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US20080128440A1
US20080128440A1 US11/575,988 US57598805A US2008128440A1 US 20080128440 A1 US20080128440 A1 US 20080128440A1 US 57598805 A US57598805 A US 57598805A US 2008128440 A1 US2008128440 A1 US 2008128440A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G23/00—Other table equipment
    • A47G23/06—Serving trays
    • A47G23/0641—Serving trays provided with a plurality of openings, e.g. for carrying glasses, bottles or the like

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  • This invention relates to a device for carrying drinks that is convenient to use and inexpensive.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,971,139 discloses a one handed cup and plate holder which is made by injection moulding but is not adapted to carrying multiple glasses or cups.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 3,908,877 discloses a circular drinks holder with holes to support glasses or cups that are wider at the top than at the base. It is more elaborate than necessary as it has an axial handle and dependent legs.
  • Australian design registration 122762 discloses a two handed tray with six holes to support glasses. This also is large and difficult to carry or dispose of when not in use.
  • the present invention provides a drinks carrier which consists of a flat body section with two or more apertures adapted to receive drinking cups or glasses and an edge recess to enable the body portion to be held in one hand, the apertures being arranged around the edge recess so that the edge recess is adjacent the centre of mass of the carrier.
  • This arrangement provides a stable one handed carrier that can easily accommodate 4 glasses or cups and allow the second hand to be free to open doors or carry some other object.
  • the carrier can easily be formed by stamping and moulding and involves no expensive tooling when compared to some prior art proposals.
  • the apertures can be any shape that is able to stably retain glasses or cups with minimum risk of spillage. Circular or elliptical shapes are generally preferred.
  • the present invention provides a drinks carrier which consists of a flat body section with three or more apertures adapted to receive drinking cups or glasses and having at least one fold line that enables the carrier to be folded into a smaller shape, the fold lines being arranged between the apertures.
  • the carrier Preferably there are two or more intersecting fold lines that enable the carrier to be folded twice.
  • the fold lines preferably allow the carrier to be folded so that the apertures are aligned concentrically with each other. This is achieved by arranging the fold lines to bisect at right angles the line between the centres of two adjacent apertures.
  • the present invention provides a drinks carrier which consists of a flat body section with three or more container apertures adapted to receive drinking cups or glasses and having at least one fold line that enables the carrier to be folded into a smaller shape, the fold lines being arranged between the container apertures.
  • the carrier contains four container apertures with the support aperture being equidistant from an edge of each container aperture and two intersecting fold lines extend from the support aperture between said container apertures.
  • a further pair of fold lines extends from said support aperture about a line that bisects the angle of said intersecting fold lines and said pair of fold lines are parallel and separated by a distance that is at least double the thickness of said body section.
  • the carrier may be made from any suitable material that is strong enough to provide stable support to full glasses or cups and which is robust enough to be reusable.
  • the material could be wood or plywood with inset hinges for the fold line but is preferably a synthetic plastic of sufficient thickness to provide the strength characteristics and scored to enable folding.
  • Preferably the fold lines only operate in one direction that is upwardly from the glass support surface.
  • Suitable plastics are poly ethylene and poly propylene.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of from above of the carrier of a preferred embodiment of this invention
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of from below of the carrier of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is an edge view of FIG. 2 ;
  • FIG. 4 shows three stages of folding the carrier of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the carrier of FIG. 1 folded for storage.
  • the carrier is designed in this embodiment to hold 4 takeaway coffee cups or drink glasses of similar diameter.
  • the four sections 11 , 16 , 21 and 26 each contain one aperture 12 , 17 , 22 and 27 .
  • the apertures are shown as being of the same size this is not essential but depends on the needs of the venue. Similarly the apertures need not be circular but may be any convenient shape that serves to hold the cups or glasses in a stable position.
  • the material chosen is sufficiently flexible to allow the carrier to be folded firstly along the lines 33 A and 33 B so that sector 11 lies on sector 16 and sector 26 lies on sector 21 . Pairs of wedges 35 A and 35 B ensure that the unfolded sectors 11 and 26 don't bend under the weight of a full glass. As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4 B the first fold along line 33 A brings sector 26 into contact with sector 21 . The second fold shown in 4 C along line 33 B brings sector 11 in contact with sector 16 and exposes the locking pin 24 .
  • the second fold line is a pair of fold lines 34 A and 34 B which brings sector 11 into contact with sector 26 .
  • the distance apart of the pair of lines 34 A and 34 B is equal to the thickness of the two sectors 11 and 26 .
  • the wedges 35 A and 35 B are set at different distances from the fold lines 34 to avoid each other when making the final folds along lines 34 A and 34 B.
  • a locking pin 24 is arranged to fit snugly into hole 28 .
  • the carrier When unfolded the carrier is conveniently held in one hand using the recess 14 with the thumb on the top surface and the fingers underneath.
  • the glasses are placed into the apertures and the carrier is lifted so that the weight of the glasses is supported by the carrier and is conveniently balanced in one hand because the recess 14 allows the hand to support the carrier adjacent the centre of mass which approximates with the junction of the fold lines 33 and 34 .
  • the material is 3 mm thick and the apertures are 70 mm in diameter and the carrier can be folded into a shape that is 100 mm by 130 mm and 12 mm thick. Any suitable thermoplastic polymeric material may be used.

