Portable wine glass holder

Abstract

Portable wine glass holder (1) comprising a holding device (1') and a carrying strap (10), wherein the wine glass holder (1) is designed to hold a predetermined wine glass (100) with a bowl (101) and a foot (103) connected by a stem (102), wherein the holding device (1') has a tapered hollow shaft (3) with a shaft opening (O) designed to receive the stem (102), wherein a bowl-side diameter of the shaft opening (O) is larger than a diameter of the stem (102), and wherein two holding arms (2) extend diametrically away from the hollow shaft (3) adjacent to the bowl-side shaft opening (O), wherein the free end sections of the two holding arms (2) are positioned opposite each other, and wherein each holding arm (2) has an eyelet (5) at its free end section, which can be released with each end of the carrying strap (10). is connectedand wherein the hollow shaft (3) has an opening slot (4) along its entire length.

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a portable wine glass holder designed to be worn around the neck by a person.

[0002] Holders are already known from the prior art that can hold a stemmed and footed glass, referred to here as a "wine glass," even if it contains water or another beverage. These holders are designed to hold the glass along with its contents and can be worn either around the neck like a necklace or, with a strap, around the neck and shoulder like a handbag. This gives the wearer the advantage of not having to hold the glass with their hands, leaving them free.

[0003] One such holder is sold, for example, by the company Kede Accessoires, Bossenstr. 26, 36211 Alheim: Their holder is designed for a wine glass; it comprises a neoprene sleeve in the shape of a tulip-shaped cup, with two eyelets attached to the opening rim, to which a carrying strap is fastened. The cup is flexible due to the neoprene material; its underside has a circular cutout through which the base of the wine glass can be inserted, so that the wine glass rests securely inside the tulip-shaped cup of the holder.

[0004] Instead of neoprene, such tulip-shaped covers can also be crocheted, made of fleece, or made of other materials.

[0005] Very simple holders can also consist of a simple ring, the diameter of which is smaller than that of a typical wine glass, with the ring also having two opposing eyelets to which a carrying strap or cord can be attached. Such simple rings can be made of, for example, an elastic plastic.

[0006] All known holders have in common that the glass cannot be easily removed. Usually, the wine glass must be threaded or guided through the ring opening or the circular cutout on the underside of the tulip-shaped bowl by its base; ideally, the wine glass should be empty so that it can be tilted to allow it to pass through.

[0007] Based on this state of the art, the object of the present invention is to provide an improved portable wine glass holder.

[0008] This problem is solved by a portable wine glass holder having the features of claim 1.

[0009] Further developments of the portable wine glass holder are described in the dependent claims.

[0010] According to a first embodiment of the portable wine glass holder according to the invention, it comprises a holding device and a carrying strap and is designed to hold a predetermined wine glass or a predetermined type of wine glass, which has a bowl connected to a base via a stem. The holding device has a tapered hollow shaft with a shaft opening designed to receive the stem of the wine glass, or rather, to house the stem section of the bowl that opens into the bowl. The bowl-side diameter of the shaft opening is larger than the diameter of the stem. Two holding arms extend diametrically from the hollow shaft on the bowl side adjacent to the shaft opening, their free ends positioned opposite each other. Each of the two holding arms has an eyelet at its free end section, which is detachably connected to one end of the carrying strap.

[0011] According to the invention, the hollow shaft has an opening slot along its entire length. This opening slot advantageously allows the wine glass to be removed through the opening, whether full or empty, even while the person carrying the wine glass holder is carrying it. Thus, when the person carrying the wine glass holder hangs around their neck, the wine glass rests approximately at chest level, which naturally depends on the length of the carrying strap, which must be chosen accordingly. The person carrying has both hands free, or at least is not occupied with holding the wine glass, and can easily remove the glass from their body through the opening slot as needed. With the free wine glass, the person carrying it can then toast, refill, or simply set it down.

[0012] Advantageously, the two holding arms limit and support the bowl while the glass is being carried; the height of the holding arms can advantageously correspond to at least half the height of the bowl of the predetermined wine glass type.

[0013] The hollow shaft, which houses the upper section of the stem, can advantageously have a length of about 4 to 8 cm, and particularly advantageously about 5 to 7 cm. Then the stem is securely held and does not tip over.

[0014] In this context, "wine glass" simply means a glass with a bowl, stem and base; it can of course also be used as a glass for any beverage.

[0015] In this context, "predetermined wine glass" refers to a type of wine glass that an expert would describe as "average" in terms of size—that is, a glass that is inherently suitable for carrying, has adequate stability, and can certainly be a versatile all-rounder. A glass with a bowl shaped like a goblet, or with a very long or very thin stem—compared to all-rounder or tasting glasses—may not be optimally carried. Naturally, such a "predetermined wine glass" can also be made of plastic.

