SEPARATOR FOR BOTTLE-TYPE OBJECTS AND ASSOCIATED TEMPLATE

Abstract

A separator of items of the bottle type from a cardboard template, with said separator comprising a longitudinal partition wall that separates two opposing rows of bottles and a set of vertical foldable flaps that prevent the lateral contact between bottles of the same row. The separator comprises a first type of sheet and a second type of sheet. Each sheet has a central partition wall and two vertical, equidistant each other flaps. Each flap comprises two vertical adjacent portions, one distal portion and one proximal portion. The flaps are joined to its corresponding sheet through vertical folding lines. These folding lines are located in the vertical direction of the partition wall and are laterally displaced in relation to an imaginary plane which is perpendicular to the partition wall, going through bottles of the same row of bottles. This displacement is equal to about one fourth the bottle diameter.

Claims

1. A separator of items of the bottle type in a pack, which form allows its application to bottles under a wide range of shapes, sizes and preventing contact between the bottles both longitudinally and transversely, with said separator comprising a longitudinal partition wall that separates two opposing rows of bottles and a set of vertical foldable flaps that prevent the lateral contact between bottles of the same row, WHEREIN the separator comprises a first type of sheet and a second type of sheet, where each sheet has a central partition wall and two vertical, equidistant each other flaps with each flap comprising two vertical adjacent portions, one distal portion and one proximal portion located with respect to vertical folding lines that join each flap to their corresponding sheet; and where these folding lines are located in the vertical direction of the partition wall and are laterally displaced in relation to an imaginary plane which is perpendicular to the partition wall, going through bottles of the same row of bottles, where this displacement is equal to about one fourth the bottle diameter.

2. The separator of items in a pack according to claim 1, WHEREIN the vertical folding lines of the first type of sheet are two by each flap, an upper folding line and another lower one, located in the same vertical line, while the vertical folding lines of the second type of sheet are one by each flap located in the mid area of each flap.

3. (canceled)

4. The separator of items in a pack according to claim 1, WHEREIN the central partition wall of the first type of sheet comprises separating vertical portions located in the mid area of the partition wall height with a width corresponding to at least half the diameter of the bottle and a height greater than one third the partition wall height, generated by a cutting line.

5. (canceled)

6. The separator of items in a pack according to claim 1, WHEREIN the partition wall of the sheet comprises separate upper and lower portions generated by cutting lines, where said separating portions have a greater width corresponding to at least half the diameter of the bottle and its height is at least of fourth the partition wall height.

7. The separator of items in a pack according to claim 1, WHEREIN the cutting lines of the sheet are each formed by a vertical, parallel section displaced outwards the vertical folding line and by a horizontal inclined section ending when finding the vertical folding line.

8-9. (canceled)

10. The separator of items in a pack according to claim 1, WHEREIN in the sheet the vertical folding lines of a flap are parallel to the vertical folding lines of the other flap and are laterally separated each other by a distance which is equivalent to one diameter and a half of the bottles.

11. (canceled)

12. The separator of items in a pack according to claim 1, WHEREIN it is made up from a one-part template comprised of two sheets, where one of which corresponds to a first type of sheet and the other one to the second type of sheet, joined and folded each other around a central transverse common folding ridge.

13. The separator of items in a pack according to claim 1, WHEREIN the common folding ridge has a central joining portion weakened between both sheets, which width is equal to the separation width between vertical folding lines of each sheet.

14-16. (canceled)

17. The separator of items in a pack according to claim 1, WHEREIN it is made up from two sheets of the second type of sheet, which are independent each other that can be joined each other by adhesive lines placed in the central area of the partition wall of each sheet.

18. The separator of items in a pack according to claim 1, WHEREIN when the separator formed by one sheet and one sheet, is installed between the bottles with flaps and unfolded outwardly, the proximal portion of the flaps and the proximal portion of the flaps bend, thus surrounding the inside quadrant of the corresponding lateral bottle perimeter.

19. (canceled)

20. The separator of items in a pack according to claim 1, WHEREIN when the separator formed by one sheet and one sheet, is installed between the opposing rows of bottles, the central bottles remain separated each other by the partition wall, and the bottles of each end remain separated in the area of shoulder and the lower area by the upper and lower separating portions of the partition wall of sheet, respectively; while the central area of the bottles remains separated by the vertical separating portions of the partition wall of the first sheet.

