WO2024072187A1

WO2024072187A1 - Cup holder

Info

Publication number: WO2024072187A1
Application number: PCT/KR2023/015223
Authority: WO
Inventors: 안우준
Original assignee: 안우준
Priority date: 2022-09-28
Filing date: 2023-10-04
Publication date: 2024-04-04

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cup holder for a portable cup, wherein the portable cup is configured to be carried and stored in a folded state when not in use and to maintain the shape of the cup with rings when the cup is used, and the cup holder is configured so that two rings surrounding the body of the cup and a connection member that connects the two rings to each other are integrated, and accordingly, the volume of the cup is minimized such that the cup can be carried and stored, the cup can be easily and conveniently switched from the folded state to a use state, even if the cup contains a hot or cold beverage, a user can safely drink the beverage by holding the rings with their hand, and a unique identification number of the user is displayed so that portable cups can be stored and managed in large quantities at branch offices.

Description

cup holder

The present invention relates to a cup holder.

In general, a cup is a general term for a vessel used to hold drinks.

These cups are classified in various ways depending on their material and purpose. If they are to be used repeatedly, they are usually made of glass to ensure transparency and stability, but they are also made of synthetic resin to prevent damage when dropped.

Meanwhile, in the case of disposable cups, they are generally made of paper or synthetic resin. In particular, recently, disposable cups made of transparent synthetic resin are most widely used in take-out coffee shops, but this has a negative impact on environmental pollution.

Therefore, in order to reduce the usage of these disposable cups, a foldable portable cup that can be used multiple times has been developed, including Patent Document 1 - Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2009-0002402 (Foldable Disposable Cup with Lid) and Patent Document 2 - U.S. Patent Document 1. Patent Registration No. 09237795 (Foldable Drink Cup) was proposed.

However, the cup 1 proposed in Patent Document 1 is a cup composed of a wall and a bottom. When the cup is not in use, the bending lines 6 formed on both sides of the inner wall of the cup body are pressed to form a folded bag, and the cup is formed into a folded bag. When using, it is a foldable cup that uses the cup (1) by pressing the bend line (6) of the folded cup to create a circular shape, and then inserting it into the ring (2) to fix the shape of the cup. , it was not commercialized due to the inconvenience of having to carry and store the body of the folded cup (1) and the ring (2) and cap (3) that maintain the shape of the cup, respectively.

In addition, the cup 10 proposed in Patent Document 2 is a foldable cup, and the shape of the cup is maintained by wrapping the cup 10 with a loop 20 when the cup is used, but the folded body of the cup and the loop In order to carry and store them together, a device 55 for fixing the loops 53 and 54 to the cup body 50 must be installed separately, or a device 55 to store the loops 82 and 83 in the cup body 80. Since the tail section (78) is installed separately, it is difficult to carry and store the cup in a folded state with minimal volume, and the cup cannot be easily and conveniently converted from the folded state to the use state, which is a technical problem that cannot be commercialized. there was.

The present invention is intended to solve the above problems. When the cup is not in use, the cup can be folded and carried and stored in a minimal volume, and the folded cup can be easily and conveniently converted to use, and can be used for hot or cold beverages. Even if it is filled with water, you can safely use the portable cup by holding the ring with your hand, and the unique identification number of the cup user is displayed so that portable cups can be stored and managed in large quantities at business offices, making it convenient to carry and safe to use. We would like to provide a cup holder that can secure .

The cup holder according to the present invention is a foldable portable cup in order to solve the above problems, and includes two rings that surround the outer circumference of the cup body to maintain the shape of the cup and a connecting member connecting the two rings. It is a clip-shaped cup holder.

The cup holder according to the present invention has a clip shape in which the two rings and the connecting member are integrated so as to minimize the volume when carrying and storing the cup and to easily and conveniently change the cup from a folded state to a used state.

