U.S. patent application number 11/892348 was filed with the patent office on 2009-02-26 for dismountable holder structure.
This patent application is currently assigned to THUNDER GROUP INC.. Invention is credited to Joseph Sandor.
Application Number | 20090050587 11/892348 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 40381184 |
Filed Date | 2009-02-26 |
United States Patent
Application |
20090050587 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Sandor; Joseph |
February 26, 2009 |
Dismountable holder structure
Abstract
A dismountable holder structure is used for holding a plurality
of cups together. The dismountable holder structure has a hollow
base with a plurality of first buckling holes formed in an outer
edge and a dividing rack. The dividing rack is sleeved in the base
to divide an inner space of the base into a plurality of storage
spaces for placing cups. The dividing rack further has a plurality
of movable hooking members on an outer edge. The hooking members
not only selectively hooked the first buckling holes to fix the
dividing rack in the base, but also selectively were activated to
disengage from the first buckling holes to dismount the dividing
rack from the base, thereby providing a cup storage structure,
which is stably stacked and dismounted conveniently.
Inventors: |
Sandor; Joseph; (Santa Ana
Heights, CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
RABIN & Berdo, PC
1101 14TH STREET, NW, SUITE 500
WASHINGTON
DC
20005
US
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Assignee: |
THUNDER GROUP INC.
|
Family ID: |
40381184 |
Appl. No.: |
11/892348 |
Filed: |
August 22, 2007 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
211/74 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47L 15/501 20130101;
A47L 15/0065 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
211/74 |
International
Class: |
A47B 73/00 20060101
A47B073/00 |
Claims
1. A dismountable holder structure, for holding a plurality of
cups, comprising: a base, having an accommodation space with an
upward opening and at least one oblique first buckling hole formed
on an outer edge of the base; and at least one dividing rack,
sleeved on the base along the opening, to divide the accommodation
space into a plurality of storage spaces for storing cups, wherein
the dividing rack has at least one hooking member, the hooking
member comprising: a swing arm, with one end movably connected to
an outer edge of the dividing rack; and a hook, formed on the other
end of the swing arm and obliquely corresponding to the first
buckling hole, wherein the hook is fastened in the first buckling
hole at a fastening position, and forms a height difference with
the side edge of the first buckling hole, such that the hooking
member normally hooks the first buckling hole, thereby fixing the
dividing rack on the base.
2. The dismountable holder structure as claimed in claim 1, further
comprising a notch formed at a connection point between the swing
arm and the dividing rack, such that a bend point is generated
between the section of the swing arm and the dividing rack, wherein
the swing arm swings relative to the dividing rack around the bend
point, and the hooking member is activated to drive the hook away
from the fastening position to disengage from the first buckling
hole, such that the dividing rack is dismounted from the base.
3. The dismountable holder structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein
the distance between the bend point and an upper edge of the first
buckling hole is larger than that between the bend point and a
front end of the hook.
4. The dismountable holder structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein
the dividing rack has at least one second buckling hole
corresponding to the hooking member, the second buckling hole is
oblique and corresponds to the hook of another dividing rack, and
the hook of the another dividing rack is fastened in the second
buckling hole and forms a height difference with an upper edge of
the second buckling hole, such that the hooking member of the
another dividing rack normally hooks the second buckling hole to
fix the another dividing rack on the dividing rack or the hooking
member of the another dividing rack is activated to disengage from
the second buckling hole, so as to dismount the another dividing
rack from the dividing rack.
5. The dismountable holder structure as claimed in claim 4, wherein
the distance between the bend point and the upper edge of the
second buckling hole is larger than that between the bend point and
a front end of the hook.
6. The dismountable holder structure as claimed in claim 4, wherein
the dividing rack has a plurality of cross-connected division
plates, so as to form the storage spaces.
