DE3626541A1 - Bottle crate - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a plastic bottle crate, in which an upper frame is connected to a lower frame via four columns arranged at the corners, and at least two mutually opposite side surfaces are recessed. The invention consists in the fact that sleeves (18) are arranged in these side surfaces, which sleeves engage on the circumference of bottles (30) placed in the crate. <IMAGE>

Description

The invention relates to a bottle crate recessed walls. In known bottle crates of this type have either two or three smaller side walls Cutouts on or are two parallel to each other running pages completely left out. The latter Bottle crates are only suitable for certain types of smaller bottles.  

Bottle crates do not always go to the same bottling line drifted back, with the bottles the bottle crate to the Dealers have been transported, but are often with Bottles from other bottling plants are filled and are then turned on returned to the other bottling company. The well-known Bottle crates are only of limited use as advertising media for a specific bottling plant, therefore the known Bottle crates usually do not advertise a particular one bottling plant. However, a bottle crate is included advertising, then the advertising is on one screen surface of the box is permanently printed and can be from another bottling plant not easily by a own advertising will be replaced.

The invention has for its object a bottle bottle to develop which is suitable as an advertising medium. These Task is with a plastic bottle crate, at an upper frame with a lower frame over four the corners arranged columns are connected and at least Cut-out on two opposite side surfaces gene are provided, solved in that in these pages only quill areas are arranged, which as well the columns on the circumference of those set in the box Attack bottles.

The box according to the invention has the advantage that both Belly and chest labels along at least a few bottles arranged on this side is visible and therefore the advertising or name on these labels of the bottling plant is visible. Since the quills between  the bottles are arranged, they hide the view from the front of the bottles and thus of the Not on the labels. The quills can extend over the entire height of the box or how known, they only extend from the bottom of the box about half way up the box. The quills grip, as is known, on the circumference of the bottles set and hold the bottles from the side where the Quills are arranged.

In one embodiment of the invention, these are on the outside facing surfaces of the pillars and quills at least to Part designed as adhesive surfaces, they can be roughened or corrugated or the like. be. This training makes it possible Lich, a banderole on the circumference of the bottle crate Paper or the like to stick with an inscription that with Information for the consumer or advertising is printed. Such a banderole made of paper, because it is recessed Bridged areas, very easily removed and by a Banderole to be replaced with other advertising imprint.

In one embodiment of the invention, the upper one Frame set back from its outer edge, all-round, not interrupted by protruding webs Side surface, at least in sections as adhesive surface is formed. This embodiment has the front part that a band around the head frame can be attached to the information or an advertisement wearing.  

The box according to the invention can be made with and without compartments be educated. However, it preferably has a half-height Ge fan out. In one embodiment, the inven the box parallel to its long sides in a zigzag have longitudinal compartments running between them narrow down and hold a row of bottles. This longitudinal walls can in embodiments of the invention Cross walls with the half-high or arranged at the edge of the box quills extending over the entire height of the box be connected so that the box despite the recessed Sidewalls have sufficient stability. To Improvement in stability can be added to the box bottom che shelf strips are provided, the height of which is only between between 0.5 and 4 cm. These can face each other Connect the side edges of the zigzag walls together. The height of the compartment longitudinal walls can be, for example, 16 to 22 cm, the transverse walls can either be the same height or be a little lower than the compartment longitudinal walls.

In one embodiment of the invention, at least one of the two frames has an open n-shaped frame Cross section on, the opening of the cross section ver is closable. The n-shaped cross section allows that Frame profile together with the whole box in one form is sprayed so that the core engaging in the frame the shape can be pulled down. At a A further development of this embodiment is the opening of the N-shaped cross section closable. Is this characteristic realized in the upper frame, so lies the frame and so that the whole bottle crate is better in the lift Hand. If this characteristic is realized in the lower frame, this prevents the cross-section of the lower one  Frame when collecting dirt on the floor. This feature can therefore be used in both the upper and the lower frame can be realized.

A plastic strip can be used to close the opening serve, according to a further development of the invention Film hinge with one of the legs of the n-shaped frame cross-section is connected. This has the advantage that this Fill in the mold when spraying the entire bottle crate can be injected. The film hinge allows after the manufacture of the bottle crate over the coulter bar connected to the leg of the cross section in swivel in the opening of the n-shaped cross section, expediently so that the bar into the opening is pivoted and held there by clamping action. It is also possible, the bar over the film hinge only turn approximately at a right angle, such that the Film hinge opposite end of the bar on the lower Face of the opposite free leg of the Frame cross section comes to the plant. The plastic bar with film hinge can be at the bottom of the inner or the outer leg of the frame cross section be. It can also partly on the inside and partly on the outside Legs may be provided depending on whether on the frame closing parts of the box with the inner or the outer legs of the frame cross section are connected.

