EP1829792B1 - Bottle carrier and method for packing bottles in bottle carriers - Google Patents

Abstract

The device has a box-like carrying container with a floor, longitudinal walls and end walls, a central wall parallel to the longitudinal walls with a carrying handle at the top, transverse bridges between the central and longitudinal walls to form bottle compartments and separate covering walls (1,1') for covering openings between the central, end and longitudinal walls with through openings (2,2') for the upper regions of bottles and devices for joining them to the carrying container. Independent claims are also included for the following: (A) a covering wall for a bottle carrier (B) and a method of packing bottles in an inventive carrier.

Description

The invention relates to a bottle carrier made of foldable flat material with a box-shaped or basket-like carrier with a bottom wall, longitudinal walls and end walls, a parallel to the two longitudinal walls center wall in the carrier, the top has a carrying handle and parallel to the end walls transverse webs between the middle wall and the longitudinal walls to form compartments in the carrier for receiving bottles.

Cup-like container carrier of the type mentioned above (so-called "Open Basket Carrier") are known. They can be made from one or more blanks of foldable flat material. The flat material is mostly Carton. They serve in particular for the storage and transport of bottles, in particular of beverage bottles.

Such bottle carriers and their production from a single blank or from several blanks are particularly in the DE 298 10 833 U1 . DE 299 11 034 U1 and DE 201 08 181 U1 described.

In the known bottle carriers is disadvantageous that buyers can remove individual bottles readily from the compartments, so that partially stocked bottle carrier available for sale, which is undesirable. Also, this can lead to billing errors if the price for the entire packaging unit is billed.

The EP 0 452 563 A1 discloses a cup-like bottle carrier made of a one-piece blank of foldable flat material. The falling out or taking out individual bottles is hindered by the fact that the handle has on both sides hinged flaps with cutouts for receiving bottlenecks of bottles set in the compartments. The bottles must be inserted through the open bottom into the compartments and with the necks into the flaps connected in one piece with the bottle carrier. Then the floor is closed. The filling of the bottle carrier is complicated and only possible with specially designed machines.

The FR-A-2 825 074 , Which is considered to be the closest prior art, discloses a bottle carrier made of foldable flat material with a granule-shaped carrier, are placed in the cover walls with openings on the arranged in compartments bottles. The cover walls have locking tongues which are anchored with transverse webs to form compartments in the carrier, so that the cover walls can not be easily removed. The locking of the cover walls is relatively expensive, so that the cover walls difficult or can be applied by machine only with relatively low speed.

On this basis, the present invention seeks to provide a cup-like bottle carrier or parts of such that can be filled easier and secured against the removal of bottles. Furthermore, the invention has for its object to provide a simpler method for providing a filled with bottles and secured against removal, cup-like bottle carrier available.

The object is achieved by a bottle carrier with the features of claim 1. Advantageous embodiments of the bottle carrier are given in the dependent claims 2 to 24.

• einen kastenförmigen Tragbehälter mit einer Bodenwand, Längswänden und Stirnwänden,
• eine zu den beiden Längswänden parallele Mittelwand im Tragbehälter, die oben einen Traggriff aufweist,
• zu den Stirnwänden parallele Querstege zwischen der Mittelwand und den Längswänden zum Bilden von Gefachen im Tragbehälter zum Aufnehmen von Flaschen und
• vom Tragbehälter getrennte Abdeckwände zum Abdecken von Öffnungen des Tragbehälters zwischen der Mittelwand, den Stirnwänden und den Längswänden mit Durchstecköffnungen für die Oberbereiche von in den Gefachen angeordneten Flaschen und Verbindungseinrichtungen zum Verbinden mit dem Tragbehälter oder
• Abdeckwände, die Öffnungen des Tragbehälters zwischen der Mittelwand, den Stirnwänden und den Längswänden abdecken, Durchstecköffnungen für die Oberbereiche von in den Gefachen angeordneten Flaschen aufweisen, ursprünglich vom Tragbehälter getrennt und über Verbindungseinrichtungen mit dem Tragbehälter verbunden sind und
• bei dem die Abdeckwände Klebeverbindungen mit dem Tragbehälter aufweisen.

