Container carrier

Abstract

To provide a container carrier which can save space while even having a gripping part and store containers efficiently.SOLUTION: A PET bottle carrier 1 that stores multiple PET bottles 50 has a gripping part 10 provided with a first fold L1 and a pair of upper wall parts 20 that extend from the gripping part 10 in a manner to sandwich the gripping part 10 and are provided with insertion holes 22 for inserting and holding the neck parts of the PET bottles 50, the tip of the gripping part 10 is located above the tops of the PET bottles 50 held in the insertion holes 22, and by folding the gripping part 10 in half along the first fold L1, the tip of the gripping part 10 is located below the tops of the PET bottles 50 held in the insertion holes 22.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a container carrier. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, container carriers have been provided for storing and transporting multiple containers, such as cans and PET bottles. This type of container carrier is formed, for example, by folding a paper member having multiple creases along the creases. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a paper grip-top carton that stores six cans in two rows. In this top-gripping carton, multiple crease lines are formed in cardboard or sheet material, and by folding along these crease lines, handle-like grip panels that protrude upward between the rows of cans are formed. By grasping these grip panels, a user can easily carry the grip-top carton containing multiple cans. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-151468 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] During the distribution process, the above-described container carriers are sometimes stored in multiple containers in large storage boxes such as cardboard boxes by distributors, etc. However, when multiple container carriers with upwardly protruding grips, such as the top-gripping carton of Patent Document 1, are stored in the storage box, the grips take up space, making it difficult to efficiently store multiple container carriers in the storage box.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a container carrier that has a gripping portion but can save space and can be stored efficiently. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A container carrier according to one aspect of the present invention is a container carrier for storing a plurality of containers, and comprises: a handle portion having a fold; a pair of upper wall portions connected to the handle portion in a manner sandwiching the handle portion and having a plurality of insertion holes for inserting and holding the necks of the containers; a tip of the handle portion is located above the top of the container held in the insertion holes; and by folding the handle portion in half along the folds, the tip of the handle portion is located below the top of the container held in the insertion holes; a pair of side wall portions connected to the pair of upper wall portions and covering one side of the body of the container inserted into the insertion holes; and an engaging portion that engages between the pair of side wall portions. The pair of side wall portions are composed of a first side wall portion and a second side wall portion, the first side wall portion is trapezoidal with a wider width on the upper wall portion side, and the second side wall portion extends on the opposite side to the upper wall portion side and is narrower than the upper wall portion, The pair of sides wall The department is The second side wall portion The insertion hole holds Rupe Close to the bottom of the bottle And And The container carrier does not have a bottom. The engaging portions are connected to the front and rear ends of the pair of side walls. As if formed The first engaging portion has a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion, and the upper edge of the first engaging portion extends obliquely downward from the position of the second side wall portion, and is generally trapezoidal in shape. The second engaging portion has one notch from above and the other notch from below, forming an engaging piece that can be mutually engaged with the engaging piece of the other side wall portion of the pair of side walls. The insertion holes are provided with a plurality of holes at the opening end thereof. Protection of With a retaining tongue The base of each of the retaining tongues is flexible. The opening diameter is The aforementioned The opening diameter is smaller than the outer diameter of the neck ring attached to the neck of the PET bottle, and the plurality of retaining tongues are bent at the base, resulting in an opening diameter larger than the outer diameter of the neck ring. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a container carrier that can be efficiently stored while having a gripping portion and saving space. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a plastic bottle carrier according to a first embodiment with a plastic bottle stored therein. FIG. [Figure 2]1 is a front view of a plastic bottle carrier according to a first embodiment with a plastic bottle stored therein. FIG. [Figure 3] 1 is a side view of a plastic bottle carrier according to a first embodiment with a plastic bottle stored therein. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a development view of the plastic bottle carrier according to the first embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a development view of a plastic bottle carrier according to a second embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a side view of a plastic bottle carrier according to a third embodiment with a plastic bottle stored therein. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a development view of a plastic bottle carrier according to a third embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] (First embodiment) A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The PET bottle carrier (container carrier) 1 shown in Fig. 1 is designed to store and transport six 500ml PET bottles (containers) 50 for general beverages. The PET bottle carrier 1 is made of waterproof cardboard. The PET bottle carrier 1 has a handle 10 that protrudes upward, a pair of upper walls 20 that extend from the handle 10 and sandwich the handle 10 therebetween, and a pair of side walls 30 that extend from each upper wall 20 to the opposite side of the handle 10.

