WO2001038192A1

WO2001038192A1 - Carrying device comprising a carrying handle for a carrying plate

Info

Publication number: WO2001038192A1
Application number: PCT/AT2000/000313
Authority: WO
Inventors: Johannes Zelko
Original assignee: Steiner Technology Gmbh
Priority date: 1999-11-25
Filing date: 2000-11-21
Publication date: 2001-05-31
Also published as: AU1974801A

Abstract

The invention relates to a carrying device (1) comprising at least one carrying handle (3) for a carrying plate (2) provided for accommodating containers (13), especially beverage cans, whereby the carrying plate has openings or recesses (8) for accommodating the containers (13) and has retaining means (10) for holding said containers (13) in place. The carrying handle (3) is rod-shaped and comprises coupling parts (18) in the end areas (17) of its longitudinal extension. The carrying plate (2) has diametrically opposed coupling parts which are located in the vicinity of at least two opposite lateral edges (4 to 7). The coupling parts (18) can be coupled, according to need, for transferring tensile forces that are exerted in a longitudinal direction of the carrying handle (3), and a locking device (20), which can be disengaged according to need, is arranged between said coupling parts.

Description

Carrying device with a carrying handle for a supporting plate

The invention relates to a Tragvorπchtung with a Traggπff for a support plate for receiving containers, as described in the preamble of claim 1

A large number of carrying aids for a wide variety of containers are known from the prior art, with these versions of the carrying handle for such supporting devices mostly being connected in one piece with the part receiving the container and a rigid and space-consuming construction being realized. In the case of such supporting devices, the carrying handles are formed in one piece have, the support devices can not be stacked on top of each other or a stacking of such support devices has the disadvantage of an enormous space requirement. If such support devices are to be cleaned after use, since they are designed for multiple use, they are heavy due to their one-piece construction it is difficult to handle and furthermore the cleaning process is made difficult by complex cleaning devices which enable this

Another disadvantage results from the fact that the carrying handles of such carrying devices engage in the area of the carrying device in which the containers to be transported are arranged, as a result of which the volume of the containers to be accommodated is substantially restricted. Furthermore, it is not possible to remove the carrying handles of such carrying devices from to separate the area of the carrying device receiving the containers and thus to achieve space-saving transport or more efficient manipulation of such carrying devices

In all known carrying devices of this type, the one-piece and exposed arrangement of the carrying handle also makes it impossible to ensure adequate rigidity or robustness of such carrying devices for manipulation or transport

The present invention has for its object to provide a carrying device in which a stackable, space-saving carrying device for containers can be provided with the simplest means for transport by one person

This object of the invention is achieved by the features in the characterizing part of claim 1 It is advantageous in the solution specified in claim 1 that with several stacked support plates provided with containers, a carrying handle can be used or snapped with the simplest means to form this carrying device, and thus a removal of this support plate or a transport thereof by a person is considerably simplified or simplified Furthermore, it is possible to remove the carrying handle of the carrying device in the case of several empty supporting plates and thus stack the supporting plates in a space-saving manner in the manner of a deposit system

Due to the resilient design of the carrying capacity of the carrying device, it is possible to use it several times for transporting a carrying plate filled with containers, or it is possible through the inexpensive manufacture of the carrying handle to recycle it. Furthermore, the connection area or the locking device between the carrying device and the support plate is arranged outside the volume of the container to be accommodated, whereby the receiving area for the holder of the support plate can be used to the maximum and no disruptive elements of the support device are arranged in this area

The advantages that can be achieved by the further developments according to claims 2 to 3 1 can be found in the following, special description of the exemplary embodiments

The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the exemplary embodiments shown in the drawings

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1 the carrying device according to the invention in a perspective view from above with the carrying handle brought up to the carrying plate,

2 shows the carrying device according to FIG. 1 in a perspective view from below,

3 shows an end region forming the coupling device of the carrying handle,

4 shows the end area according to FIG. 3 according to arrow IV in FIG. 3,

5 shows a coupling position of the support plate in plan view, - 3 -

6 shows the coupling part of the support plate, cut according to lines VI-VI in FIG. 5 with the coupling part of the carry handle inserted;

Figure 7 shows the positive connection of the coupling parts in a perspective view from below.

