U.S. patent application number 15/505247 was filed with the patent office on 2018-06-07 for beverage can holder.
The applicant listed for this patent is Minoru TANAKA. Invention is credited to Minoru TANAKA.
Application Number | 20180153285 15/505247 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 57419870 |
Filed Date | 2018-06-07 |
United States Patent
Application |
20180153285 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
TANAKA; Minoru |
June 7, 2018 |
BEVERAGE CAN HOLDER
Abstract
A non-separable pull-tab is hooked on a hook which is attached
to a little finger to hang a beverage can. Thus, various shapes of
plates and beverage cans can be held by one hand. In addition,
manufacturing cost is reduced and portability is increased by
making a size compact. A beverage can holder is comprised of a ring
(A), two positioning projections (B) and a hook (C), wherein the
ring (A) is attached to a little finger, the two positioning
projections (B) sandwich an annular finger, a non-separable
pull-tab (D) is hooked on the hook (C) for hanging and holding a
beverage can (E).
Inventors: |
TANAKA; Minoru; (Tsuru-shi,
Yamanashi, JP) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
TANAKA; Minoru |
Tsuru-shi, Yamanashi |
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JP |
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Family ID: |
57419870 |
Appl. No.: |
15/505247 |
Filed: |
April 1, 2016 |
PCT Filed: |
April 1, 2016 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/JP2016/060869 |
371 Date: |
February 21, 2017 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 25/22 20130101;
A45F 5/00 20130101; A45F 2200/0583 20130101; A45F 2005/008
20130101; A45F 5/102 20130101; A47G 23/0225 20130101; A47G 23/0266
20130101 |
International
Class: |
A45F 5/00 20060101
A45F005/00; B65D 25/22 20060101 B65D025/22; A47G 23/02 20060101
A47G023/02 |
Claims
1. A beverage can holder, comprising: a ring; two positioning
projections attached to the ring; and a hook attached to the ring,
wherein the ring is configured to be attached to a base of a little
finger, the positioning projections are configured to sandwich an
annular finger for preventing the ring from being rotated, and the
hook is configured to hook a non-separable pull-tab of a beverage
can for hanging and holding the beverage can.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a holder for holding a
beverage can having a non-separable pull-tab by a hand holding a
plate for meal.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] Conventionally, in order to hold both the plate for meal and
the beverage can simultaneously by one hand, a plate having a
recess-shaped beverage can holder is used or a beverage can holder
is attached to the plate by using a clip or the like, for
example.
PRIOR ART DOCUMENTS
Patent Documents
[0003] [Patent Document 1] U.S. Pat. No. 162,860
[0004] [Patent Document 2] U.S. Pat. No. 5,421,459
[0005] [Patent Document 3] U.S. Pat. No. 7,284,737
[0006] [Patent Document 4] U.S. Pat. No. 4,961,555
[0007] [Patent Document 5] U.S. Pat. No. 1,063,321
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
Problems to be Solved by the Invention
[0008] In the conventional technology, a plate having a recess for
holding a beverage can hold only the beverage can having the same
outer diameter. In addition, a shape and a depth of a partition of
the plate only fit to the preliminarily determined kind and amount
of meals. Furthermore, the size of the product is large and
manufacturing cost is high. In the type of attaching the holder to
the plate by using the clip or the like, the shape of the holdable
beverage can and the shape of the attachable plate are limited.
Accordingly, these cannot be used for the situation where various
kinds of beverage cans and meals are served.
[0009] The present invention aims to provide an inexpensive and
compact holder capable of holding various shapes of beverage cans
and various shapes of plates simultaneously.
Means for Solving the Problem
[0010] In order to solve the above described problem, the present
invention provides a beverage can holder, comprising: a ring (A);
two positioning projections (B) attached to the ring (A); and a
hook (C) attached to the ring (A), wherein the ring (A) is
configured to be attached to a base of a little finger, the
positioning projections (B) are configured to sandwich an annular
finger for preventing the ring (A) from being rotated, and the hook
(C) is configured to hook a non-separable pull-tab (D) of a
beverage can (E) for hanging and holding the beverage can (E).
Effects of the Invention
[0011] By using the present invention, various shapes of beverage
cans can be held and simultaneously various shapes of plates can be
held. The manufacturing cost is low. In addition, the holder is
compact and excellent in portability. Accordingly, the holder can
be used easily in various situations. Thus, the holder is very
useful.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a shape
of a holder of the present invention.
[0013] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a method for using the
holder of FIG. 1.
[0014] FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state of using the
holder of FIG. 1 while holding a plate.
[0015] FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state of using the
holder of FIG. 1 while holding a smartphone.
[0016] FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of the
holder of FIG. 1 where a logo mark is added as a sales
promotion.
MODES FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
[0017] The present invention relates to a beverage can holder as a
single body. The holder is used by attaching to the hand holding
the plate for meal.
[0018] The can holder of the present invention is comprised of a
ring (A), two positioning projections (B) and a hook (C) as shown
in FIG. 1.
[0019] As the method for using the can holder, as shown in FIG. 2,
the ring (A) is attached to a base of a little finger, an annular
finger is sandwiched by the positioning projections (B) for
preventing the ring (A) from being rotated, and a non-separable
pull-tab (D) is hooked on the hook (C) to hold a beverage can (E).
As shown in FIG. 3, various shapes of plates can be held while
using the present invention. A user eats meals with the hand not
holding the plate using chopsticks, a fork, or the like. When
drinking a can beverage, the fork or the like is put on the plate,
and the non-separable pull-tab (D) is removed from the hook (C) to
drink the beverage with the hand not holding the plate.
Example 1
[0020] The non-separable pull-tab (D) is preferred to be raised
slightly upward so as to be easily hooked. However, the angle is
preferred to be within 45.degree. so that the pull-tab (D) is not
in contact with the nose when drinking the beverage.
[0021] The hook (C) is preferred to have the shape shown in FIG. 1
because the non-separable pull-tab (D) can be easily hooked and
unhooked.
[0022] The holder is convenient for a stand-up meal such as
festival food stall and barbecue.
[0023] The holder can be also used for other than the can by
attaching a member which is capable of being hooked on the hook to
a plastic bottle or a cup.
Example 2
[0024] As shown in FIG. 4, the holder is convenient for holding the
beverage can while holding an electronic device such as a
smartphone.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
[0025] By providing the holder at a food court without tables and
chairs (stand-up type), for example, users can easily purchase the
can beverage simultaneously. Thus, sales of the entire hood court
can be increased.
[0026] As shown in FIG. 5, a logo mark can be printed or molded.
Thus, the holder can be used as novelty goods.
[0027] [Description of the Reference Numerals]
[0028] A: ring
[0029] B: positioning projections
[0030] C: hook
[0031] D: pull-tab (non-separable)
[0032] E: beverage can
[0033] F: printed logo mark
[0034] G: molded logo mark
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