[0016] According to a further embodiment of the wine glass holder according to the invention, the hollow shaft with the two holding arms, i.e. the holding device, is formed in one piece and is preferably made of plastic.

[0017] In a further embodiment of the wine glass holder according to the invention, the eyelet, which is provided on each of the holding arms, extends away from its respective outer side. "Outer side" here refers to the side of the holding arm facing away from the bowl of the wine glass. The holding arm itself could also be described as a "tab" – it is a flat part with an elongated shape.

[0018] In yet another embodiment of the wine glass holder according to the invention, each of the two holding arms has one or preferably two transverse hinges. Specifically, these transverse hinges are created by an external tapering of the holding arm material perpendicular to the longitudinal extension of the holding arm, forming a groove with a V-shaped or U-shaped cross-section. These transverse hinges give the holding arms a certain degree of pivotability, thus allowing the holding arm to be adapted to the bowl shape of the wine glass being held.

[0019] Finally, it is proposed that according to yet another embodiment of the wine glass holder according to the invention, the holding arms taper towards their free end sections, thus reducing their width somewhat.

[0020] In yet another embodiment of the wine glass holder according to the invention, the two holding arms have a smooth inner surface, which is the surface that comes into contact with the outer wall of the bowl when a wine glass is carried. The bowl fits snugly against this smooth inner surface.

[0021] Finally, according to a further embodiment of the wine glass holder according to the invention, the two holding arms have an outer surface which has several longitudinal ribs along its length from top to bottom, i.e. from the free end section (below the eyelet for the carrying strap) to the shaft opening - these longitudinal ribs stabilize the flat elements that form the holding arms.

[0022] For stabilization purposes, it is also proposed that, according to a further embodiment of the wine glass holder according to the invention, the hollow shaft also has longitudinal ribs on its inner surface, and additionally or alternatively also longitudinal ribs on an outer surface.

[0023] The carrying strap has a fastening device at each end, which engages with the eyelet; a detachable fastening is suggested, for example by means of a carabiner hook or a snap hook.

[0024] The carrying strap, which can also be a chain, can be selected and changed in color; it can be decorated with advertising, a slogan, or an inspirational quote, for example. The length of the carrying strap can, of course, also be varied and adjusted to the potential wearer's size.

[0025] Embodiments of the wine glass holder according to the invention, as well as some of the advantages associated with these and further embodiments, will be clarified and made more easily understandable by the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying figures. Items or parts thereof that are essentially the same or similar may be provided with the same reference numerals.

[0026] The figures are merely a schematic representation of one embodiment of the invention.

[0027] This shows: Fig. 1. A perspective view of the wine glass holder without the carrying strap, Fig. 2. A perspective view of the wine glass holder with a predetermined wine glass. Fig. 3 A perspective view of the wine glass holder with carrying strap

[0028] The portable wine glass holder 1 according to the invention, as shown in Fig. As shown in Figure 3, the holder comprises a holding device 1' and a carrying strap 10, which is attached there by carabiners 12 to loops at both ends of the carrying strap 10, the carabiners 12 engaging in the corresponding eyelets 5 of the holding device 1'. This wine glass holder 1 holds a wine glass 100, which consists of a bowl 101 and a foot 103 connected by the stem 102.

[0029] How Fig. Figure 2 shows that the wine glass 100 is a simple, "average" glass with a slightly upturned and slender bowl 101, which is very suitable for carrying, and a stem 102 that is not excessively long but rather short, yet sturdy and ending in a stable base 103. Such a wine glass can be made of silicate glass, plastic, or another suitable material. Fig. Figure 2 shows the wine glass holder 1 without the carrying strap 10, which could easily be hooked into the eyelets 5 of the holding device 1'.

[0030] Instead of the carabiner hooks 12 shown of the fastening device 11, snap hooks could also be used; in principle, instead of a strap 10 as shown, a cord could also be threaded through the eyelets 5 as a “carrying strap 10” and simply knotted.

[0031] How Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. As shown in Figure 3, the holding device 1' consists of a hollow shaft 3 tapering downwards, i.e., towards the foot 103 of the wine glass 100, with a shaft opening Δ: This hollow shaft 3 receives the stem 102. To ensure that the bowl 101 rests securely in the holding device 1', the bowl-side diameter of the shaft opening Δ is larger than the diameter of the stem 102; for the stable support of the wine glass 100, the two holding arms 2 extend diametrically from the hollow shaft 3 on the bowl side adjacent to the shaft opening Δ. All three Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. Figure 3 illustrates how the free end sections of the two retaining arms 2 are positioned opposite each other and securely enclose the chalice 101 extending beyond its body. It is shown there that each retaining arm 2 has an eyelet 5 on the outside of its free end section, with which (only Fig. 3) one end of the carrying strap 10 is detachably connected via a carabiner 12.

