WO2006034537A1 - Support de boisson - Google Patents
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- WO2006034537A1 WO2006034537A1 PCT/AU2005/001480 AU2005001480W WO2006034537A1 WO 2006034537 A1 WO2006034537 A1 WO 2006034537A1 AU 2005001480 W AU2005001480 W AU 2005001480W WO 2006034537 A1 WO2006034537 A1 WO 2006034537A1
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- carrier
- apertures
- fold lines
- drinks
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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.
- USA patent 5971139 discloses a one handed cup and plate holder which is made by injection moulding but is not adapted to carrying multiple glasses or cups.
- USA patent 3908877 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. 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.
- the fold lines only operate in one direction that is upwardly from the glass support surface. Suitable plastics are poly ethylene and poly propylene.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of from above of the carrier of a preferred embodiment of this invention.
- Figure 2 is a perspective view of from below of the carrier of figure 1 ;
- Figure 3 is an edge view of figure 2;
- Figure 4 shows three stages of folding the carrier of figure 1 ;
- Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the carrier of figure 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 33A and 33B so that sector 11 lies on sector 16 and sector 26 lies on sector 21. Pairs of wedges 35A and 35B ensure that the unfolded sectors 11 and 26 don't bend under the weight of a full glass.
- the first fold along line 33A brings sector 26 into contact with sector 21.
- the second fold shown in 4C along line 33B brings sector ii in contact with sector 16 and exposes the locking pin 24.
- the second fold line is a pair of fold lines 34A and 34B which brings sector 11 into contact with sector 26.
- the distance apart of the pair of lines 34A and 34B is equal to the thickness of the two sectors 11 and 26.
- the wedges 35A and 35 B are set at different distances from the fold lines 34 to avoid each other when making the final folds along lines 34A and 34 B.
- a locking pin 24 is arranged to fit snugly into hole 28. In the folded position as shown in figure 5 all 4 apertures are aligned and the carrier can easily be stowed on a hook or placed in a pocket or purse.
- 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
- the material is 3mm thick and the apertures are 70mm in diameter and the carrier can be folded into a shape that is100mm by
- thermoplastic polymeric material 130mm and 12mm thick. Any suitable thermoplastic polymeric material may be used.
- the fifth aperture will share a fold line with aperture 12 and the sixth aperture will share a fold line with aperture 27 so that all the apertures surround the support aperture 14.
- the intersecting fold lines33A and 33B will each become a pair of fold lines separated by a distance approximating the carrier thickness and the distance between the pair of fold lines34A and 34 B will be four body thicknesses.
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Priority Applications (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP05789402A EP1794062A1 (fr) | 2004-09-29 | 2005-09-28 | Support de boisson |
AU2005289364A AU2005289364B2 (en) | 2004-09-29 | 2005-09-28 | Drink carrier |
CA002582024A CA2582024A1 (fr) | 2004-09-29 | 2005-09-28 | Support de boisson |
US11/575,988 US20080128440A1 (en) | 2004-09-29 | 2005-09-28 | Drink Carrier |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AU2004905593A AU2004905593A0 (en) | 2004-09-29 | Drink Carrier | |
AU2004905593 | 2004-09-29 |
Publications (1)
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WO2006034537A1 true WO2006034537A1 (fr) | 2006-04-06 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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PCT/AU2005/001480 WO2006034537A1 (fr) | 2004-09-29 | 2005-09-28 | Support de boisson |
Country Status (6)
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US (1) | US20080128440A1 (fr) |
EP (1) | EP1794062A1 (fr) |
CN (1) | CN100548827C (fr) |
CA (1) | CA2582024A1 (fr) |
WO (1) | WO2006034537A1 (fr) |
ZA (1) | ZA200702839B (fr) |
Cited By (1)
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US5797486A (en) * | 1996-08-16 | 1998-08-25 | Picciolo; Frank J. | Food and beverage carrier |
DE20112009U1 (de) * | 2001-07-25 | 2001-10-25 | Sca Packaging Deutschland Ag & | Träger für Getränkebecher |
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- 2005-09-28 WO PCT/AU2005/001480 patent/WO2006034537A1/fr active Application Filing
- 2005-09-28 EP EP05789402A patent/EP1794062A1/fr not_active Withdrawn
- 2005-09-28 CA CA002582024A patent/CA2582024A1/fr not_active Abandoned
- 2005-09-28 US US11/575,988 patent/US20080128440A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2005-09-28 CN CNB2005800327281A patent/CN100548827C/zh not_active Expired - Fee Related
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US4651873A (en) * | 1985-11-04 | 1987-03-24 | Stolcenberg Dennis A | Can caddy device, and methods of constructing and utilizing same |
WO1994004431A1 (fr) * | 1992-08-14 | 1994-03-03 | Riverwood International Limited | Dispositif de support pour boites metalliques |
US5797486A (en) * | 1996-08-16 | 1998-08-25 | Picciolo; Frank J. | Food and beverage carrier |
DE20112009U1 (de) * | 2001-07-25 | 2001-10-25 | Sca Packaging Deutschland Ag & | Träger für Getränkebecher |
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JP2009536946A (ja) * | 2006-05-11 | 2009-10-22 | コーサン バイオサイエンシーズ, インコーポレイテッド | 大環状キナーゼ阻害剤 |
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EP1794062A1 (fr) | 2007-06-13 |
CN101031479A (zh) | 2007-09-05 |
CN100548827C (zh) | 2009-10-14 |
CA2582024A1 (fr) | 2006-04-06 |
US20080128440A1 (en) | 2008-06-05 |
ZA200702839B (en) | 2008-08-27 |
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