Patent ID: 8522966
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A beverage carrying assembly configured for carrying multiple beverages, said assembly comprising: a panel having a top side, a bottom side and a perimeter edge, said perimeter edge including a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a front edge and a rear edge, said panel having a pair of major bend lines each extending from said front edge to said rear edge, each of said major bend lines defining a first portion, a second portion and a middle portion of said panel, each of said first and second portions being positionable to define a carrying position having said panel being bent at each of said major bend lines such that each of said first and second portions are directed upwardly from said middle portion, said panel being comprised of a bendable material; said first portion including; said second portion including; each of said first and second portions having a pair of grooves each extending inwardly from a corresponding one of said front and rear edges, each pair of said grooves being positioned nearer to a corresponding one of said first and second lateral edges than a corresponding one of said major bend lines, each of said grooves defining an insertion tab positioned between said corresponding ones of said grooves and said first and second lateral edges; each of said first and second portions having a pair of tab cutouts extending therethrough, each of said tab cutouts extending from said top side to said bottom side, each of said tab cutouts being coupled to said bottom side and positioned proximate said middle portion, each of said tab cutouts being configured to insertably receive an insertion tab from another one of said assemblies wherein said assemblies are capable of being vertically stacked and carried when a user inserts a hand through said handle cutout and said handle aperture of an uppermost one of said assemblies; said middle portion including a plurality of cup apertures extending therethrough, each of said cup apertures extending through said top and bottom sides, each of said cup apertures having a circular shape and being configured for insertably receiving a beverage cup; and wherein said first and second portions are configured to be positioned in the carrying position and directed toward each other having said top sides of each of said first and second portions abutting adjacent to each of said first and second lateral edges.