Drink Carrier

Abstract

A drinks carrier which consists of a flat body section with three or more apertures ( 12, 17, 22, 27 ) adapted to receive drinking cups or glasses and having at least one fold line ( 33 A, 33 B, 34 A, 34 B) that enables the carrier to be folded into a “smaller shape, the fold lines ( 33 A, 33 B, 34 A, 34 B) being arranged between the apertures ( 12, 17, 22, 27 ). The carrier includes an edge recess ( 14 ) to enable the body portion to be held in one hand, the apertures ( 12, 17, 22, 27 ) being arranged around the edge recess ( 14 ) so that the edge recess ( 14 ) is adjacent to the centre of mass of the carrier.

1 . A drinks carrier which consists of a flat body section with two or more apertures adapted to receive drinking cups or glasses and an edge recess to enable the body portion to be held in one hand, the apertures being arranged around the edge recess so that the edge recess is adjacent the centre of mass of the carrier. 
   
   
       2 . A drinks carrier as claimed in  claim 1  in which at least one fold line extends from said edge recess between said apertures to enable the carrier to be folded into a smaller shape. 
   
   
       3 . A drinks carrier as claimed in  claim 2  which contains four apertures with the edge recess being equidistant from an edge of each aperture and two intersecting fold lines extend from the recess between apertures. 
   
   
       4 . A drinks carrier as claimed in  claim 3  in which a further pair of fold lines extends from said recess about a line that bisects the angle of said intersecting fold lines and said pair of fold lines are parallel and separated by a distance that is at least double the thickness of the drinks carrier. 
   
   
       5 . A drinks carrier which consists of a flat body section with three or more container apertures adapted to receive drinking cups or glasses and having at least one fold line that enables the carrier to be folded into a smaller shape, the fold lines being arranged between the container apertures. 
   
   
       6 . A drinks carrier as claimed in  claim 5  in which there are two intersecting fold lines that enable the carrier to be folded twice. 
   
   
       7 . A drinks carrier as claimed in  claim 6  in which a support aperture shaped to enable the body portion to be held in one hand, is located adjacent the intersection of the fold lines. 
   
   
       8 . A drinks carrier as claimed in  claim 7  which contains four container apertures with the support aperture being equidistant from an edge of each container aperture and said two intersecting fold lines extend from the support aperture between said container apertures. 
   
   
       9 . A drinks carrier as claimed in  claim 8  in which a further pair of fold lines extends from said support aperture about a line that bisects the angle of said intersecting fold lines and said pair of fold lines are parallel and separated by a distance that is at least double the thickness of said body section.