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AU2004905593A AU2004905593A0 (en) 2004-09-29 Drink Carrier
AU2004905593 2004-09-29
PCT/AU2005/001480 WO2006034537A1 (fr) 2004-09-29 2005-09-28 Support de boisson

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CA (1) CA2582024A1 (fr)
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USD966826S1 (en) * 2020-04-14 2022-10-18 Drinkfinger Limited Cup holder for drinks
US12089759B1 (en) * 2022-10-11 2024-09-17 Lawrence Jackson Arm-mounted beverage holder
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US2582183A (en) * 1947-09-22 1952-01-08 Weidler Walter Cup or glass-supporting plate
US3103303A (en) * 1962-01-30 1963-09-10 James M Lynchey Beverage tray
US3630350A (en) * 1969-12-31 1971-12-28 Illinois Tool Works Container carrier package
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US5115910A (en) * 1990-06-14 1992-05-26 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Carrier stock with tear-open band segments
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US1801148A (en) * 1928-09-25 1931-04-14 Gilson John Whitham Cup holder for thermos lunch kits
US2582183A (en) * 1947-09-22 1952-01-08 Weidler Walter Cup or glass-supporting plate
US3103303A (en) * 1962-01-30 1963-09-10 James M Lynchey Beverage tray
US3630350A (en) * 1969-12-31 1971-12-28 Illinois Tool Works Container carrier package
US3751098A (en) * 1971-11-17 1973-08-07 Illinois Tool Works Container carrier
US3924738A (en) * 1974-12-09 1975-12-09 Illinois Tool Works Multipackage device for containers and method for making same
USD304295S (en) * 1987-01-29 1989-10-31 Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai d/b/a Bandai Co., Ltd. Folding container
US4850479A (en) * 1988-06-02 1989-07-25 Bird Stanford W Container carrier
US5115910A (en) * 1990-06-14 1992-05-26 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Carrier stock with tear-open band segments
US5441147A (en) * 1994-05-31 1995-08-15 Tanner; Bernard Plastic packaging collars for drink cans
US5609379A (en) * 1995-11-29 1997-03-11 Riverwood International Corporation Beverage cup carrier
US5765689A (en) * 1996-01-31 1998-06-16 Cobden; Peter John Drink tray
US6186327B1 (en) * 1997-01-13 2001-02-13 Interface, Inc. Carpet sample book
US5806667A (en) * 1997-02-04 1998-09-15 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Container carrier with top lift handle

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KR200476318Y1 (ko) * 2013-06-10 2015-02-23 조윤경 컵 캐리어
US20220211200A1 (en) * 2018-09-13 2022-07-07 Brian BARCZYK Cup holder system
US11564518B2 (en) * 2018-09-13 2023-01-31 Brian BARCZYK Cup holder system
USD966826S1 (en) * 2020-04-14 2022-10-18 Drinkfinger Limited Cup holder for drinks
USD1104649S1 (en) 2020-04-14 2025-12-09 Drinkfinger Limited Cup holder for drinks
US12089759B1 (en) * 2022-10-11 2024-09-17 Lawrence Jackson Arm-mounted beverage holder

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CN101031479A (zh) 2007-09-05
WO2006034537A1 (fr) 2006-04-06
CN100548827C (zh) 2009-10-14
CA2582024A1 (fr) 2006-04-06
EP1794062A1 (fr) 2007-06-13

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