EP1702855B1 - Contenant à poignée deplaçable - Google Patents

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EP1702855B1
EP1702855B1 EP06388020A EP06388020A EP1702855B1 EP 1702855 B1 EP1702855 B1 EP 1702855B1 EP 06388020 A EP06388020 A EP 06388020A EP 06388020 A EP06388020 A EP 06388020A EP 1702855 B1 EP1702855 B1 EP 1702855B1
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handle
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Linda Melhede
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Berry Superfos Randers AS
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/28—Handles
    • B65D25/32—Bail handles, i.e. pivoted rigid handles of generally semi-circular shape with pivot points on two opposed sides or wall parts of the conainter

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  • the current invention relates to a container with a container body, a lid, and at least one handle where the ends of the at least one handle are pivotably connected to opposite sides of said container body.
  • Many containers of this type have a single pivotable handle made from a bent wire, connected to opposite sides of the container and at the container's centre line.
  • a common example of this type of container is a can of paint.
  • the two ends of a bent wire handle are pivotably attached to the sides of the body of the paint can, close to its top edge.
  • the handle is pivoted up for the user to hold on to.
  • the handle pivots down and rests on the side the paint can. This allows easy access to the contents of the paint can.
  • US 2056827 describes a container with a pivotable handle displaceable between a first and a second position.
  • a first disadvantage is that when the handle(s) is pivoted down along the side of the container, the handle(s) partially covers the labelling on the side of the container. This can prevent the user from recognising the contents of the container.
  • Another disadvantage is that when the handle is pivoted down along the side of the container, it is difficult for the user to access the handle. If the user wishes to transport the container, the user must first identify on which side of the container the handle is, and then reach down along the side of the container and pivot the handle up into its carrying position.
  • the user must first recognize that the container has two handles and then reach down along each side of the container to gather the handles and then pivot them up into their carrying positions. If the user fails to see the second handle and lifts the container by one handle only, the container will tip over instead of being lifted.
  • a second aspect is to provide a container as mentioned in the introductory paragraph where the location of the handle(s) is easily recognizable and accessible for correct use while still allowing the user easy access to the contents of the container.
  • a third aspect of the current invention is to provide a container as mentioned in the introductory paragraph where the handle(s) does not cover the labelling on the side of the container.
  • a fourth aspect of the current invention is to provide a container as mentioned in the introductory paragraph where the container is stackable.
  • the handle rests on the edge of the container body or the edge of the lid. In this way, the handle is very visible as well as being easily accessible. Since the handle rests on the edge of the container, the container is still stackable.
  • the handle can pivot past the edge of the lid and past the edge of the container allowing it to rest along the side of the container as is known in the state of the art. In this way, the user can easily open the container and gain access to the contents of the container.
  • the at least one end of each of the two handles can be connected to said container body via at least one key and slot arrangement.
  • the slot is formed in the container body and the at least one end of the at least one handle is formed with a key which is arranged in the slot.
  • This embodiment, where the slot is formed in the container, is advantageous since the handle can be made quite simple. It is especially useful in the case where the handle is made from a bent metal wire, as is frequently the case in the prior art.
  • the slot is mainly vertically arranged.
  • the vertical vector component of the slot's direction is greater than the horizontal vector component of the slot's direction. In this way, gravity ensures that the handle will tend to fall down in the slot and assume the same position each time the handle is released.
  • the slot can furthermore be placed at an angle to a vertical centre line of the container body. This increases the effect of displacing the ends of the handle, since the handles when moving in the slot, with move both in a direction along the vertical centre line of the container body as well as a direction perpendicular to the vertical centre line of the container body.
  • the angle of the slot could be within the range of 80° to 0°.
  • the angle is between 60° and 10°, most preferably, the angle is between 50° and 20°.
  • the steeper the angle the easier it is for the handle to fall into its lower position when the handle is released.
  • the lower the angle the more the handle will be displaced outwardly when the handle is lifted.
  • the choice of the angle can therefore be determined by the above mentioned considerations.
  • spring biasing means could be arranged in the slot, in order to bias the end of the handle into one of its positions. This gives a very deterministic action of the handle since the handle will return to the biased position as soon as the user releases the handle.
  • the container comprises two handles.
  • the ends of the handles are connected to the container body via slots formed in the container body and the slots can be placed in the container body offset from the centre line of the container body.
