BEVERAGE CAN HOLDER

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

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

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

[Patent Document 1] U.S. Pat. No. 162,860

[Patent Document 2] U.S. Pat. No. 5,421,459

[Patent Document 3] U.S. Pat. No. 7,284,737

[Patent Document 4] U.S. Pat. No. 4,961,555

[Patent Document 5] U.S. Pat. No. 1,063,321

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

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.

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

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

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

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a shape of a holder of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a method for using the holder of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state of using the holder of FIG. 1 while holding a plate.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state of using the holder of FIG. 1 while holding a smartphone.

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

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.

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.

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

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° so that the pull-tab (D) is not in contact with the nose when drinking the beverage.

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.

The holder is convenient for a stand-up meal such as festival food stall and barbecue.

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

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

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.

As shown in FIG. 5, a logo mark can be printed or molded. Thus, the holder can be used as novelty goods.

[Description of the Reference Numerals]

A: ring

B: positioning projections

C: hook

D: pull-tab (non-separable)

E: beverage can

F: printed logo mark

G: molded logo mark