8 shows a further embodiment variant for the formation of a locking device by the coupling parts;

Fig. 9 shows another embodiment of the locking device of the coupling parts.

As an introduction, it should be noted that in the differently described embodiments, the same parts are provided with the same reference numerals or the same component names, and the disclosures contained in the entire description can be applied analogously to the same parts with the same reference numerals or the same component names. The location information selected in the description, e.g. above, below, laterally etc. refer to the figure described and illustrated immediately and are to be transferred to the new position in the event of a change of position. Furthermore, individual features or combinations of features from the different exemplary embodiments shown and described can also represent independent, inventive or inventive solutions.

1 and 2, a carrying device 1 is shown, which is composed of a supporting plate 2 and a carrying handle 3. The carrying handle 3 is preferably rod-shaped and is preferably made of elastically deformable material, such as e.g. Plastic etc., in one piece, e.g. by an injection molding process.

The size of the support plate 2 is limited by side edges 4 to 7 and preferably has a rectangular extension. The support plate 2 has recesses 8

Containers, preferably beverage cans or the like. wherein these recesses 8 or breakthroughs can be completely open or closed, for example, by grid arrangements or the like. Retaining means 10 protrude in the direction of an upper side 9 of the support plate 2. which are designed in this embodiment as tongue elements 1 1. These holding means 10 are for receiving or fixing the Mender container 1 is arranged, this embodiment of the holding means 10 is chosen only as an example and any other embodiment of holding means 10 for fixing the receptacle 13 on the support plate 2 can be realized

On an underside 12 of the carrier plate 2 there are now also holding means 10 for receiving containers 1 arranged in the carrier plates 2, a container 13 being indicated schematically in dashed lines in FIG. 1. The container 13 applied to the carrier plate 2 now surrounds the latter Fixing on the underside 12 of the support plate 2 holding elements 14, these holding elements 14 in this exemplary embodiment also being designed for the central stacking of supporting plates 2 in an empty state, but are only selected by way of example and any further embodiment can be used

The support plate 2 has a longitudinal central axis 15 running parallel to the longitudinal extension and bisecting the side edges 4 and 6, and perpendicular to this longitudinal central axis 15 there is a further longitudinal central axis 16 bisecting the side edges 5, 7

As already briefly mentioned, the carrying handle 3 is rod-shaped and has coupling parts 18 in end regions 17, which are T-shaped. This T-shaped design of the coupling parts 18 of the carrying handle 3 results in a hammer head-like design of these coupling parts 18

In order to now form the carrying device 1 for receptacles 13 with the carrying plate 2 and the carrying handle 3, the carrying plate 2 now also has coupling parts 19 which are designed to engage the coupling parts 18 of the carrying handle 3

1 and 2, a carrying device 1 with at least one carrying handle 3 for a supporting plate 2 for receiving containers 13, in particular beverage cans, is shown, the supporting plate 2 having recesses 8 for receiving containers 13 and holding means 10 for fixing the containers 13 and the carrying handle 3 is preferably rod-shaped. The carrying handle 3 of the carrying device 1 has coupling parts 18 in the end regions 17 of its longitudinal extension and the supporting plate 2 has in the region of at least two opposite side edges 4 to 7 opposing coupling parts 19, such as, for example Coupling receptacles or coupling extensions, which can be coupled as needed for the transmission of tensile forces directed in the longitudinal direction of the handle 3 and between which a releasable locking device 20 is arranged as required The coupling parts 18 19 of the handle 3 and the support plate 2 are formed by opposing positive locking elements 21 and thus form a positive connection between two components with a corresponding force load

The coupling parts 19 of the support plate 2 are preferably through a T-shaped recess

