US3427064A - Container holder - Google Patents
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- a holder for removably receiving and holding a carton-type container of rectangular cross section In operative position the holder includes a rectangular girth member encompassing the container adjacent its base, a strap secured to the girth member extending under and supporting the containers base, a yoke above the girth member with a back and opposed legs straddling the container, a handle joined to the yoke and girth member, and flat lateral support elements extending along opposite sides of the container secured to the yoke and girth member occupying planes substantially paralleling planes of opposed sides in the container.
- the present invention relates to a container holder, and more particularly to a holder which may removably receive a carton-type container, such as a milk carton.
- Containers of the type mentioned normally are not provided with handles. As a result, they are often di'lficult to hold properly when tilted to pour out their contents. Detachable container holders have been proposed in the past for such cartons, out these have not been entirely satisfactory. Many are hard to mount a container in, and are thus inconvenient to use. Others are relatively flimsy in construction, and do not provide adequate support for a container when the same is tilted.
- a general object of the present invention is to provide a novel holder for carton-type containers, which takes care of the above-indicated difficulties in a practical and satisfactory manner.
- an object of the invention is to provide such a holder in which a container is easily mounted, and which provides adequate support for the container with such mounted in place, especially when the container is tilted to pour out its contents.
- the holder contemplated features a girth member of rectangular outline having two sets of opposed, planar, parallel sides for slidably receiving and encompassing a container adjacent its base, and means is joined to the girth member for supporting the base of a container.
- a yoke spaced above and fixed in position relative to the girth member has opposed legs that straddle a rear portion of a container.
- Spaced lateral support elements on opposite sides of the holder, secured both to the yoke and to one set of sides of the girth member function to stabilize the yoke.
- the lateral support elements are planar, and occupy planes substantially paralleling the planes of the sides of the girth member (and the con tainer mounted in the holder). In this way deflection of the lateral support elements in planes paralleling the sides of the container is inhibited.
- the holder further includes a handle joined to and extending between the yoke and girth member.
- the holder provides good support for a container when such is tilted.
- a further object of the invention is to provide a holder of the type so far described which has a relatively simple and inexpensive construction.
- Container .12 takes the form of the usual cardboard milk carton which has a rectangular cross-sectional outline.
- the top of the carton is opened up by breaking the joint at the top and folding out the top over the front of the container, which faces to the left in the figure.
- the carton includes a back disposed opposite its front, opposed sides adjoining the front and back, and a base.
- the holder generally describes the holder, it includes a bottom band or girth member 14, a base-supporting strap 16, a web 18, a yoke 20, and a handle 22.
- these parts of the holder may be of relatively thin sheet steel and attached together as by spot welding where the cross marks are shown. Alternatively, other materials, both metal and plastic, may be used.
- Girth member 14 defines a seat for slidably receiving the base of the container and may have a rectangular outline when viewed in plan matching the rectangular crosssectional outline of the carton, whereby it completely encompasses the carton adjacent its base.
- the girth member or bottom band (which may be an integral strip of material) comprises an elongated portion 1412 at the front of the container which extends substantially horizontally across the front of the container, another elongated portion 1412 at the back of the container, and a pair of elongated portions 14a extending across the sides of the container which adjoin the front and back of the container. The faces of these various portions occupy vertical planes.
- Strap 16 also referred to herein as means supporting the base of a container, has a somewhat J-shaped outline when viewed in side elevation from a side of the holder. It includes a base part 16a extending along and under the base of carton 12, a front end part 16b extending upwardly from part 16a along the front of the carton suitably secured to member 14, and a rear end part 16c extending upwardly from 16a along the back of the container and also suitably secured to member 14.
- Parts 16b, 16c are also referred to herein as first and second end parts, respectively. As can be seen, part 16c is substantially longer than part 16b.
- Web 18 has an approximately U-shaped outline, when viewed in front elevation from the front of the holder.
- the web includes a middle portion 18a extending along and under the base of carton 12, and a pair of spaced end expanses 1812 which extend upwardly from portion 18a along opposite sides of the carton.
- Expanses 18b constitute lateral support elements herein, and have substantially the same length as previously-described end part 160 of the strap. The expanses are suitably secured to portions of the girth member.
- Middle portion 18a of the web is disposed at a right angle to base part 16a of the strap.
- Expanses or lateral support elements 1812 are fiat, and their faces occupy vertical planes paralleling the planes of the faces of portions 140 in the girth member.
- Yoke 20 has an approximately U-shaped outline when viewed in plan from the top of the holder, and partially encompasses an upper portion of the carton. It includes a back or bight 20a extending along the back of the carton, and a pair of legs 2% which are normal to back 28a and extend forwardly of the back in a position straddling the carton. Portion 20a is suitably secured to part 160 (adjacent the latters upper end), and legs 20b are suitably secured to the upper extremities of expanses 18b of the web. The legs are flat and have faces in vertical planes paralleling the vertical planes of the faces of elements 18b.