According to claim 1, the bottle carrier of foldable flat material

• a box-shaped carrier with a bottom wall, longitudinal walls and end walls,
• a parallel to the two longitudinal walls center wall in the carrier, which has a carrying handle at the top,
• parallel to the end walls transverse webs between the middle wall and the longitudinal walls to form compartments in the carrier for receiving bottles and
• Covered by the carrier cover walls for covering openings of the support container between the middle wall, the end walls and the longitudinal walls with through openings for the upper regions of arranged in the compartments bottles and connecting means for connecting to the carrier or
• Cover walls which cover openings of the support container between the middle wall, the end walls and the longitudinal walls, have through-openings for the upper regions of bottles arranged in the compartments, originally separated from the carrier and connected by connecting means with the carrier and are
• in which the cover walls have adhesive connections with the carrier.

In the bottle carrier according to the invention, the cover walls are originally separated from the carrier. After inserting the bottles in the carrier, the cover walls are placed on the bottles and connected to the carrier. The associated with the carrier cover walls prevent the bottles can be easily removed from the compartments. A removal of the bottles from the compartments is namely possible only by destroying the cover walls or their connection to the carrier or the carrier. This prevents individual buyers from removing individual bottles from the bottle carriers. Therefore, the buyers are fully stocked bottle carrier available. Billing errors are avoided.

In principle, the cover walls can be connected to any walls of the support container and / or be connectable, for example with the center wall or the end walls. According to one embodiment, the cover walls are connected to the longitudinal walls and / or connectable. The connection of the cover walls with the longitudinal walls enables movement or tilting of the bottles towards the longitudinal walls, which is advantageous when the carrying handle arranged between the parallel rows of bottles is gripped. For this purpose, according to a further embodiment, the cover walls are connected and / or connectable exclusively to the longitudinal walls with the carrier.

The cover walls are originally separated from the carrier and connected by connecting means with the carrier and / or connectable. This is particularly advantageous for the production and filling of the Bottle carrier. First, namely, the carrier can be completed and the bottles can be inserted from above into the bottle carrier. The filling of the carrier with bottles is not hindered by the cover walls or their attachment to the bottles. Therefore, the bottles do not need to be inserted through the bottom of the carrier and a subsequent closure of the soil is not required. The cover walls can be subsequently placed from above on the bottle necks and connected to the filled with bottles carrier. As a result, the filling of bottle carriers with a removal protection against the removal of bottles is greatly facilitated. An automatic packaging system can be designed and executed from the outset in the manner described. But it is also possible to provide bottle carrier without removal protection for bottles later with the cover walls. Existing packaging systems for bottle carriers without removal protection can be supplemented later by automatic devices for placing and connecting the cover walls.

The cover walls and the carrier have adhesive connections. The adhesive bonds between the cover walls and the carrier can be easily made in production by applying a glue or adhesive and attaching the plugged onto the bottle necks cover walls at the joints.

According to one embodiment, the cover walls on the longitudinal sides connecting flaps, which are connected to the carrier. The connection of the connecting flaps with the carrier takes place via adhesive connections. According to a further embodiment, the connecting flaps are hinged via fold lines to the cover walls. According to a further embodiment, the connecting flaps are arranged on the outer longitudinal sides of the cover walls and connected to the side walls and / or connectable. This favors a the carrying of the bottle carrier facilitating moving or tilting the bottles towards the side walls during gripping the carrying handle.

The release of the cover walls of the carrier can be done in the simplest case by separating the cover walls and / or the support container and / or connecting means between the cover walls and carrier. For the carrier and / or the cover walls, a frangible or at least slit sheet can be used. Also, adhesive joints or connectors can be designed so that they are separable. For a purposeful and easier opening, the bottle carrier is e.g. provided with at least one line of weakness. According to one embodiment, the splices are surrounded in the cover walls and / or in the carrier of lines of weakness, which allow separation of the cover walls of the carrier under tearing of the lines of weakness. When opening this embodiment, the adhesive bonds are not separated, but it is torn out a comprehensive range of the cover walls and / or the carrier, which can facilitate the separation.