22 formed, which are designed to receive the hammer-head-like coupling parts 1 8 of the handle 3 in a positive manner. Furthermore, the support plate 2 on its underside 12 has retaining projections 23 protruding in the opposite direction to the handle 3, which protrude in the event of a tensile load on the handle 3 Prevent coupling parts 18 of the handle 3 from the coupling points 19 of the support plate 2

In the jointly described FIGS. 3 to 7, the coupling parts 18, 19 and the form-locking elements 21 of the locking device 20 between the two coupling parts 18, 19 are shown in detail

The carrying handle 3 according to FIGS. 3 and 4 has in its end regions 17 a T-shaped coupling part 18 or a T-shaped interlocking element 21 and has a width 24 in this region. The interlocking element 21 is designed like a hammer head, with a base 25 here of the coupling part 18 is of reduced cross-section compared to the carrying handle 3 and has a width 27 due to the arrangement of the recesses 26 on both sides of the base 25, a width 27 of the base 25 is smaller than a width 24 of the carrying handle 3 a on an end edge 28 of the carrying handle 3 Subsequent crosshead 29 of the coupling part 18 again has a width 30, which vorzugwei se corresponds to a width 24 of the handle 3 A measured in the direction of the longitudinal extension of the handle 3 width 31 of the crosshead 29 can be chosen arbitrarily large, but is preferably the same size of a width 32 of the recesses 26 forming the base 25

Of course, it is also possible to design the width 30 of the crosshead 29 to be of different sizes, that is to say smaller or larger, with a width 24, which can be realized in a simple manner by producing the handle 3 as a plastic molded casting. The crosshead 29 or the handle 3 has a crosswise to the longitudinal extension of the handle 3 measured thickness 33, in which case it is again possible to form the thickness 33 of the crosshead 29 different from the thickness 33 of the handle 3

5 and 6, the coupling part 19 or the form-locking element 21, which in the Support plate 2 is arranged and the recess 22 forms, shown This recess 22 is formed by two preferably rectangular openings 34, 35, the first opening 34 is arranged in its longitudinal extension transverse to the longitudinal central axis 15 of the support plate 2 and the opening 35 in its longitudinal extension is arranged parallel to the longitudinal central axis 15 of the support plate 2 in the direction of at least two of the side edges 4 to 7 at the opening 34

On the underside 12 of the support plate 2 are arranged in the transition area between the openings 34, 35 protruding beyond the underside 12 of the support plate 2 and preferably parallel to the longitudinal extension of the opening 34 holding projections 23

Long 36 of the preferably rectangular opening 34 is approximately the same or slightly larger a width 30 of the crosshead 29 of the coupling part 18 of the handle 3 and a width 37 of the opening 34 is approximately the same or slightly larger a thickness 33 of the crosshead 29 by this design penetration of the coupling part 18 of the handle 3 into the coupling part 19 of the support plate 2 is made possible and so

The prerequisite for connecting the form-locking elements 21 to form the locking device 20 has been created

The opening 35 extending in the direction of at least two of the side edges 4 to 7 has a width 38 measured transversely to the longitudinal center axis 15 of the support plate 2 and a length 40 measured from the holding projections 23 to the end edge 39 assigned to the side edges 4 to 7 38 of the opening 35 is now the same or geπngfu gig larger a width 27 of the base 25 of the coupling part 18, whereby after penetration or implementation of the crosshead 29 of the coupling part 18 through the opening 34 of the recess 22, a displacement of the coupling part 18 along the longitudinal central axis

15 of the support plate 2 in the direction of the front edge 39 of the opening 35 is made possible. The support plate 2 has a thickness 41 continuously, preferably in the area of the coupling parts 19. This thickness 41 is equal or slightly smaller than a width 32 of the recesses 26 of the coupling parts 1 8

A total length 42 of the opening 35 is composed of the sum of the length 40 and a thickness 43, measured along the central longitudinal axis 15 of the support plate 2, of the retaining projection 23 projecting beyond the underside 12 of the support plate 2