7. The dismountable holder structure as claimed in claim 6, wherein
the dividing rack is formed by a plurality of mutually-connected
side walls, each of the side walls has an outer plate, a clamping
plate, and an inner plate, one end of the outer plate is bent to
connect to the inner plate and the clamping plate, thus being
ring-connected on top of the side wall to form a supporting
surface, and the clamping plate is located between the outer plate
and the inner plate, wherein each of the outer plates, each of the
clamping plates, and each of the inner plates are respectively
connected with each other.
8. The dismountable holder structure as claimed in claim 7, wherein
an inner edge of the supporting surface is recessed to form a
stepwise slot at the top of the inner plate.
9. The dismountable holder structure as claimed in claim 8, wherein
a height difference is generated between the bottom of the clamping
plate and the outer plate and the inner plate at two sides, and the
distance between the bottom of the outer plate and the bottom of
the inner plate is larger than the width of the supporting surface,
such that the dividing racks are stacked with each other.
10. The dismountable holder structure as claimed in claim 7,
wherein the hooking member is connected to the clamping plate, and
the notch and the bend point are located between the clamping plate
and the swing arm.
11. The dismountable holder structure as claimed in claim 7,
wherein the second buckling hole extends inwards to the clamping
plate from the outer plate, and leans towards the supporting
surface.
12. The dismountable holder structure as claimed in claim 7,
wherein the division plate is connected to the inner plate.
13. The dismountable holder structure as claimed in claim 1,
further comprising at least one stacking rack selectively sleeved
on the dividing rack, or directly sleeved on the base, so as to let
another dividing rack or another stacking rack to be sleeved
thereon.
14. The dismountable holder structure as claimed in claim 13,
wherein the stacking rack comprises: at least one second buckling
hole; and at least one said hooking member, wherein one end of the
swing arm is movably connected to the outer edge of the stacking
rack, the hook obliquely corresponds to the second buckling hole of
another stacking rack or the second buckling hole of the dividing
rack, and the hook is fastened into the second buckling hole and
forms a height difference with the upper edge of the second
buckling hole, such that the hooking member normally hooks the
second buckling hole, thereby fixing the stacking rack on the
another stacking rack or the dividing rack.
15. The dismountable holder structure as claimed in claim 14,
further comprising a notch formed at the connection point between
the swing arm and the stacking rack, such that a bend point is
formed between the section of the swing arm and the stacking rack,
and the swing arm swings relative to the stacking rack around the
bend point, wherein the hooking member is activated to drive the
hook to disengage from the second buckling hole, so as to dismount
the stacking rack from the another stacking rack or the dividing
rack.
16. The dismountable holder structure as claimed in claim 15,
wherein the distance between the bend point and the upper edge of
the second buckling hole is larger than that between the bend point
and the front end of the hook.
17. The dismountable holder structure as claimed in claim 13,
wherein the stacking rack comprises at least one said hooking
member, one end of the swing arm is movably connected to the outer
edge of the stacking rack, the hook obliquely corresponds to the
first buckling hole, and the hook is fastened into the first
buckling hole and forms a height difference with the upper edge of
the first buckling hole, such that the hooking member normally
hooks the first buckling holes, so as to fix the stacking rack on
the base.
18. The dismountable holder structure as claimed in claim 17,
further comprising a notch formed at the connection point between
the swing arm and the stacking rack, such that a bend point is
formed between the section of the swing arm and the stacking rack,
wherein the swing arm swings relative to the stacking rack around
the bend point, and the hooking member is activated to drive the
hook to disengage from the first buckling hole, so as to dismount
the stacking rack from the base.
19. The dismountable holder structure as claimed in claim 18,
wherein the distance between the bend point and the upper edge of
the first buckling hole is larger than that between the bend point
and the front end of the hook.
20. The dismountable holder structure as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the base is formed by a plurality of side walls and a
hollow bottom wall, the side walls and the bottom wall are mutually
connected, so as to surround and form the accommodation space.
21. The dismountable holder structure as claimed in claim 20,
wherein each of the side walls has an outer plate and an inner
plate, one end of the outer plate is bent to connect to the inner
plate, thus being ring-connected at the top of the side wall to
form a supporting surface, wherein each of the outer plates is
connected with each other, and each of the inner plates is
ring-connected to the bottom wall.
