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US 11,420,786 B1Granted
Foldable drink cup carrier
AssigneeGravity Coffee Company LLC
InventorMaximo Ansola, III
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Abstract
A foldable drink cup holder that holds up to a dozen or more beverage cups as well as straws, and provides multiple layers of horizontal stabilization for the cups in addition to providing large footprints for text and graphics, including angled and square-cut corners structured to abut against each other when the holder is in a folded configuration to provide a flat side that is rigid and stable when holding multiple filled drink cups and straws.
Claims14
A foldable carrier for drink cups, the carrier comprising:
- a single sheet of foldable material comprising:
- a top panel having a front bend line, a rear bend line, a right bend line, and a left bend line, the top panel having a plurality of drink cup openings;
- a front panel extending from the front bend line on the top panel;
- a rear panel flap extending from the rear bend line on the top panel;
- a right side exterior flap extending from the right bend line on the top panel;
- a left side exterior flap extending from the left bend line on the top panel;
- a bottom panel having a bottom front bend line, a bottom rear bend line, a bottom right bend line, and a bottom left bend line, the bottom panel extending from the front panel at the bottom front bend line;
- a right side interior flap extending from the bottom right bend line on the bottom panel;
- a left side interior flap extending from the bottom left bend line on the bottom panel;
- a rear support panel extending from the bottom rear bend line on the bottom panel;
- a middle panel having a middle front bend line, a middle rear bend line, a middle right side bend line, and a middle left side bend line, the middle panel extending from the rear support panel at the middle front bend line, the middle panel having a plurality of drink cup openings;
- a front support flap extending from the middle rear bend line on the middle panel;
- a right side support flap extending from the middle right side bend line on the middle panel;
- a left side support flap extending from the middle left side bend line on the middle panel;
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- the middle panel structured to fold over the bottom panel in a folded over configuration and be supported at a middle level on the bottom panel by the front support flap, the rear support panel, the right side support flap, and the left side support flap;
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- the top panel structured to fold over the middle panel and be supported on the bottom panel at a top level above the middle level of the middle panel by the front panel, the rear panel flap, the right side exterior flap, and the left side exterior flap, to place the foldable carrier in a folded configuration in which the plurality of drink cup openings in the top panel are positioned in concentric alignment with the plurality of drink cup openings in the middle panel.
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