PATTERN CUTTING OF KRAFT CARTON TO PRODUCE A BOTTLE HOLDER
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a cutting pattern of the type specified in the preamble of claim 1. The standard cuts of this type for the production of bottle holders of one or more rows are known in various variants (DE 1 900 965 IU , FR 2 346 237 Al, DE 40 34 069 Al, D 297 07 445 Ul). In a condition that is produced by folds and adhesion or the like, these cut-outs constitute in each case completely prefabricated bottle carriers that in the deployed state, ready to be used, with receiving openings formed in the bottom and cover portions are assembled about the necks of the bottles to be transported. The firm connection of the transport supports with the bottles required for the desired function is obtained substantially by positive connection, by configuring the edges surrounding the reception openings so that when mounting the transport support on the necks of the bottles they interlock elastically under the closure elements or the like of the bottles. In addition, the reception openings are mostly limited by peripheral lines with round, closed circular contours, although there are also known cases (for example, DE 297 07 445 Ul) in which the reception openings are composed of respectively, two recesses of semicircular shape whose open sides adjoin one another along a central plane of the bottle holders. The object of the invention is to increase the offer of pattern cuts of the type described by creating additional advertising possibilities. For the solution of this problem the invention proposes to provide in the pattern cut of the type under consideration at least a part of the side covering which is connected with the bottom part along an additional fold line which is arranged substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis . By virtue of the fact that the additional fold line is arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis of the pattern cut instead of transversal as the rest of the fold lines, it is possible that after the placement of the finished transport support on the bottles the of coating completely or partially covers one of the two front sides of the transport support that otherwise remains open. Preferably there are two of these coated parts which are disposed bilaterally symmetrical with respect to a central plane running through the longitudinal axis and, therefore, can cover both front faces of the finished transport support. By this, at least one additional surface is obtained which, due to its frontal position, is clearly visible from the outside and can therefore be used primarily for advertising purposes, for example, by applying the emblem of the manufacturer's company. drink that is in the bottles. If, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, cooperating connecting means are provided in the covering parts and in the side and / or cover parts of the standard cuts, then it is also possible to dispose in a captive manner between each part of coated and the bottles a gift article, such as, for example, a small toy, which could be removed, for example, by releasing the connection means and then refuting the coated part. If the coated part is applied to the rest of the cut pattern so that it can be started easily, it can be configured and used as a bonus or similar for later purchases. Other advantageous features of the invention are derived from the dependent claims. The invention is explained below in more detail in connection with the accompanying drawings of exemplary embodiments. They show: Fig. 1 a top plan view on a master cut according to the invention for the production of a two-row bottle carrier, in a flat extended state, without folding; FIG. 2 a top plan view of the master cut according to FIG. 1 after folding inward two lateral facing portions; FIG. 3 a top plan view of the master cut according to FIG. 2 after additionally folding inwards in each case a first cover part and a first, lateral part; Fig. 4 a top plan view of the master cut according to Fig. 3 after further folding a second cover part leading to a finished transport support; Fig. 5, 6 and 7, front views of the finished transport support according to Fig. 4, respectively in a flat extended state, partially deployed and fully deployed; Fig. 8 and 9 respectively a perspective view and a front view of the transport support according to Fig. 4 to 7 in a state placed on a plurality of bottles; and Fig. 11 and 12 views analogous to those of Fig. 8 and 9 of a transport support in which a transport part is additionally provided. Fig. 1 shows a patterned cut 1 according to the invention in an extended, flat, unfolded condition, i.e. substantially as it comes out of a corresponding swaging device. For the production of the patterned cut 1, a Kraft cardboard is used with a weight which, depending on the quantity and size of the bottles to be packed, can be, for example, 300 g / m2 to 450 g / m2. As shown in Fig. 1, the pattern cut 1 contains a base element with a substantially rectangular external contour and two long side edges 3a, 3b, extending parallel to a longitudinal axis 2 as well as two short lateral edges 4a and 4b preferably arranged perpendicular to those. The base element is subdivided into a plurality of