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WO2007117139A1
WO2007117139A1 PCT/NL2007/000100 NL2007000100W WO2007117139A1 WO 2007117139 A1 WO2007117139 A1 WO 2007117139A1 NL 2007000100 W NL2007000100 W NL 2007000100W WO 2007117139 A1 WO2007117139 A1 WO 2007117139A1
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Laurens Van Pesch
Ian Bates
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Smurfit Kappa Zedek Bv
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  • the present invention relates to carriers, and more particularly to carriers of the type commonly used for carrying containers such as bottles of wine or beer from a retailer.
  • Bottle carriers generally made of cardboard, are well-known but tend to suffer from a number of disadvantages. These include a tendency to collapse during use, usually in accordance with Murphy' s Law, at the most inconvenient point between the point of purchase and a purchaser' s home or car, which often results in the retailer being called upon to provide replacement bottles, at their expense. Such carrier malfunction arises from poor effi- ciency during the gluing process of manufacture, with the problem only being identified when a failure occurs. The construction itself is often also the cause of the failure. Conventional carriers are designed to be expanded from a flat, unassembled state which is suitable for stor- age, to an assembled state by pushing the respective flat- packed sides of the carrier together.
  • Carriers of this kind of design have a base generally formed from interlocking cardboard pieces fashioned with the bottom edge of the carrier sides. Carriers designed in this way are inef- ficient, as the main strength of the assembled carrier lies perpendicular to the vertical plane containing the load force exerted by the bottles when the carrier is loaded. Such constructions have a tendency to fail when the carriers are fully loaded, much to the inconvenience of the user.
  • a further problem associated with conventional bottle carriers is that when a carrier is only partially loaded it tends to be unbalanced and unstable when being carried. This effect is highlighted when an odd number of bottles are being carried, as the carrier tends to tip into an orientation in which bottles can potentially slide from the carrier.
  • US 4,049,116 discloses a carrier for glasses or bottles formed from a single blank of material and with a single die.
  • the adhesive may be applied with a single line gluer, and the assembled carrier is ad- justable to accommodate articles of different heights.
  • An optional separator piece is used to separate the top rims of various height glasses within the carrier.
  • the carrier still suffers from some of the disadvantages highlighted above and additionally from the fact that bottles placed in the end compartments can slip out of the carrier. This problem is particularly evident when the carrier is unbalanced by being used for an uneven number of bottles.
  • the carrier includes open apertures to receive bottles placed in the carrier, which means that the car- rier is not well adapted for carrying a range of different sized or shaped bottles.
  • the present invention seeks to address the above problems whilst remaining compatible with existing production methods.
  • the present invention seeks to provide a carrier which prevents containers, such as bottles, located in compartments at open ends of the carrier from slipping out of the carrier.
  • the present invention also seeks to provide a car- rier which prevents adjacently located bottles from contacting into each other.
  • the present invention further seeks to provide a carrier which minimises sliding movement of a loaded carrier across a surface.
  • the present invention also seeks to provide a car- rier which can be more efficiently manufactured than other carriers currently commonly available.
  • the present invention provides a container carrier in which the carrier comprises a downwardly extending and substantially vertical dividing wall formed with a handle portion which extends upwardly therefrom and a handle reinforcement portion which extends downwardly from the handle portion adjacent thereto, the carrier further comprising a first base portion extending generally laterally away from the dividing wall, and a first sidewall extend- ing generally upwardly therefrom; a first roof section extending generally upwardly and laterally from the first sidewall towards the handle portions; a second roof section extending generally downwardly and laterally from the first roof section and the handle portions, wherein the handle portions pass through a slot formed in a ridge dividing first and second roof sections; a second sidewall extending generally downwardly from the second roof section; a second base portion extending generally laterally away from the second sidewall and towards the dividing wall and the first base portion; and a minor dividing wall extending upwardly from the
  • the carrier is formed from a unitary blank.
  • the carrier is formed from a corrugated board material, suitably cardboard or a plastics equivalent.