22. The dismountable holder structure as claimed in claim 21,
wherein the inner edge of the supporting surface is recessed to
form a stepwise slot, located on the top of the inner plate, for
the dividing rack to be sleeved thereon.
23. The dismountable holder structure as claimed in claim 22,
wherein the first buckling hole is formed in the outer plate, and
obliquely extends inward towards the supporting surface.
24. The dismountable holder structure as claimed in claim 21,
wherein the base further has at least one handhold-trough extending
inward to the inner plate from the outer plate, for picking up the
base.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a holder structure, and
more particularly to a dismountable holder structure for holding a
plurality of cups, which is capable of flexibly adjusting the inner
storage space according to the sizes of cups and the components
thereof are fabricated stably and are removable.
[0003] 2. Related Art
[0004] In recent years, as the increasing of people's life standard
and the popularization of knowledge and education, people in the
modern society pay more and more attention to sanitation status in
daily life, especially table wares for holding food, which are
closely relevant to people's diet, such as bowls, dishes, and cups.
In the past, these table wares for holding food were rinsed
manually after being used, no matter in a private house or a
restaurant. In a private house, since there is only a small amount
of table wares and the diners are almost fixed, the table wares
need not be rinsed and disinfected by using a washing machine in
most instances, but some families paying more attention to hygiene
still use washing machines, such as dish washers and cup washers.
However, in public restaurants, since a large amount of table wares
is required and used frequently, and diners are always changed, the
table wares must be rinsed and disinfected with a large-scale
washing machine, so as to enhance the efficiency for rinsing the
table wares and keep the table wares sanitary.
[0005] Generally, most of washing machines for rinsing table wares
should be used together with a basket-type table ware rack.
Firstly, a user may collect the table wares into the basket-type
table ware rack, i.e., many table wares are together put into and
rinsed in a washing machine, thereby saving manpower and rinsing
time, and the table wares may also be sterilized and disinfected
under a high temperature. However, the conventional basket-type
table ware rack has no separate spaces divided for placing each of
table ware, as a result, the table wares made of brittle materials,
such as ceramics and glass, may be easily broken due to the impact
and crashing between each other when being carried along all
together, which often occurs for cups for holding liquid, such as
water cups and wine glasses. In addition, since there are various
kinds of cups for holding liquid, for example, the cups for holding
wine may be classified into standing cups and beer tumblers.
Different types of cups are different in size, such that it is
difficult to collect such cups on the same table ware rack.
Furthermore, the conventional basket-type table ware racks with
table wares being placed therein cannot be stacked with each other,
but must be carried by the user one by one, and thereby degrading
the efficiency and wasting time.
[0006] In order to place the same kind of cups together without
being broken due to shaking and crashing, different holders have
been designed to cater to various cups with different sizes in the
field. However, under this circumstance, the holders of different
sizes must be produced through die sinking, which is not
cost-effective considering the cost. Furthermore, the holders
cannot be stacked together, which are carried and stored
inconveniently. Therefore, many cup holders that can be stacked
with each other are proposed, such as in Taiwan Utility Model No.
M245944, a table ware holder that can be stacked is disclosed,
which can be carried, stacked, and stored. The table ware holders
disclosed in M245944 are stacked together only by fitting one
holder on the top of another by using the groove at the bottom of
the former. In this manner, the holders cannot be stacked stably,
and may be easily tilted due to an external force when being
carried.
[0007] In order to overcome the problem that cup holders may be
easily tilted, a latching structure for mounting cup holders is
proposed. However, if the holders are mounted by the latching
structure, the holders can not be separated each other and be
mounted again. Although the latching structure can increase the
stability of the cup holders, but is not capable of flexibly
adjusting the inner storage space according to the sizes of cups.