In Fig. 6, the assembled coupling parts 18 19 of the handle 3 or Carrier plate 2 or the form-locking elements 21 into which the locking device 20 forms the shape. This combination of locking device 20 is now designed as follows

The form-locking element 21 or the crosshead 29 of the coupling part 18 of the support 3 is passed through the opening 34 in the direction of the underside 12 of the support plate 2 until the crosshead 29 of the coupling part 18 projects completely beyond the underside 12 of the support plate 2 in this case is the width 32 of the recesses 26 greater than the thickness 41 of the support plate 2 in order to be able to spend the coupling part 1 8 of the handle 3 in the opening 35 of the recess 22 in the direction of one of the end edges 4 to 7

Width 32 is preferably greater than the thickness 41 of the support plate 2 by an amount 44, which corresponds to the height of the holding projection 23

If an end edge 45 of the recess 26 facing the upper side 9 of the support plate 2 comes to rest on this upper side 9 of the support plate 2, an end edge 46 of the

Recess 26, which is assigned to the underside 12 of the support plate 2, approximately at a distance from the underside 12 of the support plate 2, which corresponds to the amount 44 of the height of the holding projections 23. This configuration of the distance between the end edge 46 and the underside 12 the support plate 2, which corresponds to the amount 44 of the height of the holding projection 23 is now a displacement of the coupling part 18 of the handle 3 from the

Breakthrough 34 in the opening 35 possible

Since now advantageously the carrying handle 3 from a rod-shaped. resilient material is formed and the handle 3 is deformed by bending such that its coupling parts 18 can be inserted into the coupling parts 19 of the support plate 2, the handle 3 has the endeavor to return to its original position This natural property of the material of the handle 3 enables Now, without further application of force, the coupling parts 18 or the form-locking elements 21 of the handle 3 are moved into the opening 35 of the recess 22 of the support plate 2

Another advantage of this design is that the handle 3 resets into its starting position due to its natural property, so in the position in which the handle 3 forms a positive connection with the support plate 2 remains, and so the positive connection between the Coupling points 18. 19 or Verπegelungsvorπchtung 20 can only be solved by overcoming a minimum force If a tensile load - according to arrow 47 - is now applied to the carrying handle 3, the end edges 46 of the recesses 26 or the crosshead 29 press against the underside 12 of the supporting plate 2 and so the crosshead 29 of the coupling part 18 between the end edge 39 of the opening 35 and the retaining projection 23, so that here the locking device 20 is formed or the locking device 20 is realized by the retaining projection 23 resulting force in the direction of the longitudinal central axis 15 of the support plate 2, prevented, whereby an undesired emergence of the coupling part 18 of the handle 3 from the coupling part 19 of the support plate 2 or a loosening of the form-locking elements 21 can be veπmeden from each other

So-called active surfaces 48 and counteractive surfaces 49 are thus formed between the end edges 46 of the recesses 26 of the coupling parts 18 and the underside 12 of the support plate 2, and so this form-fitting connection of the form-locking elements becomes at the joint

21 claimed by the handling-related tensile load in the handle 3. Furthermore, the remaining of the coupling part 18 of the handle 3 in the opening 35 is supported by the occurrence of a surface pressure between the active surfaces 48 and the counteracting surfaces 49 and the risk of the coupling part 18 emerging from the opening 35 is further reduced. In the case of this interlocking connection, a load is distributed to the individual interlocking elements 21, as a result of which the stress on an individual component can be reduced and the service life of this interlocking connection or locking device 20 in the area of the interlocking elements 21 can be significantly increased.

Due to the occurrence of a surface pressure between the active surfaces 48 of the underside 12 of the support plate 2 and the counteractive surfaces 49 of the end edges 46 of the crosshead 29 of the coupling part 18 on a length 50 of the end edges 46, it is possible to absorb the tensile forces occurring in the carry handle 3 and additionally The advantage can be achieved that an undesired relative movement of the support plate 2 with respect to the handle 3 - according to arrows 51 in FIG. 7 - along its longitudinal central axis 15 can be reliably avoided by this arrangement and thus a safe transport of the containers to be accommodated, such as beverage cans, Bottles and the like. Can be guaranteed.

