Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
  • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B67D3/00—Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
  • B67D3/0058—Details
  • B67D3/008—Supports
  • B67D3/0083—Supports for the liquid container

Definitions

• the present invention relates to the use and in particular the support of packaging for liquid products, in particular in the food industry for beverages and even more particularly for wine, the packaging considered here being designated as "cardboard-off” and also known under the trade names "Bag-in-box” or "Cubitainer”.
• a solution already proposed to place the pouring valve to a sufficient height, for the use of the cardboard-off, is to extend down the side faces of the box, thus raising the bottom of this box -see demand French patent FR2798912 in the name of the applicant.
• each support proposed so far is suitable for a single cardboard format-addition, while there are currently such packages of several standard capacities quite distinct (3, 5 and 10 liters).
• the present invention also aims to eliminate these disadvantages, by providing a support system of a new design for packaging of the kind considered here, the proposed solution being simple, compact and aesthetic, and being especially adaptable without any adjustment to all carton formats.
• the subject of the invention is a support assembly for cardboard-in addition, designed to support a cardboard-up height in order to raise the pouring valve thereof, the assembly consisting essentially of four rigid feet. each provided with a cleat placed at intermediate height, and by at least one elastic strap, the feet being intended to be applied against the lateral surface of the carton-further, in particular at the corners thereof, the cleats being suitable for serving support points for the bottom of the cardboard-off, while the elastic strap is intended to surround and tighten the cardboard-off and feet pressed against the side surface of this cardboard-off.
• the four legs of this support assembly advantageously have the form of angles and cleats are in this case preferably each constituted by a facet perpendicular to the two wings of the angle.
• the edge along which these two wings meet may comprise a slot or notch, used to position the elastic strap.
• the support assembly comprises four separate feet which will take place respectively at the four vertical angles of the cardboard-addition, and an elastic strap which, placed around the cardboard-off and the four feet thus arranged, will maintain these feet pressed against the cardboard-off, the latter also taking support on the cleats of the different feet.
• the support assembly is particularly simple, the four feet being all identical parts, which can be obtained for example by molding, and this assembly does not require any additional assembly system or accessory.
• the support assembly occupies a very small footprint, the four legs having an elongate shape, while the strap occupies a negligible volume.
• the independence of the four feet combined with the elasticity of the strap allows to use the same device with cardboard-bags of any size and capacity, adapting it directly and instantly.
• the larger the carton-off the more the strap will be stretched and will tighten the feet against the corners of the cardboard-off, making the device particularly effective.
• the support assembly is particularly aesthetic and discreet: the feet being applied against the corners of the cardboard-besides are little visible and do not hide the side faces of this cardboard-addition, thus leaving legible their possible inscriptions; a possible realization of the feet in a transparent material can even leave completely visible the lateral faces of the cardboard-in addition. In addition, the spacing of the feet leaves a free passage "natural" for the spout.
• the assembly of the support assembly is carried out in a simple manner, without accessories and without tools, and also without risk of error and even with a certain playfulness.
• the four feet also provide reinforcement and protection from the vertical corner areas of the cardboard-in addition.
• the support assembly is firmly secured to the cardboard-off; the whole thing can thus be moved easily and safely, for example by lifting the cardboard-off.
• pads at the ends of the feet avoid noises and scratches, especially when moving or placing the assembly on any surface.
• these pads have a non-slip function.
• the set is a robust and stable support, virtually indestructible and reusable to infinity.
• This support set especially its feet, is economically feasible and in all materials and styles: metal, synthetic resin, wood, ...., with various shapes and possible decorations.
• Figure 1 is a perspective view of a support assembly according to the present invention, set up around a carton-in addition to relatively large capacity;
• Figure 2 is a perspective view of the same support assembly, used with a carton-in addition of lower capacity:
• Figure 3 is a front view, corresponding to the configuration of Figure 1;
• Figure 4 is a side view, also corresponding to the configuration of Figure 1;
• Figure 5 is a representation of a single foot belonging to this support assembly, seen from the outside;
• Figure 6 is a representation of the foot of Figure 5, seen from the inside.
• FIGs 1 to 4 there is shown a carton-further designated generally by the numeral 1, which are visible parallelepiped cardboard box 2 and the tap-pourer 3 which protrudes outside on one of the side faces at a relatively low height above the bottom 4 of the box 2.
• the support assembly provided for one or other of these cardboards 1, is the same and comprises four identical feet, supplemented by an elastic strap 6, the configuration of a foot 5 being in particular illustrated. 5 and 6.
• Each foot 5 has the shape of an angle, with two wings 7 arranged at right angles and joining along a ridge 8.
• a cleat 9 in the form of a facet perpendicular to the two wings 7 of the angle, and being connected to these two wings 7.
• the entire foot 5, with its cleat 9, is achievable from a single holding in particular by molding synthetic resin.
• Each foot 5 further comprises, optionally, a slot or notch 10 formed in its upper region on the edge 8, and a pad 11 of damping material placed at its lower end (with reference to the vertical position of use of the foot 5) .
• the four legs 5 are applied against the lateral surface of the box 2 of the carton 1, respectively at the four corners of this lateral surface, the rectangular bottom 4 of the box 2 can then rest, in the areas of its four corners, on the respective tabs 9 of the four feet 5.
• the elastic strap 6 is placed horizontally around the cardboard-1 and four feet 5, and it is thus squeeze these four feet 5 against the side surface of the box 2 of the cardboard-in addition 1.
• the elastic strap 6 is positioned in height in the slots or notches 10 of the feet 5, if they are provided.
• the support assembly constitutes for the carton-addition 1 a base, which can rest on a horizontal surface 12 by means of the pads 11 of the four feet 5, and which supports in height the cardboard-in addition to 1.
• the pouring spigot 3 is then at a height above the surface 12 such that it releases, below it, a free space sufficient to present a container, such as a glass 13, intended to collect the drink poured by the tap, for the purpose of consumption it (see Figures 3 and 4).
• the same support assembly according to the invention is adaptable, without any transformation, to cardboards 1 of capacities and even of very variable shapes.
• this support assembly would also be perfectly usable with a cardboard-in addition of shape not parallelepipedal but prismatic, that is to say with a lateral surface having sides in number other than four, or even with a carton- in addition of cylindrical form.
• the cleats 9 in a non-central position on the feet 5, it is possible (by reversing the mounting direction of these feet) of the choice of two different heights for the elevation of the carton - in addition to 1 relative to the horizontal surface 12.

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