  • a Further embodiment of the present invention provides a pulling means at the side wall for use during an unfolding operation.
  • An advantage hereof is that an uninformed customer or person from the public will be able to transform the carrier from a folded position to a use po- sition by simply pulling the pulling means. It has been shown that without such pulling means the carrier is prone to deformation at some part because it is not clear to the user which parts need to be handled with care and which parts are strong from itself. Also some parts may fold in a wrong direction if the device does not comprise the pulling means. If the unfolding operation is not performed flawlessly or effortlessly by such a person the result may be a strong sense of uncomfort and awkwardness in a public place such as a shop.
  • the pulling means are providing the solution by making the unfolding operation foolproof.
  • the pulling means comprise flaps and/or openings in one or both of the side walls that need to be folded away from each other during the unfolding op- eration. This location provides for a perfect unfolding operation.
  • the roof comprises openings for improving visibility of the container receiving portions.
  • these flaps covering the receiving portions of the roofs are divided from the roof by straight folding lines. This feature enables easy folding open of these flaps making the use of the carrier even simpler for the public to be confronted with the carrier in the first place.
  • the container-receiving portions each comprise a plurality of deformable flaps.
  • container-retaining barriers are provided at open ends of the carrier.
  • tabs are formed in the base of the assembled carrier to define containeraccommodatingareas and to prevent adjacent containers from knocking each other whilst the carrier is in transit.
  • the carrier is collapsible for storage or transportation.
  • the carrier includes locking means to lock the carrier in an expanded form.
  • a tab is formed extending from an upper edge of at least one of the roof portions to engage a corresponding cut-out in the separator piece, below the carrier handle.
  • the separator prevents bottles located opposite one another on either side of the handle from knocking into each other.
  • the separator is generally open toward the ends of the carrier, but also features a barrier, formed with the carrier base, to prevent bottles located at the ends of the carrier from slipping out therefrom.
  • a container carrier having a base including feet to reduce slippage whilst the carrier rests on a surface.
  • the feet have a serrated edge.
  • the feet are squared.
  • the carrier may be any conventional carrier or a carrier of the type described above.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of a blank of first embodiment of a carrier in accordance with the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view along a side and from a first end of a carrier formed from the blank of Figure 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a side view of the embodiment of Figure 2;
  • - Figure 4 is an end view of the embodiment of Figure 2;
  • - Figure 5 is a plan view from above of the embodiment of Figure 2;
  • FIG. 6 is a plan view from below of the embodiment of Figure 2;
  • FIGS. 7A-E are alternative feet designs for a bottle carrier in accordance with the present invention
  • FIG. 8 is a plan view of a blank of a second embodiment of a carrier in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a plan view of a blank of a third embodiment of a carrier in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a perspective view along a side and from a first end of a carrier formed from the blank of Figure 9;
  • FIG. 11 is a plan view of a blank of a fourth embodiment of a carrier in accordance with the present invention.
  • - Figure 12 is a further plan view of the blank of figure 11; and - Figure 13 is a perspective of a carrier in assembled or use condition of the blank of Figure 10.
  • the carrier blank 10 comprises a single elongate piece of a material and includes regions corresponding to a handle portion 11, a handle reinforcement portion 12, a roof portion 13, sidewalls 14,14' and a base 15.
  • Handle reinforcement portion 12 is formed at a first end of the elongate blank 10 and is attached, opposite a fold line 20, to handle portion 11.
  • Handle 11 is formed with a major dividing wall 21, which connects to a first base portion 22 through fold line 23.
  • First base portion 22 in turn connects to a first sidewall 14, through fold line 24, which itself is formed with roof 13, and divided therefrom by fold line 25.
  • Roof 13 is further divided into first and second roof sections 60, 61, mirrored by fold line 30, wherein first roof section 60 sits between fold lines 25 and 30. Accordingly, second roof section 61 is attached to a second sidewall 14' through fold line 31, and said second sidewall 14' is divided from second base portion 32 by fold line 33.
