Abstract:
The present invention relates to a container. More specifically, the present invention relates to a container with a ring carrier for hanging a ring, which is either provided at the lower part, upper part, or cap of the container. The ring carrier allows a user to easily hold the container and is conveniently inserted into the strips of a bag or a knapsack, so the container can be easily transported or stored. For this purpose, a container (A) with a ring carrier ( 12 ) according to the present invention comprises a carrier coupling unit ( 21 ) which is coupled with the ring carrier ( 12 ). A coupling unit ( 13 ) fixed to the carrier coupling unit ( 21 ) is formed at one side of the ring carrier ( 12 ) and a ring hole ( 14 ) is formed at the other side thereof.

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
       [0001]    The present invention relates to a container and, more particularly, to a container having a ring-shaped carrier, which is disposed in a bottom portion, a side portion, or a lid of the container, to allow a user to easily grasp the container or easily insert the carrier into a strap of a pocket or a backpack, thereby allowing the user to readily carry or keep the container. 
       BACKGROUND ART 
       [0002]    In general, containers are to store contents therein and carry or keep the contents in safety for a certain period of time. 
         [0003]    Such a container includes an inner space for storing certain contents therein and an inlet for putting the contents in the container or discharging the contents from the container. Moreover, a lid is combined to the container to prevent that the contents contained in the container is discharged out. 
         [0004]    In order to put more contents in the container, the container must have certain volume, and hence, the container has a laterally expanded width. However, because the user cannot easily grasp such a container with the laterally expanded width, various designs of the container with the laterally expanded width, for instance, containers having a thin neck, have been attempted in order to allow the user to easily grasp the container. But, in spite of the above attempts for allowing the user to easily grasp the container, because the user grasps a part of the container with the hand, in the case of hot and cold contents, temperature of the contents may be changed by the user&#39;s temperature, and especially, the user&#39;s hand may be injured by the hot contents. 
         [0005]    Furthermore, the conventional container has another problem in that, in the case that the user has to grasp the container for a long time, the container can slip down from the user&#39;s hand because it is not easy to grasp the container for a long time even though the neck of the container is thin. 
       DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Technical Problems 
       [0006]    Accordingly, the present invention has been made in an effort to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior arts, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a container having a ring-shaped carrier, which is disposed on the bottom, a side, or a lid of the container to allow a user to easily grasp the container or easily put a strap of a pocket or a backpack into the ring-shaped carrier, thereby allowing the user to easily carry or keep the container in safety. 
         [0007]    Another object of the present invention is to provide a container having a ring-shaped carrier, which is normally in close contact with a side of the lid or the container but is easily detached from the lid or the container when the user wants to use the ring-shaped carrier, thereby being easily kept in a box because the ring-shaped carrier does not initially dangle from the container. 
         [0008]    A further object of the present invention is not easily detached from the container if the user does not want to use it because the container has a lid connecting member, or a retaining protrusion, and a locking protrusion, thereby providing the container with a good appearance and providing the user with convenience in use. 
       Technical Solutions 
       [0009]    To achieve the above objects, the present invention provides a container (A) comprising a ring-shaped carrier ( 12 ); and a carrier joining part ( 21 ) for connecting to the ring-shaped carrier ( 12 ), wherein the ring-shaped carrier ( 12 ) comprises a joining portion ( 13 ) formed at one side thereof for fixedly connecting to the carrier joining part ( 21 ) and a ring hole ( 14 ) formed at the other side thereof. 
         [0010]    Moreover, the ring hole ( 14 ) may comprise a ring-shaped through-hole, and the ring-shaped carrier ( 12 ) may comprise: a support portion ( 15 ) and a hanging portion ( 17 ) for forming the ring hole ( 14 ), the support portion ( 15 ) being connected to the carrier joining part ( 21 ) through the joining portion ( 13 ), the hanging portion ( 17 ) being connected to the support portion ( 15 ) through a connection portion ( 16 ); and a hanging slot ( 18 ) formed between the support portion ( 15 ) and the hanging portion ( 17 ). 
         [0011]    Moreover, the carrier joining part ( 21 ) and the ring-shaped carrier ( 12 ) may be formed on a lid ( 10 ), where a lid connecting member ( 22 ) having a cut line is formed between the lid ( 10 ) and the ring-shaped carrier ( 12 ) and has a hand-grip portion ( 23 ) formed on a front end thereof. 
         [0012]    Additionally, the carrier joining part ( 21 ) and the ring-shaped carrier ( 12 ) are formed on a lid ( 10 ), and the carrier joining part ( 21 ) may comprise: a carrier joining area ( 24 ) to which the ring-shaped carrier ( 12 ) is joined; and an inner protrusion ( 25 ) integrally formed with and extending from the body of the lid ( 10 ). 
         [0013]    Further, the carrier joining part ( 21 ) and the ring-shaped carrier ( 12 ) are formed on a bottom portion or a side portion of the container (A) and may comprise a retaining protrusion ( 19 ) formed at an outer circumference of the ring-shaped carrier and a locking protrusion formed on an inner circumference of the carrier joining part ( 21 ) for abutting the retaining protrusion ( 19 ). 