Therefore, in the cup holder according to the present invention, when the cup is not in use, the two rings hold the upper part of the cup body to maintain the folded state, and when the cup is in use, they wrap around the outer circumference of the cup body to maintain the shape of the cup. It has two functions.

Additionally, in the cup holder according to the present invention, the ring and connecting member are preferably made of a hard material so as to maintain the shape of the cup by surrounding the outer circumference of the cup.

In addition, in the cup holder according to the present invention, the cup can be used by inserting the shape of the cup formed by applying force to the left and right sides of the folded cup from the top to the bottom of the ring, or by cutting a part of the ring to place the cup horizontally in the folded state. An opening may be formed in the ring to allow entry and exit from the ring in either direction.

The present invention solves the problems of foldable portable cups such as those in Patent Documents 1 and 2, where the volume of the cup cannot be minimized when not in use, and where the cup cannot be easily and conveniently switched from the folded state to the used state. It is proposed to do so.

Therefore, since the present invention is simply composed of two rings and a connecting member as one piece, the cup can be maintained in a folded state with minimal volume when carrying and storing the cup without using it, and when using the cup, the folded cup can be easily removed. You can easily put it into use by inserting it into the two rings, and even if it contains hot or cold beverages, you can use the cup safely by holding the ring with your hand. It also displays the cup user's unique identification number, so it can be used in business places such as coffee shops. Since portable cups can be stored and managed in large quantities, the use of disposable cups can be reduced.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cup holder 200 according to the present invention, in which two rings 210 and a connecting member 220 are integrated.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the cup holder 200 according to the present invention coupled to the cup body 100 when the cup is not in use.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the cup holder 200 according to the present invention, in which a portion of the two rings 210 is cut to form an opening 230 so that the cup can enter and exit the ring in the horizontal direction when the cup is folded.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the cup holder 200 according to the present invention coupled to the body 100 of the cup when the cup is used.

The specific structural or functional descriptions presented in the embodiments of the present invention are merely illustrative for the purpose of explaining the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention, and the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention may be implemented in various forms. In addition, it should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described in this specification, and should be understood to include all changes, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and technical scope of the present invention.

Meanwhile, the terms used in the present invention may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited to the above terms.

The terms used in this specification are merely used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate the presence of implemented features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof, but are intended to indicate the presence of one or more other features or numbers, It should be understood that this does not exclude in advance the possibility of the presence or addition of steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

The cup holder according to the present invention was proposed to solve the problem that the collapsible portable cups known before the application of the present invention were not commercialized due to inconvenience in carrying, storing, and using.

Therefore, the cup holder of the present invention is simply composed of two rings and a connecting member, so it can be carried and stored by minimizing the volume in the folded state of the cup, and when using the cup, the body of the cup in the folded state is placed in the cup. You can easily and conveniently put the cup into use by detaching it from the holder and immediately inserting the body of the cup into the ring. Even if it contains hot or cold beverages, you can safely use the portable cup by holding the ring with your hand, and the cup user can use it safely. By displaying identification numbers, etc., portable cups can be stored and managed in large quantities at business establishments such as coffee shops, thereby reducing the use of disposable cups.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings as follows.

The cup holder according to the present invention is a portable cup configured to fold and carry and store the cup when not in use, and to maintain the shape of the cup by wrapping the outer circumference of the cup with a ring when using the cup, and is connected to two rings 210. As shown in FIG. 1, the member 220 is an integrated clip-shaped cup holder.

Therefore, since the two rings 210 and the connecting member 220 are in a clip shape integrated, when the cup is not used, the cup folded between the rings 210 and the ring 210 is folded as shown in FIG. 2. By inserting the body 100, it can be carried and stored in a minimal volume,

When using a cup, you can separate the body of the folded cup from the cup holder 200, apply force to the left and right to create a cylindrical shape, and insert it inside the two rings 210 to maintain the shape of the cup and use the cup. .