  • the slots can be angled with respect to the centre line of the container body in such a way that the top portions of the slots are further from the centre line of the container than the bottom portions of the slots. In this way, moving the handle from the first position to the second position effectively lengthens the handle more than if the slot were purely vertical.
  • the containers 1 shown in figures 1-4 comprise a container body 2, a lid 3, and two handles 4.
  • the container body 2 and the lid 3 in this case are plastic injection moulded.
  • the handles 4 in this embodiment are bent metal wires, but they could just as well also be plastic injection moulded or made from some other material.
  • two handles are used to give more stability to the container when being carried. Due to the fact that the two handles are attached to the container at a distance from each other, the container is less likely to tip about the handle attachment point. This is important when the container has a relatively high centre of gravity.
  • the ends 5 of the handles 4 are arranged in slots 6.
  • the slots 6 are formed in the sides of the container.
  • the ends 5 of the handles 4 are prevented from falling out of the slots 6, in that the ends 5 of the handles 4 are slightly larger than the width of the slots 6.
  • the ends 5 of the handles 5 are inserted in the slots 6 in the manner which is commonly known from containers of the state of the art.
  • the ends 5 of the handles 4 are furthermore arranged such that they are permitted to slide in the slot 6.
  • the slots are arranged such that they are placed at an angle a to the centre line 7 of the container.
  • the bottom portion 8 of the slot 6 is closer to the centre line 7 than the top portion 9 of the slot 6.
  • the slot is a linear slot.
  • a slot which is not linear could also be imagined.
  • a slot which has a notch could be imagined. The notch could lock the ends of the handle in a certain position, requiring the user to perform a certain action, before the ends of the handle could be put into a different position.
  • the effective length of the handles 4 can be increased or decreased.
  • the handle 4 when the ends of the handles are in the top part 9 of the slot 6, the handle 4 is effectively longer than when the ends 5 of the handles 4 are in the bottom part 8 of the slot 6. In this way, when the ends 5 of the handles 4 are in the bottom part 8 of the slot 6, the handle 4 is not long enough to go past the edge 10 of the lid 3. The handle 4 therefore rests on the edge 10 of the lid 3. This position is shown in figure 1 . When the handle 4 is in this first position, the handle is easily visible and accessible to the user.
  • the handle 4 When the ends 5 of the handle 4 are moved to the top part 9 of the slot 6, the handle 4 is effectively lengthened. In this way, the handle 4 is long enough to pivot past the edge 10 of the lid 3 and the edge 11 of the container 1. This is shown in figure 2 . The handle 4 can therefore be pivoted past the edge 10 of the lid 3 and past the edge 11 of the container 1, thereby allowing the handle 4 to pivot down and rest against the side of the container body 2. This third position is shown in figure 3 . When the handle 4 is in this third position, the user has unobstructed access to the lid 3 of the container 1. The user can therefore easily remove the lid 3 of the container 1 and get access to the contents of the container 1.
  • the slots 6 are arranged in a mainly vertical manner in order to provide a deterministic manner of operation.
  • the ends of the handles will always go to the top part of the slot.
  • the ends of the handles will fall down to the bottom part of the slot.
  • the slots 6 are angled at an angle of approximately 30° with respect to the centre line 7 of the container 1. Due to the angle the effect of displacing the ends 5 of the handles 4 is increased. This is due to the fact that when the ends 5 of the handles 4 are in the top part of the slot 6, the handles are displaced both upwardly and outwardly and the effective length of the handles is therefore increased more than if the slots had been purely vertical. By increasing the angle, the length of the handle will be further increased, however if the angle is increased too much, then the ends of the handle will not fall into position in the bottom of the slot as easily when the handle is released.
  • the above embodiment has two handles.
  • a container with a single handle would also be possible.
  • the container could furthermore be equipped with a mechanism, such as a tab, which ensures that the handle always pivots to the same side.
  • spring biasing means could be arranged in the slots, in order to bias the handle into its first position. The user would then need to apply a force to the handle to counteract the spring force when it is desired to displace the handle from its first position to its second position.
  • the slots could be arranged angled with respect to the centre line of the container in such a way, that the top portions of the slots were arranged closer to the centre line of the container than the bottom portions of the slots. In this way, the ends of the handle would always be in the top portion of the slots, unless the user deliberately forced the handle into its second position. This would prevent the handle from displacing each time the user picked up the container.
  • the container could be arranged in the manner that only one end of the handle was displaceable. In this way, a lower cost container would be provided, since the displaceable mechanism would only need to be located on one side of the container.
  • the handle itself was extendible. This could for example be implemented in that the handle was made from two independent parts which were displaceable with respect to each other. This could for example be a sort of telescoping mechanism.