[0010] As shown in Figures 1 to 4, in the plastic bottle carrier 1, three plastic bottles 50 are held in a row on each of the upper wall portions 20 on either side of the gripping portion 10, for a total of six plastic bottles 50 stored in two rows sandwiched between the gripping portion 10. In the following description, the alignment direction of the plastic bottles 50 held on each upper wall portion 20 is referred to as the front-to-rear direction of the plastic bottle carrier 1, and the direction in which the pair of upper wall portions 20 sandwich the gripping portion 10 is referred to as the left-to-right direction of the plastic bottle carrier 1. The plastic bottle carrier 1 is symmetrical with respect to the gripping portion 10, except for the difference between the upward engaging piece 44 and the downward engaging piece 46 provided on the second engaging portion 42, which will be described later.

[0011] The gripping portion 10 is shaped like a handle extending vertically upward and is the portion that is gripped when transporting the PET bottle carrier 1. The configuration of the gripping portion 10 will be described in detail later. The pair of upper wall portions 20 are each horizontal and rectangular in shape, elongated in the front-to-rear direction. Each upper wall portion 20 has three equally spaced circular insertion holes 22 arranged in a row for holding the PET bottles 50. In other words, the PET bottle carrier 1 has six insertion holes 22. Each insertion hole 22 in the upper wall portion 20 is located closer to the boundary between the upper wall portion 20 and the side wall portion 30 (hereinafter referred to as the "second boundary portion B2") than to the boundary between the gripping portion 10 and the upper wall portion 20 (hereinafter referred to as the "first boundary portion B1").

[0012] The opening diameter of each insertion hole 22 is slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the ring-shaped neck ring 52a attached to the neck 52 of a typical PET bottle 50. A plurality of retaining tongues 22a are provided at the open end of each insertion hole 22 to hold the neck ring 52a of the PET bottle 50. The retaining tongues 22a are flexible from their base ends and open at their tip ends. When each retaining tongue 22a is flexible and open, the opening diameter of each insertion hole 22 is larger than the outer diameter of the neck ring 52a.

[0013] When the neck 52 of the plastic bottle 50 is inserted into this insertion hole 22 from below, the retaining tongues 22a bend and open as the neck ring 52a is inserted, and after the neck ring 52a is inserted, the retaining tongues 22a elastically return to their original position and support the underside of the neck ring 52a. This prevents the plastic bottle 50 from slipping out of the insertion hole 22 and holds the neck 52 of the plastic bottle 50 in the insertion hole 22.

[0014] The pair of side walls 30 includes a first side wall (inclined side wall) 31 continuing from the upper wall 20, and a second side wall 32 continuing from the first side wall 31. Each first side wall 31 extends at an angle downward to fit along the upper inclined surface of the body 54 of the PET bottle 50 held in the insertion hole 22. The first side wall 31 extends from the second boundary B2 while gradually narrowing in width. Therefore, the first side wall 31 has an overall trapezoidal shape (see FIG. 3).

[0015] Each second side wall 32 extends vertically downward from the boundary with the first side wall 31 (hereinafter referred to as the "third boundary B3"), and has a generally square shape overall (see FIG. 3). The second side wall 32 extends to a position close to the bottom 56 of the PET bottle 50 held in the insertion hole 22, and the bottom 56 of the PET bottle 50 is exposed from the lower end of the second side wall 32. Therefore, when multiple PET bottle carriers 1 containing PET bottles 50 are stacked vertically, the second side wall 32 of the upper PET bottle carrier 1 does not interfere with the lower PET bottle carrier 1, thereby saving space.