       Advantageous Effects 
       [0014]    As described above, a ring-shaped carrier disposed in a bottom portion, a side portion, or the lid of the container can allow a user to easily grasp the container or easily hook the container into a strap of a pocket or a backpack, so that the user can readily carry or keep the container. 
         [0015]    Particularly, the ring-shaped carrier does not initially dangle from the container and can be easily kept in a box because it is normally in close contact with a side of the lid or the container but is easily detached from the lid or the container when the user wants to use the ring-shaped carrier. 
         [0016]    Moreover, the ring-shaped carrier is not easily detached from the container if the user does not want to use it because the container has the lid connecting member, or the retaining protrusion, and the locking protrusion, so that the ring-shaped carrier can provide the container with a good appearance and also provide the user with convenience in use. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         [0017]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a container having a ring-shaped carrier formed on a lid according to the present invention. 
           [0018]      FIG. 2  is a perspective view showing a state where a lid connecting member of the container is removed according to the present invention. 
           [0019]      FIG. 3  is a perspective view showing a state where the ring-shaped carrier of the container is opened according to the present invention. 
           [0020]      FIG. 4  is a perspective view showing a state where the ring-shaped carrier of the container is completely opened according to the present invention. 
           [0021]      FIG. 5  is a perspective view of the container having the ring-shaped carrier formed on the bottom of the container according to the present invention. 
           [0022]      FIG. 6  is a perspective view showing a state where the ring-shaped carrier formed on the bottom of the container is completely opened according to the present invention. 
       
    
    
     BEST MODES FOR PRACTICING INVENTION 
       [0023]    Reference will be now made in detail to the preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the attached drawings. 
         [0024]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a container having a ring-shaped carrier formed on a lid according to the present invention,  FIG. 2  is a perspective view showing a state where a lid connecting member of the container is removed,  FIG. 3  is a perspective view showing a state where the ring-shaped carrier of the container is opened,  FIG. 4  is a perspective view showing a state where the ring-shaped carrier of the container is completely opened,  FIG. 5  is a perspective view of the container having the ring-shaped carrier formed on the bottom of the container according to the present invention, and  FIG. 6  is a perspective view showing a state where the ring-shaped carrier formed on the bottom of the container is completely opened according to the present invention. 
         [0025]    As shown in  FIGS. 1 to 6 , the container (A) according to the present invention has a ring-shaped carrier  12  disposed on a side thereof. 
         [0026]    The container (A) includes a carrier joining part  21  disposed on a side for joining the ring-shaped carrier  12  thereto. The carrier joining part  21  and the ring-shaped carrier  12  may be disposed on a lid  10  of the container (A) as shown in  FIGS. 1 to 4 , on the bottom of the container (A) as shown in  FIGS. 5 and 6 , or on a side of the container (A) (not shown). 
         [0027]    The ring-shaped carrier  12  includes: a joining portion  13  formed on a side thereof and fixed to the carrier joining part  21 ; and a ring hole  14  formed on the inner circumferential surface of the ring-shaped carrier  12 . 
         [0028]    Therefore, a user can carry the container (A) while grasping the ring-shaped carrier  12  joined to the carrier joining portion  21  with the hand by means of the joining portion  13 . Especially, a bar or a hook of furniture or clothes can be fit into the ring hole  14 . 
         [0029]    The ring hole  14  is a ring-shaped through hole, and is formed by a support portion  15  and a hanging portion  17 . That is, the support portion  15  and the hanging portion  17  are formed in a ring shape, and may be formed in a ring shape of various shapes, such as a triangular shape, a rectangular shape, a pentagonal shape, and so on, while they are formed in a circular ring in the drawings. Furthermore, the ring hole  14  formed inside the support portion  15  and the hanging portion  17  is in a circular form, but the outer appearances of the support portion  15  and the hanging portion  17  may adopt various shapes in horizontal section, such as a star shape, a triangular shape, a rectangular shape, a heart shape, and so on. 
         [0030]    Additionally, the support portion  15  is constructed to be connected with the carrier joining part  21  by the joining portion  13 , and the hanging portion  17  is constructed to be connected with the support portion  15  by a connection portion  16 . 
         [0031]    Moreover, a hanging slot  18  is formed between the support portion  15  and the hanging portion  17  in such a way that the user can fit a strap or a ring of the user&#39;s pocket or backpack into the hanging slot  18 . Therefore, the user can easily hang the container having the ring-shaped carrier on the user&#39;s clothes or backpack through the hanging slot  18  and easily remove the container from the user&#39;s clothes or backpack when the user wants to use the container. 
         [0032]    The ring-shaped carrier  12  and the carrier joining part  21  of the container (A) according to the present invention can be formed on the bottom, a side, or the lid  10  of the top of the container (A). 
         [0033]    First, as shown in  FIGS. 1 to 4 , an example that the ring-shaped carrier  12  and the carrier joining part  21  of the container (A) are formed on the lid  10  disposed on the top of the container (A) will be described. 
