EXTENSIBLE MAGAZINE FOR A DISPOSABLE CUP DISPENSER

Abstract

A disposable cup dispenser has an assembly made of thermoplastic material or another material of equivalent characteristics, the disposable cup dispenser being made of a laminar structure comprising a lower base, an upper closure lid, and a magazine formed by a set of modular elements, which can be fitted together vertically. Each modular element has a thin laminar structure, and one of the ends is provided with a uniform enlargement strip that is deployed to receive the end opposite the enlargement strip of another modular element.

Claims

1. An extensible magazine made of a laminar structure and configured for insertion into a disposable cup dispenser having a lower base and an upper closure lid, the magazine comprising a set of modular elements, the modular elements being configured to be fitted together vertically, wherein the modular elements have a thin laminar structure, wherein one end of each modular element is provided with a uniform enlargement strip that extends beyond a width of each said modular element, said enlargement strip being configured to receive an opposite end of another one of the modular elements so that the enlargement strip fits over the opposite end of the another one of the modular elements.

2. The extensible magazine according to claim 1, wherein the modular elements are circular in cross-section.

3. The extensible magazine according to claim 1, wherein the modular elements have a prismatic structure with a quadrangular or rectangular base having rounded corners.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0008] Accompanying the present specification, in order to better understand the characteristics of the invention in accordance with a preferred embodiment thereof, is a set of drawings, enclosed, showing the following in an exemplary but not limiting fashion:

[0009] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a cup holder of the prior art, illustrating the magazine made as a single piece;

[0010] FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a cup holder according to the invention, revealing an assembly of modular elements producing the extensible magazine which is the subject of this patent;

[0011] FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of a modular element of the extensible magazine;

[0012] FIG. 4 shows a perspective exploded view of an assembly of modular elements making up the extensible magazine; and

[0013] FIG. 5 shows a lateral view, in cross section, of a plurality of modular elements fitted together.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] As illustrated by the aforementioned figures, the present invention has an assembly made of thermoplastic or flexible material, or another material of equivalent characteristics, having a disposable cup dispenser 1 being made of a laminar structure and comprising a lower base 2, a set of modular elements 3 which can be fitted together, and an upper closure lid 4 for protection of the cups. This assembly comprises the disposable cup dispenser 1.

[0015] The lower base 2 has an internal wall equipped with a peripheral relief contour, designed to contain the first modular element of the magazine M and the other elements afterwards.

[0016] This patent application is characterized in having a plurality of modular elements 3 which can be fitted together, each of them having a preferably cylindrical or other related format, possibly having a prismatic format with a rectangular or quadrangular base, having rounded corners, or another regular format suited to being fitted together, of thin laminar structure, with one of the ends having a uniform enlargement strip 5, said enlargement strip 5 being designed to allow the inserting of the end 6 opposite the enlargement strip 5 of another modular element 3.

[0017] In this way, each modular element 3 of the magazine M has a cylindrical tubular shape, providing one end having an enlargement strip 5, able to receive the end 6 opposite the enlargement strip 5 of another modular element 3, extending the magazine M to the extend needed by the necessary quantity of cups to be stored there for consumption.

[0018] Although the preferred embodiment of the invention is described, any modifications and/or changes should be included within the scope of the invention, falling entirely within the criteria defining it, that is, the combination and modification of elements already known in a new form or arrangement, resulting in a functional improvement in its use or its fabrication.