- Handle 22 is located adjacent the back of the container and includes an upper end 22a suitably fastened to portion 20a of the yoke, and a lower end 221) suitably anchored to the back side of member v14, and through member 14 to strap 16 which provides support for the base of the carton.
- a container is easily slipped into place in the holder by first placing the base of the carton within girth member 14 and then swinging the upper part of the carton between the legs of the yoke 21' Expanses 18b of the web, by reason of their faces occupying planes substantially paralleling the planes of the faces of portions 14a of the girth member (and the planes of the sides of the carton), impart rigidity to the holder, whereby the holder provides good support for a container when the same is tilted to pour out its contents. Bending of legs 20b in the yoke, in planes paralleling the sides of the carton, is also inhibited, producing further rigidity in the holder.
- the holder illustrated has a relatively simple and inexpensive construction.
- a pair of opposed elongated lateral support elements fixedly joined to said portions of said bottom band that extend across the sides of the container and extending upwardly from their point of joinder with said portions of said bottom band, said opposed lateral support elements being adapted to extend along the opposed sides of a container,
- an elongated yoke elevated from said bottom band including opposed arms having a set of unjoined ends and an opposite set of ends joined by a bight, each of said unjoined set of ends of said arms being joined to one of said lateral support elements and said yoke having a position where it is adapted to encompass the back of the container with its legs straddling the opposed sides of the container, and
- an elongated handle joined adjacent its top to the bight of said yoke and operatively connected adjacent its base to the means extending under and for support ing the base of the container.
- said bottom band has a rectangular outline when viewed in plan whereby it may fully encompass the container adjacent its base, and said lateral support elements are flat, and have faces occupying vertical planes adapted to parallel the planes of the opposed sides of a container.
- the means for supporting the base of the container comprises an elongated strap having a base part adapted to extend under the base of a container, a first end part extending upwardly from said base part and adapted to extend along the front of a container which is secured to said bottom band, and a second end part extending upwardly from said base part and adapted to extend along the rear side of a container which is secured both to said bottom band and to the bight of said yoke.
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Feb. 11, 1969 H. H. HANSCHAR 3,427,064
CONTAINER HOLDER Filed July 10, 1967 HQTT'Y H. Hanschcu' INVENTOR /44 6 4 W I HHgs.
United States Patent 4 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLUSURE A holder for removably receiving and holding a carton-type container of rectangular cross section. In operative position the holder includes a rectangular girth member encompassing the container adjacent its base, a strap secured to the girth member extending under and supporting the containers base, a yoke above the girth member with a back and opposed legs straddling the container, a handle joined to the yoke and girth member, and flat lateral support elements extending along opposite sides of the container secured to the yoke and girth member occupying planes substantially paralleling planes of opposed sides in the container.
The present invention relates to a container holder, and more particularly to a holder which may removably receive a carton-type container, such as a milk carton.
Containers of the type mentioned normally are not provided with handles. As a result, they are often di'lficult to hold properly when tilted to pour out their contents. Detachable container holders have been proposed in the past for such cartons, out these have not been entirely satisfactory. Many are hard to mount a container in, and are thus inconvenient to use. Others are relatively flimsy in construction, and do not provide adequate support for a container when the same is tilted.
A general object of the present invention is to provide a novel holder for carton-type containers, which takes care of the above-indicated difficulties in a practical and satisfactory manner.
More particularly, an object of the invention is to provide such a holder in which a container is easily mounted, and which provides adequate support for the container with such mounted in place, especially when the container is tilted to pour out its contents.
The holder contemplated features a girth member of rectangular outline having two sets of opposed, planar, parallel sides for slidably receiving and encompassing a container adjacent its base, and means is joined to the girth member for supporting the base of a container. A yoke spaced above and fixed in position relative to the girth member has opposed legs that straddle a rear portion of a container. Spaced lateral support elements on opposite sides of the holder, secured both to the yoke and to one set of sides of the girth member function to stabilize the yoke. The lateral support elements are planar, and occupy planes substantially paralleling the planes of the sides of the girth member (and the con tainer mounted in the holder). In this way deflection of the lateral support elements in planes paralleling the sides of the container is inhibited. The holder further includes a handle joined to and extending between the yoke and girth member.
With such a construction, featuring a yoke encompassing only a part of the upper portion of a container, a container is easily slipped into position in the holder with its base received within the girth member. Because of the planar construction of the lateral support elements, and their orientation in the holder, these elements contribute significantly to the holders rigidity. As a result,
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the holder provides good support for a container when such is tilted.
A further object of the invention is to provide a holder of the type so far described which has a relatively simple and inexpensive construction.
These and other objects and advantages attained by the invention will become more fully apparent as the description which follows is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, which illustrates in solid outline a holder constructed according to the invention, and in phantom outline a container held by the holder.
