WO2009003004A1 - Plateau pour contenants - Google Patents

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WO2009003004A1
WO2009003004A1 PCT/US2008/068119 US2008068119W WO2009003004A1 WO 2009003004 A1 WO2009003004 A1 WO 2009003004A1 US 2008068119 W US2008068119 W US 2008068119W WO 2009003004 A1 WO2009003004 A1 WO 2009003004A1
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tray
base wall
side walls
portions
thermoformed tray
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PCT/US2008/068119
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Daniel Barbalho
Ryan C. Meers
Sean T. Ogburn
Nathan Manuel
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Rehrig Pacific Company
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Priority to CA002683012A priority Critical patent/CA2683012A1/fr
Priority to EP08780972A priority patent/EP2158129A1/fr
Priority to MX2009010779A priority patent/MX2009010779A/es
Publication of WO2009003004A1 publication Critical patent/WO2009003004A1/fr

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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
    • B65D1/34—Trays or like shallow containers
    • B65D1/36—Trays or like shallow containers with moulded compartments or partitions
    • 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
    • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/0209—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together one-upon-the-other in the upright or upside-down position
    • B65D21/0213—Containers presenting a continuous stacking profile along the upper or lower edge of at least two opposite side walls

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  • the present invention relates generally to a tray for use in retaining and transporting beverage bottles or other containers.
  • Plastic soft drink bottles such as twenty-ounce or one-liter PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles, are often packaged in injection molded plastic crates for storage and shipment to stores.
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • Another common packaging for soft drink bottles is corrugated cardboard which is light and inexpensive, but not reusable.
  • a tray according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a base wall and a plurality of side walls curving upwardly from a periphery of the base wall.
  • a guide rail projects downward from the periphery of the base wall.
  • the tray may be thermoformed economically and recycled.
  • a plurality of vertical projections project upwardly from the base wall between the side walls, defining a plurality of pockets between the plurality of vertical projections and the side walls.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of the tray according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 is a bottom perspective view of the tray of Figure 1.
  • Figure 3 is a top view of the tray of Figure 1.
  • Figure 4 is a bottom view of the tray of Figure 1.
  • Figure 5 A is a side view of the tray of Figure 1.
  • Figure 5B is a section view taken along line 5B-5B of Figure 3.
  • Figure 5C is an enlarged view of Area C of Figure 5B5B.
  • Figure 6A is a front view of the tray of Figure 1.
  • Figure 6B is a section view taken along line 6B-6B of Figure 3.
  • Figure 7 is a perspective view of the tray of Figure 1 loaded with bottles.
  • Figure 8 is a perspective view of the tray of Figure 7 stacked on a similar loaded tray.
  • Figure 8A illustrates the trays of Figure 8 with plastic wrap around the trays and bottles.
  • Figure 9 is a bottom perspective view of the tray of Figure 8.
  • Figure 10 is a section view of the trays of Figure 8.
  • Figure 1OA is a section view illustrating a process for forming the tray of Figures 1-10.
  • Figure 1OB is a section view illustrating an alternate process for forming the tray of Figures 1-10.
  • Figure 11 is a perspective view of a tray according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 12 is a bottom perspective view of the tray of Figure 11.
  • Figure 13 is a top view of the tray of Figure 11.
  • Figure 14 is a bottom view of the tray of Figure 11.
  • Figure 15A is a side view of the tray of Figure 11.
  • Figure 15B is a section view taken along line 15B-15B of Figure 13.
  • Figure 15C is an enlarged view of Area C of Figure 15B.
  • Figure 16A is a front view of the tray of Figure 13.
  • Figure 16B is a section view taken along line 16B-16B of Figure 13.
  • Figure 17 is a perspective view of a tray according to a third embodiment.
  • Figure 18 is a bottom perspective view of the tray of Figure 17.