In embodiments of the invention, the n-shaped Frame cross-section has webs connecting its legs sen, whose lower end face a stop surface for the Sealing strip forms.  

Further features of the invention result from the following the description of an embodiment in connection with the claims and the drawing. The individual characteristics can each individually or in groups in embodiments the invention can be realized.

In the drawing is an embodiment of the invention shown. It shows

Figure 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the bottle crate, bottles set are drawn as circles.

Fig. 2 is an interrupted view of the long side of the empty box partially cut along the line II-II of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view of the narrow side of the box, the upper frame is shown cut on one side;

Figure 4 is a section along the line IV-IV in Figure 2, with only one half of the box is shown.

Fig. 5 is a graph;

Fig. 6 shows a section through the upper frame with an open cross section.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawing, the bottle basket, which is preferably intended for plastic bottles, has a head frame 1 made of an n-shaped hollow cross section. This frame has a slightly recessed side surface 4 against its upper edge 2 and its lower edge 3 , which is interrupted on its entire circumference by no vertical intermediate webs and, for example, 1.5 mm in relation to the edges 2 and 3 can. The surface 4 is used to bring banderoles or strips of paper or the like, which are printed as advertising media or for other information of the user.

The surfaces 4 can also be completely or partially uncovered, they have two fields 5 along their circumference on each side, which can be formed as depressions and which can be used to hold a coding or the like. Company-specific characteristics. In addition, the surfaces 4 in the vicinity of the corners still have a corrugated or roughened surface section 6 , which can be used for sticking on labels or the banderole or for labeling.

The upper frame 1 is connected by four columns 7 , each assigned to a corner, extending over the entire height of the box, for example bottle height, to a lower frame 8 of the box, which has a shoulder 10 on its underside, which, when boxes are placed one on the other In nenfläche 11 of the head frame 1 of the box below it bears. The frame 8 has floor webs 9 delimited by cutouts in a base plate 40 , on which the bottles are supported. The otherwise usual side walls or grids provided there are missing.

On the floor, two continuous, zigzag end lengthwise intermediate walls 12 and 13 are provided, which extend parallel to the long side of the box. These partitions delimit the rows of bottles from each other. Its upper edge is hen with elevations 14 and depressions 15 , they have upright recesses 16 below the elevations 14 . These partitions 12 and 13 can be 19 cm high, for example, but can also have other heights between 15 cm and 25 cm. The elevation 14 can be, for example, 2 cm higher than the depression 15 .

The longitudinal walls 12 and 13 are connected via transverse walls 17 to the edge of the respectively adjacent long side of the bottle crate. These transverse walls 17 adjoin the inwardly directed end face 38 of half-height quill 18 , two of which are arranged along the long side of the box in the embodiment shown. On the narrow side of the box, two half-high quill 19 are provided, which connect to the ends of the longitudinal side walls 12 and 13 . The quill 18 and the transverse walls 17 can for example be 16 cm high, the quill 19 about 19 cm, each measured from the bottom of the bottle crate.

The inwardly facing, mutually facing corners 28 , 29 of the zigzag longitudinal walls 12 and 13 are connected to each other on the bottle crate floor by an approximately 2 cm high bar 20 extending on the base plate 40 , which can serve to reinforce the floor and partition walls. This bar 20 may also be missing if the bottle crate is not used, as in the illustrated embodiment, for example, to accommodate slightly conical plastic bottles in its lower half, but to accommodate cylindrical bottles in its lower half.

The longitudinal walls 12 and 13 form together with the transverse ver running wall sections 17 a compartment for receiving bottles, the rows of which are due to the zigzag shape of the longitudinal walls 12 and 13 on gap, so that a good Raumaus utilization is achieved. The bottles 30 are on the one hand through the wall sections of the longitudinal walls 12 , 13 and through the transverse walls 17 , but on the other hand through correspondingly arranged and formed surfaces 21 on the corner pillars 7 and surfaces 22 and 23 on the quills 18 and surfaces 36 and 37 on the Pinolen 19 held, which face the circumference of the adjacent bottles and are tangent to the bottle circumference. In the middle row of bottles in the embodiment shown, the bottles, which are slightly conical in their lower half, touch on their circumference.

