WO2006065132A2 - Carriers for cups - Google Patents
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- WO2006065132A2 WO2006065132A2 PCT/NL2005/050053 NL2005050053W WO2006065132A2 WO 2006065132 A2 WO2006065132 A2 WO 2006065132A2 NL 2005050053 W NL2005050053 W NL 2005050053W WO 2006065132 A2 WO2006065132 A2 WO 2006065132A2
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- carrier
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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
- B65D13/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of the same material, other than metal, plastics, wood, or substitutes therefor
- B65D13/04—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of the same material, other than metal, plastics, wood, or substitutes therefor of paper
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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
- B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
- B65D1/34—Trays or like shallow containers
- B65D1/36—Trays or like shallow containers with moulded compartments or partitions
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- the present invention relates to a carrier for cups comprising at least two accommodations for cups, wherein each accommodation comprises three wall portions, wherein a circumferential wall portion is connected to said accommodations, said circumferential wall portion comprises two extremities, interconnected by a connecting section, said connecting section comprising an outer limit and an inner limit, wherein the outer limit and the inner limit are provided with complementary locking means, arranged to provide in locking with the inner or outer limit.
- Such a carrier is generally known from EP 1489014 Al and is for example used for carrying beverage cups or other food stuff containers in a restaurant from delivery point to the point of use.
- carriers are known for containing two cups, four cups and so on.
- this has the disadvantage that several kinds of carriers should be kept in storage.
- a carrier is proposed, being provided with two or more accommodations and complementary locking means. These locking means are provided in a connection section.
- a second carrier being identical thereto can be pressed with its connection section in the connection section of the first carrier, after which locking is realised by the complementary locking means.
- an assembly can be provided comprising two carriers having four or more accommodations.
- US 5 069 335 shows a locking system for two cardboard carriers at the containment part thereof. Near the handles frictionally engaging lips are provided which do not result in a locking feature.
- the complementary locking means are provided near a limit of the connection section. After locking the assembly obtained has one carrier locked at the inner limit, whilst for the other carrier, locking is realised at the outer limit of the connection section thereof.
- the invention aims to provide a carrier, being more stable without substantially increasing the size of the carrier.
- three complementary locking means are provided.
- the carrier comprises a moulded fibre material, i.e. a material that is 3-dimensionally shaped by providing a slurry on a 3 -dimensional mould and removing the water in said slurry.
- the outer limit of the connection section of each of the carriers is provided with a carrier strip.
- This is positioned at the location of the bottom of the "imaginary" accommodation adjacent thereto.
- the carrier strips will be on the bottom of the accommodation of the other carrier.
- this strip is pressed onto the bottom of the other carrier. The larger the weight of the cup, the more considerable the pressure resulting therefrom. Both carriers are pressed into each other with this pressure, so that an assembly results being more stable at increasing of the weight to be carried.
- connection section is provided with a nestable cavity.
- connection section is provided with a nestable cavity.
- end walls of the related cavities engage into each other.
- the invention also relates to an assembly comprising two identical carriers as described above connected to each other and locked with said complementary locking means.
- the complementary locking means at the outer limit of one carrier will engage the compementary locking means at the inner limit of the other carrier or the other way around.
- the locking position of the further complementary locking means is spaced from the locking position of the complementary locking means.
- two complementary locking means are provided resulting in two locking positions. The line through such locking positions is spaced from the locking positions or positions provided by said further complementary locking means. Through this spacing of the two locking systems further stability will be obtained.
- FIG. 1 schematically in perspective a first carrier according to the invention shown from a first side
- Fig. 2 the carrier according to fig.1 shown from a second opposite side
- Fig. 3 in top view a detail of an accommodation
- Fig. 4 two carriers from which the assembly is made above each other before assembly;
- Fig. 5 the carriers merged to an assembly and having a cup placed therein; and
- Fig. 6 schematically in perspective a second carrier according to the invention from a first side;
- Fig. 7 the carrier according to Fig. 6 shown from a second opposite side; Fig. 8 in top view a detail of an accodomodation; Fig. 9 two carriers from which the assembly is made above each other before assembly; Fig. 10 the carriers merged to an assembly having a cup placed therein; and Fig. 11 the cross-section according to line XI-XI in Fig. 10 immediately before merging.
