| 摘要 |
PCT No. PCT/SE96/01466 Sec. 371 Date May 12, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date May 12, 1998 PCT Filed Nov. 13, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/18141 PCT Pub. Date May 22, 1997A method of handling containers, for instance beverage containers, such as bottles, flasks, cans, etc. that shall be distributed to retailers in shallow trays suitable for display purposes. The trays are constructed to enable several container-loaded trays to be stacked one upon the other. Container-loaded trays are lifted by moving a number of carrier-supported grippers (9) into a corresponding number of upwardly open holes (6) provided in the tray in interspaces between the containers. The lifting devices are brought into engagement with the walls defining the holes and the tray can then be lifted and handled with the tray suspended by the carrier (8). |
