Beverage and food carrier and dispensing systems therefor
AssigneeBlue Shoe Innovations, LLC
InventorsPaul R. Metcalfe, Scott E. Urban, Anil V. Singaraju, Mark A. Gamble
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Abstract
A carrier for carrying at least one beverage container includes a sheet of at least one layer of a polymeric material having an arrangement of at least one aperture for receiving a beverage container, and having a plurality of handle members for grasping by at least one finger or portion of a users hand for carrying the beverage container. A tray configuration is also provided for use with the carrier or in a separate manner, and a dispensing system for use with the carrier is set forth.
Claims20
A dispensing system for transporting, storing and dispensing a plurality of carrier members wherein the carrier members are formed of at least one flexible sheet and have at least one pocket or aperture provided in the sheet for receiving a product or container, the dispensing system including a housing with at least one dispensing opening formed therein, wherein the plurality of dispensing openings allow the housing to be positioned on a flat surface for dispensing or in an upright position on a shelf while allowing dispensing carriers therefrom.
A carrier dispensing system for transporting, storing and dispensing a plurality of carrier members wherein the carrier members are formed of at least one flexible sheet and have at least one pocket or aperture provided in the sheet for receiving a product or container, the dispensing system including a housing with a plurality of dispensing openings formed therein, the plurality of carrier members be disposed in the housing in a folded, interleaved configuration, such that each of the carrier members may be dispensed individually from a dispensing opening in a manner that removal of one carrier member advances or pulls along the next carrier member to a position for subsequent removal, wherein the plurality of dispensing openings allow the housing to be positioned on a flat surface for dispensing or in an upright position on a shelf while allowing dispensing carriers therefrom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.