Classifications

• • 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
  • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
  • B65D71/40—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed by folding a blank or several blanks
  • B65D71/42—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed by folding a blank or several blanks formed by folding a single blank into a single layer element
  • B65D71/44—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed by folding a blank or several blanks formed by folding a single blank into a single layer element characterised by the handle
• • 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
  • B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
  • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
  • B65D2571/00432—Handles or suspending means
  • B65D2571/00493—Handles or suspending means attached to the wrapper
• • 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
  • B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
  • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
  • B65D2571/00648—Elements used to form the wrapper
  • B65D2571/00654—Blanks
  • B65D2571/0066—Blanks formed from one single sheet

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a gripper with gripping zone, for cans.
• the grouper is formed from a sheet of compact cardboard.
• the grouper allows the grouping of a certain number of cans, and the transport of them.
• the present invention relates to a grouper for compact cardboard cans, with a gripping area to facilitate transport thereof, the configuration of the gripping zone with respect to the assembly is the key to the invention.
• EP0456361 a can grouper with handle of plastic material is described. It is very convenient that instead of plastic cardboard is used in the canners, for environmental reasons, since the cardboard is much easier to recycle. It should be noted that said group Dor, technically it is totally different.
• the clamping area is in the center of the can in the vertical direction and the clamping is due to the elasticity of the plastic.
• the fastening is carried out in the neck of the can, in the upper part, and the fastening is based on the pressure by stretching at the moment of grip.
• a can grouping sheet is also described that aims to solve the problem of transport of the assembly by strengthening the central area that is where the transport points are present.
• a clip type grouper for articles such as that shown in US 5355999, which comprises a panel having folded grooves, wedge-shaped interior support sections, and exterior support sections to receive some cans, it also includes short side panels and an end panel that assist in holding the cans in position; the end flaps of the panel, and the lateral extensions are glued together in order to keep the grouper in the closed position.
• the problem that is solved with the present invention is, the grouping and transport of cans by means of sheets of compact cardboard, there is also an improvement of the hygiene when covering the sheet the cans.
• the cans When the cans are grouped with cardboard sheets and it is intended that the sheet supports the weight of all and these can be carried from one place to another, it is common for some of the cans to come off, due to the force that has to support the sheet and transport movement.
• the problem is solved in the present invention, with a determined blade configuration and a suitable position of the grip area in the sheet.
• the type of material used in the present invention is compact cardboard with the necessary strength to support the can assembly.
• the pulp fibers are aligned parallel to the direction in which the cardboard sheet is moving.
• this characteristic of the cardboard is used, in which the sheet in a certain direction is stiffer and stronger.
• a can grouper configured by means of a sheet comprising: • a main area for holding the cans,
• the gripping means is a handle arranged on one side of the sheet such that each joint of the handle with the main area of the sheet is extended by an uninterrupted fixing band, verifying that:
• the direction of the oriented fiber of the cardboard sheet is essentially coincident with the direction in which the strip (s) is extended.
• the fixing bands can be at least two that give rise to two can alignment.
• the can grouper shows the cuts for fixing the cannulae of the can with a configuration that favors the curvature of the sheet around the mouth of the can, at the moment of grip and transport, in such a way that the internal fixing edges tend to approach by pressing said mouth.
• the grouper shows between the cutting groups associated with one and another band for fixing the mouths of the cans one or more cuts that allow the separation of the internal sections of the sheet arranged in the surroundings of said cuts for fixing the mouth of the can.
• the present invention being made in cardboard, is recycled better than products with the same Finished made of plastic.
• Another advantage of the present invention being a sheet that is held in the upper part of the cans, protects the upper surface of the cans, the area where it is drunk. This surface can also be used to place product advertising.
• Figure 1 shows an elevation view of the sheet of the invention.
• Figure 2 shows an elevational view of the sheet of the invention with the grip area on a side opposite that of Figure 1.
• the Ia grouper of the invention is constituted from the sheet shown in Figure 1.
• This sheet is designed to group and transport six cans in two rows.
• the cans are inserted into the sheet at the top.
• the sheet has two (1) semicircunferential cuts facing each can.
• the gripping means is a handle (2) arranged in a side of the sheet so that each joint of the handle with the main area of the sheet is extended by a non-interrupted band (3), in this case two bands (3).
• the cans show in their upper part a narrowing area and top off in a thickened ring.
• the narrowing zone is housed in the semi-circumferential cuts (1), the upper circular area of the can is covered.
• the can With the design of cuts, the can is secured by its upper edge, and the upper part of the can is protected.
• the separation cuts (5) are essentially longitudinal and of orientation coinciding with the direction of the bands, being able to dispose at one or both ends of other cross-sections (7).

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