         [0034]    A lid connecting member  22  having a cut line is formed between the lid  10  and the ring-shaped carrier  12 , and the lid connecting member  22  has a hand-grip portion  23  formed on a front end thereof. 
         [0035]    Furthermore, the carrier joining part  21  includes: a carrier joining area  24  to which the ring-shaped carrier  12  is joined; and an inner protrusion  25  extending from the body of the lid  10  and formed integrally with the lid  10 . 
         [0036]    As described above, in the case that the ring-shaped carrier  12  and the carrier joining part  21  are formed on the lid  10  of the container (A), the process of using the ring-shaped carrier and the container will be described as follows. 
         [0037]    The inner protrusion  25  of the carrier joining part  21  is formed at the center of the top of the lid  10  and the carrier joining area  24  is formed outside relative to the inner protrusion  25  of the carrier joining part  21 , such that the ring-shaped carrier  12  is joined and positioned onto the carrier joining area  24 . Of course, the inner protrusion  25  disposed at the center of the carrier joining part  21  is provided to prevent movement of the ring-shaped carrier  12  after the ring-shaped carrier  12  is locked to the carrier joining part  21 , and hence, the inner protrusion  25  of the carrier joining part  21  may be not formed if any external force is not applied. However, the attached drawings illustrate the example that the inner protrusion  25  is formed on the lid  10 . 
         [0038]    When the user grasps the hand-grip portion  23  of the carrier connecting member  22 , which is disposed between the lid  10  and the ring-shaped carrier  12  for connecting the carrier  12  to the lid  10 , with the hand and pulls it outward, as shown in  FIG. 2 , the carrier connecting member  22  is removed from the lid  10 . After that, when the carrier connecting member  22  is completely removed from the lid  10 , as shown in  FIG. 3 , the ring-shaped carrier  12  is in a state where it is removable from the carrier joining area  24  of the carrier joining part  21  formed on the lid  10 . 
         [0039]    Accordingly, when the user grasps and pulls the support portion  15  and the hanging portion  17  or the ring hole  14  of the ring-shaped carrier  12 , the ring-shaped carrier  12  is rotated upwardly based on the joining portion  13 , which connects the ring-shaped carrier  12  and the carrier joining part  21  with each other. 
         [0040]    After that, when the user rotates the ring-shaped carrier  12  more, the hanging slot  18  formed between the support portion  15  and the hanging portion  17  is nearly in an erect state, and then, the user can insert a pocket jaw or a strap of the user&#39;s clothes or backpack into the hanging slot  18  to easily carry the container without dropping. 
         [0041]    The attached drawings illustrate the example that the carrier connecting member  22  is formed between the lid  10  and the ring-shaped carrier  12 , but the carrier connecting member  22  may be not formed and a protrusion (not shown) may be formed on a side of the lid  10 , such that the ring-shaped carrier  12  is normally hung on the protrusion of the lid  10  but is separated from the protrusion (not shown) when the user pulls the ring-shaped carrier  12  to use it. 
         [0042]    Next, an example that the ring-shaped carrier  12  and the carrier joining part  21  of the container (A) are formed on the bottom of the container (A) will be described. 
         [0043]    As shown in  FIGS. 5 and 6 , the ring-shaped carrier  12  includes: a retaining protrusion  19  formed at a portion of the outer circumference thereof; and a locking protrusion  26  formed on a portion of the inner circumference of the carrier joining part  21  in such a way as to meet with the retaining protrusion  19 . Not shown in the drawings, the retaining protrusion  19  and the locking protrusion  26  may be formed integrally with each other and a cut line may be disposed between the retaining protrusion  19  and the locking protrusion  26  in such a way that the retaining protrusion  19  and the locking protrusion  26  are separated from each other while the cut line is broken when the user pulls the ring-shaped carrier  12 . 
         [0044]    That is, when the user pulls the ring-shaped carrier  12 , which is disposed on the carrier joining part  21 , outwardly, the retaining protrusion  19  and the locking protrusion  26  are separated from each other, and then, as shown in  FIG. 6 , the ring-shaped carrier  12  is rotated based on the joining portion  13  and stands upright at right angles to the initial state of the container (A). 
         [0045]    Therefore, the user can insert a pocket jaw or a strap of the user&#39;s clothes or backpack into the hanging slot  18  formed between the support portion  15  and the hanging portion  17  of the ring-shaped carrier  12  to easily carry and use the container. 
         [0046]    Of course, because the support portion  15  and the hanging portion  17  of the ring-shaped carrier  12  are formed in the ring shape, the user can put a bar, a ring, or the user&#39;s finger into the ring hole  14 , which is an inner space formed by the support portion  15  and the hanging portion  17 , to carry the container (A), or the user can insert a hook of a shelf into the ring hole  14  to keep the container (A) in safety. 
         [0047]    While the present invention has been described with reference to the particular illustrative embodiment, it is not to be restricted by the above embodiment but only by the appended claims. It is to be appreciated that those skilled in the art can change or modify the embodiment without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention described in the claims.