Abstract
Suspension apparatus (1) for a sales item (2), in particular for a drinking bottle (2), having a suspension opening (4) for suspending the suspension apparatus (1), having a base part (5) which has a holding opening (6) for carrying the sales item (2), and having side parts (8) which, together with the base part (5), form a recess (11) for receiving a portion of the sales item (2), which portion projects through the holding opening (6), wherein an insert part (13) for displaying product and sales information is arranged in the recess (11) such that it can be exchanged.
Claims
1. A suspension apparatus for a sales item product comprising: a base portion which has a retaining opening for carrying the sales item and; comprising side portions which with the base portion enclose a first recess for receiving a portion of the sales product projecting through the retaining opening; wherein the side portions are arranged inclined with respect to one another starting from an abutting edge, at least one of the side portions comprising a hanging part having a suspension opening for suspending the suspension apparatus; wherein a sheet printed with the product or sales information is provided as an insert for displaying product or sales information, wherein said insert is held exchangeably in the first recess enclosed by the side portions and the base portion, said sheet extends over an entire height of the first recess enclosed by the sided portions between the abutting edge and the base portion and rests at least in sections against the abutting edge between the side portions such that an outer edge of the insert is guided between the side portions enclosing said first recess in which the insert is exchangeably disposed.
2. The suspension apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the insert rests at least in sections against an inner side of one of the side portions.
3. The suspension apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the base portion and the side portions are formed by a preferably one-part blank of a foldable material which is folded along fold lines.
4. The suspension apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said foldable material is a plastic film.
5. The suspension apparatus of claim 4, wherein the plastic film is made of polypropylene.
6. The suspension apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the insert has a fastener opening for passage of a fastener portion.
7. The suspension apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the fastener opening of the insert runs along a fold line of the insert.
8. The suspension apparatus according to claim 6 wherein a receiving opening is provided for an end region of the fastener portion guided through the fastener opening of the insert.
9. The suspension apparatus according to claim 1 wherein a tab portion which can be pivoted from a principal plane of the side portion is provided on one of the side portions.
10. The suspension apparatus according to claim 9, wherein a second recess for exposing the portion of the sales item projecting through the retaining opening is formed on the side portion in a pivoted position of the tab portion.
11. The suspension apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the tab portion is configured as a fastener portion for connection to the fastener opening.
12. The suspension apparatus according to claim 9 wherein the tab portion is formed by a cut edge from the side portion.
13. The suspension apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the retaining opening for holding a bottle neck of a drinking bottle is substantially circular.
14. The suspension apparatus of claim 1 wherein the sales item is for a drinks bottle.
15. The suspension apparatus of claim 1, wherein said sheet is a folded sheet.
16. The suspension apparatus of claim 15 wherein said folded sheet is made of a paper material.
Description
(1) The invention is explained in further detail hereinafter with reference to a preferred exemplary embodiment shown in the drawings, to which it is not restricted however. In detail in the drawings:
(2) FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a suspension apparatus according to the invention for a drinks bottle having an insert for display of product or sales information;
(3) FIG. 2 shows a view of the suspension apparatus shown in FIG. 1 with the drinks bottle suspended thereon viewed in the direction of a tunnel-shaped recess for receiving the drinks bottle;
(4) FIG. 3 shows a view of the suspension apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 with the drinks bottle suspended thereon, where a first side portion with a pivotable tab portion can be seen;
(5) FIG. 4 shows a view of the suspension apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, from which a fastening tab held detachably on a second side portion can be seen;
(6) FIG. 5 shows a view of the suspension apparatus according to FIGS. 1 to 4 in the unfolded state; and
(7) FIG. 6 shows a view of the insert to display the product or sales information.
(8) FIGS. 1 to 5 show a suspension apparatus 1 for a sales item 2 which in the embodiment shown is used to suspend a drinks bottle 2. For this purpose the suspension apparatus 1 has a hanging part 3 in which a suspension opening 4 is formed. The suspension apparatus 1 can be pushed by means of the suspension opening 4 onto a rod of a sales stand (not shown) and removed from there again.
(9) As can be further seen from FIGS. 1 to 5, the suspension apparatus 1 has a substantially horizontally disposed base portion 5 when the suspension apparatus 1 is in use, in which a retaining opening 6 for carrying the sales item 2 is formed. In the embodiment shown, a bottle neck 7 or a covering cap of the drinks bottle 2 is gripped from behind by a section of the base portion 6 delimiting the retaining opening 6 so that the drinks bottle 2 is held positively on the retaining opening 6. The retaining opening 6 is configured to be circular to receive the bottle neck 7.
