Carriers for cups

Abstract

Carrier for cups, said carrier being, more in particular, produced from moulded fibre material. The carrier is arranged to displace as such two or more cups and for displacing a double number of cups through connection with a further carrier. To that end, each carrier is provided with a connection section, in which complementary locking means are provided. According to the invention the locking means are both effective at an outer limit as at an inner limit of the connection section. Because of that a very stable locking is obtained. Further stabilisation can be obtained in that at placing two carriers in each other a lip of the upper one of the two carriers extends in the bottom portion of the accommodation of an other carrier. By providing the cup to be displaced additional stability is provided.

1 . Carrier ( 1 ,  2 ;  31 ,  32 ) for cups ( 20 ;  50  ) comprising at least two accommodations ( 4 ,  5 ;  34 ,  35 ) for cups ( 20 ;  50 ), wherein each accommodation comprises three wall portions ( 8 ,  9 ,  10 ;  38 ,  39 ,  40 ), wherein a circumferential wall portion ( 3 ;  33 ) is connected to said accommodations, said circumferential wall portion comprising two extremities ( 11 ,  12 ;  41 ,  42 ), interconnected by a connecting section ( 13 ;  43 ), said connecting section comprises an outer limit ( 14 ;  44 ) and an inner limit ( 35 ;  65 ), wherein the outer limit and the inner limit are provided with complementary locking means ( 15 ,  16 ;  45 ,  46 ), arranged to provide in locking with the inner or outer limit, characterized in that further complementary locking means ( 17 ,  18 ;  47 ,  48 ) are provided, arranged to provide a locking at the inner or outer limit. 
   
   
       2 . Carrier according to  claim 1  comprising three complementary locking means. 
   
   
       3 . Carrier according to  claim 2 , wherein two spaced complementary locking means ( 15 ,  16 ;  45 ,  46 ) are provided and said further complementary locking means ( 17 , 18 ;  47 ,  48 ) are spaced from the line between said complementary locking means. 
   
   
       4 . Carrier one of the preceding claims, wherein said outer limit ( 14 ) is provided with a carrier strip ( 22 ). 
   
   
       5 . Carrier according to one of the preceding claims, wherein said connection section ( 13 ) comprises a cavity ( 23 ) being nestable. 
   
   
       6 . Carrier according to  claim 5 , wherein one of said complementary locking means ( 17 ,  18 ) is adjacent to said cavity ( 23 ). 
   
   
       7 . Carrier according to one of the preceding claims, wherein said complementary locking means comprise tabs, locking cams and locking recesses cooperating therewith. 
   
   
       8 . Carrier according to  claim 5 , wherein the locking tabs are provided at the outer limit or inner limit of the connection section and the locking cams are provided at the inner limit or outer limit of the connection section. 
   
   
       9 . Carrier according to one of the preceding claims, wherein said accommodation is provided with supporting edges ( 26 ,  56 ). 
   
   
       10 . Assembly comprising two identical carriers ( 1 ,  2 ) according to one of the preceding claims, connected to each other and locked with said complementary locking means. 
   
   
       11 . Assembly according to  claim 10 , wherein two spaced complementary locking positions ( 62 ,  63 ) are obtained by engagement of said complementary locking means of said two carriers, and a further complementary locking position ( 64 ) is obtained by engagement of said further complementary locking means, said further complementary locking means being spaced from the line through said two spaced complementary locking positions.