fields and contains, in particular, a bottom part 5, a first side part 6 which in FIG. 1 is to its left, and a second side part 7 which in FIG. .1 is to the right of the bottom part 5. The base element also contains a first cover part 8 which is to the left of the first side part 6 and a second cover part 9 which is to the right of the second side part 7. All these parts 5 to 9 have substantially rectangular peripheral contours, and are disposed adjacent in the direction of the longitudinal axis 2 of the pattern cut 1, so that their long sides are arranged substantially perpendicular and their short sides substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis 2. The parts 5 to 9 are preferably separated from one another by means of imaginary fold lines which preferably extend substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis 2, which, to facilitate the folding operation of the various parts explained below, but also in Function of convenience may consist of prints, slots, combined lines of cutting / grooving or the like, already applied when stamping. In particular, a first fold line 10 and a second fold line 11 are provided between the bottom portion 5 and both side portions 6, 7, a third fold line 12 between the first side portion 6 and the first cover portion 8 , and a fourth fold line 14 between the second side portion 7 and the second cover portion 9. Finally, both lateral parts 6 and 7 can be subdivided into two adjacent sections 6a, 6b and respectively 7a, 7b of the lateral part, parallel to the longitudinal axis 2, which are preferably separated from each other by fifth and sixth lines 15 and 16 of folding, equally applied by stamping process, which extend perpendicular to the longitudinal axis 2. The sections 6a, 7a of the side part abutting the bottom part 5, in each case observed in the direction of the longitudinal axis 2, each have a comparatively large height hl, while the sections 6b, 7b of the side part have a comparatively large height hl. bordering on the parties 8, 9 of deck have a comparatively reduced height h2. The first cover portion 8 comprises, in two rows that preferably extend perpendicular to the longitudinal axis 2, first openings 17, in the embodiment respectively three spaced according to the shape and size of the associated bottle, whose circumferential lines or respectively edges 18 are surrounded by concentric closed peripheral lines 19, preferably configured as seventh fold lines. Between both peripheral lines 18 and 19, that is to say, in the areas of the edge surrounding the openings 17 the standard cut 1 has in each case a plurality of sectors 20 contiguous in the peripheral direction, which, being separated one from the other by lines 21 of radial extension, preferably applied during the stamping process, are only connected with the pattern cut 1 along the peripheral lines 19. The sectors 20 constitute the so-called lower grip segments which serve to grip below the closure elements or the like of bottles, as explained below by means of Fig. 8 to 11. The second cover part 9 comprises, in two rows which preferably extend perpendicular to the longitudinal axis 2, a number of second openings 22 corresponding to the number of the first openings 17. Those are arranged with the same spaces as the first openings 17, and are provided with peripheral lines or respectively edges 23 which they preferably have the same diameters as the peripheral lines 19 surrounding the first openings 17. In the exemplary embodiment the peripheral lines 18, 19, 23 are of circular configuration, while the peripheral lines 18 of the first openings 17 can also form an octagon, according to the number of eight lower grip segments 20 that are provided. The bottom part 5 has third openings 24 which are provided in the same number as the first and second openings 17, 22, and with an arrangement corresponding to that of those. The openings 24 have round circular peripheral lines 25, and diameters that are conveniently a little larger than those of the openings 22. The standard cuts of the type described are primarily known (eg, DE 40 34 069 Al), and therefore not It is necessary to explain them in more detail to the expert. An essential difference between the pattern cut 1 according to the invention and the known pattern cuts consists in that it comprises at least one side coating part 27, which is connected to the bottom part 5 along an eighth line 28 of folding and extends conveniently over the entire width of that measurement in the direction of the longitudinal axis 2. The fold line 28 preferably coincides with the lateral edge 3a of the base member of the pattern cut 32, and therefore extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis 2. The coated part 27 conveniently has a height h3 measured perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis 2, which preferably is at most equal to the sum of the heights hl and h2 and suitably substantially equal to the height hl of the sections 6a and 7a of the lateral part , but nevertheless, like these, it is smaller than corresponds to half the depth of the bottom part 5 measured in the same direction. In addition, the fold line 28 is preferably provided with a perforation so that the coated part 27 can easily be pulled out of the bottom part 5.