Therefore, to a large extent, it has currently become an urgent
problem to be solved that how to design a holder suitable for cups
of different sizes and may be stacked stably and removable easily,
thereby saving the manufacturing cost and enhancing the
protectability of cup placement.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] In view of the problems of the prior art that the stacking
cup holders cannot be stacked stably and dismounted repeatedly and
the conventional cup holder has a high cost due to being produced
through die sinking, the present invention is mainly directed to a
dismountable holder structure, in which the components thereof are
capable of being stacked and assembled together stably and also
capable of being dismounted conveniently, so as to form storage
spaces for cups of different sizes.
[0009] In order to achieve the aforementioned object, the present
invention provides a dismountable holder structure, which is used
for holding a plurality of cups. The holder structure includes a
base and at least one dividing rack. The base has an accommodation
space with an upward opening and at least one oblique first
buckling hole formed on an outer edge of the base. The dividing
rack is sleeved in the base along the opening, and has a plurality
of cross-connected division plates formed therein, so as to divide
the accommodation space in the base into a plurality of storage
spaces for storing cups. The dividing rack further has at least one
hooking member, which includes a swing arm and a hook. One end of
the swing arm is movably connected to the outer edge of the
dividing rack, and the hook is formed at the other end of the swing
arm and obliquely corresponds to the first buckling hole of the
base. The hook is fastened in the first buckling hole at a
fastening position and forms a height difference with the upper
edge of the first buckling hole, such that the hooking member
normally hooks the first buckling hole, so as to fix the dividing
rack on the base. The hooking member may also be activated to drive
the hook away from the fastening position to disengage from the
first buckling hole, thereby dismounting the dividing rack from the
base.
[0010] The efficacies of the present invention lie in that, the
hooking member of the dividing rack selectively hooks the first
buckling hole of the base or releases from the first buckling hole,
and in this manner, not only the dividing rack may be fixed on the
base stably to prevent the holder from tiling due to an external
force when being carried and easy to dismounted repeatedly, but the
storage spaces also can be designed to cater to the cups with
specific sizes through increasing or reducing the number of the
dividing racks, so as to save the die sinking cost for
independently developing the holders of different sizes and further
save the manufacturing cost and protect cups in a better way.
[0011] The detailed features and advantages of the present
invention will be described in detail in the following embodiments.
Those skilled in the arts can easily understand and implement the
content of the invention. Furthermore, the relative objectives and
advantages of the invention are apparent to those skilled in the
arts with reference to the content disclosed in the specification,
claims, and drawings.
[0012] It is to be understood that, both the above description of
the content of the present invention and the following detailed
description are intended to demonstrate and illustrate the
principle of the invention, and to provide further explanation of
the invention as claimed.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] The present invention will become more fully understood from
the detailed description given herein below for illustration only,
which thus is not limitative of the present invention, and
wherein:
[0014] FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a holder structure
and a cup according to a first embodiment of the present
invention.
[0015] FIG. 2 is a perspective exploded view of the first
embodiment of the present invention.
[0016] FIG. 3A is a schematic perspective view of a base according
to the first embodiment of the present invention.
[0017] FIG. 3B is a schematic sectional view of the base according
to the first embodiment of the present invention.
[0018] FIG. 4A is schematic perspective view of a stacking rack
according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
[0019] FIG. 4B is a schematic sectional view of the stacking rack
according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
[0020] FIG. 5A is a schematic perspective view of a dividing rack
according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
[0021] FIG. 5B is a schematic sectional view of the dividing rack
according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
[0022] FIG. 6A is a schematic sectional view of the holder
structure in FIG. 1, in which the hook of the hooking member is
respectively disengaged with the first buckling hole and the second
buckling hole.
[0023] FIG. 6B is a schematic sectional view of the holder
structure in FIG. 1, in which the hooking member respectively hooks
the first buckling hole and the second buckling hole at a fastening
position.
[0024] FIG. 7 is a perspective exploded view of a second embodiment
of the present invention.
[0025] FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of the second
embodiment of the present invention.
[0026] FIG. 9 is a perspective exploded view of a third embodiment
of the present invention.
[0027] FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view of the third
embodiment of the present invention.
[0028] FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view of a dividing rack
according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
[0029] FIG. 12 is a schematic perspective view of the fourth
embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0030] In order to make the object, structure, features, and
functions of the present invention be more comprehensible,
preferred embodiments are described in detail below with reference
to the accompanying drawings.
