US 2011/0226791 A1Published application

Container carrier system

AssigneeGK Packaging, Inc.

InventorsGene J. Kuzma, Jonathan Davia

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Abstract

A container carrier system for securing and carrying at least two containers is provided. The container carrier system generally includes a handle and at least two retainer rings. The handle has a carrying portion and at least two attachment portions. A single retainer ring is secured to a single container, and each retainer ring includes at least one handle receiver for receiving and retaining a single attachment portion of the handle. Each attachment portion includes an upper leg-stop transition portion joined to an upper attachment stop. A lower attenuated attachment leg is joined to the upper attachment stop and terminates in a lower attachment stop. Each handle receiver includes first and second resilient jaws that define a receiver mouth and a receiver central opening. The resilient jaws are movable between a minimum retaining position and a maximum receiving position to facilitate securement of an attachment portion to a handle receiver.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A container carrier system (100) for securing and carrying at least two containers (50) comprising:

(a) a handle (200) having a carrying portion (210) and at least two attachment portions (220), wherein each of the at least two attachment portions (220) include:
(i) an upper leg-stop transition portion (223) joined to an upper attachment stop (224), wherein the upper attachment stop (224) has an upper attachment stop diameter (224d);
and
(ii) a lower attenuated attachment leg (226) joined to the upper attachment stop (224) and terminating in a lower attachment stop (228), wherein the lower attenuated attachment leg (226) has a lower attenuated attachment leg diameter (226d) and the lower attachment stop (228) has a lower attachment stop diameter (228d);
(b) at least two retainer rings (300) with a single retainer ring (300) secured to a single container (50), wherein each of the at least two retainer rings (300) includes at least one handle receiver (320) for receiving and retaining a single attachment portion (220) of the handle (200), the at least one handle receiver (320) having a first resilient jaw (322) and a second resilient jaw (324) with the first resilient jaw (322) and the second resilient jaw (324) defining a receiver mouth (326) and a receiver central opening (328), wherein the first resilient jaw (322) and the second resilient jaw (324) are movable between a minimum retaining position and a maximum receiving position;
(c) wherein when the first resilient jaw (322) and the second resilient jaw (324) are in the minimum retaining position, the receiver mouth (326) has a minimum receiver mouth width (326w1) and the receiver central opening (328) has a minimum receiver central opening diameter (328d1), and when the first resilient jaw (322) and the second resilient jaw (324) are in the maximum receiving position, the receiver mouth (326) has a maximum receiver mouth width (326w2) and the receiver central opening (328) has a maximum receiver central opening diameter (328d2);
and
(d) wherein:
(i) the upper attachment stop diameter (224d) is greater than the minimum receiver central opening diameter (328d1) and the upper attachment stop diameter (224d) is less than or equal to the maximum receiver central opening diameter (328d2);
(ii) the lower attenuated attachment leg diameter (226d) is less than or equal to the maximum receiver mouth width (326w2) and the lower attenuated attachment leg diameter (226d) is greater than the minimum receiver mouth width (326w1);
and
(iii) the lower attachment stop diameter (228d) is greater than the minimum receiver central opening diameter (328d1) and the maximum receiver central opening diameter (328d2).

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A container carrier system (100) for securing and carrying at least two containers (50) comprising:

