Drink cup carrier
AssigneeDrink Carrier 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. A non-foldable unitary cup drink holder with straw holders and handholds is also provided.
Claims26
A foldable carrier for drink cups, the carrier comprising:
- a single sheet of foldable material comprising:
- a top panel having a plurality of drink cup openings;
- a front panel extending from the top panel;
- a bottom panel extending from the front panel;
- a rear support panel extending from the bottom panel;
- a middle panel having a plurality of drink cup openings, the middle panel structured to fold over the bottom panel in a folded over configuration;
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- the top panel structured to fold over the middle panel 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.
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 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 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 right bend line on the bottom panel;
- a rear support panel extending from the bottom rear bend line on the bottom panel;
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- the top panel structured to fold over the bottom panel to place the foldable carrier in a folded configuration in which the top panel is positioned in alignment with the bottom panel.
A foldable carrier for drink cups, the carrier comprising:
- a single sheet of foldable material comprising:
- a top panel having a plurality of drink cup openings;
- a front panel extending from the top panel;
- a bottom panel extending from the front panel;
- a rear support panel extending from the bottom panel;
- and
- the top panel structured to fold over the bottom panel to place the foldable carrier in a folded configuration in which the top panel is positioned in alignment with the bottom panel.
A handholdable, portable, non-foldable carrier for drink cups, the carrier comprising:
- a receptacle having a top panel;
- a plurality of drink cup openings formed in the top panel;
- each drink cup opening having an octagonal, planform shape;
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- at least one tab extending from the top panel into each drink cup opening, the at least one tab sized and shaped to frictionally engage the drink cup.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.