Disposable cup holder
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1. An integral one piece disposable holder for paper cups and the like comprising:
- a sheet of inexpensive disposable material, said sheet having at least two openings, each being shaped to hold a cup, a lateral rib between said openings, two elongate strips of material each having one of its ends integral with an opposed edge of said rib and adapted to depend from the portion of the periphery of an associated opening formed by said rib, means enabling portions of said two strips of material adjacent their other ends to be secured directly to each other to thereby constitute a depending central means to provide lateral support for cups placed within said openings.
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A one piece sheet material holder for at least two paper cups of the type used to dispense popcorn and drinks. The sheet material is made of heavy cardboard or plastic having two cup receiving openings spaced apart by a central rib member. The inner peripheries of the openings have inwardly projecting portions to provide minimum engagement with the cups. A portion of the sheet material depends downwardly to provide a central support which serves as a lateral abutment for whichever cup includes the drink to minimize deflection of the platform.
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1. An integral one piece disposable holder for paper cups and the like comprising:
- a sheet of inexpensive disposable material, said sheet having at least two openings, each being shaped to hold a cup, a lateral rib between said openings, two elongate strips of material each having one of its ends integral with an opposed edge of said rib and adapted to depend from the portion of the periphery of an associated opening formed by said rib, means enabling portions of said two strips of material adjacent their other ends to be secured directly to each other to thereby constitute a depending central means to provide lateral support for cups placed within said openings.
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13. An integral one piece disposable holder for paper cups and the like consisting of a sheet of inexpensive disposable material, said sheet having at least two openings, each being shaped to hold a cup, a lateral rib means between said openings, the periphery of at least one of said openings having at least three radially inwardly projected lug means circumferentially spaced apart around the periphery of the opening to provide discontinuous annular cup engaging means, and portions of said sheet material derived from material within each of the openings depend from and are structurally integrally joined to said lateral rib means, said portions providing a depending hand hold support.
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