[0016] The pair of side walls 30 configured as described above covers one side surface of the body 54 of each PET bottle 50 held in the insertion hole 22. As shown in FIG. 3, the front-to-rear width W1 of the second side wall 32 is smaller than the front-to-rear width W2 of the three PET bottles 50 held in the insertion holes 22 of one of the upper walls 20. This allows the contents of the PET bottles 50 to be seen even from the side of the PET bottle carrier 1. In addition, a substantially V-shaped perforation M1 is provided in the side wall 30 between adjacent insertion holes 22, spanning the first side wall 31 and the second side wall 32 and connecting the two insertion holes 22.

[0017] Here, engagement portions 40 for engaging the pair of second side walls 32 are provided at the front and rear ends of the lower portion of the second side wall portions 32. The engagement portions 40 have a first engagement portion 41 that extends slightly from the front and rear ends of the second side wall portions 32 toward the front or rear of the PET bottle carrier 1, and a second engagement portion 42 that extends in the left-right direction from the first engagement portion 41. The first engagement portion 41 extends at an angle downward from the position where its upper edge connects with the second side wall portions 32, and has a generally trapezoidal shape overall (see FIG. 3).

[0018] As shown in FIG. 2 , the second engagement portion 42 extends to a position where its tip overlaps the tip of the second engagement portion 42 extending from the second side wall portion 32 on the opposite side in the left-right direction. The tip of the second engagement portion 42 is provided with either an upward engagement piece 44 formed by a notch made from above or a downward engagement piece 46 formed by a notch made from below. Specifically, the upward engagement piece 44 is provided on one side of the two overlapping second engagement portions 42, and the downward engagement piece 46 is provided on the other side. The notch of the overlapping upward engagement piece 44 and the notch of the downward engagement piece 46 are interlocked with each other so that the overlapping engagement pieces 44, 46 are positioned on the inner side (the back side of the second engagement portion 42), thereby engaging the upward engagement piece 44 and the downward engagement piece 46 below the grip portion 10. In other words, the pair of side wall portions 30 are engaged with each other.

[0019] Next, the grip portion 10, which is a main part of the present invention, will be described in detail. As shown in Fig. 3, the grip portion 10 is generally trapezoidal in shape, with the width of the upper portion being smaller than the width of the lower portion. The height position P1 of the tip (upper end) of the grip portion 10 is located above the height position P2 of the top portion 58 of the PET bottle 50 held in each insertion hole 22. An opening 10a is provided in the approximate center of the grip portion 10, into which a finger is inserted when gripping the grip portion 10. The opening 10a has a generally elliptical shape that is long in the front-to-rear direction, which gives the grip portion 10 a generally annular shape.

[0020] Furthermore, a fold line (hereinafter referred to as the "first fold line L1") is provided in the gripping portion 10 in the longitudinal direction at approximately the center thereof in the vertical direction. The height position P3 of the first fold line L1 is located slightly above the height position P2 of the top portion 58 of the PET bottle 50 held in each insertion hole 22. This first fold line L1 divides the gripping portion 10 into an upper portion (hereinafter referred to as the "upper gripping portion 12") and a lower portion (hereinafter referred to as the "lower gripping portion 14"). By folding the gripping portion 10 in half along the first fold line L1, the height position of the tip (upper end) of the gripping portion 10 becomes equal to the height position P3 of the first fold line L1, and therefore, the tip (upper end) of the gripping portion 10 is located below the height position P2 of the top portion 58 of the PET bottle 50 held in each insertion hole 22.

[0021] 1 and 3, the opening 10a in the grip portion 10 is provided on the first fold line L1 so as to divide the first fold line L1. In other words, the opening 10a is provided so as to straddle the upper grip portion 12 and the lower grip portion 14.

[0022] 2, inside opening 10a there is provided folded-in portion 10b, which has the same contour as the opening edge of opening 10a and is partly folded to the left, continuing with grip portion 10. By holding this folded-in portion 10b, the handle portion inside opening 10a can be made flat, thereby reducing the strain on the consumer's hand when gripping grip portion 10.

[0023] The PET bottle carrier 1 configured as described above is formed by folding a single sheet of cardboard 60 along the creases. The procedure is described below with reference to FIG. 4. As shown in FIG. 4, the cardboard 60 constituting the PET bottle carrier 1 has, in addition to the first crease L1 described above, a second crease L2 along the first boundary B1, a third crease L3 along the second boundary B2, and a fourth crease L4 along the third boundary B3. Furthermore, the cardboard 60 has a fifth crease L5 along the boundary between the second side wall 32 and the first engagement portion 41, and a sixth crease L6 along the boundary between the first engagement portion 41 and the second engagement portion 42.