According to one embodiment, the lines of weakness are scribe lines in at least one layer of the cover walls and / or of the carrier. When separating the cover walls which are surrounded by the scribe lines layers of the cover walls or the support container remain at the splices. Optionally, in each case an uppermost layer of the cover walls or the support container is torn out. There are no holes in the cover walls or in the carrier. Furthermore, no packaging waste accumulates in addition to the cover walls.

According to one embodiment, the cover walls bear against the middle wall with their inner longitudinal sides. The cover walls preferably completely span the openings in the upper region of the support container, whereby In particular, the buyer the security of the container against removal of individual bottles is clarified and the bottles are partially protected against contamination. The cover walls can be used for attaching an imprint, for which they are made as large as possible.

According to one embodiment, the cover walls on the middle wall on the maximum distance from the bottom wall and on the longitudinal walls the smallest distance from the bottom wall. The cover walls then form a saddle roof-shaped cover of the support container, which in particular favors a slight movement or tilting of the bottles to the outside and avoids contamination of the cover walls. Furthermore, this allows particularly material-saving designs of the carrier with low longitudinal walls and sufficiently high grip for comfortable gripping.

According to one embodiment, the cover walls have oval-shaped through-openings. This configuration is particularly advantageous in saddle roof-like outwardly inclined cover walls, since it favors a close contact of the insertion openings on the bottle necks, so that the bottles are held firmly in the bottle carrier. According to a further embodiment, the push-through openings extend from the fold lines with which the connecting flaps are hinged to the cover walls. According to a further embodiment, the insertion openings are limited at the fold lines by a rectilinear edge. In this case, the straight edge extends on the fold lines.

According to one embodiment, the carrying handle on a handle opening, which facilitates the gripping of the carrying handle. According to a further embodiment, the handle opening on at least one longitudinal side on a handle flap. The handle flap is folded out when grasping the handle opening from the grip area. It forms a cushion, which is a cutting of the edges of the handle opening in the hand prevents the wearer. According to one embodiment, the cover walls on the inner longitudinal sides punched on, which are associated with the handle opening in the carrying handle. The punched holes facilitate gripping the handle opening or folding the handle flap. According to one embodiment, the punches are trough-shaped or have the shape of a U with a broad base.

According to a further embodiment, an arcuate cover strip of the cover wall is present between at least one oval through opening and an adjacent punched out. Preferably, the arcuate cover strip is located between the middle through opening and the punched-out of the respective cover wall. The arcuate cover strip closes the oval through opening, so that no bottle can be removed from it. If necessary, he attaches himself to the middle wall, whereby he can be bent upwards slightly. The arcuate cover strip does not interfere with the passage of the handle opening when carrying the bottle carrier.

According to a further embodiment, the cover walls are substantially rectangular, corresponding to the shape of the openings in the upper region of the support container, which they preferably cover as completely as possible. According to a further embodiment, the cover walls on rounded corners. According to one embodiment, the longitudinal extent of the cover walls decreases in an edge portion adjacent to their outer longitudinal sides to their outer longitudinal sides down. The longitudinal extent is the extent of the cover walls in the direction parallel to the longitudinal walls or to the middle wall.
By decreasing towards the outer longitudinal sides longitudinal extent is avoided that the cover walls protrude beyond the end faces of the support container. Exact rectangular cover walls, however, may have a projection over the end walls due to deformation when carrying the bottle carrier.

The cup-like carrier may have various configurations. In particular, it may be made from a single blank or multiple blanks, e.g. as described in the aforementioned prior art. When producing a plurality of blank, in particular the middle wall and the transverse webs can be produced from a blank and the remaining parts of the carrying container from a further blank.

According to a further embodiment, the foldable flat material is selected from at least one of the following materials: cardboard, cardboard, plastic. Also, combinations of the aforementioned materials are possible. According to one embodiment, the carrier and the cover walls made of cardboard.

In particular, kraft cardboard and / or recycled cardboard can be used. The entire bottle carrier may consist of kraft cardboard or recycled cardboard. It is also possible that only parts of the bottle carrier made of kraft cardboard and other parts made of recycled cardboard. For example, the center wall and transverse webs of the carrier made of recycled cardboard and the remaining parts of the bottle carrier made of kraft cardboard.