- the first embodiment of the carrier according to the subject invention is generally referred to in fig. 1 by 1. This is preferably made from a moulded fiber material.
- the carrier comprises two accommodations 4, 5 for carrying cups 20 such as a food stuff container.
- clamping means can be provided for clamping and receiving such a cup.
- Such clamping means such as tabs, are generally known in the art and comprise preferably T-shaped slots (fig. 3).
- Each accommodation is delimited by wall portions (8, 9, 10). Furthermore, a bottom 21 is provided. The accommodations are delimited fixed by a circumferential wall portion 3. The end thereof is referred to by 11, 12 respectively. These extremities 11, 12 are connected via an outer limit 14. A dotted line indicates an inner limit 28 and between outer limit 14 and inner limit 28 a connection section 13 is delimited. 15 indicates locking cavities. 16 (see fig. 2) are locking tabs. The locking tabs are embodied so that they can cooperate with locking cavities 15.
- 17 refers to a further locking cavity whilst 18 refers to a further locking tab. Also these further locking cavity and further locking tabs can cooperate.
- the outer limit 14 comprises carrier strips 22, being part of the "imaginary" bottom of an accommodation.
- 23 is a central cavity in the connection section 13.
- strengthening ribs 25 are provided as well as strengthening depressions 27.
- support edges 26 which will receive the bottom parts of a cup within its protruding edge which is shown in the broken-away part of fig. 1. This provides stable positioning of the cup relatively to the accommodation. Through the presence of the T-shaped slots 24 any size of cup can be clampingly received in the accommodation.
- circumferential wall portion has been shown as being straight recessions can be provided to promote gripping of the carrier. It is clear from the figures that the wall portions comprises a depending part giving further strength.
- the carrier shown in fig. 1 and 2 can be used as such.
- the locking tabs 16 of the upper carrier 2 and the locking cam 18 of the lower carrier 1 will move along the material of the other carrier until the locking cavities 15, the locking cavity 17 respectively are reached. Subsequently the locking lips 16 and locking cam 18 snap or engage the locking cavity 15, 17 respectively and both carriers 1, 2 are locked to each other. In this way, four cups can be displaced with the assembly 6 obtained in this way.
- the stability of the assembly is further enhanced in that, in the position obtained, the strip 22 of carrier 2 is placed on the bottom 21 of carrier 1. At placing a cup 20 the strip 22 will be pressed downwardly, so that the wall portion of the carrier adjacent thereto, is pressed against a corresponding wall portion of the carrier 1. At increasing weight of the cup this clamping force will increase.
- a second embodiment of the carrier(s) of the invention is shown.
- This carrier is generally referred to by 31 and comprises two accommodations 34 and 35 for carrying cups 50 such as a beverage container. Also in this embodiment three T-shaped slots 54 are provided. It is noted that one of the slots which functions to possibly cooperate with a tab of another carrier is of a size somewhat bigger than the other two slots (vide fig. 8).
- Each accommodation 34, 35 is delimited by wall portions 38, 39 and 40.
- a bottom 51 is provided.
- the accommodations are delimited by a circumferential wall portion 33 is turned down over a height of e.g. about 5 mm.
- the end thereof is referred to by 41, 42 respectively.
- the extremities 41, 42 are connected via an outer limit 44.
- a dotted line indicates an inner limit 58 and between outer limit 44 and inner limit 58 the connection section 43 is delimited.
- 46 indicates blocking cavities.