[0031] Referring FIGS. 1 and 2, the first embodiment of the
dismountable holder structure provided by the present invention is
shown, and the dismountable holder structure includes a base 10, a
dividing rack 20, and a stacking rack 30, which is mainly used to
hold a plurality of cups 50 collectively, such as water cups, wine
glasses, and other columnar containers, and has a plurality of
storage spaces 18, suitable for the size of the cup 50, stacked and
divided by the dividing rack 20 and the stacking rack 30, which is
convenient for collecting the cups 50 for being put in a washing
machine to be rinsed. Although the storage of the cup 50 is taken
as an example in this embodiment, the present invention is not
limited to storing the cup 50, but applicable for storing any
container and table ware that needs to be rinsed.
[0032] As shown in FIGS. 2, 3A, and 3B, the base 10 is formed by
four side walls 11 opposite to each other in pairs and a hollow
bottom wall 12, which are mutually connected to form a hollow
quasi-rectangular base seat. The base 10 is surrounded by the side
walls 11 and the bottom wall 12 to form an opening 13 and an
accommodation space 14 that extends upwards from the opening 13 for
being communicated with the outside. The base 10 further has a
plurality of first buckling holes 15, a stepwise slot 16, a
plurality of handhold-troughs 17, and a supporting surface 19. Each
of the side walls 11 includes an outer plate 111 and an inner plate
112, the outer plates 111 of each of the side walls 11 are
connected with each other, and the inner plates 112 of each of the
side walls 11 are ring-connected to the periphery of the hollow
bottom wall 12. The tops of the outer plates 111 are bent to be
connected to the inner plates 112, so as to form a supporting
surface 19 on the tops of each of the side walls 11. The supporting
surface 19 surrounds the opening 13 of the base 10, so as to be
configured into annular rectangle-shaped, and the inner edge of the
supporting surface 19 is recessed to form a stepwise slot 16. The
stepwise slot 16 is located on the top of the inner plate 112
adjacent to the opening 13, which is provided for the dividing rack
20 or the stacking rack 30 to be sleeved thereon. The first
buckling holes 15 are formed on the outer edge of the outer plate
111 of each of the side walls 11 in pairs, and the first buckling
holes 15 are recessed from the outer plate 111 and decline towards
the supporting surface 19 to form an included angle, such that an
inclined plane 151 is formed on the upper side of the first
buckling holes 15. The quantities and positions of the first
buckling holes 15 may be changed depending upon actual designs,
however, in this embodiment, each of the side walls 11 merely has
two first buckling holes 15. The handhold-trough 17 extends inwards
from the outer plate 111 to the inner plate 112, and the outer
plate 111 and the inner plate 112 are connected with a smooth
plate, so as to pick up the base 10. The bottom wall 12 is used to
support the cup 50 placed on the base 10, and the bottom wall 12 is
opened with a plurality of through holes to present a hollow
configuration, such that a fluid, such as rinsing water and
cleaning solution, may flow through the bottom wall 12 to get into
and out of the accommodation space 14.
[0033] Referring to FIGS. 2, 4A, 4B, 5A, and 5B, the dividing rack
20 and the stacking rack 30 are both quasi-rectangular
architectures formed by four mutually-connected side walls 21
opposite to each other in pairs. The dividing rack 20 has a
plurality of division plates 22 therein and may be sleeved on the
base 10 directly, and may also be sleeved on the base 10 together
with the stacking rack 30 after being stacked thereto. The stacking
rack 30 is hollow and may be sleeved on the base 10 directly, and
may also be sleeved on the base 10 together with the dividing rack
20 after being stacked thereto. The dividing rack 20 and the
stacking rack 30 may be arbitrarily sleeved with each other and
then sleeved on the base 10 together. The quantities and positions
of the dividing racks 20 and the stacking racks 30 may be designed
freely depending upon the size of the cup 50. In this embodiment,
the dividing rack 20 is stacked on the stacking rack 30, and then
both the dividing rack 20 and the stacking rack 30 are sleeved on
the base 10 together.