According to one embodiment, the bottle carrier in the compartments arranged bottles, the bottle necks are arranged in the insertion openings. In accordance with a further embodiment, the edges of the push-through openings closely adjoin the bottlenecks of the bottles.

The object is further achieved by a box-shaped carrier with the features of claim 25. Advantageous embodiments of the carrier are given in dependent claim 26.

• eine Bodenwand, Längswände und Stirnwände,
• eine zu den beiden Längswänden parallele Mittelwand, die oben einen Traggriff aufweist,
• zu den Stirnwänden parallele Querstege zwischen der Mittelwand und den Längswänden zum Bilden von Gefachen zum Aufnehmen von Flaschen und
• von Schwächungslinien umgebene Klebestellen zum Verbinden mit mindestens einer Abdeckwand.

According to claim 25, the box-shaped carrier of foldable flat material for a bottle carrier with cover walls

• a bottom wall, longitudinal walls and end walls,
• a parallel to the two longitudinal walls center wall having a carrying handle at the top,
• parallel to the end walls transverse webs between the central wall and the longitudinal walls to form compartments for receiving bottles and
• surrounded by weakening lines splices for connecting to at least one cover wall.

The carrier can be provided after filling with bottles with cover walls by placing them on the upper areas of the bottles and glued to the splices of the carrier with this. The concentrated arrangement of the splices saves glue. Furthermore, the cover walls are easily separable by being separated from it by the areas of the support container surrounded by the lines of weakness. The appearance of the carrier is not appreciably affected by this.

According to embodiments, the carrier has at least one of the further features of the carrier of the above-mentioned bottle carrier.

• einen im wesentlichen rechteckigen Zuschnitt aus einem faltbaren Flachmaterial,
• in dem Zuschnitt nebeneinander angeordnete Durchstecköffnungen für Oberbereiche von Flaschen und
• an mindestens einer Längsseite neben den Durchstecköffnungen eine Verbindungsklappe zum Verbinden mit einem Tragbehälter für Flaschen.

A cover wall for a bottle carrier with a box-shaped carrier can have the following features:

• a substantially rectangular blank made of a foldable flat material,
• in the blank side by side arranged through openings for upper areas of bottles and
• on at least one longitudinal side next to the insertion openings, a connection flap for connection to a carrier for bottles.

The packer can attach these cover walls to granular carrier containers. Conventional carrier can be retrofitted with the cover. Here, the cover walls can be provided with a printed image that is adapted to the printed image of an existing support container. Furthermore, the cover walls can be connected to a carrier specially designed for combination with the cover panels.

Finally, the object is achieved by a method according to claim 27.

• kastenförmige Tragbehälter mit einer Bodenwand, Längswänden und Stirnwänden, einer zu den beiden Längswänden parallelen Mittelwand, die oben einen Traggriff aufweist und zu den Stirnwänden parallelen Querstegen zwischen der Mittelwand und den Längswänden zum Bilden von Gefachen zum Aufnehmen von Flaschen mit Flaschen befüllt und
• Abdeckwände zum Abdecken von Öffnungen des Tragbehälters zwischen der Mittelwand, den Stirnwänden und den Längswänden und Durchstecköffnungen für die Oberbereiche von Flaschen mit den Durchstecköffnungen auf die Oberbereiche der Flaschen in den Gefachen aufgesetzt und durch Ankleben mit dem Tragbehälter verbunden.

According to claim 27 are in a method for packaging bottles in bottle carriers

• box-shaped carrier with a bottom wall, longitudinal walls and end walls, a parallel to the two longitudinal walls center wall having a carrying handle and parallel to the end walls transverse webs between the middle wall and the longitudinal walls to form compartments for receiving bottles filled with bottles and
• Cover walls for covering openings of the support container between the middle wall, the end walls and the longitudinal walls and push-through openings for the upper regions of bottles with the insertion openings placed on the upper regions of the bottles in the compartments and connected by gluing to the carrier.