(a) a handle (200) having a carrying portion (210) and at least two attachment portions (220), wherein each of the at least two attachment portions (220) include:
(i) an upper leg-stop transition portion (223), comprising a frusto-conical portion, joined to an upper attachment stop (224), wherein the upper attachment stop (224) has an upper attachment stop diameter (224d);
and
(ii) a lower attenuated attachment leg (226) joined to the upper attachment stop (224) and terminating in a lower attachment stop (228), wherein the lower attenuated attachment leg (226) has a lower attenuated attachment leg diameter (226d) and the lower attachment stop (228) has a lower attachment stop diameter (228d);
(b) at least two retainer rings (300) with a single retainer ring (300) secured to a single container (50), wherein each of the at least two retainer rings (300) includes at least one handle receiver (320) for receiving and retaining a single attachment portion (220) of the handle (200), the at least one handle receiver (320) having a first resilient jaw (322) and a second resilient jaw (324) with the first resilient jaw (322) and the second resilient jaw (324) defining a receiver mouth (326) and a receiver central opening (328), wherein the first resilient jaw (322) and the second resilient jaw (324) are movable between a minimum retaining position and a maximum receiving position;
(c) wherein when the first resilient jaw (322) and the second resilient jaw (324) are in the minimum retaining position, the receiver mouth (326) has a minimum receiver mouth width (326w1) and the receiver central opening (328) has a minimum receiver central opening diameter (328d1), and when the first resilient jaw (322) and the second resilient jaw (324) are in the maximum receiving position, the receiver mouth (326) has a maximum receiver mouth width (326w2) and the receiver central opening (328) has a maximum receiver central opening diameter (328d2);
and
(d) wherein:
(i) the upper attachment stop diameter (224d) is greater than the minimum receiver central opening diameter (328d1) and the upper attachment stop diameter (224d) is less than or equal to the maximum receiver central opening diameter (328d2);
(ii) the lower attenuated attachment leg diameter (226d) is less than or equal to the maximum receiver mouth width (326w2) and the lower attenuated attachment leg diameter (226d) is greater than the minimum receiver mouth width (326w1);
and
(iii) the lower attachment stop diameter (228d) is greater than the minimum receiver central opening diameter (328d1) and the maximum receiver central opening diameter (328d2).

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A container carrier system (100) for securing and carrying at least two containers (50) comprising:

(a) a handle (200) having a carrying portion (210) and at least two attachment portions (220), wherein each of the at least two attachment portions (220) include:
(i) an upper leg-stop transition portion (223) joined to an upper attachment stop (224), wherein the upper attachment stop (224) has an upper attachment stop diameter (224d);
and
(ii) a lower attenuated attachment leg (226) joined to the upper attachment stop (224) and terminating in a lower attachment stop (228), wherein the lower attenuated attachment leg (226) has a lower attenuated attachment leg diameter (226d) and the lower attachment stop (228) has a lower attachment stop diameter (228d);
(iii) an upper connection transition portion (221), comprising a frusto-conical portion, joined to the upper attenuated attachment leg (222).
(b) at least two retainer rings (300) with a single retainer ring (300) secured to a single container (50), wherein each of the at least two retainer rings (300) includes at least one handle receiver (320) for receiving and retaining a single attachment portion (220) of the handle (200), the at least one handle receiver (320) having a first resilient jaw (322) and a second resilient jaw (324) with the first resilient jaw (322) and the second resilient jaw (324) defining a receiver mouth (326) and a receiver central opening (328), wherein the first resilient jaw (322) and the second resilient jaw (324) are movable between a minimum retaining position and a maximum receiving position;
(c) wherein when the first resilient jaw (322) and the second resilient jaw (324) are in the minimum retaining position, the receiver mouth (326) has a minimum receiver mouth width (326w1) and the receiver central opening (328) has a minimum receiver central opening diameter (328d1), and when the first resilient jaw (322) and the second resilient jaw (324) are in the maximum receiving position, the receiver mouth (326) has a maximum receiver mouth width (326w2) and the receiver central opening (328) has a maximum receiver central opening diameter (328d2);
and
(d) wherein:
(i) the upper attachment stop diameter (224d) is greater than the minimum receiver central opening diameter (328d1) and the upper attachment stop diameter (224d) is less than or equal to the maximum receiver central opening diameter (328d2);
(ii) the lower attenuated attachment leg diameter (226d) is less than or equal to the maximum receiver mouth width (326w2) and the lower attenuated attachment leg diameter (226d) is greater than the minimum receiver mouth width (326w1);
and
(iii) the lower attachment stop diameter (228d) is greater than the minimum receiver central opening diameter (328d1) and the maximum receiver central opening diameter (328d2).

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.