[0032] The meandering representation of the carrying strap serves no technical purpose, but only to illustrate a sufficiently long carrying strap 10, the length of which is chosen so that a person who hangs the wine glass holder 1 around their neck can comfortably position the wine glass 100 in front of, above or below their chest - as they choose.

[0033] Because the hollow shaft 3 has the opening slot 4 along its entire length, the holder of the wine glass holder 1 does not have to laboriously thread the foot 103 of the glass 100 through the entire opening of a holder known in the prior art when inserting it into or removing it from the wine glass holder 1, but can carefully widen the opening slot 4 slightly and then, see arrow P in Fig. 2. Insert or remove the glass stem 102 through the upper or lower opening radius into the shaft 3 by slightly tilting it (either the glass 100 or the opening slot 4). Advantageously, the hollow shaft 3 with the opening slot 4 thus exerts a certain "clipping function" to securely hold the glass.

[0034] The one in the Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. The wine glass holder 1 shown has a one-piece design consisting of a hollow shaft 3 and two plastic support arms 2. To allow the support arms 2 to be flexible and adaptable to different wine glass or goblet sizes, each of the two support arms 2 has two transverse hinges 6, 6'. It can also be seen that the support arms 2 taper from the shaft opening 0 towards their free end sections, i.e., they become slightly less wide towards the top.

[0035] It can also be seen that the two holding arms 2 have a smooth inner surface l which rests against the outer wall of the goblet 101 when holding the wine glass 100; in addition, the two holding arms 2 have an outer surface A, along the length of which, from the free end section to the stem opening Ö, some stabilizing longitudinal ribs 2' are provided.

[0036] The hollow shaft 3 shown here also has longitudinal ribs 7' on its outer surface, which serve to stabilize the structure; the longitudinal ribs 7 present on the inner surface, here four in number, stabilize the stem 102 on the one hand and on the other hand allow it not to be stuck in the hollow shaft 3, but prevent it from sticking, for example by drops of wine, and do not make it difficult to remove the wine glass 100.

[0037] The hollow shaft 3 shown as an example in the Fig. 1, Fig. 2 to Fig.Size 3 has a length of 4.7 cm and is therefore ideal for wine glasses with a medium stem length.

Claims

[1] Portable wine glass holder (1) comprising a holding device (1') and a carrying strap (10), wherein the wine glass holder (1) is designed to hold a predetermined wine glass (100) having a bowl (101) and a foot (103) connected by a stem (102), wherein the holding device (1') has a tapered hollow shaft (3) with a shaft opening (O) designed to receive the stem (102), wherein a bowl-side diameter of the shaft opening (O) is larger than a diameter of the stem (102), and wherein two holding arms (2) extend diametrically away from the hollow shaft (3) on the bowl side adjacent to the shaft opening (O), wherein the free end sections of the two holding arms (2) are positioned opposite each other, and wherein each holding arm (2) has an eyelet (5) at its free end section, which is connected to one end of the carrying strap (10). is detachably connected,and wherein the hollow shaft (3) has an opening slot (4) along its entire length. [2] Wine glass holder (1) according to claim 1, characterized by , that the hollow shaft (3) and the two retaining arms (2) of the retaining device (1') are formed in one piece and are preferably made of plastic. [3] Wine glass holder (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by , that the eyelet (5) extends away from each outer side (A) of the retaining arm (2). [4] Wine glass holder (1) according to at least one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by , that the two holding arms (2) - each have at least one transverse hinge (6), preferably two transverse hinges (6, 6'), and / or - taper towards their free end sections. [5] Wine glass holder (1) according to at least one of claims 1 to 4, characterized by, that the two holding arms (2) have a smooth inner surface (I) which is designed to come into contact with an outer wall of the chalice (101) when holding the wine glass (100). [6] Wine glass holder (1) according to at least one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by , that the two retaining arms (2) have an outer surface which has a plurality of longitudinal ribs (2') along a length from the free end section to the shaft opening (O). [7] Wine glass holder (1) according to at least one of claims 1 to 6, characterized by , that the hollow shaft (3) - has longitudinal webs (7) on an inner surface of the shell, and / or - has longitudinal ribs (7') on an outer lateral surface. [8] Wine glass holder (1) according to at least one of claims 1 to 7, characterized by , that the hollow shaft (3) has a length in a range of about 4 to 8 cm, preferably in a range of 5 to 7 cm. [9] Wine glass holder (1) according to at least one of claims 1 to 8, characterized by , that the carrying strap (10) has a fastening device (11) at each end, which engages with an eyelet (5). [10] Wine glass holder (1) according to claim 9, characterized by that the fastening device (11) is a carabiner hook (12) or a snap hook.

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