  • Figure 19 is a perspective view of the tray of Figure 17 loaded with a plurality of bottles .
  • Figure 20 is a top view of the tray and bottles of Figure 19.
  • Figure 21 is a perspective view of a tray according to a fourth embodiment.
  • Figure 22 is a bottom perspective view of the tray of Figure 21.
  • Figure 23 is a perspective view of the tray of Figure 21 loaded with a plurality of bottles .
  • Figure 24 is a top view of the tray and bottles of Figure 23. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
  • a tray 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention is shown in Figure 1.
  • the tray 10 is a single thermoformed sheet having a plurality of bottle- receiving pockets 12.
  • the plurality of bottle-receiving pockets 12 are defined by a combination of a bottom wall 14, a generally curved side wall 16, and a plurality of vertical projections 18.
  • the pockets 12 are open to each other through a plurality of openings 20.
  • the pockets 12 are separated by a plurality of vertical projections 18 to form a four-by-six arrangement of pockets.
  • the four-by-six arrangement has been generally found to be convenient for single-serving (e.g. twenty-ounce, twenty-four ounce or one-liter) bottles.
  • the four corner pockets 12 are defined by the bottom wall 14, a generally concave corner 22, and the vertical projection 18.
  • the concave corner 22 extends upwardly from the periphery of the bottom wall 14 and connects the generally curved side walls 16 to each other.
  • the remaining pockets 12 located around the perimeter are defined by the bottom wall 14, the generally curved side wall 16 and the vertical projections 18.
  • the interior pockets 12 are defined by the bottom wall 14 and the vertical projections 18.
  • the vertical projections 18 include a generally flat portion 30 with a generally rounded top lip 24 that connects the generally flat portion 30 to a plurality of substantially vertical but tapered concave portion 28.
  • a rounded base portion 26 connects the plurality of substantially vertical concave portions 28 to the bottom wall 14.
  • a substantially vertical rounded corner 25 connects the substantially vertical concave portions 28 to each other.
  • Figure 2 is a bottom perspective view of the tray 10 of Figure 1.
  • a guide rail 32 protrudes from the bottom wall 14.
  • the guide rail 32 has an inwardly facing surface 33 that engages a vertical portion 39 of a bottle cap 38 of a bottle 40 ( Figures 5C, 9) when in a stacked position.
  • a plurality of generally flat portions 36 on the bottom wall 14 contact the bottle caps 38 when in a stacked position.
  • a plurality of recesses 34 on the bottom wall 14 correspond to the plurality of vertical projections 18 on the top of the tray 10 as shown in Figure 1.
  • a plurality of bridges 44 connect the flat portions 36 to each other.
  • Figure 3 is a top view of the tray 10.
  • a channel 31 on the top of the tray 10 corresponds to the guide rail 32 protruding from the bottom wall 14.
  • Figure 4 is a bottom view of the tray 10.
  • the guide rail 32 protrudes from the bottom wall 14 in a particular pattern as shown in Figure 4.
  • the guide rail 32 curves alternately inwardly and outwardly as it circumscribes the bottom wall 14, forming inwardly-curving portions in areas adjacent a recess 34 and outwardly- curving portions adjacent the flat portions 36.
  • the vertical projections 18 ( Figure 3) have corresponding recesses 34 on the underside of the tray 10.
  • Figure 5 A is a side view of the tray 10 of Figure 1 and Figure 5B is a section view taken along line 5B-5B of Figure 3.
  • Figure 6A shows a front view of the tray of Figure 1 and Figure 6B is a section view taken along line 6B-6B of Figure 3.
  • Figure 5C is an enlarged view of Area C of the tray 10 of Figure 5B.
  • the inwardly facing surface 33 of the guide rail 32 engages the vertical portion 39 of the bottle cap 38.
  • the inwardly facing surface 33 extends downwardly from the bottom wall 14.
  • Figure 7 is a perspective view of the tray 10 loaded with bottles 40, which in this example are twenty-ounce PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles 40.
  • the bottles 40 fit snugly in the pockets 12 of the tray 10 and contact each other to provide strength when moving the tray.
  • the bottles 40 are in contact with a combination of several of following portions of the tray: the side walls 16, the bottom wall 14, the corner portion 22, one or more of the vertical projections 18 and adjacent other bottles 40.
  • the bottles 40 fit snugly inside the tray 10 which gives the tray 10 and the bottles 40 as a unit the necessary stiffness for handling and stacking.