21-25. (canceled)

26. A cardboard template to form a separator of items of the bottle type according to claim 1, which shape allows its application to a wide range of shapes, sizes preventing contact between bottles both in longitudinal and transverse direction, WHEREIN it is comprised of a foil folded in two sheets through a central folding ridge, which is transverse to the foil length, where said sheets are different each other configured by a central partition wall and two flaps, comprising each a distal portion and a proximal portion, where each flap originates from cutting lines from a vertical folding line, with those vertical folding lines being located in the template's longitudinal direction and displaced with respect to an imaginary plane perpendicularly to the partition wall, thus forming a displacement which is approximately equal to fourth the diameter of a bottle.

27. The cardboard according to claim 26, WHEREIN the vertical folding lines of the sheet are two by each flap, one upper and another lower, located in the same vertical line, and the vertical folding lines of the second sheet are one by each flap located in the mid area of the height of each flap.

28-29. (canceled)

30. The cardboard according to claim 26, WHEREIN the cutting lines of the first sheet are formed by a central vertical, parallel section displaced outwards the vertical folding line, followed in both ends by inclined horizontal, converging each other sections, which end when finding the vertical folding line.

31. (canceled)

32. The cardboard according to claim 26, WHEREIN the cutting lines of the second sheet are each formed by a vertical, parallel section displaced outwards the vertical folding line and a horizontal inclined section, which end when finding the vertical folding line.

33-34. (canceled)

35. The cardboard according to claim 26, WHEREIN the vertical folding lines of the first sheet are parallel and separated each other by a distance equal to one diameter and a half of bottles

36. (canceled)

37. The cardboard according to claim 26, WHEREIN the common folding ridge has a central weakened joining portion between both sheets, which width is equal to the separation width between vertical folding lines.

38-45. (canceled)

46. A separator of items in a pack according to claim 1, WHEREIN the cutting lines of the sheet are formed by a central, parallel vertical section displaced outwards the vertical folding lines followed in both ends by horizontal inclined sections, which are converging each other and ending when finding the vertical folding line.

47. A separator of items in a pack according to claim 1, WHEREIN it is made up from a one-part template comprised of two sheets of the second type of sheet joined and folded each other around a central transverse common folding ridge.

48. A separator of items in a pack according to claim 1, WHEREIN it is made up from a first type of sheet and a second type of sheet, which are independent each other that can be joined each other by adhesive lines placed in the central area of the partition wall and the partition wall of each sheet.

49. The cardboard according to claim 26, WHEREIN the partition wall of the second sheet comprises upper and lower separating portions generated by cutting lines, where said separating portions have a width corresponding at least to half the diameter of the bottle and its height is at least one fourth the height of the partition wall.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0067] A detailed description of the invention will be performed together with the figures that are part of this presentation, where it can be seen that:

[0068] FIG. 1 shows an isometric view of the separator in assembled condition.

[0069] FIG. 2 shows an isometric view of the separator in assembled condition according to an opposing face shown in FIG. 1.

[0070] FIG. 3 shows an upper plan view of the separator installed between the bottles and inside a box.

[0071] FIG. 4 shows a cross-section upper plan view of a detail of the area where the flap is folded in relation to the partition wall. This view is presented only for reference in order to show the curvature experienced by the flap and the approach effect to the partition wall due to said curvature.

[0072] FIG. 5 shows a front elevated view of the separator with its flaps unfolded and showing a first type of sheet.

[0073] FIG. 6 shows a front elevated view of the separator with its flaps unfolded and showing a second type of sheet.

[0074] FIG. 7 shows an upper plan view of the separator not installed, but with flaps folded.

[0075] FIG. 8 shows a front elevated view of a first embodiment of the template that makes up the separator.

[0076] FIG. 9 shows a front elevated view of a second embodiment of the template that makes up the separator.

[0077] FIG. 10 shows a front elevated view of an alternative embodiment of the template to make up the separator of separate sheets.

[0078] FIG. 11 shows a front elevated view of an alternative embodiment of the template to make up the separator of separate sheets.

[0079] FIG. 12 shows a front elevated view of the separator of the first embodiment installed between the bottles.

[0080] FIG. 13 shows a side elevated view of the separator of the first embodiment installed between bottles of inverted cone shape.

[0081] FIG. 14 shows a front elevated view of the separator of the second embodiment installed between the bottles.

[0082] FIG. 15 shows a side elevated view of the separator of the second embodiment installed between bottles of inverted cone shape.

[0083] FIG. 16 shows a front elevated view of the template to make up the first embodiment of the separator.

[0084] FIG. 17 shows a front elevated view of the template to make up the second embodiment of the separator.

[0085] FIG. 18 shows a schematic view of the separator in front view of the first sheet, where the scheme of contact point in the flaps is shown as produced among bottles of the same row.

