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WO1998010687A1
WO1998010687A1 PCT/CA1997/000633 CA9700633W WO9810687A1 WO 1998010687 A1 WO1998010687 A1 WO 1998010687A1 CA 9700633 W CA9700633 W CA 9700633W WO 9810687 A1 WO9810687 A1 WO 9810687A1
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Harry Pearson
Jaro Cekota
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G23/00—Other table equipment
    • A47G23/06—Serving trays
    • A47G23/0641—Serving trays provided with a plurality of openings, e.g. for carrying glasses, bottles or the like

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  • This invention relates to holders for cups and more particularly to cup-holders which nest with like cup-holders and which have provision for frictionally engaging one or more cups therein.
  • Cup-holders are provided if the beverages are to be consumed off the premises.
  • the cup-holders allow a number of cups, usually four, to be carried by one person. They also stabilize the cups when they are resting on a table to lessen the possibility of spillage.
  • Cup-holders are usually composed of moulded paper pulp or plastic having openings for the cups.
  • the openings are usually referred to as "cells" and they are provided with inwardly extending protrusions which press into contact with the side walls of the cups.
  • the protrusions may be in the form of flaps, beads or rings and they act to prevent the cups from rocking or wobbling in the cells when the cup-holders are being carried.
  • Cup-holders are designed to nest together to facilitate transportation and storage.
  • a shortcoming of many known cup- holders is that they do not nest very well. When the cup- holders are stacked, the outer walls of the cells of one holder fit into the openings of the cells of the holder immediately beneath it but the protrusions in the cells of the lower holder may engage the outer cell walls of the upper holder and impede the two holders from being separated.
  • cup-holders have openings or "windows" formed in the walls of their cells.
  • the windows are provided to weaken the walls so that they flex outwardly when cups are inserted into the cells.
  • Windows have several disadvantages. First their edges, particularly their lower edges, tend to catch the edges of the windows of adjacent cup-holders in a stack and interfere with the separation of the cup-holders. Secondly such windows tend to impede the manufacture of the cup-holders.
  • Cup-holders are formed by drawing paper pulp or plastic against the walls of a mould by means of heat and a vacuum. Any windows in the holders tend to cause a loss or an undesirable reduction in the pressure and hence impede the forming process . In general , the fewer the openings in the cup-holders during manufacture the better their "formability" or ease of manufacture.
  • the cells frictionally engage the side walls of the cups .
  • the cells lack flaps , beads , rings or windows and are to be contrasted with conventional cup-holders in this respect.
  • the walls of the cells of the subject cup-holder are not damaged when the cup-holders are separated from each other in a stack unlike the flaps, beads, rings or windows of conventional cup-holders.
  • the cup-holder of the subject invention includes a cell for receipt of a cup.
  • the cell has a lower limit, a side limit which diverges upwardly from the lower limit and terminates at an upper wall.
  • the side limit of the cell is defined by interconnected alternatively inwardly and outwardly curved walls .
  • Each outwardly curved wall extends between a pair of inwardly curved walls and each latter wall preferably has the shape of a wall of a truncated cone.
  • the outwardly curved wall is formed of flexible material which deforms resiliently outwardly as the cup is inserted into the cell to frictionally secure the cup therein.
  • Each inwardly curved wall has a continuous inner surface free of any openings therein save and except for a slit formed adjacent to its intersection with the lower wall. The slit is provided to facilitate deformation of the curved wall.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cup-holder;
  • Figure 2 is an elevation of the cup-holder;
  • Figure 3 is a plan view of the cup-holder.
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the cup-holder.
  • Figure 5 is an elevation of the cup-holder illustrated in Figure 4.
  • the cup-holder is in the form of a cellular tray having four cells generally 12 14, 16 and 18. Each cell receives a separate cup. Since the cells are of identical shape, only one 12 will be described in detail.
  • Cell 12 has a lower limit 20 and a side limit, generally 22, which diverges upwardly from the lower limit.
  • the side limit terminates at an upper wall 24.
  • the lower limit is flat while the side limit is defined by interconnected alternatively inwardly and outwardly curved walls 26, 28 respectively. As illustrated each outwardly curved wall 28 extends between a pair of inwardly curved walls.
  • Each inwardly curved wall 26 has the shape of a portion of a cone.
  • cone 26a is truncated by an imaginary plane 30-30 and cone 26b is truncated by plane 32-32.
  • the latter plane is oriented at right angles to the plane of the sheet on which Figure 2 appears so that only its edge is visible in the Figure.
  • plane 30-30 diverges downwardly from the axis 34-34 of cone 26a.
  • a slit 40 is formed in each inwardly curved wall adjacent to its intersection with lower limit 20.
  • the slit extends between the two outwardly curved walls 28a, b at opposite sides of the inwardly curved wall.
  • the slit extends from the inner surface of the curved wall to its outer surface 41.
  • Each inwardly curved wall has a continuous uninterrupted surface free of any openings therein save and except for the slit.
  • a groove 50 extends between adjacent cells in the upper wall 24.
  • a dome 52 is disposed at the top of each inwardly curved wall in the interior of the cup-holder and an elongated dome 54 is disposed at the top of each inwardly curved wall at the periphery of the cup-holder.
  • a ridge 56 is disposed along the outer edge of the cup-holder.
  • a downwardly extending hemispherical bowl 60 is formed at the centre of the cup-holder.
  • the bowl is within a generally rectangular ridge 62 having inwardly curved walls 64.
  • the illustrated cup- holder differs from the cup-holder described above in that three lines of weakness 70, 72 and 74 are formed in each outwardly curved wall 76 of the cells.
  • the lines are formed by scoring or cutting a narrow groove into the inner surface of the cell wall .
  • the grooves extend into the cell wall but do not penetrate through to the outer surface of the wall.
  • Lines 70 and 74 coincide with the line of intersection of the outwardly curved wall 76 with the adjacent inwardly curved walls 78, 80 while line 72 lies midway between lines 70, 74.
  • Each line extends from slit 84 formed at the lower edge of wall 76 and terminates at the upper wall 86 of the dome.
  • the lines of weakness serve to facilitate the outward flexure of the cell walls when a cup is inserted into the cells.

