means of straps which are guided around the stacks and lashed down.
  • the known can carriers cannot be used for the storage and transportation of bottles or the bottle crates cannot be used accordingly for cans: This makes the special production of can carriers and bottle crates necessary, which increases the raw material consumption and the transport volume of the empty containers considerably.
  • bottle carriers so-called “trays”. These have, for example, an upper side with a large number of depressions into which a uniform size is present and upright
  • the horizontal outer dimensions of the stand area of such trays have also been adapted to those of the loading area of a base intended for the storage and transport of goods, for example pallets or partial pallets.
  • NEN have an overall height that is significantly less than half the height of the bottles to be filled. As a result, they can be nested in a space-saving manner when empty and are therefore also inexpensive to store and transport.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a vessel carrier which eliminates the known disadvantages of the prior art as possible and which is suitable for storing and transporting vessels in the form of both bottles and cans.
  • a vessel carrier designed as a full reusable packaging, which is designed to accommodate several vessels of essentially uniform size and standing upright in one plane, in which the horizontal outer dimensions of its standing area correspond to those of the loading area of one for storage and at least approximately correspond to the underlay intended for the transport of goods, in particular the pallet or partial pallet, and which is characterized in that it comprises a multiplicity of regularly arranged elements (13) which, on their top and bottom sides, hold vessels in the form of bottles (15) or cans (16) are formed.
  • This vessel carrier according to the invention advantageously comprises plastic as the material and is produced in one piece, or used at least in one piece.
  • the regularly arranged depressions in the top and bottom of the vessel carrier can be separated from one another by partition walls, quills or marginal quills or any combination of at least two of these elements.
  • Special designs of this vessel carrier according to the invention result from the dependent claims. The basic use of the vessel carrier according to the invention is explained below:
  • a first vessel carrier can be placed on a transport or partial pallet, or - provided with appropriate feet - itself designed as a pallet or partial pallet. With its recesses intended to hold a can or bottle, it forms the base for a first layer of cans to be filled, e.g. Beverage cans made of aluminum, or bottles, e.g. B. glass bottles.
  • the second vessel holder is preferably placed directly on the upper sealing flange of the cans or on the heads or sealing caps (for filled, closed bottles) or on the mouthpieces (for empty, open bottles) of the first layer of cans or bottles. If the first vessel carrier is equipped with pallet feet, these pallet legs are of course dispensed with in the second vessel carrier.
  • the second vessel carrier When the first vessel carrier (without its own pallet feet) is placed on a pallet or partial pallet, the second vessel carrier is identical to the first. All heads or mouthpieces of the bottles are inserted into centering rings when the second vessel carrier is placed, which are molded into the underside of each vessel carrier. If beverage cans are inserted, a likewise centering immersion ring is lowered onto the top of the can within the upper sealing flange.
  • the second vessel carrier now acts as a cover and thus also as a transport and anti-theft device for the first layer of cans or bottles. Through the recess on the top of the first vessel support in which the cans or bottles are located and through the centering or
  • Dipping ring on the underside of the second vessel carrier reliably prevents cans or bottles from tipping over or falling out.
  • the second vessel carrier forms the base for a second layer of cans or bottles which is filled in in accordance with the first.
  • a third vessel carrier comes to the second layer of cans or bottles lie.
  • vessel carriers and can or bottle layers can be stacked alternately in such a way that a stack is formed which contains at least one can or.
  • Bottle position includes and which is advantageously completed or covered at the top with a vessel carrier acting as a stack safety device.
  • vessel carriers with a footprint that essentially correspond to the outside dimensions of the loading area of a 1/4 pallet and whose loading capacity is 54 glass bottles with 0.33 1 content or 54 cans with 0.5 1 content each have been found, one stack being four Bottle layers or five can layers. However, more or fewer bottles per layer or more or less bottle layers can also be provided, with or without a correspondingly changed footprint. It is also possible to alternate layers of cans and bottles.
  • the following figures show an exemplary and preferred, vessel holder according to the invention for 54 glass bottles each with 0.33 1 content or 54 beverage cans each with 0.5 1 content and with the outer dimensions at least approximately corresponding to a 1/4 pallet. It shows:
  • FIG. 1 shows a vessel carrier in a perspective view, obliquely from above
  • FIG. 2 shows a vessel carrier in a perspective view, obliquely from below
  • FIG. 3 shows a stack with 4 layers of bottles in a view of the transverse side
  • FIG. 4 shows a partial cross section through a stack with bottles
  • 5 shows a detail from FIG. 4 with a cross section through a single element of the vessel carrier
  • FIG. 6 shows a stack with 5 layers of cans in a view of the transverse side
  • Figure 7 is a partial cross section through a stack of cans.