  • Figure 8 is a perspective view of the loaded tray 10 of Figure 7 stacked on a similarly loaded tray 10'.
  • Figure 8A illustrates the trays 10, 10' of Figure 8 with plastic wrap, such as shrink wrap 50, securing the trays 10, 10' to the bottles 40.
  • the shrink wrap 50 extends from a narrower upper portion of the bottles 40 down over a portion of the curved side walls 16.
  • Figure 9 is a bottom perspective view of the loaded tray 10 of Figure 7 stacked on a similar loaded tray 10'.
  • the bottle caps 38 of the bottles 40 are contacted by the flat portions 36 of the upper tray 10.
  • the vertical portions 39 of the bottle caps 38 engage the inwardly facing surface 33 of the guide rail 32 to improve the stability of the stacked trays.
  • Figure 10 is a section view through the trays 10 and 10' of Figure 8.
  • the contours of the side wall 16 match a bottom portion 42 of the bottles 40.
  • the bottles 40 are in close proximity to one another over the bridges 44.
  • the vertical projections 18 has contours that are complementary to the bottom portion 42 of the bottles 40.
  • the vertical portion 39 of the peripheral bottle caps 38 engage the inwardly facing surface 33 (not visible in Figure 10) of the guide rail 32 to increase the stability of the bottles 40 when in the stacked position.
  • the flat portions 36 rest on the bottles caps 38 of the bottles 40 when in the stacked position.
  • Figure 1OA is a section view illustrating a process for forming the tray 10 of Figures 1-10.
  • the tray 10 is formed by placing a polymer sheet 52 onto a thermoforming mold 54 and drawing the sheet 52 into the shape of the tray 10, according to known thermoforming techniques.
  • Figure 1OB shows that the tray 10 can be alternatively formed in the alternate orientation on a complementary mold 56. On either mold 54, 56, different materials and different thickness sheets 52 can be used as appropriate for a particular application.
  • a thicker sheet 52 can be used to form a tray 10 that is stronger and stiffer and possibly reusable, while a thinner sheet 52 can be used to form a more lightweight tray 10.
  • Figures 1OA, 1OB are largely schematic, as the thermoforming processes are well-known.
  • FIG 11 is a perspective view of a tray 110 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the tray 110 is a single thermoformed sheet having a plurality of bottle-receiving positions 112 defined by a combination of a bottom wall 114, a substantially vertical side wall 116, a substantially vertical rounded corner 122, and a plurality of vertical projections 118.
  • the bottle-receiving positions 112 are open to one another and the bottle-receiving positions 112 are in a four-by-six arrangement. Although other arrangements may be utilized, the four-by- six arrangement has been generally found to be convenient for single-serving bottles.
  • four corner positions 112 are defined by the bottom wall 114, the substantially vertical rounded corner 122, and the vertical projection 118.
  • the remaining positions 112 are bounded by the bottom wall 114 and either the vertical projection 118, the vertical side wall 116 or both.
  • the vertical projections 118 include a generally flat portion 130 with a generally rounded top lip 124 that connects the generally flat portion 130 to a plurality of substantially vertical concave portion 128.
  • a substantially vertical rounded corner 125 connects the substantially vertical concave portions 128 to each other.
  • the tray 110 has a plurality of handles 150 integrally formed with the vertical side walls 116 at opposing locations as shown in Figure 11.
  • the handles 150 are formed by the protruding portions 152 and the gripping portion 154 contiguous with the vertical side wall 116.
  • the gripping portion 154 has a contoured portion 156 to aid the user in handling the tray.
  • Figure 12 is a bottom perspective view of the tray 110 of Figure 11.
  • a guide rail 132 protrudes from the bottom wall 114.
  • a plurality of recesses 134 correspond to the plurality of vertical projections 118 ( Figure 11).
  • Figure 13 is a top view of the tray 110 of Figure 11.
  • the pockets 112 receive a bottom portion 42 of the bottle 40.
  • a channel 131 on the top of the tray 110 corresponds to the guide rail 132 protruding from the bottom wall 114.
  • Figure 14 is a bottom view of the create 110 of Figure 11.
  • the guide rail 132 protrudes from the bottom wall 114 in a particular pattern in order to engage the bottle caps 38 of the bottles 40 when in a stacked position.
