JP2006182358A - Bottle carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bottle carrier for holding a bottle at its neck, which bottle carrier provides a sufficient carrying force without complicating the structure of the carrier and attachment/detachment of the bottle. <P>SOLUTION: The bottle carrier includes a plate portion 2 whose outline has recesses 20, and an attachment/detachment portion 4 which is attached to the plate portion removably. The plate portion 2 has such a shape and size that the bottle neck 60 can be put into the recess 20 from the opening end side of the recess 20. The attachment/detachment portion 4 is formed integrally so as to have such a shape and size that the head 65 of the bottle, whose neck is put into the recess 20, can be passed through the interior of the attachment/detachment portion 4 and fitted on the surface of the plate portion 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a bottle carrier for holding PET bottles and other bottles at the bottle neck so that they can be easily carried.

  A bottle carrier for holding the bottle at the bottle neck and making it easy to carry is described in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 49-11807 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-130128.

In Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 49-11807, a partition plate (A) having a hole slightly larger than the diameter of the bottle crown is provided with a free piece having a semicircular recess that slightly covers the partition plate hole. The support plate (B) is fixed.
According to this, when the partition plate (A) is turned downward and the bottle head is inserted into the hole of the partition plate (A) and the partition plate (A) is pushed down, the free piece of the support plate (B) is moved upward. When it is folded and pushed down to a certain point, it passes through the crown of the bottle. After the free piece has passed, if it is lifted by the hanging hole of the partition plate (A), the free piece of the support plate (B) is locked to the bottle crown. If the suspension hole is further lifted in this state, the bottle locked by the free piece can be lifted and carried.

In JP-A-11-130128, a cardboard base (1) is formed with a hole larger than the diameter of a ridge formed in a drinking mouth of a bottle, and a bent piece (3) is formed in the base. And a semi-circular shape that prevents the bottle from falling by abutting against the lower part of the bottle collar attached to the hole of the base body (1) when the folded piece (3) is folded. A bottle carrier characterized by forming a recess is disclosed.
Also in this case, the bottle carrier is pushed through the hole of the base body (1) from above the bottle cap. After that, when the folded piece (3) is folded and pushed so that the concave portion is located below the bottle collar, the folded piece (3) is stopped by the lower part of the bottle collar and does not return. When the bottle carrier is picked up in this state, since the bottle collar is supported by the peripheral portion of the concave portion of the bent piece (3), the bottle can be picked up.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 49-11807 JP-A-11-130128

  However, in any of the inventions of the above publications, the semicircular concave portion needs to be set from the upper side to the lower side of the bottle collar with the bent portion serving as a fulcrum. Must be able to pass through the buttocks. Because of such restrictions, the inventions of the above-mentioned publications can support only a part of the bottle collar, and a sufficient supporting force cannot be obtained.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a sufficient support force without complicating the configuration and the detachment operation in a bottle carrier that holds a bottle at a bottle neck.

In order to achieve the above object, the bottle carrier of the present invention is a bottle carrier that holds the bottle at the bottle neck, and is detachable from the plate-like portion whose contour has a concave portion and the plate-like portion. A detachable part to be attached.
And the said plate-shaped part is formed in the shape and magnitude | size which can be made to approach the said bottle neck part from the open end side of the said recessed part toward the said recessed part, and the said attaching / detaching part is from the said bottle neck part. It is a bottle head located on the bottle mouth side with a large diameter, and the bottle head of the bottle in which the bottle neck is advanced toward the inside of the recess, and passes through the inside of the attachment / detachment part to pass the plate It is integrally formed with a shape and size that can be attached to the surface of the shaped portion.
Furthermore, when the attachment / detachment portion is attached to the surface of the plate-like portion, the attachment / detachment portion reaches the open end side of the concave portion, and restricts the movement in the direction of returning to the open end side of the bottle neck portion, and A through hole smaller than the diameter of the bottle head is formed together with the recess to restrict movement of the bottle head in the direction of returning to the inside of the detachable part.

Since the bottle neck can be made to enter the plate-like portion of the bottle carrier from the open end side of the recess, the recess does not need to pass through the head of the bottle as in the above publications. Therefore, the shape and size of the concave portion may be any shape as long as the bottle neck portion with a small diameter can enter, and the bottle neck portion can be sufficiently caught, so that the bottle can be supported with a sufficient supporting force.
After the neck of the bottle enters from the open end side of the recess, the bottle head is used and the inside of the detachable part is passed through to attach the detachable part to the surface of the plate-like part. This restricts the movement of the recess in the direction of returning to the open end side and restricts the movement of the recess in the direction of returning to the inside of the attachment / detachment portion, so that the bottle is sufficiently supported without complicating the configuration and the attachment / detachment operation. Can be supported by force.

