Patent Publication Number: US-10772415-B1

Title: Beverage carton carrying assembly

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     The disclosure relates to carrying devices and more particularly pertains to a new carrying device for carrying a pair of beverage cartons. 
     (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 
     The prior art relates to carrying devices. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a panel and a grip that is coupled to the panel for gripping. A pair of supports is each is coupled to and extends away from the panel. Each of the supports is extendable through a gripping slot in a respective pair of beverage cartons. Thus, each of the supports lifts the beverage cartons when the grip is lifted for carrying the beverage cartons. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a top perspective view of a beverage carton carrying assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a right side view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a bottom view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 6  thereof, a new carrying device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 6 , the beverage carton carrying assembly  10  generally comprises a panel  12  that has a first surface  14  and a perimeter edge  16 . The perimeter edge  16  has a bottom side  18 , a first lateral side  20 , a second lateral side  22 , a top side  24 , a first sloped side  26  and a second sloped side  28 . The first sloped side  26  slopes downwardly between the top side  24  and the first lateral side  20 . The second sloped side  28  slopes downwardly between the top side  24  and the second lateral side  22 . 
     A grip  30  is coupled to and extends away from the panel  12  for gripping. The grip  30  is positioned on the first surface  14  of the panel  12  and the grip  30  has a distal end  32  with respect to the panel  12 . Moreover, the grip  30  is aligned with the top side  24  of the perimeter edge  16  of the panel  12 . The grip  30  has a bottom surface  34  and the bottom surface  34  undulates between the distal end  32  and the first surface  14  of the panel  12  to define a plurality of gripping slots  36  for enhancing gripping the grip  30 . A cushion  38  may be positioned around the grip  30  for enhancing comfort when gripping the grip  30 . The cushion  38  may extend from the distal end of the grip  30  toward the first surface  14  of the panel  12  and the cushion  38  may be comprised of a resiliently compressible material. 
     A pair of supports  40  is each coupled to and extends laterally away from the panel  12 . Each of the supports  40  is extendable through a gripping slot  42  in a respective pair of beverage cartons  44 . In this way the supports  40  lift the beverage cartons  44  when the grip  30  is lifted for carrying the beverage cartons  44 . A top wall  46  of the beverage cartons  44  rests on upon each of the supports  40  when the supports  40  are inserted through the gripping slot  42 . Additionally, each of the beverage cartons  44  may be a twelve pack of cans, a twenty four pack of cans or any other size of cardboard beverage box. 
     Each of the supports  40  is positioned on the first surface  14  of the panel  12  and each of the supports  40  is aligned with the bottom side  18  of the perimeter edge  16  of the panel  12 . Each of the supports  40  has a top surface  48  and a distal end  50  with respect to the first surface  14 . The top surface  48  of each of the supports  40  has a sloped portion  52  that slopes downwardly at the distal end  50  of the supports  40 . Additionally, the top surface  48  abuts the top wall  46  of the beverage cartons  44 . The supports  40  are spaced apart from each other to define a space  54  between the supports  40  and the grip  30  is aligned with the space  54 . 
     A pair of stops  56  is each coupled to and extends upwardly from the top surface  48  of a respective one of the supports  40 . Each of the stops  56  is configured to abut a respective one of the beverage cartons  44  when the supports  40  are inserted into the gripping slot  42  in the beverage cartons  44 . Each of the stops  56  is oriented to extend laterally across the respective support  40 . Additionally, each of the stops  56  is positioned closer to the first surface  14  of the panel  12  than the distal end  50  of the respective support  40 . 
     In use, the grip  30  is gripped and each of the supports  40  is slid into the gripping slot in the respective beverage carton. The grip  30  is lifted to subsequently lift and carry the pair of beverage cartons  44 . In this way two beverage cartons  44  can be carried with one hand. Each of the supports  40  is slid out of the gripping slot  42  in the beverage cartons  44  when the beverage cartons  44  have been placed on a support surface. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.