First, as shown in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 known before the application of the present invention, the body of the foldable portable cup is foldable in a cylindrical shape composed of a wall and a bottom plate, and the body of the cup is It is a portable cup whose shape is maintained by a ring surrounding it.

Foldable portable cups usually have two bending lines formed vertically on the inside to enable folding, as shown in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, and when the cup is folded, the two opposing walls touch each other, and force is applied in the left and right directions. When applied, the two walls facing each other are made of an elastic material that can be deformed into an arc shape.

The material for the body of the collapsible portable cup can be selected from synthetic resins that have little thermal deformation and do not emit substances harmful to the human body even when in contact with drinks at high or low temperatures.

And after the cup body is inserted into the ring, the ring wraps around the outer circumference of the cup body to maintain the cylindrical state of the cup body.

At the bottom of the body of this cup, a bottom plate of various shapes, such as an oval circle folded in half, is formed.

This bottom plate is attached to the inner peripheral surface of the cup using a method such as adhesive or fusion to prevent the beverage from leaking under the cup when a beverage is contained in the body of the cup.

At this time, the bottom plate is preferably made of a flexible and elastic material whose volume is equal to that of the cup when the body of the cup is folded.

Accordingly, when the body of the cup is folded, the bottom plate also maintains the folded state, but when the body of the cup is used in a cylindrical shape, the folded bottom plate unfolds to form a round surface.

At this time, when the body of the cup is inserted into the ring, the ring holds the body of the cup so that it can maintain its cylindrical shape.

The material of this bottom plate is also selected as a material that does not emit substances harmful to the human body even if it comes into contact with drinks at high or low temperatures.

As a result, the body of the cup can accommodate drinks, etc. inside when the cup is in use, and can be carried and stored in a folded state when the cup is not in use.

Meanwhile, the present invention is a clip-shaped cup holder 200 composed of two rings 210 and a connecting member 220, and when the cup is not used, the two rings 210 are attached to the cup like the two wings of a clip. It is a structure that holds the upper part of the body.

Accordingly, the cup body 100 is continuously maintained in a folded state even without applying additional force.

These two rings 210 have a pincer-shaped cross section, that is, a "∩" shape, and the two rings 210 are combined, one each on the left and right sides of the connecting member, and function as wings of the clip.

The two rings 210 are coupled to the connecting member 220 at a predetermined interval, and the upper portion of the body 100 of the folded cup is inserted between the rings 210 and the ring 210 to maintain the cup in a folded state. do.

In this way, as the upper part of the cup body 100 and the cup holder 200 of the present invention are combined, the folded state of the cup can be maintained without applying additional force when the cup is not in use, and additionally It is also possible to prevent foreign substances from entering the interior of the cup when the cup body 100 is folded.

These two rings 210 and the connecting member 220 are made of a material with higher strength than the body 100 of the cup described above.

Next, the two rings 300 have an inner circumference corresponding to the outer circumference of the cup body 100.

Accordingly, the two rings 210 are configured to surround the outer circumference of the body of the cup as shown in FIG. 4 when the cup is in use.

And when you want to use a foldable portable cup, if you press the left and right sides of the folded cup and insert it into the inside of the ring, the body of the cup is transformed into a cylindrical shape by elasticity, and the inside of the ring takes the shape of a cylinder. Since this is maintained, the cup can be easily and conveniently switched from the folded state to the used state.

As a result, when the body of the cup is located inside the ring, not only can a beverage be contained inside the body of the cup, but the body of the cup maintains its circular shape, allowing it to stably maintain its upright position. do.

Of course, if the body of the cup is separated from the ring again, it becomes possible to convert the body of the cup into a folded state and carry or store it.

As described above, the cup holder according to the present invention is simply composed of two rings and a connecting member 220 that hold the upper part of the cup in a folded state, thereby minimizing the volume of the cup and allowing it to be carried and stored. This is possible, and the cup can be easily and conveniently converted to a use state with just one action of separating the cup body 100 from the cup holder 200 and inserting it into the ring 210 when the cup is folded.