[0024] Here, the gripping portion 10 of the PET bottle carrier 1 is formed by overlapping two pieces of cardboard 60. The cardboard 60 has a seventh fold L7 between two portions formed to resemble the shape of the gripping portion 10. When forming the PET bottle carrier 1, first, the seventh fold L7 is folded in a mountain fold, and the overlapping pieces of cardboard 60 that make up the gripping portion 10 are bonded together with an adhesive or the like.

[0025] Furthermore, on one side of the two portions shaped like the grip part 10, the portion that will become the opening 10a is not open and is in a closed state. More specifically, a cut having the same shape as part of the opening edge of the opening 10a is made in the portion that will become the opening 10a, and the above-mentioned fold-in portion 10b is provided. Then, by folding in this fold-in portion 10b, the position that will become the opening 10a is opened (see FIG. 2). In this way, the grip part 10 is formed. Note that the cardboard 60 may not have the above-mentioned fold-in portion 10b provided in the position that will become the opening 10a, and may have a hole in it from the beginning.

[0026] Next, the second to fourth folds L2, L3, and L4 on the cardboard 60 are folded. At this time, the second fold L2 is a valley fold, and the third and fourth folds L3 and L4 are mountain folds. This results in the top wall 20 and the side wall 30. Next, the fifth and sixth folds L5 and L6 are mountain folds, engaging the upward engaging pieces 44 and downward engaging pieces 46 that overlap each other at the front and rear, respectively. Next, the plastic bottles 50 to be held are lined up on a desk or the like, and the cardboard 60 is placed over the plastic bottles 50. The necks 52 of each plastic bottle 50 are inserted into the insertion holes 22 from below to hold them. By following the above procedure, the plastic bottle carrier 1 can be formed, holding the plastic bottles 50.

[0027] As described above, the PET bottle carrier 1 according to this embodiment can hold the necks 52 of the PET bottles 50 in the insertion holes 22 of the upper wall 20, and consumers can easily carry the PET bottles 50 by gripping the handle 10 while holding the multiple PET bottles 50. Furthermore, when a retailer or the like stores multiple PET bottle carriers 1 holding multiple PET bottles 50 in a storage box, the handle 10 can be folded in half along the first fold L1 provided on the handle 10, so that the tip of the handle 10 is positioned below the tops 58 of the PET bottles 50.

[0028] As a result, when storing multiple PET bottle carriers 1 in a storage box, the gripping part 10 does not take up space, so another PET bottle carrier 1 can be stacked directly on top of a PET bottle 50 held by a PET bottle carrier 1. In this way, the PET bottle carrier 1 can save space while having the gripping part 10, and can be stored efficiently in a storage box such as a cardboard box.

[0029] Furthermore, in the PET bottle carrier 1, the gripping portion 10 is generally annular with an opening 10a, which is provided on the first fold line L1 so as to divide the first fold line L1. This reduces the amount of folding along the first fold line L1 compared to when the first fold line L1 is provided across the entire width of the gripping portion 10, making it easier to fold the gripping portion 10 in half along the first fold line L1.

[0030] The PET bottle carrier 1 also has a pair of side walls 30 that connect to the pair of top walls 20 and cover one side of the body 54 of the PET bottle 50 inserted into the insertion hole 22, and an engaging portion 40 that engages between the pair of side walls 30. As a result, a portion of the body 54 of each PET bottle 50 held in each insertion hole 22 is held in all front-to-back and left-to-right directions by the side walls 30, the engaging portion 40, or other PET bottles 50, preventing each PET bottle 50 held in each insertion hole 22 from scattering. Furthermore, because a portion of the body 54 of each PET bottle 50 is hidden, product markings such as barcodes can be concealed while the contents of each PET bottle 50 are visible.

[0031] Furthermore, in the PET bottle carrier 1, the side wall 30 has a first side wall 31 provided along the upper inclined surface of the body 54 of the PET bottle. As a result, when the PET bottle carrier 1 vibrates, the inner surface of the first side wall 31 abuts against the inclined surface of the PET bottle 50 held in the insertion hole 22, so the PET bottle 50 can be held more stably.