[0086] FIG. 19 shows a schematic view of the separator in front view of the first sheet, where the scheme of contact point in the partition wall is shown as produced among bottles of opposing rows.

[0087] FIG. 20 shows a schematic view of the separator in front view of the second sheet, where the scheme of contact point in the flaps is shown as produced among bottles of the same row.

[0088] FIG. 21 shows a schematic view of the separator in front view of the second sheet, where the scheme of contact point in the partition wall is shown as produced among bottles of opposing rows.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0089] The present invention refers to a separator (1) of items of the cylindrical bottle type, which, according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, are arranged in a box (A) for transport, ordered in two parallel rows (B) of three bottles each, one central (C) and lateral (D) rows, where the separator prevents the contact among them both in longitudinal and transverse direction and it is applicable for inverted cone body, cone body and straight body bottles.

[0090] According to the preferred embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1, the separator (1) comprises a longitudinal partition wall (10) and a set of foldable vertical flaps preventing the lateral contact between bottles in the same row, where the separator (1) comprises a first type of sheet (11) and a second type of sheet (12), where the sheet (11) has a central partition wall (110) and two vertical, symmetrical and equidistant flaps (111) each other, with each flap (111) having two adjacent vertical portions, one distal portion (112) and one proximal portion (113).

[0091] While the sheet (12), best illustrated in FIG. 2, has a central partition wall (120) and two vertical, symmetrical and equidistant flaps (121) each other, with each flap (121) having two adjacent vertical portions, one distal portion (122) and one proximal portion (123).

[0092] As it can be noted in FIG. 3, the flaps (111) and (121) are joined to their respective sheet (11), (12) through a vertical folding line (114), (124) and said folding lines are laterally displaced with respect to an imaginary plane (E), which is best illustrated in FIG. 4, which is perpendicular to the partition wall (110), (120) going through bottles (C, D) of the same row (B) of bottles, where this displacement (x) is approximately equal to a fourth of the bottle diameter.

[0093] In reference to FIG. 5, it is noted that the vertical folding lines (114) of the first type of sheet (11) are two by flap (111), an upper folding line and a lower one, located in the same vertical lines; the central partition wall (110) has a greater width (a) of at least two diameters and a half the bottle and a total height (b) covering from the bottom to the bottle shoulder. The partition wall (110) in turn comprises two separating vertical portions (115) located in the mid area of the partition wall (110) height with a width (c) corresponding to at least half the diameter of the bottle and a height (d) greater than one third the partition wall (110) height, generated by a cutting line (116).

[0094] The cutting lines (116) of the sheet (11) are formed by a central, parallel vertical section (117) displaced outwards the vertical folding lines (114) followed in both ends by horizontal inclined sections (118), which are converging each other and ending when finding the vertical folding line (114).

[0095] Going on with the same FIG. 5, the distal portion (112) of flaps (111) has a width (g) of at least one third the bottle diameter and a height (h) equivalent to the partition wall (110) height (b), while the proximal portion (113) has a width (i) equivalent to at least half the diameter of bottles and a height (j) of about one fourth the partition wall (110) height.

[0096] In reference to FIG. 6, it is noted that the vertical folding lines (124) of the second type of sheet (12) are one by flap (121) located in the mid area of height of each flap (121), while the central partition wall (120) has a greater width (a) of at least two diameters and a half the bottle and a total height (b) covering from the bottom to the bottle shoulder.

[0097] The partition wall (120) of the sheet (12) comprises separate upper (125) and lower (126) portions generated by cutting lines (127), where said separating portions (125) and (126) have a greater width (e) corresponding to at least half the diameter of the bottle and its height (f) is at least of fourth the partition wall (120) height.

[0098] The cutting lines (127) of the sheet (12) are each formed by a vertical, parallel section (128) displaced outwards the vertical folding line (124) and by a horizontal inclined section (129) ending when finding the vertical folding line (124).

[0099] Going on with the same FIG. 6, it can be noted that the distal portion (122) of flaps (121) has a width (k) of at least one third the bottle diameter and a height (l) equivalent to the partition wall (110) height (b), while the proximal portion (123) has a width (m) equivalent to at least half the diameter of bottles and a height (n) greater to one third the partition wall (110) height.

[0100] As it can be seen in FIG. 7, in the sheet (11), the folding lines (114) of a flap (111) are parallel to the vertical folding lines (114) of the other flap (111), while the vertical folding line (124) of a flap (121) is parallel to the vertical folding line (124) of the other flap (121) and are laterally separated each other by a distance () which is equivalent to one diameter and a half of the bottles.