In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, the pattern cut 1 comprises two side facing portions, specifically the coated part 27 and a second coated part 29, which is connected to the bottom part 5 along a line 30 of parallel fold with respect to the fold line 28 and located on the lateral edge 3b of the base element. Both coated parts 27 and 29 are preferably bilaterally symmetrical with respect to the longitudinal axis 2, so that the description for one of the coated parts 27 applies equally to the other coated part 29 as well. The manufacture of a bottle holder with the aid of the pattern cut 1 can, for example, be carried out in the manner as explained below in more detail by means of FIGS. 2 to 9. In a first processing step (FIG. 2), the Coating parts 27, 29 are bent by more than 90 °, preferably by approximately 180 ° around the eighth fold lines 28, 30, so that afterwards they are oriented towards the visible inner surface of the bottom part 5 Fig. 1, or rest on it. In a second processing step (Fig. 3), the left side part 6 in Fig. 1 and the adjacent deck part 8 are folded together, preferably by approximately 180 °, around the first fold line 10, by which the inner surface of the side part 6 and a border section of the cover part 8 come to rest on the coated parts 27 and 29 and the remaining section of the cover part 8 on the internal surface of the second part 7 side. The dimensions of the various parts are selected, for example, such that after this processing step the lateral edge 4b of the cover part 8 becomes approximately on the fourth fold line 14. In a further step of further processing, a glue is applied on the now superior surface of the covering part 8, in the region of the gluing zones 31 which in FIG. 3 are indicated by crosses, after which the second is bent. cover portion 9 (Fig. 4) by approximately 180 ° around the fourth fold line 14, and resting on the glue-covered surface of the first cover portion 8. After this, by applying pressure on the cover part 9 and the hardening of the glue, a firm bond is established by adhesion between both cover parts 8, 9. As illustrated in Fig. 4, the arrangement is carried out so that the second openings 22 are located coaxially over the openings 17.
As illustrated in FIG. 5 in the front view, through the described processing steps, a pattern cut 1 still folded, but otherwise ready to be used, is obtained. This can be transformed with the manufacturer, or also with the customer, into a definitive form that is required for assembly on the bottles, proceeding in such a way that both cover parts 8, 9 connected to each other and the bottom part 5 of according to FIG. 6, they are separated from one another in the direction of the arrows therein drawn until, in a manner known per se (DE 40 34 069 Al), a bottle holder 32 with a cross section is produced which is substantially rectangular (FIG. 7). The arrangement is such that now also the third openings 24 which are in the bottom part 5 are aligned coaxially with the openings 17, 22. The coated parts 27, 29 still rest in this state substantially on the bottom part 5 , and conveniently their dimensions are such that at least they cover at least partially one of these third openings 24 (for example, 24a, 24b in Fig. 1) which is close to an eighth fold line 28, 30. Fig. 8 and 9 show the use according to the invention of the transport support 32 that can be seen in Fig. 7 to house six bottles 33. The bottles 33, of which, in particular, it can be glass or plastic bottles for beverages, they are of the type having a substantially cylindrical bottle body 33a, a shoulder area 33b abutting upwards, and a neck 33c that follow this, indicated by stripes, which is closed with a closure element 34, for example, a conventional crown cap. The transport support 32 is placed from above on six bottles 33 stopped in two rows, so that the six openings 24, 17 and 22 (Fig. 1) configured in the bottom part 5 and in the cover parts 8, 9 they are aligned coaxially on the closure elements 34, as illustrated, in particular, Fig. 8. By pressing on the cover parts 8, 9, those are then pushed down on the closing elements 34, so that the closing elements 34 conically separate the lower gripping segments 20 from the cover part 8 until they, after having passed the closing elements 34, snap into place elastically below the lower edges of the latter. For the stable attachment of the transport support 32 to the bottles 33, in particular two measures are used. On the one hand, the diameters of the peripheral lines 18, 19 and 23 of the openings 17 and 22 as well as the radial lengths of the lower grip segments 20 are selected so that in the placed state (Fig. 8, 9) the segments 20 of lower grip adjoin the lower edges of the closure elements 34, whereby they are separated by less than 90 ° and are under elastic previous tension inward, which is further favored by the peripheral edges 23 of the openings 22. On the other hand, the diameters of the third openings 24 of the bottom part 5 are selected so that they rest in the regions 33b of the shoulder of the bottles 33 on points whose distances from the bottom edges of the closing elements 34 are smaller than corresponds to the sum of the heights hl and h2 of sections 6a, 6b and resp. 7a, 7b (Fig. 1) of the lateral part. For this reason, when mounting the transport support 32 it is necessary, as the case may be, to bend the side parts 6, 7 to a greater or lesser degree elastically around the fold lines 15, 16. This is indicated in FIG. 9 by the extreme position that can be achieved with this, in which the fold lines 15, 16 practically come to rest on the lower surface of the lower cover portion 8. Despite being made of Kraft cardboard, the transport support 32 is in itself flexible, so that in this way a firm seat is obtained independently of the possible manufacturing tolerances and / or of the bottles.