  • Second base por- tion 32 is formed with a minor dividing wall 34 and is divided therefrom by fold line 35. Fold lines 20, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, 33 and 35 are substantially parallel.
  • handle portion 11 and handle rein- forcement portion 12 further comprise a complementary cutout and flap 40.
  • an edge proximate fold line 20 of the partial cut-out of handle portion 11 forms a fold line so that the cut-out defines flap 40.
  • this arrange- ment allows the flap to be folded back through the handle portion 11 and the cut-out of the handle reinforcement portion 12 to provide a more comfortable handle grip through which a user may place their hand for holding the carrier 9. It will be recognised by the skilled person that flap 40 may alternatively be formed on handle reinforcement portion 12.
  • Fold line 30, bridges and divides roof 13 into roof sections 60 and 61 and further comprises a slot 41 with dimensions suitable to allow simultaneous passage of handle portion 15 and handle reinforcement portion 14 therethrough.
  • a locking tab 42 is formed integrally with slot 41 and engages a complementary locking slot 43 formed at the base of handle portion 11.
  • the tab and slot may be positioned respectively on the opposite side of slot 41 and at the base of handle reinforcement portion 12.
  • complementary tab and slot arrangements may be provided on both sides of the carrier 9 for added stability. As shown in Figures 2 to 5, when blank 10 is assembled into its corresponding carrier, the locking tab 42 engages slot 43 to hold the carrier in a configuration suitable for use.
  • Blank 10 further includes a plurality of pairs of bottle engaging flaps 44 the roof 13.
  • the flaps 44 allow a bottle to be inserted therethrough and into the body of the carrier, and grip a bottle so inserted around its neck or body.
  • the flaps 44 also prevent adjacently placed bot- ties from knocking against each other when the carrier is in use.
  • Each flap 44a, 44b of a pair comprises a portion hingedly attached to the surrounding roof 13 along a hinge line 46 ( Figure 3) .
  • An upper portion 47 of each flap is cut such that it is not joined to the roof 13.
  • a transverse fold line is formed between the upper 47 and lower 48 sections of each flap.
  • first and second base portions 22, 32 of blank 10 also comprise tabs 45 in the form of feet to prevent a loaded carrier from slipping, for instance in the boot of a car whilst in transit.
  • the feet 45 are formed along fold lines 24 and 33, though it will be recognised that they could be formed anywhere within the base portions 22,32.
  • Figures 7A-E illustrate a number of alternative feet designs .
  • Blank 10 may also include separator flaps (not shown) formed in the first and second base portions 22, 32.
  • separator flaps In a bottle carrier designed to accommodate six bottles the separator flaps longitudinally divide the bottom portions 22,32, into thirds. In the assembled configuration the flaps are folded into the body of the carrier to provide a means of separating the bases of adjacent bottles placed therein.
  • glue is applied to sections 50 to 53 of blank 10. Sections 50 to 52 lie on an opposite face of blank 10 to section 53. Alternatively, it will be recognised that the regions of the blank to which glued sections 50 to 53 adhere may also be glued.
  • assembly handle portions 11 and 12 are folded so that glued section 50 lies therebetween to adhere the two handle portions together.
  • the thus formed handle is then passed through slot 41 of roof 13, and all fold lines lying therebetween are folded accordingly to form a first side of carrier 9.
  • End barriers 54 formed from cut-outs 46 which span sidewall 14 and first base portions 22, are folded upwards so that glued portions 51 adhere the barrier to the dividing wall 21.
  • Minor dividing wall 34 of the second end of blank 10, distal to the handle portion is then folded along fold lines 31, 33 and 35, to form a symmetrical carrier 9, and adhered to dividing wall 21.
  • End barriers 55 of the second thus formed side, and formed from cut-outs 46' are folded upwards so that glued portions 52 adhere the barrier to minor dividing wall 34, which is itself adhered to dividing wall 21.