[0032] Furthermore, in the PET bottle carrier 1, a perforation M1 is provided between adjacent insertion holes 22, spanning the first side wall portion 31 and the second side wall portion 32. Therefore, a consumer can easily remove the PET bottle 50 from the PET bottle carrier 1 by tearing a part of the side wall portion 30 along this perforation M1.

[0033] (Second embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 5. In the description of the second embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment will be assigned the same reference numerals, and their description will be omitted or simplified. The PET bottle carrier according to the second embodiment is designed to store and transport four PET bottles, and is formed by folding a single piece of cardboard 160 with multiple creases as shown in Fig. 5 along the creases.

[0034] The cardboard 160 has two insertion holes 22 in a row in each of the portions that will become the upper wall portions 20, for a total of four insertion holes 22 sandwiched between the portions that will become the gripping portions 10. The configuration of other portions of the cardboard is the same as that of the cardboard 60 of the first embodiment. Even though it is configured to be able to hold four PET bottles in this way, the PET bottle carrier of this embodiment can achieve space savings while having the gripping portions 10 like the PET bottle carrier 1 of the first embodiment, and can be efficiently stored in a storage box such as a cardboard box.

[0035] (Third embodiment) Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 6 and 7. In the description of the third embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment will be assigned the same reference numerals, and their description will be omitted or simplified. The plastic bottle carrier 200 according to the third embodiment is designed to store and transport six plastic bottles, and differs from the plastic bottle carrier 1 of the first embodiment in the shape and number of openings 210a provided in the gripping portion 210, the form of the perforation M2, and the dimensions of the upward engaging piece 244 and the downward engaging piece 246.

[0036] As shown in FIG. 6, the gripping portion 210 of the plastic bottle carrier 200 according to this embodiment, like the plastic bottle carrier 1 according to the first embodiment, is generally trapezoidal in shape, with the width of the upper portion being smaller than the width of the lower portion, and the height position P1 of the tip (top end) of the gripping portion 210 is located above the height position P2 of the top portion 58 of the plastic bottle 50 held in each insertion hole 22. The gripping portion 210 has two openings 210a in the front-to-rear direction. Each opening 210a has a generally semicircular (kettle-boiled) shape with its arc side facing the tip (top end) of the gripping portion 210. The upper opening edge of each opening 210a is linear, and the front and rear opening edges of the lower end are curved.

[0037] An eighth fold line L8 is provided in the front-to-rear direction at approximately the center of the gripping portion 210 in the up-down direction. In other words, the two openings 210 are provided in parallel along the eighth fold line L8. The height position P4 of the eighth fold line L8 is located slightly above the height position P2 of the tops 58 of the plastic bottles 50 held in each insertion hole 22. The gripping portion 210 is divided into an upper gripping portion 212 and a lower gripping portion 214, with the eighth fold line L8 as the boundary.

[0038] By folding the gripping portion 210 in half along the eighth fold line L8, the height position of the tip (upper end) of the gripping portion 210 becomes equal to the height position P4 of the eighth fold line L8, and therefore it is positioned below the height position P2 of the tops 58 of the PET bottles 50 held in each insertion hole 22. Therefore, another PET bottle carrier 200 can be stacked directly on top of the PET bottle 50 held in the PET bottle carrier 200, thereby saving space.

[0039] Furthermore, in the plastic bottle carrier 200 of this embodiment, the perforations M2 between adjacent insertion holes 22 are coarser than the perforations M1 in the plastic bottle carrier 1 of the first embodiment. Therefore, the plastic bottle carrier 200 is more durable and less likely to tear along the perforations M2 than the plastic bottle carrier 1 of the first embodiment.

[0040] 7, the plastic bottle carrier 200 of this embodiment is formed by folding a sheet of cardboard 260 with multiple creases along the creases, similar to the plastic bottle carrier 1 of the first embodiment. The dimensions of the portion of the cardboard 260 that serves as the engagement portion 240 differ from those of the plastic bottle carrier 1 of the first embodiment. Specifically, the dimension in the front-to-rear direction (width dimension) of the second engagement portion 242 provided outside the sixth fold L6 is smaller than that of the first embodiment.