[0034] Both the dividing rack 20 and the stacking rack 30 have a
plurality of hooking members 23, a plurality of second buckling
holes 24, a stepwise slot 25, and a supporting surface 26. Each of
the side walls 21 includes an outer plate 211, a clamping plate
213, and an inner plate 212, the clamping plate 213 is formed
between the outer plate 211 and the inner plate 212, and the inner
plate 212 of each of the side walls 21, the clamping plate 213 of
each of the side walls 21, and the outer plate 211 of each of the
side walls 21 are bent respectively to be ring-connected. The top
end of the outer plate 211 is bent to be connected to the clamping
plate 213 and the inner plate 212, so as to form a supporting
surface 26 on the top of each of the side walls 21. The supporting
surface 26 surrounds the four side walls 21 to present an annular
rectangle shape, and the inner edge of the supporting surface 26 is
recessed to form a stepwise slot 25. The stepwise slot 25 is
disposed on the top of the inner plate 212 and surrounds the four
side walls 21 for another dividing rack 20 or another stacking rack
30 to be fitted thereon. The second buckling holes 24 are formed on
the outer edge of each of the side walls 21 in pairs, and the
second buckling holes 24 are recessed inward from the outer plate
211 to extend to the clamping plate 213, and decline towards the
supporting surface 26 to form an included angle, such that an
inclined plane 241 is formed on the upper side of the second
buckling holes 24. Each of the hooking members 23 is located
outside the side walls 21 adjacent to each of the second buckling
holes 24, and the quantities and positions of the hooking members
23 and the second buckling holes 24 are the same as and
corresponding to that of the first buckling holes 15 of the base
10. The hooking members 23 may hook the first buckling holes 15 of
the base 10, the second buckling holes 24 of the dividing rack 20,
or the second buckling holes 24 of the stacking rack 30 at a
fastening position. Each of the hooking members 23 includes a swing
arm 231, a hook 232, a notch 233, a bend point 234, and an inclined
plane 235. One end of the swing arm 231 is movably connected to the
clamping plate 213 and located on the outer edge of the side walls
21, and a notch 233 is formed at the connection point between the
swing arm 231 and the clamping plate 213, such that a bend point
234 is formed between the section of the swing arm 231 and the
clamping plate 213, and the swing arm 231 swings relative to the
side walls 21 (the dividing rack 20 or the stacking rack 30) around
the bend point 234. The hook 232 is formed at the other end of the
swing arm 213, and declines to have the inclined plane 235, which
respectively corresponds to the inclined plane 151 of the first
buckling holes 15 and the inclined plane 241 of the second buckling
hole 24.
[0035] The structure of the dividing rack 20 is substantially the
same as that of the stacking rack 30, and the difference
there-between lies in that the dividing rack 20 further has a
plurality of division plates 22. The division plates 22
cross-connected with each other and connected to the inner plates
212 of the side walls 21 respectively, so as to divide the opening
13 and the accommodation space 14 of the base 10 into a plurality
of storages spaces 18 for accommodating the cups 50. In this
embodiment, for example, there are only sixteen storage spaces 18,
but the quantity and size of the storage spaces 18 are designed
depending upon the size of the cups 50, which is not limited
herein. The division plate 22 further has a plurality of
protrusions 221 extending from the division plates 22 towards the
hollow bottom wall 12 of the base 10.
[0036] Referring to FIGS. 1, 2, 6A, and FIG. 6B, FIG. 6A is a
schematic sectional view of the hooks 232 of each of the hooking
members 23 disengaged from the first buckling holes 15 and the
second buckling holes 24 respectively, and FIG. 6B is a schematic
sectional view of the hooks 232 of the hooking members 23 hooking
the first buckling holes 15 and the second buckling holes 24 at the
fastening position respectively.