  • FIG. 8 shows a detail from FIG. 7 with a cross section through a single element of the vessel carrier
  • FIG. 9 is a plan view of the top of a vessel carrier
  • FIG. 10 shows a plan view of the underside of a vessel carrier
  • FIG. 12 shows a transverse side view of a stack with empty, nested vessel carriers.
  • FIG. 1 shows a vessel carrier 1 which has a standing area which essentially corresponds to the bearing area of a 1/4 pallet.
  • This vessel carrier has regularly arranged depressions 2 on its upper side, which are separated from one another by quill 3 or quill 4.
  • the vessel carrier 1 is surrounded by a rim 5 which runs essentially vertically, defines the outermost circumference of the vessel carrier and preferably has rounded corners 6.
  • the marginal quills 4 are molded onto the rim 5 and have an upper end 7 which is at a common level with the upper ends 8 of the quills 3. Only the peripheral quills 4, which are molded onto the rounded corners 6 of the rim 5, define a lower level with their upper end 9.
  • the vessel carrier 1 can have recesses 11 designed as handles on its transverse side surfaces 10. Additional handles can be molded into the longitudinal side surfaces 12 or molded onto the latter.
  • Figure 2 shows the vessel carrier 1 according to Figure 1 from below.
  • the bottom has elements 13. These elements 13 are preferably arranged orthogonally and comprise a centering ring 14 for centering a bottle 15 or can 16 and a reinforcing ring 17. Reinforcing ring 17 and centering ring 14 on the underside and the depression 2 on the top of an element 13 of the vessel carrier 1 preferably arranged concentrically on an axis 18 (see FIG. 4).
  • the reinforcement rings 17 are connected to one another or to the inside of the rim 5 via webs 19.
  • These webs 19 can (as shown) have a lower height than the reinforcement rings 17, but they can also be of the same height, at least between the reinforcement rings, which improves the transverse stability of the vascular carriers.
  • the webs 19, which connect directly to the board 5, have a common lower edge 20 with this. At least the centering rings 14, but preferably also the reinforcing rings 17, project below the level of the lower edge 20 of the flange 5.
  • FIG. 3 shows the use of the vessel carrier 1 according to the invention for the storage of glass bottles 15 with 0.33 liter content each.
  • the bottom vessel carrier 21 of a stack has feet 22 on its underside, which are arranged and have such a height that the stack can be easily picked up with a forklift.
  • this lowermost vessel carrier 21 with its feet 22 - like the vessel carrier 1 - is made in one piece from washable plastic and is designed as a complete 1/4 pallet.
  • a first layer of 54 bottles 15 with a substantially uniform size is inserted into the corresponding depressions of the bottom vessel support 21 and stands upright in one plane.
  • the quill 3 or quill 4 at the edge give the bottles 15 a good footing so that they are reliably secured against tipping over or falling out.
  • a vessel carrier 1 which serves as a cover and (theft) security of the first bottle layer.
  • this vessel carrier 1 there is a - corresponding to the first - second layer of bottles 15, which in turn is covered or secured by a vessel carrier 1.
  • a vessel carrier 1 In the recesses of this or another vessel carrier 1 there is a - corresponding to the first - third or fourth layer of bottles 15, which in turn is covered or secured by a vessel carrier 1.
  • each shelf 5 of the vessel carriers 1, 21 has recesses 11 on its lower edge, which are designed as holding or carrying handles.
  • the recess 11 represents a handle in the middle of the transverse side or end face of a vessel carrier 1, 21.
  • FIG. 4 shows a cross section through part of the stack in FIG. 3.
  • the bottles 15 are held in this way by the depressions 2 of an underlying vessel holder 1 or 21, in which they stand and by the centering rings 14 of an above vessel holder 1 that its axis of symmetry essentially coincides with the axis 18 of the elements 13.
  • the lower edge of the webs 19 in the area between the reinforcing rings 17 which connect them to one another just coincides with the lower edge of the reinforcing rings 17.
  • FIG. 5 shows the cross section through a single element 13 of the vessel carrier 1 according to the invention - corresponding to FIG. 4.
  • the centering ring 14 and the reinforcing ring 17 are arranged concentrically to the axis 18, which is essentially perpendicular to the bearing plane and to the upper and lower sides of the vessel carrier 1. It is clear from this FIG. 5 that the webs 19 extend between two adjacent elements 13 and thereby connect their centering rings 14 and reinforcing rings 17 directly to one another.