The method according to the invention can be carried out both with conventional box-shaped carrying containers, for which originally no removal safeguard for the bottles was provided, and with box-shaped carrying containers designed from the outset for covering walls. Accordingly, a conventional production can be supplemented with an automatic device for mounting and attaching cover walls or a production with a corresponding automatic device can be designed and equipped from the outset.

Fig. 1

ein Paar Abdeckwände flach ausgebreitet in der Draufsicht;

Fig. 2

die Abdeckwände beim Aufbringen auf einen mit Flaschen befüllten Tragbehälter in einer perspektivischen Ansicht schräg von der Seite und von oben;

Fig. 3

die Abdeckwände mit dem Tragbehälter verbunden in derselben Perspektivansicht;

Fig. 4

eine weitere Abdeckwand flach ausgebreitet in der Draufsicht;

Fig. 5

einen teilweise mit Flaschen befüllten und mit Abdeckwänden gemäß Fig. 4 versehenen Tragbehälter in einer Perspektivansicht schräg von oben.

The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings of exemplary embodiments. In the drawings show:

Fig. 1

a pair of cover walls spread flat in the plan view;

Fig. 2

the cover walls when applied to a bottle-filled carrier in a perspective view obliquely from the side and from above;

Fig. 3

the cover walls connected to the carrier in the same perspective view;

Fig. 4

another cover wall spread flat in plan view;

Fig. 5

a partially filled with bottles and with cover walls according to Fig. 4 provided carrier in a perspective view obliquely from above.

In the following explanation of various embodiments, matching or substantially matching parts are provided with the same reference numerals.

According to Fig. 1 the cover walls 1, 1 'are substantially rectangular with rounded corners. They have next to each other three punched, oval through-openings 2, 2 'on. At their outer long sides have the Cover walls 1, 1 'connecting flaps 3, 3', which are connected by fold lines 4, 4 'with the cover walls 1, 1'. The fold lines 4, 4 'at the same time form rectilinear boundaries of the otherwise oval cutouts or push-through openings 2, 2', whose tapered ends cut them off.

On the inner longitudinal sides of the cover walls 1, 1 'trough-shaped punched-5, 5'.

The cover walls 1, 1 'are punched out of a cardboard. The fold lines 4, 4 'are e.g. formed by grooves and / or punching.

According to Fig. 2 and 3 the bottle carrier further comprises a box-shaped carrier 6 made of cardboard, which has a bottom wall 7, longitudinal walls 8, 9 and end walls 10, 11. Furthermore, the carrier 6 has a center wall 12 which is arranged parallel to the longitudinal walls 8, 9 centrally in the carrier 6. The middle wall 12 has a carrying handle 13, which projects beyond upper-side openings 14, 14 'of the carrying container 6 and has a handle opening 15.

The middle wall 12 is connected via tabs (not shown) at the ends to the end walls 10, 11. In addition, the middle wall 12 is hooked with a hook at the bottom with the bottom wall 7. This too is not shown. Further, transverse webs, not shown, which are aligned parallel to the end walls 10, 11 and connected at one end to the center wall 12 and the other end to the longitudinal walls 8, 9 to delimit in the carrier 6 upwardly open compartments.

Embodiments of the carrier, which can be used in the invention, are described in the aforementioned utility model, whose relevant embodiments are incorporated by reference in the present application.

The packer straightens the packaging 6 supplied to him in the flat state in stacks and fills them with bottles 16. Thereafter, he sets the cover walls 1, 1 'with the push-through openings 2, 2' on the bottle necks 17 of the bottles 16 and secures the cover walls 1 , 1 'on the connecting flaps 3, 3' at splices 18 via glue points on the side walls 8, 9 of the support container 6. The side walls 8, 9 have around the splices 18 around tear-out perforations 19, which allow a tearing of the cover walls 1, 1 ', if bottles 16 should be removed. Since the cover walls I, I 'are fixed only to the side walls 8, 9, the bottles 16 can escape slightly outward when the user engages the handle opening 15 between the rows of bottles to carry the bottle carrier.

