US 2020/0283210 A1 · Beverage Container Interlocking Carrier

Abstract

A beverage container interlocking carrier (BCIC) utilizing a container member that is preferably made of plastic, on which beverage containers are placed. The container member is folded upward following contours of the beverage containers. The beverage containers are secured within the BCIC by inserting each beverage neck, with or without a cap, into one of a plurality of container orifices on the container member. After the BCIC is used to package, transport and/or store beverage containers, the container member can be unfolded and the empty beverage containers removed and inserted into and maintained within the orifices prior to recycling. A grasping member allows a folded or unfolded container member to be carried by hand. Or, at least one strap that secures side edges of the BCIC together can be used as a grasping member. Indicia is placed on the container member and is visible on a folded or unfolded BCIC.

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Dependent claims

A beverage container interlocking carrier (BCIC) comprising:

a substantially flat container member having:
an outer surface,
an inner surface,
a first end,
a second end,
a first edge,
a second edge,
at least one container orifice,
a grasping member having:
a first side extending from the first end and having an open section, and
a second side extending from the second end and having an open section, the container member is folded upward around contours of multiple beverage containers that are placed on the container member and the two sides of the grasping member interface.

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A beverage container interlocking carrier (BCIC) comprising:

a substantially flat container member having:
an outer surface,
an inner surface,
a first end,
a second end,
a first edge,
a second edge,
at least one strap extending from the first edge to the second edge,
at least one circular container orifice, with at least one beverage container placed on the container member, a lower surface of each beverage container resting within a cavity on the container member, the container member is folded upward around the beverage container with the beverage container neck entering the container orifice, the container member is folded further, elongating the container orifice into an elliptical shape with the at least one segment interfacing with a neck ring that circumvents the beverage container neck or a bottle cap, the elongation creating pressure that causes the segment to interlock with the beverage container neck and neck ring or bottle cap, the fully folded container member lying substantially flat on an upper surface of the at least one beverage container, and the container member secured in the flat configuration by the beverage container interlocked within the container orifice, with removal of the beverage containers from the BCIC accomplished by pulling upward on a corner edge of the container member, thereby releasing the beverage containers from the container orifices and allowing the container member to be pulled off of and away from the beverage containers.

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A beverage container interlocking carrier (BCIC) comprising:

a substantially flat container member having:
an outer surface,
an inner surface,
a first end,
a second end,
a first edge,
a second edge,
a plurality of container orifices,
a first horizontal strap extending from the first edge to the second edge,
a second horizontal strap extending from the first edge to the second edge and below the first strap,
a vertical strap extending from the substantial center of the first horizontal strap to the substantial center of the second horizontal strap, and a group of containers is placed on the container member with a lower surface of each beverage container resting within a cavity on the container member, the container member is folded around the beverage container with one beverage container neck entering one of the container orifices, as the container member is folded the container orifice is elongated into an elliptical shape with at least one orifice segment interfacing with a neck ring that circumvents the beverage container neck or a bottle cap, the elongation creating pressure that causes the segment to interlock with the beverage container neck and neck ring or bottle cap, the fully folded container member configured as a four surface structure having the two opposed side edges substantially open, and attachment means securing the side ends, with removal of the beverage containers from the BCIC accomplished by pulling upward on a corner edge of the container member first end and second end, thereby releasing the beverage containers from the container orifices and allowing the container member to be pulled off of and away from the beverage containers.

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A beverage container interlocking carrier (BCIC) comprising:

a substantially flat container member having:
an outer surface,
an inner surface,
a first end,
a second end,
a first edge,
a second edge,
fifty container orifices,
a first horizontal strap extending from the first edge to the second edge,
a second horizontal strap extending from the first edge to the second edge and below the first strap,
a vertical strap extending from the substantial center of the first horizontal strap to the substantial center of the second horizontal strap, and eight beverage container is placed on the container member with a lower surface of each beverage container resting within a cavity on the container member, the container member is folded around the eight beverage containers with one beverage container neck entering one of the container orifices, as the container member is folded the container orifice is elongated into an elliptical shape with at least one orifice segment interfacing with a neck ring that circumvents the beverage container neck or a bottle cap, the elongation creating pressure that causes the segment to interlock with the beverage container neck and neck ring or bottle cap, the fully folded container member configured as a four surface structure having the two opposed side edges substantially open, and attachment means securing the side ends, with removal of the beverage containers from the BCIC accomplished by pulling upward on a corner edge of the container member first end and second end, thereby releasing the beverage containers from the container orifices and allowing the container member to be pulled off of and away from the beverage containers.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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