  • the handle portion may be passed back through slot 41 to provide a flat configuration of carrier 9, which is suitable for packing, storage and shipment .
  • the carrier 9 is capable of receiving and accommodating a range of different sized bottles due to bottle engaging flaps 44.
  • a carrier according to the present invention When a carrier according to the present invention has been formed it can be folded flat for storage and shipment, by passing the handle portion back through the slot formed in the ridge dividing the first and second roof sections.
  • the carrier is easily expanded for use, and in its expanded form, the sidewalls of the carrier are pressed down over a locking tab at the base of the handle to maintain the expanded configuration.
  • bottles can be placed in the carrier and are received therein by pushing the base of the bottle through bottle engaging flaps in the carrier roof which connects the respective sidewalls and which provides a means of separating adja- cent bottles.
  • a modified carrier is shown in blank form in Figure 8.
  • the construction is generally the same as the embodiment described above. However, left and right edges (as viewed from the front) of each roof section 60, 61 are provided with reinforcing elements in the form of edge flaps 70.
  • flaps 70 are folded behind the outer surface of the respective roof section and glued in position.
  • Additional reinforcement may optionally be applied to minor dividing wall 34 and the operatively lower part of the major dividing wall 21, as shown by the shaded portions in Figure 8.
  • Reinforcement may be by means of an ad- ditional cardboard element glued in position or by means of a sheet material such as paper. The reinforcement may be overprinted to improve the aesthetics of the carrier.
  • each flap has a single portion 71, hingedly formed with the roof portion 13, with an aperture 72 formed above.
  • the provision of an aperture 72 together with flaps 71 maintains good frictional engagement with a bottle, carton or other container, but improves the obviousness of the location of the bottle-receiving apertures for the end user.
  • FIG. 9 a modified carrier having feet 45 in accordance with a third aspect of the invention is shown in Figures 9 and 10.
  • the construction of the carrier is gen- erally the same as that of conventional carriers.
  • feet 45 are provided to prevent a loaded carrier from slipping, for instance in the boot of a car, whilst in transit.
  • the present invention provides numerous advantages. It may be assembled easily and inexpensively, and is capable of accommodating bottles of a range of different sizes and shapes.
  • the design of the carrier is such that it will provide stable storage means and will prevent bottles from knocking together and breaking during transit. It may be formed with a single die, using conventional manufacturing equipment. It uses around 12% less material than conventional carriers which- are in common use, may be folded flat for shipment, and can be easily expanded and assembled by the user.
  • this blank can be transferred to a folded condition of the carrier in which it can be handed to an end user. Furthermore, it is described how the carrier can be converted from the folded condition to the use condition.
  • the upper side in Figure 11 is the printed sight or shiny side of the blank, which side mainly forms the outer side of the carrier when it is in the folded condition.
  • the other side is the lackluster, or non-printed cardboard side that forms the substantially the inside of the carrier.
  • the blank can be produced from cardboard or corrugated cardboard with the corrugation being aligned length wise or width wise.
  • the blank comprises several cutting lines and a number of folding lines. Furthermore, a number of areas are glued to a number of other areas.
  • the blank is shown as it is after it has been cut out.
  • the folded condition in which the carrier is, from which it can be folded out to the use condition is a condition in which the blank is brought after a number of folding and gluing operations. The folding and gluing operations for converting the blank from the cut out condition to the folded position is described below.
  • the lackluster side of section 102 is folded along folding line 107 and glued against the lackluster side of section 3 such that the same is positioned adjacent to the back of section 103 that is bounded by the dotted line 108.
  • a handle or grip of two layers of cardboard with the opening 104 of section 102 comes into being, further comprising a foldable flap 105 of section 103 that is foldable along folding line 106.
  • the blank is folded along the folding line 114, 115, 116 in such a way that the lackluster parts are placed adjacent to one other, especially the parts 109 against the perspective parts 111, 112, 131 and a part of 129.