[0041] As a result, when the overlapping upward engaging pieces 244 and downward engaging pieces 246 on the front and rear sides are engaged with each other while the plastic bottles 50 are held in the insertion holes 22, the overlapping engaging pieces 244, 246 strongly attract each other, and the front-to-rear width of the three plastic bottles 50 held in the insertion holes 22 substantially matches the front-to-rear width W3 of the second side wall portion 32 and the first engaging pieces 41 on both sides of it (see FIG. 6). Therefore, compared to the plastic bottle carrier 1 of the first embodiment, the body of each plastic bottle 50 is pressed more firmly by the inner surfaces of the engaging pieces 244, 246, making it even more difficult for each plastic bottle 50 to come off the plastic bottle carrier 200.

[0042] In the cardboard 260, an eighth fold line L8 is provided on one side of the two portions formed in the shape of the gripping part 210. A double fold line, a ninth fold line L9 and a tenth fold line L10, is provided parallel to each other on the other side of the two portions. When the seventh fold line L7 provided between the two portions is folded in a mountain fold, the eighth fold line L8 overlaps between the ninth fold line L9 and the tenth fold line L10.

[0043] By providing the ninth fold line L9 and the tenth fold line L10 in this manner, when the eighth fold line L8 is mountain-folded in the plastic bottle carrier 200 formed from cardboard 260, the ninth fold line L9 and the tenth fold line L10, which are valley folds, do not overlap with the eighth fold line L8, but support both the top and bottom of the eighth fold line L8 at positions close to the eighth fold line L8. Therefore, even if the gripping portion 210 is repeatedly folded along the eighth fold line L8, paper tears are unlikely to occur along the eighth fold line L8.

[0044] Furthermore, the cardboard 260 does not have a portion like the folded-in portion 10b in the cardboard 60 from which the plastic bottle carrier 1 of the first embodiment is formed, and the portions that will become the openings 210a are open (hollowed out) from the beginning. Therefore, in this embodiment, compared to the first embodiment, it is possible to prevent tears from occurring starting from the end of the folded-in portion 10b. In this embodiment, the seventh fold L7 is folded in a mountain fold, and the overlapping pieces of cardboard 260 that make up the gripping portion 210 are bonded together with an adhesive or the like, thereby forming the gripping portion 210 having two openings 210a.

[0045] In the plastic bottle carrier 200 of this embodiment configured as described above, the gripping portion 210 can be grasped by inserting a finger into each of the two openings 210a. At this time, the load of the plastic bottle carrier 200 holding the plastic bottle 50 is distributed to each of the two openings 210a, and the upper gripping portion 212 and the lower gripping portion 214 are connected between the two openings 210a. Therefore, compared to a configuration in which the gripping portion 210 has a single opening, the gripping portion 210 is less likely to be subjected to load when gripping the gripping portion 210. This configuration makes it less likely for the gripping portion 210 to tear starting from the opening 210a.

[0046] Furthermore, since each opening 210a is formed in a substantially semicircular shape as described above and the front and rear opening edges of the lower end are curved, there are no angular portions at the opening edges of each opening 210a that could easily become tearing points, making it even more difficult for the grip portion 210 to tear. Furthermore, since the substantially semicircular openings 210a in this embodiment have a larger radius of curvature at the curved portions at the opening edges than the substantially elliptical openings 10a in the first embodiment, this configuration makes it less likely for tearing to occur. Additionally, in a configuration in which the grip portion 210 has two openings 210a, as in this embodiment, it is easier to hold the grip portion 210 with fingers inserted into each opening than in a configuration in which the grip portion 210 has three or more openings, thereby reducing the load when holding the grip portion 210.

[0047] In this embodiment, a PET bottle carrier 200 for storing and transporting six PET bottles is exemplified, but the number of insertion holes 22 provided in the upper wall portion 20 is not limited in this embodiment, and for example, the PET bottle carrier may have four insertion holes 22 provided in the upper wall portion 20 and may be capable of storing and transporting four PET bottles.

