Cup carrier

Abstract

A carrier for one or a plurality of beverage containing cups such as those supplied to carry out customers of carry out restaurants, fast food restaurants and the like. The cup carrier constructed in accordance the present invention includes a one piece blank which can be folded to form a base with one or a plurality of openings for receiving a beverage cup to provide an easily set up cup carrier that stably suspends the cup or cups in an upright position when the carrier is supported by a handle structure positioned above the cups so that the force of gravity will maintain the cup or cups in an upright suspended position.

1 . A cup carrier constructed from a one piece blank of cardboard material comprising a base having at least one opening for receiving a beverage cup therein, upwardly extending support members extending from opposite side edges of said base, each of the support members including a handle forming member at the upper end thereof with the handle forming members being in close association to orient the support members in upwardly converging relation in facing relation to a beverage cup lip or closure lid to facilitate transport of one or more beverage cups.  
   
   
       2 . The cup carrier as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said handle forming members are connected together in a face to face relation and provided with openings to enable insertion of fingers of a hand of a person carrying the cup carrier.  
   
   
       3 . The cup carrier as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said handle forming members include folding tabs to retain said handle forming members in adjacent relation.  
   
   
       4 . The cup carrier as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said base is elongated and rectangular in shape and including a plurality of openings oriented in aligned relation.  
   
   
       5 . The cup carrier as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said base includes a fold line at opposite edges thereof to facilitate upward folding of said support members.