On the corner columns 7 , on the quill 18 and on the quill 19 there are corrugated or roughened, outwardly facing surface sections that can be used as adhesive surfaces. On the long side of the box, such adhesive surfaces 25 on the columns 7 and adhesive surfaces 26 on the pins 18 , on the narrow side of the box adhesive surfaces 31 on the columns 7 and adhesive surfaces 32 on the sleeves 19 are provided. The outer surfaces of the pillars and quills can be set back slightly over the outer edge of the frames 1 and 8 to form a shoulder 35 , so that a band glued around the box is somewhat protected. Recesses 27 are left at the edge of the base plate 8 .

In the embodiment shown in the drawing in the longitudinal median plane of the box four stands for Bottles provided, in the longitudinal rows next to each gap three stands.  

In the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawing, both the upper frame 1 and the lower frame 8 have a downwardly open, n-shaped cross section. To close the opening located at the lower end of the frame mens, through the ends of the inner leg 41 and the outer leg 42 of the frame cross-section be limited opening is a plastic strip 43 which has an approximately semi-cylindrical cross section and which has a film hinge 44 on the outer leg 42nd is pivotally arranged ( Fig. 6). The frame 1 has webs 45 connecting the legs 41 and 42 , the lower end face of which forms a stop surface for the closure strip 43 . After the bottle crate has been produced in the injection mold, the bar 43 is pivoted into the opening of the n-shaped cross section via the film hinge 44 ( FIG. 2 at the top right and FIG. 3 at the top left). As shown in FIG. 6, is after removal of the box from the injection mold, the inner flat surface of the sealing strip 43 in a plane with the film hinge and the inner surface of the leg 42 so that the extraction of the core or the liner of the injection mold from the Frame cross section no problems.

Claims (13)

1. Bottle crate made of plastic, in which an upper frame is connected to a lower frame via four pillars arranged at the corners and have recesses at least on two opposite side faces, characterized in that in the plane of these side faces between the pillars ( 7 ) Quills ( 18 ) are arranged which engage on the circumference of bottles ( 30 ) placed in the box. 2. Box according to claim 1, characterized in that the outwardly facing surfaces ( 25 , 26 , 31 , 32 ) of the columns ( 7 ) and quills ( 18 , 19 ) are at least partially designed as adhesive surfaces. 3. Box according to claim 1 or 2 with half-high compartments, characterized in that parallel to the Längssei ten in zigzag extending compartment longitudinal walls ( 12 , 13 ) are provided. 4. Box according to one of the preceding claims with half-high compartments, characterized in that the quills ( 18 ) are connected to the compartment longitudinal walls ( 12 , 13 ) by transverse walls ( 17 ). 5. Box according to one of the preceding claims with half-high compartments, characterized in that the compartment longitudinal walls ( 12 , 13 ) are interconnected by shelf strips ( 20 ) running on the bottom of the box, the height of which is smaller than the height of the compartment longitudinal walls ( 12 , 13 ) and the transverse walls ( 17 ). 6. Box according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the upper frame ( 1 ) with respect to its outer edge ( 2 , 3 ) reset, circumferential, not interrupted by webs Seitenflä surface ( 4 ), at least in sections as an adhesive surface ( 6 ) is formed. 7. Box according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the quills ( 18 , 19 ) only extend to about half the height of the box. 8. Box according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the outer surfaces of Säu len ( 7 ) and quills ( 18 , 19 ) with respect to the outer edge of the frame ( 1 and 8 ) are reset. 9. Box according to one of the preceding claims, there characterized in that in the in the longitudinal center the row of bottles provided in the box Stand for one bottle is provided more than in the longitudinal rows next to it. 10. Box according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one frame ( 1 , 8 ) has a downwardly open n-shaped cross section and that the opening of the cross section is ver closable. 11. Box according to claim 10, characterized in that a plastic strip ( 43 ) is used to close the opening. 12. Box according to claim 11, characterized in that the strip ( 43 ) via a film hinge ( 44 ) with a leg ( 42 ) of the n-shaped frame cross section is connected. 13. Box according to one of claims 10 to 12, characterized in that the n-shaped cross-section of the legs ( 41 , 42 ) connecting webs ( 45 ), the lower end face ( 46 ) forms a stop surface for the closure strip ( 43 ).