  • the upper edge 24 of the web 19 merges at the same level into a cover surface 25 which connects the two adjacent reinforcement rings 17 to one another.
  • the lower edge 26 of the web 19 can extend in the area between the reinforcing rings 17 at the same level as the lower edges of the reinforcing rings (as shown here) or lie above them (see FIG. 2).
  • the centering ring 14 preferably comprises the sections for coarse centering 27 of the heads of the bottles 15 of an underlying layer. These coarse centering sections 27 preferably have an incline of 45 ° running against the axis 18 and connect at their lower edge directly to a substantially horizontal protective section 28 which protects this lower edge against injuries. At its upper end, the rough centering sections 27 go into a practically cylindrical first center Trier section 29, which in turn merge at its upper end into a horizontal or slightly inclined or slightly rising first support 30 against the axis.
  • This first support 30 together with the first centering section 27 serve to securely center the bottle heads of the possibly underlying layer of wide-mouth bottles and to place the vessel carrier 1 on these wide-neck bottles (not shown).
  • the first support 30 merges into a second practically cylindrical centering section 31, which merges into a second support section 32 at its upper end.
  • This second support section 32 is preferably curved upward for the purpose of individual adaptation to the level and diameter of the bottle heads and for fine centering of the bottle heads and has a central opening 33.
  • the upwardly arched second support section 32 protects the inscriptions on the closures of the bottles from scratching. This protection against contact between the container and the cargo is further enhanced by the central opening 33.
  • this central opening 33 serves to drain off the washing water when cleaning the vessel carriers by consequently avoiding closed components in which water could accumulate.
  • the second support area 32 protrudes somewhat above the level of the upper edge 24 of the web 19 and the top surface 25 and thereby serves to center the bottom of a bottle 15 which is inserted into this vessel carrier. Between such inserted bottles 15, the closest quill 3 or quill 4 are visible.
  • the top edges 24 of the webs 19 or the top surfaces 25 or, depending on the curvature of the bottle bottoms also the top of the second support sections 32 serve as supports for the bottles 15 used.
  • the centering cuts 29, 31 can also be precisely cylindrical or slightly conical.
  • the stacking game is significantly influenced by the diameter of these centering sections or by the difference between these diameters and the diameter of the bottle head.
  • Another embodiment of the vessel carrier detects centering rings 14 with only one centering section for normal or wide-necked bottles.
  • any desired combinations of the illustrated and / or described embodiments are also covered by the inventive concept.
  • FIG. 6 shows the use of the vessel carrier 1 according to the invention for the storage of cans 16 with 0.5 1 content each.
  • the bottom vessel carrier 21 of a stack has feet 22 on its underside, which are arranged and have such a height that the stack can be easily picked up with a forklift.
  • this bottom vessel holder 21 with its feet 22 - like the vessel holder 1 - is made in one piece from washable plastic and is designed as a complete 1/4 pallet.
  • a first layer of 54 beverage cans 16 with a substantially uniform size is inserted into the corresponding recesses in the lowermost vessel support 21 and stands upright in one plane.
  • the quill 3 or the quill 4 at the edge convey the cans 16 a good one
  • a vessel carrier 1 which serves as a cover and (theft) security for the first can layer.
  • a second layer of cans 16 which corresponds to the first one, which in turn is covered or secured by a vessel carrier 1.
  • a third or fourth and fifth layer of cans 16 which corresponds to the first, and which in turn is covered or secured by a vessel holder 1.
  • a circumferential rim 5 can be seen, which comprises on its upper edge - between the marginal quills 4 - a plurality of cutouts 23, each in the region of the middle between two marginal quills (4) opposite their upper ends (7) have their greatest height difference and which reveal the view of each label of the outermost cans 16 of a layer.
  • This visualization of a maximum part of the can and the respective label, lettering or logo makes it easier for the customer to identify his preferred product.
  • each shelf 5 of the vessel carriers 1, 21 has recesses 11 on its lower edge, which are designed as holding or carrying handles.
  • the recess 11 represents a handle in the middle of the transverse side or end face of a vessel carrier 1, 21.
  • the peripheral rim 5 still offers enough space for advertising, for example, glued there , can be printed or engraved.
  • FIG. 7 shows a cross section through part of the stack in FIG. 6.
  • the cans 16 through the depressions 2 of an underlying vessel carrier 1 or 21, in which they stand, and through the centering rings 14 of an overlying vessel carrier 1 are kept such that their axis of symmetry essentially coincides with the axis 18 of the elements 13.
  • the lower edge of the webs 19 in the area between the reinforcing rings 17, which connect them to one another just coincides with the lower edge of the reinforcing rings 17.