According to Fig. 4 In contrast to the above cover walls 1, 1 ', however, the extent of the cover wall 1 "decreases in the longitudinal direction towards the outer longitudinal side, on which the connecting flap 3" is arranged Another difference from the above-described embodiment are the insertion openings 2 "completely oval and affect only the fold line 4".

Further, the base of the punch 5 "on the inner longitudinal side of the cover wall 1 '' in the central region is not rectilinear, but limited by an arcuate cover strip 20" on the other side, the central, oval through opening 2 "limited.

A cover wall 1 "is connected together with a cover wall 1 '''of identical construction to a basket-like carrying container Fig. 5 a carrier 6 'inserted, extending from the carrier 6' of Fig. 2 and 3 differs in that the longitudinal walls 8 ', 9' and accordingly the End walls 10 ', 11' are made slightly lower in the adjacent areas. Furthermore, the carrier 6 'in the longitudinal walls 8', 9 'in addition to the bottom wall 7' foot openings 21 'for the lower edge region of bottles sixteenth

The carrier 6 'is in Fig. 5 partially equipped with the bottles 16. Two cover walls 1 '' and 1 '''according to Fig. 4 are threaded on different sides of the middle wall 12 'on the carrier 6'. Furthermore, the cover walls 1 ", 1"'are connected at their connecting flaps 3 ", 3'" via splices 18 'to the side walls 8', 9 'within circular scoring lines 19'"'stand the bottles 16 with their necks 17 on the cover walls 1', 1 '''addition or the cover walls 1', 1 '''arranged deeper with respect to the bottles 16, as in the execution of Fig. 1 to 3 , This saves material.

Furthermore, in contrast to the execution of Fig. 1 to 3 the arcuate cover strips 20 ", 20"'to the center wall 12', without affecting the engagement of the hand of a wearer through the handle opening 15 '. The arcuate cover strips 20 ", 20"'close the central through-openings 2 ", so that there arranged bottles 16 can not be readily removed Fig. 5 is located in the front central Gefach the bottle carrier 6 'no bottle to illustrate the arrangement of the arcuate Abdeckstreifens 20 ".

Claims (27)

1. A bottle carrier made of a foldable flat material with

   - a box-shaped carrying container (6) with a bottom wall (7), longitudinal walls (8, 9) and front walls (10, 11),

   - a middle wall (12) parallel to the two longitudinal walls (8, 9) in the carrying container (6), which has a carrying handle (13) on the top,

   - transverse dividers parallel to the front walls (10, 11) between the middle wall (12) and the longitudinal walls (8, 9) for the formation of partitions in the carrying container (6) for the receiving of bottles (16) and

   - covering walls (1, 1') separated from the carrying container (6) for the covering of openings (14, 14') of the carrying container (6) between the middle wall (12), the front walls (10, 11) and the longitudinal walls (8, 9) with push-through openings (2, 2') for the upper areas (17) of the bottles (16) arranged in the partitions and connection devices (18, 18') for connection with the carrying container (6) or

   - covering walls (1, 1'), which cover openings (14, 14') of the carrying container (6) between the middle wall (12), the front walls (10, 11) and the longitudinal walls (8, 9), have push-through openings (2, 2') for the upper areas (17) of bottles (16) arranged in the partitions, originally separated from the carrying container (6) and are connected with the carrying container (6) via connection devices (18, 18'), characterized in that