[0101] According to an embodiment of the separator, which is better seen in FIG. 8, the same is comprised of a one-part template (2) formed by two different sheets, one corresponding to the first type of sheet (11) and the other one corresponding to the second type of sheet (12), joined and folded each other around a common central transverse folding ridge (21) having a central weakened joining portion (22) between both sheets (11) and (21), which width () is equal to the separation width () between vertical folding lines (114), (124) of each sheet.

[0102] According to another embodiment of the separator, which is better seen in FIG. 9, the same is comprised of a one-part template (3) formed by two equal sheets of the second type of sheet (12), joined and folded each other around a common central transverse folding ridge (31) having a central weakened joining portion (32) between both sheets (12) and (21), which width (a) is equal to the width (a) of the partition wall (120).

[0103] According to another embodiment, which is better seen in FIG. 10, the separator is formed from a sheet of the first type (11) and a sheet of the second type (12), which are independent and that can be joined by adhesive lines (13) placed in a central area of the partition wall (110) and the partition wall (120) of each sheet.

[0104] According to another embodiment, which is better seen in FIG. 11, the separator is formed from two independent sheets of the second type (12) that can be joined by adhesive lines (14) placed in a central area of the partition wall (120) of each sheet.

[0105] As illustrated in FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, when the separator (1) formed by one sheet (11) and one sheet (12), is installed between the bottles with flaps (111) and (121) unfolded outwardly, the proximal portion (113) of the flaps (111) and the proximal portion (123) of the flaps (121) bend, thus surrounding the inside quadrant of the corresponding lateral bottle perimeter (D); while the distal portion (112) of the flaps (111) and the distal portion (122) of the flaps (121) remains in the contact point of the perimeter of the adjacent bottles (C, D) in the same row; and while between the opposing rows (B) of bottles, the central bottles (C) remain separated each other by the partition wall (110) and (120), and the bottles (D) of each end remain separated in the area of shoulder and the lower area by the upper (125) and lower (126) separating portions of the partition wall (120) of sheet (12), respectively; while the central area of the bottles (D) remains separated by the vertical separating portions (115) of the partition wall (110) of the first sheet (11).

[0106] As illustrated in FIG. 14 and FIG. 15, when the separator (1) formed by two sheets (12), is installed between the bottles with flaps (121) unfolded outwardly, the proximal portion (123) of the flaps (121) bend, thus surrounding the inside quadrant of the corresponding lateral bottle perimeter (D); the distal portion (122) of the flaps (121) remains in the contact point of the perimeter of the adjacent bottles (C, D) in the same row; while between the opposing rows (B) of bottles, the central bottles (C) remain separated each other by the partition wall (120), and the bottles (D) of each end remain separated in the area of shoulder and the lower area by the upper (125) and lower (126) separating portions of the partition wall (120).

[0107] The separator of items is useful to separate cylindrical bottles that can be arranged in a box (A) for transport, ordered in parallel two rows (B) of three bottles each, once central (C) an two lateral (D) ones, as seen in FIG. 3.

[0108] In reference to FIG. 16, the separator is formed by a cardboard template (2), which is in turn comprised of a foil folded in two sheets through a central folding ridge (21), which is transverse to the foil length, where said sheets are different each other (11, 12) configured by a central partition wall (110, 120) and two flaps (111, 121), comprising each a distal portion (112, 122) and a proximal portion (113, 123), where each flap (111, 121) originates from cutting lines (116, 127) from a vertical folding line (114, 124), with those vertical folding lines (114, 124) being located in the template's longitudinal direction and, as better seen in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, they are laterally displaced with respect to an imaginary plane (E) perpendicularly to the partition wall (110, 120), thus forming a displacement (x) which is approximately equal to fourth the diameter of a bottle.

[0109] The vertical folding lines (114) of the sheet (11) are two by each flap (111), one upper and another lower, located in the same vertical line, and the vertical folding lines (124) of the second sheet (12) are one by each flap (121) located in the mid area of the height of each flap (121); while the partition wall (110) of the first sheet (11) and the partition wall (120) of the second sheet (12) have a greater width (a) of at least two diameters and a half the bottle and a total height (b) covering from the bottom to the bottle shoulder.

[0110] The partition wall (110) of the first sheet (11) comprises vertical separating portions (115) laterally projected and located in the mid area of the partition wall (110) height, generated by a cutting line (116), where said separating portions (115) have a width (c) corresponding to at least half the diameter of the bottle and a height (d) greater to a third of the partition wall (110) height.