  • FIG. 8 shows the cross section through a single element 13 of the vessel carrier 1 according to the invention - corresponding to FIG. 7.
  • the webs 19 extend between two adjacent elements 13 and thereby connect their centering rings 14 and reinforcing rings 17 directly to one another.
  • the upper edge 24 of the web 19 merges at the same level into a cover surface 25 which connects the two adjacent reinforcement rings 17 to one another.
  • the lower edge 26 of the web 19 can extend in the area between the reinforcing rings 17 at the same level as the lower edges of the reinforcing rings (as shown here) or lie above them (see FIG. 2).
  • the centering ring 14 preferably comprises the sections for coarse centering 27 of the heads or crown caps of bottles of an underlying layer. These coarse centering sections 27 preferably have an incline of 45 ° running against the axis 18 and connect at their lower edge directly to a substantially horizontal protective section 28 which protects this lower edge against injuries.
  • the outer diameter of this protective section 28 is dimensioned such that the annular protective section is immersed in the upper sealing flange of a can 16 and thus centers the can.
  • the distance x between the lower edge of the protective section 28 and the lower edge 26 of the web 19 can be dimensioned such that the protective section 28 or the web 19 lie precisely on the lid or the upper closure flange of the can; this distance x is then preferably just 4 mm.
  • the distance x on the one hand is less than 4 mm, for example 3 mm, then the vessel carrier 1 lying above a layer of cans only rests on the upper sealing flange of the underlying cans 16. If x, on the other hand, is greater than 4 mm, for example 5 mm, the vessel carrier only rests with the protective section 28 of the centering ring 14 on the covers of the underlying cans 16.
  • the stacking game which is very important for the lateral stability of a stack, can be adjusted.
  • the upwardly curved first 30 and second support section 32 protect the closures of the cans from being crushed or otherwise damaged.
  • the second Auflagebe- rich 32 projects by its bulge slightly above the level of the upper edge 24 of the web 19 and the top surface 25 also "Uend thus serves to center the base of a can 16 before WEL in this container support is used. As a support for the used cans 16 serve above all the upper edges 24 of the webs 19th
  • FIG. 9 shows a plan view of an empty vessel carrier 1 with a standing area which essentially corresponds to the storage area of a 1/4 pallet.
  • 54 orthogonally arranged depressions 2 serve to hold a layer of bottles or cans.
  • the depressions 2 are delimited by quills 3, or quills 4 on the edge, and by the circumferential rim 5.
  • the central opening 33 is provided in the center of each depression. Then the top of the second support section 32 is visible, which in turn merges with the webs 19 on the periphery.
  • the webs 19 run radially to the central opening 33, the upper edges 24 of which merge into the top surface 25.
  • the side surfaces 34 of the quill 3 or the quill 4 at the edge are - depending on the essentially round surface of the bottles or cans to be used - slightly concave or have part-circular indentations.
  • the quill 3 or quill 4 On their upper end faces 35, the quill 3 or quill 4 have one or more openings or drainage holes 36. These drainage holes are used to drain the one-piece and plastic vessel carriers after they have been washed for cleaning. It is important that no part of a vessel carrier, neither on the top nor on the Bottom, collect or retain wash water. All washing water can drip off, which considerably simplifies the drying process.
  • the depressions 2 or the side surfaces of the quill 3 and the quill 4 on the edge are adapted to the round bottle or can shape here.
  • the depressions 2 can be adapted to another bottle or can shape (e.g. polyhedral or otherwise deviating from the round shape).
  • the elements 13 or depressions 2 and thus also the sleeves 3 are designed according to a hexagonal pattern. This enables a denser packing of the vessels in the vessel carrier 1.
  • intermediate walls can be provided which connect the quill 3 or the quill 4 to the edge and contribute to increased transverse stability of the vessel carrier 1, as well as centering rings 14 which consist of segments which are spaced apart.
  • Figure 10 shows the underside of a container carrier 1 with egg ⁇ ner plurality of centering rings 14, which are respectively orthogonal to the wells at the top, in this case distributed.
  • the reinforcement rings 17 are arranged concentrically to the centering rings and connected to them via 8 webs 19.
  • the webs which run parallel to the transverse or longitudinal sides of the vessel support, also connect the reinforcement rings 17 of two adjacent elements 13 or the reinforcement rings to the peripheral rim 5.
  • FIG. 11 shows a longitudinal and a transverse side view of the vessel carrier according to the invention.
  • the quill 3 or the quill 4 with its upper end face 35 define the uppermost level of the vessel carrier 1.
