Container carrier from foldable flat material
A container carrier for bottles having a blank made of cardboard for wrapping around a group of bottles, a grip portion is stabilized between the two handle openings and the further handle opening by at least three layers of cardboard, a first layer is formed by the web defined by the handle openings in the top wall.
1. Container carrier for bottles or other containers constructed from
a blank ( 1 ) made of cardboard or a different foldable flat material for wrapping around a group of bottles or other containers ( 51 ), comprising:
a bottom wall ( 2 ), two side walls ( 3 , 5 )), and a top wall ( 4 ), the walls defining sleeve walls, each wall including longitudinal sides and front faces, adjacent sleeve walls ( 2 to 5 ) being articulated to one another on the longitudinal sides thereof,
two handle openings ( 7 , 8 ) in the top wall ( 4 ) spaced apart from one another and laterally defining a web ( 48 ) therebetween,
an adhesive tab ( 6 ) on one longitudinal side of a sleeve wall ( 2 ) for connecting to another sleeve wall ( 5 ) or two portions of a sleeve wall separated from one another with an overlapping region for forming a sleeve wall by joining the wall portions in a congruent relationship and
front walls articulated to the front faces ( 17 to 22 ) of at least one sleeve wall ( 2 to 5 ) for closing front openings formed by the sleeve walls ( 2 to 5 ) and
a further blank ( 23 ) made of cardboard or a different foldable flat material to be arranged below the top wall ( 4 ) above a group of containers ( 51 ), the blank comprising:
a reinforcement wall ( 24 ) including longitudinal and transverse sides arranged below the top wall ( 4 ),
two further handle openings ( 34 , 35 ) in the reinforcement wall ( 24 ) arranged spaced apart from one another and arranged below the handle openings ( 7 , 8 ) of the top wall ( 4 ) and
longitudinal tabs ( 25 , 26 ) and/or transverse tabs ( 27 , 28 ) articulated to the longitudinal sides and/or to the transverse sides of the reinforcement wall ( 24 ), characterised in that
adjacent each of the two further handle openings ( 34 , 35 ) in the reinforcement wall ( 24 ) a reinforcement tab ( 38 , 39 ) is die cut, which partially encloses the handle openings ( 34 , 35 ) and is articulated to the reinforcement wall ( 24 ) via articulation lines ( 40 . 1 , 40 . 2 , 41 . 1 , 41 . 2 ), which extend from opposing sides of the further handle opening ( 34 , 35 ), and
the reinforcement tabs ( 38 , 39 ) for forming a reinforced grip portion ( 52 ) may be folded towards a further web ( 49 ) of the reinforcement wall ( 24 ) defined by the two further handle openings ( 34 , 35 ).
2. Container carrier according to claim 1 , in which the reinforcement tabs ( 38 , 39 ) are folded towards the further web ( 49 ) of the reinforcement wall ( 24 ).
3. Container carrier according to claim 1 , in which the reinforcement tabs ( 38 , 39 ) in the position folded towards the reinforcement wall ( 24 ) are fixed by connecting to the reinforcement wall ( 24 ) and/or in which the reinforcement wall ( 24 ) is connected to the top wall ( 4 ).
4. Container carrier according to claim 1 , in which the reinforcement tabs ( 38 , 39 ) are glued to the reinforcement wall ( 24 ) and/or the reinforcement wall ( 24 ) is glued to the top wall ( 4 ).
5. Container carrier according to claim 1 , in which the handle openings ( 7 , 8 ) and/or the further handle openings ( 34 , 35 ) are elongated and are aligned with their main directions of extension parallel to the longitudinal sides of the sleeve walls ( 2 to 5 ).
6. Container carrier according to claim 1 , in which the handle openings ( 7 , 8 ) and/or the further handle openings ( 34 , 35 ) are substantially rectangular.
7. Container carrier according to claim 1 , in which the handle openings ( 7 , 8 ) and/or the further handle openings ( 34 , 35 ) have inner edges and have grip relief tabs ( 9 , 10 ) and/or further grip relief tabs ( 36 , 37 ) articulated to their inner edges thereof.
8. Container carrier according to claim 1 , in which the reinforcement tabs ( 38 , 39 ) in each case with a connecting region ( 42 . 3 , 43 . 3 ) connecting articulation regions ( 42 . 1 , 42 . 2 , 43 . 1 , 43 . 2 ) together at articulation lines ( 40 , 41 ) are arranged on sides remote from one another of the further handle openings ( 34 , 35 ).
9. Container carrier according to claim 1 , in which the reinforcement tabs ( 38 , 39 ) are substantially rectangular as far as regions incorporated by the further handle openings ( 34 , 35 ).
10. Container carrier according to claim 1 , in which the reinforcement tabs ( 38 , 39 ) cover at least 80% of the further web ( 49 ) between the two further handle openings ( 34 , 35 ).
11. Container carrier according to claim 1 , in which transverse tabs ( 27 , 28 ) comprise recesses ( 29 , 30 ), through which bottle top regions of bottles ( 51 ) may be introduced when inserted into the front openings.
12. Container carrier according to claim 11 , in which the recesses ( 29 , 30 ) are central recesses in the centre of the transverse tabs and/or lateral recesses on two lateral edges of the transverse tabs.
13. Container carrier according to claim 1 , in which the reinforcement wall ( 24 ) is substantially congruent with the top wall ( 4 ).
14. Container carrier according to claim 1 , in which proceeding from the handle openings ( 7 , 8 ) in the top wall ( 4 ) and/or proceeding from die cut portions of the reinforcement tabs ( 38 , 39 ) in the reinforcement wall ( 24 ) fold lines ( 11 , 12 ) extend as far as adjacent corners of the top wall ( 4 ) and/or the reinforcement wall ( 24 ).
15. Container carrier according to claim 1 , in which proceeding from the handle openings ( 7 , 8 ) of the top wall ( 4 ) and/or from die cut portions of the reinforcement tabs ( 38 , 39 ) in the reinforcement wall ( 24 ) in each case two weakening lines ( 13 , 14 , 44 , 45 ) extend spaced apart from one another substantially in a transverse direction, as far as the longitudinal sides, and from there into the side walls ( 3 , 5 ) and/or into the longitudinal tabs ( 25 , 26 ), in order to form tear tabs ( 15 , 16 , 46 , 47 ) defined by the handle openings ( 7 , 8 , 34 , 35 ) and the weakening lines ( 13 , 14 , 44 , 45 ).
16. Container carrier according to claim 15 , in which the ends of the weakening lines ( 13 , 14 ) in the side walls ( 3 , 5 ) are connected together by longitudinally oriented weakening lines ( 13 . 5 , 14 . 5 ).
17. Container carrier according to claim 1 , in which the blank ( 1 ) is produced from kraftboard and/or recycled cardboard.
18. Container carrier according to claim 1 , in which the blank ( 1 ) and/or the further blank have a weight of less than 500 g/m 2 , preferably less than 400 g/m 2 , in particular less than 250 g/m 2 .
19. Container carrier according to claim 1 , in which the further blank ( 23 ) is produced from recycled cardboard and/or kraftboard.
20. Container carrier according to claim 1 , in which the blank ( 1 ) is produced from coated cardboard material and/or the further blank ( 23 ) is produced from uncoated cardboard material.