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Abstract

Porte-gobelet (10) comportant de nombreuses alvéoles (12, 14, 16, 18) de maintien de gobelets. Chaque alvéole (12, 14, 16, 18) possède un bord latéral limitrophe s'ouvrant vers le haut et est définie par des parois solidaires alternativement incurvées vers l'intérieur (26) et vers l'extérieur (28). La paroi incurvée vers l'intérieur (26) est constituée d'une matière souple qui se déforme elle-même de manière souple vers l'extérieure lorsque le gobelet est inséré dans l'alvéole à laquelle ledit gobelet adhère par friction. Chaque paroi incurvée vers l'intérieur (26) possède une surface intérieure continue exempte de toute ouverture, à l'exception d'une entaille (40) adjacente à son intersection avec la paroi inférieure et d'un éventuel prolongement vertical d'une ligne (70, 72, 74) de faiblesse. La ligne de faiblesse (70, 72, 74) est formée par une entaille non traversante dans ladite paroi. Entaille (40) et ligne (70, 72, 74) de faiblesse sont prévues pour faciliter la déformation de la paroi incurvée.
PCT/CA1997/000633 1996-09-09 1997-09-09 Porte-gobelet Ceased WO1998010687A1 (fr)

Priority Applications (1)

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AU41088/97A AU4108897A (en) 1996-09-09 1997-09-09 Cup-holder

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CA 2185055 CA2185055A1 (fr) 1996-09-09 1996-09-09 Porte-tasse
CA2,185,055 1996-09-09

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Cited By (10)

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AU732323B3 (en) * 2000-08-18 2001-04-12 Peter Bieri A tray
NL1027585C2 (nl) * 2004-11-24 2006-05-29 Huhtamaki Nederland B V Drager voor houders.
US7762396B1 (en) 2009-05-14 2010-07-27 Huhtamaki, Inc. Cup carrier
US7882957B2 (en) * 2004-09-10 2011-02-08 Panasonic Corporation Storing tray and storing device
USD639187S1 (en) * 2010-10-25 2011-06-07 Huhtamaki, Inc. Condiment/food receptacle for cup carrier
USD641260S1 (en) * 2010-10-26 2011-07-12 Huhtamaki, Inc. Cup carrier with condiment/food receptacle
USD649068S1 (en) * 2010-10-26 2011-11-22 Huhtamaki, Inc. Cup carrier with thumb holder and condiment/food receptacle
US8607984B2 (en) 2010-07-15 2013-12-17 Huhtamaki, Inc. Cup and bowl carrier
US9227776B2 (en) 2012-12-16 2016-01-05 Karl Ronald Chapel Tray for transporting horticultural containers
USD945278S1 (en) 2020-04-13 2022-03-08 Huhtamaki, Inc. Cup carrier

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US4208006A (en) * 1979-02-27 1980-06-17 Diamond International Corporation Molded pulp tray for beverage and food
US4218008A (en) * 1979-06-01 1980-08-19 Keyes Fibre Company Container holding socket for molded tray
US5096065A (en) * 1991-02-27 1992-03-17 Vigue Henry R Molded tray for holding different size containers

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US4208006A (en) * 1979-02-27 1980-06-17 Diamond International Corporation Molded pulp tray for beverage and food
US4218008A (en) * 1979-06-01 1980-08-19 Keyes Fibre Company Container holding socket for molded tray
US5096065A (en) * 1991-02-27 1992-03-17 Vigue Henry R Molded tray for holding different size containers

Cited By (14)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
AU732323B3 (en) * 2000-08-18 2001-04-12 Peter Bieri A tray
US7882957B2 (en) * 2004-09-10 2011-02-08 Panasonic Corporation Storing tray and storing device
NL1027585C2 (nl) * 2004-11-24 2006-05-29 Huhtamaki Nederland B V Drager voor houders.
WO2006065132A3 (fr) * 2004-11-24 2006-09-14 Huhtamaki Nederland Bv Supports de tasses
US7762396B1 (en) 2009-05-14 2010-07-27 Huhtamaki, Inc. Cup carrier
US8607984B2 (en) 2010-07-15 2013-12-17 Huhtamaki, Inc. Cup and bowl carrier
USD639187S1 (en) * 2010-10-25 2011-06-07 Huhtamaki, Inc. Condiment/food receptacle for cup carrier
USD641260S1 (en) * 2010-10-26 2011-07-12 Huhtamaki, Inc. Cup carrier with condiment/food receptacle
USD649068S1 (en) * 2010-10-26 2011-11-22 Huhtamaki, Inc. Cup carrier with thumb holder and condiment/food receptacle
USD680449S1 (en) 2010-10-26 2013-04-23 Huhtamaki, Inc. Cup carrier with thumb holder
US9227776B2 (en) 2012-12-16 2016-01-05 Karl Ronald Chapel Tray for transporting horticultural containers
USD945278S1 (en) 2020-04-13 2022-03-08 Huhtamaki, Inc. Cup carrier
USD962080S1 (en) 2020-04-13 2022-08-30 Huhtamaki, Inc. Cup carrier
USD962081S1 (en) 2020-04-13 2022-08-30 Huhtamaki, Inc. Cup carrier

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