  • the plurality of flat portions 136 on the bottom wall 114 receive the bottle caps 38 of the bottles 40 in a stacked position.
  • Figure 15A shows a side view of the tray 110 of Figure 11 and Figure 15B is a section view taken along the line 15B-15B of Figure 13.
  • Figure 16A is a front view of the tray 110 of the Figure 11 and Figure 16B is a section view taken along line 16B-16B of Figure 13.
  • the bottle caps 38 of the bottles 40 are engaged by the guide rail 132 on the bottom wall 114 of the tray 110.
  • Figure 15C is a cut away view of the tray 110 of Figure 15B.
  • FIG 17 is a perspective view of a tray 210 according to a third embodiment.
  • the tray 210 is also thermoformed from a single sheet of plastic to include a base wall 214 and side walls 216.
  • the side walls 216 curve upwardly from the base wall 214 and include curved portions 217 that are curved in the horizontal plane so that each forms a pocket 212.
  • a groove or channel 231 extends around the periphery of the base wall 214 to define a guide rail 232 on the bottom of the base wall 214 as shown in Figure 18.
  • the guide rail 232 has an inner surface 233 for contacting bottle caps of bottles on which the tray 210 is stacked.
  • the guide rail 232 includes curved portions 246 aligned with the curved portions 217 of the side walls 216 and straight portions 248 in between (straight portions 248 could alternatively be inwardly-curved portions).
  • Figure 19 is a perspective view of the tray of Figure 17 loaded with a plurality of bottles 240.
  • the bottles 240 have a different shape than those in the first two embodiments, but the trays in any of the embodiments would be adapted to particular bottles.
  • the bottles 240 each have a rounded, reduced-diameter bottom portion 242 that is received in the tray 210.
  • Peripheral bottles 240 are received in pockets defined by the curved portions 217 of the side walls 216.
  • the bottles 240 may be retained in the tray 210 by optional plastic shrink wrap 50 (shown in broken lines). As shown in Figure 20, the bottles 240 contact one another so that the bottles 240 and tray 210 form a single sturdy unit.
  • FIGS 21-24 illustrate a tray 310 according to a fourth embodiment.
  • the tray 310 is similar to that of Figures 17-20, the description of which is incorporated by reference, with corresponding parts having similar reference numerals having a leading "3" instead of "2.”
  • the tray 310 further has the following two changes relative to the tray 210 of Figures 17-20.
  • the longer side walls 316a are generally straight in the horizontal plane (although still curving upwardly from the base wall 314), while the shorter side walls 316b include the curved portions 317.
  • a guide rail 332 projects downward from the periphery to form curved portions 346 and straight portions 348.
  • the guide rail 332 includes an inner surface for contacting bottle caps.
  • a groove or channel 331 is formed on the upper surface corresponding to the guide rail 332.
  • Recesses 334 on the bottom of the tray 310 correspond to the vertical projections 318 on the upper surface of the tray 310.
  • the tray 310 may be thermoformed.
  • the described invention provides a tray that is less expensive, lighter and smaller than the current reusable trays, but unlike the cardboard packaging, it is also recyclable and can be made from 100 % recycled beverage bottle material.
  • the tray includes a single sheet that may be thermoformed to include pockets or have positions for receiving twenty-ounce bottles.
  • the tray is not sufficiently strong and stiff by itself to independently support the bottles when stacked. Rather, tight tolerances between bottles and the walls of the pockets and the interaction of the hoop strength of the peripheral wall with the bottles makes the tray and bottles as a unit sufficiently strong and stiff for stacking, carrying, and shipping without the need for added reinforcement to the tray.

Abstract

L'invention concerne un plateau thermoformé qui comprend une paroi de base et une pluralité de parois latérales courbées vers le haut à partir d'une périphérie de la paroi de base. Un rail de guidage fait saillie vers le bas à partir de la périphérie de la paroi de base.
PCT/US2008/068119 2007-06-25 2008-06-25 Plateau pour contenants WO2009003004A1 (fr)

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CA002683012A CA2683012A1 (fr) 2007-06-25 2008-06-25 Plateau pour contenants
EP08780972A EP2158129A1 (fr) 2007-06-25 2008-06-25 Plateau pour contenants
MX2009010779A MX2009010779A (es) 2007-06-25 2008-06-25 Bandeja para recipientes.

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