[0111] The cutting lines (116) of the first sheet (11) are formed by a central vertical, parallel section (117) displaced outwards the vertical folding line (114), followed in both ends by inclined horizontal, converging each other sections, which end when finding the vertical folding line (114).

[0112] The partition wall (120) of the second sheet (12) comprises upper (125) and lower (126) separating portions generated by cutting lines (127), where said separating portions (125), (126) have a width (e) corresponding at least to half the diameter of the bottle and its height (f) is at least one third the height of the partition wall (10).

[0113] The cutting lines (127) of the second sheet (12) are each formed by a vertical, parallel section (128) displaced outwards the vertical folding line (124) and a horizontal inclined section (129), which end when finding the vertical folding line (124).

[0114] The distal portion (112) of the flaps (111) has a width (g) at least one third the diameter of the bottle and a height (h) equivalent to the partition wall (110) height, while the proximal portion (113) has a width (i) equivalent to half the diameter of bottles and a height (j) not greater than one third the partition wall (110) height; while distal portion (122) of the flaps (121) has a width (k) at least one third the diameter of the bottle and a height (l) equivalent to the partition wall (120) height; while the proximal portion (123) has a width (m) equivalent to half the diameter of bottles and a height (n) not greater than one third the partition wall (120) height.

[0115] The vertical folding lines (114) of the first sheet (11) are parallel and separated each other by a distance () equal to one diameter and a half of bottles; while the vertical folding lines (124) of the second sheet (12) are parallel and separated each other by the same distance (), which is equal to one diameter and a half of bottles. The common folding ridge (21) has a central weakened joining portion (22) between both sheets (11) and (12), which width () is equal to the separation width () between vertical folding lines (114), (124).

[0116] According to another embodiment of the invention, better seen in FIG. 17, the separator is formed by a cardboard template (3), which is in turn comprised of a foil folded in two sheets (12) through a central folding and joining ridge (31), which is transverse to the foil length, where said sheets (12) the same each other, configured by a central partition wall (120) and two flaps (121), comprising each a distal portion (122) and a proximal portion (123), where each flap (121) originates from cutting lines (127) from a vertical folding line (124), with those vertical folding lines (124) being located in the template's longitudinal direction and, as better seen in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, they are laterally displaced with respect to an imaginary plane (E) perpendicularly to the partition wall (120), thus forming a displacement (x) which is approximately equal to fourth the diameter of a bottle.

[0117] Going on with the same FIG. 17, the vertical folding lines (124) of the sheets (12) are one by each flap (121) located in the mid area of height of each flap (121); while the partition wall (120) has a greater width (a) of at least two diameters and a half the bottle and a total height (b) covering from the bottom to the bottle shoulder, where this partition wall (120) comprises separating upper (125) and lower (126) portions generated by cutting lines (127), where said separating portions (125), (126) have a width (e) corresponding to at least half the diameter of the bottles and its height (f) is at least one fourth the height the partition wall (120).

[0118] The cutting lines (127) of the sheets (12) are each formed by a vertical, parallel section (128) displaced outwards the vertical folding line (124) and a horizontal inclined section (129), which end when finding the vertical folding line (124). The distal portion (122) of the flaps (121) has a width (k) at least one third the diameter of the bottle and a height (l) equivalent to the partition wall (120) height, while the proximal portion (123) has a width (m) equivalent to half the diameter of bottles and a height (n) not greater one third the partition wall (120) height.

[0119] The vertical folding lines (124) of the sheets (12) are parallel and separated each other by a distance () which is equal to one diameter and a half of the bottles; while the common folding ridge (31) has a central joining portion (32) weakened between both sheets (12), which width (a) is equal to the width (a) of the partition wall (120).

[0120] In reference to FIGS. 18, 19, 20 and 21, there a scheme is seen showing the different parts of the separator operating according to the different types of bottles (straight, inverted cone and Burgundy type). Thus in FIG. 18, it is seen that the distal portion (112) of flaps (111) of the sheet (11) cover the total height and width to the possible contact points between bottles in the same row. Likewise, in FIG. 19 it is seen that the central area of the partition wall (110) operates by separating the central bottles of opposing rows, while the lateral separating portions (115) operate by separating the lateral bottles of opposing rows in their mid area.

[0121] FIG. 20 shows that the distal portion (122) of flaps (121) of sheets (12) operates by separating central and lateral bottles in the same row in all its height.

[0122] Additionally, FIG. 21 shows that the central portion of the partition wall (120) operates by separating central bottles of opposing rows, while the upper separating portions (125) operate by laterally separating bottles in the shoulder area and the lower separating portions (126) operate by laterally separating bottles in the lower area.