In addition, various additional configurations may be added to the basic configuration and operation of the cup holder according to the present invention configured as described above.

For example, various information can be displayed on the connecting member 220.

It is possible to display various information on the connecting member 220 through printing or engraving such as embossing or engraving, and the displayed information may include advertising by listing the name or contact information of the company providing the cup holder, or the user's name. , phone number, or unique identification number, etc. can be displayed, making it possible to store and manage large quantities of portable cups in business places such as coffee shops, and customers can save on disposable cups by storing and using their own cups at the business office. Use can be reduced.

Through this, the company's advertising effect can be increased, or cup users can avoid sharing the same cup with others.

Next, in the cup holder according to the present invention, when the cup is used, the inner space of the two rings 210 is used to maintain the shape of the cup, while when the cup is not used, the two rings 210 are used to maintain the shape of the cup. It is used as the wings of a clip that holds the upper part of the cup body (100).

That is, in the cup holder 200 according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the two rings 210 and the connecting member 220 are simply formed as one piece,

According to this configuration, the two rings 210 and the connecting member 220 are not separated from the cup body 100 whether the cup is used or not, so the volume of the portable cup can be minimized and the cup can be It can be easily and conveniently converted from the folded state to the used state.

Next, as described above, when the cup is in use, the two rings 210 described above surround the outer circumference of the cup body.

In this state, due to the frictional force acting between the outer peripheral surface of the cup body 100 and the inner peripheral surface of the two rings 210, the cup body 100 is held even if the user holds only the two rings 210. Falling below the two rings 210 does not occur.

However, it can be made in a configuration to more reliably prevent the body of the cup from falling downward from the inside of the ring.

For this purpose, in the collapsible portable cup, the cup may be tapered so that it narrows from the top toward the bottom.

At this time, it is desirable that the length of the inner circumference of the ring is equal to the outer circumference in the middle of the height of the cup body.

According to this, when inserting the cup body from the upper part of the ring, the tapered lower part of the cup body is inserted into the ring, and the cup body straddles the ring at the mid-height of the cup body.

Afterwards, the body of the cup can no longer move downward inside the ring.

In addition, in order to reliably prevent the cup from going down by more than half the height of the cup below the ring when using the cup, it is possible to additionally form a locking protrusion at a mid-position outside the body of the cup.

For example, a locking protrusion is formed in the middle of the height of the cup so that when the cup is inserted into the ring, the locking protrusion is placed on the ring.

According to this configuration, the locking protrusion formed in the middle of the height of the cup is located above the above-mentioned ring when the cup is in use, making it possible to more reliably prevent the cup from falling under the ring when the cup is in use. It becomes.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, when the cup body 100 is switched from a folded state to a use state, a configuration allows the cup body 100 to enter and exit more easily into the two rings 210. It is also possible.

For example, in the cup holder according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3, parts of the two rings 210 are cut to allow entry and exit in the horizontal direction while the cup body 100 is folded. It is a structure that forms the opening 230.

In this way, when the openings 230 are formed in the two rings 210, the body of the cup can be horizontally entered and left inside the two rings 210 in a folded state, as shown in FIG. 3.

That is, if the folded cup body 100 is pushed into the inside of the two rings 210 through the opening 230 of the two rings 210 in a folded state as shown in FIG. As the folded cup opens due to elasticity, the body 100 of the cup is transformed into a cylindrical shape inside the two rings 210.

After the body 100 of the cup is transformed into a cylindrical shape inside the ring, the cylinder can be maintained more stably by rotating the cup so that the fold line that folds the cup moves away from the position of the opening 230.

Conversely, when pulling out the body 100 of the cup located inside the two rings 210, the body 100 of the cup is folded into 2 simply by rotating the cup so that the fold line that folds the cup is located in the opening 230. It is easily released through the opening 230 of the ring 210.