The said bottle carrier WHEREIN: It is desirable for the said recessed part to be the shape and magnitude | size which can make the majority of the said neck cross section approach.
As a result, the opposite side surfaces of the bottle neck are sandwiched between the concave portions of the plate-like portion, so that the bottle can be supported with sufficient supporting force even with only the concave portion, and the bottle can be reliably supported when used with the detachable portion. Can do.

  In the bottle carrier, the plate-like portion is provided with a handle extending in a direction away from the surface of the plate-like portion, and the handle and the detachable portion are both sandwiched with a piece of paper therebetween. It is desirable that a locking means for locking is provided.

After the bottle is removed from the bottle carrier, a piece of paper such as a photograph is sandwiched between the attaching / detaching portion and the handle, and both can be locked and used as a photo stand.
In this case, the plate-like portion that forms the bottom surface of the photo stand has a width sufficient to form at least a concave portion that supports the neck portion of the bottle, and therefore has a sufficient area to prevent the photo stand from falling down. is doing.
Further, the attachment / detachment portion extends to the open end side of the concave portion of the plate-like portion in order to prevent the bottle from falling off when used as a bottle carrier. Therefore, it is easy to make the plate-like part serving as the bottom surface of the photo stand smaller than the detachable part, and the installation area of the photo stand can be made relatively small. Conversely, since the area of the detachable portion can be increased, a relatively large piece of paper can be sandwiched.

  According to the present invention, in the bottle carrier that holds the bottle at the bottle neck, sufficient support force can be obtained without complicating the configuration and the attaching / detaching operation.

  Next, an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<1. Configuration of bottle carrier>
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a state in which a bottle carrier according to an embodiment of the present invention is assembled, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an assembly process of the bottle carrier. The bottle carrier includes a plate-like portion 2 whose contour has a concave portion, and an attachment / detachment portion 4 that is detachably attached to the plate-like portion.

<1-1. Plate-like part 2>
The plate-like portion 2 is preferably substantially rectangular, and a recess 20 is formed at the edge thereof. It is desirable that at least one pair of the recesses 20 be formed, and it is desirable that each pair has an open end opposite to each other. In the illustrated example, a pair of recesses 20 is formed on two opposing sides of the substantially rectangular plate-like part 2, and each pair of recesses has an open end in the opposite direction. In the illustrated example, the number of recesses 20 is four (two pairs), but other numbers may be used.

  Each concave portion 20 has a semicircular portion 21 having a curvature smaller than that of the neck portion 60 of the bottle 6 and having a curvature larger than that of the head portion 65, and a parallel portion connected to the open end while maintaining the same distance as the maximum diameter portion of the semicircular portion 21. 22. As a result, the recess 20 is formed in a shape and size that allows the neck 60 of the bottle 6 to enter in the direction of arrow A from the open end side, and in particular, has a shape and size that allows a majority of the neck cross section to enter. It has become. Since the bottle head 65 cannot pass inside the semicircular part 21 and the parallel part 22 of the recess 20, when the bottle neck 60 is made to enter the recess 20, it does not return to the open end side of the recess 20. The bottle 6 does not come out of the recess 20.

  The plate-like portion 2 is preferably formed of a hard resin or the like in order to support the load of a bottle containing a beverage or other contents, and is preferably appropriately reinforced by the thick portion 23 or the like.

  The plate-like portion 2 is provided with a handle 3 extending in a direction away from the surface of the plate-like portion. The handle 3 includes a horizontal bar portion 31 for gripping with a hand and a vertical bar portion 32 for connecting the horizontal bar portion 31 to the plate-like portion 2. In the illustrated example, since both ends of the horizontal bar portion 31 are connected to the plate-like portion 2 by two vertical bar portions, the horizontal bar portion 31, the vertical bar portion 32, and the plate-like portion 2 form a substantially rectangular shape. A window 34 is formed.

  A rising portion 33 is formed between the vertical bar portion 32 and the plate-like portion 2. The rising portion 33 is preferably provided at an intermediate position between the pair of concave portions 20 facing in opposite directions. Thereby, when the handle 3 is gripped, the pair of bottles can be supported in a balanced manner.

  A hinge 37 that can bend the handle 3 with respect to the plate-like portion 2 is formed at the boundary between the rising portion 33 and the vertical bar portion 32.

<1-2. Detachable part 4>
The detachable part 4 is preferably formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape, and a hole 40 that allows the bottle head 65 to pass through the inside of the detachable part 4 is formed in the recess 20 of the plate-like part 2. It is formed corresponding to the number and arrangement. The hole 40 is preferably a circular shape slightly larger than the diameter of the bottle head 65. Further, it is desirable that the position of the hole 40 coincides with the position of the bottle head 65 when the bottle neck 60 has entered the deepest part of the recess 20. Therefore, it is most preferable that the center position of the circle including the arc defining the semicircular portion 21 of the recess 20 matches the center position of the hole 40.