  • the circumferential rim 5 is also up to this level in the areas which are molded onto the quill 4 pulled up and leaves cutouts 23 free. Below the lower edge 20 of the rim 5, the reinforcement rings 17 and webs 19 connecting them are visible.
  • the lowest level of a vessel carrier 1 is defined by the lower edges of the centering rings 14.
  • the reinforcing rings 17 have an outer diameter which corresponds approximately to the largest diameter of the vessels to be stored or transported.
  • the effective average box height of the vessel carrier 1 is determined by the distance of the lower edge 20 to the upper end faces 35 of the quill 3 and the quill 4 or the rim 5, the reinforcing rings 17 or the centering rings 14 by the amount of their protrusion below the lower edge 20 of the shelf 5 penetrate into the recesses 2 of the underlying vessel carrier and thus prevent the nested vessel carriers from slipping against one another in engagement with the quills.
  • the vessel holder 1 is used as a full, reusable pack:
  • the vessel holder is placed on a conveyor belt under a bottle or can filling machine, whereupon when using the vessel holder 1 described above as an example - with a specially designed filling head - all 54 bottles or cans at once be lowered into the vessel carrier.
  • the bottles 15 or cans 16 of a layer are advantageously aligned in such a way that the labels or inscriptions are visible through the cutouts 23 of the rim 5 running around the vessel carrier 1. This process is the same when filling single containers or multi-packs (top packs).
  • the filled vessel carrier is then transported from the conveyor belt to a palletizing machine, where preferably four layers of bottles or five layers of cans are stacked.
  • a vessel holder placed on the top layer is used as a cover and stacking safety device. If necessary, this cover can be connected to the pallet or to the bottom container carrier 21 designed as a pallet by means of bands or the like.
  • the filled pallets are e.g. transported to an interim storage facility (depot) and from there to a supermarket. Thanks to the good visibility, the products are e.g. a special shape or color of the bottles or cans, the label or the advertisement on the vessel carrier is easily recognized. Customers can simply remove the individual bottles or cans connected as a multi-pack (top pack) directly from the container.
  • Fiddling ässangen with empty Ge thanks to the - embodied as handles - te recesses 11 at the Unterkan ⁇ 20 of the rim 5 extremely simple.
  • the empty jar carriers are easy to carry and are nested to save space in the empties store of the supermarket or filled there by hand with the empty bottles returned by the customers.
  • Pallets with preferably four layers of bottles held and secured by the vessel carriers according to the invention are covered and secured with a fifth vessel carrier, whereupon they are transported back to the beverage manufacturer. There, the bottles are recycled and the vial carriers are washed, dried and stored in a box until they are used again.
  • the excellent nestability and volume savings are greatly appreciated.
  • the container carrier according to the invention offers several essential advantages:
  • bottles and cans can be stored and transported in the same container. Even bottles and cans can be stacked - at least in layers.
  • a stack made with these vessel carriers is characterized by an extraordinarily high stability. This can also be attributed to the great diagonal stiffness of the vessel carriers, which results, among other things, from the fact that the reinforcing rings 17 are connected to one another and to the rim 5 by webs 19.
  • a vascular support system which comprises coordinated parts: at least one vascular support 1; a support intended for the storage or transport of goods, the loading area of which corresponds to a part or - including the number 1 - integral multiples of the standing area of a vessel carrier 1, or a vessel carrier 21;

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La présente invention concerne un support de récipients (1) ainsi que son utilisation comme emballage retournable pour bouteilles (15) et/ou cannettes (16). Le support de récipients présente une multitude d'éléments (13) à ordonnancement régulier, destinés à recevoir des récipients de taille sensiblement identique et dressés dans un même plan, et les dimensions extérieures horizontales de sa base correspondent au moins de manière approximative à celles de la surface de charge d'une palette ou d'un élément de palette, d'où la possibilité d'empiler les supports vides de récipients en utilisant peu de place. Un premier support de récipients (1) sert à recevoir une première rangée de bouteilles (15) ou de canettes (16). Un second support de récipients, identique au premier, est posé sur la première rangée de récipients et sert à recevoir la seconde rangée. Chaque pile constituée d'une ou plusieurs rangées de récipients peut être recouverte ou bloquée par un autre support de récipients.
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DK98942364T DK0966389T3 (da) 1997-09-24 1998-06-17 Beholderunderstötning
EP98942364A EP0966389B1 (fr) 1997-09-24 1998-06-17 Support de recipients
AT98942364T ATE276160T1 (de) 1997-09-24 1998-06-17 Gefässträger
NO992473A NO992473D0 (no) 1997-09-24 1999-05-21 Holder for beholdere

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