Since the coating parts 27, 29 cover at least one of the openings 24 of the bottom part 5 in the prefabricated pattern 32 cutting states that can be seen in Fig. 2, 5 and 6, when the collars are introduced 33c of bottle in the openings 24 are automatically deployed and tilted outwards. The dimensions can preferably be selected so that the coated parts 27, 29 are deployed to an almost perpendicular position relative to the bottom part 5 (Fig. 8). So that the coated parts 27, 29 are held in the position shown in FIG. 8 even during the handling of the transport support 32 filled with bottles, according to the invention they are provided in them and in the parts 6, 7 cooperating lateral connecting means, preferably interlocking elements intended to be properly locked. These, as illustrated in particular in FIGS. 1 and 8, respectively comprise at least one locking tab 36 protruding to the outside, applied to a coated part 27, 29, and, associated with it, made in a part 6, 7 side, a recess 37 intended to receive the locking tab 36. Preferably, on each side of each cover part 27, 29 and each side portion 6, 7 is a locking tongue 36 and / or a recess 37 of this type in each case. Furthermore, the arrangement is preferably such that the deployment of the coating parts 27, 29 takes place automatically until the locking tongues 36 in the recesses 37 during assembly on the bottles 33 are automatically locked and, consequently, no additional work stage is necessary for this. Alternatively or additionally it is possible to provide additional co-operating connecting means in the coated parts 27, 29 and in at least one of the cover parts 8, 9. For this purpose, according to, for example, FIGS. 1 and 2, the ends of the facing portions 27, 29 furthest from the longitudinal axis 2 each comprise at least one fastening tab 38 which is bent around a fold line 39 parallel to the longitudinal axis 2, and which is configured so that upon unfolding the corresponding coated part 27, 29 automatically rests against an associated holding surface, which in this case is conveniently the lower surface of the part 8 of lower cover facing the bottom part 5. Also by this it is possible to secure an extended position substantially perpendicular to the bottom part 5 of the coated parts 27, 29 when using the transport support 32. The coating parts 27, 29 can be used, on the one hand, as additional advertising spaces, on the other hand, for example, as value stamps by characterizing them in a corresponding manner and arranging them so that they can be detached along the perforated lines 28, 30 fold. But the coated parts 27, 29 can also serve as external closure covers for gift items such as, for example, toy strollers or the like, which are inserted between them and the relevant bottles 33. In order that the gift articles can be easily removed from the transport support 32, preferably the coating parts 27, 29 have finger openings not shown, which can normally be closed by tabs that are pushed inwardly. The coating parts 27, 29 additionally allow effective protection against light in the event that the bottles 33 were filled with a liquid or the like sensitive to light. In the coated parts 27, 29 it is finally possible to apply a conventional bar code, valid for the entire portable bottle package, to prevent the scanners of the bottle carriers 32 from mistakenly scanning marks on the bottles themselves. . As illustrated in particular Fig. 1 to 4, in the cut pattern 1 it is possible to provide tear-off tabs 40 that can tear along perforations 41 that occur during the stamping process and thereby facilitate a removal of the bottles 33 from the finished transport supports 32 (Fig. 8 and 9). Conveniently, the perforations 41 lead from portions intended to grip the release tabs to the openings 17 resp. 22 chosen. In addition, the parts 8, 9 are preferably provided with pre-stamped tabs 44 that can be pushed on their sides, which in the pushed-on state leave effective holes open as transport aids for insertion of the fingers. Alternatively or additionally it is also possible to provide on the cover parts, as indicated in the exemplary embodiment according to Fig. 10 and 11, which is otherwise the same, a transport part 45 in the form of a handle which or sticks to the cut pattern 1 or is connected