Another advantage is. that through this design the in the coupling parts 19 of the support plate 2 inserted handle 3 is held in the rest position of the support device 1 in a perpendicular to the top 9 of the support plate 2 position and thus a new picking up of the support device 1 via the handle 3 is made considerably easier by a user through the resilient design of the handle 3 remain the positive-locking elements 21 or the coupling elements 18, 19 in the position D h forming the locking device 20 so that the hammer-head-shaped coupling part 18 of the support 3 remains in the opening 35 of the coupling part 19 of the support plate 2 when the handle 3 is not loaded

A further embodiment variant of the coupling parts 18, 19 of the carrying handle 3 or of the carrying plate 2 for forming the locking device 20 is now described in FIG. 8

The coupling part 18 of the carrying handle 3, in particular an extension 52, is designed like a mushroom head and is introduced into a rectangular recess 53, which forms the coupling part 19 of the support plate 2. This mushroom-shaped extension 52 has at least two spring elements 55 spaced apart by an incision 54 , these spring elements 55 starting from an end edge 56 of the extension 52 on the opposite sides of the incision 54 in the direction of the carrying handle 3 are thereby formed oblique planes 57 are formed on the spring elements 55 on the sides facing away from the incision 54, which as an aid to the insertion Coupling part 18 of the handle 3 are formed in the recess 53 of the coupling part 19 of the support plate 2

Now if the coupling part 18 of the Traggπffes 3 to the recess 53 of the coupling part 19 in the longitudinal direction of the handle 3, the inclined planes 57 of the two spring elements 55 of the coupling part 18 with the top 9 dei the support plate 2 associated edges 58 of the recess 53 in contact If a user now applies a compressive force - according to arrow 59 - to the coupling part 18 of the handle 3, the two spring elements 55 are moved towards each other due to their inclined planes 57 in the area of the incision 54 until a width 60, which is in the area the largest dimension of the spring elements 55, an opening width 61 of the recess 53 of the

Coupling part 19 of the support plate 2 corresponds to this design, it is possible to pass the spring elements 55 through the recess 53 and to position them such that end faces 62 of the expanding spring elements 55 come to rest on the underside 12 of the support plate 2 Furthermore, a distance 63 between the end faces 62 of the spring elements 55 and the end edge 28 of the handle 3 is approximately the same as the thickness 41 of the support plate 2, whereby the Verπegelungsvorπchtung 20 can be realized by the form-locking elements 21 of the coupling parts 18, 19

Due to the surface pressure between the end faces 62 of the spring elements 55 and the underside 12 of the support plate 2 and the flat pressure between the end edge 28 of the support gπffes 3 and the top 9 of the support plate 2, in turn, a load is distributed to the form-locking elements 21 and is a higher load capacity of the coupling parts 18, 19 possible. Furthermore, the position of the handle 3 relative to the support plate 2 is thereby stabilized, so that an undesired relative movement of the support plate 2 relative to the handle 3 can be avoided

If this positive-locking connection is to be released as required by a user, it is only necessary to exert a force - according to arrows 64 - on the spring elements 55, as a result of which these are in turn deformed in the region of the incision 54 and thus the coupling part 18 of the carrying handle 3 can be removed from the coupling part 19 of the support plate 2

This is advantageous in this embodiment, as also in those previously described

Versions in the area of the coupling parts 18, the support plate 2 and the handle 3 in a parallel to the side edges 4 to 7 bisecting the central longitudinal axis 15 16 of the support plate 2 longitudinal axis extending a fixing device to avoid pivoting movements of the support plate 2 along its longitudinal central axes 15, 16

FIG. 9 shows a further embodiment variant for realizing the locking device 20 by form-locking elements 21 of the coupling parts 18, 19. The coupling part 18 of the handle 3 is formed here by a ball 65 or by a spherical cap, which is connected to the End edge 28 of the handle 3 is connected in one piece. The coupling parts 19 of the support plate 2 are thus in one piece with the

