Holder

a technology for holders and cups, applied in the field of holders, can solve the problems of not being able to carry all the items in one convenient place, not being able to meet the needs of carrying all the items, and the cups may need to be stacked on top of each other, so as to improve the grip of the holder, reduce the risk of cutting, and improve the effect of the compression strength of the handl

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-08-14
TAULEALEAUSUMAI GEORGE TIMOTHY
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The invention is a holder with support members that increase its carrying capacity or make it easier to hold different types of items. The holder has a folded back section that strengthens the handle and makes it easier for the user to grip. The sides of the holder extend from the handle to allow multiple holders to be located close to each other. The blank is also designed to reduce waste when cut from a regular sheet of raw material. These features improve the user's experience and make the holder more versatile and ergonomic.

Problems solved by technology

If the cups that are being carried were bought together with additional matter such as boxes with hamburgers, or packets of fries, this configuration may not allow for the convenient carrying of such additional matter.
Sometimes, this additional matter is inserted between the cups, but this may not always result in a satisfactory or comfortable configuration for carrying all the items together.
If more cups than this need to be carried, then the cups may need to be stacked on top of each other—sometimes in an unstable fashion.
Supporting cups in bags, or in several bags that are hanging next to each other, may result in cups being held at an angle, which could result in leakage from the cup (even with a cup cover in place).
If the cut cup holder blanks are irregularly shaped, this may result in wastage in that excess material from the cardboard sheets are thrown away or recycled.

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[0343]With reference to the above drawings, in which similar features are generally indicated by similar numerals, a holder according to a one aspect of the invention is generally indicated by the numeral 1000.

[0344]In one embodiment now described, there is provided a container holder 1000, suitable for holding at least one or more beverage containers 500. The container holder 1000 comprises a support member 110 for supporting beverage containers 500 in an upright position operationally, and a handle 200, by which the container holder 1000 may be supported by a user 600.

[0345]In one preferred embodiment, the planar support member 110 is part of a general body member 100. In other embodiments, the support member 110 need not necessarily part of the body member 100, but can be removably attachable to a body member 100 or attached (removably or permanently) to the handle 200. In one embodiment, the body member 100 defines sides 120 that provide support for the support member 110.

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Abstract

The invention provided in one aspect a holder suitable for holding at least one or more items which includes at least one support member for supporting at least one or more items. This holder also includes a body member which defines at least one side wall and at least one handle by which the holder may be supported by a user. This at least one handle is defined by two or more apertures formed in at least one side wall, where any side walls forming a single handle are not opposed to each other.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a holder. More particularly but not exclusively it relates to a container holder for transporting disposable cups, containers or consumable articles.BACKGROUND ART[0002]In a variety of situations people may wish to carry a number of separate articles, or collections of articles located in a number of containers. Holders in general (and especially disposable cup holders) have been developed to assist in these situations and are in use throughout the world, especially in environments such as the fast food industry, and in large stadiums.[0003]Cup holders have been produced in many disposable-formats, for example moulded as a single piece out of recycled paper, or folded from a blank.[0004]Available cup holders typically comprise a base, with walls extending upward from the base and a circular receiving aperture or recess disposed in a horizontally aligned upper support member, into which a cup or cups are receivable.[0005]These typ...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D71/12
CPCA47G23/02B65D71/12B65D2571/00432B65D71/32B65D71/16
InventorTAULEALEAUSUMAI, GEORGE TIMOTHY
OwnerTAULEALEAUSUMAI GEORGE TIMOTHY