[0037] The length of the clamping plate 213 of the dividing rack 20
(the stacking rack 30) in a stacking direction (i.e., the direction
from the opening 13 of the base 10 to the hollow bottom wall 12) is
less than the length of the outer plate 211 and the inner plate 212
in the stacking direction, such that the clamping plate 213 and the
adjacent outer plate 211 and inner plate 212 on both sides have a
height difference. Since the side wall 11 and the side wall 21
respectively have the stepwise slot 16 and the stepwise slot 25,
the widths of the supporting surface 19 and the supporting surface
26 are both less than the distance between the outer plate 211 and
the inner plate 212. Through the height difference between the
clamping plate 213 and the outer plate 211, and that between the
clamping plate 213 and the inner plate 212, the top of the side
wall 11 of the base 10 may be inserted into the bottom of the
stacking rack 30 (between the outer plate 211 and the inner plate
212), and the top of the side wall 21 of the stacking rack 30 may
be inserted into the bottom of the dividing rack 20 (between the
outer plate 211 and the inner plate 212). Meanwhile, the clamping
plate 213 and the inner plate 212 of the stacking rack 30
respectively bear against the supporting surface 19 and the
stepwise slot 16 of the base 10, and the clamping plate 213 and the
inner plate 212 of the dividing rack 20 respectively bear against
the supporting surface 26 and the stepwise slot 25 of the stacking
rack 30. Therefore, the dividing rack 20 and the stacking rack 30
both can be sleeved on the top of the side wall 21 of the stacking
rack 30 and the top of the side wall 11 of the base 10 with the
outer plate 211 and the inner plate 212, thereby achieving suitable
support, such that the dividing rack 20 and the stacking rack 30
may be fitted with each other and then be together sleeved on the
base 10.
[0038] The first buckling hole 15 and the second buckling hole 24
respectively decline towards the supporting surface 19 and the
supporting surface 26, and the hook 232 of the hooking member 23 is
obliquely disposed on the swing arm 231, corresponding to the
obliquity of the first buckling hole 15 and the second buckling
hole 24. The distance between the bend point 234 of the hooking
member 23 on the stacking rack 30 and the upper edge of the first
buckling hole 15 is slightly larger than that between the same bend
point 234 and the front end of the hook 232, and the distance
between the bend point 234 of the dividing rack 20 and the upper
edge of the second buckling hole 24 of the stacking rack 30 is
slightly larger than that between the same bend point 234 and the
front end of the hook 232. Therefore, when the hook 232 of the
hooking member 23 hooks the first buckling hole 15 and the second
buckling hole 24 at the aforementioned fastening position, the
front end of the hook 232 forms a height difference with the upper
edge of the first buckling hole 15 and with the upper edge of the
second buckling hole 24 respectively, such that the hooking member
23 of the stacking rack 30 normally hooks the first buckling hole
15 of the base 10, and the hooking member 23 of the dividing rack
20 normally hooks the second buckling hole 24 of the stacking rack
30. Meanwhile, the inclined plane 235 of the hook 232 closely
contacts the inclined plane 151 of the first buckling hole 15 and
the inclined plane 241 of the second buckling hole 24 respectively,
and if no external force is exerted, the hook 232 will not be
disengaged from the first buckling hole 15 and the second buckling
hole 24, thereby fixing the dividing rack 20 on the stacking rack
30 stably, and further fixing the stacking rack 30 on the base 10
stably. On the contrary, the hooking members 23 may be activated to
drive the hook 232 away from the fastening position to be
disengaged from the first buckling hole 15 or the second buckling
hole 24, such that the dividing rack 20 is dismounted from the
stacking rack 30 and the stacking rack 30 is dismounted from the
base 10.
[0039] Based on the above, if a user wants to design a space on the
base 10 to cater to the size (the height along the aforementioned
stacking direction) of the cups 50, and particularly, a storage
space 18 (the height along the aforementioned stacking direction)
suitable for storing the cups 50 can be easily designed on the base
10 merely through stacking a specific number of dividing racks 20
and stacking racks 30, and separating through the division plates
22 of the dividing rack 20, such that the cups 50 are capable of
being collected for being rinsed, under the production of the
holder structure. Furthermore, dividing racks 20 and stacking racks
30 are able to be mounted stably on the base 10 through the hooking
member 23 or to be easily dismounted easily from the base 10.