[0048] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, in each of the above embodiments, an example was shown in which the PET bottle carrier is formed from cardboard with multiple creases, but the PET bottle carrier may also be formed from, for example, corrugated cardboard with multiple creases. Furthermore, while each of the above embodiments illustrates a PET bottle carrier, the container held by the container carrier of the present invention is not limited to a PET bottle, and may be any container whose neck can be held in the insertion hole. Furthermore, in each of the above embodiments, an example was shown in which the PET bottle carrier is made of paper, but the PET bottle carrier may also be formed from a foldable resin sheet or the like. [Explanation of symbols]

[0049] 1 PET bottle carrier 10 Grip 10a Opening 10b Fold-in part 12 Upper grip 14 Lower grip 20 Upper wall portion 22 Insertion hole 22a Holding tongue piece 30 Side wall part 31 First side wall portion 32 Second side wall portion 40 Engagement portion 41 First engagement portion 42 second engagement portion 44 upward engagement piece 46 downward engaging piece 50 PET bottle 52 Neck 52a Neck ring 54 Body 56 Bottom 58 Top of head 60 Cardboard 160 Cardboard 200 PET bottle carrier 210 Grip 210a Opening 212 Upper grip part 214 Lower grip part 240 Engagement portion 242 Second engagement portion 244 upward engaging piece 246 downward engaging piece 260 Cardboard B1 First Boundary B2 2nd boundary B3 3rd boundary L1 First fold L2 Second fold L3 Third fold L4 Fourth fold L5 5th fold L6 6th fold L7 7th fold L8 8th fold M1, M2 perforations P1, P2, P3, P4 height position W1, W2, W3 width

Claims

1. A container carrier that stores a plurality of containers, a grip portion having a fold line; and a pair of upper wall portions extending from the grip portion in a manner sandwiching the grip portion, the upper wall portions having a plurality of insertion holes for inserting and holding the neck portion of the container; a tip end of the gripping portion is positioned above a top end of the container held in the insertion hole, By folding the grip portion in half along the crease, a tip end of the grip portion is positioned below a top end of the container held in the insertion hole, a pair of side wall portions that are continuous with the pair of upper wall portions and cover one side of a body portion of the container inserted into the insertion hole; an engaging portion that engages between the pair of side wall portions, The pair of side wall portions are composed of a first side wall portion and a second side wall portion, the first side wall portion is trapezoidal in shape with a wider width on the upper wall portion side, and the second side wall portion extends on the opposite side to the upper wall portion side and has a narrower width than the upper wall portion, The pair of side walls are arranged so that the second side wall is positioned close to the bottom of the PET bottle held in the insertion hole, and the container carrier does not have a bottom, the engaging portion is formed so as to be connected to the front end portion and the rear end portion of each of the pair of side wall portions, and has a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion, the upper edge of the first engaging portion extends obliquely downward from the position of the second side wall portion, and is trapezoidal in shape as a whole, and the second engaging portion has an engaging piece formed on one side thereof with a notch from above and an notch from below, and is capable of mutually engaging with the engaging piece of the other side wall portion of the pair of side wall portions, The insertion holes have a plurality of retaining tongues at the opening end of each insertion hole, and the base of each retaining tongue is flexible so that the opening diameter is smaller than the outer diameter of a neck ring attached to the neck of the PET bottle, and when the plurality of retaining tongues are in a flexible state at the base, the opening diameter is larger than the outer diameter of the neck ring. A container carrier characterized by:

2. The grip portion is generally annular and has an opening. The opening is provided on the fold line in a manner that divides the fold line.

2. The container carrier according to claim 1.

3. The gripping portion has two openings, Each of the two openings has a substantially semicircular shape with an arc side facing the tip end of the grip portion, and is provided in parallel along the fold.

2. The container carrier according to claim 1.

4. The first side wall portion is an inclined side wall portion provided along an upper inclined surface of the body portion of the container.

2. The container carrier according to claim 1.

5. The engagement portion is connected to a lower portion of the side wall portion.

2. The container carrier according to claim 1.

6. A perforation is provided between adjacent insertion holes so as to straddle the side wall portion.

6. The container carrier according to claim 1, wherein the container carrier is a container carrier having a plurality of containers.

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