Support plate 2 connected

The support plate 2 now has the end edges 4 to 7 in the edge region and additionally, in this exemplary embodiment, a side wall 67 is set back in the direction of the recesses 8 for receiving containers 1. On this side surface 67 are in the direction of the side edges 4 to 7 projecting hollow spherical dome-shaped spring elements 68 which are integrally connected to the side wall 67. An opening width 69 of these hollow spherical cap-shaped spring elements 68 is smaller than a diameter 70 of the ball 65, so that the ball can snap into an interior space 71 defined by the spring elements 68 and the side wall 67. In their end regions facing the side edges 4 to 7, the spring elements 68 have bevels 72, which should make it much easier for the ball 65 to snap into the interior 71. In this exemplary embodiment, two spring elements 68 arranged on both sides of the ball 65 are shown and these are spaced apart from one another by an opening 73. Of course, it is also possible to arrange a plurality of spring elements 68 by arranging a plurality of openings 73, as a result of which the force for inserting the ball 65 into the interior 71 can be significantly reduced.

Due to the design that a surface 74 of the ball 65 on the underside 12 of the support plate 2 and the front edge 28 of the handle 3 on the top 9 of the support plate 2 come to rest, a positive connection of the coupling parts 1 8, 19 is again realized here. The occurrence of surface pressures in the contact surfaces between the coupling parts 18, 19 in turn results in a load distribution between the form-locking elements 21 and the coupling parts 18, 19.

Furthermore, due to the abutment of the end edge 28 of the handle 3 on the upper side 9 of the support plate 2, a relative movement of the support plate 2 with respect to the handle 3 is again along

Your longitudinal central axis 15 excluded.

In order to realize the positive connection of the coupling parts 18, 19, the coupling part 18 of the handle 3 is brought to the spring elements 68 of the coupling part 19 from the outside until the ball 65 or the surface 74 of the ball 65 on the bevels 72 of the spring elements 68 for Facility is coming. Due to the resilient design of the spring elements 68, the spring elements 68 are now deformed under the action of the ball 65 in the direction of the side wall 67 in such a way that an opening width 69 of the spring elements 68 the

Diameter 70 of the ball 65 corresponds and so the ball 65 can penetrate into the interior 71 of the coupling part 19 of the support plate 2.

A plane formed by the end regions of the spring elements 68 facing away from the receiving region of the support plate 2 runs perpendicular to the top 9 or bottom 12 of FIG Support plate 2

If the form-fit connection between the coupling parts 18, 19 is loosened as required, the reverse force is exerted on the ball in the opposite direction to the side wall 67, so that the ball can emerge from the interior 71

Basically, it should be noted that it is also possible to form the locking device 20 also by means of a snap connection or a serration connection or by a latching connection. Furthermore, the locking device 20 can also be formed by spring elements arranged in opposite directions, or the locking device 20 can be formed on the carrying handle 3 and / or the support plate 2 arranged snap elements can be formed. For additional fixing of the coupling parts 18, 19 to one another, it is possible to design actuating elements in the locking device 20 for solving them as required

Furthermore, flat sides of the band-like carrying handle 3 lie in the area of the locking device 20, parallel to the outer surface of the side edges 4 to 7 and perpendicular to the upper side 9 or lower side 12 of the carrying plate 2, in order to prevent undesired deformation of the carrying handle 3 while the carrying device 1 is being transported by a user To avoid, the carrying handle 3, due to its band-shaped design, transverse to its longitudinal extension and parallel to its flat sides, has a higher stability than in a direction running perpendicular to its flat sides