[0040] Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8, the holder structure according
to a second embodiment of the present invention is shown. In this
embodiment, another aspect of the quantity and stacking manner for
the dividing racks 20 and the stacking racks 30 of the holder
structure provided by the present invention is described, and the
main structural features of the holder structure are the same as
those of the first embodiment. In this embodiment, although two
stacking racks 30 and one dividing rack 20 are specifically
described, the quantity and stacking manner of the dividing racks
20 and stacking racks 30 will not limit the implementation aspect
of the present invention, for example, the aspect of only stacking
a plurality of dividing racks 20 on the base 10 still falls in the
scope of the present invention. The second embodiment includes a
base 10, a dividing rack 20, and two stacking racks 30, in which
two stacking racks 30 are stacked with each other for being sleeved
on the base 10, so as to be sleeved on the base 10. As such, the
height of the holder structure in the stacking direction may be
changed though increasing or decreasing the stacking quantity (of
the dividing racks 20 or the stacking racks 30), thereby achieving
a placement height suitable for the cups 50 (as shown in FIG.
1).
[0041] As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the holder structure according
to a third embodiment of the present invention is shown. The main
difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment lies in
that, the quantities of the first buckling holes 15 on the base 10,
the hooking members 23 and the second buckling holes 24 on the
dividing rack 20, and the hooking members 23 and the second
buckling hole 24 on the stacking rack 30 are reduced to be four,
and the main technical features of the holder structure are the
same as those of the first embodiment. In this embodiment, although
only four first buckling holes 15, four second buckling holes 24,
and four hooking members 23 are specifically described, the present
invention is not limited thereby, for example, the aspect of only
designing two first buckling holes 15, two second buckling holes
24, and two hooking members 23 still falls in the scope of the
present invention.
[0042] As shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, the holder structure
according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention is shown.
In this embodiment, the main difference between this embodiment and
the first embodiment lies in that, sixteenth storage spaces 18 are
specifically described in the first embodiment, whereas twenty
storage spaces 18 are described in this embodiment. The main
structural features of the holder structure are the same as those
in the first embodiment. As such, only through increasing or
decreasing the quantity of the division plates 22 on the dividing
rack 20, the size of the storage spaces 18 in the holder structure
may be selected by changing different dividing racks 20, thereby
designing a placement size suitable for the cups 50.
[0043] Therefore, in the present invention, the hooking member 23
may selectively hook the first buckling hole of the base 10 or the
second buckling hole 24 of the stacking rack 30 and the dividing
rack 20, such that not only the dividing rack 20 and stacking rack
30 may be fixed on the base 10 stably or fixed with each other, so
as to prevent the holder from tilting due to an external force when
being carried, but also the placement space suitable for the size
of the cups 50 may be designed through increasing or decreasing the
quantities of the dividing racks 20 and the stacking racks 30, so
as to save the die sinking cost for independently developing the
holders of different sizes and save the manufacturing cost and
protect the cups 50 in a better way.
[0044] In the present invention, the hooking member 23 of the
dividing rack 20 and the stacking rack 30 may selectively hook the
first buckling hole 15 of the base 10 or disengage there-from, and
the hooking member 23 of the dividing rack 20 and the stacking rack
30 may selectively hook the second buckling hole 24 of another
dividing rack 20 (or the stacking rack 30) or disengage there-from,
such that not only the dividing rack 20 and the stacking rack 30
may be freely combined to form the storage spaces 18 suitable for
the cups 50, so as to save the cost for developing the holder
structure, but also the dividing rack 20, the stacking rack 30, and
the base 10, or another dividing rack 20 (or the stacking rack 30)
may be stably stacked, thereby protecting the cups 50 in a better
way.
[0045] The invention being thus described, it will be obvious that
the same may be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be
regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention,
and all such modifications as would be obvious to one skilled in
the art are intended to be included within the scope of the
following claims.
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