Beverage cups

Abstract

A cup holder comprises two or more collars, a handle and a support ring. Each collar comprises a continuous loop of flexible sheet material which, in use, extends around and engages the outer surface of a respective cup. The support ring comprises a continuous ring of flexible sheet material in which two opposed holes are formed. The handle comprising an elongate strip of flexible sheet material, integral with each end of which are two lugs which extend laterally in opposite directions. Two ends of the handle are pivotably received in respective holes with the two lugs on one side of the support ring and the adjacent portion of the handle on the other side of the support ring.

1 . A cup holder comprising two or more collars, a handle and a support ring, each collar comprising a continuous loop of flexible sheet material which, in use, extends around and engages the outer surface of a respective cup, each collar being connected to at least one of the other collars, the support ring comprising a continuous ring of flexible sheet material in which two opposed holes are formed, the support ring constituting an elongate strip of flexible sheet material which is constituted in part by portions of the collars or to which portions of the collars are connected, the handle comprising an elongate strip of flexible sheet material, integral with each end of which are two lugs which extend laterally in opposite directions, each lug having a distal edge, a proximal edge, an end edge and a length which does not substantially exceed the width of the handle at the region with which the lugs are integral, the proximal edge of each lug defining an angle with the adjacent edge of the handle of less than 90°, the width of the handle at the region with which the lugs is integral being no greater than the maximum dimension of the holes in the direction of the length of the collar and the distance between the two end edges being greater than the said maximum dimension, the two ends of the handle being pivotably received in respective holes with the two lugs on one side of the support ring and the adjacent portion of the handle on the other side of the support ring. 
     
     
         2 . A cup holder as claimed in  claim 1  in which the flexible sheet material is card or cardboard. 
     
     
         3 . A cup holder as claimed in  claim 1  in which the flexible sheet material is plastics material. 
     
     
         4 . A cup holder as claimed in  claim 1  in which the holes are substantially circular. 
     
     
         5 . A cup holder as claimed in  claim 1  in which the proximal side surface of each lug defines an angle with the adjacent side surface of the handle of between 60° and 80°.