To form the Verπegelungsvorπchtung 20, it is also possible that the coupling parts 18, 19 of the handle 3 and the support plate 2 are formed to form a snap connection or a spline connection Furthermore, the coupling parts 18, 19 of the handle 3 or the support plate 2 by a locking band and the coupling parts 18, 19 of the support plate 2 or the carrying handle 3 can be formed by a locking clasp. As can be seen from the illustration in FIG. 9, the coupling parts 18, 19 of the supporting handle 3 or the supporting plate 2 can be formed as a ball or spherical cap and the coupling parts 18, 19 of the carrying plate 2 or of the carrying handle 3 can be designed as elastically expandable hollow spherical caps. For this configuration, the coupling parts 18, 19 of the carrying handle 3 or the carrying plate 2 are formed by spring elements 55 or 68

The coupling parts 19 of the support plate 2 are preferably along the distance between between the side edges 4 to 7 of the support plate 2 bisecting the side edges 4 to 7 bisecting the support plate 2 Furthermore, in the area of the coupling parts 18, 19 of the support plate 2 or the handle 3 in a longitudinal center axis 15 bisecting the side edges 4 to 7, 16 the longitudinal axis of the support plate 2, a fixing device to avoid relative movements of the support plate 2 with respect to the support handle 3 along its longitudinal central axes 15, 16

A significant advantage can be achieved in that the coupling parts 19 of the support plate 2 in the structure or that these coupling parts 19 of the support plate 2 are integrally connected to the support plate 2 or protrude beyond the top 9 or bottom 12. Furthermore, the desired effect can be achieved achieve for the support device 1 when the coupling parts 19 of the support plate 2 and the coupling parts 18 of the handle 3 are frictionally fixed to each other

Finally, it is pointed out that it is of course possible for all of the coupling parts 18, 19, snap elements, locking elements described above. Spring elements and the like can be arranged both on the carrying handle 3 and on the carrying plate 2, which also allows the inventive configuration of the locking device 20 to be achieved

For the sake of order, it should finally be pointed out that, for a better understanding of the structure of the carrying device 1, these or their components have been partially shown to scale and / or enlarged and / or reduced

The task on which the independent inventive solutions are based can be found in the description

Above all, the individual designs shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 can form the subject of independent solutions according to the invention. Tasks and solutions according to the invention can be found in the detailed descriptions of these figures REFERENCE NUMBERS

Carrier Thick support plate 42 Overall length of handle 43 Thick side edge 44 Amount of side edge 45 Front edge of side edge 46 Front edge of side edge 47 Arrow recess 48 Effective flat top side 49 Counteractive surface holding means 50 Long tongue element 51 Arrow underside 52 Extension holder 53 Recess holding element 54 Incision in longitudinal center axis 55 Spring element in longitudinal center axis 56 Front edge end area 57 level Coupling part 58 edge coupling part 59 arrow locking device 60 width form-locking element 61 opening width recess 62 front surface retaining projection 63 distance width 64 arrow base 65 ball recess 66 connecting web width 67 side wall end edge 68 spring element crosshead 69 opening width width 70 diameter width 71 interior width 72 shape oblique thickness 73 opening Breakthrough 74 Surface breakthrough Long Width Wide Front edge Long

Claims

P a t e n t a n s r u c h e

1 carrying device (1) with at least one carrying handle (3) for a supporting plate (2) for receiving containers (13), in particular beverage cans, the supporting plate (2) having openings or recesses for receiving the containers (13) and holding means (10) for fixing the container (13) and the carrying handle (3) is rod-shaped, characterized in that the carrying handle (3) of the supporting device (1) has coupling parts (18) in end regions (17) of its longitudinal extension and the supporting plate (2) in the area of at least two opposite side edges (4, 6) has mutually identical coupling parts (19), such as coupling receptacles or coupling kits, which can be coupled, if necessary, for the transmission of tensile forces directed in the longitudinal direction of the carrying handle (3) and between which a releasable locking device (20) is arranged

2 carrying device according to claim 1, characterized in that the carrying handle (3) is flexible or resiliently designed

3 Tragvomchtung according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the coupling parts (1 8, 19) of the handle (3) and the support plate (2) are formed by opposing form-locking elements (21)