  Moreover, it is desirable that the outer dimension of the detachable portion 4 and the outer dimension of the handle 3 are substantially the same. The reason will be described later.

A slit 46 is formed in the center of the detachable portion 4 so that the handle 3 can be inserted and the detachable portion 4 can be attached to the surface of the plate-like portion 2 in the arrow B direction. Although the external dimensions of the detachable portion 4 and the handle 3 are substantially the same, a bulge 43 is provided in the outline of the detachable portion 4 in the vicinity of both ends of the slit 46.

<2. Action as a bottle carrier>
Since the bottle carrier of the present embodiment is configured as described above, the handle 3 is inserted into the slit 46 of the detachable portion 4 in a state where the neck portion 60 of the bottle 6 has entered the concave portion 20 of the plate-like portion 2. As a result, the head 65 of the bottle 6 passes through the hole 40 of the detachable portion 4, and the detachable portion 4 can be brought into contact with the surface of the plate-like portion 2. By doing so, the detachable portion 4 reaches the open end side of the recess 20 and can be prevented from moving in the direction in which the bottle neck 60 returns to the open end side of the recess 20 (the direction opposite to the arrow A). Furthermore, since the through-hole formed by the hole 40 of the attaching / detaching part 4 and the concave part 20 of the plate-like part 2 is smaller than the diameter of the bottle head 65, the bottle head 65 passes through the inside of the attaching / detaching part 4 and the arrow B It will not fall out in the direction.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where a bottle is attached to the bottle carrier. If the handle 3 is gripped and lifted in this state, the plate-like portion 2 and the detachable portion 4 attached thereto are also lifted, and the bottle 6 attached thereto is also lifted.

  When removing the bottle 6 from the bottle carrier, if the detachable portion 4 is lifted away from the plate-like portion 2 and the bottle head 65 passes through the hole 40 of the detachable portion 4, the bottle 6 is removed from the concave portion of the plate-like portion 2. 20 can be removed.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the bottle carrier is folded. If the bottle 6 is not attached to the bottle carrier, the entire bottle carrier can be stored compactly by bending the handle 3 with the hinge 37. The detachable portion 4 may be inserted into the gap between the handle 3 and the plate-like portion 2 as shown in FIG. 4, or may be bent by the hinge 37 in the assembled state shown in FIG. Moreover, it is also possible to bend with the hinge 37 in the state which attached the bottle 6 like FIG.

The bottle 6 to be supported is a PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottle containing a beverage or the like, a so-called wide-mouthed bottle made of steel, a glass bottle, etc. The present invention can be applied to any bottle provided with a head.

<3. Action as a photo stand>
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an assembling process when the bottle carrier is used as a photo stand.

  The bottle carrier of this embodiment can also be used as a photo stand with a piece of paper 7 such as a photograph sandwiched between the handle 3 and the attaching / detaching portion 4. In order to use as a photo stand, the bottle carrier includes both ends of the horizontal bar portion 31 and the both ends of the rising portion 33 located at the upper end of the handle 3 and four corners of the attaching / detaching portion 4 corresponding thereto. Locking means 38 and 48 for locking the handle 3 and the detachable portion 4 are provided. As a specific configuration of the locking means 38, 48, for example, locking protrusions 38 are provided on the horizontal bar portion 31 and the rising portion 33 of the handle 3, and the locking protrusions are inserted into the four corners of the detachable portion 4. A hole 48 may be provided, or conversely, a hole may be provided in the horizontal bar portion 31 and the rising portion 33 of the handle 3, and a locking projection inserted into this hole may be provided in the four corners of the attachment / detachment portion 4. . It is desirable to provide a plurality of locking means at a position across the hinge 37.

  Here, it is desirable that the external dimensions of the detachable portion 4 and the external dimensions of the handle 3 are substantially the same. Thereby, when attaching / detaching part 4 is attached to handle 3, both arrangement can be arranged.

A piece of paper 7 such as a photograph holds the handle 3 and the attaching / detaching portion 4 with the front side facing the handle 3 side and the back side facing the attaching / detaching portion 4 and sandwiching them between them. Thereby, the paper piece 7 can be displayed so that the surface of the front side of the paper piece 7 can be seen from the window part 34 formed in the handle 3. In this embodiment, since the window part 34 formed in the handle 3 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape by the horizontal bar part 31 and the vertical bar part 32, the rectangular paper piece 7 can be displayed as it is.