That is, the body 100 of the cup is rotated inside the two rings 210 to position the fold line of the cup at the opening 230 of the two rings 210, and the body 100 of the cup is positioned at the opening 230 of the two rings 210. When pressed, the cup body 100 is folded and can easily come out of the two rings 210 through the opening 230.

Therefore, by forming an opening 230 in the ring 210, the body 100 of the cup can be more easily inserted into the interior of the two rings 210 to use the cup, or to easily switch the cup to a folded state. You can do it.

Hereinafter, the operation of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As can be seen from Patent Documents 1 and 2 known before the application of the present invention, a collapsible portable cup can be switched between a folded state where the cup is not used and a use state where the cup is used.

First, when the cup is not in use, as shown in FIG. 1, in a clip-shaped cup holder composed of two rings 210 and a connecting member 220, the cup is held between the rings 210 and the ring 210. Insert the body 100.

In this way, when the upper part of the cup body 100 is held by the cup holder 200, the upper part of the cup body 100 comes into contact, and the folded state of the cup is maintained.

In this state, the upper part of the cup body 100 effectively prevents foreign substances from entering the interior of the cup.

At this time, the two rings 210 become the two wings of the clip and serve to hold the middle part of the cup body 100.

And when you want to use the cup, separate the body 100 of the cup inserted between the ring 210 and the ring 210 of the cup holder 200 from the cup holder 200, and apply force from the left and right sides of the folded cup body. When applied, the two walls of the cup are deformed into an arc shape by elasticity, and when inserted into the two rings 210, the cup is in a usable state.

As described above, since the two rings 210 and the connecting member 220 are simply constructed as one piece, the cup is separated from the cup holder 200 in a folded state and the cup is inserted into the ring in one step. The cup can be easily and conveniently put into use just by moving it.

Therefore, according to the cup holder of the present invention, it is possible to carry and store in a smaller volume than the portable cup known before the application of the present invention, and the cup in a folded state can be easily and conveniently inserted into the ring to use the cup.

In addition, when the opening 230 is formed by cutting a portion of the two rings 210 as shown in FIG. 3, the cup body 100 is folded as described above and the two rings 210 are It can be inserted into the inside of the two rings 210 in the left and right directions through the opening 230, or the body 100 of the cup located inside the two rings 210 can be easily removed.

Therefore, the cup holder according to the present invention minimizes the volume of the cup body 100 by inserting the cup body between the ring 210 and the ring 210 when the cup is not in use, so that it can be carried and stored in a folded state. When using a cup, the cup can be easily and conveniently put into use immediately by inserting the body of the cup (100) into the two rings (210). Even if it contains hot or cold drinks, the ring (210) can be used by hand. It can be used safely by holding the cup holder, and the name or contact information of the company providing the cup holder can be advertised on the connecting member 220, or the cup user's name, phone number, unique identification number, etc. can be displayed at business places such as coffee shops. Since cups can be stored and managed in large quantities, the use of disposable cups can be reduced.

The above embodiment is an example to specifically explain the technical idea of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the drawings or embodiments above.

The present invention relates to a portable cup that can be folded, carried and stored when not in use, and maintains the shape of the cup with a ring when used. The volume of the portable cup is minimized and the cup can be easily and conveniently used in the folded state. This is a cup holder that can be switched.

Claims

The body of the cup is a cylindrical shape composed of a wall and a base plate. When the cup is used, the shape of the cup is maintained by a ring surrounding the body of the cup, and when the cup is not in use, it is used as a cup holder for a collapsible portable cup. Because,

A cup that is composed of two rings (210) that surround the body of the cup when used and a connecting member (220) that connects the two rings (210), and is folded between the two rings when the cup is not used. A cup holder that holds the upper part of the cup by inserting the upper part of the cup.
According to claim 1,

A cup holder, characterized in that an opening 230 is formed by cutting a portion of the two rings 210 to allow the folded body 100 of the cup to enter and exit.