4 carrying device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the coupling parts (18, 19) of the carrying handle (3) or the support plate (2) are T-shaped

5 Tragvomchtung according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the coupling parts (18, 19) of the handle (3) or the support plate (2) are hammerhead-like

6 carrying device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the coupling parts (18, 19) of the carrying handle (3) and the supporting plate (2) are designed as a snap connection

7 carrying device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the coupling parts (18. 19) of the carrying handle (3) and the supporting plate (2) are provided with a serration

8. Carrying device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the coupling parts (18, 19) of the handle (3) or the support plate (2) by a locking band and the coupling parts (18, 19) of the support plate (2) or of the carrying handle (3) are formed by a locking clasp.

9. Carrying device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the coupling parts (18, 19) of the carrying handle (3) or the support plate (2) are designed as a ball (65) or spherical cap and the coupling parts (18, 19) the support plate (2) or the handle (3) are formed as an elastically expandable hollow spherical cap.

10. Carrying device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that a sectional area of the spring elements (68) of the hollow spherical cap is oriented perpendicular to the upper side (9) or the lower side (12) of the supporting plate (2).

1 1. Tragvomchtung according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the coupling parts (18, 19) of the handle (3) or the support plate (2) are formed by spring elements (55, 68).

12. Tragvomchtung according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the coupling parts (19) of the support plate (2) are arranged outside the volume of the container (13) to be received by the support plate (2).

13. Carrying device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the coupling parts (19) of the support plate (2) along the distance between the coupling parts (19) receiving side edges (4 to 7) bisecting longitudinal central axes (15, 16) the support plate (2) are arranged.

14. Carrying device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the region of the coupling parts (19) of the support plate (2) or

Carrying handle (3) in a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal central axes (15, 16) of the supporting plate (2) bisecting the side edges (4 to 7), a fixing device for avoiding relative movements of the supporting plate (2) relative to the carrying handle (3) along its longitudinal central axes (15, 16) is arranged.

15. Tragvomchtung according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the coupling parts (19) of the support plate (2) in the structure of the support plate (2) are integrated.

16. Carrying device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the coupling parts (19) of the support plate (2) are integrally connected to the support plate (2).

17. Tragvomchtung according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the coupling parts (19) of the support plate (2) in the direction of

Carrying handle (3) projecting over the support plate (2).

18. Carrying device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the coupling parts (19) of the support plate (2) and the coupling parts (18) of the handle (3) can be fixed to one another in a frictionally locking manner.

19. Carrying device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the coupling parts (19) of the support plate (2) are formed by a T-shaped recess (22).

20. Carrying device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that holding projections (23) associated with the coupling parts (19) of the supporting plate (2) are arranged on an underside (12) of the supporting plate (2) opposite the carrying handle (3).

21. Carrying device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the holding projections (23) in the opposite direction to the carrying handle (3) on the underside (12) of the supporting plate (2) are projecting.

22. Carrying device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the locking device (20) formed by the coupling parts (1 8, 19) is formed by a positive connection.

23. Carrying device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the Veπiegelungsvomchtung (20) by a snap connection fertilizer is formed.

24. Tragvomchtung according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the locking device (20) is formed by a spline connection.

25. Tragvomchtung according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the locking device (20) is formed by a latching connection.

26. Tragvomchtung according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the locking device (20) is formed by oppositely arranged spring elements (55).

27. Tragvomchtung according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the locking device (20) is formed by snap elements arranged on the carrying handle (3) and / or the supporting plate (2).

28. Carrying device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the locking device (20) or the positive connection is releasable only by overcoming a minimum force.

29. Carrying device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the locking device (20) has actuating elements for releasing the locking device (20) as required.

30. Carrying device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that flat sides of the band-like carrying handle (3) in the region of the locking device (20) parallel to an outer surface of the side edges (4 to 7) and perpendicular to the upper side (9) run.

31. Carrying device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the carrying handle (3) through its band-shaped design transverse to its longitudinal extent and parallel to its flat sides has a higher stability than perpendicular to its flat sides.