  • the blank is folded along the folding lines 140 that are extending in prolongation of the handle opening 121, in such a way that the shiny side of section 9 is brought in a position adjacent to the lackluster side of amongst others section 129A and other sections.
  • the area 109B is folded along folding line 141A and glued against area 109A that is bounded by a dotted line 141 and that is part of section 109. In this opera- tion, the shiny sides are glued together.
  • the flaps 133, 133A, 132, 132A are folded and glued together with the lackluster side against the lackluster part of the blank towards which these flaps are folded. These folding and gluing operations provide a reinforcement which helps prevent tearing of the cardboard of the carrier during use under influence of the weight of e.g. cans or bottles that are placed in the carrier.
  • the carrier is brought in the folded condition and ready for use and an operation for bringing the carrier in the use condition.
  • the carrier comprises a number of folding and cutting lines that contribute to it's usability according to the present invention as will be described below.
  • the cutting lines are as follows.
  • the cardboard of the blank is cut along the lines: - 123, 123A for forming of feet for providing a resistance against sliding and/or bumping because of sliding during use;
  • - 120 for indicating positions for placing bottles in the carrier; - 124 for allowing fingers through the vertical wall for folding out flaps 127, 127A along folding lines 126, 126A for pulling out the attached walls to the folded out position of the carrier;
  • the folding lines 137, 137A are likely to fold inwards does blocking the folding out operation; - tearing of the cardboard is prevented by the reinforcements of the folded flaps 132, 132A, 133, 133A; - the folding lines 118 are straight because of which the openings for the bottles can be folded open easily;
  • the opening 124 contributes to the operation for folding out the carrier in that in a simple manner, the user can reach the flaps 127, 127A for performing the pulling operation for folding out the carrier.
  • simple openings at substantially this location can provide a similar means for pulling out these sidewalls.
  • the embodiment of figure 11 is shown in the folded out use position.
  • the centre wall 109 comprises an opening 124 which makes gripping of the pull flaps 127, 127A during a folding out operation of the carrier easier because the fingers can reach through this opening 124 while gripping the flaps 127,127A.
  • the folding lines 118,119 are straight for easy folding of the respective flaps before or during placing of bottles.

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La présente invention concerne un support qui cherche à empêcher les récipients, tels que des bouteilles, situés dans les compartiments au niveau des extrémités ouvertes du support de glisser du support. La présente invention concerne également un support dans lequel on empêche les bouteilles situées à côté d'entrer en contact les unes avec les autres. La présente invention concerne en outre un support selon lequel on réduit au minimum le mouvement de glissement du support chargé à travers une surface.
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FR1282680A (fr) * 1960-12-15 1962-01-27 Porte-bouteilles
GB1261089A (en) * 1969-06-20 1972-01-19 Boxes Ltd Carton for carrying bottles and the like
US4049116A (en) * 1976-11-12 1977-09-20 Neff Folding Box Company Bottle and glass carrier
DE3939948C1 (fr) * 1989-12-02 1991-04-18 Unilever N.V., Rotterdam, Nl
US6230882B1 (en) * 1999-09-08 2001-05-15 Rock-Tenn Company Carrier for drink cups
EP1705131A1 (fr) * 2005-03-23 2006-09-27 Portabottle Limited Porte-bouteilles

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR1282680A (fr) * 1960-12-15 1962-01-27 Porte-bouteilles
GB1261089A (en) * 1969-06-20 1972-01-19 Boxes Ltd Carton for carrying bottles and the like
US4049116A (en) * 1976-11-12 1977-09-20 Neff Folding Box Company Bottle and glass carrier
DE3939948C1 (fr) * 1989-12-02 1991-04-18 Unilever N.V., Rotterdam, Nl
US6230882B1 (en) * 1999-09-08 2001-05-15 Rock-Tenn Company Carrier for drink cups
EP1705131A1 (fr) * 2005-03-23 2006-09-27 Portabottle Limited Porte-bouteilles

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