Turning to the drawing, illustrated generally at 10 is a holder as contemplated herein removably mounted in operative position about a carton-type container '12. Container .12 takes the form of the usual cardboard milk carton which has a rectangular cross-sectional outline. The top of the carton is opened up by breaking the joint at the top and folding out the top over the front of the container, which faces to the left in the figure. As is conventional, the carton includes a back disposed opposite its front, opposed sides adjoining the front and back, and a base.
Generally describing the holder, it includes a bottom band or girth member 14, a base-supporting strap 16, a web 18, a yoke 20, and a handle 22. In the preferred embodiment illustrated, these parts of the holder may be of relatively thin sheet steel and attached together as by spot welding where the cross marks are shown. Alternatively, other materials, both metal and plastic, may be used.
Girth member 14 defines a seat for slidably receiving the base of the container and may have a rectangular outline when viewed in plan matching the rectangular crosssectional outline of the carton, whereby it completely encompasses the carton adjacent its base. The girth member or bottom band (which may be an integral strip of material) comprises an elongated portion 1412 at the front of the container which extends substantially horizontally across the front of the container, another elongated portion 1412 at the back of the container, and a pair of elongated portions 14a extending across the sides of the container which adjoin the front and back of the container. The faces of these various portions occupy vertical planes.
Yoke 20 has an approximately U-shaped outline when viewed in plan from the top of the holder, and partially encompasses an upper portion of the carton. It includes a back or bight 20a extending along the back of the carton, and a pair of legs 2% which are normal to back 28a and extend forwardly of the back in a position straddling the carton. Portion 20a is suitably secured to part 160 (adjacent the latters upper end), and legs 20b are suitably secured to the upper extremities of expanses 18b of the web. The legs are flat and have faces in vertical planes paralleling the vertical planes of the faces of elements 18b.
Because of the positioning of girth member 14 adjacent the base of the holder, and the construction of yoke 20, a container is easily slipped into place in the holder by first placing the base of the carton within girth member 14 and then swinging the upper part of the carton between the legs of the yoke 21' Expanses 18b of the web, by reason of their faces occupying planes substantially paralleling the planes of the faces of portions 14a of the girth member (and the planes of the sides of the carton), impart rigidity to the holder, whereby the holder provides good support for a container when the same is tilted to pour out its contents. Bending of legs 20b in the yoke, in planes paralleling the sides of the carton, is also inhibited, producing further rigidity in the holder.
The holder illustrated has a relatively simple and inexpensive construction.
While an embodiment of the invention has been described herein, it is appreciated that variations and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Accordingly, it is desired to cover all such variations and modifications which would be apparent to those skilled in the art and that come within the scope of the appended claims.
It is claimed and desired to secure by Letters Patent:
1. A holder for an elongated carton-type container of rectangular cross section where such container has a front from which pouring is performed, a back, opposed parallel sides extending between and adjoining the front and back, and a base, said holder comprising a bottom band defining a seat for slidably receiving the base of the container including elongated portions adapted to extend substantially horizontally across the front of the container and thence across adjoining sides of the container,
' means joined to said bottom strap adapted to extend under and for supporting the base of the container,
a pair of opposed elongated lateral support elements fixedly joined to said portions of said bottom band that extend across the sides of the container and extending upwardly from their point of joinder with said portions of said bottom band, said opposed lateral support elements being adapted to extend along the opposed sides of a container,
an elongated yoke elevated from said bottom band including opposed arms having a set of unjoined ends and an opposite set of ends joined by a bight, each of said unjoined set of ends of said arms being joined to one of said lateral support elements and said yoke having a position where it is adapted to encompass the back of the container with its legs straddling the opposed sides of the container, and
an elongated handle joined adjacent its top to the bight of said yoke and operatively connected adjacent its base to the means extending under and for support ing the base of the container.
2. The holder of claim 1, wherein said bottom band has a rectangular outline when viewed in plan whereby it may fully encompass the container adjacent its base, and said lateral support elements are flat, and have faces occupying vertical planes adapted to parallel the planes of the opposed sides of a container.
3. The holder of claim 2, wherein the legs of said yoke are fiat and have faces disposed in vertical planes paralleling the vertical planes of said support elements.
4. The holder of claim 3, wherein the means for supporting the base of the container comprises an elongated strap having a base part adapted to extend under the base of a container, a first end part extending upwardly from said base part and adapted to extend along the front of a container which is secured to said bottom band, and a second end part extending upwardly from said base part and adapted to extend along the rear side of a container which is secured both to said bottom band and to the bight of said yoke.
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 378,361 2/1888 Fox.
1,782,962 all/1930 Hobbs.
3,151,792 10/1964 Garland 224- EVON C. BLUNK, Primary Examiner.
HARVEY C. HORNSBY, Assistant Examiner.
U.S. Cl. X.R. 22445
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