in some other way with this, which substantially facilitates the transport of a transport support 32 filled with bottles. In the case of the fold lines 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 28, 30 and 39 one can treat imaginary lines, although they are conveniently and at discretion produced by stamping, slots, slots and cuts, or in any other way. It is true that in theory they can be omitted, yet they considerably facilitate the bending of the various parts and the spacing of the lower gripping segments 20. Furthermore, it may be convenient to configure the fold lines in a manner that promotes the fold of the pattern cut 1 or, for example, of the coating parts 27, 29 in predetermined preferred directions. The cut pattern 1 described in FIG. 1 to 11 comprises in each case six openings 17, 22 and 24 for receiving and packing six bottles 36. But alternatively it would also be possible to equip it, for example, with each case only two, three or four first to third openings 17, 22 and 24, to accommodate two, three or four bottles. In addition, the openings 17, 22 and 24 can also be arranged in only one row or in more than two rows, instead of two rows, to be able to accommodate, for example 2 x 2, 2 x 3, 2 4, 3 x 3 , etc. bottles The positions of the openings 17, 22 and 24 within the relevant fields or parts of the relevant cut-out 1 result more or less necessarily by the diameters of the bottles 33 to be packed or respectively by the positions of their closing elements 34. Although in the embodiments according to FIG.
1 to 11 was based on the fact that all the openings 17, 22 and 24 are round and are surrounded by closed edges, it would also be possible to provide semicircular openings in a common central line and that complement each other to form circular openings (for example , DE 297 07 445 01). To apply the parts of the coating this at most causes differences in the dimensions to be selected The invention is not limited to the described embodiments, which can be varied in multiple ways. First of all, it is clear that the concept of "bottles" within the scope of the present invention encompasses all packages, ie also can bottles, glass bottles or the like whose contour of the shoulder and neck sections is formed as that of the bottles 33 described, and which can therefore be packed with the described transport supports 32. Naturally, the bodies 33a of the bottles can have other shapes, in particular shapes that differ from the cylindrical shape shown. Depending on the number and volumetric capacity of the bottles 33 it is also possible to use other Kraft cartons. For example, for bottles of 1 1 are suitable surface area weights of 400 - 450 g / m2, 360 - 420 g / m2 for bottles whose content is 0.5 1, and 300 - 360 g / m2 for bottles of 0.33 1. It is also possible to adapt the pattern cuts 1, respectively their openings 17, 22 and 24 to other closure elements, for example, screw closures, or to design them so that the lower grip segments 20 do not rest against the bottom edges but against support rings protruding radially to the outside, which, in particular, are frequently manufactured under the closure elements in the bottlenecks of the plastic bottles. In addition, the lower gripping segments 20 can also be omitted completely if the edges that limit the openings 17 are on the one hand sufficiently flexible, and on the other hand sufficiently stable. A different design of the lower grip segments is also possible, by providing, for example, larger intermediate spaces between the individual segments instead of the separation line 21. Additionally it is possible that the various fields of the pattern cut have other geometric shapes within certain limits, being provided, for example, with rounded corners or other modifications referred to the product. The corresponding is valid for the size of the coated parts 27 and 29, which could also be smaller than what is equivalent to the open front faces of a transport support that occurs with the base element of the cut pattern 1, as well as for connection means that are only described in an exemplary manner, which can also be configured differently from the one represented. Finally it is understood that the various features can also be used in combinations other than those depicted and described.