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Shaped container carrier

a container carrier and container holder technology, applied in the direction of containers, flexible covers, tray containers, etc., can solve the problems of fixed shape of the container carrier, inconvenience of not being more modifiable, and not easily usabl

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-01-20
BRUNO OLGA
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[0005] It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a container carrier apt to assume at least one loading configuration and at least one use configuration for safe housing containers, preferably bottles, the transformation of which from the loading configuration into the use configuration and vice versa is simply and quickly.
[0006] It is a further object of the present invention to provide such a container carrier the carriage configuration of which is safe.
[0007] It is a another object of the present invention to provide such a container carrier which is easy to be produced and unexpensive
[0029] Always according to the invention, said at least one first tongue and said at least one corresponding second tongue may be elastic.

Problems solved by technology

Usually, such bottle carriers have a fixed shape, which is not easily usable during operations both of bottles loading and of carrying.
However, such arrangeable bottle carriers present the inconvenience of being no more modifiable, once they have assumed the carriage configuration, and / or their transformation from one configuration into the other is not easy nor quick, and / or the carriage configuration is not safe, since the bottles may fall from the bottle carriers.

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[0084]FIGS. 1-3 show the container carrier according to the invention.

[0085] With reference to FIG. 1, the container carrier 1 in a first loading configuration may be observed. The container carrier comprises a right element 2, provided with three shaped housings 3 for containers, preferably bottles 17, and a similar left element 4, provided with three shaped housings 3′ for containers as well. Each shaped housing 3 and 3′ is open in correspondence with the base of a container from which it takes the shape, and it is preferably (but not necessarily) close in correspondence with the top of the container from which it takes the shape.

[0086] The right element 2 and the left element 4 are hinged on a corresponding side, respectively 6 and 7, of a plane support 5, so as to be capable to rotate each round a corresponding side, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, between a first position of loading of containers and a second position of carriage. In the first loading position the base opening of e...

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[0093]FIGS. 4-8 show the container carrier according to the invention, wherein the plane support 5 is provided along the short side with two side hinged planes 9, each having two slots 10, apt to interact in a tonguing with two pairs of flaps 11 with which the four corner housings 3″ of the container carrier 1 are provided.

[0094] In order to laterally close the container carrier 1, starting from the configuration of FIG. 4, with the right and left elements 2 and 4 coupled by means of the tongues 8 and 8′, the side hinged planes 9 are raised up till the flaps 11 are inserted into the corresponding slots 10, as shown in FIG. 5. Afterwards, as shown in FIG. 6, one of the two flaps 11 of each pair, emerging from the corresponding slots 10, is bent, preferably towards the other flap 11 of the pair, which is in turn bent on the previously bent flap 11, as shown in FIG. 7. Finally, the so closed container carrier 1 may be carried by means of two handles 12 laterally coupled to two faced co...

fifth embodiment

[0095]FIGS. 9-13 show the container carrier according to the invention.

[0096] With reference to FIG. 9, showing the container carrier 1 overturned, it may be observed that the plane support is shaped so as to have a curvilinear perimeter according to the geometric envelope of the base circumferences of the housings 3 and 3′. In particular, the plane support is divided in two right and left portions 5′ and 5″, corresponding to the bases, respectively, of the housings 3 of the right element 2 and of the housings 3′ of the left element 4, wich are hinged one on the other in correspondence with a central axis of symmetry of the plane support. A couple of frames 13 and 13′, provided with corresponding handles 14 and 14′ integral to them, are hinged on the support 5 laterally with respect to the housings 3 and 3′.

[0097] With reference to FIG. 10, it is possible to observe the left element 4 in the second carriage position and the right element 2 in a position intermediate between the fir...

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Abstract

The invention concerns a shaped container carrier, having one or more shaped housings for containers and a substantially plane support, wherein the support and said one or more housings are capable to be coupled in an at least partially removable manner through mechanical means so that the container carrier is apt to assume at least one first loading configuration, wherein the inside of at least one housing of said one or more housings is accessible, and at least one second use configuration, wherein the inside of said one or more housings is closed and not accessible from the outside.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention refers to a shaped container carrier, preferably in paper and / or cardboard and / or plastic, apt to assume at least one loading configuration and at least one configuration of use, meaning storage and / or carriage, for safe housing containers, preferably bottles, which is simply and quickly usable, easy to be produced and unexpensive. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Presently, a certain number of bottle carriers in several materials and shapes are available on the market, which are provided with a plurality of housings for bottles, apt to hold bottles for storage and / or carriage purposes. [0003] Usually, such bottle carriers have a fixed shape, which is not easily usable during operations both of bottles loading and of carrying. [0004] Alternatively, the known bottle carriers may be arrangeable by the user, so as to transform the shape from a first loading configuration into a second carriage configuration. However, such arrangeabl...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D71/00
CPCB65D71/00
Inventor BRUNO, OLGA
Owner BRUNO OLGA
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