(10) As can be further seen from FIGS. 1 to 5, the suspension apparatus 1 further comprises two side portions 8 which are inclined with respect to one another starting from an abutting edge 9 formed between contacting edges of the side portions 8. The base portion 5 and the side portions 8 are in this case formed by a one-piece blank made of a plastic material, preferably polypropylene. To form the side portions 8 and the base portion 5 the blank is folded along fold lines 10 which comprise opposite longitudinal edges 10 of the base portion 6. FIGS. 1 to 4 show the suspension apparatus 1 in the folded state and FIG. 5 shows it in the unfolded state.
(11) As can be further seen from FIGS. 1 to 5, the suspension apparatus 1 further has a fastening tab 17 which is bent about a fold line 10 along the abutting edge 9. The fastening tab 17 has a slot 17 (cf. FIG. 5) through which the hanging part 3 is guided. The fastening tab 17 is fastened to a side portion 8 by means of engaging means 18. The engaging means 18 comprise two fastening openings 18 on the side portion 8 which in the connected state (cf. FIG. 4) are gripped from behind by a tongue 18 which can be pivoted from the principal plane of the fastening tab 17 and the free end region of the fastening tab 17. Thus, the fastening tab 17 is detachably fastened to the side portion 8 at two connection points.
(12) As can be further seen from FIGS. 1 to 5, the side portions 8 and the base portion 6 are arranged in the form of an isosceles triangle when viewed perpendicular to their principal plane, whose legs are formed by the side portions 8 and whose base is formed by the base portion 5. As a result of using a flexible plastic film for the blank, the suspension apparatus 1 can however be deformed in many different ways in use.
(13) As can be further seen from FIGS. 1 to 5, a recess 11 is delimited between the side portions 8 and the base portion 5, into which the drinks bottle 2 fixed in the retaining opening 6 projects. In the embodiment shown the recess 11 has openings 12 on both front sides of the suspension apparatus 1, which extend over the entire height of the side portions 8 and over the entire width of the base portion 5.
(14) As can be further seen from FIGS. 1 to 5, an insert 13 for displaying product or sales information is disposed loosely in the recess 11 so that in particular inserts in different languages can be inserted simply or the insert 13 can be exchanged as required. In the embodiment shown a folded sheet of a paper material comprising several sheets printed with the product or sales information (cf. FIG. 6) is provided as the insert 13. The insert 13 can be pushed via one of the openings 12 into the recess 11 of the suspension apparatus 1.
(15) As can be further seen from FIGS. 1 to 5, the insert 13 in contact with the inner side of a side portion 8 extends over the entire height and over the entire width of the side portion 8. A frictional engagement between the insert 13 and the side portion 8 can herewith be achieved which counteracts any slippage of the insert 13. The outer edge of the insert 13 extends in this case along the abutting edge 9 between the side portions 8, whereby the outer edge of the insert 13 is guided or held between the side portions 8. In the embodiment shown the insert 13 is additionally fixed between the part of the sales item 2 projecting through the retaining opening 6 into the recess 11 and the side portion 8.
(16) As can be further seen from FIGS. 1 to 5, a tab portion 14 is provided on a side portion 8 which is cut free from the side portion 8 by a cutting edge 15. The tab portion 14 is pivotable about a pivot axis 14 running in the principal plane of the side portion 8. In the pivoted position a recess 16 is exposed on the side portion 8 through which a closure cap 2 of the drinks bottle 2 passes. The cutting edge 15 additionally creates a semicircular extension 5 of the base portion 5 going beyond a longitudinal edge 10 of the base portion 5 in the embodiment shown, into which the retaining opening 6 extends.
(17) As can be further seen from FIGS. 1 to 5, the insert 13 is additionally held positively on the suspension apparatus 1. For this purpose the tab portion 14 is additionally formed as a fastener part 21 which is guided in the pivoted position through a fastener opening 20 of the insert 13 which can be seen in FIG. 6. The free end region of the tab portion 14 is fixed in a receiving opening 22, thus preventing the tab portion 14 from sliding unintentionally from the fastener opening 20 of the insert 13. In the embodiment shown the fastener opening 20 of the insert 13 is formed on the hanging part 3 between the suspension opening 4 and the upper edge of the side portion 8.
(18) In addition, a fold line 10 can be seen from FIG. 5 which extends centrally between the longitudinal edges 10 of the base portion 5. A flat arrangement of the suspension apparatus 1 in the folded state is made possible by this means.
(19) The insert 13 can be seen in FIG. 6 which, in the embodiment shown is configured as a folded sheet comprising a plurality of sheets 13 connected along edge-side fold lines. In addition, an end section 13 is provided which in the usage position of the suspension apparatus rests against the side portion 8. The end section 13 is shaped according to the contour of the tab portion 14. The sheets 13 or the end section 13 of the folded sheet in this case have fields 19 (shown schematically in FIG. 6) printed with the product or sales information.
(20) As can be further seen from FIG. 6, the fastener opening 20 of the insertion part 13 which can be connected to the tab portion 14 extends along the fold line between the end section 13 and the adjacent sheet 13 of the insert 13.
