EP1274630A1 - Configurable cup holder - Google Patents
Configurable cup holderInfo
- Publication number
- EP1274630A1 EP1274630A1 EP01909992A EP01909992A EP1274630A1 EP 1274630 A1 EP1274630 A1 EP 1274630A1 EP 01909992 A EP01909992 A EP 01909992A EP 01909992 A EP01909992 A EP 01909992A EP 1274630 A1 EP1274630 A1 EP 1274630A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- carrier
- cup
- receptacle
- blank
- configuration
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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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
- A47G23/02—Glass or bottle holders
- A47G23/0208—Glass or bottle holders for drinking-glasses, plastic cups, or the like
- A47G23/0216—Glass or bottle holders for drinking-glasses, plastic cups, or the like for one glass or cup
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
- B65D71/40—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed by folding a blank or several blanks
- B65D71/46—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed by folding a blank or several blanks formed by folding a single blank into a tubular element
- B65D71/48—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed by folding a blank or several blanks formed by folding a single blank into a tubular element characterised by the handle
Definitions
- Some venders of hot beverages provide the consumer with a paper napkin to wrap around the cup so as to protect the consumer's fingers.
- a paper napkin may protect the consumer's fingers, it can also make the cup more difficult to hold securely and the paper napkin may easily be displaced or dropped.
- the present invention provides a holder comprising a cup and a carrier for the cup, wherein the holder can adopt: a first configuration in which a base of the cup is supported by a portion of the carrier; a second configuration in which the cup is suspended beneath a part of the carrier; and a third configuration in which the carrier surrounds a peripheral side wall of the cup, wherein the carrier provides a handle graspable by a user in at least one of the above configurations, preferably in both said second and third configurations.
- a carrier embodying the invention need not necessarily be provided with coupling means, for example the carrier may be initially formed (for example moulded) as an endless band or loop.
- a carrier embodying the invention will enable at least part of a cup or receptacle carried by the carrier to be viewed.
- Figures 30 to 35 show flats or blanks suitable for forming carriers for carrying 2, 3, 4, 3, 3 and 4, respectively, cups or receptacles;
- FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a carrier or container 100 in accordance with the present invention.
- a user may adopt the holder configuration shown in Figure 6 while actually drinking from the cup 200 and may change the holder configuration to that shown in Figure 5 when resting the cup on a surface such as a table desk or work top. It should also be appreciated that, with the holder configuration shown in Figures 5 and 6, the hot beverage may be poured into the cup 200 after the cup has been placed in the carrier 100.
- FIGS 7 to 29 illustrate various modifications of the carrier 100 shown in Figure 1.
- This embodiment is intended primarily for receiving box-like receptacles such as sandwich packets rather than cups and the slitted regions serve to locate the receptacle securely on the base of the carrier 100 when the holder is in the configuration shown in Figure 4.
- This carrier may also be used in the holder configuration shown in Figure 6 to hold a cup rather than a box-like receptacle but would not generally be used to hold a cup in the configuration shown in Figures 4 and 5.
- Figure 17 shows a carrier that differs from that shown in Figure 1 in that the fold lines 4, 6, 10 and 11 are at an acute angle to the edges 2 and 15 with the slit 13 being parallel to the fold lines.
- Figure 18 shows a further modification in which the fold lines 4 and 6 are no longer parallel to the fold lines 10, 11 and the slit 13 while
- Figure 19 shows a variation in which the side edges 2 and 15 are not perpendicular to an edge 1' of the end portion la and
- Figure 20 shows a variation in which the side edges 2 and 15 both bow outwardly.
- a further variation would be for these two edges to both bow inwardly, of course,
- the carrier need not have a releasable coupling means. Rather, the first and second end portions have self-adhesive regions or may be permanently fixed together to define the endless loop or band. This would allow the carrier to be used interchangeably in the configuration shown in Figures 5 and 6 and in the configuration described above where a box like receptacle is rested on the base of the carrier in the configuration similar to that shown in Figure 4. However, if a releasable coupling mechanism is not provided, then, if the carrier is coupled into the configuration shown in Figure 4, the carrier will need to be destroyed to remove a cup. This provides a tamper-proof feature for retail outlets .
- the present invention provides a cup carrier formed from a blank into an endless loop defining a cup receiving region for supporting a cup in an upright position on a surface.
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Packages (AREA)
- Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
- Table Devices Or Equipment (AREA)
- Medicines Containing Plant Substances (AREA)
- Cosmetics (AREA)
- External Artificial Organs (AREA)
Abstract
Description
Claims
Applications Claiming Priority (5)
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GB0005310A GB0005310D0 (en) | 2000-03-07 | 2000-03-07 | A device to carry hot disposable cups |
GB0005310 | 2000-03-07 | ||
GB0015518A GB2359980B (en) | 2000-03-07 | 2000-06-26 | A carrier or holder |
GB0015518 | 2000-06-26 | ||
PCT/GB2001/000979 WO2001066435A1 (en) | 2000-03-07 | 2001-03-07 | Configurable cup holder |
Publications (2)
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EP1274630A1 true EP1274630A1 (en) | 2003-01-15 |
EP1274630B1 EP1274630B1 (en) | 2005-11-02 |
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EP01909992A Expired - Lifetime EP1274630B1 (en) | 2000-03-07 | 2001-03-07 | Configurable cup holder |
Country Status (6)
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US (2) | US20030071045A1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1274630B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE308465T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU2001237577A1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE60114596D1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2001066435A1 (en) |
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