   - the covering walls (1, 1') have adhesive connections with the carrying container (6).
2. A bottle carrier according to claim 1, in which the covering walls (1, 1') are and/or can be connected with the longitudinal walls (8, 9).
3. A bottle carrier according to claim 2, in which the covering walls (1, 1') are connected and/or can be connected exclusively with the longitudinal walls (8, 9) of the carrying container (6).
4. A bottle carrier according to one of claims 1 through 3, in which the covering walls (1, 1') have connection flaps (3, 3') on the longitudinal sides, which are connected with the carrying container (6).
5. A bottle carrier according to one of claims 1 through 4, in which the connection flaps (3, 3') are articulated with the carrying container via folding lines (4, 4').
6. A bottle carrier according to one of claims 1 through 5, in which the connection flaps (3, 3') are arranged on the outer longitudinal sides of the covering walls (1, 1') and are connected with the longitudinal walls (8, 9).
7. A bottle carrier according to claim 6, in which adhesive joints (18, 18') in the covering walls (1, 1') and/or in the carrying container (6) are surrounded by weakening lines (19, 19'), which enable a separation of the covering walls (1, 1') from the carrying container (6) upon the ripping open of the weakening lines (19, 19').
8. A bottle carrier according to claim 7, in which the weakening lines (19, 19') are scores in at least one layer of the covering walls (1, 1') and/or the carrying container (6).
9. A bottle carrier according to one of claims 1 through 8, in which the covering walls (1, 1') with their inner longitudinal sides are adjacent to the middle wall (12).
10. A bottle carrier according to one of claims 1 through 9, in which the covering walls (1, 1') have on the middle wall the maximum separation distance from the bottom wall (7) and on the longitudinal walls (8, 9) the smallest separation distance from the bottom wall (7).
11. A bottle carrier according to one of claims 1 through 10, in which the covering walls (1, 1') have ovular push-through openings (2, 2').
12. A bottle carrier according to one of claims 5 through 11, in which the pass-through openings (2, 2') start from the folding lines (4, 4').
13. A bottle carrier according to claim 12, in which the push-through openings (2, 2') are restricted at the folding lines (4, 4') by a straight-lined edge.
14. A bottle carrier according to one of claims 1 through 13, in which the carrying handle (13) has a handle opening (15).
15. A bottle carrier according to claim 14, in which the handle opening (15) has a handle flap on the at least one longitudinal side.
16. A bottle carrier according to claim 14 or 15, in which the covering walls (1, 1') have cutouts (5, 5') on the inner longitudinal sides, which are assigned to the handle opening (15) in the carrying handle (13).
17. A bottle carrier according to claim 16, in which the cutouts (5, 5') are tub-shaped.
18. A bottle carrier according to claim 16 or 17, in which there is a bow-shaped covering strip (20", 20"') of the covering wall between at least one ovular push-through opening (2") and a neighboring cutout (5", 5"').
19. A bottle carrier according to one of claims 1 through 18, in which the covering walls (1, 1') are mainly rectangular.
20. A bottle carrier according to claim 19, in which the covering walls (1, 1') have rounded corners.
21. A bottle carrier according to one of claims 1 through 20, in which the longitudinal expansion of the covering walls (1'', 1''') decreases in the edge section next to its outer longitudinal sides towards its outer longitudinal sides.
22. A bottle carrier according to one of claims 1 through 21, in which the foldable flat material is selected from at least one of the following materials: cardboard, paperboard, plastic.
23. A bottle carrier according to one claims 1 through 22 with bottles (16) arranged in the partitions, the bottle necks (17) of which are arranged in the push-through openings (2, 2').
24. A bottle carrier according to claim 23, in which the edges of the push-through openings (2, 2') are closely adjacent to the bottle necks (17).
25. A box-shaped carrying container made of a foldable flat material for a bottle carrier with covering walls with

    - a bottom wall (7), longitudinal walls (8, 9) and front walls (10, 11),

    - a middle wall (12) parallel to the two longitudinal walls (8, 9), which has a carrying handle (13) on the top,

    - transverse dividers parallel to the front walls (10, 11) between the middle wall (12) and the longitudinal walls (8, 9) for the formation of partitions for receiving bottles (16) and

    - adhesive joints (18, 18') surrounded by weakening lines (19, 19') for connection with at least one covering wall (1, 1').
26. A carrying container according to claim 25, which has at least one of the other characteristics of the carrying container according to one of claims 1 through 24.
27. A method for packing bottles in bottle carriers, in which

    - box-shaped carrying containers with a bottom wall, longitudinal walls and front walls, a middle wall parallel to the two longitudinal walls, which has a carrying handle on the top and transverse dividers parallel to the front walls between the middle wall and the longitudinal walls for the formation of partitions for receiving bottles, are filled with bottles and

    - covering walls for the covering of openings of the carrying container between the middle wall, the front walls and the longitudinal walls and push-through openings for the upper areas of the bottles are placed on the upper areas of the bottles in the partitions and are connected with the carrying container through adhesion.

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