US2821327A - Bottle carrier - Google Patents

Description

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Application June 2, 1955, Serial No. 512,753

1 Claim. (Cl. 220-102) This invention relates to new and useful improvements in bottle carriers.

One object of the invention is to provide an improved bottle carrier of the compartment type which is of economical, durable construction capable of being formed of plastic or other moldable material.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved bottle carrier having a plurality of compartments for receiving and supporting bottles and which is so constructed that thecarrier may be positioned in a conventional case having the usual cross partitions and so as to permit stacking and/or nesting of a plurality of empty carriers.

An important object of the invention is to provide an improved bottle carrier, of the character described, wherein the bottle compartments have their adjacent sides spaced from each other to permit engagement of the carrier with a cellular case and/ or nesting of two or more carriers.

A particular object of the invention is to provide an improved bottle carrier, of the character described, which is of semi-rigid and preferably integral construction and which may be reinforced so as to be formed of relatively thin material.

A construction designed to carry out the invention will be hereinafter described together with other features of the invention.

The invention will be more readily understood from a reading of the following specifications and by reference to the drawings, wherein examples of the invention are shown, and wherein:

Pig. 1 is a perspective view of a bottle carrier constructed in accordance with the invention,

Fig. 2 is a transverse, vertical, sectional view of a pair of stacked carriers,

Fig. 3 is an underside plan view of the carrier,

Fig. 4 is a side elevational view showing the carrier particularly engaged with a cellular case,

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modified carrier,

Fig. 6 is a transverse, vertical, sectional view of a pair of the modified carriers nested,

Fig. 7 is a top plan view of a portion of the modified carrier, and

Fig. 8 is a view, similar to Fig. 4, of the modified carrier.

In the drawings, the numeral 10 designates the rectangular body of a bottle carrier embodying the principles of the invention and formed of polyethylene, other suitable plastic, rubber or other material capable of being molded and having suflicient rigidity and durability for the purpose. The body includes a plurality of individual compartments or pockets 11, which are preferably rectangular or square in cross-section, arranged in parallel rows for receiving and supporting bottles as shown by the broken lines B in Fig. 4. Each compartment 11 includes identical, upright side walls 12 and a horizontal bottom wall 13 joined to one another throughout their adjacent edges which extend at right angles to one anice other. The compartment walls are substantially flat and preferably equilateral, although the height of the side walls may be greater or less than the width thereof. The contiguous side walls 12 of adjacent compartments are arranged in parallel, spaced relation to form gaps or spaces 14 therebetween and these spaces intersect and extend transversely and longitudinally of the body (Fig. 3). Although six compartments have been illustrated, the carrier may have four, eight or any desired number of compartments. 2

A horizontal, top frame or web portion 15 is provided for connecting the upper ends of adjacent, parallel side walls 12 and includes a central member 16 extending longitudinally of the carrier body 10 and having a pair of parallel, spaced, lateral extensions or cross members 17 at right angles thereto. The frame or web members are disposed between the compartments in overlying relation to the spaces 14 and have their longitudinal margins made integral with or connected to and, preferably, coextensive with the upper edges of the side walls. As shown by the numerals 18 and 19, the margins of the frame members 16 and 17 are bent downwardly for merging connection with the side walls whereby said members are disposed slightly above said walls. A handle 20, which may be of the bail or inverted U-shaped type, has its lower ends made integral with the frame member 16 and projects thereabove to the usual height. In order to facilitate the integral formation of the handle as well as to permit the stacking of two or more empty carriers as shown in Fig. 2, an elongated opening or slot 21 is formed in the frame member in underlying relation to the flat bight or hand grip portion 22 of said handle. It is noted that the carrier is adapted to be positioned within a conventional cellular case C having cross partitions P (Fig. 4) and that the external cross-sectional dimension of each compartment 11 is slightly less than the internal cross-sectional dimension of each cell to permit such engagement. The side walls 12 are of a height slightly greater than the height of the partitions P to position the frame 15 slightly above said partitions and permit the bottom walls 13 of the compartments to seat upon the bottom of the case C. Due to its construction, the carrier may be formed of relatively thin material capable of being molded. The preferred material is resistant to wear, scratching and marring, withstands abuse and misuse, and is light-weight, semi-rigid and strong. Also, the material is homogeneous, the same color throughout, and of one-piece integral construction. A modification of the invention is shown in Figs. 5 through 8 and includes a similar carrier body 52 having similar compartments 26, formed by side and bottom walls 27 and 23, a top frame 29, a handle 30, a longitudinal slot 31 in the frame between the legs of the handle and spaces 32 between the compartments. The side walls 27 of each compartment are inclined and diverge upwardly from its bottom wall 28 whereby two or more modified carriers may be nested as shown in Fig. 6. In addition, the inclined side walls facilitate insertion of the carrier in the cellular case C. In order that the compartment walls may be exceptionally thin, said walls are reinforced at their margins by external, coextensive beads or ribs 33. Additional reinforcing ribs 34' may be formed in the bottom walls and preferably extend diagonally thereof (Fig. 7), and fillets 35 may be provided at the intersections of the beads 33. If desired, either form of the carrier may be positioned in a case C having a' single pair of longitudinal and transverse partitions P (Fig. 8). It is noted that the reinforced thin walls of the compartments are desirable since there is little clearance between the bottles and the partitions P of the cellular case C.

The foregoing description of the invention is explanatory thereof and various changes in the size, shape and materials, as Well as in the details of the illustrated construction may be made, within the scope of the appended claim, without departing from the spirit of the invention. What l claim :and desire to secure 'by Letters Patent is:

bottle carrier including -a body of molded material having a plurality of upwardly opening compartments arranged in parallel spaced relation for receiving and supporting bottles, each compartment having upright side walls 'a-ndja bottom wall, frame members extending transversely and longitudinally of the body between the compartments for connecting and spacing the upper ends of the side walls of adjacent compartments, and an inverted U-shaped handle having spaced legs upstanding from and made integral with the longitudinal frame member, said member having an Opening between the legs of the handle of a length substantially equal to the length of said handle for receiving the handle of another like carrier when two or more such carriers are in stacked relation.

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