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  • Thermally Insulated Containers For Foods (AREA)
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Claims (5)

  1. Contenant (1) comprenant:
    - un corps-contenant (2);
    - un couvercle (3);
    - deux poignées (4)
    - dans lequel les extrémités (5) de chacune des deux poignées (4) sont accouplées de manière pivotante aux cotés opposés dudit corps-contenant (2) ;
    - dans lequel l'une au moins des extrémités de chacune des deux poignées (4) est déplaçable entre une première position (8) et une deuxième position (9) de manière à ce que, quand l'au moins une extrémité déplaçable (5) d'une poignée (4) est dans sa première position (8), ladite poignée (4) est capable de prendre appui sur le bord dudit contenant (1) ou le bord (10) dudit couvercle (3) ; et que, quand l'au moins une extrémité déplaçable (5) de ladite poignée (4) est dans sa deuxième position (9), ladite poignée peut se faire pivoter au delà du bord (10) du couvercle (3) et au-delà du bord (11) dudit contenant (1), de sorte que ladite poignée prenne appui le long du coté du contenant (1) ;
    - dans lequel l'au moins une extrémité déplaçable (5) de chacune des deux poignées (4) est accouplée audit corps-contenant (2) par voie d'au moins un arrangement arête et rainure dont les rainures (6) sont aménagées dans le corps-contenant (2) et dont l'une au moins des extrémités déplaçables (5) de chacune des deux poignées (4) forme une rainure (5) qui est aménagé dans un des arêtes (6) ; et
    - dans lequel les rainures (6) sont aménagées de manière principalement verticale.
  2. Contenant (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les rainures (6) sont aménagées à un angle (α) par rapport à un axe central (7) dudit corps-contenant (2), ledit angle (α) allant de 80° à 0°, étant préférentiellement entre 60° et 10°, et plus préférentiellement entre 50° et 20°.
  3. Contenant selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 2, caractérisé en ce qu'un moyen de tension par ressort est aménagé dans les rainures, lesdits moyens de tension par ressort tensionnant l'extrémité de la poignée dans l'une de ses positions.
  4. Contenant (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que les extrémités (5) des poignées (4) sont accouplées au corps-contenant (2) par voie des rainures (6) configurées dans le corps-contenant (2), et en ce que les rainures (6) sont aménagées dans le corps-contenant (2) de manière déplacée par rapport à l'axe central (7) dudit corps-contenant (2).
  5. Contenant (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que les rainures (6) sont positionnées à un angle par rapport à l'axe central (7) du corps-contenant (2) de manière à ce que les portions supérieures (9) desdites rainures (6) sont plus éloignées de l'axe central (7) du corps-contenant (2) que les parties inférieures (8) desdites rainures (6).
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SI200631035T SI1702855T1 (sl) 2005-03-18 2006-03-17 Vsebnik s premičnim ročajem
PL06388020T PL1702855T3 (pl) 2005-03-18 2006-03-17 Pojemnik z przesuwnym uchwytem
CY20111100547T CY1111766T1 (el) 2005-03-18 2011-06-08 Δοχειο με μετατοπισιμη λαβη

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PT1702855E (pt) 2011-06-17
ES2362892T3 (es) 2011-07-14
CY1111766T1 (el) 2015-10-07
SI1702855T1 (sl) 2011-07-29
EP1702855B8 (fr) 2011-04-13
ATE501050T1 (de) 2011-03-15
DE602006020517D1 (de) 2011-04-21
PL1702855T3 (pl) 2011-11-30

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