<4. Effects of this embodiment>
According to the bottle carrier of the present embodiment, since the bottle neck 60 can be entered from the open end side of the recess 20, it is not necessary to pass the bottle head 65 through the recess 20. Therefore, the shape and size of the recess 20 may be any shape as long as the small-diameter bottle neck 60 can enter, and the bottle neck 60 can be sufficiently caught. Therefore, the bottle 6 can be supported with a sufficient supporting force. it can.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, since the concave portion 20 of the plate-like portion 2 is formed in a shape and size that allows a majority of the neck cross section of the bottle 6 to enter, both opposing side surfaces of the neck portion 60 are sandwiched between the concave portions 20. Thus, the bottle 6 can be supported with a sufficient supporting force even by the recess 20 alone.

  After the bottle neck 60 has entered from the open end side of the recess 20, the bottle head 65 is passed through the hole 40 of the attachment / detachment portion 4 to attach the attachment / detachment portion 4 to the surface of the plate-like portion 2. This restricts the movement of the recess 20 in the direction of returning to the open end side and restricts the movement of the attachment / detachment part 4 in the direction of returning in the hole 40, so that the configuration and the attachment / detachment operation are not complicated. The bottle 6 can be supported with sufficient supporting force.

  The bottle carrier of this embodiment can also be used as a photo stand. The plate-like portion 2 forming the bottom surface of the photo stand has a width sufficient to form at least the concave portion 20 that supports the bottle neck portion 60, and thus has a sufficient area to prevent the photo stand from falling down. Yes.

  Further, the attachment / detachment portion 4 extends to the open end side of the recess 20 of the plate-like portion 2 in order to prevent the bottle from dropping off when used as a bottle carrier. Accordingly, the plate-like portion 2 that becomes the bottom surface of the photo stand has a smaller area than the detachable portion 4, and the installation area of the photo stand can be made relatively small. Conversely, since the area of the detachable portion 4 is large, a relatively large piece of paper 7 can be sandwiched.

  Since the handle 3 extends in a direction away from the surface of the plate-like portion 2, it is easy to be bulky. Therefore, folding by the hinge 37 or the like is preferable. However, when the handle 3 is used as a photo stand, it is folded by the hinge 37. It is inconvenient. In the present embodiment, since the plurality of locking means 38 are provided at positions across the hinge 37, the vertical bar portion 32 and the rising portion 33 of the handle 3 coupled by the hinge 37 are fixed on the surface of the detachable portion 4. This can prevent the hinge 37 from being bent.

It is a perspective view of the state which assembled the bottle carrier concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the assembly process of the said bottle carrier. It is a perspective view of the state which attached the bottle to the said bottle carrier. It is a perspective view which shows the state which folded the said bottle carrier. It is a perspective view which shows the assembly process in the case of using the said bottle carrier as a photo stand.

Explanation of symbols

2 ... plate-like part, 20 ... concave part, 21 ... semicircular part, 22 ... parallel part, 23 ... thick part,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 ... Handle, 31 ... Horizontal bar part, 32 ... Vertical bar part, 33 ... Stand-up part, 34 ... Window part, 37 ... Hinge, 38 ... Locking protrusion (locking means),
4 ... Detachable part, 40 ... Hole, 43 ... Swell, 46 ... Slit, 48 ... Hole (locking means),
6 ... Bottle, 60 ... Bottle neck, 65 ... Bottle head,
7 ... paper pieces

Claims (3)

A bottle carrier holding the bottle at the bottle neck,
A plate-like portion having a recess in the contour;
A detachable part detachably attached to the plate-like part;
With
The plate-like portion is formed in a shape and size that allows the bottle neck portion to enter from the open end side of the recess into the recess.
The attachment / detachment portion is a bottle head that is larger in diameter than the bottle neck and is positioned on the bottle mouth side, and is the bottle head of the bottle in which the bottle neck is advanced toward the recess, and the attachment / detachment is performed. Formed integrally with a shape and size that can be attached to the surface of the plate-like part through the inside of the part,
When the detachable part is attached to the surface of the plate-like part,
The movement toward the open end side of the bottle neck portion is restricted to the open end side of the concave portion, and
A bottle carrier that, together with the recess, forms a through-hole that is smaller than the diameter of the bottle head, and restricts the movement of the bottle head in the direction of returning to the inside of the detachable portion. In claim 1,
The said recessed part is a bottle carrier which is a shape and a magnitude | size which can make the majority of the said neck cross section approach. In claim 1 or claim 2,
The plate-like portion is provided with a handle extending in a direction away from the surface of the plate-like portion,
The bottle carrier, wherein the handle and the attaching / detaching portion are provided with a locking means that holds a piece of paper between the handle and the locking portion.

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