- 16 (vide fig. 7) are locking tabs. Locking tabs are embodied so that they can cooperate with locking cavities 45. 47 refers to a further locking cavity whilst 48 refers to a further locking tab.
- this locking cavity 48 has more rounded corners to improve releasing from the mold and denesting from the stack of carriers whilst furthermore the shape is more diamant-like to decrease the size of the carrier.
- FIG. 53 is a central cavity in the connection section 43.
- Supporting edges for cup 50 are indicated by 26. Each accommodation comprises three of said support edges.
- Reinforcements are present comprising a depression 57 which can e.g. have a size of 5- 8 mm.
- Strengthening ribs 55 are provided. Assembly of two carriers 31 and 32 resulting in assembly 36 is substantially the same as in the previous embodiment. In fig. 10 the locking positions are shown. It is clear that locking position 64 is spaced from the line between locking positions 62 and 63 increasing the stability of the assembly obtained. Further details can be obtained from fig. 11 and 12. More in particular fig. 11 shows clearly that in cavity 53 of one carrier the other cavity 53 of the second carrier is received with the bottoms of the cavities adjacent to each other.
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Priority Applications (2)
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US11/719,360 US20090211937A1 (en) | 2004-11-24 | 2005-11-24 | Carriers for cups |
EP05851059A EP1858380A2 (en) | 2004-11-24 | 2005-11-24 | Carriers for cups |
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NL1027584 | 2004-11-24 | ||
NL1027585A NL1027585C2 (en) | 2004-11-24 | 2004-11-24 | Carrier for beverage cups, foodstuff containers used in restaurant, has locking tabs to engage with cavities formed in interconnecting section of another carrier for connecting two carriers |
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WO2006065132A2 true WO2006065132A2 (en) | 2006-06-22 |
WO2006065132A3 WO2006065132A3 (en) | 2006-09-14 |
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NL (1) | NL1027585C2 (en) |
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WO2010064905A3 (en) * | 2008-12-02 | 2010-07-22 | Huhtamaki Molded Fiber Technology B.V. | Carrier for cups and method for producing it |
US7762396B1 (en) | 2009-05-14 | 2010-07-27 | Huhtamaki, Inc. | Cup carrier |
JP2012096806A (en) * | 2010-10-29 | 2012-05-24 | Oishi Sangyo Kk | Cup accommodation tray |
US8607984B2 (en) | 2010-07-15 | 2013-12-17 | Huhtamaki, Inc. | Cup and bowl carrier |
US9150326B2 (en) | 2009-04-27 | 2015-10-06 | Cascades Canada Ulc | Cup holder tray |
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US5713619A (en) * | 1996-02-05 | 1998-02-03 | Tenneco Packaging Inc. | Beverage cup carrier |
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WO2010064905A3 (en) * | 2008-12-02 | 2010-07-22 | Huhtamaki Molded Fiber Technology B.V. | Carrier for cups and method for producing it |
US9150326B2 (en) | 2009-04-27 | 2015-10-06 | Cascades Canada Ulc | Cup holder tray |
US7762396B1 (en) | 2009-05-14 | 2010-07-27 | Huhtamaki, Inc. | Cup carrier |
US8607984B2 (en) | 2010-07-15 | 2013-12-17 | Huhtamaki, Inc. | Cup and bowl carrier |
JP2012096806A (en) * | 2010-10-29 | 2012-05-24 | Oishi Sangyo Kk | Cup accommodation tray |
US10888187B2 (en) * | 2018-04-06 | 2021-01-12 | Huhtamaki, Inc. | Modular food and drink carrier |
USD945278S1 (en) | 2020-04-13 | 2022-03-08 | Huhtamaki, Inc. | Cup carrier |
USD962080S1 (en) | 2020-04-13 | 2022-08-30 | Huhtamaki, Inc. | Cup carrier |
USD962081S1 (en) | 2020-04-13 | 2022-08-30 | Huhtamaki, Inc. | Cup carrier |
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